Ternary CuxSnySz thin films with different Cu/Sn atomic ratios and thicknesses have been electrochemically deposited on the (111) face of a silver single crystal. The surface morphology and chemical composition of these chalcogenides, which have attracted considerable worldwide interest as low cost high conversion efficiency photovoltaic devices, have been characterized by means of SEM, parallel angle resolved (PAR-XPS) and TOF-SIMS depth profiling in order to gain insight into the morphology and element distribution within the layer and their effect on the band gap. This study constitutes the first in-depth chemical study on CuxSnySz thin films, providing evidence of notable discrepancies between the expected and real composition, especially regarding the Cu/Sn ratio. The sampleswerefoundtobechemicallyhomogeneousthroughthewholedepositeventhoughstrongly tin depletedregardlesstheirthicknessordepositionsequence.Finally,theliteraturebandgapdatawere discussed onthebasisofthese findings.

Sn-deficiency in the electrodeposited ternary CuxSnySz thin films by ECALE / Caporali, Stefano; Tolstogouzov, Alexander; Teodoro, Orlando M.N.D.; Innocenti, Massimo; Di Benedetto, Francesco; Cinotti, Serena; Picca, Rosaria Anna; Sportelli, Maria Chiara; Cioffi, Nicola. - In: SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. - ISSN 0927-0248. - STAMPA. - 138:(2015), pp. 9-16. [10.1016/j.solmat.2015.02.029]

Sn-deficiency in the electrodeposited ternary CuxSnySz thin films by ECALE

CAPORALI, STEFANO;INNOCENTI, MASSIMO;DI BENEDETTO, FRANCESCO;CINOTTI, SERENA;CIOFFI, NICOLA
2015

Abstract

Ternary CuxSnySz thin films with different Cu/Sn atomic ratios and thicknesses have been electrochemically deposited on the (111) face of a silver single crystal. The surface morphology and chemical composition of these chalcogenides, which have attracted considerable worldwide interest as low cost high conversion efficiency photovoltaic devices, have been characterized by means of SEM, parallel angle resolved (PAR-XPS) and TOF-SIMS depth profiling in order to gain insight into the morphology and element distribution within the layer and their effect on the band gap. This study constitutes the first in-depth chemical study on CuxSnySz thin films, providing evidence of notable discrepancies between the expected and real composition, especially regarding the Cu/Sn ratio. The sampleswerefoundtobechemicallyhomogeneousthroughthewholedepositeventhoughstrongly tin depletedregardlesstheirthicknessordepositionsequence.Finally,theliteraturebandgapdatawere discussed onthebasisofthese findings.
2015
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16
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Caporali, Stefano; Tolstogouzov, Alexander; Teodoro, Orlando M.N.D.; Innocenti, Massimo; Di Benedetto, Francesco; Cinotti, Serena; Picca, Rosaria Anna; Sportelli, Maria Chiara; Cioffi, Nicola
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