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Study of Optical, Morphological and Structural Properties of ZnSe Thin Films Deposited by Evaporation
Author(s) -
Caicedo L.M.,
Cediel G.,
Dussan A.,
Sandino J.W.,
Calderón C.,
Gordillo G.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3951(200007)220:1<249::aid-pssb249>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - copper indium gallium selenide solar cells , materials science , layer (electronics) , thin film , transmittance , evaporation , deposition (geology) , solar cell , buffer (optical fiber) , optoelectronics , chemical bath deposition , chemical engineering , composite material , nanotechnology , paleontology , telecommunications , physics , sediment , biology , computer science , engineering , thermodynamics
A parameter set was found which allows depositing ZnSe thin films with good properties to be used as buffer layer in solar cells with ZnO/ZnSe/CIGS structure. In this way, the ZnSe compound could be used in substitution of the CdS which is a toxic material generally used as buffer layer in Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 (CIGS) based solar cells. The influence of the deposition parameters on the structural, optical and morphological properties of ZnSe films deposited on glass substrates by evaporation, was determined through XRD, spectral transmittance and AFM measurements.