Growth of CdTe thin films on graphene by close-spaced sublimation method

被引:20
作者
Jung, Younghun [1 ]
Yang, Gwangseok [1 ]
Chun, Seungju [2 ]
Kim, Donghwan [2 ]
Kim, Jihyun [1 ]
机构
[1] Korea Univ, Dept Chem & Biol Engn, Seoul 136701, South Korea
[2] Korea Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Seoul 136701, South Korea
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
SOLAR-CELLS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;
D O I
10.1063/1.4841775
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
CdTe thin films grown on bi-layer graphene were demonstrated by using the close-spaced sublimation method, where CdTe was selectively grown on the graphene. The density of the CdTe domains was increased with increasing the number of the defective sites in the graphene, which was controlled by the duration of UV exposure. The CdTe growth rate on the bi-layer graphene electrodes was 400 nm/min with a bandgap energy of 1.45-1.49 eV. Scanning electron microscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, micro-photoluminescence, and X-ray diffraction technique were used to confirm the high quality of the CdTe thin films grown on the graphene electrodes. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.
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