In copper oxide (CuO) based solar cells, various buffer layers such as CdS, In2S3, WS2 and IGZO have been investigated by cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS) in this work. By varying absorber layer thickness, photovoltaic parameters (open circuit voltage, fill factor, short-circuit current density efficiency) are determined. The highest efficiency achieved is 19.6% with layer. impact of temperat...