title: Fabrication and investigation of the optoelectrical properties of MoS2/CdS heterojunction solar cells.
abstract: Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)/cadmium sulfide (CdS) heterojunction solar cells were successfully synthesized via chemical bath deposition (CBD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The as-grown CdS film on a fluorine tin oxide (FTO) substrate deposited by CBD is continuous and compact. The MoS2 film deposited by CVD is homogeneous and continuous, with a uniform color and a thickness of approximately 10 nm. The optical absorption range of the MoS2/CdS heterojunction covers the visible and near-infrared spectral regions of 350 to 800 nm, which is beneficial for the improvement of solar cell efficiency. Moreover, the MoS2/CdS solar cell exhibits good current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and pronounced photovoltaic behavior, with an open-circuit voltage of 0.66 V and a short-circuit current density of 0.227 × 10(-6) A/cm(2), comparable to the results obtained from other MoS2-based solar cells. This research is critical to investigate more efficient and stable solar cells based on graphene-like materials in the future.
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics and Physics, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1# Kerui Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, China.
authors.forename: Weixia
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics and Physics, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1# Kerui Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, China.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics and Physics, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1# Kerui Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics and Physics, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1# Kerui Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Electricity Engineer Department, University of Liverpool, L69 7ZX Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Miaoyuan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics and Physics, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1# Kerui Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, China.
authors.forename: Xiying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
keywords: CBD; CVD; CdS; I-V behaviors; Molybdenum disulfide; Solar cells