Molecular-based synthetic approach to new group IV materials for high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and si-based optoelectronics

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 47, 2008, Pages 16095-16102

  Fang, Yan Yan ^a   Xie, Junqi ^a   Tolle, John ^a   Roucka, Radek ^a   D'Costa, Vijay R ^a   Chizmeshya, Andrew V G ^a   Menendez, Jose ^a   Kouvetakis, John ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GERMANIUM; HYDROGEN; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTONICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TIN; TIN ALLOYS;

BARRIER LAYERS; CONCEPT DEMONSTRATIONS; DIRECT BAND GAPS; EMITTING STRUCTURES; EN ROUTES; LATTICE DIMENSIONS; MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; NEW CLASSES; OPTICAL-; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; QUANTUM WELLS; SEMI-CONDUCTORS; SI (100) SUBSTRATES; SI CMOS; SI(100); SYNTHETIC APPROACHES; SYNTHETIC PROTOCOLS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

SILICON ALLOYS;

GERMANIUM; SILICON; TIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; INFRARED RADIATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 56749091951     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja806636c     Document Type: Article

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