Enhanced absorption in ultrathin Si by NiSi2 nanoparticles

Nanomaterials and Energy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-19

  Sachan, R ^a   Gonzalez, C ^a,b   Dyck, O ^a   Wu, Y ^a   Garcia, H ^c   Pennycook, S J ^a,d   Rack, P D ^a   Duscher, G ^a,d   Kalyanaraman, R ^a  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b ASHOK LEYLAND LTD   (India)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Modeling; Nanoparticles; Photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMORPHOUS SILICON; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MODELS; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL FILMS; SILICIDES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

ABSORPTION BEHAVIORS; AMORPHOUS SI FILMS; BROADBAND ABSORPTION; ENHANCED ABSORPTION; INTEGRATED OPTICAL ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); PERFORMANCE ASPECTS; PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SILICON;

EID: 84928799947     PISSN: 20459831     EISSN: 2045984X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/nme.12.00020     Document Type: Article

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