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Effect of Reaction Temperature on Properties of CdS Thin Films Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition  

Song, Woo-Chang (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Samcheok National Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering / v.38, no.3, 2005 , pp. 112-117 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, CdS thin films, which were widely used as a window layer of the CdS/CdTe and the $CdS/CuInSe_2$heterojunction solar cell, were grown by chemical bath deposition, and the structural, optical and electrical properties of the films on reaction temperatures were investigated. Cadmium acetate and thiourea were used as cadmium and sulfur source, respectively. And Ammonium acetate was used as the buffer solution. As the reaction temperatures were increased, the deposition rate of CdS fllms prepared by CBD was increased and the grain size was large due to increasing reaction rate in solution, also optical transmittance of the films in visible lights was increased on rising reaction temperatures.
Keywords
CBD[Chemical bath deposition]; CdS; Reaction temperature; Window layer;
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