Band offsets of n-type electron-selective contacts on cuprous oxide (Cu2O) for photovoltaics

Brandt, Riley E.; Young, Matthew; Park, Helen Hejin; Dameron, Arrelaine; Chua, Danny; Lee, Yun Seog; Teeter, Glenn; Gordon, Roy G.; Buonassisi, Tonio

doi:10.1063/1.4905180

Title: Band offsets of n-type electron-selective contacts on cuprous oxide (Cu2O) for photovoltaics

Journal Article · Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905180· OSTI ID:1226642

Brandt, Riley E. ^[1]; Young, Matthew ^[2]; Park, Helen Hejin ^[3]; Dameron, Arrelaine ^[2]; Chua, Danny ^[3]; Lee, Yun Seog ^[1]; Teeter, Glenn ^[2]; Gordon, Roy G. ^[3]; Buonassisi, Tonio ^[1]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

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