Silicon quantum dot superlattices: Modeling of energy bands, densities of states, and mobilities for silicon tandem solar cell applications

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Jiang, Chu Wei ^a   Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BAND STRUCTURE; CARRIER MOBILITY; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICA; SOLAR CELLS;

ANISOTROPIC EFFECTIVE; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ISOTROPIC SOLUTIONS; STRUCTURE DATA;

SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 33745238953     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2203394     Document Type: Article

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