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Electrochemical synthesis of p-Cu2O/n-ZnO nanorods hetero-junction for photovoltaic application

Rokade, A. V., Rondiya, S. R., Jadhavar, A. A., Pandharkar, S. M., Karpe, S. D., Diwate, K. D. and Jadkar, S. R. 2016. Electrochemical synthesis of p-Cu2O/n-ZnO nanorods hetero-junction for photovoltaic application. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies: Micro to Nano 2015 (ETMN-2015), Rajasthan, India, 24-25 October 2015. 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: MICRO TO NANO 2015 (ETMN-2015): Contributory papers presented in 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies: Micro to Nano 2015. AIP Conference Proceedings. AIP Conference Proceedings , vol.1724 AIP Publishing, 10.1063/1.4945129

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Abstract

Development of high performance visible light responsive solar cell materials has attracted wide interest due to their potential applications in the energy industries. In this work, ZnO nanorods films were successfully prepared on the ITO coated glass substrates via simple three electrode electrochemical deposition route. The Cu2O nanoparticles were then electrodeposited on the surface of ZnO nanorods to form p-Cu2O/n-ZnO core-shell hetero-structure. The synthesized ZnO, Cu2O films and p-Cu2O/n-ZnO hetero-structure were characterized by low angle x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and UV-Visible spectrophotometer. Due to the hierarchical morphologies and core-shell structure, p-Cu2O/n-ZnO hetero-structure shows a prominent visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance under the low intensity light irradiation. The obtained results suggest that it is possible to synthesize ZnO nanorods, Cu2O films and p-Cu2O/n-ZnO core-shell hetero-structure by a simple, cost effective and environment friendly electrodeposition process which can be useful for water splitting and solar cell device fabrication.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type: Published Online
Status: Published
Schools: Chemistry
Publisher: AIP Publishing
ISSN: 0094-243X
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2021 01:05
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/133262

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