Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
Thin film(s) of chalcopyrite CuInE2(where E = S or Se) have been grown by low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (LP-MOCVD) using the precursors [In(E2CNMenHexyl)3] and [Cu(E2CNMenHexyl)2]. Similarly, thin films of ME (where M = Zn, Cd; E = S, Se) have been deposited from precursors of general formula [M(E2CNMenHex)2]x. Films were grown on glass between 400 - 500 °C, and characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical spectroscopy (UV/Vis), EDAX and scanning electron microscopy.