Photovoltaic characteristics of silicon nanowire arrays synthesized by vaporliquidsolid process

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 154-157

  Yung Kuo, Cheng ^a   Gau, Chie ^a   Tong Dai, Bau ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL NANO DEVICE LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic; Silicon nanowire; Vaporliquidsolid

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; ARRAY SURFACE; AU FILM; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DIFFERENT SIZES; FLOWRATE RATIO; GOLD CATALYSTS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; P-TYPE SI; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SEM; SILICON NANOWIRE; SILICON NANOWIRE ARRAYS; SILICON NANOWIRES; TEM; VAPORLIQUIDSOLID; XRD;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; NANOWIRES; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 78149362045     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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