Maximizing omnidirectional light harvesting in metal oxide hyperbranched array architectures

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Wu, Wu Qiang ^a   Feng, Hao Lin ^a   Rao, Hua Shang ^a   Xu, Yang Fan ^a   Kuang, Dai Bin ^a   Su, Cheng Yong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; METAL OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOROD; NANOSHEET; NANOWIRE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANATASE; ARRAY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT EFFECT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRAPPING; OMNIDIRECTIONAL LIGHT HARVESTING;

EID: 84901798687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4968     Document Type: Article

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