A review on solar cells from Si-single crystals to porous materials and Quantum dots

Journal of Advanced Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 123-132

  Badawy, Waheed A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Nanotechnology; Porous Si; Quantum dots; Solar cells; Solar energy conversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948439786     PISSN: 20901232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2013.10.001     Document Type: Review

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