The Spatial Collection Efficiency of Charge Carriers in Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Cells

@article{Segev2018TheSC,
  title={The Spatial Collection Efficiency of Charge Carriers in Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Cells},
  author={Gideon Segev and Hen Dotan and David S. Ellis and Yifat Piekner and Dino Klotz and Jeffrey W. Beeman and Jason K. Cooper and Daniel A. Grave and Ian D. Sharp and Avner Rothschild},
  journal={Joule},
  year={2018},
  volume={2},
  pages={210-224}
}
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