Inorganic Solar Cells Based on Electrospun ZnO Nanofibrous Networks and Electrodeposited Cu2O

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-13

  Zhang, Luming ^a   Sun, Huaquan ^a   Xie, Lai ^a   Lu, Jinnan ^a   Zhang, Luyong ^a   Wu, Sujuan ^a   Gao, Xingsen ^a   Lu, Xubing ^a   Li, Jinhua ^b   Liu, Jun Ming ^a,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrodeposited Cu2O layer; Electrodeposition time; Electrospun ZnO nanofibers; pH value; ZnO Cu2O solar cells

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CORROSION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOFIBERS; PH; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRODEPOSITED CU2O LAYER; INORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURES; PH VALUE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ZNO; ZNO NANOFIBERS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84948731862     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-1169-8     Document Type: Article

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