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Low-temperature growth of single-crystal Cu(In,Ga)Se2 films by pulsed electron deposition technique

handle: 11381/2859634
High quality epitaxial crystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) films were grown on n-type (1 0 0)--Germanium (Ge) substrates using pulsed electron deposition (PED) technique at a remarkably low substrate temperature of 300 °C, thanks to the high-energy of adatoms arriving to the substrate. The crystalline quality was confirmed by X-ray diffraction techniques and from Transmission Electron Microscopy and the only defects found were twin boundaries along the (1 1 2) direction in these CIGS films; surprisingly neither misfit dislocations nor Kinkerdall voids were observed. A 100 meV optical band located below the band edge was observed by Photoluminescence technique. Current-voltage and capacitance-voltage measurements confirm an intrinsic p-type conductivity of CIGS films, with a free carrier concentration of ?3.5×1016 cm-3. These characteristics of crystalline CIGS films are crucial for a variety of potential applications, such as more efficient absorber layers in single-junction and as an integral component of multi-junction thin-film solar cells.
- National University of Singapore Singapore
- Roma Tre University Italy
- National Research Council Italy
- University of Parma Italy
- Masdar Institute of Science and Technology United Arab Emirates
PED, Sustainability and the Environment, Optical and Magnetic Material, CIGS, Thin film solar cells, Epitaxial thin film, Pulsed Electron Deposition, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Epitaxial thin films, Electronic, Renewable Energy, Thin film solar cell
PED, Sustainability and the Environment, Optical and Magnetic Material, CIGS, Thin film solar cells, Epitaxial thin film, Pulsed Electron Deposition, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Epitaxial thin films, Electronic, Renewable Energy, Thin film solar cell
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