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<p>This work is a Copper oxide (CuO) thin films were effectively produced using cold spray technique. The process take place in an inert gas (helium) without using catalyst. Nano CuO was deposited on a glass slide, using helium as carrier gas heated to 100, 200, 300, and 400 °C, respectively on heated glass substrates at 300°C. The effect of structural and electrical properties was examined at each temperature for each film. AFM images show that the CuO thin film have different diameters ranging from 80 to 600 nm, and low surface roughness about 20.9 nm. The measured value of copper oxide resistivity was found to be decrease very much with the increasing temperature. All the result showed that copper oxide is suitable material for photovoltaic applications. This research is part of a larger work for the solar cells industry. Therefore, the aim of this research is to study the electrical properties of solar cells in the primary stages of manufacturing from available materials at low costs.</p>
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This work is a Copper oxide (CuO) thin films were effectively produced using cold spray technique. The process take place in an inert gas (helium) without using catalyst. Nano CuO was deposited on a glass slide, using helium as carrier gas heated to 100, 200, 300, and 400 °C, respectively on heated glass substrates at 300°C. The effect of structural and electrical properties was examined at each temperature for each film. AFM images show that the CuO thin film have different diameters ranging from 80 to 600 nm, and low surface roughness about 20.9 nm. The measured value of copper oxide resistivity was found to be decrease very much with the increasing temperature. All the result showed that copper oxide is suitable material for photovoltaic applications. This research is part of a larger work for the solar cells industry. Therefore, the aim of this research is to study the electrical properties of solar cells in the primary stages of manufacturing from available materials at low costs.

Electrical properties for cold sprayed Nano copper oxide thin films

Department of Production Engineering and Safety

Collage of materials engineering, Department of Polymers and Petrochemical industries

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This work is a Copper oxide (CuO) thin films were effectively produced using cold spray technique. The process take place in an inert gas (helium) without...

Electrical properties for cold sprayed Nano copper oxide thin films

Published Online: Apr 26, 2023

Page range: 225 - 230

Received: Jul 05, 2022

Accepted: Mar 31, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2023.29.26

Keywords
Copper oxide, Cold spray, Electrical properties, Nano thin film, Photovoltaic

© 2023 Roaa Mohammed Muneer et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Electrical properties for cold sprayed Nano copper oxide thin films

Published Online: Apr 26, 2023

Page range: 225 - 230

Received: Jul 05, 2022

Accepted: Mar 31, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2023.29.26

KeywordsCopper oxide, Cold spray, Electrical properties, Nano thin film, Photovoltaic

© 2023 Roaa Mohammed Muneer et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Copper oxide, Cold spray, Electrical properties, Nano thin film, Photovoltaic