Growth of single CuInSe2 crystals by the traveling heater method and their characterization

Vera Lyahovitskaya; Shachar Richter; Felix Frolow; Larissa Kaplan; Yishay Manassen; Konstantin Gartsman; David Cahen

doi:10.1016/S0022-0248(98)00904-X

Growth of single CuInSe₂ crystals by the traveling heater method and their characterization

Vera Lyahovitskaya, Shachar Richter, Felix Frolow, Larissa Kaplan, Yishay Manassen, Konstantin Gartsman, David Cahen

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Abstract

Single crystals of CuInSe₂ were prepared under conditions to suppress the occurrence of twinning. This was accomplished by growth from an In melt by the traveling heater method to keep the growth temperature below that of the sphalerite-chalcopyrite phase transition. The resulting crystals were n-type and could be converted to p-type by a Se anneal. Both n and p-type crystals were characterized structurally by X-ray diffraction, compositionally by microprobe analyses, morphologically by atomic force and scanning electron microscopy, and electrically. They were found to be mostly homogeneous with mirror-like cleavage and without twins.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	177-185
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Crystal Growth
Volume	197
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0248(98)00904-X
State	Published - 1 Jan 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chalcopyrite
Morphology
Structure determination
Twinning
Type conversion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Condensed Matter Physics
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

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