Fabrication of transparent ZnO/(CuZn)O heterojunction solar cells by electrochemical deposition
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Abstract Transparent (CuZn)O thin films were fabricated via electrochemical deposition at room temperature from an aqueous solution containing Zn(NO3)2 and Cu(NO3)2, and properties of the films were studied before and after annealing at 400 °C in air. According to x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results, copper was in the Cu1+ oxidation state. All the samples before and after the annealing were found to be amorphous by x-ray diffraction, and p-type conductivity was found by photoelectrochemical characterizations. Transparent p-n heterojunction ZnO/(CuZn)O was fabricated by depositing ZnO on as-deposited and annealed (CuZn)O. For both as-deposited and annealed (CuZn)O, rectifying characteristics and photovoltaic effects were observed.
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OpenAlex topics: Copper-based nanomaterials and applications · ZnO doping and properties · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
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