Synthesis and Characterization of Cu-Incorporated Zinc Tin Zorcinate Thin Film as a Promising Candidate as Absorber Layer in DSSC
Toraya, M., Attia, D., El Nahrawy, A., Ahmed, N., Hussin, S. (2022). Synthesis and Characterization of Cu-Incorporated Zinc Tin Zorcinate Thin Film as a Promising Candidate as Absorber Layer in DSSC. EKB Journal Management System, 65(3), 663-675. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.87118.4214
Marwa M. Toraya; Doaa M. Attia; Amany M. El Nahrawy; Ninte M. Ahmed; Saleh Hussin. "Synthesis and Characterization of Cu-Incorporated Zinc Tin Zorcinate Thin Film as a Promising Candidate as Absorber Layer in DSSC". EKB Journal Management System, 65, 3, 2022, 663-675. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.87118.4214
Toraya, M., Attia, D., El Nahrawy, A., Ahmed, N., Hussin, S. (2022). 'Synthesis and Characterization of Cu-Incorporated Zinc Tin Zorcinate Thin Film as a Promising Candidate as Absorber Layer in DSSC', EKB Journal Management System, 65(3), pp. 663-675. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.87118.4214
Toraya, M., Attia, D., El Nahrawy, A., Ahmed, N., Hussin, S. Synthesis and Characterization of Cu-Incorporated Zinc Tin Zorcinate Thin Film as a Promising Candidate as Absorber Layer in DSSC. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 65(3): 663-675. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.87118.4214

Synthesis and Characterization of Cu-Incorporated Zinc Tin Zorcinate Thin Film as a Promising Candidate as Absorber Layer in DSSC

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry
Article 63, Volume 65, Issue 3, March 2022, Page 663-675  XML PDF (1.06 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.87118.4214
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Authors
Marwa M. Toraya1; Doaa M. Attiaorcid 1; Amany M. El Nahrawy email orcid 2; Ninte M. Ahmed1; Saleh Hussin3
1Photovoltaic Cells Department, Electronics Research Institute (ERI), Cairo, Egypt
2Solid-State Physics Department, Physics Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, 12622, Egypt
3Electronics and Communications Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt
Abstract
This study presents the elaboration and characterization of un-doped and Copper co-doped Zinc-Tin-Zirconiate (3, 6, 9 mol.%). Cux-ZTZr(2-x) nanostructured thin films prepared using sol-gel Copper co-doped Zinc Tin method on a glass substrate and annealed at 500oC for 1hr. The synthesized film samples are characterized by X-ray (XRD), scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray (HR-SEM/EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and UV–VIS–NIR double beam spectrophotometer. The experimental results demonstrated that all the prepared films exhibited a polycrystalline nanoparticle structure, and the crystallites size was found to be ranged from 17 and 32 nm. SEM micrographs showed scattered nanoparticles with irregular distribution over the substrates, and the particles size is in the range of 21–29 nm. The highly transparent (>85% for doped sample) nanostructures films show a bandgap increment from 4 to 4.19 ev with rising Copper content in zinc Tin Zirconiate. The effect of Cu focus in ZTZr will differ in the optical properties of the semiconductor, which means that these films have many advantages in solar cell application.
Keywords
Counter electrode; Spin coating; Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC); Optical properties; Sol-gel
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