Intermediate-band solar cells employing quantum dots embedded in an energy fence barrier

Nano Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 218-222

  Wei, Guodan ^a   Forrest, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRAPPING; DEPLETION REGION; ENERGY FENCE BARRIERS; HOMOJUNCTION CELLS;

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRAPS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SOLAR CELLS;

ARTICLE; POWER SUPPLY; QUANTUM THEORY; SUNLIGHT;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; QUANTUM THEORY; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 33846860610     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl062564s     Document Type: Article

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