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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
materials science
In situ monitoring the growth of thin-film ZnS/Zn(S,O) bilayer on Cu-chalcopyrite for high performance thin film solar cells
Thin Solid Films, Volume 517, No. 7, Year 2009
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This paper highlights the crucial role that the control of the chemical bath deposition (CBD) process plays for buffer production of Cu-chalcopyrite solar-cell devices. ZnS/Zn(S,O) bilayer was deposited on CuInS2 (CIS) and Cu(In,Ga)(SSe)2 (CIGSSe) and monitored using turbidity measurements of the solution. The results were correlated to the X-ray photoemission spectra of the samples obtained by interruption of the process at sequential stages. Two different feature regimes were distinguished: In the first stage, a heterogeneous reaction takes place on the absorber resulting in the formation of pure ZnS. The second stage of the process is homogeneous, and the in-situ turbidity measurement shows a loss in the transmission of light through the CBD solution. The measured ZnL3M45M45 Auger-peaks, during this second stage of the process, show a shift of the kinetic energy from pure ZnS to a solid-solution ZnS/ZnO ("Zn(S,O)") with decreasing amount of sulfur. These results are supported by the observations from Energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy. This paper also demonstrates that monitoring of the CBD process combined with the basic understanding using surface and interface analysis have contributed to improve the reproducibility and to enhance the photovoltaic performance of Cu-chalcopyrite thin-film solar modules. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sáez-Araoz, Rodrigo
Germany, Berlin
Helmholtz-zentrum Berlin Für Materialien Und Energie Hzb
Abou-Ras, Daniel
Germany, Berlin
Helmholtz-zentrum Berlin Für Materialien Und Energie Hzb
Lux Steiner, Martha Ch H.
Germany, Berlin
Helmholtz-zentrum Berlin Für Materialien Und Energie Hzb
Ennaoui, Ahmed
Germany, Berlin
Helmholtz-zentrum Berlin Für Materialien Und Energie Hzb
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Citations: 25
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
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Doi:
10.1016/j.tsf.2008.10.139
ISSN:
00406090