Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 517, Issue 21, Pages 5951-5955Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2009.03.075
Keywords
Copper sulfide; Plasma treatment; Chemical deposition; Glow discharge
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- DGAPA [IN-105707-3]
- CONACyT [41072-F]
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Copper sulfide thin films were grown by chemical deposition and post treated in air plasma during 20 min. Air plasma was generated by alternating current discharge at a pressure of 4 x 10(2) Pa. The power discharge was maintained at an output of 220 V and a current of 0.2 A. Thermal annealing at 300 degrees C was performed for comparison. X-ray diffraction shows that plasma treatment results in phase transformation Of Cu39S28 (as grown) to CuS (treated by plasma). The copper lost is confirmed by X-ray fluorescence. No significant change in the optical band gap was observed due to plasma action. In addition, the electrical conductivity increases in one order of magnitude. On the other hand, the samples under plasma condition show a parallel growth to the substrate and an increase in the surface uniformity. The plasma etching removes copper due to its affinity with oxygen to form CuO, as is corroborated by optical emission spectroscopy. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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