ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
The dependence of structural parameters and force constants for Cu–Se, Ga–Se, and In–Se bonds on compositional deviations in CuIn0.5Ga0.5Se2 have been studied. The composition gradient along the ingot was obtained by a single fusion at 1150 °C of the components and subsequent slow cooling in a still ampoule placed in a vertical furnace. All along the sample, a single chalcopyrite phase is present and its composition along its length was found by energy dispersive analysis of x-ray measurements on slices. Unit cell parameters, anion displacement, and Cu occupation fraction in its sublattice were analyzed by x-ray powder diffraction and Rietveld refinement methods. The anion displacement found is a function of the Cu defect in its sublattice. The existence of associated defects, i.e., two Cu vacancies and one Ga in Cu site, [2V(Cu)+GaCu], is proposed to explain the Cu defect in its sublattice and the changes in lattice parameters. This leads to the existence of BIII vacancies (BIII=In+Ga), and interstitial Cu up to 8 at. % that also cause changes in the structural parameters. Infrared reflectance measurements led to the imaginary dielectric constant determination which, fitted to a Lorentz function, permitted to obtain atomic vibration modes. Using the model of Neumann for chalcopyrites, the values of force constants for Cu–Se, Ga–Se, and In–Se bonds were computed. These appear to increase when the occupation of each sublattice increases. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1303063
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