Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10248826 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Defect chemistry plays an important role in the p-type conductivity of transparent CuAlO2 thin films. Presence of excess oxygen atoms within the crystallites sites or interstitial sites is responsible for the enhanced hole-conductivity of p-CuAlO2+x thin films. These excess oxygen atoms within the films were induced by post-deposition annealing of the films in oxygen atmosphere. Composition analyses of the films confirmed the presence of nonstoichiometric (excess) oxygen within the films. With increase in the post-deposition annealing time, more and more oxygen atoms were intercalated within the p-CuAlO2+x thin films. Electrical conductivity measurements of the films indicated that with increase in the excess oxygen contents within the films, the p-type conductivity also increased. This observation supports the origin of p-type conduction in CuAlO2+x thin films due to excess oxygen atoms.
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Authors
A.N. Banerjee, C.K. Ghosh, K.K. Chattopadhyay,