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Molecular Level Approach for Low-Temperature Synthesis of CuInSe2 Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Shalini Menezes
Shalini Menezes*
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InterPhases Research P.O. Box 1532, Thousand Oaks, CA 91358, [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper presents a new approach for relatively rapid and inexpensive synthesis of morphologically homogenous CuInSe2 absorber layers without high-temperature treatment. The approach, molecular layer electrodeposition, combines the low-cost, scale-up and environmental advantages of electrodeposition with the atomic level control of epitaxial deposition. This patented method entails building a superlattice of CuInSe2 monolayers by electro-deposition from a single electrolyte. The monolayer deposition approach extends the utility of epitaxial methods to device fabrication with simpler apparatus and practical deposition rates. The paper outlines the concepts underlying molecular layer electrodeposition, describes the special deposition apparatus and presents the results of initial investigations involving the synthesis of a ternary compound in a flow cell, controlled at molecular level.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 668: Symposium H – II-IV Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaic Materials , 2001 , H2.4
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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