Photocurrent generation in semiconducting and metallic carbon nanotubes

Nature Photonics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-51

  Barkelid, Maria ^a   Zwiller, Val ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILT-IN ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON-HOLE SEPARATION; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; METALLIC CARBON NANOTUBES; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; SEMI-CONDUCTING NANOTUBES; SEMICONDUCTING CARBON NANOTUBES;

CHARGE CARRIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84891346516     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.311     Document Type: Article

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