Position-controlled III-V compound semiconductor nanowire solar cells by selective-area metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy

Ambio

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 119-124

  Fukui, Takashi ^a   Yoshimura, Masatoshi ^a   Nakai, Eiji ^a   Tomioka, Katsuhiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

InP; Photovoltaic; Semiconductor nanowire; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FILM; NATURAL RESOURCE; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SUBSTRATE;

METAL; NANOWIRE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR ENERGY;

METALS; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84863996920     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-012-0266-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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