Atomically tunable photo-assisted electrochemical oxidation process design for the decoration of ultimate-thin CuO on Cu<sub>2</sub>O photocathodes and their enhanced photoelectrochemical performances
Dong Su Kim, Young Been Kim, Sung Hyeon Jung, Nishad G. Deshpande, Ji Hoon Choi, Ho Seong Lee, Hyung Koun Cho
Abstract
A representative method of forming CuO thin films on Cu<sub>2</sub>O photoabsorbers is simple annealing oxidation at high temperature in a controlled oxygen atmosphere, but the typical oxidation process is irregular, resulting in a high density of defect sites.
Topics & Concepts
Annealing (glass)ElectrochemistryMaterials scienceThin filmOxidation processPhotoelectrochemistryOptoelectronicsChemical engineeringNanotechnologyMetallurgyChemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryEngineeringCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsZnO doping and propertiesElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides