Title :
Preparation and study of thin film CuInSe2 and CuIn3Se5 photovoltaics by the flash evaporation technique
Author :
Ariswan ; El Hal Moussa, G. ; Yanuar ; Guastavino, F. ; Llinares, C.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we present the technique of flash evaporation to obtain photovoltaic CuInSe2 and CuIn3Se5 (Cu(Ga,In)(S,Se)2 and Cu(Ga,In)3(S,Se)2) thin films, for fabrication of solar cells. We have realised CuInSe2 and CuIn3Se 5 thin films which are characterised by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, and photoconductivity. We have obtained good quality crystalline thin films on surfaces in the order of 50 cm2. The flash evaporation technique can be developed with the aim of producing solar cells used in the conversion of solar energy
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; copper compounds; indium compounds; photoconductivity; scanning electron microscopy; semiconductor growth; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; ternary semiconductors; vacuum deposited coatings; vacuum deposition; Cu(Ga,In)(S,Se)2; Cu(Ga,In)3(S,Se)2; Cu(GaIn)(SSe)2; Cu(GaIn)3(SSe)5; CuIn3Se5; CuInSe2; X-ray diffraction; crystalline thin films; energy dispersive spectroscopy; flash evaporation technique; photoconductivity; scanning electron microscopy; solar cells fabrication; solar energy conversion; thin films; Dispersion; Fabrication; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Scanning electron microscopy; Solar power generation; Spectroscopy; Transistors; X-ray diffraction;
Conference_Titel :
Environment and Solar, 2000 Mediterranean Conference for
Conference_Location :
Beirut
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7117-8
DOI :
10.1109/CMPLES.2000.939901
