The invention relates to a cuprous
oxide-based PIN-junction
solar battery of a nano structure and a preparation method thereof. The
solar battery comprises a substrate, a P-type cuprous-
oxide nano-
wire array, an
insulation layer, an N-type layer, an N-type
ohm electrode and a P-type
ohm electrode, wherein the P-type cuprous-
oxide nano-
wire array is grown on the substrate; the
insulation layer is deposited on the surface of the P-type cuprous-oxide nano-
wire array; the N-type layer is filled outside the
insulation layer to form a film layer; the N-type
ohm electrode is arranged on the N-type layer; and the P-type ohm electrode is arranged on the P-type cuprous-oxide nano-wire array layer. Due to the adoption of the nano-wire array structure, the
junction area of the battery can be improved, the dispersion distance of a carrier can be reduced, the width of a use-up layer can be effectively increased through the PIN structure, and the separation and collection efficiency of the carrier can be greatly improved, so the
energy conversion efficiency of the
solar battery can be improved. Adopted raw materials are abundant, inexpensive and
pollution-free. An electrochemical deposition method, a magnetron
sputtering method and an
electron beam
evaporation method are adopted by the preparation method and can be widely applied to the industrial production, and a promising development prospect can be realized.