Broadband absorption of semiconductor nanowire arrays for photovoltaic applications

Journal of Optics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Huang, Ningfeng ^a   Lin, Chenxi ^a   Povinelli, Michelle L ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

absorption enhancement; nanowire array; photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; FILMS; NANOWIRES;

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; BROADBAND ABSORPTION; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; VERTICALLY ALIGNED;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84862280306     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/14/2/024004     Document Type: Article

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