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A Study on the Characteristics of CdS Thin Film by Annealing Time Change

열처리시간 변화에 의한 CdS 박막 특성에 관한연구

  • Chung, Jae-Pil (Department of Electronic Engineering, Gachon University) ;
  • Park, Jung-cheul (Department of Electronic Engineering, Gachon University)
  • Received : 2021.07.28
  • Accepted : 2021.08.24
  • Published : 2021.10.30

Abstract

This paper uses a multiplex deposition sputter system and aims to improve transmittance and reduce production costs by depositing a CdS thin film on an ITO glass substrate. When manufacturing CdS thin films, we wanted to find excellent conditions when manufacturing solar cells by changing heat treatment time. It was observed that thickness and sheet resistance were not significantly different depending on heat treatment time changes. The specific resistance was measured from a minimum of 6.68 to a maximum of 6.98. When the heat treatment time was more than 20 minutes, the transmittance was measured to be more than 75%. When the heat treatment time was 10 minutes, the bandgap was 3.665 eV and more than 20 minutes was 3.713 eV, which was measured as the same result. The XRD analysis showed that the structure of CdS was hexagonal and only CdS thin films were deposited without any other impurities. The result of calculating the FWHM was a maximum of 0.142 when the heat treatment time was 20 minutes, and a minimum of 0.133 when the heat treatment time was 40 minutes, so there was no significant difference in the FWHM when the heat treatment time was changed. The particle size was measured at 11.65 Å when the heat treatment time was 40 minutes, and at 10.93 Å when the heat treatment time was 20 minutes.

본 논문은 multiplex deposition sputter system을 사용하였고 ITO 유리기판 위에 CdS 박막을 증착하여 투과율을 향상시키고 제작비용을 절감하는데 목적을 두었다. CdS 박막을 제작할 때 열처리시간을 변화시켜 태양전지를 제작할 때 우수한 조건을 찾고자 하였다. 열처리 시간 변화에 따른 두께와 면 저항은 큰 차이가 없는 것으로 관찰되었다. 비저항은 최소값 6.68에서 최대값 6.98로 측정되었다. 열처리 시간이 20분 이상하였을 때 투과율은 75% 이상으로 측정되었다. 열처리시간이 10분일 때 밴드갭은 3.665 eV이고 20분 이상은 3.713 eV로 똑같은 결과로 측정되었다. XRD를 분석한 결과 CdS의 구조는 hexagonal로 나왔으며 다른 불순물이 없이 CdS 박막 만 증착되었다. 반치폭 (FWHM)을 계산한 결과는 열처리시간을 20분으로 하였을 때 0.142로 최대값으로 측정되었고 40분일 때 0.133으로 최소값으로 측정되어 열처리 시간을 변화 주었을 때 반치폭은 큰 차이가 없었다. 입자 크기를 측정한 것으로는 열처리시간을 40분으로 하였을 때 11.65 Å으로 최대값이고 20분일 때 10.93 Å으로 최소값으로 측정되었다.

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