Effects of annealing on the structural properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 thin films prepared by RF sputtering

  • Gang Shi*
  • , Junhao Chu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin films have been prepared by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering from a CuIn0.8Ga 0.2Se2 target. The effects of in-situ annealing in Ar atmosphere on phase structure, composition and surface morphology of the films have been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive analysis of X-rays (EDAX), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Raman spectroscopy. XRD patterns show that both as-deposited and annealed films have a chalcopyrite structure with strong (112) preferred orientation. The annealed films display a higher degree of crystallinity and smoother surface, while there is little difference in grain size for films annealed at temperatures ranging from 300 °C to 500 °C. Results of EDAX reveal that the films are near to stoichiometry. Raman spectrum of the films annealed at 300 °C shows only the CIGS A1 mode peak indicating the formation of single-phase chalcopyrite with enhanced crystalline ordering. The films annealed at higher temperatures exhibit a non-chalcopyrite mode at around 260 cm-1 assigned to Cu 2-xSe secondary phase which is detrimental to CIGS solar cells.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSeventh International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications - Shanghai, China
Duration: 24 Sep 201027 Sep 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7995
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period24/09/1027/09/10

Keywords

  • Annealing
  • CIGS
  • RF sputtering
  • Raman spectra
  • Thin films

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