• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 40, Issue 4, 042601 (2019)
Lei Tang1、2, Kwong-Hoi Tsui1、2, Siu-Fung Leung3, Qianpeng Zhang1、2, Matthew Kam1、2, Hsin-Ping Wang3, Jr-Hau He3, and Zhiyong Fan1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
  • 2Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, China
  • 3Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwai 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/40/4/042601 Cite this Article
    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 Copy Citation Text show less
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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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