Pk. Nair et al., SEMICONDUCTOR THIN-FILMS BY CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION FOR SOLAR-ENERGYRELATED APPLICATIONS, Solar energy materials and solar cells, 52(3-4), 1998, pp. 313-344
In this paper we present the basic concepts underlying the chemical ba
th deposition technique and the recipes developed in our laboratory du
ring the past ten pears for the deposition of good-quality thin films
of CdS, CdSe, ZnS, ZnSe, PbS, SnS, Bi2S3, Bi2Se3, Sb2S3, CuS, CuSe, et
c. Typical growth curves, and optical and electrical properties of the
se films are presented. The effect of annealing the films in air on th
eir structure and composition and on the electrical properties is nota
ble: CdS and ZnS films become conductive through a partial conversion
to oxide phase; CdSe becomes photosensitive, SnS converts to SnO2, etc
. The use of precipitates formed during deposition for screen printing
and sintering, in polymer composites and as a source for vapor-phase
deposition is presented. Some examples of the application of the films
in solar energy related work are presented. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science
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