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Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Spray Pyrolysis Deposited CdS Films
Author(s) -
Gunjal Shashikant D.,
Khollam Yogesh B.,
Arote Sandeep A.,
Jadkar Sandesh R.,
Shelke Pandit N.,
Mohite Kakasaheb C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201400046
Subject(s) - wurtzite crystal structure , crystallite , materials science , cadmium sulfide , band gap , thin film , solar cell , analytical chemistry (journal) , spectroscopy , direct and indirect band gaps , cadmium acetate , substrate (aquarium) , hall effect , chemical bath deposition , chemical engineering , electrical resistivity and conductivity , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , chemistry , zinc , cadmium , metallurgy , physics , oceanography , engineering , quantum mechanics , geology , electrical engineering , chromatography
Summary The n‐type cadmium sulfide (CdS) is one of the most promising materials for hetero‐junction thin film solar cell applications due to its wide bandgap (2.42 eV). In present communication, the deposition of pure CdS films with hexagonal symmetry by using home‐built spray pyrolysis technique and aqueous solutions of CdCl 2 and NH 2 .CS.NH 2 as the precursor materials is reported. The films were deposited at the substrate temperatures of 200, 250 and 300 °C with UHP nitrogen as a carrier gas and characterized by using X‐ray diffraction (XRD), UV‐visible spectroscopy and Hall Effect measurement. The structural studies by using XRD showed that the resultant films have strong orientation of CdS crystallites along (101) with hexagonal structure (wurtzite type). The average crystallite size is found to be 17 nm. The UV‐visible spectroscopy studies of resultant films showed the optical transmittance equal to ≈50% and bandgap is found to be between 2.39 – 2.41 eV. The resistivity and average Hall coefficient are found to be 1.451 × 10 1 Ωcm and ‐ 1.557 × 10 3 cm 3 /C respectively. The resultant films are observed to be good to make a solar cell with CdS as a window layer.