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Growth Mechanism, Structural and Photoelectrochemical Study of Zinc Tellurium Thin Film

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2022.23458
Kisan C. Rathod
Department of Chemistry, The New College, Kolhapur-416012, India
Kallappa R. Sanadi
Department of Chemistry, Doodhsakhar Mahavidyalaya, Bidri, Kolhapur-416208, India
Pradip D. Kamble
Department of Physics, The New College, Kolhapur-416012, India
Ganesh S. Kamble
Department of Engineering Chemistry, Kolhapur Institute of Technology’s College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kolhapur-416234, India
Muddsar L. Gaur
Department of Chemistry, C.B.Khedgi’s Basaveshwar Science Raja Vijaysinh Commerce and Raja Jaysinh Arts College, Akkalkot, Solapur-413216, India
Kalyanrao M. Garadkar
Department of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416004, India

Corresponding Author(s) : Kisan C. Rathod

kishanchandurathod@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 34 No. 3 (2022): Vol 34 Issue 3, 2022

Abstract

Chalcogenides II-VI group of crystalline material zinc tellurium thin films have been synthesized by chemical bath deposition (CBD) method in which glass substrates have been used for deposition technique in presence of triethanolamine solution. The as-synthesized films were characterization by X-ray diffraction scanning electron microscopy (XRD), optical spectroscopy and thermoelectric techniques. The deposited material was orthorhombic in shape. The 2.01 eV is the optical band gap energy of the sample and the electrical conductivity of the thin film was originating in the order of 10-8 (Ω cm)-1, which showed n-type thermoelectrical conductivity. The solar cell can be represented as a n-ZnTe|NaI (0.1M) + I2 (0.1M)|C(graphite). The solar efficiency of the cell was found to be 1.03%.

Keywords

Chemical bath deposition Growth mechanism Semiconductor Photoelectrochemical cell
C. Rathod, K., R. Sanadi, K., D. Kamble, P., S. Kamble, G., L. Gaur, M., & M. Garadkar, K. (2022). Growth Mechanism, Structural and Photoelectrochemical Study of Zinc Tellurium Thin Film. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 34(3), 715–719. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2022.23458
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