scholarly journals Structural and Photoelectrochemical Properties of Cu-Doped CdS Thin Films Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Xie ◽  
Jinzhan Su ◽  
Mingtao Li ◽  
Liejin Guo
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Annealing Treatment ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Properties ◽  
Ultrasonic Spray ◽  
Cds Thin Films ◽  
P Type

Cu-doped CdS thin films of variable doping levels have been deposited on indium tin oxide-coated glass substrate by simple and cost-effective ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. The influences of doping concentration and annealing treatment on the structure and photoelectrochemical properties of the films were investigated. The deposited films were characterized by XRD, SEM, and UV-Vis spectra. Moreover, the films were investigated by electrochemical and photoelectrochemical measurements with regard to splitting water for solar energy conversion. The results showed that the Cu impurity can cause a structural change and red shift of absorption edge. It was found that the photocurrent can be improved by the Cu-doping process for the unannealed films under the weak illumination. The unannealed 5 at.% Cu-doped sample obtained the maximum IPCE, which achieved about 45% at 0.3 V versus SCE potential under 420 nm wavelength photoirradiation. In addition, the p-type CdS was formed with a doping of 4 at.%~10 at.% Cu after 450°C 2 h annealed in vacuum.

scholarly journals Strong texture tuning along different crystalline directions in glass-supported CeO2 thin films by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inti Zumeta-Dubé ◽  
José Manuel García Rangel ◽  
Jorge Roque ◽  
Issis Claudette Romero-Ibarra ◽  
Mario Fidel García Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Spray Pyrolysis Technique ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Growth Direction ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Smart Windows ◽  
Ultrasonic Spray

AbstractThe strong facet-dependent performance of glass-supported CeO2 thin films in different applications (catalysis, smart windows, etc.) has been the target of diverse fundamental and technological approaches. However, the design of accurate, cost-effective and scalable methods with the potential for large-area coverage that produce highly textured glass-supported CeO2 thin films remains a technological challenge. In the present work, it is demonstrated that under proper tuning conditions, the ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique enables one to obtain glass-supported polycrystalline CeO2 films with noticeable texture along both the (100) and (111) directions, as well as with randomly oriented crystallites (no texture). The influence of flow rates, solution molarity, and substrate temperature on the texture and morphological characteristics, as well as optical absorption and Raman response of the deposited films, is evaluated. The obtained results are discussed on the basis of the combined dependence of the CeO2-exposed surfaces on the thermodynamic stability of the corresponding facets and the reaction kinetics, which modulate the crystallite growth direction.

Characterization of Ag Doped P-Type ZnO Thin Films Prepared by Electrostatic-Enhanced Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 299-300 ◽  
pp. 436-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Hua Min ◽  
Xiao Yan Liang ◽  
Bin Wang ◽  
Yue Zhao ◽  
Yun Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Optical Transmittance ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Zno Thin Films ◽  
Ultrasonic Spray ◽  
P Type ◽  
O Phase

In this paper, the structure, electrical and optical properties and stabilities of Ag doped p-type ZnO thin films, prepared by electrostatic-enhanced ultrasonic spray pyrolysis were investigated. XRD and Hall data analyses indicated that the resistivity of 4at. % Ag doped p-type ZnO was low, without Ag2O phase separation. The optical transmission spectra illustrated that optical band gaps decreases with the gradual increase of Ag dopant. Moreover, ZnO: Ag films placed for 10 days still showed p-type, but the optical transmittance decreased, suggesting that AgZn in the ZnO: Ag thin films captured electrons to generate Agi, which reunited to be Ag nano-particles and decreased the optical transmittance of ZnO: Ag.

ZnO Thin Films Prepared Using the Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method for High Performance Metal Oxides-Based Photoconductors

2020 ◽  
Vol 860 ◽  
pp. 274-281
Author(s):  
Nur Ajrina Putri ◽  
Cuk Imawan ◽  
Vivi Fauzia
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Zno Thin Films ◽  
Spray Pyrolysis Method ◽  
Uv Detector ◽  
Ultrasonic Spray

Zinc oxide (ZnO) has attracted considerable attention because of its potential applications in optoelectronic devices. Many scientists have reported on the preparation of ZnO based photodetectors in metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) structures where expensive noble metals are used as electrodes. Here, we propose the preparation of full metal-oxide photoconductors by using indium tin oxide (ITO) as the electrodes and ZnO thin films as sensing materials. ZnO thin films were prepared by employing a simple ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP) technique with a commercial ultrasonic nebulizer (1.7 MHz). In this work, we developed a high performance ZnO based photodetector on interdigitated ITO with a simple and low-cost USP method. The I-V characteristic shows that ZnO thin film works in a photoconductive mode and has better performance as a UV (325 nm) detector than other wavelengths (505, 625 and 810 nm). As a UV detector, the devices exhibit high sensitivity (1255.51%), high responsivity (22.6 x 103 A/W), high detectivity (1.49 x 1014 Jones), good stability, a fast response time of 0.87 s and a relatively slow recovery time of 34.8 s. This high performance may be related to the large crystallite size that facilitates higher electron mobility.

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