Resonant tunneling through defects in an insulator: Modeling and solar cell applications

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 5006-5012

  Jiang, Chu Wei ^a   Green, Martin A ^a   Cho, Eun Chel ^a   Conibeer, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

ARTIFICIAL ATOMS; DEFECT DISTRIBUTION; DEFECT SIMULATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES;

RESONANT TUNNELING;

EID: 9744229205     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1797542     Document Type: Article

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