Enhanced Electrical Properties of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Using Copper Oxide Nanoparticles
The research aimed to create an electrochemical system that could effectively and affordably produce different-sized and shaped copper oxide nanoparticles. CuO NPs also enhance the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells by coating them with copper oxide nanoparticles. Field emission scanning microscopy (FESEM) characterized the CuO NPs, revealing the nanorod morphologies. The presence of pure-phase CuO NPs with a monoclinic structure and an average crystallite size of 9.54 nm was verified by X-ray diffraction (XRD).