Full solar spectrum absorbers are widely pursued for applications related to photocatalysis and photovoltaics. Here we report multivalent Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles which exhibit full solar spectrum ...

Formation of copper nanoparticles on zinc oxide (ZnO) powder is studied using a common chemical vapor deposition precursor, copper hexafluoroacetylacetonate vinyl trimethyl silane, Cu(hfac)(VTMS).