Quantum dot solar cells

Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 279-322

  Hubbard, Seth M ^a   Raffaelle, Ryne ^b   Bailey, Sheila ^c  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ABSOLUTE ZERO; LIMITING EFFICIENCIES; NEAR ROOM TEMPERATURE; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGIES;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

EID: 84865682088     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420076752     Document Type: Chapter

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