Published August 31, 2011
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Journal article
Interdiffusion at the BaCuSeF/ZnTe interface
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6507 (United States)
- 2. CAMCOR High Resolution and Analytical Facility, Eugene, OR 97403-1241 (United States)
- 3. School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6001 (United States)
- 4. Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6507 (United States)
- 5. Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt 64287 (Germany)
Description
BaCuSeF/ZnTe is a model system to investigate physical and chemical properties of the interfaces of non-oxide wide-bandgap p-type semiconductors with materials used in chalcogenide solar cells. The BaCuSeF/ZnTe interface was studied using electron microscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy. Both techniques indicate that Se and Cu from BaCuSeF diffuse into ZnTe creating an interdiffused layer between these two materials. The interdiffusion may be attributed to the differences in materials formation enthalpies and to Fermi level pinning in BaCuSeF.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2010.12.125Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.12.125;
- PII
- S0040-6090(10)01774-8;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Thin Solid Films
- Journal Volume
- 519
- Journal Issue
- 21
- Journal Page Range
- p. 7369-7373
- ISSN
- 0040-6090
- CODEN
- THSFAP
Conference
- Title
- Thin film chalcogenide photovoltaic materials
- Acronym
- EMRS 2010 Spring Meeting Symposium M
- Dates
- 7-11 Jun 2010
- Place
- Strasbourg (France)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43052147
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COPPER; FERMI LEVEL; FORMATION HEAT; INTERFACES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RADIATION; ZINC TELLURIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- CHALCOGENIDES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; ENTHALPY; EQUIPMENT; FILMS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATERIALS; METALS; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; REACTION HEAT; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SPECTROSCOPY; TELLURIDES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; ZINC COMPOUNDS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.