Buffer layers and transparent conducting oxides for chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 based thin film photovoltaics: present status and current developments

N Naghavi, D Abou‐Ras, N Allsop… - Progress in …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present contribution is to give a review on the recent work concerning Cd‐
free buffer and window layers in chalcopyrite solar cells using various deposition techniques …

Defect‐Enriched ZnO/ZnS Heterostructures Derived from Hydrozincite Intermediates for Hydrogen Evolution under Visible Light

Y Zhi, Y Yi, C Deng, Q Zhang, S Yang… - ChemSusChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introducing defect engineering into ZnO/ZnS heterojunction photocatalysts is an effective
method to simultaneously improve their visible light performance and photocatalytic …

Self-biased hybrid piezoelectric-photoelectrochemical cell with photocatalytic functionalities

CF Tan, WL Ong, GW Ho - Acs Nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
Utilizing solar energy for environmental and energy remediations based on photocatalytic
hydrogen (H2) generation and water cleaning poses great challenges due to inadequate …

Fabrication of enhanced performance Visible-light photodetector based on Ag/ZnS/p-Si/Ag heterojunction grown by chemical bath deposition

A Kumar, S Gupta, S Mukherjee, S Gaurav… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present work, ZnS thin films were deposited onto Si-substrate using the chemical bath
deposition technique, with a deposition time of 75 min and 100 min, and subsequently the …

Low temperature synthesis of wurtzite zinc sulfide (ZnS) thin films by chemical spray pyrolysis

X Zeng, SS Pramana, SK Batabyal… - Physical chemistry …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc sulfide (ZnS) thin films have been synthesized by spray pyrolysis at 310° C using an
aqueous solution of zinc chloride (ZnCl2) and thioacetamide (TAA). Highly crystalline films …

Chemical bath deposited ZnS buffer layer for Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin film solar cell

J Hong, D Lim, YJ Eo, C Choi - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The dependence of Zn precursors using zinc sulfate (ZnSO 4), zinc acetate (Zn (CH 3 COO)
2), and zinc chloride (ZnCl 2) on the characteristics of the chemical bath deposited ZnS thin …

Structure and optical band gap of ZnO1− xSx thin films synthesized by chemical spray pyrolysis for application in solar cells

RR Thankalekshmi, AC Rastogi - Journal of Applied Physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Highly crystalline c-axis oriented and homogeneous ZnO 1− x S x films with sulfur
composition 0.05≤ x≤ 0.9 without phase separation were deposited using spray pyrolysis …

Effect of the chemical composition of co‐sputtered Zn(O,S) buffer layers on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cell performance

M Buffière, S Harel, C Guillot‐Deudon… - … status solidi (a), 2015 - Wiley Online Library
High‐efficiency Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGSe) solar cells generally require a CdS buffer layer
formed by chemical bath deposition (CBD). However, the incompatibility of this process with …

Preparation and characteristics of chemical bath deposited ZnS thin films: Effects of different complexing agents

SW Shin, GL Agawane, MG Gang, AV Moholkar… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Zinc sulfide (ZnS) thin films were prepared on glass substrates by a chemical bath
deposition technique using aqueous zinc acetate and thiourea solutions in a basic medium …

Alignment of energy levels at the ZnS/Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 interface

L Larina, D Shin, JH Kim, BT Ahn - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Further understanding of the electronic structure at the ZnS/Cu (In, Ga) Se2 interface is
necessary to enhance the electron injection across the interface in Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar …