Analysing the Sputtered Al Doped ZnO on <111>-Oriented Cu2O Heterojunction Solar Cell with Improved Performance

Cu2O/AZO photovoltaic (PV) devices that are electrodeposited are promising low-cost solar cells. During the sputtering process, both layers of Cu2O and AZO heterojunction topologies are investigated as a function of AZO target-Cu2O substrate distance. The Cu2O/AZO PV device was made by electrodepositing a 111>-p-Cu2O layer on an Au (111)/Si wafer substrate and then sputtering the AZO layer on top. Under AM1.5 illumination, the Cu2O/AZO PV device demonstrated photovoltaic performance, which varied depending on the target-substrate distance. The damage at the Cu2O/AZO interface was reduced by increasing the target-substrate distance when sputtering the AZO layer. As a result, the Voc and power conversion efficiency were improved from 0.16 V and 0.46 percent to 0.30 V and 0.64 percent, respectively.

Author (s) Details

Ts. Dr. M. Zamzuri
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, Jln Arau-Changlun, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.

M. Marina
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, Jln Arau-Changlun, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.

R. N. Ahmad
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, Jln Arau-Changlun, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.

M. Mat Salleh
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, Jln Arau-Changlun, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.

Ts. Dr. C. C. Lee
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, Jln Arau-Changlun, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.

Ts. Dr. Z. Nooraizedfiza
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, Jln Arau-Changlun, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.

Assoc. Prof. Dr.F. Mohamad
Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Eng. University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.

N. Hisyamudin
Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Eng. University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.

M. Izaki
Department of Mechanical Eng., Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibari Gaoka, Tenpaku, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan.

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