Indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells

Indium sulfide (In2S3) thin films have been synthesized by chemical bath deposition technique onto glass substrates using In(NO3)3 as indium precursor and thioacetamide as sulfur source. X-ray diffraction studies have shown that the crystalline state of the as-prepared and the annealed films is β-In...

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Main Authors: Lugo Loredo, Shadai, Peña Méndez, Yolanda, Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela, Messina Fernández, S., Alvarez Gallegos, Alberto, Vázquez Dimas, Alejandro, Hernández García, Tomás Constantino
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author Lugo Loredo, Shadai
Peña Méndez, Yolanda
Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela
Messina Fernández, S.
Alvarez Gallegos, Alberto
Vázquez Dimas, Alejandro
Hernández García, Tomás Constantino
author_facet Lugo Loredo, Shadai
Peña Méndez, Yolanda
Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela
Messina Fernández, S.
Alvarez Gallegos, Alberto
Vázquez Dimas, Alejandro
Hernández García, Tomás Constantino
author_sort Lugo Loredo, Shadai
collection Repositorio Institucional
description Indium sulfide (In2S3) thin films have been synthesized by chemical bath deposition technique onto glass substrates using In(NO3)3 as indium precursor and thioacetamide as sulfur source. X-ray diffraction studies have shown that the crystalline state of the as-prepared and the annealed films is β-In2S3. Optical band gap values between 2.27 and 2.41 eV were obtained for these films. The In2S3 thin films are photosensitive with an electrical conductivity value in the range of 10−3 –10−7 (Ω cm)−1, depending on the film preparation conditions. We have demonstrated that the In2S3 thin films obtained in this work are suitable candidates to be used as window layer in thin film solar cells. These films were integrated in SnO2:F/In2S3/Sb2S3/PbS/C–Ag solar cell structures, which showed an open circuit voltage of 630 mV and a short circuit current density of 0.6 mA/cm2.
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spelling eprints-136192024-03-04T18:51:13Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/13619/ Indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells Lugo Loredo, Shadai Peña Méndez, Yolanda Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela Messina Fernández, S. Alvarez Gallegos, Alberto Vázquez Dimas, Alejandro Hernández García, Tomás Constantino Biología y Química Indium sulfide (In2S3) thin films have been synthesized by chemical bath deposition technique onto glass substrates using In(NO3)3 as indium precursor and thioacetamide as sulfur source. X-ray diffraction studies have shown that the crystalline state of the as-prepared and the annealed films is β-In2S3. Optical band gap values between 2.27 and 2.41 eV were obtained for these films. The In2S3 thin films are photosensitive with an electrical conductivity value in the range of 10−3 –10−7 (Ω cm)−1, depending on the film preparation conditions. We have demonstrated that the In2S3 thin films obtained in this work are suitable candidates to be used as window layer in thin film solar cells. These films were integrated in SnO2:F/In2S3/Sb2S3/PbS/C–Ag solar cell structures, which showed an open circuit voltage of 630 mV and a short circuit current density of 0.6 mA/cm2. North-Holland 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/13619/1/art%C3%ADculo%20%20Indium%20layer.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/13619/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/art%C3%ADculo%20%20Indium%20layer.pdf Lugo Loredo, Shadai y Peña Méndez, Yolanda y Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela y Messina Fernández, S. y Alvarez Gallegos, Alberto y Vázquez Dimas, Alejandro y Hernández García, Tomás Constantino (2014) Indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells. Applied surface science, 550. pp. 110-113. ISSN 0169-4332
spellingShingle Biología y Química
Lugo Loredo, Shadai
Peña Méndez, Yolanda
Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela
Messina Fernández, S.
Alvarez Gallegos, Alberto
Vázquez Dimas, Alejandro
Hernández García, Tomás Constantino
Indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells
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title Indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells
title_full Indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells
title_fullStr Indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells
title_full_unstemmed Indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells
title_short Indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells
title_sort indium sulfide thin films as window layer in chemically deposited solar cells
topic Biología y Química
url http://eprints.uanl.mx/13619/1/art%C3%ADculo%20%20Indium%20layer.pdf
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