A new approach to thin-film SnS PV using MOCVD

Andrew J. Clayton; Stuart J.C. Irvine; Cecile M.E. Charbonneau; Peter Siderfin; Vincent Barrioz

doi:10.1080/14328917.2015.1121318

A new approach to thin-film SnS PV using MOCVD

Andrew J. Clayton^*, Stuart J.C. Irvine, Cecile M.E. Charbonneau, Peter Siderfin, Vincent Barrioz

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SnS thin films were deposited by an inline metal organic chemical vapour deposition process using tetramethyltin and diethyldisulfide as precursors. A N₂/H₂ carrier was used with pre-mixing of the precursors before overhead injection into the deposition chamber. NSG AB soda lime glass was used as the substrate with area of 50 × 50 mm². The resulting SnS films had calculated band gaps between 1.3 and 1.5 eV. Scanning electron microscopy showed relatively large grains ranging from 0.5 to 1 μm across for a SnS film sample deposited at 556–558 °C. X-ray diffraction confirmed the films to be SnS, but with small concentrations of impure phases such as Sn₂S₃. Post-growth annealing treatment in a N₂atmosphere at 435 °C using SnCl₂/MeOH solution at different molar concentrations only showed changes to the film at 0.05 M. The 0.05 M SnCl₂/MeOH treatment was aggressive with blistering and etching occurring.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	477-481
Number of pages	5
Journal	Energy Materials: Materials Science and Engineering for Energy Systems
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14328917.2015.1121318
Publication status	Published - 10 Nov 2015

Keywords

MOCVD
Photovoltaics
Thin-film SnS

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A new approach to thin-film SnS PV using MOCVD

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