Photovoltaic effect in multiphase Bi-Mn-O thin films

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chakrabartty, J P ^a   Nechache, R ^b   Harnagea, C ^a   Rosei, F ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY-BAND ALIGNMENT; GROWTH CONDITIONS; PHOTO-INDUCED VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PULSE LASER DEPOSITION; SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATES; SOLAR POWER CONVERSION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS;

MANGANESE;

EID: 84892637827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.000A80     Document Type: Article

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