Modifying the Optical Properties of ZnS for Optoelectronic Applications †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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x | Crystallite Size (nm) | Dislocation Density ×1015 (m−2) | Microstrain ×10−4 | Bandgap (eV) |
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0 | 20 | 2.48 | 37.66 | 3.97 |
0.2 | 18 | 3.08 | 41.98 | 3.7 |
0.4 | 15 | 3.95 | 47.75 | 3.5 |
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Raza, A.; Noor, H.; Riaz, S.; Naseem, S. Modifying the Optical Properties of ZnS for Optoelectronic Applications. Eng. Proc. 2023, 32, 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023032018
Raza A, Noor H, Riaz S, Naseem S. Modifying the Optical Properties of ZnS for Optoelectronic Applications. Engineering Proceedings. 2023; 32(1):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023032018
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaza, Ali, Hadia Noor, Saira Riaz, and Shahzad Naseem. 2023. "Modifying the Optical Properties of ZnS for Optoelectronic Applications" Engineering Proceedings 32, no. 1: 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023032018