Binary and ternary metal oxide semiconductor thin films for effective gas sensing applications: A comprehensive review and future prospects

K Sivaperuman, A Thomas, R Thangavel… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
For a couple of decades, there is a tremendous growth in industries and technology in the
global level. Unfortunately, emerging new industries became a main reason for rising air …

A review on advancements, challenges, and prospective of copper and non-copper based thin-film solar cells using facile spray pyrolysis technique

K Vijayan, SP Vijayachamundeeswari, K Sivaperuman… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The indispensability and innovations in thin-film-based solar cells are gaining attention
among researchers due to their tremendous growth as a sustainable energy source. The …

Structural and optical properties of CuO thin films synthesized using spray pyrolysis method

O Diachenko, J Kováč Jr, O Dobrozhan, P Novák… - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Copper oxide thin films were obtained using pulsating spray pyrolysis method. The
morphological, structural, and optical properties of fabricated films were studied. X-ray …

Fabrication of Er, Tb doped CuO thin films using nebulizer spray pyrolysis technique for photosensing applications

T Gnanasekar, S Valanarasu, M Ubaidullah, M Alam… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
CuO-based high-performance photo-sensors are a key area of research and challenge in
today's scenario. In view of this, we study undoped, CuO: Er (1%), CuO: Tb (1%), and Er …

Structural, optical, and electrical properties of copper oxide films grown by the silar method with post-annealing

WJ Lee, XJ Wang - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Copper oxides are widely used in photocatalysts, sensors, batteries, optoelectronic, and
electronic devices. In order to obtain different material properties to meet the requirements of …

An investigation on CuO thin films grown by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at different substrate temperatures: structural, optical and supercapacitor electrode …

H Güney, D İskenderoğlu, ME Güldüren, KÇ Demi̇r… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper oxide (CuO) thin films were grown on glass substrates by performing ultrasonic
spray pyrolysis (USP) method at different substrate temperatures (300° C, 400° C, 450° C …

Effect of substrate temperature on the optical properties of DC magnetron sputtered copper oxide thin films

AM Koshy, A Sudha, SK Yadav… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2023 - Elsevier
Copper oxide thin films are deposited on quartz substrates by DC magnetron sputtering and
the effect of deposition temperature on the optical properties is examined in detail. Scanning …

Enhanced UV photo-detection properties of graphene oxide incorporated transparent TiO2 thin films in Schottky configuration

M Chakraborty, ES Kadir, RN Gayen - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
Here we report the modification of UV photo-response characteristics of solution processed
transparent titanium dioxide-graphene oxide (TiO 2-GO) nanocomposite thin films measured …

[HTML][HTML] Comment about the use of unconventional Tauc plots for bandgap energy determination of semiconductors using UV–Vis spectroscopy

PR Jubu, E Danladi, UI Ndeze, O Adedokun, S Landi Jr… - Results in Optics, 2024 - Elsevier
The Tauc method is the conventional technique for estimating the accurate optical bandgap
energy of semiconductors using UV–Vis spectroscopy. The proper bandgap is usually …

Spectroscopic and electrical analysis of spray deposited copper oxide thin films

A Prakash, GK VS, SN Moger, MG Mahesha - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper Oxide (CuO) in thin film form is an excellent candidate for absorber layer in
solar cells due to their adequate band gap, minimal cost, and large abundance. In this work …