Effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor
Cadmium sulfide; Cadmium sulfide solar cells; Chemical analysis; Deposition; Energy gap; II-VI semiconductors; Semiconductor doping; Thin film solar cells; Thioureas; Zinc; Zinc compounds; Chemical-bath deposition; Comparative analysis; Growth techniques; Optoelectrical properties; Optoelectronic pr...
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my.uniten.dspace-252752023-05-29T16:07:47Z Effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor Munna F.T. Chelvanathan P. Sobayel K. Nurhafiza K. Sarkar D.K. Nour M. Sindi H. Rawa M. Sopian K. Amin N. Akhtaruzzaman M. 57200988091 35766323200 57194049079 57215945332 57220704093 54783088200 57188627799 55290678700 7003375391 7102424614 57195441001 Cadmium sulfide; Cadmium sulfide solar cells; Chemical analysis; Deposition; Energy gap; II-VI semiconductors; Semiconductor doping; Thin film solar cells; Thioureas; Zinc; Zinc compounds; Chemical-bath deposition; Comparative analysis; Growth techniques; Optoelectrical properties; Optoelectronic properties; Solar cell devices; Solar cell structures; Zinc concentration; Thin films CdS is commonly used as a window layer in solar cell structure and is deposited by different growth techniques. In this study, a source-dependent comparative analysis on chemical bath deposition-grown CdS thin film focusing on different sulphur sources, namely, thiourea (NH2SCNH2) and N-methylthiourea (NH2CSNHCH3), was conducted. Moreover, the effect of Zn2+ doping on as-grown CdS film from the abovementioned sulphur sources was examined. Results reveal that the optical transmittance increases with the increase in zinc concentration. The optical bandgap ranges from 2.35 eV to 2.45 eV whilst thiourea is used as sulphur source, and the bandgap ranges from 2.2 eV to 2.4 eV whilst N-methylthiourea (NMT hereinafter) is utilised. Notably, the electrical properties are independent of the difference in sulphur sources. Zn2+-doped CdS thin films with NMT as sulphur source exhibit ideal optoelectrical properties for the usage as window layers in solar cell device applications. � 2020 Final 2023-05-29T08:07:46Z 2023-05-29T08:07:46Z 2020 Article 10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.165197 2-s2.0-85088099394 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85088099394&doi=10.1016%2fj.ijleo.2020.165197&partnerID=40&md5=9f9ba4d560f230db2922cbef903d912b https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/25275 218 165197 Elsevier GmbH Scopus |
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Cadmium sulfide; Cadmium sulfide solar cells; Chemical analysis; Deposition; Energy gap; II-VI semiconductors; Semiconductor doping; Thin film solar cells; Thioureas; Zinc; Zinc compounds; Chemical-bath deposition; Comparative analysis; Growth techniques; Optoelectrical properties; Optoelectronic properties; Solar cell devices; Solar cell structures; Zinc concentration; Thin films |
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Munna F.T. Chelvanathan P. Sobayel K. Nurhafiza K. Sarkar D.K. Nour M. Sindi H. Rawa M. Sopian K. Amin N. Akhtaruzzaman M. Effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor |
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Effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor |
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Effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor |
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Effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor |
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Effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor |
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Effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor |
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effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (cds) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor |
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