Plasmonic Scattering by Metal Nanoparticles for Solar Cells

Plasmonics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 525-534

  Paris, Alessio ^a   Vaccari, Alessandro ^a   Lesina, Antonino Calà ^a   Serra, Enrico ^a   Calliari, Lucia ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

Author keywords

FDTD; Nanoparticles; Plasmonics; Scattering; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865525395     PISSN: 15571955     EISSN: 15571963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11468-012-9338-4     Document Type: Article

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