Chemically processed CdTe thin films for potential applications in solar cells - Effect of Cu doping.

CdTe Electrodeposition Optical properties Semiconductors Thin films

Journal

Heliyon
ISSN: 2405-8440
Titre abrégé: Heliyon
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101672560

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Feb 2024
Historique:
received: 25 05 2023
revised: 19 12 2023
accepted: 09 01 2024
medline: 9 2 2024
pubmed: 9 2 2024
entrez: 9 2 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Thin films of cadmium telluride (CdTe) have attained the attention of researchers due to the potential application in solar cells. However, cost-effective fabrication of solar cells based on thin films along with remarkable efficiency and control over optical properties is still a challenging task. This study presents an analysis of the structural, optical and electrical properties of undoped and Cu-doped CdTe thin films fabricated on ITO coated glass substrates using an electrodeposition process with a focus on practical applications. Electrolytes of cadmium (Cd), tellurium (Te) and copper (Cu) are prepared with a low molarity of 0.1 M. Thin films are deposited by keeping current density in the range of 0.12-0.3 mA/cm

Identifiants

pubmed: 38333808
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24492
pii: S2405-8440(24)00523-1
pmc: PMC10850418
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e24492

Informations de copyright

© 2024 The Authors.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Auteurs

Azqa F Butt (AF)

Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.

M Azhar (M)

Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.

Hassan Yousaf (H)

Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.

K M Batoo (KM)

King Abdullah Institute For Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia.

Dilbar Khan (D)

Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.

M Noman (M)

Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.

Mujeeb U Chaudhry (MU)

Department of Engineering, Durham University, DH13LE, UK.

Shahzad Naseem (S)

Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.

Saira Riaz (S)

Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.

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