Photovoltaic conversion enhancement of single wall carbon-Si heterojunction solar cell decorated with Ag nanoparticles

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 293-300

  Chen, Leifeng ^a,b   Zhang, Shijun ^b   Chang, Lantao ^b   Zeng, Lingsheng ^b   Yu, Xuegong ^b   Zhao, Jianjiang ^b   Zhao, Shichao ^a   Xu, Chen ^b  

^a HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticles; Electrophoretic deposition; Plasmon resonance; Single wall carbon nanotube (SCNT); Solar cell

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; PLASMON RESONANCES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; ELECTROPHORESIS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

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EID: 84874875660     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.068     Document Type: Article

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