Optical properties of amorphous and crystalline silicon surfaces functionalized with Agn adsorbates

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Volumn 110, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 3005-3014

  Lajoie, Travis W ^a   Ramirez, Jessica J ^a   Kilin, Dmitri S ^a   Micha, David A ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon photovoltaics; Nanostructured surface adsorption; Optical properties; Silver nanoparticles; Time dependent DFT

Indexed keywords

ADSORBATE-GEOMETRY; ATOMIC STRUCTURE; BAND GAPS; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SURFACES; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONALS; DENSITY OF STATE; FUNCTIONALIZED; LOWER ENERGIES; NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE; OPTIMIZED GEOMETRIES; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SEMI-CONDUCTOR SURFACES; SI SURFACES; SILICON SLABS; SILVER CLUSTER; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SUPER CELL; TIME-DEPENDENT DFT; TWO LAYERS;

ABSORPTION; ADSORBATES; ADSORPTION; BINDING ENERGY; CHEMISORPTION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; PASSIVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILVER; SUN;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 77958104405     PISSN: 00207608     EISSN: 1097461X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qua.22906     Document Type: Conference Paper

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