Photovoltaic effect in single carbon nanotube-based Schottky diodes

International Journal of Nanoparticles

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 108-118

  Zhang, Jiangbo ^a   Xi, Ning ^a   Chen, Hongzhi ^a   Lai, King W C ^a   Li, Guangyong ^b   Wejinya, Uchechukwu ^c  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube; CNT; infrared sensor; photovoltaic effect; Schottky diode; solar collection

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549129091     PISSN: 17532507     EISSN: 17532515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNP.2008.020266     Document Type: Article

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