Optical and microstructural properties of electrodeposited cuprous oxide

• Published in: Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing Vol. 130; no. 3
• Main Authors: Jurečka, Stanislav, Sahoo, Prangya P., Čendula, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Copper oxides; Energy gap; Fourier transforms; Hydrogen fuels; Hydrogen production; Machines; Manufacturing; Microstructure; Nanotechnology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Optical properties; Photocathodes; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Processes; Semiconductor materials; Surfaces and Interfaces; Thin Films; Water splitting; Water splitting; Cu; Microstructure analysis; Hydrogen; Raman scattering; AFM; O

The production of hydrogen fuel using photoelectrochemical water splitting method requires semiconductor materials with suitable energy gap, electrical and optical properties. Cuprous oxide is feasible candidate fulfilling many of these requirements to be the photocathode of such devices. In this st...