A facile route for synthesis of cadmium sulfide thin films

Kissani, A. El; Dads, H. Ait; Oucharrou, S.; Welatta, F.; Elaakib, H.; Nkhaili, L.; Narjis, A.; Khalfi, A. El; Assail, Kassem El; Outzourhit, A.

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2018.08.034

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“…Therefore, it can be inferred that the deposited CdS thin films from CdS solution using thiol-amine cosolvents with surfactant are nearly stoichiometric with slightly enriched Sulfur (S). The results are in good agreement with recognizing the formation of the high-quality films with surfactant [67]. In contrast, a non-stoichiometric film of CdS was observed for CdS films without surfactant assisted deposition.…”

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Effect of Triton X-100 surfactant on thiol-amine cosolvents assisted facile synthesized CdS thin films on glass substrate by spin coating method

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In this article, the effect of Triton X-100 surfactant on the spin coated and vacuum annealed CdS thin films on glass substrates using thiol-amine cosolvents have been explored in details. The SEM study reveals that the surfactant assisted CdS films are uniform, homogeneous and smooth having less cracks, voids, pinholes compared to CdS films synthesized without surfactant. The X-ray diffraction spectra indicate the hexagonal structure of the surfactant-added films with (002) and (100) planes having relatively high intensity whereas a weak hexagonal (002) peak appears for the films deposited without surfactant. Two prominent Raman peaks of CdS thin films are observed at the wavenumber 207 and 212 cm −1 due to the multi-phonon vibration of hexagonal CdS. A relatively strong and broad FTIR peaks at 1647 and 670 cm −1 were observed due to the Cd-S bending and stretching vibration in the surfactant mediated films. Surfactant induced CdS films are nearly stoichiometric as manifested by the energy dispersive X-ray report. Finally, higher optical transmission and band gap have been achieved for the CdS thin films deposited with Triton X-100 surfactant. This study reveals that surfactant mediated CdS thin films with thiol-amine cosolvents can be exploited effectively in higher efficiency thin film solar cell technologies with low cost.* Jaker Hossain, jak_apee@ru.ac.bd; * Abu Bakar Md. Ismail, ismail@ru.ac.bd |

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Effect of Triton X-100 surfactant on thiol-amine cosolvents assisted facile synthesized CdS thin films on glass substrate by spin coating method

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“…Lattice parameters have been calculated using the following equations (Equation (), (), and ()). [ 42 ]

d_{h k l} = λ / \sin θ_{h k l}

a = b = \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} d_{100}

c = 2 d_{002}

d_{h k l}

and

θ_{h k l}

present the interspacing and the Bragg angle of

(h k l)

planes and λ is the X‐ray wavelength. The lattice parameters ( a , b , and c ) obtained are found to be close to the ones provided in reference JPCDS:41‐1049, which indicates a good hexagonal phase.…”

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“…Lattice parameters have been calculated using the following equations (Equation ( 1), (2), and (3)). [42] d hkl ¼ λ= sin θ hkl…”

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Theoretical Analysis of Solar Cell Performance with Different Backsurface‐Filed Layers Utilizing Experimental Results of CdS Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser

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Gezgi̇n

Kılıç

2022

Physica Status Solidi (a)

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Herein, three different backsurface‐filed (BSF) layers “SnS, PbS, and V2O5” are investigated on Mo/BSF/CZTS/CdS/AZO heterojunction solar cells using experimental data of CdS thin films. CdS thin films are produced by means of the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique with three different deposition periods. With increasing deposition time, the crystalline sizes of CdS thin films are larger and their crystal structures are developed. In addition, the optical bandgap of CdS thin films is calculated to be 2.4 eV using the absorbance data. Using the solar cell–capacitance–simulator‐1D (SCAPS‐1D) program, the experimental properties of CdS thin films to estimate the performance of p‐CZTS/n‐CdS/AZO heterojunction solar cells are introduced. The best efficiency is 9.32% when the thickness of CdS reaches 150 nm. To further improve the efficiency, different BSF layers (SnS, PbS, and V2O5) are tested in Mo/BSF/CZTS/CdS/AZO solar cells. According to the thickness of the BSF layer, the efficiency of the solar cell increases up to 13.47%, 14.7%, and 17.41% using SnS, PbS, and V2O5 as BSF layers with 0.1 μm thickness.

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“…Parameters for the front contact, back contact and working temperatures are attached in Table 3. For the simulation, the experimental absorption coefficient data of the SnS, CTSe, TiO 2 , CdS and ITO were used from the literature [42][43][44][45][46]. The device was illuminated from the window layer (ITO) side and all calculations were performed under the standard AM1.5G solar spectrum (100 mW/cm 2 ) illumination [47].…”

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Design and simulation of a high-performance Cd-free Cu2SnSe3 solar cells with SnS electron-blocking hole transport layer and TiO2 electron transport layer by SCAPS-1D

Rahman

2021

SN Appl. Sci.

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This article presents numerical investigations of the novel (Ni/SnS/Cu2SnSe3/TiO2/ITO/Al) heterostructure of Cu2SnSe3 based solar cell using SCAPS-1D simulator. Purpose of this research is to explore the influence of SnS hole transport layer (HTL) and TiO2 electron transport layer (ETL) on the performance of the proposed cell. Based on the proposed device architecture, effects of thickness and carrier concentration of absorber layer, SnS HTL, TiO2 ETL, absorber layer defect density, operating temperature and back-contact metal work function (BMWF) are studied to improve the cell performance. Our initial simulation results show that if SnS HTL is not introduced, the efficiency of standard Cu2SnSe3 cell is 1.66%, which is well agreed with the reported experimental results in literature. However, by using SnS and TiO2 as HTL and ETL, respectively and optimizing the cell parameters, a simulated efficiency of up to 27% can be achieved. For Cu2SnSe3 absorber layer, 5 × 1017 cm−3 and 1500 nm are the optimal values of carrier concentration and thickness, respectively. On the other hand, the BMWF is estimated to be greater than 5.2 eV for optimum cell performance. Results of this contribution can provide constructive research avenues for thin-films photovoltaic industry to fabricate cost-effective, high-efficiency and cadmium-free Cu2SnSe3-based solar cells.

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A facile route for synthesis of cadmium sulfide thin films

Cited by 28 publications

References 22 publications

Effect of Triton X-100 surfactant on thiol-amine cosolvents assisted facile synthesized CdS thin films on glass substrate by spin coating method

Effect of Triton X-100 surfactant on thiol-amine cosolvents assisted facile synthesized CdS thin films on glass substrate by spin coating method

Theoretical Analysis of Solar Cell Performance with Different Backsurface‐Filed Layers Utilizing Experimental Results of CdS Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser

Design and simulation of a high-performance Cd-free Cu2SnSe3 solar cells with SnS electron-blocking hole transport layer and TiO2 electron transport layer by SCAPS-1D

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