WO2012042959A1 - Cu-In-Ga-Se四元系合金スパッタリングターゲット - Google Patents
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- the present invention is a CIGS used when forming a Cu—In—Ga—Se (hereinafter, abbreviated as “CIGS” if necessary) quaternary alloy thin film that serves as a light absorption layer of a thin film solar cell.
- the present invention relates to a quaternary alloy sputtering target.
- a vapor deposition method and a selenization method are known as methods for producing the light absorption layer of the thin film solar cell.
- solar cells manufactured by vapor deposition have the advantages of high conversion efficiency, but have the disadvantages of low film formation speed, high cost, and low productivity.
- the selenization method is also suitable for industrial mass production, but it is a complicated and dangerous process in which a Cu—Ga and In laminated film is produced and then heat-treated in a hydrogen selenium atmosphere gas for selenization. And has the disadvantage of requiring cost and time.
- a Cu-Se-In alloy melt is prepared by adding Se to a Cu-Se-based binary alloy melt starting from a Cu melt, and then adding In to form a Cu-Se-In alloy melt. Further, Ga is added to form a Cu—Se—In—Ga alloy molten metal, which is solidified to form a CIGS quaternary alloy ingot. Thereafter, the ingot is dry pulverized, and the pulverized powder is hot pressed to obtain CIGS.
- a method of manufacturing a quaternary alloy sputtering target is disclosed. However, the CIGS quaternary alloy sputtering target obtained by this manufacturing method has not been clarified at all in terms of target structure, film characteristics after film formation, density, oxygen concentration, etc., which are problematic during sputtering.
- Patent Document 2 describes that Cu—Se powder, Cu—In powder, Cu—Ga powder, and Cu—In—Ga powder are mixed and hot-pressed, and a chalcopyrite semiconductor deposition target The emphasis is on the safe production of the target, and the structure of the target, film characteristics after film formation, density, oxygen concentration, etc. are not clarified at all.
- Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a method of manufacturing a CIGS quaternary alloy sputtering target that has been subjected to HIP processing after powder production by mechanical alloy serving as a nanopowder material, and characteristics of the target.
- the characteristics of the CIGS quaternary alloy sputtering target obtained by this production method although there is a qualitative description that the density is high, no specific density value is disclosed.
- oxygen concentration is high from using nano powder, the oxygen concentration of a sintered compact is not clarified at all.
- expensive nanopowder is used as a raw material, it is unsuitable as a solar cell material that requires low cost.
- Non-Patent Document 2 discloses a sintered body having a composition of Cu (In 0.8 Ga 0.2 ) Se 2 , a density of 5.5 g / cm 3 , and a relative density of 97%. Is disclosed. However, as the manufacturing method, there is only a description that the originally synthesized raw material powder is sintered by the hot press method, and a specific manufacturing method is not clearly described. In addition, the oxygen concentration of the obtained sintered body, the structure of the target, and the film characteristics after film formation are not described.
- Non-Patent Document 3 Cu, In, Ga, and Se powders are mechanically alloyed and hot isostatically pressed at 750 ° C. and 100 MPa to form a CuIn 0.7 Ga 0.3 Se 2 alloy. Techniques for making sputtering targets are described. There is a description that the crystal grain size is about 50 nm. However, in this case as well, the structure of the target and the film properties after sputtering are not described at all.
- Non-Patent Document 4 describes a technique for manufacturing a CIGS target by hot pressing using a powder raw material of CuIn 0.72 Ga 0.28 Se 2 . According to this, a high-density target can be manufactured.
- the structure of this CIGS target is supposed to have Cu 2 Se, In 2 Se 3 , and Ga 2 Se 3 .
- the problem with this target structure is that there are many different phases other than the Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 phase. The presence of such a heterogeneous tissue induces a decrease in conversion efficiency. In this non-patent document 4, it is not noticed.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a quaternary alloy sputtering target made of Cu—In—Ga—Se that can produce a film having excellent in-plane uniformity. Furthermore, a predetermined high density target is provided.
- the present inventors have conducted intensive research.
- the reduction in the conversion efficiency of the film after film formation by sputtering is due to the presence of a heterogeneous phase of Cu 2 Se or Cu (In, Ga) 3 Se 5.
- the fact that the presence of this heterogeneous phase is likely to cause abnormal discharge during sputtering, resulting in poor in-plane uniformity, and that these can be solved by adjusting the composition ratio of the raw materials. Obtained.
- the target density is related to the synthesis temperature profile at the time of raw material production and the set temperature at the time of hot pressing, that is, by setting the target to an appropriate synthesis temperature, heating rate, holding time, etc.
- the CIGS quaternary alloy sputtering target of the present invention has almost no abnormal discharge even if it is sputtered for a long time, and causes Cu 2 Se or Cu (In, Ga) 3 to be a factor in reducing the conversion efficiency of the film after film formation by sputtering.
- it has an effect that a high-density target can be obtained.
- the quaternary alloy sputtering target made of Cu-In-Ga-Se of the present invention is a quaternary alloy sputtering target made of copper (Cu), indium (In), gallium (Ga) and selenium (Se),
- the component composition of the sputtering target is directly reflected in the film composition after film formation, and a film having the same component composition is formed.
- 0.84 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.98 is optimal, but if it exceeds 0.98, which is the upper limit value of x, the conversion efficiency decreases.
- 0.98 which is the upper limit value of x
- the conversion efficiency decreases.
- the conversion efficiency similarly decreases.
- the target and the sputtering film are observed with EPMA, a different phase of Cu (In, Ga) 3 Se 5 is observed, and the same result is obtained.
- the density of the Cu—In—Ga—Se quaternary alloy sputtering target can be set to 5.5 g / cm 3 or more, which contributes to prevention of abnormal discharge and generation of particles. Furthermore, when the structure of the target is observed with EPMA, it can be confirmed that the average diameter of the In and Ga aggregated phases is 100 ⁇ m or less. Similarly, this is effective in preventing abnormal discharge and generation of particles, and contributes to in-plane uniformity of film formation. Furthermore, the oxygen concentration can be set to 200 wtppm or less.
- the relative density of the sintered body is 90% or more, preferably 98% or more.
- the relative density is a ratio of values obtained by dividing the actual absolute density of the sintered compact target measured by the Archimedes method by the theoretical density of the target having the composition.
- a low target relative density means that there are many internal vacancies in the target, so splashing and abnormal discharge starting from the vacancy area occurs when the internal vacancies are exposed during sputtering. It becomes easy to do. For this reason, the number of particles generated on the film increases, and the surface unevenness progresses at an early stage, so that abnormal discharge or the like starting from surface protrusions (nodules) easily occurs. This contributes to a decrease in conversion efficiency of the CIGS solar cell.
- One of the more important points of the CIGS quaternary alloy sputtering target of the present invention is that the oxygen content is 200 ppm or less. For this reason, the contact between the raw material powder and the atmosphere is suppressed as much as possible, and the raw material particle size is not too fine.
- the oxygen concentration is high, it is easy to form an oxide in combination with the metal component of the CIGS quaternary alloy.
- Oxide has a higher electrical resistance than metal, so the resistance difference will occur in the target surface exceeding the degree of resistance variation of single composition, abnormal discharge starting from high resistance part and the difference in sputtering rate It is easy to cause surface unevenness due to, and to cause abnormal discharge and particle generation.
- the CIGS sintered body is processed into, for example, a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 6 mm, indium or the like is attached to the backing plate as a brazing material, and this is actually sputtered. You can investigate the situation.
- This raw material was put into a quartz ampule, the inside was evacuated, sealed, and then set in a furnace for synthesis.
- the temperature increase rate is 5 ° C / min from room temperature to 100 ° C, then the temperature increase rate is 1 ° C / min up to 400 ° C, and then the temperature increase rate is up to 550 ° C. 5 ° C / min, then up to 650 ° C, temperature rising rate was 1.66 ° C / min, then held at 650 ° C for 8 hours, then cooled in furnace for 12 hours to room temperature .
- the CIGS synthetic raw material powder obtained as described above was passed through a 120 mesh sieve, and then hot pressed (HP).
- HP conditions were as follows: from room temperature to 750 ° C., the rate of temperature increase was 10 ° C./min. Thereafter, the temperature was maintained at 750 ° C. for 3 hours. 30 minutes after the pressure reached 750 ° C., a surface pressure of 200 kgf / cm 2 was applied for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- the density of the obtained CIGS sintered body was 5.55 g / cm 3 , the relative density was 98.0%, and in the structure observed by the target EPMA, the heterogeneous phase of Cu 2 Se or Cu (In, Ga) 3 Se 5 was It did not exist and consisted only of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 phase.
- the average size of the In and Ga aggregated phases was 52.2 ⁇ m.
- the results are shown in Table 1. Furthermore, the oxygen concentration was 150 ppm.
- the sintered body was processed into a disk shape having a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 6 mm, and was used as a sputtering target for sputtering.
- the sputtering power was direct current (DC) 1000 W
- the atmosphere gas was argon
- the gas flow rate was 50 sccm
- the sputtering pressure was 0.5 Pa.
- This raw material was put into a quartz ampule, the inside was evacuated, sealed, and then set in a furnace for synthesis.
- the temperature increase rate is 5 ° C / min from room temperature to 100 ° C, then the temperature increase rate is 1 ° C / min up to 400 ° C, and then the temperature increase rate is up to 550 ° C. 5 ° C / min, then up to 650 ° C, temperature rising rate was 1.66 ° C / min, then held at 650 ° C for 8 hours, then cooled in furnace for 12 hours to room temperature .
- the CIGS synthetic raw material powder obtained as described above was passed through a 120 mesh sieve, and then hot pressed (HP).
- HP conditions were as follows: from room temperature to 750 ° C., the rate of temperature increase was 10 ° C./min. Thereafter, the temperature was maintained at 750 ° C. for 3 hours. 30 minutes after the pressure reached 750 ° C., a surface pressure of 200 kgf / cm 2 was applied for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- the density of the obtained CIGS sintered body was 5.68 g / cm 3 , the relative density was 98.5%, and in the structure observed with the target EPMA, the heterogeneous phase of Cu 2 Se or Cu (In, Ga) 3 Se 5 was It did not exist and consisted only of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 phase.
- the average size of the In and Ga aggregated phases was 59.8 ⁇ m.
- the results are shown in Table 1. Furthermore, the oxygen concentration was 180 ppm.
- the sintered body was processed into a disk shape having a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 6 mm, and was used as a sputtering target for sputtering.
- the sputtering power was direct current (DC) 1000 W
- the atmosphere gas was argon
- the gas flow rate was 50 sccm
- the sputtering pressure was 0.5 Pa.
- This raw material was put into a quartz ampule, the inside was evacuated, sealed, and then set in a furnace for synthesis.
- the temperature increase rate is 5 ° C / min from room temperature to 100 ° C, then the temperature increase rate is 1 ° C / min up to 400 ° C, and then the temperature increase rate is up to 550 ° C. 5 ° C / min, then up to 650 ° C, temperature rising rate was 1.66 ° C / min, then held at 650 ° C for 8 hours, then cooled in furnace for 12 hours to room temperature .
- the CIGS synthetic raw material powder obtained as described above was passed through a 120 mesh sieve, and then hot pressed (HP).
- HP conditions were as follows: from room temperature to 750 ° C., the rate of temperature increase was 10 ° C./min. Thereafter, the temperature was maintained at 750 ° C. for 3 hours. 30 minutes after the pressure reached 750 ° C., a surface pressure of 200 kgf / cm 2 was applied for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- the density of the obtained CIGS sintered body is 5.68 g / cm 3 , the relative density is 98.5%, and in the structure observed by the target EPMA, the heterogeneous phase of Cu 2 Se or Cu (In, Ga) 3 Se 5 is It did not exist and consisted only of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 phase.
- the average size of the In and Ga aggregated phases was 63.4 ⁇ m.
- the results are shown in Table 1. Furthermore, the oxygen concentration was 190 ppm and the bulk resistance was 65 ⁇ cm.
- the sintered body was processed into a disk shape having a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 6 mm, and was used as a sputtering target for sputtering.
- the sputtering power was direct current (DC) 1000 W
- the atmosphere gas was argon
- the gas flow rate was 50 sccm
- the sputtering pressure was 0.5 Pa.
- This raw material was put into a quartz ampule, the inside was evacuated, sealed, and then set in a furnace for synthesis.
- the temperature increase rate is 5 ° C / min from room temperature to 100 ° C, then the temperature increase rate is 1 ° C / min up to 400 ° C, and then the temperature increase rate is up to 550 ° C. 5 ° C / min, then up to 650 ° C, temperature rising rate was 1.66 ° C / min, then held at 650 ° C for 8 hours, then cooled in furnace for 12 hours to room temperature .
- the CIGS synthetic raw material powder obtained as described above was passed through a 120 mesh sieve, and then hot pressed (HP).
- HP conditions were as follows: from room temperature to 750 ° C., the rate of temperature increase was 10 ° C./min. Thereafter, the temperature was maintained at 750 ° C. for 3 hours. 30 minutes after the pressure reached 750 ° C., a surface pressure of 200 kgf / cm 2 was applied for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- the density of the obtained CIGS sintered body was 5.64 g / cm 3 , the relative density was 97.9%, and in the structure observed by the target EPMA, the heterogeneous phase of Cu 2 Se or Cu (In, Ga) 3 Se 5 was It did not exist and consisted only of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 phase.
- the average size of the In and Ga aggregated phases was 72.3 ⁇ m.
- the results are shown in Table 1. Furthermore, the oxygen concentration was 170 ppm.
- the sintered body was processed into a disk shape having a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 6 mm, and was used as a sputtering target for sputtering.
- the sputtering power was direct current (DC) 1000 W
- the atmosphere gas was argon
- the gas flow rate was 50 sccm
- the sputtering pressure was 0.5 Pa.
- This raw material was put into a quartz ampule, the inside was evacuated, sealed, and then set in a furnace for synthesis.
- the temperature increase rate is 5 ° C / min from room temperature to 100 ° C, then the temperature increase rate is 1 ° C / min up to 400 ° C, and then the temperature increase rate is up to 550 ° C. 5 ° C / min, then up to 650 ° C, temperature rising rate was 1.66 ° C / min, then held at 650 ° C for 8 hours, then cooled in furnace for 12 hours to room temperature .
- the CIGS synthetic raw material powder obtained as described above was passed through a 120 mesh sieve, and then hot pressed (HP).
- HP conditions were as follows: from room temperature to 750 ° C., the rate of temperature increase was 10 ° C./min. Thereafter, the temperature was maintained at 750 ° C. for 3 hours. 30 minutes after the pressure reached 750 ° C., a surface pressure of 200 kgf / cm 2 was applied for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- the obtained CIGS sintered body had a density of 5.52 g / cm 3 , a relative density of 95.9%, and a heterogeneous phase of Cu (In, Ga) 3 Se 5 was present in the structure observed with the target EPMA.
- the average size of the In and Ga aggregated phases was 61.4 ⁇ m.
- the results are shown in Table 1.
- the oxygen concentration was 190 ppm.
- the sintered body was processed into a disk shape having a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 6 mm, and was used as a sputtering target for sputtering.
- the sputtering power was direct current (DC) 1000 W
- the atmosphere gas was argon
- the gas flow rate was 50 sccm
- the sputtering pressure was 0.5 Pa.
- This raw material was put into a quartz ampule, the inside was evacuated, sealed, and then set in a furnace for synthesis.
- the temperature increase rate is 5 ° C / min from room temperature to 100 ° C, then the temperature increase rate is 1 ° C / min up to 400 ° C, and then the temperature increase rate is up to 550 ° C. 5 ° C / min, then up to 650 ° C, temperature rising rate was 1.66 ° C / min, then held at 650 ° C for 8 hours, then cooled in furnace for 12 hours to room temperature .
- the CIGS synthetic raw material powder obtained as described above was passed through a 120 mesh sieve, and then hot pressed (HP).
- HP conditions were as follows: from room temperature to 750 ° C., the rate of temperature increase was 10 ° C./min. Thereafter, the temperature was maintained at 750 ° C. for 3 hours. 30 minutes after the pressure reached 750 ° C., a surface pressure of 200 kgf / cm 2 was applied for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- the obtained CIGS sintered body had a density of 5.49 g / cm 3 , a relative density of 95.3%, and a hetero phase of Cu (In, Ga) 3 Se 5 was present in the structure observed by EPMA as a target.
- the average size of the In and Ga aggregated phases was 55.7 ⁇ m.
- the results are shown in Table 1.
- the oxygen concentration was 180 ppm.
- the sintered body was processed into a disk shape having a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 6 mm, and was used as a sputtering target for sputtering.
- the sputtering power was direct current (DC) 1000 W
- the atmosphere gas was argon
- the gas flow rate was 50 sccm
- the sputtering pressure was 0.5 Pa.
- the number of abnormal discharges in one hour between 20 hours and 21 hours after the sputtering time was 38 times.
- This raw material was put into a quartz ampule, the inside was evacuated, sealed, and then set in a furnace for synthesis.
- the temperature increase rate is 5 ° C / min from room temperature to 100 ° C, then the temperature increase rate is 1 ° C / min up to 400 ° C, and then the temperature increase rate is up to 550 ° C. 5 ° C / min, then up to 650 ° C, temperature rising rate was 1.66 ° C / min, then held at 650 ° C for 8 hours, then cooled in furnace for 12 hours to room temperature .
- the CIGS synthetic raw material powder obtained as described above was passed through a 120 mesh sieve, and then hot pressed (HP).
- HP conditions were as follows: from room temperature to 750 ° C., the rate of temperature increase was 10 ° C./min. Thereafter, the temperature was maintained at 750 ° C. for 3 hours. 30 minutes after the pressure reached 750 ° C., a surface pressure of 200 kgf / cm 2 was applied for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- the obtained CIGS sintered body had a density of 5.65 g / cm 3 , a relative density of 98.1%, and a hetero phase of Cu 2 Se was present in the structure observed by EPMA as a target. Moreover, the average size of the In and Ga aggregated phases exceeded 100 ⁇ m. The results are shown in Table 1. The oxygen concentration was 980 ppm.
- the sintered body was processed into a disk shape having a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 6 mm, and was used as a sputtering target for sputtering.
- the sputtering power was direct current (DC) 1000 W
- the atmosphere gas was argon
- the gas flow rate was 50 sccm
- the sputtering pressure was 0.5 Pa.
- This raw material was put into a quartz ampule, the inside was evacuated, sealed, and then set in a furnace for synthesis.
- the temperature increase rate is 5 ° C / min from room temperature to 100 ° C, then the temperature increase rate is 1 ° C / min up to 400 ° C, and then the temperature increase rate is up to 550 ° C. 5 ° C / min, then up to 650 ° C, temperature rising rate was 1.66 ° C / min, then held at 650 ° C for 8 hours, then cooled in furnace for 12 hours to room temperature .
- the CIGS synthetic raw material powder obtained as described above was passed through a 120 mesh sieve, and then hot pressed (HP).
- HP conditions were as follows: from room temperature to 750 ° C., the rate of temperature increase was 10 ° C./min. Thereafter, the temperature was maintained at 750 ° C. for 3 hours. 30 minutes after the pressure reached 750 ° C., a surface pressure of 200 kgf / cm 2 was applied for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- the density of the obtained CIGS sintered body was 5.71 g / cm 3 , the relative density was 99.1%, and a hetero phase of Cu 2 Se was present in the structure observed by EPMA as a target. Moreover, the average size of the In and Ga aggregated phases exceeded 100 ⁇ m. The results are shown in Table 1. The oxygen concentration was 1350 ppm.
- the sintered body was processed into a disk shape having a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 6 mm, and was used as a sputtering target for sputtering.
- the sputtering power was direct current (DC) 1000 W
- the atmosphere gas was argon
- the gas flow rate was 50 sccm
- the sputtering pressure was 0.5 Pa.
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一方、セレン化法も、産業的大量生産には適しているが、Cu-GaとInの積層膜を作製した後、水素化セレン雰囲気ガス中で熱処理を行いセレン化するという複雑かつ危険なプロセスを行っており、コストと時間を要するという欠点を有する。
しかしながら、この製造方法によって得られたCIGS四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットは、スパッタリング時に問題となるターゲット組織、成膜後の膜特性、密度、酸素濃度等については一切明らかにされていない。
しかしながら、この製造方法によって得られたCIGS四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットの特性については、密度が高かったとの定性的記載があるものの、具体的な密度の数値については一切明らかにされていない。
また、ナノ粉を使用していることから酸素濃度が高いことが推定されるが、焼結体の酸素濃度についても一切明らかにされていない。さらに、原料として高価なナノ粉を使用していることから、低コストが要求される太陽電池用材料としては不適切である。
しかし、このターゲット組織で問題となることは、Cu(In、Ga)Se2相以外の異相が多数存在することである。このような異相組織の存在は、変換効率の低下を誘発する。この非特許文献4では、それに気が付いていない。
1.銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットであって、各元素の構成比は、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.84≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)であり、EPMAにより観察した組織において、Cu2Se又はCu(In、Ga)3Se5の異相のない、Cu(In、Ga)Se2相のみからなることを特徴とするCu-In-Ga-Seからなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲット
2.ターゲットの密度が5.5g/cm3以上であることを特徴とする上記1記載のCu-In-Ga-Se四元系合金スパッタリングターゲット
3.EPMAにより観察した組織において、In、Ga凝集相の平均径が100μm以下であることを特徴とする上記1又は2に記載のCu-In-Ga-Se四元系合金スパッタリングターゲット
4.酸素濃度が200wtppm以下であることを特徴とする上記1~3のいずれか一項に記載のCu-In-Ga-Se四元系合金スパッタリングターゲット
以上から明らかなように、本発明のスパッタリングターゲット及びこれを用いたスパッタリング膜中において、Cu2Se又はCu(In、Ga)3Se5の異相が、存在せず、Cu(In、Ga)Se2相のみからなることが、変換効率を向上させるために、極めて重要であることが分かる。
さらに、ターゲットの組織をEPMAにより観察すると、In、Ga凝集相の平均径が100μm以下であることが確認できる。これは、同様に、異常放電及びパーティクルの発生防止に効果があり、成膜の面内均一性に寄与する。
さらに、酸素濃度を200wtppm以下にすることができる。
銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットの、各元素の構成比を、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.84≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)の範囲で、表1に示す通り、Cu/(In+Ga)を0.84とした。
実施例1と同様の方法で、組成を変化させたターゲットを作製した。すなわち、本実施例2では、銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットの、各元素の構成比を、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.84≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)の範囲で、表1に示す通り、Cu/(In+Ga)を0.9とした。
実施例1と同様の方法で、組成を変化させたターゲットを作製した。すなわち、本実施例2では、銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットの、各元素の構成比を、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.84≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)の範囲で、表1に示す通り、Cu/(In+Ga)を0.95とした。
実施例1と同様の方法で、組成を変化させたターゲットを作製した。すなわち、本実施例2では、銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットの、各元素の構成比を、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.84≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)の範囲で、表1に示す通り、Cu/(In+Ga)を0.98とした。
実施例1と同様の方法で、組成を変化させたターゲットを作製した。すなわち、本実施例2では、銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットの、各元素の構成比を、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.82≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)の範囲で、表1に示す通り、Cu/(In+Ga)を0.7とした。
実施例1と同様の方法で、組成を変化させたターゲットを作製した。すなわち、本実施例2では、銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットの、各元素の構成比を、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.84≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)の範囲で、表1に示す通り、Cu/(In+Ga)を0.82とした。
実施例1と同様の方法で、組成を変化させたターゲットを作製した。すなわち、本実施例2では、銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットの、各元素の構成比を、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.84≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)の範囲で、表1に示す通り、Cu/(In+Ga)を1.0とした。
実施例1と同様の方法で、組成を変化させたターゲットを作製した。すなわち、本実施例2では、銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットの、各元素の構成比を、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.84≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)の範囲で、表1に示す通り、Cu/(In+Ga)を1.1とした。
また、密度が98%以上であり、酸素濃度が200wtppm以下であるため、異常放電低下に寄与し、膜組成の面内均一性の優れた膜を得ることができるので、特に薄膜太陽電池の光吸収層材として、さらに高変換効率のCIGS四元系合金薄膜の材料として有用である。
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- 銅(Cu)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及びセレン(Se)からなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲットであって、各元素の構成比は、式CuxIn1-yGaySea(式中、0.84≦x≦0.98、0<y≦0.5、a=(1/2)x+3/2)であり、EPMAにより観察した組織において、Cu2Se又はCu(In、Ga)3Se5の異相のない、Cu(In、Ga)Se2相のみからなることを特徴とするCu-In-Ga-Seからなる四元系合金スパッタリングターゲット。
- ターゲットの密度が5.5g/cm3以上であることを特徴とする請求項1記載のCu-In-Ga-Se四元系合金スパッタリングターゲット。
- EPMAにより観察した組織において、In、Ga凝集相の平均径が100μm以下であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のCu-In-Ga-Se四元系合金スパッタリングターゲット。
- 酸素濃度が200wtppm以下であることを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載のCu-In-Ga-Se四元系合金スパッタリングターゲット。
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