Deposition and characterization of nanostructured Cu₂O thin-film for potential photovoltaic applications

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The role of using seed-layer assisted electrodeposition method on the growth and the photovoltaic properties of p-Cu2O/n-Si heterojunctions

“…Du and Wang [12] also reported the preparation of p-Cu 2 O/n-Si heteroepitaxial junction by DC magnetron reactive sputtering he observes a rather large irreversible lateral PV effect revealed from the large output voltage and the high linearity of the device output. Finally, Gupta et al [13] studied the electrical properties of Cu 2 O/ Si junction prepared by using photo-assisted metal-organic chemical vapor deposition method his study reveal the lowest reported leakage current density at zero bias of 1.5 9 10 -12 A/cm which is a major indicator of low bulk and surface recombination and indicates the potential of Cu 2 O as a PV material. In addition, Cu 2 O/p-Si Schottky heterojunction was also achieved by the pulse laser deposition and chemical deposition [14,15].…”

Advances in sealed liquid cells for in-situ TEM electrochemial investigation of lithium-ion battery

“…Advances in 0D [9], 1D [10] and 2D [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] material fabrication technologies have enabled various forms of nanoscale materials, which can be used as nanostructured anodes to accommodate the large volume changes during cycling. For example, silicon nanowire anodes were reported to retain high capacity during several charge-discharge cycles in spite of an initial volume change of 400% [27], while bulk silicon loses more than 80% of its capacity in less than 10 cycles due to pulverization [28].…”

Advances in windowed gas cells for in-situ TEM studies

“…Advances in 0D [32], 1D [33] and 2D [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] material fabrication technologies have enabled various forms of nanoscale materials, which increased the needs of in-situ ETEM studies through the closed-type approach, i.e. windowed gas cells.…”