Modification of optical and electrical properties of chemical bath deposited CdS using plasma treatments

被引：21

作者：

Gonzalez, G. ^{[1
]}

Krishnan, B. ^{[1
,2
]}

Avellaneda, D. ^{[1
]}

Castillo, G. Alan ^{[1
]}

Das Roy, T. K. ^{[1
]}

Shaji, S. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Autonoma Nuevo Leon, Fac Ingn Mecan & Elect, San Nicolas De Los Garza 66450, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

[2] Univ Autonoma Nuevo Leon, CIIDIT, Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

来源：

THIN SOLID FILMS | 2011年 / 519卷 / 21期

关键词：

Cadmium sulphide thin films; Chemical bath deposition; Plasma treatments; Optical and electrical properties; INDIUM-TIN OXIDE; THIN-FILMS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.374

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Cadmium sulphide (CdS) is a well known n-type semiconductor that is widely used in solar cells. Here we report preparation and characterization of chemical bath deposited CdS thin films and modification of their optical and electrical properties using plasma treatments. CdS thin films were prepared from a chemical bath containing Cadmium chloride, Triethanolamine and Thiourea under various deposition conditions. Good quality thin films were obtained during deposition times of 5, 10 and 15 min. CdS thin films prepared for 10 min. were treated using a glow discharge plasma having nitrogen and argon carrier gases. The changes in morphology, optical and electrical properties of these plasma treated CdS thin films were analyzed in detail. The results obtained show that plasma treatment is an effective technique in modification of the optical and electrical properties of chemical bath deposited CdS thin films. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：7587 / 7591

页数：5

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