Improvement of conversion efficiency for multi-junction solar cells by incorporation of Au nanoclusters

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 15754-15758

  Yang, M D ^a   Liu, Y K ^a   Shen, J L ^a   Wu, C H ^b   Lin, C A ^a   Chang, W H ^a   Wang, H H ^c   Yeh, H I ^c   Chan, W H ^a   Parak, W J ^d  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; NANOCLUSTERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AU NANOCLUSTERS; CELL SURFACES; LIGHT-TRAPPING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CURRENTS; PL INTENSITY; THREE JUNCTIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GOLD; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR SYSTEM; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 54749109130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.015754     Document Type: Article

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