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Morphology and structural properties of Sb₂(S_xSe_1-x)₃ thin film absorbers for solar cells

M. S. Tivanov^b,, T. M. Razykov^a, K. M. Kuchkarov^a,b,, A. N. Olimov^a, R. R. Khurramov^a, D. Z. Isakov^a, Z. A. Makhmudov^a, M. Pirimmetov^a, A. Nasirov^c, D. S. Bayko^b, O. V. Korolik^b

a Physics-Technical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 100084, Tashkent, Chingiz Aitmatov Street, 2B
b Faculty of Physics, Belarusian State University Republic of Belarus, 220030 Minsk, Nezavisimosti Ave. 4
c National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek Uzbekistan, Tashkent, University str., 4

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Chalcogenide Letters 2024, 21(10), 819-828. https://doi.org/10.15251/CL.2024.2110.819

Received 24 July 2024; Accepted 18 October 2024;

Abstract

Using the thermal evaporation method, thin crystalline films of Sb₂(S_xSe_1-x)₃ are produced at the substrate temperature of 300℃. The mixed powders of the Sb₂S₃ and Sb₂Se₃ is used as a source material. The influence of the S/Se component ratio on the morphology and structural characteristics of Sb₂(S_xSe_1-x)₃ thin films is investigated. As demonstrated by the results of X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy, the formed films of Sb₂(S_xSe_1-x)₃ have a components ratio close to the stoichiometry. Besides, Morphological and structural analyses reveal significant differences in the surface morphology of Sb₂(S_xSe_1-x)₃ thin film absorbers, indicating that the properties of the films vary as a function of the S/Se composition ratio.

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