CdTe solar cells fabrication and examination techniques: a focused review

M Zghaibeh, PC Okonkwo, W Emori… - … Journal of Green …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
There has been an increasing demand for green energy due to the negative impact of global
warming on the environment and life. This has necessitated the fabrication of different …

Thermally evaporated CdS thin films for CdS/CdTe solar cells: Effect of substrate temperature on CdS layer

AAI Lakmal, R Kumarasinghe, VA Seneviratne… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
CdS thin films were deposited by vacuum thermal evaporation technique on Fluorine-doped
Tin Oxide glass substrates at different substrate temperatures ranging from 50 to 250° C …

Thermally evaporated CdS/CdTe thin film solar cells: Optimization of CdCl2 evaporation treatment on absorber layer

R Kumarasinghe, PKK Kumarasinghe… - Current applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
CdCl 2 treatment is crucial in the fabrication of highly efficient CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cells.
This study reports a comprehensive analysis of thermal evaporated CdS/CdTe thin-film solar …

Influence of thickness on crystallographic, stereometric, optoelectronic, and electrochemical characteristics of electron-beam deposited indium tin oxide thin films

F Ghamari, D Raoufi, J Arjomandi - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
High transparency, low resistivity, and smooth surface of transparent conductive oxides like
ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) thin films yet are desired for achieving diverse fields of optoelectronic …

Thermally evaporated CdTe thin films for solar cell applications: optimization of physical properties

PKK Kumarasinghe, A Dissanayake… - Materials Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microstructure and other physical properties of CdTe thin films are directly affected by the
deposition conditions as well as post deposition treatments. In this respect, CdTe films were …

A study on the enhancement of opto-electronic properties of CdS thin films: seed-assisted fabrication

WGC Kumarage, RP Wijesundera… - Semiconductor …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
A novel method of fabricating chemical bath deposited CdS thin films (CBD-CdS) by using
electrodeposited CdS (ED-CdS) as a seed layer is reported. The resulting thin, compact …

Growth and characterization of EDTA assisted CBD-CdS

WGC Kumarage, RP Wijesundera… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chemical bath deposition of CdS (CBD-CdS) thin films with the assistance of a cationic
surfactant, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), is reported in this work. Also the EDTA …

Effect of annealing temperature on electrical properties of RGO thin films deposited by Atomized Spray Pyrolysis

DC Maddumage, SA Panamaldeniya… - Diamond and Related …, 2021 - Elsevier
The modified Hummers method is an ideal method for the bulk production of reduced
graphene oxide (RGO) using Sri Lankan natural vein graphite. Deposition of RGO as a thin …

Effect of substrate temperature on electrical properties of RGO thin films deposited by atomized spray pyrolysis

DC Maddumage, SA Panamaldeniya… - Materials Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) by the modified Hummer's method is an
excellent way for the bulk production of RGO powder. A novel atomized spray pyrolysis …

Effect of CdS layer thickness on thermally evaporated-CdS/CdTe solar cell efficiency

AAI Lakmal, R Kumarasinghe, VA Seneviratne… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
CdS thin films were deposited with different thicknesses on Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide glass
substrates by vacuum thermal evaporation technique. Vacuum annealed CdS thin films …