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In-Situ Surface Composition Measurements of CuGaSe2 Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

P. Fons
Affiliation:
Electrotechnical Laboratory, Umezono 1-1-4, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan 305, fons@etl.go.jp
A. Yamada
Affiliation:
Electrotechnical Laboratory, Umezono 1-1-4, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan 305, fons@etl.go.jp
S. Niki
Affiliation:
Electrotechnical Laboratory, Umezono 1-1-4, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan 305, fons@etl.go.jp
H. Oyanagi
Affiliation:
Electrotechnical Laboratory, Umezono 1-1-4, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan 305, fons@etl.go.jp
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Abstract

Two CuGaSe2 films were grown by molecular beam epitaxy onto GaAs (001) substrates with varying Cu/Ga flux ratios under Se overpressure conditions. Growth was interrupted at predetermined times and the surface composition was measured using Auger electron spectroscopy after which growth was continued. After growth, the film composition was analyzed using voltage dependent electron microprobe spectroscopy. Film structure and morphology were also analyzed using x-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy. The film with a Cu/Ga ratio larger than unity showed evidence of surface segregation of a second Cu-rich phase with a Cu/Se composition ratio slightly greater than unity. A second CuGaSe2 film with a Cu/Ga ratio of less than unity showed no change in surface composition with time and was also consistent with bulk composition measurements. Diffraction measurements indicated a high concentration of twins as well as the presence of domains with mixed c and a axes in the Ga-rich film. The Cu-rich films by contrast were single domain and had a narrower mosaics. High sensitivity scans along the [001] reciprocal axis did not exhibit any new peaks not attributable to either the substrate or the CuGaSe2 thin film.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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