Development of CuInSe2 thin films by SELD method for photovoltaic absorber layer application

Effect of feeding flow rate on characteristics of CuInSe2 films prepared by flash evaporation

“…All Cu, In and Se elements are confirmed by the EDX spectra in the Figure . The EDX spectrum confirms the purity of the ingot powder as no foreign elements can be observed. 52.2°, (312) at 52.4°, (008) at 64°, (213) at 41.9 º, (400) at 64.3°, (316) at 70.7°, (332) at 71º, (424) at 81.4° and 87.5° confirm the CuInSe 2 compound in a chalcopyrite phase, as reported earlier [3,[27][28][29][30][31][32]. The reflection 18 is not considered by FullProf software.…”

Chemical states and local structure in Cu-deficient CuxInSe∼2 thin films: insights into engineering and bandgap narrowing

“…Copper indium selenide (CuInSe 2 ) has drawn considerable attention for its feasible applications in photovoltaic devices, such as photon absorbers in solar cells, [1][2][3][4] light-emitting diodes, [5][6][7][8] and in biological and catalysis applications. [9][10][11][12] Research on selenide compounds is particularly aimed at securing the controllability of optoelectronic properties with stable chemistry to eventually replace semiconductors that contain toxic elements such as cadmium or lead.…”

“…To date, various synthesis methods have been applied to produce compositions with optimal optoelectronic properties, including evaporation in vacuum, 1,18 thermal evaporation, 6 molecular beam epitaxy, 19 sputtering, 20,21 electrodeposition, 22,23 and electron beam evaporation. [24][25][26] The resultant compounds are often (particularly in the case of bulk synthesis) in the form of solid solutions in which more than one phase with different atomic concentrations is involved.…”