Low-Cost Applications by Simple Chemical Method: Solar Cell and Photodetector
Sahar Issa Saeed, Maryam Azher Ali, Wedian K. Abad, N. Ahmed
Abstract
Copper oxide was prepared by simple chemical method and deposited on quartz glass and single crystal PSi for solar cell and Photodetector applications by drop casting method. XRD measurements reveal that the film was polycrystalline in nature. The average crystalline size of film was (17.46) nm. In order to investigate the optical characteristics of CuO, researchers took a recording of the transmittance against wavelength. It was determined that the optical energy gap of CuO is equal to 3.5 electron volts. The efficiency of solar cell was (0.27)% and the maximum value of spectral detectivity was 5*10[Formula: see text] (cm Hz[Formula: see text] W[Formula: see text].
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhotodetectorTransmittanceSolar cellCrystalliteOptoelectronicsWavelengthChemical bath depositionBand gapOpticsQuartzCopper oxideCopperPhysicsMetallurgyComposite materialCopper-based nanomaterials and applications