Prospects of nanostructure-based solar cells for manufacturing future generations of photovoltaic modules

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Singh, R ^a   Gupta, N ^a   Alapatt, G F ^a   Podila, R ^b   Poole, K F ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; MANUFACTURE; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; DRIVING FORCES; FUTURE GENERATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; QUANTUM PHENOMENA; SOLAR SPECTRUM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 71049157059     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1110662X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/154059     Document Type: Article

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