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- Title
Investigation of chalcopyrite film growth at various temperatures: analyses from top to the bottom of the thin films.
- Authors
Han, Jun-feng; Liao, Cheng; Jiang, Tao; Xie, Hua-mu; Zhao, Kui; Besland, M.-P.
- Abstract
We reported a new method to investigate the phases and structures of thin film bottom parts. The films were polished by flapping papers to reach the bottoms. The surfaces and cross sections of thin films were observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy. Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction, Raman spectra and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) were used to investigate the phases, structures and chemical components of the surfaces and bottoms of thin films. By this method, we studied the growth processes of chalcopyrite films after the selenization at various temperatures from 270 to 600 °C. At 270 °C, a great amount of Cu-Se nodules formed at the surface, while (In,Ga)-Se stayed in the bottom. At 380 °C, a double layer structure was observed in the film. The top part was typical CuInSe polycrystalline, while the bottom part contained complicated components, like CuInSe, Cu(In,Ga)Se, (In,Ga)Se. At 600 °C, a single layer was formed, which was composed of Cu(In,Ga)Se phase. However, a higher Ga/(In+Ga) ratio was obtained towards the back contact. In addition, XPS indicated that the Mo/Cu(In,Ga)Se interface was rich in Ga and Se.
- Subjects
THIN films; SCANNING electron microscopy; GRAZING incidence; RAMAN spectra; CHALCOPYRITE
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2014, Vol 25, Issue 5, p2237
- ISSN
0957-4522
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10854-014-1864-8