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Exploring the optical, structural, morphological and compositional properties of electrosynthesized FeSe/CrSe superlattice thin films

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Physics, Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze

2 Department of Industrial Physics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

3 Madonna University Nigeria, Okija Campus, Nigeria

10.48309/jmnc.2023.4.6

Abstract

Iron selenide/chromium selenide (FeSe/CrSe) superlattice thin films were successfully deposited on conducting substrates (fluorine doped tin oxide) by electrodeposition. The thicknesses of the FeSe/CrSe superlattice thin films were found to range from 125.65 nm to 251.31 nm. The optical properties of the deposited superlattice thin films showed that the absorbance ranged from 11.70% to 80.91% and the transmittance values ranged from 15.52% to 76.39%. These films showed low reflectance values in all the wavelength regions studied, with the maximum reflectance values within the UV region. The refractive indices of deposited thin films ranged from 2.03 to 2.62. The extinction coefficient of the films ranged from 1.20 to 3.09. The energy bandgap values of the films vary with the deposition potential, from 2.60 to 3.10 eV. The structural analysis of these films confirmed that FeSe/CrSe superlattice thin films exhibited peaks corresponding to the hexagonal structural phases of these binary compounds. Average crystallite sizes were found to range from 18.844 nm to 40.766 nm. The dislocation density of the films ranged from 1.871 to 3.597 lines/m2 while the microstrain ranged from 4.120 to 6.073. The structural results showed that crystallite size of the films increased as deposition potential increased, while dislocation density and microstrain of the films were found to decrease with an increase in deposition potentials. SEM images revealed that the surfaces are made up of tiny, agglomerated particles of different sizes and shapes. Analyses of EDS spectra showed that these films are made up of desired elements.

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Exploring the optical, structural, morphological and compositional properties of electrosynthesized FeSe/CrSe superlattice thin films

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Journal of Medicinal and Nanomaterials Chemistry
Volume 5, Issue 4
December 2023
Pages 307-322
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  • Receive Date: 11 November 2023
  • Revise Date: 23 December 2023
  • Accept Date: 30 December 2023
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