Silicon microwire arrays for solar energy-conversion applications

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 747-759

  Warren, Emily L ^a   Atwater, Harry A ^a   Lewis, Nathan S ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; INTERNAL SURFACE AREA; MICROSTRUCTURED ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; SILICON MICROWIRE; SOLAR ELECTRICITY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SILICON;

EID: 84892734875     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp406280x     Document Type: Article

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