Application of metal nanoparticles decorated carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Somani, Prakash R ^a   Somani, Savita P ^b   Umeno, M ^b  

^a Applied Science Innovations Private Limited   (India)

^b CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; METALS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM METALS; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (AIP); EXCITON DISSOCIATION; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; INORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; METAL NANO-PARTICLES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MW-CNT); ORGANICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV); PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV); POLY(3-OCTYL THIOPHENE);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 48249142887     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2963470     Document Type: Article

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