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Enhanced solar cell performance of electron beam irradiated CdS photoanode by electrodeposition method

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In this paper, we report electrosynthesized cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin films for the electron beam irradiation and solar cell application. Deposited and irradiated CdS thin films are characterized for their structural, surface, morphological, and electrical properties by XRD, FE-SEM, and photoelectrochemical cell measurement. We have confirmed that the optical and photoelectrochemical properties can be improved by irradiation treatment. This work is useful for surface tailoring and providing a novel approach to improve photoelectrochemical properties of nanostructured CdS thin films for the promising applications in nano system devices to convert solar energy. The maximum efficiency and fill factor are found to be 1.8% and 0.49 at 25 kGy, respectively.

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Acknowledgments

Analysis of CdS samples was supported by the Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea Research Fund 2015–2018. One of the author (VJF) is grateful to the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi for the financial support through the scheme no. MRP.MAJOR-PHYS-2013-35168.

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  1. Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University, 32 Dongguk-ro, Biomedical Campus, Ilsandong-gu, Siksa-dong, 410-773, Goyang-si, Gyenggi-do, Republic of Korea

    S. K. Shinde, G. S. Ghodake & D-Y Kim

  2. Thick and Thin Film Device Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004, India

    Ninad B. Velhal

  3. Holography and Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416004, India

    M. V. Takale, H. D. Dhaygude & V. J. Fulari

  4. BARC, Mumbai, India

    M. C. Rath

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Shinde, S.K., Ghodake, G.S., Velhal, N.B. et al. Enhanced solar cell performance of electron beam irradiated CdS photoanode by electrodeposition method. J Solid State Electrochem 21, 1517–1522 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-016-3484-0

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