RF Electromagnetic Field Treatment of Tetragonal Kesterite CZTSSe Light Absorbers
Abstract In this work, we propose a method to improve electro-optical and structural parameters of light-absorbing kesterite materials. It relies on the application of weak power hydrogen plasma discharges using electromagnetic field of radio frequency range, which improves homogeneity of the sample...
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| author | Mykola O. Semenenko Ivan S. Babichuk Oleksandr Kyriienko Ivan V. Bodnar Raquel Caballero Maximo Leon |
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| description | Abstract In this work, we propose a method to improve electro-optical and structural parameters of light-absorbing kesterite materials. It relies on the application of weak power hydrogen plasma discharges using electromagnetic field of radio frequency range, which improves homogeneity of the samples. The method allows to reduce strain of light absorbers and is suitable for designing solar cells based on multilayered thin film structures. Structural characteristics of tetragonal kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 structures and their optical properties were studied by Raman, infrared, and reflectance spectroscopies. They revealed a reduction of the sample reflectivity after RF treatment and a modification of the energy band structure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5874b2fe33742d68d3fd7d226e697772023-08-02T01:34:55ZengSpringerOpenNanoscale Research Letters1931-75731556-276X2017-06-011211810.1186/s11671-017-2183-9RF Electromagnetic Field Treatment of Tetragonal Kesterite CZTSSe Light AbsorbersMykola O. Semenenko0Ivan S. Babichuk1Oleksandr Kyriienko2Ivan V. Bodnar3Raquel Caballero4Maximo Leon5V.Ye. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of UkraineV.Ye. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of UkraineThe Niels Bohr Institute, University of CopenhagenBelarussky Gosudarstvenniy Universitet Informatiki i Radioelektroniki – BSU-BEPhotovoltaic Materials Group, Applied Physics Department, University Autonoma of MadridPhotovoltaic Materials Group, Applied Physics Department, University Autonoma of MadridAbstract In this work, we propose a method to improve electro-optical and structural parameters of light-absorbing kesterite materials. It relies on the application of weak power hydrogen plasma discharges using electromagnetic field of radio frequency range, which improves homogeneity of the samples. The method allows to reduce strain of light absorbers and is suitable for designing solar cells based on multilayered thin film structures. Structural characteristics of tetragonal kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 structures and their optical properties were studied by Raman, infrared, and reflectance spectroscopies. They revealed a reduction of the sample reflectivity after RF treatment and a modification of the energy band structure.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2183-9Tetragonal kesteriteLight absorberRadio frequency treatmentPlasma etchingKesterite FTIR investigationRaman spectroscopy |
| spellingShingle | Mykola O. Semenenko Ivan S. Babichuk Oleksandr Kyriienko Ivan V. Bodnar Raquel Caballero Maximo Leon RF Electromagnetic Field Treatment of Tetragonal Kesterite CZTSSe Light Absorbers Nanoscale Research Letters Tetragonal kesterite Light absorber Radio frequency treatment Plasma etching Kesterite FTIR investigation Raman spectroscopy |
| title | RF Electromagnetic Field Treatment of Tetragonal Kesterite CZTSSe Light Absorbers |
| title_full | RF Electromagnetic Field Treatment of Tetragonal Kesterite CZTSSe Light Absorbers |
| title_fullStr | RF Electromagnetic Field Treatment of Tetragonal Kesterite CZTSSe Light Absorbers |
| title_full_unstemmed | RF Electromagnetic Field Treatment of Tetragonal Kesterite CZTSSe Light Absorbers |
| title_short | RF Electromagnetic Field Treatment of Tetragonal Kesterite CZTSSe Light Absorbers |
| title_sort | rf electromagnetic field treatment of tetragonal kesterite cztsse light absorbers |
| topic | Tetragonal kesterite Light absorber Radio frequency treatment Plasma etching Kesterite FTIR investigation Raman spectroscopy |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2183-9 |
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