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Properties of Pulsed Laser Deposited CdSxTe1-x Films on Glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

D. Compaan ,
Z. Feng ,
G. Contreras-Puente ,
C. Narayanswamy  and
A. Fischer
D. Compaan
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, adc@physics.utoledo.edu
Z. Feng
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, adc@physics.utoledo.edu
G. Contreras-Puente
Affiliation:
On sabbatical leave from E.S.F.M.-I.P.N., 07738, Mexico D.F., Mexico
C. Narayanswamy
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, adc@physics.utoledo.edu
A. Fischer
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, adc@physics.utoledo.edu
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Abstract

Interdiffusion of sulfur and tellurium across the CdS/CdTe interface is fundamentally important in the operation of CdTe solar cells. However, the properties of the resulting alloy semiconductor, CdSxTe1-x, are not well understood. We have prepared films of this ternary material by pulsed excimer laser deposition (PLD) across the alloy range. These films were examined by x-ray diffraction, wavelength dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, optical absorption, and Raman scattering to determine the influence of sulfur content on the crystal structure, lattice constant, energy gap, and vibrational mode behavior.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 426: Symposium J – Thin Films for Photovoltaic and Related Device , 1996 , 367
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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