화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol.233, No.1-2, 13-21, 2001
Sodium induced secondary phase segregations in CuGaSe2 thin films
We report on sodium induced secondary phase segregations in CuGaSe2-thin films, grown by multi-source evaporation on soda-lime glass. The films are characterized by electron microscopy, micro-Raman, microphotoluminescence and secondary ion mass spectroscopy with high spatial resolution. The segregations show a crater-like structure of a typical diameter of 3-10 mum with an elevated rim and a reduced thickness of the film in the crater bottom. The Ga/(Ga + Cu) ratio in the craters is approximately 0.75 and the sodium concentration is increased by a factor of seven compared to that in the matrix. Micro-Raman spectroscopy within the craters suggests a nonchalcopyrite phase with a structure very similar to that of CuGa3Se5. As a possible explanation we propose the formation of a quaternary Na-Cu-Ga-Se compound which is based on the defect-chalcopyrite structure but having the Cu-vacancies partially filled by Na atoms.