Growth and Characterization of Cuprous Oxide Cu2O

Abstract

In MSc Thesis, the characteristics, properties, and applications of Cuprous Oxide (Cu2O) are extensively analyzed. First, is carried out an extensive literature review on this material, with the previous research with target to find out how we must proceed the investigation on Cu2O. The purpose is to grow up a stable and high-efficient semiconductor material to become ready for use at industrial scale, since the energy amounts of our planet are increased rapidly. We described the whole procedure of the experiments that we done for the growth of our material on several substrates, to find out the optimum conditions for the deposition by Sputtering and post vacuum annealing by CVD, of a pure Cu2O. The methods that are used for growth and characterization of the materials, are described. We did fundamental research on Cu2O to understand the structural and optical properties of the material, and to explain the findings of characterization methods, of XRD, SEM, Raman Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Pump Probe Spectroscopy. Last, the next article is published by the collaboration with other investigators