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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 37, Issue 16, Pages 2267-2273Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/37/16/008
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Detailed Raman studies were conducted for the structural characterization of CuxGaySe2 films grown using physical vapour deposition. CuxGaySe2 gradient composition samples were mapped using Raman spectroscopy in combination with photoluminescence (PL) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The Raman spectra recorded under excitation with near band Gap laser light have a high signal-to-noise ratio and can be used to study the film structure. In particular, composition dependent changes result in significant changes in the A(1)-mode frequency at 187 cm(-1), 5 the line width of the E-1-mode at 277 cm(-1), and the normalized intensities of the El-mode at 277 cm(-1) and the B-2-mode at 199 cm(-1). It is shown that the intensity increase in Raman modes, with the [Ga]-content increasing in the range 0.9 < [Cu]/[Ga] < 1, is correlated to an increase in defect concentration and lowering of film crystallinity. Moreover, it is shown that the [Cu]/[Ga] fraction of Ga-rich films, used in solar cell device applications, can be calibrated with respect to the band width of the E-1-mode.
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