Preparation of SnS films by low temperature sulfurization

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作者
Minemura, Takehiro [1 ]
Miyauchi, Keisuke [1 ]
Noguchi, Koji [1 ]
Ohtsuka, Kenichi [1 ]
Nakanishi, Hisayuki [1 ]
Sugiyama, Mutsumi [1 ]
机构
[1] Tokyo Univ Sci, Fac Sci & Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Noda, Chiba 2788510, Japan
来源
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI C - CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, VOL 6, NO 5 | 2009年 / 6卷 / 05期
关键词
BAND-STRUCTURE; THIN-FILMS; SPECTRA; CELLS;
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10.1002/pssc.200881166
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Polycrystalline tin sulfide (SnS) films were grown by sulfurization of Sri precursor at low temperatures of 120-220 degrees C. The p-type conductivity SnS film grown at 170 degrees C comprises densely packed 3-5-mu m-diameter columnar grains, which is appropriate for use in photoabsorption layers of solar cells. The SnS film had an optical bandgap of about 1.3 eV. Using an appropriate SnS film, n-CdS/p-SnS heterojunction was fabricated on Mo-coated soda-lime glass substrates. These results are the first step toward realizing an optical device as a solar cell using a SnS film grown using sulfurization. (C) 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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页码:1221 / 1224
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