The impact of carbon nanotubes on solar energy conversion

Nanotechnology Law and Business

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 405-410

  Kymakis, Emmanuel ^a  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONOR-ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR MATERIALS; MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES; ON CURRENTS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; OTHER APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ENERGY CONVERSION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 45149090330     PISSN: 15462080     EISSN: 15462080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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