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Fabrication and characterization of 150 nm tin antimony sulfide thin films, a promising window layer material for homojunction solar cells

Ali, N. and Hussain, A. and Ahmed, R. and Shamsuri, W. N. W. and Abdel, Salam (2017) Fabrication and characterization of 150 nm tin antimony sulfide thin films, a promising window layer material for homojunction solar cells. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 123 (4). pp. 1-6. ISSN 0947-8396

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00339-017-0879-4

Abstract

A suitable combination of window and absorber layers plays a vital role in the fabrication of an efficient solar cell system. Here, we report the investigations concerning tin antimony sulfide, SnSb4S7 (TAS) thin film as an n-type window layer, prepared on the cleaned glass substrate via thermal evaporation technique. The obtained 150 nm thin films were annealed at 150, 200, 250, and 300 °C in an argon atmosphere, and then analyzed to get insight about its potential in a solar cell as an n-type window layer. The resistance of the films, determined via Van der Pauw technique, is found to be decreased (76–52 MΩ) with increasing annealing temperature. XRD analysis showed that the calculated crystallite size of the sample annealed at 300 °C was around 16 ± 0.5 nm, which is consistent with the characteristic range of window layer. Moreover, the calculated band gap (2.3–2.85 eV), low absorbance, and high transmittance values in the visible range also endorse the potential of TAS thin film for window layer.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:solar cell, increase annealing temperature, absorber layer
Subjects:Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:Science
ID Code:80264
Deposited By: Narimah Nawil
Deposited On:25 Apr 2019 01:24
Last Modified:25 Apr 2019 01:24

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