Solar Energy Conversion and Electron Storage by a Cu2O/CuO Photocapacitive Electrode
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Solar conversion devices are generally connected with energy storage systems to overcome the influence of sunlight variability. Developing an integrated solar and device is attractive approach compensate for loss directly connecting these separate devices. In this work, a photocapacitive developed based on Cu2O/CuO heterostructure, Cu2O as light absorber CuO providing platform electron ion storage. The coupling leads high specific capacitance 135 mF/cm2 under bias open-circuit potential 0.62 VRHE. A photo-charge dark-discharge ability system zero-bias also discovered explained concept Faradaic junction. This work presents avenue investigation high-performance Cu2O-based
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عنوان ژورنال: Energies
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1996-1073']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073231