One-dimensional nanostructured oxides for thermoelectric applications and excitonic solar cells

Nano Energy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 372-390

  Vomiero, A ^a,b   Concina, I ^a,b   Comini, E ^a,b   Soldano, C ^a,b   Ferroni, M ^a,b   Faglia, G ^a,b   Sberveglieri, G ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Excitonic solar cells; One dimensional oxide nanostructures; Quantum dot solar cells; Thermoelectrics

Indexed keywords

BULK COUNTERPART; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTION; END USERS; ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES; ENERGY TRANSDUCTION MECHANISM; EXCITONIC SOLAR CELLS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED OXIDES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL OXIDES; OXIDE STRUCTURES; POLYCRYSTALLINE; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATION; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THERMOELECTRICS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY HARVESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84860426615     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2012.02.012     Document Type: Review

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