10.1186/2228-5326-3-47

Strong localization of the charge carriers in CdSe nanostructural films

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  • Nader Ghobadi*1,
  • Rostam Moradian1,
  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Malayer University, Malayer, IR
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Published in Issue 2013-07-30

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Ghobadi, N., & Moradian, R. (2013). Strong localization of the charge carriers in CdSe nanostructural films. International Nano Letters, 3(1 (December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/2228-5326-3-47
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Abstract

Abstract Cadmium selenide nanoparticle films were deposited on usual glass substrate by chemical bath deposition method. Temperature dependence of dc conductivity of the present samples was studied. In the nanocrystalline materials due to small size of grains and confined charge carriers, the electronic states near the Fermi level are localized. When states are localized, the conduction occurs by hopping of carriers between the occupied and unoccupied localized states. Variable range hopping was identified as a predominant conduction mechanism and occurs above room temperature. The density of localized states near the Fermi level was observed to increase with increase of average grain size in the film.

Keywords

  • Nanoparticles,
  • Chemical bath deposition,
  • Density of localized states,
  • Fermi level
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