Potential for low dimensional structures in photovoltaics

Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 118-124

  Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SOLAR CELLS;

LOW DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0033739709     PISSN: 09215107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-5107(99)00546-2     Document Type: Article

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