Electrochemical deposition and characterization of cadmium indium telluride thin films for photovoltaic application

Effect of annealing on the structural properties of thermal evaporated CdIn2Te4/CdS thin film solar cells

“…The detected crystallite size is consistent with those of other studies in the literature [18,36]. The inter-planar distance (d) calculations are similar to those obtained by Jain et al [17], and the lattice constant (a) calculations are similar to those obtained by Dongol et al [19]. …”

“…The most appropriate structure for CdTe thin film solar cells is produced by matching n-type CdS and p-type CdTe [16]. II-III 2 -VI 4 compounds, such as CdIn 2 Te 4 compounds and II-VI compounds, have received great attention in recent years [17,18]. In the last decade, the emphasis has been on the development of low-cost deposition techniques [19].…”

“…The properties of CdInTe films have been investigated in many studies [11,15,17,18,29], but more information is needed. In this study, for the first time, solar cells were manufactured by depositing CdIn 2 Te 4 and CdS on an ITO-coated glass substrate using the thermal evaporation technique.…”

Microstructural and Optical Properties of Electrodeposited CdSnSe Thin Films

“…Notably, tin chalcogenides in their polycrystalline form have been reported to be viable options as PEC materials due to their low band energy, high chemical stability and cost effective preparation techniques. It has been found that incorporation of a second metal into the photoelectrode material could effectively reduce the resistivity of the material [4][5][6]. CdSe is a n-type material and can be utilized in a number of opto-electronic devices such as PEC cells [7,8], hybrid solar cells [9], light emitting diodes [10], etc.…”

A Study on CdTe Thin Films for Photovoltaic Cells by a Solution-Based Continuous Flow Reactor Process

“…Due to the high absorption coefficient, only 1-2 µm thickness of CdTe film is required to absorb most of the photons in the solar spectrum on the earth. Up to now, a variety of methods such as evaporation, close spaced sublimation, electrodeposition, sputtering, MOCVD, screen printing, and spray pyrolysis have been reported for the formation of polycrystalline CdTe thin film [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Those technologies, however, cause the high production costs due to their requirements of the expensive vacuum systems and high temperature conditions.…”