Cu, CuO, and Cu2O nanoparticle plasmons for enhanced scattering in solar cells

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Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sekhon, Jagmeet Singh ^a   Verma, S S ^a  

^a SANT LONGOWAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LIGHTING; NANOSPHERES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONICS; SOLAR CELLS;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; COPPER NANOPARTICLES; ENHANCED SCATTERING; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; LOW COSTS; MIE THEORY; PARAMETRIC CONDITIONS; SCATTERING RESPONSE;

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EID: 85017331738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/e2.2011.jwe22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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