Electrochemical Deposition of CdTe Semiconductor Thin Films for Solar Cell Application Using Two-Electrode and Three-Electrode Configurations: A Comparative Study
| Autor: | C. I. Oriaku, I. M. Dharmadasa, Obi Kingsley Echendu, K. B. Okeoma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Materials science
Article Subject chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology 01 natural sciences Reference electrode law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound law 0103 physical sciences Solar cell lcsh:TA401-492 General Materials Science Thin film 010302 applied physics business.industry General Engineering 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Cadmium telluride photovoltaics Semiconductor chemistry Electrode Optoelectronics lcsh:Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials Tellurium dioxide 0210 nano-technology Tellurium business |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol 2016 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1687-8442 1687-8434 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2016/3581725 |
| Popis: | Thin films of CdTe semiconductor were electrochemically deposited using two-electrode and three-electrode configurations in potentiostatic mode for comparison. Cadmium sulphate and tellurium dioxide were used as cadmium and tellurium sources respectively. The layers obtained using both configurations exhibit similar structural, optical and electrical properties with no specific dependence on any particular electrode configuration used. These results indicate that electrochemical deposition (electrodeposition) of CdTe, and semiconductors in general, can equally be carried out using two-electrode system as well as the conventional three-electrode system without compromising the essential qualities of the materials produced. The results also highlight the advantages of the two-electrode configuration in process simplification, cost reduction and removal of a possible impurity source in the growth system especially as the reference electrode ages.\ud \ud Keywords: Electrochemical deposition; two-electrode system; three-electrode system; CdTe; thin-films; solar cells. |
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