Extremely efficient multiple electron-hole pair generation in carbon nanotube photodiodes

Science

Volumn 325, Issue 5946, 2009, Pages 1367-1371

  Gabor, Nathaniel M ^a   Zhong, Zhaohui ^b,d   Bosnick, Ken ^c   Park, Jiwoong ^b   McEuen, Paul L ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY YIELD; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PHOTONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70249110391     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1176112     Document Type: Article

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