In2Se3 films of different thicknesses were prepared by thermal evaporation
technique. X-ray diffraction measurements showed that the as-deposited In2S
e3 films and those annealed at 373, 423. and 473 K are in the amorphous sta
te. The composition of the investigated films is checked using energy dispe
rsive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) technique. The ac conductivity and dielectri
c properties of the amorphous In2Se3 films have been investigated in the fr
equency range 100 Hz-100 kHz. The ac conductivity sigma (ac)(omega) is foun
d to be proportional to omega (S) where s < 1. The temperature dependence o
f both ac conductivity and the parameter s is reasonably well interpreted b
y the correlated barrier hopping (CBH) model. Values of dielectric constant
<epsilon>(1) acid dielectric loss epsilon (2) were found to decrease with
frequency and increase with temperature. The maximum barrier height W-M cal
culated from dielectric measurements according to Guintini equation agrees
with that proposed by the theory of hopping of charge carriers over potenti
al barrier as suggested by Elliot in case of chalcogenide glasses. The effe
ct of annealing at different temperatures on the ac conductivity and dielec
tric properties is also investigated. Values of sigma (ac) (omega), epsilon
(1) and epsilon (2) were found to increase with higher annealing temperatu
re due to the increase of the degree of ordering of the investigated films.
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