Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
86 (1999), S. 4354-4359
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
CuInSe2 (CIS) films with Cu/In ratios of γ=0.82–1.79 have been grown on a GaAs (001) substrate by molecular beam epitaxy. Piezoelectric photoacoustic (PPA) measurements were carried out from liquid helium to room temperature to investigate nonradiative carrier recombination processes in comparison with photoluminescence (PL) measurements which directly detected radiative carrier recombination processes. Three PPA signal peaks which corresponded to band gap energies of the CIS (AB and C bands) and the GaAs substrate, were clearly obtained between liquid helium and room temperatures. A free-exciton emission line was observed up to 200 K in the PL spectra. Two additional peaks on intrinsic defects which are Cu vacancy (VCu) and interstitial In (Ini) were observed in the In-rich CIS samples. The PPA measurements were useful in investigating the defect levels and the band gap energy in the CIS/GaAs thin films. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371369
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