Synthesis and characterization of copper antimony tin sulphide thin films for solar cell applications

被引：7
作者：
Ali, N. [1 ,2 ]
Hussain, A. [1 ]
Ahmed, R. [1 ]
Shamsuri, W. N. Wan [1 ]
Fu, Y. Q. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Teknol Malaysia, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Utm Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia
[2] Govt Post Grad Jehanzeb Coll Saidu Sharif, Dept Phys, Swat 19200, Pakistan
[3] Northumbria Univ, Fac Engn & Environm, Dept Phys & Elect Engn, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, Tyne & Wear, England
来源：
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE | 2016年 / 390卷
关键词：
Thin films; Copper tin antimony sulphide; XPS; Optical properties; Resistivity; PHOTOVOLTAIC ABSORBER MATERIAL; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES;
D O I：
10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.08.136
中图分类号：
O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];
学科分类号：
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Low price thin film modules based on Copper antimony tin sulphide (CATS) are introduced for solar harvesting to compete for the already developed compound semiconductors. Here, CATS thin films were deposited on soda lime glass by thermal evaporation technique followed by a rapid thermal annealing in an argon atmosphere. From Our XRD analysis, it was revealed that the annealed samples were poly-crystalline and their crystallinity was improved with increasing annealing temperature. The constituent elements and their corresponding chemical states were identified using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The obtained optical band gap of 1.4 eV for CATS thin film is found nearly equal to GaAs one of the highly efficient thin film material for solar cell technology. Furthermore, our observed good optical absorbance and low transmittance for the annealed CATS thin films in the visible region of light spectrum assured the aptness of the CATS thin films for solar cell applications. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数：6
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