TY  - THES
T1  - Potentiostatic And Pulse Electrodepositon Of Copper Selenide Thin Films

A1  - Koo, Chee Siong
LA  - English
LA  - English
YR  - 2009
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:11972
AB  - Copper selenide attracts much interest due to its potential applications in
photovoltaic devices, rechargeable lithium battery, superionic conductor, ion
selective microelectrode and as a precursor to prepare CuInSe2. Among the synthesis
methods for copper selenide, electrodeposition is relatively simple, cost-effective,
and low temperature growth technique. However, previously no detailed studies on
electrodeposition parameters of this metal chalcogenide have been carried out. On
the other hand, pulse electrodeposition of copper selenide has never been reported. In
present work, copper selenide thin films were electrodeposited onto indium tin oxide
coated glass (ITO) in acidic aqueous solution containing CuSO4 and Na2SeO3 via
potentiostatic and a novel pulse technique from a three-electrode cell.
The electrode processes and potential range of copper selenide deposition were
studied by cyclic voltammetry. Characterisation of the films was performed using Xray
Diffractometry (XRD), Photoelectrochemical Test (PEC) and Scanning Electron
Microscopy (SEM). Optical band gap and transition type of the copper selenide were determined using UV-vis Spectrophotometer.
KW  - Electroplating
KW  - Thin films
KW  - Thin film devices
ER  -