III-nitrides for energy production: Photovoltaic and thermoelectric applications

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Lu, Na ^a   Ferguson, Ian ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; EXTRINSIC DEFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATION; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NITRIDES;

EID: 84879517254     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/28/7/074023     Document Type: Review

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