Structural, optical and electrical properties of In-doped Cd2SnO4 thin films by spray pyrolysis method

Cd2SnO4 transparent conductive oxide: a promising alternative candidate for highly efficient hybrid halide perovskite solar cells

“…The structure and optical characteristics of cadmium stannate thin lms can be further tailored by gamma irradiation 21 and suitable dopants, such as In and Sb. 22 Furthermore, Cd 2 SnO 4 thin lms require costeffective preparation techniques including radio frequency magnetron sputtering, 23 sol-gel, 24 dip coating, 25 and spray pyrolysis. 22 In addition to acquiring both high conductivity and stretch ability of the electrodes, Cd 2 SnO 4 transparent conductive oxide renders these as excellent candidates for realizing high performance solar cells.…”

Radiation treatment of Cd 2 SnO 4 thin films prepared by RF sputtering with different preparation conditions

“…The substrate holder was rotated at rate of 2 rpm and the RF plasma discharge power was maintained at 100 W. After deposition of the thin films a group of the samples were annealed at temperature of 500 o C for 2 hours in air. This temperature and duration would be optimum condition among the surveyed heat treatment in literature to affect the thin film crystalinity structure without formation of undesired phase.. corresponding to cubic phase of Cd 2 SnO 4 [3,20]. The spectra showed that there are no any other phase formation during sputtering or due to irradiation and heat treatment.…”

“…The combination between both SnO 2 and CdO gives the formed films high optical transmission and electrical conductivity. The electron mobility in the Cd 2 SnO 4 compound can reach 100 cm 2 V −1 s −1 [3]. There are many applications that are employing this type of thin films such as flat panel display, transparent electrode, heat reflective coatings on energy-efficient windows, smart mirrors [4,5], solar cells [6] Shottky contacts and photovoltaic detectors [7][8][9][10].…”

Improved electrical and optical properties in epitaxial Cd2SnO4 films

“…13 This material possesses excellent thermal stability as well as strong ionic properties, which make it significant for many applications including the liquid crystal display smart windows, transparent electrodes, and photovoltaic generators. [14][15][16] So far, a variety of chemical and physical techniques, including spray pyrolysis method, 17 radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique, 18 and dip coating, 19 have been used to fabricate the Cd 2 SnO 4 films; however, only the polycrystalline structures of the Cd 2 SnO 4 thin films were observed via these techniques. In general, the crystal structure of the films largely determines the device performance.…”