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<journal-id>0035-001X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de física]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. fis.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0035-001X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Física]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0035-001X2016000200006</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Improving the optical and crystalline properties on CdS thin films growth on small and large area by using CBD technique]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Albor Aguilera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.L.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Flores Márquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.M.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Trujillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.A.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Vásquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Contreras Puente]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mejía García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rueda Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Escuela Superior de Física y Matemáticas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[México Distrito Federal]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Escuela Superior de Cómputo ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[México Distrito Federal]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2016</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>62</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>129</fpage>
<lpage>134</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0035-001X2016000200006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0035-001X2016000200006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0035-001X2016000200006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[CdS polycrystalline thin films have been used as window layer in solar cells; the optical and crystalline quality of the CdS-partner plays an important role in the photovoltaic device performance. CdS thin films were deposited by using Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD). The SnO2 :F substrates used were chemically treated with HCl (0.1M) and others were thermally annealed in different atmospheres (Ar y O2). The physical properties of CdS thin films were influenced by the HCl treatment, position, size and the substrates movement inside the reaction beaker. The CdS samples were deposited in áreas of 4 cm², 50 cm² and 100 cm². Finaly CdS thin films with thickness of 35-300 nm with good optical and crystalline quality on a uniform morphology were obtained. Transmittance values were obtained for all samples about 85-90% with an average of gap energy of 2.5 eV.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Las películas delgadas policristalinas de CdS han sido usadas como el material ventana en celdas solares; la calidad (óptica y cristalina de la película delgada de CdS juega un papel muy importante en el desempeño del dispositivo fotovoltaíco. Películas delgadas de CdS fueron depositadas utilizando la técnica de bario químico (DBQ). Los substratos de SnO2 :F utilizados fueron tratados químicamente con HCl (0.1M) y algunos otros fueron térmicamente recocidos en diferentes atmosferas (Ar and O2). Observamos que las propiedades físicas de las películas delgadas de CdS se ven influenciadas por el tratamiento con HCl, la posición, el tamaño y el movimiento del substrato dentro del vaso reactor. Las muestras de CdS se depositaron en áreas de 4 cm², 50 cm² and 100 cm². Finalmente se obtivieron películas delgadas con espesores de 35 - 300 nm con buena calidad óptica y cristalina en una morfología uniforme. Los Los valores de transmitancia en las muestras obtenidas se encuentran entre un 85 y 90% con una brecha prohibida de energía promedio de 2.5 eV.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[CdS]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[solar cells]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[celdas solares]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="4">Investigaci&oacute;n</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="4"><b>Improving the optical and crystalline properties on CdS thin films growth on small and large area by using CBD technique</b></font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>M.L. Albor Aguilera<sup>a,*</sup>, J.M. Flores M&aacute;rquez<sup>a</sup>, M.A. Gonz&aacute;lez Trujillo<sup>b</sup>, C. Hern&aacute;ndez V&aacute;squez<sup>a</sup>, G. Contreras Puente<sup>a</sup>, C. Mej&iacute;a Garc&iacute;a<sup>a</sup> and G. Rueda Morales<sup>a</sup></b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i><sup>a</sup> Escuela Superior de F&iacute;sica y Matem&aacute;ticas Instituto Polit&eacute;cnico Nacional, Depto. de F&iacute;sica, Unidad Profesional Adolfo L&oacute;pez Mateos, M&eacute;xico D.F., 07738 M&eacute;xico.</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i><sup>b</sup> Escuela Superior de C&oacute;mputo Instituto Polit&eacute;cnico Nacional, Depto. de Formaci&oacute;n B&aacute;sica, Unidad Profesional Adolfo L&oacute;pez Mateos, M&eacute;xico D.F., 07738 M&eacute;xico.</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Received 9 October 2015;    <br> 	accepted 3 December 2015</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Abstract</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">CdS polycrystalline thin films have been used as window layer in solar cells; the optical and crystalline quality of the CdS&#45;partner plays an important role in the photovoltaic device performance. CdS thin films were deposited by using Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD). The SnO<sub>2</sub> :F substrates used were chemically treated with HCl (0.1M) and others were thermally annealed in different atmospheres (Ar y O<sub>2</sub>). The physical properties of CdS thin films were influenced by the HCl treatment, position, size and the substrates movement inside the reaction beaker. The CdS samples were deposited in &aacute;reas of 4 cm<sup>2</sup>, 50 cm<sup>2</sup> and 100 cm<sup>2</sup>. Finaly CdS thin films with thickness of 35&#45;300 nm with good optical and crystalline quality on a uniform morphology were obtained. Transmittance values were obtained for all samples about 85&#45;90% with an average of gap energy of 2.5 eV.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Keywords:</b> CdS; CBD; solar cells.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Resumen</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Las pel&iacute;culas delgadas policristalinas de CdS han sido usadas como el material ventana en celdas solares; la calidad (&oacute;ptica y cristalina de la pel&iacute;cula delgada de CdS juega un papel muy importante en el desempe&ntilde;o del dispositivo fotovolta&iacute;co. Pel&iacute;culas delgadas de CdS fueron depositadas utilizando la t&eacute;cnica de bario qu&iacute;mico (DBQ). Los substratos de SnO<sub>2</sub> :F utilizados fueron tratados qu&iacute;micamente con HCl (0.1M) y algunos otros fueron t&eacute;rmicamente recocidos en diferentes atmosferas (Ar and O<sub>2</sub>). Observamos que las propiedades f&iacute;sicas de las pel&iacute;culas delgadas de CdS se ven influenciadas por el tratamiento con HCl, la posici&oacute;n, el tama&ntilde;o y el movimiento del substrato dentro del vaso reactor. Las muestras de CdS se depositaron en &aacute;reas de 4 cm<sup>2</sup>, 50 cm<sup>2</sup> and 100 cm<sup>2</sup>. Finalmente se obtivieron pel&iacute;culas delgadas con espesores de 35 &#45; 300 nm con buena calidad &oacute;ptica y cristalina en una morfolog&iacute;a uniforme. Los Los valores de transmitancia en las muestras obtenidas se encuentran entre un 85 y 90% con una brecha prohibida de energ&iacute;a promedio de 2.5 eV.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Palabras clave:</b> CdS; CBD; celdas solares.</font></p>  	    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">PACS: 81.05.Dz; 81.10.Dn; 85.30.&#45;z; 88.40.H&#45;; 88.40.jm</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="/pdf/rmf/v62n2/v62n2a6.pdf" target="_blank">DESCARGAR ART&Iacute;CULO EN FORMATO PDF</a></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Acknowledgements</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">This work was sponsored by IPN (SIP 20150214 and SIP 20150231).</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>References</b></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">1. B.A. Kulp, <i>Phys Rev.</i> <b>125</b> (1962) 1865.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8409439&pid=S0035-001X201600020000600001&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    ]]></body>
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