Synthesis of sphere-like-crystal CdS powder and thin films using chemical residue in chemical bath deposition (CBD) for thin film solar cell application
| Autor: | M. A. Alghoul, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Lamya M. Ali, Halina Misran, Nowshad Amin, Shahidan Radiman, Yulisa Yusoff, Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Ameen M. Ali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Materials science
Thin layers Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Band gap 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Mass spectrometry 01 natural sciences Copper indium gallium selenide solar cells Buffer (optical fiber) Cadmium telluride photovoltaics 0104 chemical sciences Chemical engineering General Materials Science Thin film 0210 nano-technology Chemical bath deposition |
| Zdroj: | Solar Energy. 173:120-125 |
| ISSN: | 0038-092X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.solener.2018.07.031 |
| Popis: | CdS microcrystal, with sphere like morphology, was synthesised from the residue obtained after the chemical bath deposition (CBD) of CdS thin layers usually deposited for CdTe and/or CIGS thin film solar cells, specifically by recycling the chemical waste. The residue was collected and reused to deposit cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films on glass substrate by thermal evaporation. The films were subsequently annealed in vacuum at 250 °C, 350 °C and 420 °C for 40 min. The structural and optical properties were characterized by XRD, SEM, and UV–Vis spectrometry. All the films were found to exhibit high transmittance (over 70 to 90%). The optical band gap energy was found to be in the range of 2.28–2.37 eV, which is very suitable to be used as buffer or window for CdTe or CIGS thin film solar cells. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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