Core-shell silicon nanowire solar cells

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Adachi, M M ^a,b   Anantram, M P ^c   Karim, K S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; NANOWIRE; SILICON; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALUMINUM; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NANOWIRES; SILICON; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84875784246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01546     Document Type: Article

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