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
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
e24492Informations 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.