Abstract
A bottom-up, simple, and promising successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method is used to synthesize cadmium sulfoselenide (CdSxSe1–x) thin films. The structural, morphological, and optical properties of the CdSxSe1–x thin films are studied as a function of bath composition. X-ray diffraction (XRD) study reveals that the CdSxSe1–x films are nanocrystalline in nature having hexagonal crystal structure. The morphology studies show that the films are transformed from nanogranular to interconnected net-like structures as a function of bath composition. The deposited CdSxSe1–x thin films are tested for photoelectrochemical (PEC) application and CSSe0.4 sample shows the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.55%. Furthermore, Al/CSSe0.4/FTO thin-film device shows excellent nonvolatile memory properties in the visible light illumination with 10 000 endurance cycles and can retain the data up to 1000 s with good memory window and uniformity in the resistive switching process. It is noteworthy that, the CdSxSe1–x is a versatile and functional material for optoelectronics.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2000002 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science |
Volume | 217 |
Issue number | 15 |
Early online date | 17 May 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2020 |
Keywords
- cadmium sulfoselenide
- nonvolatile memory
- photo-induced resistive switching
- photoelectrochemical solar cells