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Title

Solar cells based on copper oxide and titanium dioxide prepared by reactive direct-current magnetron sputtering

Journal title

Opto-Electronics Review

Yearbook

2021

Volume

29

Issue

3

Authors

Wisz, Grzegorz ; Sawicka-Chudy, Paulina ; Sibiński, Maciej ; Starowicz, Zbigniew ; Płoch, Dariusz ; Góral, Anna ; Bester, Mariusz ; Cholewa, Marian ; Woźny, Janusz ; Sosna-Głębska, Aleksandra

Affiliation

Wisz, Grzegorz : Institute of Physics, College of Natural Science, University of Rzeszów, 1 Pigonia St., 35-317 Rzeszów, Poland ; Sawicka-Chudy, Paulina : Institute of Physics, College of Natural Science, University of Rzeszów, 1 Pigonia St., 35-317 Rzeszów, Poland ; Sibiński, Maciej : Department of Semiconductor and Optoelectronic Devices, Łódź University of Technology, 211/215 Wólczańska St., 90-924 Łódź, Poland ; Starowicz, Zbigniew : Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, 25 Reymonta St., 30-059 Kraków, Poland ; Płoch, Dariusz : Institute of Physics, College of Natural Science, University of Rzeszów, 1 Pigonia St., 35-317 Rzeszów, Poland ; Góral, Anna : Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, 25 Reymonta St., 30-059 Kraków, Poland ; Bester, Mariusz : Institute of Physics, College of Natural Science, University of Rzeszów, 1 Pigonia St., 35-317 Rzeszów, Poland ; Cholewa, Marian : Institute of Physics, College of Natural Science, University of Rzeszów, 1 Pigonia St., 35-317 Rzeszów, Poland ; Woźny, Janusz : Department of Semiconductor and Optoelectronic Devices, Łódź University of Technology, 211/215Wólczańska St., 90-924 Łódź, Poland ; Sosna-Głębska, Aleksandra : Department of Semiconductor and Optoelectronic Devices, Łódź University of Technology, 211/215 Wólczańska St., 90-924 Łódź, Poland

Keywords

solar cells ; copper oxides ; titanium dioxide ; reactive magnetron sputtering

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

97-105

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences (under the auspices of the Committee on Electronics and Telecommunication) and Association of Polish Electrical Engineers in cooperation with Military University of Technology

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Date

30.09.2021

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/opelre.2021.139039
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