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Performance of Cu2O/ZnO Solar Cell Prepared By Two-Step Electrodeposition

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Cu2O/ZnO solar cells with improved performance were fabricated by an inexpensive two-step process. The process involves potentiostatic deposition of ZnO on NESA glass (tin-oxide-coated glass) followed by galvanostatic deposition of Cu2O to form Cu2O/ZnO/NESA solar cells with a short-circuit photocurrent density of 2.08 mA cm−2,an open-circuit voltage of 0.19 V, a fill factor of 0.295 and conversion efficiency of 0.117%. The performance of the solar cells thus prepared is discussed in terms of the laminated structure, construction of the heterojunction, and the crystallinity and optical properties of each semiconductor.

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan

    J. Katayama, K. Ito, M. Matsuoka & J. Tamaki

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Katayama, J., Ito, K., Matsuoka, M. et al. Performance of Cu2O/ZnO Solar Cell Prepared By Two-Step Electrodeposition. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 34, 687–692 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JACH.0000031166.73660.c1

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