Solvothermal synthesis and characterization of a CuInTe 2 absorber for thin-film photovoltaics

Cham Kim; Dong Hwan Kim; Young Seok Son; Hoyoung Kim; Jae Young Bae; Yoon Soo Han

doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.08.061

Solvothermal synthesis and characterization of a CuInTe ₂ absorber for thin-film photovoltaics

Cham Kim, Dong Hwan Kim, Young Seok Son, Hoyoung Kim, Jae Young Bae, Yoon Soo Han

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Abstract

A solution-based process was developed for the preparation of a CuInTe ₂ material that can be used as an absorber in thin-film photovoltaics. We performed a solvothermal synthesis under specific processing conditions to generate the CuInTe ₂ material. The resulting product showed different diffraction patterns and morphology depending on the reaction time and temperature. We optimized the preparation process by investigating the reaction parameters to obtain CuInTe ₂ particles with the desired properties. The resulting product exhibited a broad absorption spectrum from the near infrared through the visible region and had a favorable absorption coefficient.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4054-4058
Number of pages	5
Journal	Materials Research Bulletin
Volume	47
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.08.061
State	Published - Dec 2012

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was financially supported by the DGIST R & D Program of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) of Korea (No. 12-EN-01 ).

Keywords

A. Chalcogenides
B. Chemical synthesis
C. Photoelectron spectroscopy
C. X-ray diffraction
D. Optical properties

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