An investigation on SnS layers for solar cells fabrication with CdS, SnS2 and ZnO window layers prepared by nebulizer spray method

A. M.S. Arulanantham, S. Valanarasu, A. Kathalingam, Mohd Shkir, Hyun Seok Kim

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Abstract

The preparation of SnS, CdS, SnS2 and ZnO thin films by nebulizer spray method, and their characterization is reported. The size of crystallites, dislocation density, texture coefficient and strain were estimated using XRD data. SEM study revealed good surface morphology of films. Optical properties of deposited SnS, CdS, SnS2 and ZnO films were estimated using the optical absorption measurements. The calculated optical energy gaps of CdS, SnS2, ZnO and SnS films were, respectively, found as 2.45, 2.41, 3.2 and 1.45 eV. Hall effect measurements exhibited p-type conductivity for SnS and n-type conductivity for CdS, SnS2, ZnO thin films. The grown SnS thin films showed resistivity and carrier concentration as 0.0689 Ωcm and 1.04 × 1019 cm− 3, respectively. Heterojunction solar cells of FTO/CdS/SnS, FTO/SnS2/SnS, and FTO/ZnO/SnS were also fabricated and their properties studied. The fabricated FTO/ZnO/SnS heterojunction solar cell presented a superior performance with conversion efficiency (0.96%) greater than other structures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number776
JournalApplied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
Volume124
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2018

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