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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/JKEM.2011.24.8.616

Effects of pH of Reaction Solution on the Structural and Optical Properties of CdS Thin Films for Solar Cell Applications  

Lee, Jae-Hyeong (School of Information & Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers / v.24, no.8, 2011 , pp. 616-621 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, CdS thin films, which were widely used window layer of the CdTe and the Cu(In,Ga)$Se_2$ thin film solar cell, were grown by chemical bath deposition, and effects of pH of reaction solution on the structural and optical properties were investigated. For pH<10.5, as the pH of reaction solution was higher, the deposition rate of CdS films was increased by improving ion-by-ion reaction in the substrate surface and the crystallinity of the films was improved. However, when the pH was higher than 10.5, the deposition rate was decreased because of smaller $Cd^{2+}$ ion concentration in the reaction solution. Also, the crystallinity of the films were deteriorated. The CdS films deposited at lower pH showed poor optical transmittance due to adsorbed colloidal particles, while the transmittance was improved for higher pH.
Keywords
CdS (Cadmium sulfide); Chemical bath deposition; Structural property; Optical properties; Solar cell;
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