Cuony, PeterAlexander, Duncan T. L.Perez-Wurfl, IvanDespeisse, MatthieuBugnon, GregoryBoccard, MathieuSöderström, ThomasHessler-Wyser, AïchaHébert, CécileBallif, Christophe2012-03-072012-03-07201210.1002/adma.201104578https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/78480WOS:000300714700006Nanometer wide silicon filaments embedded in an amorphous silicon oxide matrix are grown at low temperatures over a large area. The optical and electrical properties of these mixed-phase nanomaterials can be tuned independently, allowing for advanced light management in high efficiency thin-film silicon solar cells and for band-gap tuning via quantum confinement in third-generation photovoltaics.photovoltaic devicesthin filmssilicon oxidemixed phasesilicon filamentsphotoluminescenceSolar-CellsAmorphous-SiliconSiNanocrystalsLayersPhotoluminescenceNanoparticlesMechanismEvolutionFilmsSilicon Filaments in Silicon Oxide for Next-Generation Photovoltaicstext::journal::journal article::research article