Abstract
Transition metal doped cadmium oxide (Cd1-(x+y)MnxFeyO) thin films with high purity were prepared using the spray pyrolysis method. The morphological analyses were done using scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope. The X-ray diffraction studies indicated that the structure of cadmium oxide lattice remains same even after mono-doping (Cd1-xMnxO and Cd1-yFeyO) and co-doping (Cd1-(x+y)MnxFeyO). The micro-structural properties such as crystallite size, dislocation density, strain and texture coefficient depends on the nature of doping. The Mn and Fe co-doped CdO films (Cd1-(x+y)MnxFeyO) have low transmittance, low band gap, high n-type charge carrier concentration and high refractive index than mono-doped CdO films, The intensity of luminescence also depends on the nature of doping.