Triethanolamine concentration effect on electrodeposited SnS properties

Authors

Asma Boubakri¹ , Yassine Koumya¹ , Amal Rajira¹ , Abdelmajid Almaggoussi¹ , Abdelhadi Abounadi¹

1. IMED-Lab, Cadi Ayyad University

Conference / event

AMPSECA2023, May 2023 (Marrakesh, Morocco)

Poster summary

In this work, the one-step chronoamperometric deposition at the potential -1 V vs SCE is used for the potentiostatic electrodeposition of tin sulfide in a mixture of SnCl2 and Na2S2O3 aqueous solutions. The effect of triethanolamine chelating agent on various properties of the electrodeposited SnS thin films was investigated. The optimum properties and the desired stoichiometry were achieved using the concentration ratio [Sn:TEA] = [1:1].

Keywords

Electrodeposition, Thin films, Thriethanolamine, Solar cell, Chronoamperometry, Cyclic voltammetry

Research areas

Material Sciences, Nanoengineering, Energy Engineering

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Data sharing not applicable to this poster as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.

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