Absorption of light in InP nanowire arrays

Nano Research

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 816-823

  Anttu, Nicklas ^a   Abrand, Alireza ^a,b   Asoli, Damir ^b   Heurlin, Magnus ^a   Åberg, Ingvar ^b   Samuelson, Lars ^a   Borgström, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ideon Science Park   (Sweden)

Author keywords

absorption of light; indium phosphide; nanowire; semiconductor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902331188     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0442-y     Document Type: Article

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