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Cu2O thin films prepared using modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method and their use in photoelectrochemical solar cells

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Nanocrystalline cubic Cu2O thin films are developed by simple and cost-effective modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method. This method increases the growth rate and reduces the overall deposition time. The synthesized Cu2O thin films were characterized for their different physico-chemical properties. The film deposited for 25 cycles exhibits optical band gap energy of 2.16 eV, phase pure cubic Cu2O structure, foggy like surface morphology and hydrophobic in nature. The photoelectrochemical device fabricated using Cu2O thin film showed an efficiency of 0.35 %.

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This work was supported by BRNS Project F. No. 2013/36/29-BRNS/2351. One of the authors (S. S. Nikam) is thankful to UGC New Delhi, for awarding fellowship through UGC-BSR scheme.

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    S. S. Nikam, M. P. Suryawanshi, S. M. Bhosale, M. A. Gaikwad, P. A. Shinde & A. V. Moholkar

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Nikam, S.S., Suryawanshi, M.P., Bhosale, S.M. et al. Cu2O thin films prepared using modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method and their use in photoelectrochemical solar cells. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 1897–1900 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3970-7

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