@ARTICLE{Lisnic_P._Fluorine-Doped_2023,
 author={Lisnic, P. and Hrostea, L. and Leontie, L. and Girtan, M.},
 volume={vol. 68},
 number={No 2},
 journal={Archives of Metallurgy and Materials},
 pages={483-490},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2023},
 publisher={Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences},
 publisher={Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences},
 abstract={This study examines the optimal parameters for obtaining fluorine-doped SnO 2 (FTO) films with promising potential for photovoltaic applications. Due to its properties, tin oxide is used in a wide range of technologies, among which the manufacture of solar cells is one of the most important. Being doped with fluorine, tin dioxide becomes a good transparent and conductive electrode, suitable for solar cell applications. The chemical stability and low cost of the doped SnO 2 makes it an advantageous alternative to tin-doped indium oxide (ITO). Among the most important characteristics of FTO thin films are high photoconductivity under sunlight irradiation and strong UV absorption. The SnO 2 compound, doped with fluorine, exhibits a considerable chemical and physical stability, good electrical conductivity and high transmission (over 85%) in the visible range. The spray pyrolysis technique is the most preferable and efficient deposition method of fluorine-doped SnO2 thin films. This work aims to identify the optimal parameters for the spray pyrolysis of SnO 2:F films and to analyze the morphology, transparency and strength of as obtained films in relation to the doping amount in the precursor solution, spraying distance and film thickness.},
 type={Article},
 title={Fluorine-Doped SnO 2 Thin Films in Solar Cell Applications. Morphological, Optical and Electrical Properties},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/127272/PDF/AMM-2023-2-10-Lisnic.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/amm.2023.142426},
 keywords={fluorine tin oxide (FTO), thin films, spray pyrolysis, solar cells},
}