Energy transfer in nanowire solar cells with photon-harvesting shells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Peters, C H ^a   Guichard, A R ^a   Hryciw, A C ^a   Brongersma, M L ^a   McGehee, M D ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; FREE ELECTRON; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; METHOXY; NEAR INFRARED; ORGANIC MOLECULES; P-N JUNCTION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RESONANT ENERGY TRANSFER; SILICON NANOWIRES; SILICON ON INSULATOR; SURFACE AREA; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; THIN SHELLS; WIRE LENGTH;

CELL MEMBRANES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC WIRE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HARVESTING; NANOWIRES; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 67650236750     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3153281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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