Efficient charge carrier separation and excellent visible light photoresponse in Cu2O nanowires

• Published in: Nano energy Vol. 50; pp. 118 - 125
• Main Authors: Zhou, Tingwei, Zang, Zhigang, Wei, Jing, Zheng, Junfeng, Hao, Jiongyue, Ling, Faling, Tang, Xiaosheng, Fang, Liang, Zhou, Miao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Carrier separation; Cu2O nanowire; First-principles; Photodiode; Tunable electronic structure; Tunable electronic structure; Carrier separation; Photodiode; Cu2O nanowire; First-principles

Last decade has witnessed a surge of research pertaining to Cu2O nanowires for fields of photocatalysts, sensors, solar cells and rechargeable battery systems owing to their unique physicochemical properties. Their atomic properties, especially the size dependent electronic structures, however, rema...