GaN/Cu[subscript 2]O Heterojunctions for Photovoltaic Applications
Several growth methods were employed to investigate the photovoltaic behavior of GaN/Cu[subscript 2]O heterojunctions by depositing cuprous oxide thin films on top of gallium nitride templates. The templates consist of a thin layer of GaN:Si grown on a sapphire substrate by metal organic vapor depos...
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Elsevier
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97252 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2785-552X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8345-4937 |
| Summary: | Several growth methods were employed to investigate the photovoltaic behavior of GaN/Cu[subscript 2]O heterojunctions by depositing cuprous oxide thin films on top of gallium nitride templates. The templates consist of a thin layer of GaN:Si grown on a sapphire substrate by metal organic vapor deposition. The deposition procedure was followed up by photolithographic structuring and thermal evaporation of metal contacts. For device characterization, J-V characteristics and external quantum efficiency were measured, pointing to a possible energy barrier in the conduction band. To gain further insight X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was applied. |
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