Two-dimensional layered material/silicon heterojunctions for energy and optoelectronic applications

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-93

  Wang, Yuming ^a   Ding, Ke ^a   Sun, Baoquan ^a   Lee, Shuit Tong ^a   Jie, Jiansheng ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

heterojunctions; photodetectors; silicon; solar cells; two dimensional layered materials

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

FABRICATION PROCESS; HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVICES; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; LAYERED MATERIAL; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SI-BASED PHOTODETECTORS; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84956927625     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1003-3     Document Type: Article

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