Structural and photoelectrical characterization of hot wall deposited CuInSe{sub 2} thin films and the fabrication of CuInSe{sub 2} based solar cells

Films of CuInSe{sub 2} were deposited onto glass substrates by a hot wall deposition method using bulk CuInSe{sub 2} as a source material. All the deposited CuInSe{sub 2} films were found to be polycrystalline in nature exhibiting the chalcopyrite structure with the crystallite orientation along (10...

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Published in:Materials characterization 2007-08, Vol.58 (8-9)
Main Authors: Agilan, S., Venkatachalam, S., Mangalaraj, D., Narayandass, Sa. K., Velumani, S., Mohan Rao, G., Singh, Vijay P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CADMIUM SELENIDES
CADMIUM SULFIDES
CHALCOPYRITE
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTROMETERS
FABRICATION
GLASS
PHOTOSENSITIVITY
POLYCRYSTALS
POWER METERS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR ENERGY
SPECTRAL RESPONSE
SUBSTRATES
THICKNESS
THIN FILMS
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Summary:Films of CuInSe{sub 2} were deposited onto glass substrates by a hot wall deposition method using bulk CuInSe{sub 2} as a source material. All the deposited CuInSe{sub 2} films were found to be polycrystalline in nature exhibiting the chalcopyrite structure with the crystallite orientation along (101),(112),(103),(211),(220),(312) and (400) directions. The photocurrent was found to increase with increase in film thickness and also with increase of light intensity. Photocurrent spectra show a peak related to the band-to-band transition. The spectral response of CuInSe{sub 2} thin films was studied by allowing the radiation to pass through a series of interference filters in the wavelength range 700-1200 nm. Films of higher thickness exhibited higher photosensitivity while low thickness films exhibited moderate photosensitivity. CuInSe{sub 2}-based Solar cells with different types of buffer layers such as CdS, CdSe, CuInSe{sub 2} and CdSe{sub 0.7}Te{sub 0.3} were fabricated. The current and voltage were measured using an optical power meter and an electrometer respectively. The fabricated solar cells were illuminated using 100 mW/cm2 white light under AM1 conditions.
ISSN:1044-5803
1873-4189
DOI:10.1016/j.matchar.2006.11.024