One-step synthesis of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 absorber layers by magnetron sputtering from a single quaternary target

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 520, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 6068-6074

  Zhou, A J ^a   Mei, D ^a   Kong, X G ^b   Xu, X H ^a   Feng, L D ^a   Dai, X Y ^a   Gao, T ^b   Li, J Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cu(In,Ga)Se 2; Magnetron sputtering; One step synthesis; Quaternary target

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; BINARY PHASIS; CIGS FILMS; CO-EVAPORATIONS; COMPACT MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITIES; CU(IN , GA)SE; DEPOSITION PARAMETERS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN SIZE; LARGE-GRAIN; MICROMETER SIZES; MICROSTRUCTURE PROPERTIES; ONE STEP SYNTHESIS; ORIENTATION PREFERENCES; PRODUCTION COST; SPUTTERING POWER; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE EVENNESS; TARGET COMPOSITION; WORKING PRESSURES;

MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MICROSTRUCTURE; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

GALLIUM;

EID: 84863602352     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2012.05.035     Document Type: Article

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