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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
Volume 30, Issue -, Pages 174-180Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2014.10.002
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CdS; Chemical bath deposition; Structured surfaces; pH; Crystal structure
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- NSF MRI
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Chemical bath deposition (CBD) has been used extensively to deposit thin films of CdS for window layers in solar cells. The microtopography or roughness of the surface, however, can affect the quality of the film by influencing the morphology; uniformity, or crystal phase of the COS film. Here, we have demonstrated that thin films of CdS can be successfully patterned on surfaces bearing micropillars as a model surface for roughness. The phase purity of CdS deposited on the micropillar surfaces is uniform and conformal with the formation of packed clusters on the micropillars at pH 10 that form flower-like structures at long deposition times. Smaller crystallites were observed on micropillar arrays at pH 8 with network like structures observed at long deposition times. Additionally, by controlling the pH of the chemical bath, the hexagonal and cubic crystal phases of CdS were both accessible in high purity at temperatures as low as 85 degrees C. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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