A photovoltaic device structure based on internal electron emission

Nature

Volumn 421, Issue 6923, 2003, Pages 616-618

  McFarland, Eric W ^a   Tang, Jing ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON EMISSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCURRENTS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRON-HOLE PAIRS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

METAL;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

ARTICLE; COST; DEVICE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; ENERGY; FLUORESCENCE; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR ENERGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037421863     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01316     Document Type: Article

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