Insect eyes inspire improved solar cells

Optics and Photonics News

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 38-43

  Chiadini, Francesco ^a   Fiumara, Vincenzo ^b   Scaglione, Antonio ^a   Pulsifer, Drew P ^c   Martín Palma, Raúl J ^d,e   Pantano, Carlo G ^d   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 79959344657     PISSN: 10476938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPN.22.4.000038     Document Type: Article

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