Energy harvesting: A review of the interplay between structure and mechanism

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Andrews, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dendrimers; Energy harvesting; Lanthanides; Quantum electrodynamics; Resonance energy transfer (RET); Solar energy

Indexed keywords

DENDRIMERS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ABSORBED ENERGY; FUNDAMENTAL THEORY; LIGHT-HARVESTING; MATERIALS DESIGN; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; RARE EARTH DOPED SOLIDS; RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 49849105632     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2976172     Document Type: Review

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