<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benyahia, Kaddour</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fayçal Djeffal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hichem Ferhati</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benhaya, Abdelhamid</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bendjerad, Adel</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Djaballah, Y</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Martin, N</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Microstructured ZnO-ZnS composite for earth-abundant photovoltaics: Elaboration, surface analysis and enhanced optical performances</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Solar Energy</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0038092X21001717</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">218</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">312-319</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
	In this paper,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;ZnO-ZnS&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;composite structure is proposed as a new efficient and earth-abundant absorber material for thin-film solar cells (&lt;em&gt;TFSCs&lt;/em&gt;). Promising elaboration strategy based on combining vacuum thermal evaporation technique and oxidation process under an annealing temperature of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;500&amp;nbsp;°C&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;was used to prepare&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;ZnO-ZnS&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;composite with high sun-light absorption capabilities. The fabricated microstructure was then characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (&lt;em&gt;SEM&lt;/em&gt;), energy-dispersive&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;X&lt;/em&gt;-ray spectroscopy (&lt;em&gt;EDS&lt;/em&gt;),&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;X&lt;/em&gt;-ray diffraction (&lt;em&gt;XRD&lt;/em&gt;), and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;UV&lt;/em&gt;–&lt;em&gt;V&lt;/em&gt;isible absorption spectroscopy. The influence of the annealing time on the structural and optical performances of the prepared samples was investigated. Surface analysis demonstrated the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;ZnO&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;decoration of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;ZnS&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;thin-film, where&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;SEM&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;images showed dense and pinhole-free&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;ZnO-ZnS&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;composite with micrometer-sized grains and a few voids visible at thin-films surface. Optical characterization showed that the prepared thin-film absorber exhibits an optical band-gap of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;2.65&amp;nbsp;eV&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;with a high Total Absorption Efficiency (&lt;em&gt;TAE&lt;/em&gt;) of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;62%&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and an absorption coefficient exceeding&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;2&amp;nbsp;×&amp;nbsp;10&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;cm&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. In addition,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;I-V&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;characteristics under dark and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;1-sun&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;illumination of the microstructured&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;ZnO-ZnS&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;composite were extracted. It was revealed that the proposed absorber showcases a high visible photoresponse. Therefore, promoting effective light-scattering effects, this innovative&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;ZnO-ZnS&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;composite offers a sound pathway to prepare alternative low-cost absorbers for the future development of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;TFSCs&lt;/em&gt;.
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