Polarity-dependant Performance of p-Cu2O/n-ZnO Heterojunction Solar Cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 295-299

  Hsu, Yu Kuei ^a   Lin, Hung Hsun ^a   Chen, Mei Hsin ^a   Chen, Ying Chu ^b   Lin, Yan Gu ^c  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cuprous oxide; Heterojuction; Solar cells; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ZINC OXIDE;

CUPROUS OXIDE; HETERO-JUCTION; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84907097454     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.08.064     Document Type: Article

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