Enhanced external quantum efficiency in rectangular single nanowire solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Li, Xiaofeng ^a   Zhan, Yaohui ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; GAAS; LIGHT ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; SINGLE NANOWIRES; SPECTRAL BAND; TRANSPORT CALCULATION; TRANSVERSE ELECTRICS;

DESIGN; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SOLAR CELLS;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84872699048     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4775578     Document Type: Article

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