Plasmonics for photovoltaic applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1481-1486

  Pillai, S ^a   Green, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Light trapping; Nanoparticles; Photovoltaics; Silicon; Surface plasmons; Third generation solar cells

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRAPPING; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SILICON SURFACES; SURFACE PLASMONS; THIRD GENERATION;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

PLASMONS;

EID: 77955421032     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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