Surface-plasmon resonance for photoluminescence and solar-cell applications

Electronic Materials Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-364

  Kim, Jongmin ^a   Choi, Hongsik ^a   Nahm, Changwoo ^a   Park, Byungwoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

nanoparticle; photoluminescence; solar cell; surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

METAL NANOSTRUCTURE; NONRADIATIVE ENERGY; PHOTO-LUMINESCENT PROPERTIES; PHOTON FLUX; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; RECOMBINATION RATE; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; SURFACE PLASMONS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PLASMONS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84865825457     PISSN: 17388090     EISSN: 20936788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13391-012-2117-8     Document Type: Review

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