Electrodeposition of CdTe Thin Films for Solar Energy Water Splitting
Jun Ling, Xulei Zhang, Ting Mao, Lei Li, Shilin Wang, Meng Cao, Jijun Zhang, Haozhi Shi, Jian Huang, Yue Shen, Linjun Wang
Abstract
CdTe thin films have been prepared by electrochemical deposition. The morphological, structural, and optical properties of CdTe thin films deposited with different deposition time were investigated, and the influence of film thickness on the photoelectric characteristics of CdTe thin films was studied. At the deposition time of 1.5 h, CdTe thin films had good optical properties and the photocurrent reached 20 μAcm−2. Furthermore, the Pt/CdS/CdTe/FTO structure was prepared to improve its PEC stability and the photocurrent of 240 μAcm−2 had been achieved.
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Cadmium telluride photovoltaicsPhotocurrentThin filmMaterials scienceDeposition (geology)Photoelectric effectChemical bath depositionOptoelectronicsElectrochemistryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryElectrodePhysical chemistrySedimentEngineeringBiologyPaleontologyChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications