Recrystallization of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Semiconductor Thin Films via InCl3 Treatment

Belfore, Benjamin; Poudel, Deewakar; Karki, Shankar; Soltanmohammad, Sina; Palmiotti, Elizabeth; Lepetit, Thomas; Rockett, Angus; Marsillac, Sylvain

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2021.138897

Title: Recrystallization of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Semiconductor Thin Films via InCl₃ Treatment

Journal Article · Wed Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Thin Solid Films

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2021.138897· OSTI ID:1991328

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Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (United States)
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
Universite de Nantes (France)

One of the key challenges to promote the economic viability of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ (CIGS) solar cells is the multi-stage co-evaporation process required to make a high quality absorber layer. One phenomenon of interest is dynamic recrystallization using a fluxing agent. While these techniques have significantly improved material systems like CdTe, their impact on other nonmetallic systems are relatively unexplored. In this paper, we demonstrate that InCl₃ can be used effectively to recrystallize CIGS for temperature as low as 450°C, but that it also induces a modification of the surface composition. Analyses, notably via glancing incidence X-ray diffraction and secondary ion mass spectrometry, show an indium enriched surface as well as a modified alkali profile.

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Research Organization:: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007551

OSTI ID:: 1991328

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1814659; OSTI ID: 1991332

Journal Information:: Thin Solid Films, Vol. 735; ISSN 0040-6090

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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