Phase formation and crystallization kinetics of CuIn$_5$S$_8$ amorphous films

The processes of interaction and formation of phases in the Cu$_2$S-In$_2$S$_3$ system obtained by sequential and simultaneous deposition of Cu$_2$S and In$_2$S$_3$ binary compounds in vacuum have been investigated. Using the kinematic electron diffraction method, the kinetic crystallization parameters of CuIn$_5$S$_8$ amorphous films formed as a result of vacuum condensation of the above binary compounds, both under normal conditions and under the influence of an external electric field, have been established.