Stacked-cup carbon nanotubes for photoelectrochemical solar cells

Taku Hasobe, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Prashant V. Kamat

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) Seeing the light: Stacked-cup carbon nanotubes (SCCNTs) have been electrophoretically deposited on conducting glass electrodes from a suspension in THF by using a dc field (see picture). These SCCNT films undergo charge separation and deliver photocurrent on irradiation with visible light. The photon conversion efficiency of 17% observed with the SCCNT system is two orders of magnitude greater than those obtained with carbon nanotubes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)755-759
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume45
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Jan 2006

Keywords

  • Charge separation
  • Nanotubes
  • Photochemistry
  • Solar cells

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