Electrodeposited Cu2O as Photoelectrodes with Controllable Conductivity Type for Solar Energy Conversion

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 47, 2015, Pages 26275-26282

  Wang, Peng ^a   Wu, Hao ^a   Tang, Yiming ^a   Amal, Rose ^a   Ng, Yun Hau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CATHODIC PHOTOCURRENT; CONTROLLABLE CONDUCTIVITIES; CURRENT VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS; MILD ACIDIC CONDITIONS; MOTT-SCHOTTKY ANALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 84948701789     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b07276     Document Type: Article

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