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Observation of Interdiffusion in ZnO/CuInSe2 Heterostructures and its Effect on Film Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Ralf Hunger ,
Paul Fons ,
Kakuya Iwata ,
Akimasa Yamada ,
Koji Matsubara ,
Shigeru Niki ,
Ken Nakahara  and
Hidemi Takasu
Ralf Hunger
Affiliation:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Energy Electronics Institute, Thin Film Solar Cells Group, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
Paul Fons
Affiliation:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Energy Electronics Institute, Thin Film Solar Cells Group, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
Kakuya Iwata
Affiliation:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Energy Electronics Institute, Thin Film Solar Cells Group, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
Akimasa Yamada
Affiliation:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Energy Electronics Institute, Thin Film Solar Cells Group, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
Koji Matsubara
Affiliation:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Energy Electronics Institute, Thin Film Solar Cells Group, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
Shigeru Niki
Affiliation:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Energy Electronics Institute, Thin Film Solar Cells Group, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
Ken Nakahara
Affiliation:
ROHM Co Ltd., Optical Device R&D Divison, Kyoto, Japan
Hidemi Takasu
Affiliation:
ROHM Co Ltd., Optical Device R&D Divison, Kyoto, Japan
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Abstract

ZnO films were grown directly on epitaxial CuInSe2 (001) (CIS) by radical-source molecular beam epitaxy (RS-MBE). The substrate-film interdiffusion was investigated dependent on the ZnO growth temperature. Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (SIMS) profiles indicate the mutual temperature-activated diffusion of Zn and In at a growth temperature of 440°C which is absent at 250°C. Zn indiffusion into the CIS substrate leads to characteristic changes in the photoluminescence (PL) properties, whereas the In outdiffusion into the growing ZnO film causes an increased carrier concentration.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 668: Symposium H – II-IV Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaic Materials , 2001 , H8.21
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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