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Direct band gap measurement of Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 thin films using high-resolution reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy

To investigate the band gap profile of Cu(In1−x,Gax)(Se1−ySy)2 of various compositions, we measured the band gap profile directly as a function of in-depth using high-resolution reflection energy loss spectroscopy (HR-REELS), which was compared with the band gap profile calculated based on the auger...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2015-06, Vol.106 (26)
Main Authors: Heo, Sung, Lee, Hyung-Ik, Song, Taewon, Park, Jong-Bong, Ko, Dong-Su, Chung, JaeGwan, Kim, KiHong, Kim, Seong Heon, Yun, Dong-Jin, Ham, YongNam, Park, Gyeong Su, Lee, Dongho, Nam, Junggyu, Kang, Hee Jae, Choi, Pyung-Ho, Choi, Byoung-Deog
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Summary:To investigate the band gap profile of Cu(In1−x,Gax)(Se1−ySy)2 of various compositions, we measured the band gap profile directly as a function of in-depth using high-resolution reflection energy loss spectroscopy (HR-REELS), which was compared with the band gap profile calculated based on the auger depth profile. The band gap profile is a double-graded band gap as a function of in-depth. The calculated band gap obtained from the auger depth profile seems to be larger than that by HR-REELS. Calculated band gaps are to measure the average band gap of the spatially different varying compositions with respect to considering its void fraction. But, the results obtained using HR-REELS are to be affected by the low band gap (i.e., out of void) rather than large one (i.e., near void). Our findings suggest an analytical method to directly determine the band gap profile as function of in-depth.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4923201