Cu2O Homojunction Solar Cells: F-Doped N-type Thin Film and Highly Improved Efficiency

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 40, 2015, Pages 22803-22811

  Yu, Luo ^a   Xiong, Liangbin ^b   Yu, Ying ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUBEI ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; FILM PREPARATION; HOLE CONCENTRATION; ION IMPLANTATION; ITO GLASS; LIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION METHODS; ELECTRON CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; N-TYPE LAYERS; N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE;

COPPER;

EID: 84943798420     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b06736     Document Type: Article

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