DOI: 10.1063/1.2194315. Heterojunction solar cell with 2% efficiency based on a Cu2O substrate

Heterojunction solar cell with 2% efficiency based on a Cu2O substrate

10.1063/1.2194315

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Abstract

We report on the fabrication of heterojunction solar cells made by deposition of transparent conducting oxide (TCO) films on Cu2O substrates. The TCO films have been grown by ion beam sputtering on good quality Cu2O sheets prepared by oxidizing copper at a high temperature. The best solar cell has reached an open-circuit voltage of 0.595V, a short-circuit current density of 6.78mA∕cm2, a fill factor of 50%, and a conversion efficiency of 2% under simulated AM1.5G illumination, which is the highest efficiency value reported for this kind of heterojunction devices. These devices represent a good starting point for the development of very low cost solar cells.

Bibliography

Mittiga, A., Salza, E., Sarto, F., Tucci, M., & Vasanthi, R. (2006). Heterojunction solar cell with 2% efficiency based on a Cu2O substrate. Applied Physics Letters, 88(16).

Authors 5

Alberto Mittiga (first)
Enrico Salza (additional)
Francesca Sarto (additional)
Mario Tucci (additional)
Rajaraman Vasanthi (additional)

References 14 Referenced 498

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Dates

Type	When
Created	19 years, 4 months ago (April 14, 2006, 6:05 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 2 months ago (June 25, 2023, 1:38 p.m.)
Indexed	3 weeks, 3 days ago (Aug. 2, 2025, 12:02 a.m.)
Issued	19 years, 4 months ago (April 17, 2006)
Published	19 years, 4 months ago (April 17, 2006)
Published Online	19 years, 4 months ago (April 17, 2006)
Published Print	19 years, 4 months ago (April 17, 2006)

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BibTeX

@article{Mittiga_2006, title={Heterojunction solar cell with 2% efficiency based on a Cu2O substrate}, volume={88}, ISSN={1077-3118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2194315}, DOI={10.1063/1.2194315}, number={16}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Mittiga, Alberto and Salza, Enrico and Sarto, Francesca and Tucci, Mario and Vasanthi, Rajaraman}, year={2006}, month=apr }

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