Tin sulphide thin films synthesised using a two step process

Energy Procedia

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages 371-378

  Leach, M ^a   Reddy, K T Ramakrishna ^b,c   Reddy, M V ^b   Tan, J K ^c   Jang, D Y ^a   Miles, R W ^c  

^a Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optical properties; Structure; Sulphidisation; Tin monosulphide

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; ANNEALING TIME; ARGON GAS; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; ENERGY BANDGAPS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FILM COMPOSITION; NEAR OPTIMUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SODA LIME GLASS SUBSTRATE; SULPHIDISATION; SURFACE TEXTURES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; TIN LAYERS; TIN SULPHIDE; TWO STEP METHOD; TWO-STEP PROCESS;

ANNEALING; ARGON; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SUBSTRATES; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; TINNING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

TIN;

EID: 84860536521     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.02.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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