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Bismuth sulphide sensitized tin oxide photoelectrode for solar cell application

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The present study demonstrates the chemical bath deposition of Bi2S3 over previously prepared porous photoanode of SnO2 for solar cell fabrication. Deposition of Bi2S3 onto SnO2 photoanode is carried out at 27 °C for 30, 60 and 120 m, showing structural modification and different Bi/S ratio with increase in deposition time. An enhancement in the optical absorbance is observed as a function of deposition time. The best photovoltaic performance is observed for the deposition time of 30 m. The obtained photovoltaic performance is correlated with the structural, optical and elemental analysis of the sensitized photoanodes, finding a qualitative role of recombination resistance in determining the photoconversion performance.

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HM is thankful to Departmental Research Development Program, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune for partial financial support. MN would like to extend his sincere appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University for funding this work through the research Group No. RG-1436-034.

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  1. Department of Physics, PSGVPM’s ASC College, Shahada, India

    A. Kulkarni & R. Patil

  2. Advanced Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India

    S. Arote & H. Pathan

  3. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Building#5, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    M. Naushad

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Kulkarni, A., Arote, S., Pathan, H. et al. Bismuth sulphide sensitized tin oxide photoelectrode for solar cell application. Indian J Phys 90, 887–893 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-015-0822-5

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