A facile spray pyrolysis fabrication of Sm:CdS thin films for high-performance photodetector applications

• Published in: Sensors and actuators. A. Physical. Vol. 306; p. 111952
• Main Authors: Shkir, Mohd, Ashraf, I.M., Khan, Aslam, Khan, Mohd Taukeer, El-Toni, Ahmed Mohamed, AlFaify, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.05.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Cadmium sulfide; CdS; Cracks; Crystallites; Crystallization; Doping; Emission analysis; Energy gap; Field emission spectroscopy; Homogeneity; Morphology; Optical properties; Photodetector; Photoluminescence; Photometers; Photosensitivity; Quantum efficiency; Refractivity; Samarium; Scanning electron microscopy; Sensors; Sm-doping; Spray pyrolysis; Structural properties; Studies; Thin films; Thin films; CdS; Optical properties; Photoluminescence; Sm-doping; Photodetector; Structural properties

Development of Sm:CdS thin films based visible light photodetectors for optoelectronic devices. [Display omitted] •Facile fabrication of Sm:CdS thin film photodetector was developed.•High responsivity of 1.01 AW−1 for Sm:CdS compare to pure (0.213 AW−1).•High specific photodetectivity was noted ∼ 2....