Monday, 26 June 2006
Ponderosa (poster/exhibit) (John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort)
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Investigations into methods of CuInS2 thin film deposition

Lisa Lau, Daniel Pulsipher, Endrit Shurdha, René Rodriguez, and Joshua Pak. Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID

Copper indium disulfide is a promising semiconductor material for solar applications. Thin films containing copper, indium, and sulfur were made by casting metal-organic compounds containing copper, indium and sulfur, (single source precursors), onto glass and silicon substrates and then initiating decomposition of the precursor material in vacuum with a radiofrequency plasma. Several single source precursors were used including (Ph3P)2Cu(SEt)2In(SEt)2, a solid, and (isobutyl3 P)2Cu(S propyl)2In(S propyl)2, a liquid. The decomposition process initiated by the plasma was monitored using mass spectrometry. Resulting films were analyzed with EDS for atomic composition, XRD for crystallinity, and SEM for surface morphology. Casting methods, plasma conditions and film characteristics will be discussed. The cast films will be compared with films made by spray injection plasma enhanced vapor deposition.

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