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Towards a promising systematic approach to the synthesis of CZTS solar cells.
| العنوان: | Towards a promising systematic approach to the synthesis of CZTS solar cells. |
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| المؤلفون: | Najm AS; Department of Electrical, Electronics and System, FKAB, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. asmaa.soheil@yahoo.com.; Petroleum Research and Development Center, Ministry of Oil, Baghdad, Iraq. asmaa.soheil@yahoo.com.; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq. asmaa.soheil@yahoo.com., Al-Ghamdi A; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.; Basic & Applied Scientific Research Center (BASRC), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Unit, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Amin MT; Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Yanbu Industrial College, 41912, Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah City, Saudi Arabia., Al Ghamdi A; Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Yanbu Industrial College, 41912, Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah City, Saudi Arabia., Moria H; Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Yanbu Industrial College, 41912, Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah City, Saudi Arabia., Holi AM; Department of Physics, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Al-Qadisiyah, 58002, Iraq., Abed AM; Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Mustaqbal University, Babylon, Iraq., Al-Zahrani AA; Imam Abdulrahman-Bin Fiasal University, Eastern Region, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Sopian K; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia., Bais B; Department of Electrical, Electronics and System, FKAB, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia., Sultan AJ; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq. |
| المصدر: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Sep 18; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 15418. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 18. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE; MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011- |
| مستخلص: | This study aims to enhance the CZTS device's overall efficiency, the key research area has been identified in this study is to explore the effects of a novel, low-cost, and simplified, deposition method to improve the optoelectronic properties of the buffer layer in the fabrication of CZTS thin film solar cells. Herein, an effective way of addressing this challenge is through adjusting the absorbers' structure by the concept of doping, sensitized CdS thin film by the bi-functional linker, and an environmentally friendly catalytic green agent. The Linker Assisted and Chemical Bath Deposition (LA-CBD) method was introduced as an innovative and effective hybrid sensitization approach. In the one-step synthesis process, Salvia dye, Ag, and 3-Mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) were used. Generally, the results for all samples displayed varying bandgap as achieved between (2.21-2.46) eV, hexagonal structure with considerably decreased strain level, broader grain size, and dramatically enhanced crystalline property. Hence, the rudimentary CdS/CZTS solar cell devices were fabricated for the application of these novel CdS films. Preliminary CZTS thin film solar cell fabrication results in the highest conversion efficiency of 0.266% obtained CdS + Salvia dye, indicating the potential use of the CdS films as a buffer layer for CZTS photovoltaic devices. (© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.) |
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| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230918 Latest Revision: 20230922 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10507019 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-42641-w |
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