Journal
MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 373-378Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.05.002
Keywords
Thin films; Sputtering; Atomic force microscopy; Surface properties
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- CSIR-India
- MNRE, Govt. of India [31/29/2010-11/PVSE]
- CSIR-AQuaRIUS
- UGC for SRF
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Electrical characterization of grain boundaries (GB) of Cu-deficient CZTS (Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide) thin films was done using atomic force microscopic (AFM) techniques like Conductive atomic force microscopy (CAFM), Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) and scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM). Absorbance spectroscopy was done for optical band gap calculations and Raman, XRD and EDS for structural and compositional characterization. Hall measurements were done for estimation of carrier mobility. CAFM and KPFM measurements showed that the currents flow mainly through grain boundaries (GB) rather than grain interiors. SCM results showed that charge separation mainly occurs at the interface of grain and grain boundaries and not all along the grain boundaries. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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