Cu2O-based heterojunction solar cells with an Al-doped ZnO/oxide semiconductor/thermally oxidized Cu2O sheet structure

Solar Energy

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 206-217

  Minami, Tadatsugu ^a   Miyata, Toshihiro ^a   Nishi, Yuki ^a  

^a KANAZAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AZO; Hybrid heterojunction solar cell; Oxide semiconductor; Thin film

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FILM PREPARATION; GALLIUM; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

AZO; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; LOW-DAMAGE DEPOSITIONS; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILMS;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 84899868809     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.03.036     Document Type: Article

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