The influence of Cu2O crystal structure on the Cu2O/ZnO heterojunction photovoltaic performance

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 908-917

  Elfadill, Nezar G ^a   Hashim, M R ^a   Chahrour, Khaled M ^a   Qaeed, M A ^a   Bououdina, M ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Cu2O ZnO heterojunction; Interface properties; Metal oxides

Indexed keywords

COPPER OXIDES; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FILM GROWTH; HETEROJUNCTIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OXIDE FILMS; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

HETEROJUNCTION INTERFACES; HETEROJUNCTION PHOTODIODES; INTERFACE PROPERTY; METAL OXIDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLYCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84936972844     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: 10963677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2015.07.010     Document Type: Article

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