Direct generation of charge carriers in c-Si solar cells due to embedded nanoparticles

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Kirkengen, M ^a   Bergli, J ^a   Galperin, Y M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLASMONS; SILICON; THIN FILMS;

EMBEDDED NANOPARTICLES; FOURIER COMPONENTS; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 36249023573     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2809368     Document Type: Article

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