Enhanced absorption and carrier collection in Si wire arrays for photovoltaic applications
10.1038/nmat2635
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Kelzenberg, M. D., Boettcher, S. W., Petykiewicz, J. A., Turner-Evans, D. B., Putnam, M. C., Warren, E. L., Spurgeon, J. M., Briggs, R. M., Lewis, N. S., & Atwater, H. A. (2010). Enhanced absorption and carrier collection in Si wire arrays for photovoltaic applications. Nature Materials, 9(3), 239–244.

Authors 10
  1. Michael D. Kelzenberg (first)
  2. Shannon W. Boettcher (additional)
  3. Jan A. Petykiewicz (additional)
  4. Daniel B. Turner-Evans (additional)
  5. Morgan C. Putnam (additional)
  6. Emily L. Warren (additional)
  7. Joshua M. Spurgeon (additional)
  8. Ryan M. Briggs (additional)
  9. Nathan S. Lewis (additional)
  10. Harry A. Atwater (additional)
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@article{Kelzenberg_2010, title={Enhanced absorption and carrier collection in Si wire arrays for photovoltaic applications}, volume={9}, ISSN={1476-4660}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat2635}, DOI={10.1038/nmat2635}, number={3}, journal={Nature Materials}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Kelzenberg, Michael D. and Boettcher, Shannon W. and Petykiewicz, Jan A. and Turner-Evans, Daniel B. and Putnam, Morgan C. and Warren, Emily L. and Spurgeon, Joshua M. and Briggs, Ryan M. and Lewis, Nathan S. and Atwater, Harry A.}, year={2010}, month=feb, pages={239–244} }