Novel synthesis method for quaternary Cd(Cu, Zn)Se thin films and its characterizations

G. T. Chavan; F. A. Sabah; S. S. Kamble; V. M. Prakshale; S. T. Pawar; S. Patil; Sunhwa Lee; A. Sikora; L. P. Deshmukh; Younghyun Cho; Eun Chel Cho; Junsin Yi

doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.08.235

Novel synthesis method for quaternary Cd(Cu, Zn)Se thin films and its characterizations

G. T. Chavan, F. A. Sabah, S. S. Kamble, V. M. Prakshale, S. T. Pawar, S. Patil, Sunhwa Lee, A. Sikora, L. P. Deshmukh, Younghyun Cho, Eun Chel Cho, Junsin Yi

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Nowadays, the search for novel compounds by chemical synthesis is in trend. Herein, we report the deposition of Cd_1-x-yZn_xCu_ySe (0.025 ≤ x = y ≤ 0.15) films by facile, industry-oriented chemical synthesis. The Cd_1-x-yZn_xCu_ySe thin films were deposited at the optimized growth conditions (temperature = 70 ± 0.1 °C, pH = 10.3 ± 0.1, substrate rotation speed = 70 ± 2 rpm and time = 100 min). As-synthesized thin films were characterized for physical, chemical, topographical and electrical attributes. The study of vibrational modes in Cd_1-x-yZn_xCu_ySe thin films was done with the help of Raman spectroscopy. Improvement in surface topography with the integration of Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ into the CdSe lattice has been noticed by the atomic force microscopy (AFM). The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed lower values of R_s and R_ct for x = y = 0.05 composition. Chemical deposition of Cd_1-x-yZn_xCu_ySe thin films may offer an excellent way to fabricate quaternary chalcogenide-based absorber materials for solar cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	74-80
Number of pages	7
Journal	Ceramics International
Volume	46
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.08.235
State	Published - Jan 2020

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AFM
Cd(Cu, Zn)Se thin films
EFM
Raman
XPS

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