Photoelectrochemical applications of In₂Se₃ thin films by chemical deposition

Abstract

Indium selenide films have been synthesized by chemical bath deposition method onto stainless steel plate. The configuration of fabricated cell is n-In₂Se₃| NaOH(1 M) + S(1 M) + Na₂S(1 M) |C_(graphite). Characterization of the photoelectrochemical cell was carried out by studying X-ray diffraction, current–voltage and capacitance–voltage characteristics in the dark, barrier height measurements, power output, photoresponse and spectral response. The study shows that the In₂Se₃ thin films are n-type semiconductor. The junction ideality factor was found to be 3.24. The flat band potential and the barrier height were found to be 0.720 V and 0.196 eV, respectively. From the study of power output characteristics, open circuit voltage, short circuit current, fill factor and efficiency were found to be 310 mV, 20 μA, 37.64 and 0.61%, respectively. Photoresponse studies show that the lighted ideality factor is 2.78. Maximum current was observed at 575 nm.