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Optimization of electrodeposition time on the properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films for thin film solar cell applications

Authors :
Hanif Ullah
Shafi Ullah
Muhammad Aamir Shafi
Bernabé Marí Soucase
Amal Bouich
Laiq Khan
Julia Mari Guaita
Source :
Optical and Quantum Electronics. 54
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022.

Abstract

Electrochemical deposition was used to create a quaternary CZTS (Cu2ZnSnS4) kesterite thin layer. An aqueous solution of CZTS was used to deposit a thin layer over Indium Tin Oxide. The effects of deposition time (variation) on CZTS thin films under ambient conditions were investigated in this study. Several available characterization systems were used to study the samples as they were produced. The polycrystalline description of the layer is inveterate by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The SEM as well as AFM study show that deposition time improved surface morphology and topography of CZTS thin films which increase several nm in grain size. Furthermore, depending upon the deposition duration, the optical study reveals an acceptable bandgap in a range of 1.44 to 1.71 eV. Characteristics of high-quality CZTS absorber layers for solar cell applications are discovered to be affected by deposition time variation. To check the effect of this bandgap variation (1.44 to 1.71 eV) on the performance of a CZTS based thin film solar cell, a simulation software SCAPS-1D is being used.

Details

ISSN :
1572817X and 03068919
Volume :
54
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Optical and Quantum Electronics
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....be8432ce238877b25a8e39532cf86ec5
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-022-03913-3