<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Near stoichiometric and stoichiometric CuIn(1−x)Al(x)Se2 (CIAS) thin films have been prepared by chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDAX) spectra have been employed to confirm the structure and composition of the prepared films. SEM analysis of near-stoichiometric and stoichiometric CIAS thin films enabled us to estimate the grain size, to identify the growth mechanism and also to visualize the surface morphology. Transmittance spectra have been employed to determine the type of transition and other optical parameters such as absorption coefficient, extinction coefficient, dielectric constant, refractive index, Sellmeier parameters and bandgap which are reported in this paper in detail.</p></abstract>

Near stoichiometric and stoichiometric CuIn(1−x)Al(x)Se2 (CIAS) thin films have been prepared by chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDAX) spectra have been employed to confirm the structure and composition of the prepared films. SEM analysis of near-stoichiometric and stoichiometric CIAS thin films enabled us to estimate the grain size, to identify the growth mechanism and also to visualize the surface morphology. Transmittance spectra have been employed to determine the type of transition and other optical parameters such as absorption coefficient, extinction coefficient, dielectric constant, refractive index, Sellmeier parameters and bandgap which are reported in this paper in detail.

Identification of growth mechanism of CBD CIAS thin films from SEM analysis

Department of Physics, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, 641029, India

Materials Science-Poland

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Near stoichiometric and stoichiometric CuIn(1−x)Al(x)Se2 (CIAS) thin films have been prepared by chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. X-ray diffraction...

Identification of growth mechanism of CBD CIAS thin films from SEM analysis

Published Online: Dec 15, 2013

Page range: 506 - 515

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0133-5

Keywords
CBD, SEM, XRD, EDAX, stoichiometric and near-stoichiometric CIAS thin films

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Identification of growth mechanism of CBD CIAS thin films from SEM analysis

Published Online: Dec 15, 2013

Page range: 506 - 515

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0133-5

KeywordsCBD, SEM, XRD, EDAX, stoichiometric and near-stoichiometric CIAS thin films

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
CBD, SEM, XRD, EDAX, stoichiometric and near-stoichiometric CIAS thin films