Non-linear optical and optoelectronic characteristics of PbS thin films doped with Cs+ ions
摘要
The optoelectronic and nonlinear optical characteristics of PbS: Cs thin films formed using the spray pyrolysis process are covered in this work. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies reveal that all films exhibit cubic structure. Crystallite size of PbS varies between 52 nm and 69 nm with Cs doping. Cs+ ions improved PbS’s optical transparency and widened its band gap from 1.98 to 2.11 eV. FTIR spectra confirmed the presence of Pb–S related band at around 458 cm− 1 for all the films. As Cs doping concentration increases, electrical resistivity decreases. A minimum resistivity of 0.59 ϰ 10− 3 Ω.m and sheet resistance of 17.25 Ω/□ was realized with 4 wt% Cs concentration. Haacke’s quality factor (ϕ) improved with Cs doping and the 4 wt% doped film exhibited a high value of 9.995 ϰ 10− 3 Ω−1. Cs+ ions improved the nonlinear refractive index of PbS. Cs doping causes PbS’ centro-symmetric properties to break because of the non-homogeneous lattice strain which improved its nonlinear optical properties.