Photocurrent generation in random networks of multiwall-carbon-nanotubes grown by an "all-laser" process

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  El Khakani, M A ^a   Le Borgne, V ^a   Assa, B ^a   Rosei, F ^a   Scilletta, C ^b   Speiser, E ^b   Scarselli, M ^b   Castrucci, P ^b   De Crescenzi, M ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL-LASER PROCESS; APPLIED VOLTAGES; CURRENT FLOWS; ENTANGLED NETWORKS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PLANAR DEVICES; RANDOM NETWORK; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

PHOTOCURRENTS;

EID: 69549096030     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3211958     Document Type: Article

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