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SnS Nanocrystals Sensitized ZnO Nanowire Arrays for Extremely Thin Absorber Vertical Junction Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2015

Firoz Alam ,
Ambuj Misra ,
Dinesh K. Pandya  and
Viresh Dutta
Firoz Alam
Affiliation:
Photovoltaic Laboratory, Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
Ambuj Misra
Affiliation:
Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
Dinesh K. Pandya
Affiliation:
Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
Viresh Dutta
Affiliation:
Photovoltaic Laboratory, Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Abstract

Surfactant-free SnS nanoparticles were synthesized using continuous spray pyrolysis (CoSP) technique and used as sensitizers on electro-deposited ZnO nanowire arrays for fabrication of extremely thin absorbing (ETA) layers. The high-surface-area nanowire layer on ITO substrate was directly over-coated by SnS nanoparticles. The morphology of the ZnO/SnS nanostructures showed the coverage of orthorhombic SnS nanocrystals on hexagonal ZnO prismatic nanowires. The crystalline phase of the ZnO/SnS nanostructures was studied using X-ray diffraction. Conducting AFM showed a nonlinear characteristics confirming the junction formation.

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x-ray diffraction (XRD)electrodepositionspray pyrolysis
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1738: Symposium V – Sustainable Solar-Energy Conversion Using Earth-Abundant Materials , 2015 , mrsf14-1738-v05-43
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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