SnSe thin film electrodes prepared by vacuum evaporation: Enhancement of photoelectrochemical efficiency by argon gas condensation method
- نوع المنشور
- بحث أصيل
- المؤلفون
- Nordin Sabli
- Zainal Abidin Talib
- Wan Mahmood Mat Yunus
- Zulkarnain Zainal
- Hikmat S. Hilal
- Masatoshi Fujii
- النص الكامل
- تحميل
The effect of argon gas condensation (AGC) on crystallinity, surface morphology and photoelectrochemical (PEC)
characteristics of SnSe thin films, prepared by thermal vacuum deposition onto ITO/glass substrates, has been
investigated. The focal theme was to improve growth process of SnSe thin films and consequently enhance
their PEC characteristics, by including argon gas during film manufacturing. For comparison purposes, the films
grown With- and Without-AGC were characterized using various techniques such as X-ray diffractometry, UV-VIS
spectroscopy, and SEM. The results indicate enhancement in film crystallinity and surface morphology by inclusion
of argon gas. Such enhancement has been attributed to slower deposition rate due to argon gas presence.
Photoelectrochemical property of SnSe thin film electrodes was studied using linear sweep voltammetry in dark and
under illumination. The With-AGC electrodes showed higher photoactivity than the Without-AGC counterparts.
Enhancement of PEC characteristics of SnSe With-AGC thin film electrodes is consistent with their crystallinity and
surface uniformity. Inclusion of AGC in thermal vacuum deposition processes is potentially valuable to prepare
enhanced SnSe thin film electrodes even without the need for further treatment such as etching or annealing.
المجلة
- العنوان
- Electrochemistry: The Electrochemical Society of Japan, 82 (1), 25-30 ;
- الناشر
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- بلد الناشر
- فلسطين
- نوع المنشور
- Both (Printed and Online)
- المجلد
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- السنة
- 2014
- الصفحات
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