How can we change/increase the bandgap of a Semiconductors using RF Sputtering?

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Sebastian Kaldun

You can think about doping or using other reaction gas or gas composition.

Rajiv Ranjan Thakur

Dear Balaji Murugan,

Please check the link below, it might answer your question

Article Effects of the Argon Pressure on the Optical Band Gap of Zin...

Azeez A. Barzinjy

Gowrishankar, S., Balakrishnan, L., & Gopalakrishnan, N. (2014). Band gap engineering in Zn (1− x) CdxO and Zn (1− x) MgxO thin films by RF sputtering. Ceramics International, 40(1), 2135-2142.