Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of β-In2S3 Thin Films to be Applied on Cadmium Reduced Solar Cells

Uziel Galarza Gutiérrez; María Lourdes de Albor Aguilera; Cesar Hernández Vasquez; Jose M. Flores Márquez; Miguel A. González Trujillo; Daniel Jiménez Olarte; Jorge R. Aguilar Hernández; Aduljay Remolina Millán

doi:10.1002/pssa.201700428

Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of β-In₂S₃ Thin Films to be Applied on Cadmium Reduced Solar Cells

Uziel Galarza Gutiérrez, María Lourdes de Albor Aguilera, Cesar Hernández Vasquez, Jose M. Flores Márquez, Miguel A. González Trujillo, Daniel Jiménez Olarte, Jorge R. Aguilar Hernández, Aduljay Remolina Millán

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Abstract

In₂S₃ thin films are prepared by chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique to be applied as buffer layer in CdTe solar cells. CdTe photovoltaic devices are developed using In₂S₃ as “standard buffer layer” in order to reduce the CdS thickness used as window material. It is important to examine potential thin films in a prospective life cycle study, focusing on direct costs, resource availability, and environmental impacts. Open and closed CBD system influence on the In₂S₃ physical properties is analyzed. Stable tetragonal β-In₂S₃ phase was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Electrical properties were determined by four-point probe technique obtaining a resistivity value of 10²Ω cm. CdTe solar cells performance was studied by measuring J–V characteristics and spectral quantum efficiencies. These results reveal In₂S₃ thin films as buffer layer reduce the cadmium quantity used in solar cells manufacture and improve their current collection in blue wavelength region (300–500 nm).

Original language	English
Article number	1700428
Journal	Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
Volume	215
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700428
State	Published - 21 Feb 2018

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chemical bath deposition
solar cells
thin films
β-InS

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Galarza Gutiérrez, U., de Albor Aguilera, M. L., Hernández Vasquez, C., Flores Márquez, J. M., González Trujillo, M. A., Jiménez Olarte, D., Aguilar Hernández, J. R., & Remolina Millán, A. (2018). Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of β-In₂S₃ Thin Films to be Applied on Cadmium Reduced Solar Cells. Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science, 215(4), Article 1700428. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700428

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Galarza Gutiérrez, U, de Albor Aguilera, ML , Hernández Vasquez, C , Flores Márquez, JM , González Trujillo, MA , Jiménez Olarte, D , Aguilar Hernández, JR & Remolina Millán, A 2018, 'Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of β-In₂S₃ Thin Films to be Applied on Cadmium Reduced Solar Cells', Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science, vol. 215, no. 4, 1700428. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700428

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