Optical and electrochemical properties of CuInSe2 and CuInS2-CuInSe2 alloys
- 15 November 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 47 (10) , 1089-1091
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.96390
Abstract
The fundamental optical transitions in single crystals of CuInS2xSe2−2x alloys have been studied by electrolyte electroreflectance (EER) spectroscopy. The band gap of the alloys increases nonlinearly with increasing sulphur content corresponding to a bowing parameter 0.14. The flatband potential derived from the EER spectra is in excellent agreement with differential capacitance measurements and determined as −0.350 V versus the saturated calomel electrode. CuInS2xSe2−2x liquid junction solar cells are reported that exhibit a long wavelength cutoff in the spectral response matching the EER data.Keywords
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