Effects of layer-by-layer deposition on the structural and optical characteristics of thin films

Petronela Prepelita; R. Medianu; F. Garoi; A. Moldovan; A. M. Vlaicu

doi:10.1117/12.859695

17 May 2010 Effects of layer-by-layer deposition on the structural and optical characteristics of thin films

Petronela Prepelita, R. Medianu, F. Garoi, A. Moldovan, A. M. Vlaicu

Proceedings Volume 7469, ROMOPTO 2009: Ninth Conference on Optics: Micro- to Nanophotonics II; 74690T (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859695
Event: ROMOPTO 2009, 2009, Sibiu, Romania

Abstract

CuIn_1-xGa_xS₂ (CIGS2) thin-films for solar cells were prepared by rf-magnetron sputtering and were deposited on glass substrate. These films were prepared using a stepwise process consisting of succesive deposition of CuInGa (d = 1500 nm) and ZnS (d = 200 nm) layers. Each layer was structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy. The microstructural and optical properties of CIGS2 component films of the solar cell in comparison with those of ZnS and CuInGa films separately deposited onto glass substrates under the same conditions, were studied. Transmission spectra of our thin films are strongly influenced by deposition conditions and nature of the support material and they were recorded for each component film and CIGS2 solar cell. Thin films, rf magnetron sputtering, CIGS2 solar cell, Surface roughness, Optical pr

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Petronela Prepelita, R. Medianu, F. Garoi, A. Moldovan, and A. M. Vlaicu "Effects of layer-by-layer deposition on the structural and optical characteristics of thin films", Proc. SPIE 7469, ROMOPTO 2009: Ninth Conference on Optics: Micro- to Nanophotonics II, 74690T (17 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859695

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