Space-separated quantum cutting with silicon nanocrystals for photovoltaic applications

Nature Photonics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-109

  Timmerman, D ^a   Izeddin, I ^a   Stallinga, P ^a,b   Yassievich, I N ^c   Gregorkiewicz, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; QUANTUM CUTTING; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; SPECIFIC ENERGY;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

PHOTONS;

EID: 38749105471     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2007.279     Document Type: Article

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