We report photocurrent generation in entangled networks of multiwall-carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) grown on TiN/Si substrates by an all-laser process. By integrating these MWCNTs into planar devices, we demonstrate that they generate photocurrent over all the visible and near-ultraviolet range, with maximum efficiency around 420 nm. Photocurrent is obtained even at zero applied voltage, pointing to a true photovoltaic (PV) effect. The extracted photocurrent as a function of applied voltage exhibits nonlinear behavior for voltages >= 2 V, suggesting that the devices do not behave as pure photoresistances. Other mechanisms (e.g., Schottky barriers imbalance) are invoked to describe current flow in these PV devices.

El Khakani, M., Le Borgne, V., Assa, B., Rosei, F., Scilletta, C., Speiser, E., et al. (2009). Photocurrent generation in random networks of multiwall-carbon-nanotubes grown by an "all-laser" process. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 95(8), 083114 [10.1063/1.3211958].

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

SCILLETTA, CLAUDIA;SCARSELLI, MANUELA ANGELA;CASTRUCCI, PAOLA;DE CRESCENZI, MAURIZIO
2009-08-26

Abstract

We report photocurrent generation in entangled networks of multiwall-carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) grown on TiN/Si substrates by an all-laser process. By integrating these MWCNTs into planar devices, we demonstrate that they generate photocurrent over all the visible and near-ultraviolet range, with maximum efficiency around 420 nm. Photocurrent is obtained even at zero applied voltage, pointing to a true photovoltaic (PV) effect. The extracted photocurrent as a function of applied voltage exhibits nonlinear behavior for voltages >= 2 V, suggesting that the devices do not behave as pure photoresistances. Other mechanisms (e.g., Schottky barriers imbalance) are invoked to describe current flow in these PV devices.
26-ago-2009
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Sì, ma tipo non specificato
Settore FIS/03 - FISICA DELLA MATERIA
English
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
El Khakani, M., Le Borgne, V., Assa, B., Rosei, F., Scilletta, C., Speiser, E., et al. (2009). Photocurrent generation in random networks of multiwall-carbon-nanotubes grown by an "all-laser" process. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 95(8), 083114 [10.1063/1.3211958].
El Khakani, M; Le Borgne, V; Assa, B; Rosei, F; Scilletta, C; Speiser, E; Scarselli, Ma; Castrucci, P; DE CRESCENZI, M
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