Efficiency enhancement of ZnO/Cu2O solar cells with well oriented and micrometer grain sized Cu2O films

• Published in: Applied physics letters Vol. 112; no. 4
• Main Author: Zang, Zhigang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 22.01.2018
• Subjects: Applied physics; Copper oxides; Crystal structure; Energy conversion efficiency; Foils; Optical properties; Oxidation; Photovoltaic cells; Rapid quenching (metallurgy); Solar cells; Zinc oxide

Cu2O is one of the attractive photovoltaic materials for solar cells because of its low cost, nontoxicity, and good mobility. In this paper, an obvious enhancement of power conversion efficiency (PCE) for ZnO/Cu2O solar cells with perfectly oriented and micrometer grain sized Cu2O films was experime...