A novel single step synthesis, high efficiency and cost effective photovoltaic applications of oxidized copper nano particles

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 220-226

  Chandrasekaran, S ^a  

^a GANDHIGRAM RURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Copper oxide; Oleic acid; Solar cell; Solvothermal method; XPS

Indexed keywords

BAND-TO-BAND TRANSITION; CALCINED TEMPERATURE; CAPPING AGENT; COPPER CHLORIDES; COPPER NANOPARTICLES; COST EFFECTIVE; CRYSTALLINE SIZE; DIHYDRATES; FORMATION-OF-COPPER OXIDES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; LUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; MASS REDUCTION; OPTICAL STUDY; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SINGLE-STEP SYNTHESIS; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD; SOLVOTHERMAL TECHNIQUES; STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSITION; SYNTHESIS METHOD;

CALCINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER; COPPER OXIDES; OLEIC ACID; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84871183344     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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