Optical constants of Zn-doped CuInS 2 thin films

Abstract

Optical properties of Zn-doped CuInS 2 thin films grown by double source thermal evaporation method have been studied. The amount of the Zn source was determined to be 0%–4% molecular weight compared with CuInS 2 source. After that, samples were annealed in vacuum at the temperature of 450 °C in quartz tube. The optical constants of the deposited films were obtained from the analysis of the experimental recorded transmission and reflexion spectral data over the wavelength range 300–1800 nm. It is observed that there is an increase in optical band gap with increasing Zn % molecular weight. It has been found that the refractive index and extinction coefficient are dependent on Zn incorporation. The complex dielectric constants of Zn-doped CuInS 2 films have been calculated in the investigated wavelength range. It was found that the refractive index dispersion data obeyed the single oscillator of the Wemple–DiDomenico model, from which the dispersion parameters and the high-frequency dielectric constant were determined. The electric free carrier susceptibility and the carrier concentration on the effective mass ratio were estimated according to the model of Spitzer and Fan.