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Abstract CdTe films with transversal morphology in form of tilted nanocolumns were obtained by sublimation method using a rotating vapour source combined with the oblique angle deposition technique. The tilt… Click to show full abstract
Abstract CdTe films with transversal morphology in form of tilted nanocolumns were obtained by sublimation method using a rotating vapour source combined with the oblique angle deposition technique. The tilt angles of the nanocolumnar structures increases as the substrate inclination also increase. CdTe films exhibited cubic zinc blend lattice under compressive strain. Morphological and x-ray diffractometry analysis indicated that the nanocolumns are grains stacked in the nanocolumn preferential growth direction, except for the films with non-inclined substrate. We found an interesting dependence of band gap energy and the refractive index as functions of the microstrain distribution due to the nanocolumn tilt in the films from 0° to about 25°. These facts evidence the possibility of carried out film strain engineering for optimizing optoelectronics devices as we propose for the case of thin-film solar cells.
Journal Title: Superlattices and Microstructures
Year Published: 2017
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