Simulation of an asymmetric contacted carbon nanotube for solar-energy harvesting

Applied Optics

Volumn , Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1237-1241

  Abdel Rahman, H ^a   Kirah, K ^a   Ghali, H ^b   Anis, W ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b The British University in Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ENERGY HARVESTING; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONTINUITY EQUATIONS; DIODE STRUCTURE; DRIFTDIFFUSION EQUATIONS; PALLADIUM ELECTRODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOURCE AND DRAINS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84942371031     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.53.001237     Document Type: Article

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