Synthesis and characterization of copper doped TiO2 via electrodeposition method for photovoltaic applications

Abstract

Indium doped Tin Oxide (ITO) substrate was used to synthesize Cu and Cu-TiO2
nanocrystals via electrochemical deposition method. The techniques used for
analyzing the structure, morphology, optical, magnetic and electrical properties
include X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive Xray
(EDAX), UV-visible spectrophotometer, It was discovered that the energy
bandgap shrank from 3.3 - 3.1 eV. The magnetic analysis showed a characteristic
ferromagnetic ordering, with 5.13×10-4 emu/g for the 3% and 6.08×10-4 emu/g for
the 5% samples, respectively. The maximum conductivity of 0.08 Ωcm-1 was
recorded by the 5% doped thin film.