Solar cell model for electron transport in photosynthesis

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1348-1351

  Markvart, T ^a   Landsberg, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GROUND STATE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; PHOTONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTUM THEORY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; EXCITED STATE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC CONVERSION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036948487     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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