Crystal Structure and Band Gap of (MnIn 2 S 4 ) 1– x   • (AgIn 5 S 8 )  x   Alloys

I. V. Bodnar; Chan Bin Tkhan

doi:10.1134/S1063782618080043

Crystal Structure and Band Gap of (MnIn₂S₄)_1–x • (AgIn₅S₈)_x Alloys

Authors: Bodnar I.V.¹, Tkhan C.B.¹
Affiliations:
1. Belarusian State University of Information and Radio Electronics
Issue: Vol 52, No 8 (2018)
Pages: 1086-1090
Section: Fabrication, Treatment, and Testing of Materials and Structures
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-7826/article/view/203944
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063782618080043
ID: 203944

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The (MnIn₂S₄)_1–x • (AgIn₅S₈)_x alloy single crystals are grown for the first time by the Bridgman method in the entire range of component concentrations. The composition of the single crystals and their crystal structure are determined. It is shown that the alloy crystallizes in the cubic spinel structure. The unit-cell parameter of the single crystals (a) is calculated, and its dependence on the composition parameter (x) is determined. It is established that the parameter a linearly varies with x. From the transmittance spectra in the region of the fundamental absorption edge, the band gap (E_g) of the MnIn₂S₄ and AgIn₅S₈ compounds and (MnIn₂S₄)_1–x • (AgIn₅S₈)_x alloys is determined, and the dependence of Eg on the parameter x is constructed. It is found that the band gap E_g nonlinearly varies with x and has a maximum at x = 0.6.

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I. V. Bodnar

Belarusian State University of Information and Radio Electronics

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Email: chemzav@bsuir.by
Belarus, Minsk, 220013

Chan Bin Tkhan