A comparative study of CdS thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition

Integration of supercapacitor with solar cell based on NiO 2 and CdS nanopillars embedded in porous anodic alumina templates

“…Other relatively weak peaks located at 44.05° and 52.33° correspond to the (220) and (311) planes, respectively, for the CdS phase with cubic structure i according to the card number PDF10‐0454 49 . The structural properties of the grown films are consistent with previous research on the structural properties of CdS thin films prepared on conducting glass/ITO utilizing thermal deposition, 50 chemical bath deposition, 51,52 electrodeposition, 53‐55 and RF magnetron sputtering methods 57,58 …”

“…This result is consistent with other studies describing the development of CdS thin films on conducting glass/ITO substrates employing CBD, 51,52 electrodeposition, [53][54][55] and RF magnetron deposition. 57,58 Raman spectroscopy is a very effective nondestructive technique for studying the structure of materials since it provides a quick and easy approach to identifying the different phases of a material, as well as its degree of crystallinity and whether it is amorphous, crystalline, or nanocrystalline. CdS Raman spectra analysis has received a lot of attention in the literature and compares Raman studies of CdS thin films conducted by various research groups.…”

“…49 The structural properties of the grown films are consistent with previous research on the structural properties of CdS thin films prepared on conducting glass/ITO utilizing thermal deposition, 50 chemical bath deposition, 51,52 electrodeposition, [53][54][55] and RF magnetron sputtering methods. 57,58 The average value of the crystallite size (D) can be defined by the Debye-Scherer's equation 52,54 for line broadening of the stronger diffraction peak: D = 0.9λ/β cos θ, where λ = 1.5406 Å is the X-ray wavelength of Cu-Kα radiation, β is full width at half-maximum intensity (FWHM), and θ is the diffraction angle. According to this equation and Figure 4 (the stronger peak no.3), the calculated value of the average CdS crystallite size, D, was determined to be 23 nm.…”

“…As the most valuable renewable and pure energy source, solar energy has gained great practical interest. [45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58] There are two main types of solar energy technologies that are used nowadays to convert solar light into electricity: concentrated solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV). The first one is an indirect method that generates electricity by converting the sun's energy into thermal energy using various mirror configurations.…”

New systematic study approach of green synthesis CdS thin film via Salvia dye

“…Bragg’s law is used to determine the crystallinity of the produced film in terms of lattice constant, phase, strain, and defect densities using XRD spectrum data. In a cubic structure, structural parameters are computed using Bragg’s law and Vegard’s law; where, n is the diffraction order, λ is the wavelength of the incident X-ray, θ is the diffraction angle and d is inter- planar spacing 40 . Consequently, the out and in plane lattice constant c, and a related to hexagonal unit cell can be estimated by; …”