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Sher, Farooq
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- 2023Multifunctional cobalt oxide nanocomposites for efficient removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutionscitations
- 2023Functional bioinspired nanocomposites for anticancer activity with generation of reactive oxygen species
- 2023Kinetic and equilibrium study of graphene and copper oxides modified nanocomposites for metal ions adsorption from binary metal aqueous solutioncitations
- 2022Synthesis and Characterization of High-Efficiency Halide Perovskite Nanomaterials for Light-Absorbing Applications
- 2022A comprehensive review on green perspectives of electrocoagulation integrated with advanced processes for effective pollutants removal from water environment
- 2021Hydrothermally Engineered Ni-CuC Hybrid nanocompositescitations
- 2021Feedback Control of Melt Pool Area in Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing Processcitations
- 2021Preparation and Characterisation of Sustainable Wood Plastic Composites Extracted from Municipal Solid Wastecitations
- 2020Sustainable conversion of carbon dioxide into diverse hydrocarbon fuels via molten salt electrolysiscitations
- 2020Thermal and kinetic analysis of diverse biomass fuels under different reaction environment: a way forward to renewable energy sourcescitations
- 2020Solution combustion synthesis of transparent conducting thin films for sustainable photovoltaic applicationscitations
- 2020Solution combustion synthesis of transparent conducting thin films for sustainable photovoltaic applicationscitations
- 2019Future of 5-fluorouracil in cancer therapeutics, current pharmacokinetics issues and a way forwardcitations
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Solution combustion synthesis of transparent conducting thin films for sustainable photovoltaic applications
Abstract
<p>Sunlight is arguably the most promising continuous and cheap alternative sustainable energy source available at almost all living places of the human world. Photovoltaics (PV) is a process of direct conversion of sunlight into electricity and has become a technology of choice for sustainable production of cleaner and safer energy. The solar cell is the main component of any PV technology and transparent conducting oxides (TCO) comprising wide band gap semiconductors are an essential component of every PV technology. In this research, transparent conducting thin films were prepared by solution combustion synthesis of metal oxide nitrates wherein the use of indium is substituted or reduced. Individual 0.5 M indium, gallium and zinc oxide source solutions were mixed in ratios of 1:9 and 9:1 to obtain precursor solutions. Indium-rich IZO (A1), zinc-rich IZO (B1), gallium-rich GZO (C1) and zinc-rich GZO (D1) thin films were prepared through spin coating deposition. In the case of A1 and B1 thin films, electrical resistivity obtained was 3.4 × 10<sup>−3</sup> Ω-cm and 7.9 × 10<sup>−3</sup> Ω-cm, respectively. While C1 films remained insulating, D1 films showed an electrical resistivity of 1.3 × 10<sup>−2</sup> Ω-cm. The optical transmittance remained more than 80% in visible for all films. Films with necessary transparent conducting properties were applied in an all solution-processed solar cell device and then characterized. The efficiency of 1.66%, 2.17%, and 0.77% was obtained for A1, B1, and D1 TCOs, respectively, while 6.88% was obtained using commercial fluorine doped SnO<sub>2</sub>: (FTO) TCO. The results are encouraging for the preparation of indium-free TCOs towards solution-processed thin-film photovoltaic devices. It is also observed that better filtration of precursor solutions and improving surface roughness would further reduce sheet resistance and improve solar cell efficiency.</p>