Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Spray Pyrolysis Deposited CdS Films. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gunjal, Shashikant D.; Khollam, Yogesh B.; Arote, Sandeep A.; Jadkar, Sandesh R.; Shelke, Pandit N.; Mohite, Kakasaheb C.; Bhattacharya, Bhaskar
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular symposia. Volume 347:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 9
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Macromolecules -- Congresses; Polymers -- Congresses; Polymerization -- Congresses; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/masy.201400046
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1360

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Summary</title> <sec id="masy201400046-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>The n‐type cadmium sulfide (CdS) is one of the most promising materials for hetero‐junction thin film solar cell applications due to its wide bandgap (2.42 eV). In present communication, the deposition of pure CdS films with hexagonal symmetry by using home‐built spray pyrolysis technique and aqueous solutions of CdCl₂ and NH₂.CS.NH₂ as the precursor materials is reported. The films were deposited at the substrate temperatures of 200, 250 and 300 °C with UHP nitrogen as a carrier gas and characterized by using X‐ray diffraction (XRD), UV‐visible spectroscopy and Hall Effect measurement. The structural studies by using XRD showed that the resultant films have strong orientation of CdS crystallites along (101) with hexagonal structure (wurtzite type). The average crystallite size is found to be 17 nm. The UV‐visible spectroscopy studies of resultant films showed the optical transmittance equal to ≈50% and bandgap is found to be between 2.39 – 2.41 eV. The resistivity and average Hall coefficient are found to be 1.451 × 10¹ Ωcm and ‐ 1.557 × 10³ cm³/C respectively. The resultant films are observed to be good to make a solar cell with CdS as a window layer.</p> </sec> </abstract>