Published May 1, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Preparation and photoelectrochemical applications of chemically synthesized Sb-doped p-AgIn5S8 film electrodes

  • 1. Solar Cell Group, Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan (China)
  • 2. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, No. 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Rd., Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan (China)
  • 3. Department of Environmental Engineering, Kun Shan University , Tainan, Taiwan (China)
  • 4. Energy and Environmental Laboratory, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan (China)
  • 5. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (China)
  • 6. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan (China)

Description

Chemically synthesized Sb-doped p-type AgIn5S8 films with several parameters, such as ratios of Sb/Ag in the reaction solution and multiple depositions of films, were grown on indium-tin-oxide coated glass substrates in this study. The X-ray diffraction patterns of samples show the cubic AgIn5S8 phase in these films. The thicknesses, energy band gaps, and carrier densities of these samples were in the ranges of 537-776 nm, 1.71-1.73 eV, and 6.57x1014-8.82x1014 cm-3, respectively. The maximum photocurrent density of samples with an external potential of -3.5 V vs. a Pt electrode was found to be -5.02 mA/cm2 under illumination using a 300 W Xe lamp system.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2008.12.011

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2008.12.011;
PII
S0921-4526(08)00751-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
404
Journal Issue
8-11
Journal Page Range
p. 1264-1270
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

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