Physical properties of CdTe:Cu films grown at low temperature by pulsed laser deposition

F. De Moure-Flores, J. G. Quiñones-Galván, A. Guillén-Cervantes, J. S. Arias-Cerón, G. Contreras-Puente, A. Hernández-Hernández, J. Santoyo-Salazar, M. De La, M. A. Santana-Aranda, M. Zapata-Torres, J. G. Mendoza-Álvarez, M. Meléndez-Lira

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Abstract

CdTe:Cu films were grown by pulsed laser deposition on Corning glass slides at a substrate temperature of 300°C. The thin films were grown using CdTe and Cu2Te powders, varying the Cu2Te concentration from 3 to 10wt. %. The structural, compositional, optical, and electrical properties were analyzed as a function of the nominal copper concentration. X-ray diffraction shows that films have CdTe cubic phase. The compositional analysis indicates that CdTe:Cu films grown with lower Cu content have Te excess, on the other hand, films with higher Cu content have Te deficiencies. The electrical measurements showed that CdTe:Cu films grown with low Cu content present lowest resistivity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113110
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume112
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2012

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