Introduction to Light Trapping in Solar Cell and Photo-detector Devices

Introduction to Light Trapping in Solar Cell and Photo-detector Devices

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-65

  Fonash, Stephen J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; EFFICIENCY; PLASMONS; SOLAR ABSORBERS;

COMPUTER MODELING; COST REDUCTION AND EFFICIENCIES; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; LIGHT-TRAPPING; NEW APPROACHES; PLASMONIC EFFECTS; PLASMONICS; SOLAR CELL DEVICES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84919892189     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/C2012-0-07130-X     Document Type: Book

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