ChemInform Abstract: Electrodeposition of In‐Se, Cu‐Se, and Cu‐In‐Se Thin Films.

Bhattacharya, R. N.; Fernández, Arturo; Contreras, Miguel Á.; Keane, J.; Tennant, A.; Ramanathan, K.; Tuttle, J. R.; Noufi, R.; Hermann, A. M.

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“…InSe thin films were deposited from acidic aqueous solutions containing In 3+ and SeO 2 (or H 2 SeO 3 ) at potentials that ranged from −0.8 to −1.35 V vs. SCE [49][50][51][52][53][54][55] . The indium ions were from chloride 49,50,54,55) or sulfate [51][52][53] salts.…”

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“…The indium ions were from chloride 49,50,54,55) or sulfate [51][52][53] salts. In the deposition of InSe, the pH of the bath solution was below 1. , and citrate, with a pH of 2 at a potential of −1.6 V vs. MSE for 45 min.…”

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“…Bhattacharya et al 52) analyzed InSe films using EPMA (electron microprobe analysis). Their results showed that InSe-deposited films obtained at −0.9 V vs. SCE were In 1.80 Se 3 and that the InSe films at −1.1 V were In 1.92 Se 3 .…”

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Electrochemically Fabricated Alloys and Semiconductors Containing Indium

Chung¹,

Lee²

2012

Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology

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:Although indium (In) is not an abundant element, the use of indium is expected to grow, especially as applied to copper-indium-(gallium)-selenide (CI(G)S) solar cells. In future when CIGS solar cells will be used extensively, the available amount of indium could be a limiting factor, unless a synthetic technique of efficiently utilizing the element is developed. Current vacuum techniques inherently produce a significant loss of In during the synthetic process, while electrodeposition exploits nearly 100% of the In, with little loss of the material. Thus, an electrochemical process will be the method of choice to produce alloys of In once the proper conditions are designed. In this review, we examine the electrochemical processes of electrodeposition in the synthesis of indium alloys. We focus on the conditions under which alloys are electrodeposited and on the factors that can affect the composition or properties of alloys. The knowledge is to facilitate the development of electrochemical means of efficiently using this relatively rare element to synthesize valuable materials, for applications such as solar cells and light-emitting devices.

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Electrochemically Fabricated Alloys and Semiconductors Containing Indium

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2012

Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology

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“…The deposits may contain the species in elemental form, but more likely in the form of binary or ternary compounds depending on the number of species in solution. The applied potential does not need to be constant: it has been shown that use of a voltage ramp can assist the incorporation of electronegative elements and reduce dendritic growth [28] . Whatever the potential program used, the question arises -which compounds will be formed?…”

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“…As far as we are aware, this approach has only been used for CuInSe 2 [28,41,42] , although there is no reason to suppose that it would not work for other systems. The deposition of both Cu -Se and In -Se compounds is mass transport limited, and the process is complicated by the fact that several phases with different stoichiometries can be formed within a narrow range of experimental conditions (see Section 1.2.3.2.2 ).…”

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Applications of Electrochemistry in the Fabrication and Characterization of Thin‐Film Solar Cells

Dale

Peter

2010

Advances in Electrochemical Sciences and Engineering

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Thin‐Film Semiconductors Deposited in Nanometric Scales by Electrochemical and Wet Chemical Methods for Photovoltaic Solar Cell Applications

Savadogo

2010

Advances in Electrochemical Sciences and Engineering

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IntroductionThe world net electricity generation has been estimated to increase 77% from 18 trillion kilowatt hour s ( kWh ) in 2006 to 31.8 trillion kWh in 2030 with a value of 23.2 trillion kWh in 2015 1) . On the other hand, the world market capacity of solar photovoltaic power systems escalated from 1.3 gigawatt s ( GW ) in 2001 to 15.2 GW in 2008 for systems which have been installed. In particular, market installations reached a record high of 5.95 GW in 2008 corresponding to a growth of 110% from 2007. The contribution of solar energy to the world net electricity generation is estimated to be 6% by 2050.The production of photovoltaic ( PV ) modules is still based mainly on crystalline silicon (Si) (94%) while 4% of modules are based on thin -fi lm amorphous Si solar cells and 2% are polycrystalline compound solar cells based on CdTe and CuIn 2 Se [1] . Despite the tremendous progress in all aspects of production of Si -based solar cells and the rapid decrease of production cost for PV modules from $5 per peak watt at the beginning of the 1990s to $2.5 per peak watt in 2009, or $0.7 per kWh, this remains effectively too high. Subsidies from some government policies and/or the carbon dioxide market to increase the utilization of clean energy for sustainable development can contribute to reduce the PV energy cost to $0.25 -0.40 per kWh during the fi rst year of the system installation. This cost is similar to that of classic energy where energy cost is higher than $0.25 -0.30 per kWh. For economic viability of this energy without subsidies, the development of ultralow -cost PV systems is one of the important issues to ensure a smooth transition to sustainable energy development. According to a recent US Department of Energy study in the USA [2] , a major research effort is needed to close the huge gap between the current use of solar energy and its enormous underdeveloped potential. One of the identifi ed thrusts of the 5 Advances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering. Edited

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ChemInform Abstract: Electrodeposition of In‐Se, Cu‐Se, and Cu‐In‐Se Thin Films.

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Electrochemically Fabricated Alloys and Semiconductors Containing Indium

Electrochemically Fabricated Alloys and Semiconductors Containing Indium

Applications of Electrochemistry in the Fabrication and Characterization of Thin‐Film Solar Cells

Thin‐Film Semiconductors Deposited in Nanometric Scales by Electrochemical and Wet Chemical Methods for Photovoltaic Solar Cell Applications

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