Preparation and characterization of CdxZn1−xS thin films by spray pyrolysis technique for photovoltaic applications

Experimental Study on Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Chemical Bath Deposited CdZnS Thin Films

“…Its optical bandgap is relatively wider than CdS and can be tuned from 2.42-3.60 eV by the controlled addition of Zn [2]. It also provides higher optical transmittance than CdS that in turn increases the short-circuit current of the solar cell [3][4][5][6].…”

Structural, morphological and optical properties of sprayed nanocrystalline thin films of Cd1-xZnxS solid solution

“…CdS on the other hand, degrades into soluble cadmium cations, which are not only hazardous but also restrict the performance of the device. [13,20] Several techniques have been employed to grow thin films of Cd 1-x Zn x S like vacuum evaporation, [21][22][23][24] electrochemical deposition, [25] successive ionic layer adsorption, reaction technique, [26] chemical vapor deposition, [27] chemical bath deposition (CBD), [13,28,29] spray pyrolysis, [30,31] etc. Spray pyrolysis is a very simple and inexpensive technique.…”

Optical properties of spray pyrolysis deposited Cds:Al thin films

“…CdS thin films can be prepared by different techniques such as chemical bath deposition (CBD) (Whitley et al 1994), electrodeposition , laser ablation (Raviprakash et al 2009), sputtering (Ubale et al 2007), and vacuum evaporation (Naumov et al 2006). Among these methods, SPD is a very attractive method to produce CdS films for photovoltaic applications for which large-area devices and low-cost processes are involved.…”