Li, J;
Sathasivam, S;
Taylor, A;
Carmalt, CJ;
Parkin, IP;
(2018)
Single step route to highly transparent, conductive and hazy aluminium doped zinc oxide films.
RSC Advances
, 8
(74)
pp. 42300-42307.
10.1039/c8ra09338e.
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Abstract
Light scattering yet transparent electrodes are important for photovoltaics as they increase device efficiency by prolonging light path lengths. Here, we present a novel single step route to highly textured Al doped ZnO thin films on glass substrates that show a minimum resistivity of ∼3 × 10-3 Ω cm and high visible light transmittance of 83% while still maintaining high haze factor of 63%. Roughness was imparted into the ZnO films during the synthetic process using acetylacetone and deionized water as additives. The highly hazy yet visible and near infrared transparent nature of the conductive ZnO:Al films allow it to be potentially used as an electrode material in amorphous and microcrystalline silicon solar cells.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Single step route to highly transparent, conductive and hazy aluminium doped zinc oxide films |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c8ra09338e |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra09338e |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10064930 |
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