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Enhanced photovoltaic performance of tin sulfide nanoparticles by indium doping

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2016

Farid Jamali-Sheini ,
Mohsen Cheraghizade ,
Farhad Niknia  and
Ramin Yousefi
Farid Jamali-Sheini*
Affiliation:
Advanced Surface Engineering and Nano Materials Research Center, Department of Physics, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz 61349-37333, Iran
Mohsen Cheraghizade
Affiliation:
Young Researchers and Elite Club, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz 61349-37333, Iran
Farhad Niknia
Affiliation:
Young Researchers and Elite Club, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz 61349-37333, Iran
Ramin Yousefi
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Masjed-Soleiman Branch, Islamic Azad University (I.A.U), Masjed-Soleiman 64915-111, Iran
*
Address all correspondence to Farid Jamali-Sheini at faridjamali@iauahvaz.ac.ir, faridjamali2003@yahoo.com
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Abstract

In-doped tin (II) sulfide nanoparticles (NPs), synthesized by ultrasonication method and their optical and photovoltaic properties, have been investigated. FESEM images show NPs which have a flower-like morphology that sizes are <100 nm. Optical energy band gap estimation of tin sulfide NPs with the Tauc plot method had shown an increase with minimum of indium concentration and then decreases with higher concentration of indium. Photovoltaic experiment shows the highly photovoltaic efficiency of tin sulfide NPs with indium doping, can be obtained.

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MRS Communications , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , December 2016 , pp. 421 - 428
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