Ultrathin silicon solar microcells for semitransparent, mechanically flexible and microconcentrator module designs
10.1038/nmat2287
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Yoon, J., Baca, A. J., Park, S.-I., Elvikis, P., Geddes, J. B., Li, L., Kim, R. H., Xiao, J., Wang, S., Kim, T.-H., Motala, M. J., Ahn, B. Y., Duoss, E. B., Lewis, J. A., Nuzzo, R. G., Ferreira, P. M., Huang, Y., Rockett, A., & Rogers, J. A. (2008). Ultrathin silicon solar microcells for semitransparent, mechanically flexible and microconcentrator module designs. Nature Materials, 7(11), 907–915.

Authors 19
  1. Jongseung Yoon (first)
  2. Alfred J. Baca (additional)
  3. Sang-Il Park (additional)
  4. Paulius Elvikis (additional)
  5. Joseph B. Geddes (additional)
  6. Lanfang Li (additional)
  7. Rak Hwan Kim (additional)
  8. Jianliang Xiao (additional)
  9. Shuodao Wang (additional)
  10. Tae-Ho Kim (additional)
  11. Michael J. Motala (additional)
  12. Bok Yeop Ahn (additional)
  13. Eric B. Duoss (additional)
  14. Jennifer A. Lewis (additional)
  15. Ralph G. Nuzzo (additional)
  16. Placid M. Ferreira (additional)
  17. Yonggang Huang (additional)
  18. Angus Rockett (additional)
  19. John A. Rogers (additional)
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@article{Yoon_2008, title={Ultrathin silicon solar microcells for semitransparent, mechanically flexible and microconcentrator module designs}, volume={7}, ISSN={1476-4660}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat2287}, DOI={10.1038/nmat2287}, number={11}, journal={Nature Materials}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Yoon, Jongseung and Baca, Alfred J. and Park, Sang-Il and Elvikis, Paulius and Geddes, Joseph B. and Li, Lanfang and Kim, Rak Hwan and Xiao, Jianliang and Wang, Shuodao and Kim, Tae-Ho and Motala, Michael J. and Ahn, Bok Yeop and Duoss, Eric B. and Lewis, Jennifer A. and Nuzzo, Ralph G. and Ferreira, Placid M. and Huang, Yonggang and Rockett, Angus and Rogers, John A.}, year={2008}, month=oct, pages={907–915} }