Band alignment at the Cu2SnS3/In2S3 interface measured by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy
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Abstract This paper focused on investigating the band alignment at the Cu2SnS3 (CTS)/In2S3 heterojunction interface by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. An In2S3 over-layer was grown on a CTS thin film, which was grown by sulfurization of vacuum thermal evaporated Sn–Cu metallic precursors in a H2S:N2 atmosphere. The valence band offset (VBO) at the CTS/In2S3 interface was measured to be 1.27 ± 0.10 eV. The conduction band offset (CBO) was calculated from the measured VBO, giving (0.58 ± 0.10) eV. These values show that the CBO has a spike-like behavior and the interface is a ‘type I’.
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OpenAlex topics: Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
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