A Brief Review of the Growth of Pulsed Laser Deposited Thin Films
Ho Soonmin *
Centre for Green Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, INTI International University, Putra Nilai, 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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Abstract
In recent years, much attention has been emphasized on research to produce thin films using pulsed laser deposition. Therefore, the main objectives in this review were to address some important points such as the influence of different growth conditions on the properties of films using this method. The advantage of this method was discussed which including it could control the dimensions and display good crystallinity. The obtained experimental results from published articles were discussed and analyzed. So that, readers can know that this method could be used to prepare binary, ternary and quaternary films. Lastly, the power conversion efficiency of fabricated solar cells was reported in order to study these films could be applied in solar cell applications.
Keywords: Thin films, solar cells, pulsed laser deposition, band gap