Optical and electrical features of semitransparent CuO photoelectrochemical cell

Study of structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnO/CuO nanocomposites

In this work, the first ZnO/CuO nanocomposites were synthesized by chemical vapour deposition (CVD), thermal evaporation (PVD) and sputtering on silicon substrates (Si). Then, the structural, optical and electrical properties of the samples were investigated. Examination of the X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed the mixed-phase formation of hexagonal zinc oxide (ZnO) and monoclinic copper oxi...

Single CuO Nanowires Electrical Properties and Application on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

The effect of sputtering RF power on structural, optical and electrical properties of CuO and CuO2 thin films

In this paper, the RF power change effect on the structural, optical and electrical properties of CuO thin films prepared by RF reactive magnetron sputtering deposited on glass substrates are studied. At first, the thin films are prepared at 150, 280, 310 and 340W respectively. Then, the films are characterized by XRD, AFM, Uv-visible and four-point probe analysis respectively. The results show...

Synthesis and Characterization of Indoline-based organic sensitizers for photoelectrochemical cells

In this paper we designed and prepared three free-metal organic days Dye 1, Dye 2 and Dye 3 based on indoline with n-phenly substituents iminodibenzyl as the electron donor group. We used cyanoacrylic acid substituent as the electron acceptor anchoring group in organic dyes. The proposed dyes were prepared from iminodibenzyl as the starting material by standard reactions and characterized by di...

Studying the effects of adding CeO2 and CuO on electrical properties of lead free (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Zr0.1Ti0.9)O3 piezoceramics

Lead-free (Ba0.85Ca0.15)[(Zr0.1Ti0.9)]O3 (BCZT) piezoceramics were synthesized using solid-state ceramic processing. In order to improve the electrical properties CeO2 and CuO additives/dopants were used and two methods were employed to introduce theses oxides; one, in which 0.1 mol.% CeO2 was mixed with the raw materials and the composition was balanced for A-site substitution (BCCe0.1ZT) and ...