Iron Oxide and Iron Sulfide Films Prepared for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Mass Spectrometric Diagnostics
3.2. Thin Film Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Ion | H3+ | O+ | H2O+ | Ar++ | O2+ | O2H+ | ArH+ | Fe+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mass (amu) | 3 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 32 | 33 | 41 | 56 |
Pulsed 5 Pa | — | — | — | 15.5 | — | — | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Pulsed 20 Pa | 9.6 | — | — | 11.2 | — | — | 21 | 12.2 |
DC 5 Pa | 2.2 | — | 4.0 | 20.5 | — | — | 6.3 | 1.5 |
DC 5 Pa + O2 | — | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 55 | 2.5 | — | 1.3 |
Before Sulfidation | After Sulfidation |
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(a) Magnetite Fe2+Fe3+2O4 (Fe3O4) | (d) Pyrite β-FeS2 |
(b), (c) Hematite Fe2O3 | (e), (f) Marcasite α-FeS2 |
Hematite | Magnetite | Marcasite | Pyrite | |||||
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Element | wt.% | at.% | wt.% | at.% | wt.% | at.% | wt.% | at.% |
O (K line) | 35.1 | 67.6 | 31.8 | 62.0 | 8.8 | 22.4 | 8.3 | 20.5 |
S (K line) | — | — | — | — | 31.8 | 40.5 | 28.3 | 35.0 |
Sn (L line) | 11.7 | 3.0 | — | — | 16.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Fe (K line) | 53.2 | 29.4 | 68.2 | 38.0 | 42.7 | 31.3 | 62.1 | 44.1 |
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Tuharin, K.; Turek, Z.; Zanáška, M.; Kudrna, P.; Tichý, M. Iron Oxide and Iron Sulfide Films Prepared for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Materials 2020, 13, 1797. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081797
Tuharin K, Turek Z, Zanáška M, Kudrna P, Tichý M. Iron Oxide and Iron Sulfide Films Prepared for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Materials. 2020; 13(8):1797. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081797
Chicago/Turabian StyleTuharin, Kostyantyn, Zdeněk Turek, Michal Zanáška, Pavel Kudrna, and Milan Tichý. 2020. "Iron Oxide and Iron Sulfide Films Prepared for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells" Materials 13, no. 8: 1797. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081797