Light harvesting for quantum solar energy conversion

Progress in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 107-186

  Markvart, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

LIGHT HARVESTING; QUANTUM SOLAR CONVERSION;

QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0034188195     PISSN: 00796727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6727(00)00003-3     Document Type: Review

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