The Growth and Structural Characterization in Sol-Gel Derived Culn(1-x),GaxSe2 Thin Films by Controlling pH-Value


Voss S. A., Matur U. C., Cimenoglu H., Baydogan N.

JOURNAL OF NANOELECTRONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS, cilt.14, sa.9, ss.1230-1236, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1166/jno.2019.2629
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NANOELECTRONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1230-1236
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thin Film, Sol-Gel, pH Value, OPTICAL-PROPERTIES, CELL, ZNO
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 thin-film samples were derived at different pH-values changing from 1 to 4 via sol-gel dip coating technique to obtain cost-effective polycrystalline thin film after annealing at 150 degrees C in air. The structural characterization and the physical properties (such as optical and electrical properties) were investigated for different pH-values. The optimum optical properties were determined to obtain a suitable absorber material. The favourable energy band gap and electrical conductivity were determined by controlling the pH-value of the film solution between 1.5-2.0 pH-value to use them at economical optoelectronic applications. The increase of pH-value presented the relation between the electrical conductivity and optical absorbance. The increase of pH-value to similar to 2 contributed the increase of the electrical conductivity. The minimum optical band gap (at 1.24 eV) was obtained at 2 pH value.