A Closer Look at Initial CdS Growth on High-efficiency Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Absorbers Using Surface-sensitive Methods
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publication Title
Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Volume
November
First page number:
457
Last page number:
461
Abstract
In this contribution we present further evidence that the post-deposition treatment with alkali elements (PDT) on Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) films can positively influence the initial growth of chemical-bath-deposited CdS. We investigate the surface of CIGS films with and without PDT during initial growth of CdS by various surface-sensitive methods - x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), and high-resolution scanning electron microscopy - in order to gather information about the growth rate and coverage of CdS on the two surface types. We find that the CdS film deposited for 180 seconds on PDT-CIGS is mostly closed, while samples without PDT show very inhomogeneous coverage. Furthermore, for growth on PDT-CIGS, the effective CdS film thickness is determined to be higher by both XPS and SE. Finally, we present a discussion of the information content of the methods employed here. © 2016 IEEE.
Keywords
Buffer layers; coevaporation; Cu(In; Ga)Se2 (CIGS); surface characterization; thin-film devices; thin-film growth
Language
English
Repository Citation
Friedlmeier, T. M.,
Jackson, P.,
Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D.,
Hauschild, D.,
Kiowski, O.,
Hariskos, D.,
Weinhardt, L.,
Heske, C.,
Powalla, M.
(2016).
A Closer Look at Initial CdS Growth on High-efficiency Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Absorbers Using Surface-sensitive Methods.
Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, November
457-461.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749634