The structure of natively textured SnO₂film and its application to an optical confinement-type a-Si:H solar cell

Formation of micrometer-order-thick poly-Si films on textured glass substrates by flash lamp annealing of a-Si films prepared by catalytic chemical vapor deposition

“…Dome-shaped structures are clearly observed in the a-Si image. These are characteristic structures due to surface roughness of the substrate, and similar structures have already been reported elsewhere [11]. Microstructure of the polySi is therefore mainly affected by this initial a-Si structure.…”

Tuning the properties of F:SnO2 (FTO) nanocomposites with S:TiO2 nanoparticles – promising hazy transparent electrodes for photovoltaics applications

“…The optical texture of TCOs can intrinsically be developed during deposition, as for columnar bulk structured fluorine-doped tin oxide (F:SnO 2 or FTO), or after deposition, as for crater-like textured Al:ZnO made by etching films deposited by magnetron sputtering with HCl acid. 4,5 However, tuning deposition/etching parameters involves comprehensive studies requiring substantial efforts and time, and increases the cost. Alternatively, using techniques enabling uniform and conformal deposition of TCO films, the optical texture of TCOs can be defined by patterning glass substrates using chemical/physical etching, nano-imprinting etc.…”

Effect of film thickness on the physical properties of ZnO:Al thin films deposited using a spray pyrolysis technique

“…Materials such as tin oxide (SnO 2 ), indium tin oxide (ITO), and zinc oxide (ZnO) have been studied extensively and applied as electrodes in thin-film solar cells [1][2][3][4]. These materials possess a wide energy bandgap (E g > 3.4 eV) and are therefore transparent in the visible region, where the long-wavelength cutoff depends on the charge carrier concentration.…”