Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 40, Issue 4, 042601(2019)
Large-scale, adhesive-free and omnidirectional 3D nanocone anti-reflection films for high performance photovoltaics
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Lei Tang, Kwong-Hoi Tsui, Siu-Fung Leung, Qianpeng Zhang, Matthew Kam, Hsin-Ping Wang, Jr-Hau He, Zhiyong Fan. Large-scale, adhesive-free and omnidirectional 3D nanocone anti-reflection films for high performance photovoltaics[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2019, 40(4): 042601
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Received: Jan. 22, 2019
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Published Online: Sep. 18, 2021
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