Study on modification of single-walled carbon nanotubes on the surface of monocrystalline silicon solar cells

Applied Optics

Volumn 53, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 6457-6463

  Gong, Tiancheng ^a   Zhu, Yong ^a   Xie, Wenbin ^a   Wang, Ning ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Ren, Wenjie ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MIXTURES; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOTUBES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

ANTIREFLECTION; EFFECTIVE AREA; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; ENERGY-BAND DIAGRAM; MIXTURE SOLUTION; P-N JUNCTION; SERIES RESISTANCES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWNTS);

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84942374546     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.53.006457     Document Type: Article

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