Nanoparticle Precursor Route to Low-Temperature Spray Deposition of CdTe Thin Films

Martin Pehnt; Douglas L. Schulz; Calvin J. Curtis; Kim M. Jones; David S. Ginley

doi:10.1063/1.115094

Nanoparticle Precursor Route to Low-Temperature Spray Deposition of CdTe Thin Films

Martin Pehnt, Douglas L. Schulz, Calvin J. Curtis, Kim M. Jones, David S. Ginley

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In this letter we report a nanoparticle-derived route to CdTe thin films. CdTe nanoparticles 39±8 Å in diameter, prepared by an organometallic route, were characterized by x-ray diffraction, UV-Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. CdTe thin-film deposition was realized by spraying a nanoparticle/butanol colloid onto SnO₂-coated glass substrates at variable susceptor temperatures. The resultant CdTe films were characterized by atomic force microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Smooth and dense CdTe thin films were obtained using growth temperatures ∼200°C less than conventional spray pyrolysis. A growth temperature dependence upon CdTe grain size formation and crystallinity was observed by atomic force microscopy and x-ray diffraction. UV-Vis characterization revealed a transformation in the optical properties of the CdTe thin films as a function of growth temperature.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	2176
Number of pages	1
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	67
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.115094 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.115094
State	Published - 1995

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