Mechanism of forming (2 2 0/2 0 4)-oriented CuInSe2 film on Al:ZnO substrate using a two-step selenization process

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 321, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-112

  Fang, Jia Feng ^a   Perng, Dung Ching ^a   Chen, Jhin Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A1. Superstrate; A3. Selenization; B1. CIS (2 2 0 2 0 4); B1. CuInSe2; B1. In2Se3

Indexed keywords

A3. SELENIZATION; B1. CIS (2 2 0/2 0 4); B1. CUINSE2; B1. IN2SE3; SUPERSTRATES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OXYGEN; SELENIUM; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORS; ZINC OXIDE;

FILM GROWTH;

EID: 79953236718     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2011.01.076     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. ZSW press release 11/2010, New world record with efficient CIGS solar cell, Zentrum für Sonnenenergieund Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) Stuttgart, Germany, 23 August 2010.
2. 2 thin film solar cells with ZnO buffer layers Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 37 1998 L499 L501
3. 2 solar cell with 81.2% fill factor Prog. Photovolt.: Res. Appl. 16 2008 235 239 (Pubitemid 351547754)
4. 2 and its effect on absorber thin-films and devices, in: Proceedings of the 16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Glasgow UK, 2000, pp.732735.
5. 2 materials used in record performance solar cells Thin Solid Films 511512 2006 51 54 (Pubitemid 43728918)
6. J.H. Yoon, K.H. Toon, J.K. Kim, W.M. Kim, J.K. Park, T.S. Lee, Y.J. Baik, T.Y. Seong, J.H. Jeong, Effect of the Mo back contact microstructure on the preferred orientation of CIGS thin films, in: Proceedings of the 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Hawaii, June, 2010, pp. 24432447.
7. 2 (x∼0.28) thin films and its influence on solar cell characteristics Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 41 2002 507 513 (Pubitemid 34750266)
8. K.E. Knapp, T.L. Jester, Initial empirical results for the energy payback time of photovoltaic modules, in: Proceedings of the 16th European PVSEC, Glasgow, Scotland, 2000, pp. 20532056.
9. 2 by the hybrid sputtering and evaporation method, in: Proceedings of the 21st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Kissimimee, May, 1990, pp. 764767. (Pubitemid 21646507)
10. A.E. Delahoy, L. Chen, M. Akhtar, B. Sang, and S. Guo New technologies for CIGS photovoltaics Sol. Energy 77 2004 785 793 (Pubitemid 39605887)
11. 2 solar cells with different transparent conducting oxide window layers J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352 2006 1976 1980 (Pubitemid 43816468)
12. 2 thin films by high vapour Se treatment of co-sputtered CuIn alloy in a graphite container Thin Solid Films 338 1999 13 19
13. T. Pisarkiewicz, and H. Jankowski Vacuum selenization of metallic multilayers for CIS solar cells Vacuum 70 2003 435 438
14. F. Jiang, and J. Feng Effect of temperature on selenization process of metallic CuIn alloy precursors Thin Solid Films 515 2006 1950 1955 (Pubitemid 44716185)
15. O. Volobujeva, M. Altosaar, J. Raudoja, E. Mellikov, M. Grossberg, L. Kaupmees, and P. Barvinschi SEM analysis and selenization of CuIn alloy films produced by co-sputtering of metals Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 93 2009 11 14
16. R.D. Heyding The copper/selenium system Can. J. Chem. 44 1966 1233 1236
17. 2 thin films Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90 2006 3481 3490 (Pubitemid 44441859)
18. W.F. Gale, and T.C. Totemeier Smithells Metal Reference Book eighth ed. 2004 Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann USA
19. 2 and CdTe solar cells Prog. Photovolt.: Res. Appl. 12 2004 93 111 (Pubitemid 38460411)
20. 2 thin-films solar cells fabricated by sulfurization of oxide precursors Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 49 1997 343 348 (Pubitemid 127396835)
21. M.E. Beck, and M. Cocivera Reproducibility studies on thin-film copper indium diselenide prepared from copper indium oxide J. Mater. Sci. 32 1997 937 940 (Pubitemid 127505219)
22. F.K. Lotgering Topotactical reactions with ferromagnetic oxides having hexagonal crystal structures - I J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 9 1959 113 123
23. 2 J. Solid State Chem. 179 2006 2394 2415 (Pubitemid 44131543)
24. 2 films J. Cryst. Growth 264 2004 178 183
25. 2 thin films Thin Solid Films 431432 2003 31 36
26. M. Kaelin, D. Rudmann, F. Kurdesau, T. Meyer, H. Zogg, and A.N. Tiwari CIS and CIGS layers from selenized nanoparticle precursors Thin Solid Films 431432 2003 58 62
27. 2 thin films from the metallic precursors Phys. Status Solidi A 206 2009 84 90
28. 2 thin films produced by selenization of co-sputtered CuIn films Thin Solid films 251 1994 116 120
29. M. Ruckh, J. Kessler, T.A. Oberacker, and H.W. Schock Thermal decomposition of ternary chalcopyrite thin films Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Suppl. 32-3 1993 65 67
30. M.A. Green Solar Cells: Operating Principles, Technology and System Applications 1982 Prentice-Hall Englewood Cliffs, NJ