Electrochemical synthesis of CuIn(1−x)GaxSe2 nanowires with controlled stoichiometry

Boo Hyun An; Lina Orabi; Ji Sung Lee; Mariam S. Mansouri; Muntaser Al-Mansoori; Young Keun Kim; Daniel S. Choi

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2017.09.103

Electrochemical synthesis of CuIn_(1−x)Ga_xSe₂ nanowires with controlled stoichiometry

Boo Hyun An, Lina Orabi, Ji Sung Lee, Mariam S. Mansouri, Muntaser Al-Mansoori, Young Keun Kim, Daniel S. Choi

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Abstract

We present a solution-based approach for fabrication of CuIn_(1−x)Ga_xSe₂ (CIGS) nanowires by electrodeposition method with stoichiometry close to the ideal one for photovoltaic applications. Fabrication of CIGS nanowires is based on a one-step electrodeposition to deposit CIGS nanowires into the nanometer-scale cylindrical pores of the anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) template with molybdenum (Mo) thin-film deposited on the backside of the AAO as the counter electrode. A key to the commercialization of CIGS nanowires as active absorber layer for photovoltaic applications is to improve the composition control and quality of the CIGS nanowires. In this study, CIGS nanowires with close to the ideal stoichiometry and chalcopyrite nanocrystalline structure for photovoltaic applications were obtained by varying the deposition parameters such as deposition potential and electrolyte's composition during electrodeposition and the annealing process after electrodeposition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-152
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	211
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2017.09.103
Publication status	Published - 2018 Jan 15

Keywords

CuInGaSe
Electrodeposition
Nanowire
Solar cell

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Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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