Role of Cobalt Doping on the Physical Properties of CdO Nanocrystalline Thin Films for Optoelectronic Applications

Bairy, Raghavendra; Somayaji, Ananthakrishna; Marakala, Narasimha; Devadiga, Udaya; Rajesh, M.; Wal, John Chuol

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Role of Cobalt Doping on the Physical Properties of CdO Nanocrystalline Thin Films for Optoelectronic Applications

Raghavendra Bairy,¹Ananthakrishna Somayaji,²Narasimha Marakala,²Udaya Devadiga,²M. Rajesh,³and John Chuol Wal⁴

Academic Editor: Temel Varol

Received10 Sept 2022

Accepted14 Oct 2022

Published20 Dec 2022

Abstract

In the current work, the authors aim to present an insight on the role of cobalt (Co) doping for the structural, morphological, and linear and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of CdO thin films. The films were prepared using the spray pyrolysis (SP) technique, and the weight % of Co (x) was varied from 0–10. The structural properties of the films were confirmed by the powder X-ray diffraction (P-XRD) studies and are polycrystalline with a cubic structure and a lattice parameter of 0.4658 nm. As Co content in CdO films increases, cluster grain size and porosity decrease significantly, as seen in surface topographic and nanostructural analysis. Through the Burstein–Moss shift, the optical band gap “Eg” in Co: CdO film decreases from 2.52 to 2.05 eV with the increase in Co-doping. To study the NLO parameters, open aperture (OA) and closed aperture (CA) Z-scan measurements were performed using the diode-pumped solid-state continuous wave laser excitation (532 nm), and with the increased Co-content, the NLO parameters—nonlinear absorption coefficient (β∼10⁻³ cm/W), nonlinear refractive index 10⁻⁸cm²/W), and the 3^rd-order NLO susceptibility 10⁻⁷ to 10⁻⁶ e.s.u.) values were determined and found to be enhanced. The maximum NLO parameters achieved in the present study with increasing Co concentration on CdO nanostructures prepared by the SP method are found to be the highest among the reported values and suggest that processed films are a capable material for optoelectronic sensor applications.

1. Introduction

Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) are widely used in optoelectronic devices such as flat panel displays, organic light emitting diodes, photovoltaics, heat reflectors, and energy-efficient windows because they are electrically conductive and optically transparent [1–3]. CdO is a promising transparent conducting oxide (TCO) due to its high electrical conductivity (<10³ Ω⁻¹·cm⁻¹) and its direct band gap of 2.2 eV. It also has a nonstoichiometric composition, which is because of the presence of cadmium interstitial oxygen vacancies acting as donors [4]. The introduction of cobalt, which is a transition magnetic metal element, to CdO led to astonishing optical, electrical, and magnetic properties. This is mainly because of the interaction between the band electrons and the cobalt ion within the CdO lattice.

A review of the literature on pure and doped CdO films reveals a huge array of fabrication studies. In addition to vacuum evaporation, successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction technique, sol-gel technique, magnetron sputter, organic chemical vapour deposition system, chemical spray pyrolysis, chemical bath coating, successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction technique, pulsed laser deposition, and others, thin films deposition methods have been reported to produce undoped and metal-doped CdO thin films. A key consideration for selecting appropriate contributing materials is the ionic radius [5]. (Co²⁺) is projected to be the optimal doping candidate for CdO films because it substitutes the Cd²⁺ sites in the lattice and contributes electrons to serve as charge carriers [6]. Structural, optical, and NLO properties of CdO film could be controlled with Co-doping because the ionic radius of Co being smaller than that of cadmium ions [7].

From the literature review, we found Al: CdO films and N: CdO films deposited by the SP technique withlinear and nonlinear optical properties [8, 9]. As a result, we attempted to prepare and study the Cd_1 − xCo_xO films using this versatile technique. Furthermore, dilute concentration was chosen because we need homogeneous solutions in the SP technique so that during spray, chemical reactions take place in proportion, resulting in a homogeneous thin film in its entire volume. So far, there has been no discussion of the detailed report on NLO studies of Cd_1 − xCo_xO films. The present study aimed to prepare pure and Cd_1 − xCo_xO thin films using the SP technique by varying the various contents of Co from 0 to 10 wt. % by volume and focused more on the enhancement of the structural, linear, and 3^rd-order NLO properties by the Z-scan technique for optoelectronic device applications.

2. Experimental

2.1. Undoped and Co-Doped CdO Thin Films Preparation

Thin films of Cd_1 − xCo_xO (with “x” wt.% Co of 0, 0.01, 0.05, and 0.1) were fabricated on glass substrates by the SP technique. To remove contaminants from the surface of the glass substrates, they were dipped in a chromic oxide solution for 24 hours. These were then cleaned with detergent and acetone and rinsed. To fabricate the undoped CdO thin films, the cadium acetate dehydrate of 2.66 g is dissolved in 100 ml of double-distilled water to obtain the precursor standard solution of 0.1 M cadmium acetate. The thin films of CdO with a different doping concentration of Co are fabricated by mixing the proper ratio by volume of cadmium acetate dehydrate and cobalt chloride (0.1 M) solutions, which are properly mixed and loaded to an SP instrument and sprayed on a well-cleaned glass substrate. Nozzle to spray distance was kept at 15 cm, and the spray interval was 3 mins. The total duration of film coating was adjusted to get a film thickness of ±450 nm. During the deposition, the substrate temperature was preserved at 573 K (±2%). The reaction for the formation of Cd_1 − xCo_xO films can be written as

The thickness of the as-prepared thin films was determined using SEM cross-sectional analysis and also confirmed using the gravimetric method, and it ranged from 500 nm–530 nm. The Carl Zeiss FESEM instrument was used to examine the surface morphology of the grown thin films. By using a powder X-ray diffractometer (Rigaku Miniflex 600) and nickel-filtered copper Ka radiation with a wavelength of 1.5418 Å, the structural characterization of the films was carried out. Using the double-beam spectrophotometer (Shimadzu 3600 UV-Viz), the absorbance and transmittance of the prepared thin films were measured in the spectral range of 400–800 nm. The NLO properties were determined using the Z-scan technique by the diode-pumped solid-state CW laser (200 mw) at an excitation wavelength of 532 nm.

3. Results and Discussions

3.1. Structural Properties

Figure 1 reveals XRD patterns of thin films of Cd_1 − xCo_xO with various Co concentrations (0, 1, 5, and 10 wt. %). The patterns in XRD confirm the nature and correspond to the planes (1 1 1), (2 0 0), and (2 2 0) that fit with the pure CdO polycrystalline structure. The P-XRD patterns show that the pure film has a strong (1 1 1) superior orientation, which increases as the concentration of Co-doping increases. The factor f (h, k, and l) values were determined using the method proposed by Jin et al. [10]. As the concentration of Co increases, the 2θ-values of the peaks (1 1 1) and (2 0 0) change to a lower 2θ-value, favouring an expansion in the lattice volumes of the doped films. The peaks on the graph plotted are in the planes of (111) and (200), which are the major peaks, whereas, the (220) and (311) planes are minor peaks. The peaks obtained from the P-XRD graph, which match JCPDS card no. 05-0640, confirm the cubic structure of the samples. By increasing the Co-doping from 1% to 10 wt. %, the broadening of the peaks along the preferential directions of the (111) and (200) planes can be observed. The crystallite size (D_avg) was calculated using the Scherer equation (1) [11].where k is the Scherer’s constant and is equal to 0.9 for spherical crystals (wurtzite/cubic), β is the full width at half maximum (FWHM), θ is the Bragg’s angle, which is given in radians, and the calculated values are shown in Table 1. The diffraction patterns were indexed into a polycrystalline lattice, and the lattice parameters were calculated using the following formula:

The lattice constant (a) was determined using the following formula [12]:

It is observed that with an increase in the lattice-parameter values excessive accumulation of Co-doping as predicted. The enhancement in lattice parameter values may be due to the strain caused by the replacement of Co²⁺ in the host CdO lattice, which has an ionic radius of 1.2 Å, i.e., more than that of Cd²⁺ (0.97 Å). Also, c/a values remained constant; indicating Co-doping has no effect on the ultimate crystal structure of CdO. Microstructural parameters such as strain (ε), density, and density of dislocation (d) were determined using the following formula [13]:and

The decreased and values obtained strongly support the Co-doping on CdO nanostructures. The value of “D_avg” was found to be in the range of 10 nm–20 nm, which indicates the films are composed of nanocrystallites, and the variations are shown in Figure 2.

The value of “d” of the undoped CdO film was found to be a = 0.4658 nm, which is a bit less than the reported value of a = 0.4694 nm, which is due to the lattice contraction or to the presence of O vacancies [14]. The lattice constant “a” remains nearly constant for 1% (0.4566 nm) of cobalt (Co) doping in CdO crystal, but for 5% (0.4578 nm) and 10 wt. % (0.4652 nm) cobalt (Co) doping, it increases. This is due to the fact that the covalent atomic radius of the Co²⁺ ion (0.160 nm) is greater than that of the Cd²⁺ (0.149 nm). The calculated dislocation is increased for the (111) and (200) planes. By raising the dopant concentration, this supports the hypothesis that the number of crystallographic defects per unit area varies asymmetrically.

3.2. Surface Morphological Studies

The FESEM images of undoped and Co-doped CdO thin films are displayed in Figure 3. The micrographs show a distinct reduction in grain size and a shift in the growth direction of CdO films as Co concentrations increase.

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As a consequence, the FESEM characteristics support the powder X-ray findings that, as Co-doping concentration rises, crystallite size reduces and particle growth direction changes. Similar outcomes for MOCVD-prepared Ga-doped CdO films have been reported [15].

3.3. EDAX for Compositional Analysis

The EDAX spectra show the elementary compositions obtained from all the films and are nearly equal to the fraction of the theoretical volume, which indicates the formation of the CdO structure shown in Figures 4(a) and 4(b) and confirms the existence of Cd, O, and Co components in the film. The O/Co ratios were reduced, indicating that the films lacked a little O or had too much Co. The technique for growing CdO films has also been enhanced. Table 2 depicts the chemical composition of undoped and Co-doped CdO nanostructured thin films.

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3.4. Optical Properties

The absorbance spectra of the CdO:Co thin films are shown in Figure 5(a). The spectra for all of the films have the same shape, and the absorbency of CdO films coated with 1, 5, and 10 wt. % Co-doping concentrations is higher than that of the undoped film. The variation can be correlated with the Co-doping concentration in the films. It is well known that the result of increased doping is an increase in the number of atoms, and thus more states are present. As a result, absorption is increased [16] for the energy to be absorbed.

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In the inset of Figure 5(b), the transmittance spectra of Co: CdO nanostructures are shown. In the visible region, all of the films have an average transparency of 90%. It is discovered that CdO films coated with 1, 5, and 10 wt.% of Co-doping concentration exhibit lower transparency, while films with undoped CdO films exhibit higher transparency when compared to the doped film. This could be attributed to higher thickness values, which increase light scattering losses [17].

The absorption coefficient () of all thin films is calculated using the transmission, reflection, and thickness measurements obtained using the equation [18] and is found to be on the order of 10⁴ cm⁻¹as follows:

The absorption index (k) was calculated using the formula k = αλ/4π. The larger k value (Figure 5(c)) indicate the defect in the film. Using the value of reflectance (R) and , the refractive index (Figure 5(d)) was calculated as [19]where “t” is the thickness of the films. The absorption coefficient is proportional to the energy of the incident photon (hν) as [20]

A plot of (αhγ)² vs. E ( in eV allows an estimate of the “Eg” and is shown in Figure 5(e). The Eg value of the undoped CdO film is 2.52 eV, which decreases to 2.05 eV for the film fabricated with 10 wt. % of Co-doping. Similar band-bowing results have previously been reported for Al-doped CdO films prepared using the SP technique [21]. This may be explained by their greater thickness and stoichiometry, as the decrease in band gap with Co content can also be explained by sp-d exchange interactions between the band electrons in CdO and the localized d electrons of the Co²⁺ [22]. The Burstein–Moss (BM) effect [23], in which the dopant Co-2p ions cause an enhancement in free carrier concentration, which lifts the E_F up to the CB and results in a decrease in Eg value, can be used to explain the red shift in the Eg value of the films coated with 10 wt. % Co-doping concentration.

3.5. Third Order Nonlinear Optical Studies

Semiconducting materials with nonlinear operations are used in valuable applications in the modern technological world of laser devices. The NLO properties of thin films are caused by nonlinear polarisation, which occurs when the material is subjected to a strong electric field. Even in weak NLO materials, the laser is a high-intensity source powerful enough to cause NLO mechanisms such as 2^nd and 3^rd-order NLO effects. The charge distribution changes as a result of the strong electric fields, resulting in a net dipole moment. The NLO phenomenon is important in a variety of devices, including electro-optic modulators and frequency converters [24–35]. The induced dipole moment per unit volume, also known as electrical polarisation (P), plays an important role in the NLO phenomenon. In a nonlinear medium, the polarisation of light is given by (P_NL) [26]

In the abovementioned equation, P_NL ₌ χ⁽²⁾E + χ⁽³⁾ E. P is the polarizability, χ⁽¹⁾ depicts the conventional linear response, χ⁽²⁾ represents the 2^nd, and χ⁽³⁾ is the 3^rd-order NLO susceptibilities, respectively. NLO materials are extremely important in photonic devices. The open aperture (OA) and closed aperture (CA) Z-scan methods were performed with an I_o≈ of 8.48 × 10⁷ W/m² (input intensity) and are illustrated in Figure 6.

The Z-scan technique established and developed by Bahae et al. [27] is an efficient tool for probing the third-order NLO that dwells up in the sample when the incident beam of light is of sufficient intensity and frequency. The samples were placed at the focus Z = 0^th position, and the output intensity of the transmitted beam was successively recorded using the far field photo-detector. The beam profile and sample thickness are the most important factors in this approach. In order to maintain a continuous beam profile, the thickness of the sample should always be kept lower than the Rayleigh range. The pure and doped CdO films possess good NLO characteristics. As a result, it appears necessary and justifiable to investigate the NLO properties of Co: CdO films in terms of laser applications. The OA measurements for thin films of Cd_1 − xCo_xO are shown in Figure 7. When the input intensity (I_in) is exceptionally large, there is a substantial increase in the likelihood that a material will absorb more than one photon before going into the ground state. There are many different types of NLA processes. The RSA effect is caused by the fact that ground-state linear absorption dominates excited-state absorption (ESA) in the sample.

3.5.1. Nonlinear Optical Absorption

The absorption ratio (β) improves with optical intensity in NLA, and the enhancement of (β) occurs in RSA. These phenomena appear optically as reduced (SA) or enhanced (RS) absorption [28]. The transmission curve reveals a standardised transmittance valley with reference to the Z = 0 focus, where there is low transmission, indicating that the samples comprise induced absorption. By fitting the standard transmission data to the OA formula, the values of may be obtained from the experimental OA Z-scan findings using the following equation [29]:

In the abovementioned equation, = [ ] is the sample effective thickness is a beam-waist.

The normalised transmittance valley deepens, with a significant upgrade in β values observed with Co-doping concentrations in CdO. The TPA mechanism occurred in CdO: Co films because the energy “E” was less than the “Eg” but greater than Eg/2. Thus, electrons are absorbed and stimulated at the higher energy levels before they reach the ground state [30]. As the Co-doping was increased, there was a noticeable improvement in the RSA mechanism and the relative worth of the produced thin films.

In the current scenario, as a source of excitation, CW lasers have been used, and the source of nonlinearity can also be thermal, with the sample also acting as a thermal lens [31]. Furthermore, the films found current leakage and nanostructural features that support the lattice defects. Table 3 shows the calculated β values of the Cd_1 − xCo_xO nanostructures.

3.5.2. Nonlinear Refractive Index

The CA Z-scan technique was used to calculate the and of the synthesised samples. In this configuration, an aperture after the sample limits the transmitted light to the detector. Nonlinear optical materials’ self-focusing or self-defocusing effects cause changes in the intensity of light received by the detector. The NLR index of samples varies as the sample scans the z-axis and the beam transmittance changes. The Z-scan CA experimental data show a postfocal peak followed by a prefocal valley, indicating a negative sign of due to the samples’ self-defocusing nature [32]. The experimental results (scattered pattern) agree well with the theoretical results (solid line) suggested by Sheik-Bahae. The functions fitted to the experimental CA data are displayed in Figure 8. The increased polarizabilities and are due to the atoms’ larger atomic radius [33]. From the CA, the parameters have been calculated by the following standard formulae:x = z/z_o and Δϕ_o = KI_o, the value of is calculated.

The inclusion of Co-material in the fabricated CdO: Co films raises the linear and nonlinear refractive indexes. The increasing behaviour of the Co-doping concentration can be explainedin terms of enhanced crystallinity. Because Co²⁺ ions have large polarizability and very little cat-ionic field intensity, the value of in CdO can be amplified by the significant polarizability produced by Co-ions. The structural properties and surface morphology are important factors in light-intensity scattering to achieve the expected NLO effect [34]. In fact, the theoretical and experimental normalised transmittances are very close. This results in a thermal lens and severe phase distortion of the propagating beam [35]. In summary, thermal nonlinearity causes the defocusing effect. It is worth noting that particle size influences optical nonlinearity. In the synthesised samples, there is a clear increasing trend for nonlinearity with particle size as the Co concentration in CdO increases. This observation is consistent with what has been reported by others [36].

The following equations are used to calculate the (eeal and imaginary) of Cd_1 − xCo_xO deposited thin films [37]:

All nonlinear optical parameters of the Cd_1 − xCo_xO nanoparticles are given in Table 3. The structural symmetry of the material is directly related to the higher order of the Cd_1 − xCo_xO deposited thin films (Table 4). Variations of NLO susceptibility (e.s.u.) with crystallite size (nm) for the different doping concentrations of Co in the Cd_1 − xCo_xO thin films are shown in Figure 9. The improved NLO behaviour of the synthesised samples is associated with improved polarizability and an enlarged carrier concentration for higher Co-content [38].

The NLO properties of synthesised samples can be directly caused by their structural properties [39]. Actually, the much higher polarizability observed for Co-doped CdO samples compared to pristine CdO samples resulted from the higher atomic mass of the substituted Co ions for the Cd ones. Table 4 shows the current and some of the reported values of a few metal sulphide/oxide films for β, and χ⁽³⁾ [40, 41] and [42]. Nevertheless, for optical switching applications, the actual potency of these materials is heavily dependent on n₂.

4. Conclusion

Thin films of Co-doped CdO with different contents of Co were prepared on the glass substrates at 300°C using the SP technique. To understand the structural and morphological changes in the films, XRD and FESEM were studied for each sample. The P-XRD patterns revealed an increase in the crystalline behavior of the sample in preferentially (111) and (200) plane directions strongly. FESEM images revealed the surface morphology of the prepared samples, with spherically shaped grains and smoothening with increased Co-doping content. With the increasing Co-doping, the UV-Visible double–beam spectra confirm the increase of absorption in the visible and UV region. The band gap of the fabricated films decreases by increasing the Co-doping concentration. The third-order NLO studies are carried out using the Z-scan technique, which revealed the TPA in NLO behavior. The value of 〖 n〗_2, β, and χ⁽³⁾ was enhanced by increasing the Co-doping concentration. These results suggest that the prepared Cd_1 − xCo_xO thin film samples enriching NLO behavior are more applicable as modulators in optical devices.

Data Availability

No data were used to support this study.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

Acknowledgments

The authors thank N.M.A.M.I.T. NITTE (deemed-to-be-university), Karnataka, India, for providing all research facilities and support for this study.

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