Replacement of Transparent Conductive Oxides by Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Cu(In,Ga)Se2-Based Solar Cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 111 (38) ◽  
pp. 14045-14048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Contreras ◽  
Teresa Barnes ◽  
Jao van de Lagemaat ◽  
Garry Rumbles ◽  
Timothy J. Coutts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Transparent Conductive Oxides ◽  
Single Wall Carbon

Polymer Solar Cells Using Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Modified with Thiophene Pedant Groups

2007 ◽  
Vol 111 (49) ◽  
pp. 18431-18438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Flávia Nogueira ◽  
Bruno S. Lomba ◽  
Mauro A. Soto-Oviedo ◽  
Carlos Roque Duarte Correia ◽  
Paola Corio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Single Wall Carbon

scholarly journals Debundling and Selective Enrichment of SWNTs for Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Bonaccorso
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Single Wall Carbon ◽  
Selective Enrichment ◽  
Conductive Films ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

We present an overview of the recent developments in de-bundling and sorting of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs), which are useful for hi-tech applications in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Applications of SWNTs as transparent and conductive films, catalyst, and scaffold in DSSCs are also reviewed.

Non-covalent functionalisation of single wall carbon nanotubes for efficient dye-sensitised solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 274 ◽  
pp. 274-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni De Filpo ◽  
Fiore Pasquale Nicoletta ◽  
Luca Ciliberti ◽  
Patrizia Formoso ◽  
Giuseppe Chidichimo
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Single Wall Carbon

Photovoltaic Devices Based on Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes

2009 ◽  
Vol 1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongrui Li ◽  
Viney Saini ◽  
Shawn Edward Bourdo ◽  
Liqiu Zheng ◽  
Enkeleda Dervishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Carrier Transport ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Chemical Doping ◽  
Single Wall Carbon ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Conversion Materials ◽  
P Type

AbstractSingle-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are potentially an attractive material for PV applications due to their many unique structural and electrical properties. SWNTs can be directly configured as energy conversion materials to fabricate thin-film solar cells, with nanotubes serving as both photogeneration sites and charge carriers collecting/transport layers. SWNTs can be modified into either p-type conductor through chemical doping (like thionyl chloride, or just exposure to air) or n-type conductor through polymer (like polyethylene imine) functionalization. The solar cells consist of either a semitransparent thin film of p-type nanotubes deposited on an n-type silicon wafer or a semitransparent thin film of n-type SWNT on p-type substrate to create high-density p-n heterojunctions between nanotubes and silicon substrate to favor charge separation and extract electrons and holes. The high aspect ratios and large surface area of nanotubes can be beneficial to exciton dissociation and charge carrier transport thus improving the power conversion efficiency.

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