Matrix-embedded silicon quantum dots for photovoltaic applications: a theoretical study of critical factors

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Energy and Environmental Science

• Publication date

  2011-07-02

• Fields of study

  Materials Science, Physics, Engineering

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  DOI 10.1039/C1EE01026C
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