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1.1 Introduction
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1.2 Ternary chalcopyrite compounds
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Ternary chalcopyrite crystals are of technological importance,
since they show promise for application in the areas of visible and
infrared light emitting diodes, infrared detectors and solar cells.
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The quantity 2-c/a is a measure of the tetragonal distortion which
may occur as a result of ordering. Thus the chalcopyrite structure.
is a member of the tetrahedrally coordinated structure family derived
from the well known sphalerite structure by isoelectronic and ordered
substitution of the bivalent zinc atom as given in figure 1.1. Neglecting
the sublattice distortion, all atom positions and bonding directions
are conserved, but the symmetry is reduced from cubic to tetragonal
by doubling the elementary cell. Tablesl.1 and 1.2 list the lattice
parameters and melting points of CuInSe2, AgInSe2 and CuAlSez.
Ref.
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Tablel2. Melting points of I-III-VI2 compounds
O c
CuInSez 990 19
AgInSe2 770 19
CuAlSez 1200 20
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Fig.l.1.a. Sphalerite structure b. Chalcopyrite structure
Group IV elements
Si, G e
Group I1 - Group VI
ZnSe
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the copper atom d orbitals and (iv) the energy band gap and t h e
valence band splittings. The s and p states give a maximum of 4
valence states for each value of n. When atoms form covalent bonds
in a crystal, we get a set of states directed from one atom towards
its nearest neighbours using hybridized orbitals. The energy in excess
required to form hybridized bonding orbitals is obtained by the
overall decrease in crystal energy. Actually, the number of orbitals
is conserved during hybridization and Ebond < Enon bond < Eorbital.
'ns' and 'np' valence electrons are the principal contributors to the
covalent bond. The presence of d electrons as in copper make the
valence levels mixed. As a result pd hybridization occurs and will
affect the electronic structure resulting in the band gap shrinkage
and minimization of spin-orbit valence band splitting as in CuInSez.
The band gap shrinkage in CuInSez can be assigned to non-ideal
anion position as detected by mismatch in classical atomic radii. The
calculation on electronic charge density for states in the upper valence
band show that for CuInSez, Cu-Se contact appears covalently bonded
with a significant ionic component, whereas the In-Se contact appears
to be non-bonding 1221. The In atom merely fills up the space
without forming a strong bond with the selenium atom. The weaker
In-Se bonding compared to the Cu-Se bond forms substitutions at
the In site rather than the copper site with relative ease. Thus the
valence stoichiometry is controlled by the copper vacancy formation
and subsequent substitution by indium.
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1.4 Phase behaviour and defects in I-111-VI2 compounds
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Tablel.3. Assignment of defect levels in CuInSez
type
V - vacancies i - interstitials
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phase. A summary of the possible assignments of donor and acceptor
levels observed in CuInSez for different deviations from molecularity
and valence stoichiometry are given in Tablel.3 from an earlier report
* (28). Thus these defects play an important role in determining the
compounds.
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general relationships between electrical properties and the chemical
bond nature. Temperature dependence of electrical conductivity of
CuInSe2, bulk carrier mobility, thermoelectric power and band gap
are studied. A detailed study on I-111-VI2 compounds grown under
minimum VI element pressure or annealed under maximum VI element
pressure has been given in an earlier paper (29). Room temperature
electrical properties of ten compounds of I-111-V12 family are discussed.
Band gap value, absorption edge, conductivity type, carrier mobility,
carrier concentration for the compounds are investigated in ,this paper.
In a short communication by Elliot et a1 (30), some electrical properties
of flash evaporated CuInSe2 thin films are reported. The composition,
morphology and crystallographic structure of chemical bath deposited
CuInSez thin films are studied by Padam (31). A detailed study on
the electrical and optical properties of flash evaporated p-CuInSez
thin films is done by Sridevi and Reddy (32). Temperature dependence
of conductivity and optical absorption corrected for background
absorption for CulnSez thin films are also reported here. Structural,
optical and electrical properties of spray pyrolitically deposited CuInSez
thin films are reported by Tembhurkar and Hirde (33). Plot of
conductivity versus temperature, dependence of absorption coefficient a
with photon energy hu and carrier mobility values are also given.
Electrical conductivity studies on both p- and n-type bulk CuInSez
have been done by Parkes et a1 (34). A detailed study on the
vacuum deposited p- and n-type CuInSez thin films has been done
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in an earlier work (35). Varela et a1 (36) have made electrical
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single crystals have been done in detail by Lerner (17). The values
of thermal and optical band gap are given. Electrical and photoelectrical
properties of chalcopyrite semiconductor AgInSe2 are reported by
Navdeep Goyal (11). The optical properties of AgInSez thin films are
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Preparation and properties of single crystal CuAlSe2 is reported
by Honeyrnan (18). Electrical conductivity, optical absorption and
photoconduction are also investigated in this paper. Raman studies
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