III-V nanowire photovoltaics: Review of design for high efficiency

Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 815-830

  Lapierre, R R ^a   Chia, A C E ^a   Gibson, S J ^a   Haapamaki, C M ^a   Boulanger, J ^a   Yee, R ^a   Kuyanov, P ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Tajik, N ^a   Jewell, N ^a   Rahman, K M A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

III V semiconductors; Nanowires; Photovoltaics; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COLLECTION; DEVICE FABRICATIONS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; II-IV SEMICONDUCTORS; OHMIC CONTACT FORMATION; PERFORMANCE DATA; PHOTOVOLTAICS; STRAIN ACCOMMODATIONS;

OHMIC CONTACTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SOLAR CELLS;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84885788267     PISSN: 18626254     EISSN: 18626270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssr.201307109     Document Type: Article

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