Abstract
Ternary-structured thiospinels have attracted great attention in recent years for energy applications due to their attractive characteristics such as simple production, earth-abundant components and non-toxic nature. In this work, copper cobalt sulfide (CuCo2S4 or carrollite) thiospinel nanocrystals were synthesized by a hot-injection method, and detailed electrical and optoelectronic characterizations were performed in a Schottky device. The synthesized nanocrystals were used as an interfacial layer between the Au metal and p-Si semiconductor to obtain an Au/CuCo2S4/p-Si device. The structural and morphological characterizations confirmed the crystallinity, nanostructure and composition of the CuCo2S4 nanocrystals. The I–V and C–V measurements were employed to characterize the Au/CuCo2S4/p-Si device for various illumination intensities. The obtained device exhibited good rectifying and photodiode properties as well as good photocapacitance. The Au/CuCo2S4/p-Si device can be used and improved for optoelectronic applications.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
A.N. Buckley, W.M. Skinner, S.L. Harmer, A. Pring, and L.J. Fan, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 73, 4452 (2009).
M. Chauhan, K. Soni, P.E. Karthik, K.P. Reddy, C.S. Gopinath, and S. Deka, J. Mater. Chem. A 7, 6985 (2019).
S. Hariganesh, S. Vadivel, D. Maruthamani, M. Kumaravel, and A. Habibi-Yangjeh, J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym Mater. 28, 1276 (2018).
Y. Ge, J. Wu, X. Xu, M. Ye, and J. Shen, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 41, 19847 (2016).
M. Chauhan, K.P. Reddy, C.S. Gopinath, and S. Deka, ACS Catal. 7, 5871 (2017).
A.M. Wiltrout, C.G. Read, E.M. Spencer, and R.E. Schaak, Inorg. Chem. 55, 221 (2016).
X. Du, X. Zhang, Z. Yang, and Y. Gong, Chem. Asian J. 13, 266 (2018).
L. Chen, Y. Zuo, Y. Zhang, and Y. Gao, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci. 13, 1343 (2018).
X. Xu, Y. Liu, P. Dong, P.M. Ajayan, J. Shen, and M. Ye, J. Power Sour. 400, 96 (2018).
S. Cheng, T. Shi, C. Chen, Y. Zhong, Y. Huang, X. Tao, J. Li, G. Liao, and Z. Tang, Sci. Rep. 7, 6681 (2017).
Q. Li, Q. Jiao, X. Feng, Y. Zhao, H. Li, C. Feng, D. Shi, H. Liu, H. Wang, and X. Bai, ChemElectroChem 6, 1558 (2019).
B. Li, F. Yuan, G. He, X. Han, X. Wang, J. Qin, Z.X. Guo, X. Lu, Q. Wang, I.P. Parkin, and C. Wu, Adv. Funct. Mater. 27, 1606218 (2017).
Y. Chen, X. Ji, V. Sethumathavan, and B. Paul, Materials 11, 2303 (2018).
A. Sarilmaz and F. Ozel, J. Alloys Compd. 780, 518 (2019).
M. Yıldırım, M.O. Erdal, and A. Kocyigit, Phys. B 572, 153 (2019).
M.O. Erdal, M. Yıldırım, and A. Kocyigit, J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 30, 13617 (2019).
S. Uruş, M. Çaylar, and İ. Karteri, Chem. Eng. J. 306, 961 (2016).
F. Özel, A. Sarilmaz, B. Istanbullu, A. Aljabour, M. Kuş, and S. SÖnmezoğlu, Sci. Rep. 6, 29207 (2016).
M. Yıldırım and A. Kocyigit, J. Alloys Compd. 768, 1064 (2018).
A.S. Dahlan, A. Tataroğlu, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, S. Bin-Omran, Y. Al-Turki, F. El-Tantawy, and F. Yakuphanoglu, J. Alloys Compd. 646, 1151 (2015).
A. Mekki, R.O. Ocaya, A. Dere, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, K. Harrabi, and F. Yakuphanoglu, Synth. Met. 213, 47 (2016).
S. Kyoung, E.-S. Jung, and M.Y. Sung, Microelectron. Eng. 154, 69 (2016).
M. Gökçen, T. Tunç, S. Altndal, and I. Uslu, Curr. Appl. Phys. 12, 525 (2012).
Ş. Aydoğan, M.L. Grilli, M. Yilmaz, Z. Çaldiran, and H. KaÇuŞ, J. Alloys Compd. 708, 55 (2017).
Y.-X. Luo and C.-H. Shih, Semicond. Sci. Technol. 29, 115006 (2014).
İ. Taşçıoğlu, S.O. Tan, F. Yakuphanoğlu, and ş. Altındal, J. Electron. Mater. 47, 6059 (2018).
A. Kocyigit, M. Yılmaz, Ş. Aydoğan, and Ü. İncekara, J. Alloys Compd. 790, 388 (2019).
F. Djeffal, H. Ferhati, A. Benhaya, and A. Bendjerad, Superlattices Microstruct. 128, 382 (2019).
M.A. Yeganeh, S. Rahmatollahpur, R. Sadighi-Bonabi, and R. Mamedov, Phys. B 405, 3253 (2010).
S.K. Cheung and N.W. Cheung, Appl. Phys. Lett. 49, 85 (1986).
M.O. Erdal, A. Kocyigit, and M. Yıldırım, Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2019.104620.
D.E. Yildiz, Ş. Altindal, and H. Kanbur, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 124502 (2008).
A.K. Bilgili, T. Güzel, and M. Özer, J. Appl. Phys. 125, 035704 (2019).
I. Orak, A. Kocyigit, and A. Turut, J Alloys Compd 691, 873 (2017).
O.S. Cifci, M. Bakir, J.L. Meyer, and A. Kocyigit, Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 74, 175 (2018).
H. Norde, J. Appl. Phys. 50, 5052 (1979).
B.A. Gozeh, A. Karabulut, A. Yildiz, and F. Yakuphanoglu, J. Alloys Compd. 732, 16 (2018).
R. Mirzanezhad-Asl, A. Phirouznia, S. Altındal, Y. Badali, and Y. Azizian-Kalandaragh, Physica B Condens. Matter 561, 1 (2019).
Y. Şafak-Asar, T. Asar, Ş. Altındal, and S. Özçelik, J Alloys Compd 628, 442 (2015).
D. Korucu, A. Turut, R. Turan, and Ş. Altindal, Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 16, 344 (2013).
R.H. AlOrainy and A.A. Hendi, Microelectron. Eng. 127, 14 (2014).
E. ErbilenTanrıkulu, Ş. Altındal, and Y. Azizian-Kalandaragh, J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 29, 11801 (2018).
R.H. AlOrainy, J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 16, 793 (2014).
S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd ed. (Newyork: Wiley, 1981), pp. 45–46.
W.A. Hill and C.C. Coleman, Solid State Electron. 23, 987 (1980).
E.H. Nicollian and J.R. Brews, Solid-State Electron. 27, 953 (1984).
S. Zeyrek, E. Acaroğlu, Ş. Altındal, S. Birdoğan, and M.M. Bülbül, Curr. Appl. Phys. 13, 1225 (2013).
S. Demirezen, Z. Sönmez, U. Aydemir, and Ş. Altındal, Curr. Appl. Phys. 12, 266 (2012).
I. Orak, A. Kocyigit, and S. Alindal, Chin. Phys. B 26, 028102 (2017).
N. Baraz, İ. Yücedağ, Y. Azizian-Kalandaragh, and Ş. Altındal, J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 28, 1315 (2017).
A. Mekki, A. Dere, K. Mensah-Darkwa, A. Al-Ghamdi, R.K. Gupta, K. Harrabi, W.A. Farooq, F. El-Tantawy, and F. Yakuphanoglu, Synth. Met. 217, 43 (2016).
Acknowledgments
This work is supported by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) under Project Number 217M212.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding authors
Additional information
Publisher's Note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Yıldırım, M., Kocyigit, A., Sarilmaz, A. et al. Ternary CuCo2S4 Thiospinel Nanocrystal-Coated Photodiode with Improved Photoresponsivity and Acceptance Angles for Optoelectronic Applications. J. Electron. Mater. 49, 949–958 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-019-07841-z
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-019-07841-z