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Tailoring of CdS Nano Films Through CBD-Isochronal Synthesis For PV Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2012

Amanullah Fatehmulla ,
Abdullah M Aldhafiri ,
Hamad Albrithen ,
Omar Al-Dossari ,
Adil M Hassib ,
Mohammad L Hussein ,
Jalinder D Ambekar ,
Dinesh P Amalnerkar  and
Mohammed Aslam
Amanullah Fatehmulla
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah M Aldhafiri
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia
Hamad Albrithen
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia
Omar Al-Dossari
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia
Adil M Hassib
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad L Hussein
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia
Jalinder D Ambekar
Affiliation:
Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology(C-MET), Panchavati, Off. Dr. Bhaba Road, Pune- 411008, India
Dinesh P Amalnerkar
Affiliation:
Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology(C-MET), Panchavati, Off. Dr. Bhaba Road, Pune- 411008, India
Mohammed Aslam
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

Cadmium Sulphide (CdS) thin films have been prepared on ultrasonicated glass substrates using a specially designed chemical bath deposition technique via isochronal synthesis. The structural properties have been determined through XRD. The nanostructures have been identified in FE-SEM images. The chemical analysis has been carried out through EDAX. Optical analysis and PL studies were carried out on these films. The growth conditions and the characterization results exhibit strong dependence on the pH of the precursor solution as well as the temperature of the bath. Cu doping has been employed on the tailored films to make them low resistive and efficient for window layer applications.

Keywords

chemical synthesisnanostructurephotovoltaic
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1396: Symposium O – Compound Semiconductors for Generating, Emitting and Manipulating Energy , 2012 , mrsf11-1396-o03-08
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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