Effect of 8 MeV electron irradiation on photoluminescence spectra of indium-doped Cu2SnS3 crystals
摘要
In this work, the effect of 8 MeV electron irradiation on radiative recombination processes in Cu2SnS3 doped with 4% indium (CTS:In) was investigated. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of the CTS:In samples in the temperature range from 7 to 350 K before and after irradiation with 8 MeV electrons were studied. Three main peaks were found at the temperature of 7 K: at 0.86 eV (A peak), at 1.05 eV (B peak), and at 1.13 eV (C peak) in the PL spectra. It was revealed that the B peak can be associated with Cu2S particles. The main contribution to the C peak before irradiation is made by free-to-bound (FB) recombination in the CTS:In. A significant decrease in the intensity of the A and C peaks after irradiation is associated with the destruction of radiative defect centers under the influence of electron irradiation. This indicates the possible rapid degradation of thermoelectric performance in CTS:In-based devices.