Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 582, Issue -, Pages 284-289Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.10.044
Keywords
Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)(2); In-situ; Diffusion; Stacked elemental layer
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In this article we investigate the incorporation of sulfur into Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 thin films by controlled diffusion. For this purpose, the conventional stacked elemental layer process has been extended by a subsequent sulfur diffusion step. The sulfur gradient is desirable for achieving a graded band gap of the absorber layer which allows to optimize the absorption properties. The sulfur incorporation can be influenced by the sulfurization temperature, the sulfur supply (partial pressure) and the temperature of the Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 pre-treatment. The presence of binary selenides and small grains enhances the speed of sulfur incorporation. A combination of Raman spectroscopy and in-situ as well as ex-situ X-ray diffraction has been used in order to obtain detailed information about the diffusion process. The sulfur incorporation occurs at sulfurization temperatures in the range of 575 degrees C in step 1. By decreasing the selenization temperature in step 2 the amount of sulfur incorporation is enhanced. Furthermore an additional defect spinel phase CuIn5S8 is obtained when sulfur is supplied in excess. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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