Prospects for photovoltaic efficiency enhancement using low-dimensional structures

Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 401-405

  Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION;

LOW-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0034511058     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/11/4/342     Document Type: Article

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