Carbon-Impurity Affected Depth Elemental Distribution in Solution-Processed Inorganic Thin Films for Solar Cell Application

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 5261-5272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanza Rehan ◽  
Ka Young Kim ◽  
Jeonghyeob Han ◽  
Young-Joo Eo ◽  
Jihye Gwak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Elemental Distribution ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Carbon Impurity ◽  
Solar Cell Application ◽  
Inorganic Thin Films

Effect of rapid thermal annealing on sprayed Cu2SnS3 thin films for solar-cell application

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 105503
Author(s):  
Wafaa Magdy ◽  
Ayaka Kanai ◽  
F. A. Mahmoud ◽  
E. T. El Shenawy ◽  
S. A. Khairy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
Solar Cell Application

Studies on DC Magnetron Sputtered AZO Thin Films for HIT Solar Cell Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 02037-1-02037-6
Author(s):  
Ranjitha R. ◽  
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T. K. Subramanyam ◽  
S. Pavan kumar ◽  
Nagesh M ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solar Cell Application

scholarly journals Nickel Antimony Sulphide Thin Films for Solar Cell Application: Study of Optical Constants

2016 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saima Mushtaq ◽  
Bushra Ismail ◽  
Muhammad Raheel ◽  
Aurang Zeb
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Optical Constants ◽  
Application Study ◽  
Solar Cell Application

scholarly journals Solution Combustion Synthesis of Transparent Conducting Thin Films for Sustainable Photovoltaic Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sana Ullah ◽  
Rita Branquinho ◽  
Tiago Mateus ◽  
Rodrigo Martins ◽  
Elvira Fortunato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Combustion Synthesis ◽  
Solution Combustion Synthesis ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Optical Transmittance ◽  
Solution Combustion ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Transparent Conducting

Sunlight is arguably the most promising continuous and cheap alternative sustainable energy source available at almost all living places of the human world. Photovoltaics (PV) is a process of direct conversion of sunlight into electricity and has become a technology of choice for sustainable production of cleaner and safer energy. The solar cell is the main component of any PV technology and transparent conducting oxides (TCO) comprising wide band gap semiconductors are an essential component of every PV technology. In this research, transparent conducting thin films were prepared by solution combustion synthesis of metal oxide nitrates wherein the use of indium is substituted or reduced. Individual 0.5 M indium, gallium and zinc oxide source solutions were mixed in ratios of 1:9 and 9:1 to obtain precursor solutions. Indium-rich IZO (A1), zinc-rich IZO (B1), gallium-rich GZO (C1) and zinc-rich GZO (D1) thin films were prepared through spin coating deposition. In the case of A1 and B1 thin films, electrical resistivity obtained was 3.4 × 10−3 Ω-cm and 7.9 × 10−3 Ω-cm, respectively. While C1 films remained insulating, D1 films showed an electrical resistivity of 1.3 × 10−2 Ω-cm. The optical transmittance remained more than 80% in visible for all films. Films with necessary transparent conducting properties were applied in an all solution-processed solar cell device and then characterized. The efficiency of 1.66%, 2.17%, and 0.77% was obtained for A1, B1, and D1 TCOs, respectively, while 6.88% was obtained using commercial fluorine doped SnO2: (FTO) TCO. The results are encouraging for the preparation of indium-free TCOs towards solution-processed thin-film photovoltaic devices. It is also observed that better filtration of precursor solutions and improving surface roughness would further reduce sheet resistance and improve solar cell efficiency.

scholarly journals Tailoring of the Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of Zinc-Tin-Oxide Thin Films via Oxygenation Process for Solar Cell Application

IEEE Access ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 193560-193568
Author(s):  
Mohammad Aminul Islam ◽  
Md. Khan Sobayel Bin Rafiq ◽  
Halina Misran ◽  
Md. Akhtar Uzzaman ◽  
Kuaanan Techato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Optoelectronic Properties ◽  
Oxide Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell Application ◽  
Zinc Tin Oxide ◽  
Structural And Optoelectronic Properties
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