Abstract
CuInTe2 crystals grown by zone-leveling of nominally stoichiometric material are highly p-type. The net acceptor density is reduced by in-diffusion of zinc which acts as a donor impurity. Zinc-annealed crystals transmit in the infrared and exhibit an absorption edge at 0.92 eV.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
H. Hahn, G. Frank, W. Klingler, A-D Meyer, and G. Storger, Z. anorg. allg. Chem.271, 153, (1953).
L. S. Palatnik and E. I. Rogacheva, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Neorg. Mater.2 (1966), 659.
S. M. Zalar, J. Appl. Phys.35 (1964), 1988.
S. M. Zalar, J. Electrochem. Soc.113. (1966), 230.
L. S. Palatnik and E. I. Rogacheva, Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR174, (1967), 80.
L. S. Palatnik and E. I. Rogacheva, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Neorg. Mater.3 (1967), 484.
V. P. Zhuze, V. M. Sergeeva, and E. L. Shtrum, Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys.3 (1958), 1925.
L. I. Berger and Z. A. Isaev, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Neorg. Mater.8 (1972), 2018.
V. M. Koshkin, L. P. Gal'chinetskii, V. R. Karas, T. N. Nesterova, and I. L. Sklovskaya, Ukr. Fiz. Zh.15 (1970), 210.
L. I. Berger and V. M. Petrov, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Neorg. Mater.6 (1970), 1348.
V. P. Chernyavskii, Yu. I. Polygalov, and A. S. Poplavnoi, Ukr. Fiz. Zh.17 (1972), 1535.
M. J. Thwaites, R. D. Tomlinson, and M. J. Hampshire, Proc. 3rd International Conference on Ternary Com- pounds, Edinburgh, April 14–15, 1977; Institute of Physics Conference Series, to be published.
I. G. Austin, C. H. L. Goodman, and A. E. Pengelly, J. Electrochem. Soc.103 (1956), 609.
J. L. Shay and H. M. Kasper, Phys. Rev. Letters29 (1972), 1162.
L. L. Kazmerski, F. R. White, G. A. Sanborn, A. J. Merrill, M. S. Ayyagari, S. D. Mittleman, and G. K. Morgan, Record 12th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 15–l8, 1976; IEEE, New York, 1976; p. 534.
L. L. Kazmerski, F. R. White, M. S. Ayyagari, Y. J. Juang, and R. P. Patterson, J. Vac. Sci. Tech.14 (1977), 65.
L. L. Kazmerski and Y. J. Juang, J. Vac. Sci. Tech.14 (1977), 769.
B. Tell, J. L. Shay, and H. M. Kasper, J. Appl. Phys.43 (1972), 2469.
M. E. Lines and J. V. Waszak, J. Appl. Phys.48 (1977), 1395.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Davis, J.G., Bridenbaugh, P.M. & Wagner, S. Electrical and optical properties of copper indium ditelluride crystals grown from near-stoichiometric compositions. J. Electron. Mater. 7, 39–45 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02656019
Received:
Revised:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02656019