Structural and photoluminescent properties of CuGaxIn1-xSe2 thin films prepared by close-spaced vapor transport technique

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作者
Tassoult, Houda [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Bouloufa, Abdesselam [1 ,2 ]
Pawlowski, Marek [4 ]
Igalson, Malgorzata [4 ]
机构
[1] Ferhat Abbas Setif 1 Univ, LEM, Setif 19000, Algeria
[2] Ferhat Abbas Setif 1 Univ, Elect Dept, Fac Technol, Setif 19000, Algeria
[3] CDER, UDES, Tipasa 42004, Algeria
[4] Warsaw Univ Technol, Fac Phys, Semicond Div, Koszykowa 75, PL-00662 Warsaw, Poland
关键词
Cu(In; Ga)Se-2; CSVT; Photoluminescence; Raman spectroscopy; XRD; ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.mssp.2018.08.001
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
CuGaxIn1-xSe2(CIGS) (x = 0, x = 0.3 and x = 1) absorber layers were deposited onto transparent conducing oxide (SnO2) substrates using close-spaced vapor transport technique (CSVT). The aim of this work was to assess the quality of CIGS absorber films with various gallium contents. Composition found by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) showed that the investigated samples were Cu-poor and CuGa(0.3)In(10.7)Se(2)thin film had a composition close to 0.3 as planned. The structural properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy, while optical properties were investigated by measuring transmittance and photoluminescence spectroscopy. It was found that all investigated samples crystallize with (112) as a preferential crystallographic direction. The shift of the XRD peaks towards a higher value of 2 theta with the increase of Ga composition was observed. The grain size determined from the width of 112 XRD peak was within 40-75 nm range with no clear correlation with Ga content. Raman spectra of samples with x = 0 and 0.3 featured mainly a peak assigned to the A(1) mode at about 175 cm(-1). In CuGaSe2 the secondary Cu2Se phase was detected both by XRD and Raman. The band gap as evaluated by optical transmission measurement is shifted towards lower than expected values due to substantial defect-related bands broadening. A large concentration of defects in the samples was also confirmed by low or absent PL signal in the vicinity of the bandgap, while the emission due to deep defects was prevailing in the spectrum. The optoelectronic properties as indicated by photoluminescence have to be improved if CSVT method of absorber preparation is to be used more widely in photovoltaics.
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页码:167 / 172
页数:6
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