Nanostructures for enhanced light absorption in solar energy devices

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Edman Jonsson, Gustav ^a   Fredriksson, Hans ^a   Sellappan, Raja ^a   Chakarov, Dinko ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM OPTICS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ENERGY DEVICES; ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; ENHANCED SURFACE; GRAPHITIC CARBON FILMS; LIGHT WAVELENGTHS; OBJECT SIZE; RESONANCE FIELD; SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION; SURFACE-PLASMON RESONANCE; VISIBLE LIGHT;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 80052647071     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/939807     Document Type: Review

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