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Structural and optical characterization of CuInS2 thin films grown by vacuum evaporation method

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Structural and optical properties of CuInS2 thin films grown by the single-source thermal evaporation method have been studied. The films were annealed from 100 to 500 °C after an evaporation in air. The surface morphology was investigated by scanning electron microscopy. The maximum grain size of the samples after annealing at 400 °C was over 500 nm. The EPM analysis concluded that the polycrystalline CuInS2 thin films after annealing below 100 °C were Cu-rich, and those annealed above 200 °C were In-rich. The bandgap energy of the CuInS2 films after annealing above 300 °C was about 1.48 eV.

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  1. Miyakonojo National College of Technology, 473-1 Yoshio, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, 885-8567, Japan

    Y. Akaki

  2. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Miyazaki University, 1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan

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Akaki, Y., Komaki, H., Yoshino, K. et al. Structural and optical characterization of CuInS2 thin films grown by vacuum evaporation method. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 14, 291–294 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023959525125

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