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Structural and Optical Properties of CuInS2 Thin Films Fabricated by Electron-beam Evaporation

  • Jeong, Woon-Jo (Department of Information & Telecommunication, Hanlyo University) ;
  • Park, Gye-Choon (Department of Electrical Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Chung, Hae-Duck (Department of Electrical Engineering, Mokpo National University)
  • Published : 2003.02.01
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Abstract

Single phase CuInS$_2$ thin film with the strongest diffraction peak (112) at diffraction angle (2$\theta$) of 27.7$^{\circ}$ and the second strongest diffraction peak (220) at diffraction angle (2$\theta$) of 46.25$^{\circ}$was well made with chalcopyrite structure at substrate temperature of 70$^{\circ}C$. annealing temperature of 250$^{\circ}C$, annealing time of 60 min. The CuInS$_2$ thin film had the greatest grain size of 1.2 Um when the Cu/In composition ratio of 1.03, where the lattice constant of a and c were 5.60${\AA}$ and 11.12${\AA}$, respectively. The Cu/In stoichiometry of the single-phase CuInS$_2$thin films was from 0.84 to 1.3. The film was p-type when tile Cu/In ratio was above 0.99 and was n-type when the Cu/In was below 0.95. The fundamental absorption wavelength, absorption coefficient and optical band gap of p-type CuInS$_2$ thin film with Cu/In=1.3 were 837nm, 3.OH 104 cm-1 and 1.48 eV, respectively. The fundamental absorption wavelength absorption coefficient and optical energy band gap of n-type CuInS$_2$ thin film with Cu/In=0.84 were 821 nm, 6.0${\times}$10$^4$cm$\^$-1/ and 1.51 eV, respectively.

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