Prototype of a scalable core–shell Cu2O/TiO2 solar cell

Fabrication of TiO2/Cu2O heterojunction solar cells by electrophoretic deposition and electrodeposition

“…Fabrication of TiO 2 / Cu 2 O heterojunction solar cells and photodiodes has been reported only very recently [10][11][12][13][14]. TiO 2 layers were fabricated by anodic oxidation of a Ti foil [10], oxidation of Ti in a furnace [11], sputtering [12], hydrothermal synthesis [13], and sintering of a TiO 2 nanoparticle paste [14], whereas Cu 2 O layers were deposited by electrodeposition and sputtering. The energy conversion efficiency of TiO 2 /Cu 2 O cells is still low (o1.2%) [13], although an efficiency of about 4% has been obtained for ZnO/Cu 2 O solar cell [15].…”

Growth of Cu-Oxide Nanowires on Cu Substrates by Thermal Annealing

“…While, intrinsic CuO and Cu 2 O are p-type semiconductors, the n-type Cu 2 O growth and electrical control of Cu 2 O have also been reported [5]. The oxides are expected to be used not only as catalyst, magnetic storage media and superconductors, but also energetic materials for photovoltaic devices, such as solar cells [6][7][8]. It is reported that the CuO/Cu 2 O heterojunction, which consists of Cu 2 O and CuO grains layers, has been fabricated for optoelectronic applications [9].…”

Semiconductor Sensitized Solar Cells Based on BiVO4-Sensitized Mesoporous SnO2 Photoanodes

“…2 Therefore using oxides, such as Cu 2 O, CuO, Co 3 O 4 , Fe 2 O 3 and BiFeO 3 as the active layers of solar cells have attracted increasing attention. [3][4][5][6] Up to now this type of solar cell has quite moderate efficiency. 2 There is a real need to develop more efficient oxide-based solar cells.…”