Doping-free carbon nanotube optoelectronic devices

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 149-156

  Wang, Sheng ^a   Zhang, ZhiYong ^a   Peng, LianMao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube; diode; doping free; LED; photodetector; solar cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856105971     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4806-3     Document Type: Review

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