Thickness-Dependent Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell Characterization of Cd0.825Pb0.175 S Thin Films

Authors

  • M. A. Barote  Department of Physics, Azad college, Ausa, Maharashtra, India
  • Kanwate Arvind  Thin Film Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Rajarshi Shahu Mahavidyalaya - Latur, Maharashtra, India
  • E. U. Masumdar  Thin Film Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Rajarshi Shahu Mahavidyalaya - Latur, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Photoelectrochemical cell, Cd0.825Pb0.175 S electrode, efficiency, fill factor.

Abstract

The photoelectrochemical properties on chemically deposited Cd0.825Pb0.175 S thin films have been studied to asses its suitability to convert solar energy into electrical energy. The electrode was prepared from an aqueous alkaline medium consisting of Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions simultaneously in a definite volume stoichiometric proportion. The photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell of the configuration Cd0.825Pb0.175 S / 1M (NaOH +Na2S + S) / C is fabricated to study the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics in dark and under illumination. The photovoltaic power output curves have been obtained under 25 mW/ cm2 light intensity. The power conversion efficiency (η) and fill factor (ff) are obtained.

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M. A. Barote, Kanwate Arvind, E. U. Masumdar "Thickness-Dependent Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell Characterization of Cd0.825Pb0.175 S Thin Films" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.171-173, January-February-2018.