Silver nanowire networks: Physical properties and potential integration in solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 125, Issue , 2014, Pages 318-324

  Langley, D P ^a,b   Giusti, G ^a   Lagrange, M ^a   Collins, R ^a   Jimenez C ^a   Brechet Y ^a   Bellet, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nanowires; Percolation; Photovoltaics; Silver; Transparent conductive electrodes

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRODES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); SILVER; SINTERING; SOLVENTS;

ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL OPTIMIZATION; FILM DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES; INDIUM TIN OXIDE ELECTRODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODES; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84899954292     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.09.015     Document Type: Article

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