The Development of Crystalline Sb2S3 Thin Films as Buffer Layer or as Absorber Material for Three-Dimensional (3D) Solar Cells

Author

Manolache, S.A. ; Duta, A.

Author_Institution

Centre: Product Design for Sustainable Energy, Transilvania Univ. of Brasov, Brasov

Volume

2

fYear

2007

fDate

Oct. 15 2007-Sept. 17 2007

Firstpage

373

Lastpage

376

Abstract

The paper present the research made in order to develop crystalline Sb₂S₃ thin films by spray pyrolysis deposition technique, SPD. The films were developed by varying the deposition parameters: the deposition temperature, the number of spraying and the type of solvents (water and mixed: water-ethanol). The obtained films were analyzed by XRD, AFM, UV-VIS spectroscopy and current-voltages measurements in dark and under illumination and proves the formation of crystalline Sb₂S₃ thin films with proper electrical properties to be used as buffer layer and/ or as absorber material in the three-dimensional solar cells.

Keywords

X-ray diffraction; antimony compounds; atomic force microscopy; buffer layers; electrical conductivity; pyrolysis; solar cells; spray coating techniques; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; 3D solar cells; AFM; Sb₂S₃; UV-visible spectra; XRD; absorber material; buffer layer; crystalline thin films; current-voltages measurements; spray pyrolysis deposition technique; Crystallization; Current measurement; Electric variables measurement; Lighting; Solvents; Spectroscopy; Spraying; Sputtering; Temperature; X-ray scattering; 3D solar cells; Spray Pyrolysis Deposition; absorber material; buffer layer; crystalline Sb2S3 thin film;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Conference, 2007. CAS 2007. International

Conference_Location

Sinaia

ISSN

1545-827X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0847-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SMICND.2007.4519738

Filename

4519738