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Study of the effect of CdCl2 introduction on the high temperature activation treatment of CdTe:As polycrystalline thin films

College of Materials Science and Engineering & Institute of New Energy and Low-carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China, G. M. Liu, G. Hu, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China, P. Tang, Chengdu Textile College, Chengdu 611731, China, L. L. Wu, College of Materials Science and Engineering & Institute of New Energy and Low-carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China, X. Hao, College of Materials Science and Engineering & Institute of New Energy and Low-carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China, G. G Zeng, College of Materials Science and Engineering & Institute of New Energy and Low-carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China, W. W. Wang, College of Materials Science and Engineering & Institute of New Energy and Low-carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China, J. Q. Zhang, J. Q.College of Materials Science and Engineering & Institute of New Energy and Low-carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

Chalcogenide Letters· Volume 21· Issue 10
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V-doped CdTe polycrystalline films can achieve both doping activation and defect passivation by high-temperature CdCl2 heat treatment, but this requires simultaneous modulation of the amount of CdCl2 introduced to obtain high-quality films. It is found that increasing the CdCl2 introduction does not change the physical phase structure and lattice constant of CdTe:As thin films, but promotes grain recrystallisation, and can promote the formation of A-center, and inhibit the formation of Cd vacancy (VCd) defects, as well as the formation of deep energy level defects. The results provide guidance for the improvement of high-temperature CdCl2 heat treatment of V-doped CdTe polycrystalline thin films.
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