Some characteristics of solar cells with ZnO/ZnFe2O4/CdS/ZnS working anode

Masmali, N.A. and Osman, Z. and Arof, A.K. (2021) Some characteristics of solar cells with ZnO/ZnFe2O4/CdS/ZnS working anode. Optical and Quantum Electronics, 53 (5). ISSN 0306-8919, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-021-02922-y.

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Abstract

In this work, solar cells with configuration FTO/ZnO/ZnFe2O4/CdS/ZnS/gel polymer electrolyte (GPE)/Pt/FTO have been fabricated. ZnFe2O4 was spin-coated on ZnO using 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 and 0.7 M ZnFe2O4 in 2-methoxyethanol (C3H8O2) solution. Zinc ferrite is known to be stable and environmentally friendly. The phase structure and surface morphology of ZnFe2O4 have been identified by XRD and FESEM, respectively. Using the Williamson Hall equation, the crystallite size is 26, 28, 30, 57 and 63 nm for ZnFe2O4 derived from 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 and 0.7 M solutions, respectively. The lattice strain is 0.19. 0.21, 0.23, 1.00 and 1.10 respectively. From UV–Vis spectroscopy the band gap is observed to decrease with ZnFe2O4-2-methoxyethanol (C3H8O2) concentrations. The cell fabricated with the 0.5 M ZnFe2O4 in 2-methoxyethanol (C3H8O2) solution, exhibits a fill factor (FF) of 28, current density at zero voltage of 0.9 mA cm2 and electromotive force of 150 mV. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (Grant No. FG029-17AFR), Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Uncontrolled Keywords: solar cells
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Department of Physics
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 20 Dec 2023 07:14
Last Modified: 20 Dec 2023 07:14
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/35863

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