Room temperature growth of CuO nanorod arrays on copper and their application as a cathode in dye-sensitized solar cells

Anandan, Sambandam; Wen, Xiao-Gang; Yang, Shihe

doi:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2005.02.002

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“…The CdTe fi lm is primarily responsible for light absorption due to its direct band gap of ~1.5 eV, close to the optimum band gap for PVs [38]. The radial built-in electric fi eld at the interface of the two materials provides effi cient photocarrier separation [39,48]. The NPL solar cell structure takes full advantage of the orthogonal relationship between photon absorption and carrier collection previously discussed [39].…”

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Challenges and prospects of nanopillar-based solar cells

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Materials and device architecture innovations are essential for further enhancing the performance of solar cells while potentially enabling their large-scale integration as a viable source of alternative energy. In this regard, tremendous research has been devoted in recent years with continuous progress in the fi eld. In this article, we review the recent advancements in nanopillar-based photovoltaics while discussing the future challenges and prospects. Nanopillar arrays provide unique advantages over thin fi lms in the areas of optical properties and carrier collection, arising from their three-dimensional geometry. The choice of the material system, however, is essential in order to gain the advantage of the large surface/interface area associated with nanopillars with the constraints different from those of the thin fi lm devices.

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Section: Cds/cdte Npl Solar Cellmentioning

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Challenges and prospects of nanopillar-based solar cells

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“…In addition, they also prepared CuO nanorod arrays [55] at ambient temperature conditions (without heating) as follows. Washed copper foil was immersed into 400 ml of water containing various amounts of ammonia (13 M) and NaOH (1 M) solutions at room temperature for certain period of time.…”

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Emergent methods to synthesize and characterize semiconductor CuO nanoparticles with various morphologies – an overview

Anandan

Yang

2007

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

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Nanotechnology can be defined as the science and engineering involved in the design, synthesis and application of materials and devices on the nanometer scale. It is not in itself a single emerging discipline, but rather a meeting of several traditional sciences such as chemistry, physics, materials science, biology and engineering to bring together the required expertise needed to develop these new technologies. The unique properties of nanoscale materials provide benefits in remediation, pollution prevention, and efficient use of resources; however, the greatest contribution to green chemistry is likely to be the new manufacturing strategies available through nanoscience. So, the present review mainly focuses on the synthesis of semiconductor CuO nanomaterials from different starting materials by adopting various routes such as vapor-solid, vapor-liquid-solid, solid-liquid, etc. to reveal the morphological features of the precursor.

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“…However, CuO as photovoltaic applications are very limited in the literature. The photoactive CuO based dye-sensitised photovoltaic device was recently reported by the Anandan et al (2005) and we reported the possibility of fabricating the p-CuO/n-Cu 2 O heterojunction (Wijesundera, 2010).…”

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Electrodeposited Cu2O Thin Films for Fabrication of CuO/Cu2O Heterojunction

Wijesundera¹

2011

Solar Cells - Thin-Film Technologies

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Room temperature growth of CuO nanorod arrays on copper and their application as a cathode in dye-sensitized solar cells

Cited by 298 publications

References 30 publications

Challenges and prospects of nanopillar-based solar cells

Challenges and prospects of nanopillar-based solar cells

Emergent methods to synthesize and characterize semiconductor CuO nanoparticles with various morphologies – an overview

Electrodeposited Cu2O Thin Films for Fabrication of CuO/Cu2O Heterojunction

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