Uniform ZnO nanorod/Cu2O core-shell structured solar cells by bottom-up RF magnetron sputtering
- Authors
- Yoo, Il-Han; Kalanur, Shankara S.; Lee, Sang Yeon; Eom, Kiryung; Jeon, Hyeongtag; Seo, Hyungtak
- Issue Date
- Jun-2016
- Publisher
- ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
- Citation
- RSC ADVANCES, v.6, no.86, pp.82900 - 82906
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SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- RSC ADVANCES
- Volume
- 6
- Number
- 86
- Start Page
- 82900
- End Page
- 82906
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/22993
- DOI
- 10.1039/c6ra15120e
- ISSN
- 2046-2069
- Abstract
- Cu2O is a good candidate material for use as a p-type absorber in solar cells. Here, uniform ZnO nanorod (NR)-Cu2O core-shell structures are fabricated and their diode performances are studied. ZnO NRs are grown on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass using a hydrothermal method. Cu2O is then deposited on the ZnO NRs using bottom-up RF magnetron sputtering. The crystal structures of the deposited ZnO NRs and Cu2O are characterized using X-ray diffraction. From secondary electron microscopy analysis, the uniform core-shell structure and its size are identified. UV-vis spectroscopy measurements show that the optical bandgap of the Cu2O in this structure is 2.3 eV. The diode characteristics of the fabricated nanostructures depend on the thickness of Cu2O; 2.7 mu m-thick Cu2O on ZnO NRs shows diode properties. Lastly, we propose a band alignment model based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis and demonstrate a possible approach for fabricating CuxO-ZnO nanohybrids for further improvements to device efficiency, highlighting a need for interfacial band offset medication for oxide heterojunction solar cells.
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