Selectively Transparent and Conducting Photonic Crystals and their Potential to Enhance the Performance of Thin-film Silicon-based Photovoltaics and Other Optoelectronic Devices

The byproducts of human engineered energy production are increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations well above their natural levels and accompanied continual decline in the natural reserves of fossil fuels, necessitates the development of green energy alternatives. Solar energy is attractive because...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Brien, Paul
Other Authors: Kherani, Nazir P.
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/35751