Metal-sulfide assisted rapid crystallization of highly (001)-textured tungsten disulphide (WS 2) films on metallic back contacts

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 317-322

  Brunken, Stephan ^a   Mientus, Rainald ^b   Ellmer, Klaus ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b Opto Transmitter Umweltschutz Technologie eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

crystallization; layer type semiconductors; thin films

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; EUTECTIC TEMPERATURE; INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; INSULATING SUBSTRATES; NICKEL SULFIDE; PHOTOACTIVE FILMS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; POLYCRYSTALLINE METALS; RAPID CRYSTALLIZATION; SULFIDATION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN METALS; TUNGSTEN DISULPHIDE; TUNGSTEN LAYERS;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CRYSTALLITES; CRYSTALLIZATION; EUTECTICS; LIQUIDS; METALS; SULFUR; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM NITRIDE; TUNGSTEN;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84856276013     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201127524     Document Type: Article

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