Thin Solid Films, Vol.387, No.1-2, 129-134, 2001
Anion vacancies in CuInSe2
Effects of the Cu2-xSe surface phase, the post-growth air-annealing and the Na incorporation on the growth and properties of CuInSe2, films have been systematically investigated by various defect-sensitive characterization techniques such as low temperature photoluminescence and positron annihilation. The presence of the Cu-Se surface phase, the post-growth air-annealing and the Na incorporation all provided significant changes in photoluminescence spectra. Decrease in positron lifetime and reduction of twin density were found to occur simultaneously, along with the changes in photoluminescence spectra. Change in photoluminescence spectra and the corresponding decrease in positron lifetime indicate the annihilation of Se-vacancies; the control of Se-vacancy is a key issue to be addressed for improving the electrical, optical and structural properties of CuInSe2 films.
Keywords:photovoltaic material;CuInSe2;defects;molecular beam epitaxy;photoluminescence;positron annihilation