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Cu2O/n-ZnO nanowire solar cells on ZnO:Ga/glass templates

  • Ting Jen Hsueh
  • , Cheng Liang Hsu
  • , Shoou Jinn Chang
  • , Pei Wen Guo
  • , Jang Hsing Hsieh
  • , I. Cherng Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • National University of Tainan Taiwan
  • Ming Chi University of Technology
  • Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan

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Abstract

We report the deposition of p-Cu2O onto vertical n-ZnO nanowires prepared on ZnO:Ga/glass templates. With the sputtered Cu2O, the nanowires became club0like (nanowire with a head). Experimental results indicate that sputtered Cu2O also formed nano-shells surrounding the ZnO cores. The p-Cu2O/n-ZnO nanowire heterostructure exhibits rectifying behavior with a sharp turn on at ∼0.46 V. Furthermore, the short-circuit photocurrent density, open circuit voltage, fill factor and conversion efficiency of the fabricated solar cell were 2.35 mA cm-2, 0.13 V, 0.29 and around 0.1%, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-56
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume57
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 07 2007
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • CuO
  • Glass substrate
  • Nanowires
  • Solar cell
  • ZnO

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