Preparation and characterization of MBSe thin films (M = Ag or Cu; B = In, Ga, Sb or Tl; and S = S or Se) for application in photovoltaic cells

• Grant number: 12/10947-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: September 01, 2012
• End date: July 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Lucia Helena Mascaro Sales
• Grantee: Francisco Willian de Souza Lucas
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 14/12166-3 - The effect of post-deposition processing on photovoltaic performance of ternary copper chalcogenide solar cell, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

The production of energy from solar cells is growing at a rate of 40% per year and the participation of thin film solar modules has been increasing continuously, increasing the market share of 6% in 2005 to 16-20% in 2009. In this context, the chalcogenide materials have presented the highest efficiency for solar cells in laboratory and industrial scale. In this way, this project is proposed to obtain thin films of chalcogenide MBSe type (M = Ag or Cu; B= In, Ga, Sb or Tl; and S = S or Se) by electrodeposition on different substrates. The deposits will be obtained by co-deposiyion and by multilayer electroplating of pure elements. Due to the large number of variables in the electroplating process, such as: temperature, composition of the bath deposition technique, as well as the type of ternary films we would use a experimental planning to assess the influence of these parameters on the optoelectronics properties of films obtained. The films will be characterized by physical techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, dispersive analysis of x-rays, x-ray diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy x-ray. The optoelectronics properties will be evaluated by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, photoelectrochemical and impedance spectroscopy techniques. The films will be treated to improve crystalline. In the final stage of the work, when all conditions of electroplating are optimized and featured films, some of these thin fims will be chosen to build a photovoltaic device of small area in order to assess the efficiency of energy conversion. This stage of work will be performed in a stage of Ph.d. sandwich a year in Canada or in the USA.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

FRANCISCO W. S. LUCAS; LUCIA H. MASCARO. Electrochemical Deposition of the Single Phase Tlx Cu3 - x Se2 Thin Films. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 29, n. 12, p. 2449-2456, 2018-12-00. (12/10947-2, 16/10513-3, 13/07296-2)

LUCAS, FRANCISCO W. S.; MASCARO, LUCIA H.. Electrochemical Deposition of the Single Phase TlxCu3-xSe2 Thin Films. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 29, n. 12, p. 2449-2456, DEC 2018. (12/10947-2, 16/10513-3, 13/07296-2)

COSTA, MAGNO B.; LUCAS, FRANCISCO W. S.; MEDINA, MARINA; MASCARO, LUCIA H.. All-Electrochemically Grown Sb2Se3/a-MoSx Photocathodes for Hydrogen Production: The Effect of the MoSx Layer on the Surface Recombination and Photocorrosion of Sb2Se3 Films. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS, v. 3, n. 10, p. 9799-9808, OCT 26 2020. (17/12794-2, 12/10947-2, 17/11986-5, 17/21365-8, 13/07296-2, 18/16401-8)

FREITAS, R. G.; LUCAS, F. W. S.; SANTANNA, M. A.; MENDES, R. A.; TEREZO, A. J.; DE SOUZA, G. L. C.; MASCARO, L. H.; PEREIRA, E. C.. An experimental and theoretical study on the electronic and structural properties of CdSe@TiO2 nanotube arrays. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v. 18, n. 38, p. 26885-26893, OCT 14 2016. (12/06778-0, 10/05555-2, 12/10947-2)

LUCAS, F. WILLIAN DE S.; LIMA, ALAN R. F.; MASCARO, LUCIA H.. The electrodeposition of Ga-doped CuInSe2 thin film in the presence of Triton 100-X. Electrochimica Acta, v. 147, p. 47-53, NOV 20 2014. (08/57872-1, 12/10947-2, 13/07296-2)

MURILO F. GROMBONI; FRANCISCO W. S. LUCAS; LUCIA H. MASCARO. Optical Properties and Surface morphology of ZnTe thin films prepared by multiple potential steps. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 25, n. 3, p. 526-531, 2014-03-00. (09/00788-1, 10/18134-5, 12/10947-2)

PAULINO RIBEIRO, FRANCISCO WIRLEY; DE SOUZA LUCAS, FRANCISCO WILLIAN; MASCARO, LUCIA H.; MORAIS, SIMONE; DA SILVA CASCIANO, PAULO NAFTALI; DE LIMA-NETO, PEDRO; CORREIA, ADRIANA N.. Electroanalysis of formetanate hydrochloride by a cobalt phthalocyanine functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified electrode: characterization and application in fruits. Electrochimica Acta, v. 194, p. 187-198, MAR 10 2016. (14/06704-2, 08/57872-1, 12/10947-2)

LUCAS, FRANCISCO WILLIAN DE S.; MASCARO, LUCIA H.; FILL, TAICIA P.; RODRIGUES-FILHO, EDSON; FRANCO-JUNIOR, EDISON; HOMEM-DE-MELLO, PAULA; DE LIMA-NETO, PEDRO; CORREIA, ADRIANA N.. Diclofenac on Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode: From Electroanalytical Determination to Prediction of the Electrooxidation Mechanism with HPLC-ESI/HRMS and Computational Simulations. Langmuir, v. 30, n. 19, p. 5645-5654, MAY 20 2014. (12/10947-2, 12/20653-6)

LUCAS, FRANCISCO WILLIAN DE S.; LIMA, ALAN R. F.; MASCARO, LUCIA H.. Glycerol as additive in copper indium gallium diselenide electrodeposition: morphological, structural and electronic effects. RSC ADVANCES, v. 5, n. 24, p. 18295-18300, 2015. (08/57872-1, 12/10947-2, 13/07296-2)

AVELINO DE FIGUEREDO-SOBRINHO, FRANCISCO DE ASSIS; DE SOUZA LUCAS, FRANCISCO WILLIAN; FILL, TAICIA PACHECO; RODRIGUES-FILHO, EDSON; MASCARO, LUCIA HELENA; DA SILVA CASCIANO, PAULO NAFTALI; DE LIMA-NETO, PEDRO; CORREIA, ADRIANA NUNES. Insights into electrodegradation mechanism of tebuconazole pesticide on Bi-doped PbO2 electrodes. Electrochimica Acta, v. 154, p. 278-286, FEB 1 2015. (12/10947-2)