10.1186/2228-5326-3-2

Band gap determination using absorption spectrum fitting procedure

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  • Nader Ghobadi*1,
  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Malayer University, Malayer, IR
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Published in Issue 2013-01-09

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Ghobadi, N. (2013). Band gap determination using absorption spectrum fitting procedure. International Nano Letters, 3(1 (December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/2228-5326-3-2
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Abstract

Abstract In this article, using the Tauc model, the absorption spectrum fitting method was applied to estimate the optical band gap and width of the band tail of the CdSe nanostructural films that requires only the measurement of the absorbance spectrum, and no additional information such as the film thickness or reflectance spectra is needed. Samples are prepared by chemical bath deposition method. Fabricated nanostructural thin films are thick but are composed from nanoparticles.

Keywords

  • Absorption spectrum fitting,
  • Thin film,
  • Nanostructured material,
  • Chemical synthesis
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