BiSI micro-rod thin films: Efficient solar absorber electrodes?

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1571-1576

  Hahn, Nathan T ^a   Self, Jeffrey L ^a   Mullins, C Buddie ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SPRAY PYROLYSIS; DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; ELECTRON-HOLE GENERATION; FLUORINE-DOPED; GLASS SLIDES; LAYERED STRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; TEMPERATURE RANGE; VISIBLE RANGE;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES; DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLUORINE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; TIN;

VAPOR DEPOSITION;

EID: 84861869352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300515p     Document Type: Article

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