Abstract
Ion layer gas reaction (ILGAR) method for CuInS 2 films was developed by using ethanol as solvent. The influences of [Cu] / [In] ratio in ethanol solution on structural, chemical, topographical, optical and electrical properties of CuInS 2 thin films were investigated. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results showed that all CuInS 2 thin films derived from different [Cu] / [In] ratios were sphalerite with preferred orientation (112). Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the microstructure and the growth rate of the films depended on the relative amounts of copper in the solution. When [Cu] / [In] ratio was 1.50 growth rate of the film was about 30 nm/cycle and the film was uniform, compact and good in adhesion to the substrates. The absorption coefficients of CuInS 2 films estimated from transmittance spectra were more than 10 4 cm − 1 , and the films behaved with p-type conductivity. The band gap E g changed from 1.30 to 1.40 eV and the dark resistivity decreased from 3.1 to 0.04 Ω cm with increase of [Cu] / [In] ratio.
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