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Compensation for Cracks Formed on an Electrochemically Deposited CuInSe2 Absorption Layer

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A CuInSe2 absorption layer was fabricated by electrochemical deposition followed by selenization at elevated temperature to adjust the chemical composition and crystallization. However, because many surface cracks formed on the absorption layer during selenization at elevated temperature, presumably caused by the thermal stress mismatch between the CuInSe2 absorption layer and the Mo conducting layer, the light-absorption performance of the CuInSe2 layer was degraded. To mitigate the cracking problem, we electrochemically deposited another thin layer of CuInSe2 film onto the initially deposited CuInSe2 layer without any further processing. We observed that the specimens with the second layer of film presented higher light-absorption ability that depended on the thickness of the second layer, which was at least about 200 nm, and an optical bandgap that was about 10% wider than that of the initially deposited films.

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This research was co-supported by (1) a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (NRF-2014R1A2A2A01007428) and (2) the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2010-0025175).

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    1. Department of Cogno-Mechantronics Engineering, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-dong, Geumjung-gu, Busan, 609-735, Korea

      Hyukjoo Yoon & Jieun Park

    2. Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-dong, Geumjung-gu, Busan, 609-735, Korea

      Kangju Park & Dongyun Lee

    3. Center for Resources Information & Management, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 322 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-918, Korea

      Kyoung-Bo Kim

    4. Powder & Ceramics Department, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, 66, Sangnam-dong, Changwon, Kyeongnam, 641-831, Korea

      Junggoo Lee

    5. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-dong, Geumjung-gu, Busan, 609-735, Korea

      Yangdo Kim

    6. Department of NanoEnergy Engineering, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-dong, Geumjung-gu, Busan, 609-735, Korea

      Dongyun Lee

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    Yoon, H., Park, K., Park, J. et al. Compensation for Cracks Formed on an Electrochemically Deposited CuInSe2 Absorption Layer. J. Electron. Mater. 44, 4779–4786 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-4042-8

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