Advances in nanostructured thin film materials for solar cell applications

N Ali, A Hussain, R Ahmed, MK Wang, C Zhao… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent advances in photovoltaic devices based on nanostructured
materials and film designs, focusing on cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper zinc tin sulfide …

Tuning the nonlinear susceptibility and linear parameters upon annealing Ag 60− x Se 40 Te x nanostructured films for nonlinear and photonic applications

S Das, D Alagarasan, S Varadharajaperumal… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The current study focuses on the annealing-induced changes in the structural, non-
linear/linear optical, and surface morphological characteristics of nanostructured Ag60 …

The effect of annealing in N2 atmosphere on the physical properties of SnSb4S7 thin films

A Jebali, N Khemiri, M Kanzari - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016 - Elsevier
SnSb4S7 thin films were grown on glass substrates by means of the vacuum thermal
evaporation technique. The annealing process was performed under nitrogen (N2) …

Dispersion parameters, linear and nonlinear optical analysis of the SnSb2S4 thin films

IM El Radaf - Applied Physics A, 2020 - Springer
This paper reports the synthesis of SnSb 2 S 4 thin films on precleaned glass substrates via
an economic spray pyrolysis method. The impact of film thickness on the linear and …

Optoelectrical properties of the ternary chalcogenide SnSb2S5 as a new absorber layer for photovoltaic application

AF Kraidy, IM El Radaf, A Zeinert… - Journal of Physics D …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
A new material, tin antimony sulfide (SnSb 2 S 5) thin films, considering different thicknesses
(200 nm, 312 nm and 431 nm), were obtained by thermal evaporation onto a glass …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and characterization of thermally evaporated copper bismuth sulphide thin films

A Hussain, R Ahmed, N Ali, NM AbdEl-Salam… - Surface and Coatings …, 2017 - Elsevier
Non-toxic copper containing chalcogenides are considered as promising alternate materials
for the absorber layer in thin film solar cells and visible-light harvesting devices. In this …

Tin antimony sulfide (Sn6Sb10S21) thin films by heating chemically deposited Sb2S3/SnS layers: studies on the structure and their optoelectronic properties

S Devasia, S Shaji, DA Avellaneda… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tin antimony sulfide thin films (Sn 6 Sb 10 S 21) were obtained on glass substrates by
heating chemical bath deposited Sb 2 S 3/SnS layers. The report primarily focuses on the …

Investigation on optical properties of SnxSbySz sulfosalts thin films

D Abdelkader, MB Rabeh, N Khemiri… - Materials science in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract SnSb 4 S 7, Sn 2 Sb 6 S 11, SnSb 2 S 4, Sn 4 Sb 6 S 13, Sn 2 Sb 2 S 5, and Sn 3
Sb 2 S 6 single crystals were grown via the Bridgman technique and Sn x Sb y S z thin films …

Antimony sulphide, an absorber layer for solar cell application

N Ali, A Hussain, R Ahmed, WNW Shamsuri, A Shaari… - Applied Physics A, 2016 - Springer
Replacement of the toxic, expensive and scarce materials with nontoxic, cheap and earth-
abundant one, in solar cell absorber layer, is immensely needed to realize the vision of …

Synthesis, characterization, structural and optical absorption behavior of SnxSbySz powders

D Abdelkader, A Jebali, A Larbi, A Harizi… - Advanced Powder …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The SnSb 4 S 7, SnSb 2 S 4, Sn 4 Sb 6 S 13, Sn 2 Sb 2 S 5 and Sn 3 Sb 2 S 6
materials were synthesized by the Bridgmann technique. The five pellets were characterized …