TY  - EJOU
AU  - Ali, R. S. 
AU  - Rasheed, H. S. 
AU  - Habubi, N. F. 
AU  - Chiad, S. S. 

TI  - Synthesis and characterization of manganese-doped FeS<sub>2</sub> thin films via chemical spray pyrolysis
T2  - Chalcogenide Letters

PY  - 2023
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
SN  - 1584-8663

AB  - A thin film of iron disulfide (FeS<sub>2</sub>) and Mn-doped was prepared using the chemical spray 
pyrolysis (CSP) method at a constant temperature of the glass substrate at around 400 °C. 
According to XRD examination, films were structurally cubic oriented with a predominant 
planar orientation (201). The doping of Mn ions in the FeS<sub>2</sub> host matrix was confirmed by 
a minor shift of the diffraction peak towards the lower 2θ values. The surface of the 
produced film for pyrite was homogeneous, according to the AFM investigations. 
According to the XRD data, the predicted grain size altered as the consistent 
manganese increased. When compared to undoped FeS<sub>2</sub> thin films, the Mn<sup>2+-</sup>
doped FeS<sub>2</sub> 
thin films' desired bandgap energy showed a red shift. 
KW  - FeS<sub>2</sub>
KW  -  Mn: thin films
KW  -  Chemical spray pyrolysis
KW  -  Structure
KW  -  Topography
KW  -  Optical properties
KW  -  Eg

DO  - 10.15251/CL.2023.201.63