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    • Keywords

       

      Cu$_2$O; CuO; electrochemical deposition; annealing temperature; nanostructures.

    • Abstract

       

      This study aimed to investigate the formation of Cu$_2$O thin films on fluorine-doped tin oxide glass substrate by electrochemical deposition. The obtained Cu$_2$O thin films were annealed in air at various temperatures from 300 to 500°C. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that as-deposited and annealed thin films at 300°C have a cubic structure with a Cu$_2$O composition. The Cu$_2$O films annealed at 400 and 500°C were completely converted onto the monoclinic structure with CuO composition. On the other hand, atomic force microscope and scanning electron microscope images showed that the shape of Cu$_2$O grains was changed significantly from cubic to grains upon annealing. Mott–Schottky and photoelectrochemical measurements indicate that Cu$_2$O thin films exhibit p-type conductivity before and after annealing. Photoluminescence measurements indicated two peaks at around 523 and 355 nm, which confirmed the existence of Cu$_2$O and CuO thin films, respectively. Finally, the CuO nanostructures obtained at 500°C exhibited a high photocurrent enhancement and stability compared to as-deposited sample. As a consequence, the optical bandgap was reduced from 2.41 to 1.75 eV.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      OUIDAD BAKA1 2 OUSSAMA BACHA3 MOHAMED REDHA KHELLADI2 4 AMOR AZIZI2

      1. Département de Génie des Procédés, Université Kasdi Merbah, 30000 Ouargla, Algeria
      2. Laboratoire de Chimie, Ingénierie Moléculaire et Nanostructures, Université Ferhat Abbas-Sétif 1, 19000 Sétif, Algeria
      3. Laboratoire de Dynamique, Interactions et Réactivite´ des Systèmes, Faculté des Sciences Appliquées, Université Kasdi Merbah Ouargla, BP 511, Ouargla, Algeria
      4. Département Sciences de la Matière, Faculté Sciences et de la Technologie, Université Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi Bordj Bou Arreridj, 34000 Bordj Bou Arrerid, Algeria

    • Dates

       
      Published
      21 April 2023
      Manuscript received
      15 September 2022
      Accepted
      13 December 2022
      Final version published online
      21 April 2023

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