Effect of chemical treatments on nm-scale electrical characteristics of polycrystalline thin film Cu(In,Ga)Se2 surfaces

被引：25

作者：

Li, Wenjie ^{[1
]}

Cohen, Sidney R. ^{[2
]}

Cahen, David ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Mat & Interfaces, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel

[2] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Chem Res Support, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel

来源：

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS | 2014年 / 120卷

关键词：

CuInGaSe2; Solar cells; Surface treatment; Oxidation; Sulfurization; Selenization; SOLAR-CELLS; ELECTRONIC-PROPERTIES; GRAIN-BOUNDARY; PERFORMANCE; INTERFACE; CUINSE2; SODIUM;

D O I：

10.1016/j.solmat.2013.09.030

中图分类号：

TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];

学科分类号：

0807 ; 0820 ;

摘要：

Conducting Probe AFM. CP-AFM, was used to follow how chemical etching, oxidation, and sulfurization affect the surface nanoscale electrical characteristics of polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 (CIGS) thin films. Band bending at grain boundaries (GBs) on the surface was studied and analyzed by CP-AFM - measured photocurrents. We find that both oxidation and sulfurization can passivate the GBs of the CIGS films; oxidation increases n-type band bending, which impedes the transport of photogenerated electrons, while sulfurization increases p-type band bending at GBs, which helps this transport. Differences in effects between surface terminations by sulfide, selenide and oxide were analyzed. The effects of these treatments on the electrical activity of the GBs of the films, as well as the importance of the use of chemical bath deposition of the CdS buffer, are explained within a defect surface chemistry model. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：500 / 505

页数：6

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