Effect of different annealing conditions on the properties of chemically deposited ZnS thin films on ITO coated glass substrates

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 856-863

  Shin, Seung Wook ^a   Ra Kang, So ^b   Ho Yun, Jae ^c   Moholkar, A V ^b,d   Moon, Jong Ha ^b   Yong Lee, Jeong ^a   Kim, Jin Hyeok ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^d Gopal Krishna Gokhale College   (India)

Author keywords

Annealing atmosphere; Annealing temperature; Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD); Less toxic complexing agents; Polycrystalline ZnS films; XPS studies

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING ATMOSPHERES; ANNEALING TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION (CBD); COMPLEXING AGENTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; XPS;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DEPOSITION; DIFFRACTION; ITO GLASS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SODIUM; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; THIOUREAS; TOXIC MATERIALS; UREA; VAPOR DEPOSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ANNEALING;

EID: 78751649639     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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