STIMULATED EMISSION AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLID SOLUTIONS OF Cu(In,Ga)Se2 DIRECT BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS
Abstract
Stimulated emission, optical properties, and structural characteristics of non-irradiated and proton-irradiated Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films deposited on soda lime glass substrates using co-evaporation of elements in a multistage process were investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray spectral analysis with energy dispersion, low-temperature photoluminescence, optical transmittance and reflectance were used to study the films. Stimulated emission at low temperatures of ~20 K was found in non-irradiated and proton-irradiated Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films upon excitation by laser pulses of nanosecond duration with a threshold power density of ~20 kW/cm2. It was shown that the appearance and parameters of the stimulated emission depend strongly on the concentration of ion-induced defects in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films.
About the Authors
I. E. Svitsiankou
B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
V. N. Pavlovskii
B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. V. Lutsenko
B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
G. P. Yablonskii
B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. V. Mudryi
Scientific-Practical Materials Research Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
O. M. Borodavchenko
Scientific-Practical Materials Research Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
V. D. Zhivulko
Scientific-Practical Materials Research Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
M. V. Yakushev
Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Ural Federal University; Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Strathclyde University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
R. . Martin
Strathclyde University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Svitsiankou I.E., Pavlovskii V.N., Lutsenko E.V., Yablonskii G.P., Mudryi A.V., Borodavchenko O.M., Zhivulko V.D., Yakushev M.V., Martin R. STIMULATED EMISSION AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLID SOLUTIONS OF Cu(In,Ga)Se2 DIRECT BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS. Zhurnal Prikladnoii Spektroskopii. 2018;85(2):248-255. (In Russ.)
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