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Zinc-oxide-based nanostructured materials for heterostructure solar cells

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Results obtained in the deposition of nanostructured zinc-oxide layers by hydrothermal synthesis as the basic method are presented. The possibility of controlling the structure and morphology of the layers is demonstrated. The important role of the procedure employed to form the nucleating layer is noted. The faceted hexagonal nanoprisms obtained are promising for the fabrication of solar cells based on oxide heterostructures, and aluminum-doped zinc-oxide layers with petal morphology, for the deposition of an antireflection layer. The results are compatible and promising for application in flexible electronics.

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  1. St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University LETI, St. Petersburg, 197376, Russia

    A. A. Bobkov, A. I. Maximov, V. A. Moshnikov, P. A. Somov & E. I. Terukov

  2. St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University (SPBSTU), St. Petersburg, 195251, Russia

    V. A. Moshnikov

  3. Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, Veliky Novgorod, 173003, Russia

    V. A. Moshnikov

  4. Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    E. I. Terukov

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Bobkov, A.I. Maximov, V.A. Moshnikov, P.A. Somov, E.I. Terukov, 2015, published in Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, 2015, Vol. 49, No. 10, pp. 1402–1406.

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Bobkov, A.A., Maximov, A.I., Moshnikov, V.A. et al. Zinc-oxide-based nanostructured materials for heterostructure solar cells. Semiconductors 49, 1357–1360 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063782615100048

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