Issue 51, 2022, Issue in Progress

Effect of laser irradiated silver doped polystyrene/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thin film for solar cell applications

Abstract

In the current research, the resist action of silver-doped polystyrene/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) solar thin film towards laser irradiation was observed. Moreover, silver-doped polystyrene nanoparticles were synthesized via a chemical technique while the PET film was purchased from the commercial market. Nd:YAG pulsed laser has been used to irradiate the samples at 2 minutes, 4 minutes, and 6 minutes respectively. The XRD (X-ray diffraction) pattern shows that silver-doped polystyrene peak at around angle θ = 26° tends to decrease after the bombardment of Nd:YAG pulsed laser. This indicates that the crystallinity of PET film decreased after laser irradiation. The Raman spectra have revealed the zwitter characteristics of silver-doped polystyrene are shifting of bands at 1380 cm−1 and 1560 cm−1 upon laser irradiation. For PET film, the Raman spectra showed that the exposed regions tend to change to cross-linking/chain-scissoring at 2 minutes and 4 minutes of irradiation. The surface roughness first increases and decreases upon irradiation. These results indicate that silver-doped polystyrene/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thin film is appropriate for solar cell applications.

Graphical abstract: Effect of laser irradiated silver doped polystyrene/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thin film for solar cell applications

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jul 2022
Accepted
06 Nov 2022
First published
16 Nov 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2022,12, 32949-32955

Effect of laser irradiated silver doped polystyrene/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thin film for solar cell applications

J. A. Yabagi, M. H. Jameel, A. H. Jabbar, M. I. Kimpa, R. Qays Malik, S. P. Xin, N. Babakatcha, M. B. Ladan, M. Q. Hamzah, M. Agam, M. M. Hessien and G. A. M. Mersal, RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 32949 DOI: 10.1039/D2RA04777B

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