Single-wall carbon nanotube films for photocurrent generation. A prompt response to visible-light irradiation

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作者
Barazzouk, S
Hotchandani, S
Vinodgopal, K
Kamat, PV [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Notre Dame, Radiat Lab, Notre Dame, IN 46530 USA
[2] Univ Notre Dame, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Notre Dame, IN 46530 USA
[3] Univ Quebec Trois Rivieres, Grp Rech Energie & Informat Biomol, Trois Rivieres, PQ G9A 5H7, Canada
[4] Indiana Univ, Dept Chem, Gary, IN 46408 USA
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10.1021/jp0458405
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Electrophoretically deposited single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) films on optically transparent electrodes are photoelctrochemically active and generate photoeurrent upon visible excitation. A low photon-to-current conversion efficiency of 0.15% suggests that most of the photogenerated charge carriers are lost in the recombination process. Time-resolved transient absorption experiments confirm the charge separation following the laser-pulse excitation of SWCNTs. Relaxation of photogenerated charge carriers in the SWCNT to the lowest energy gap occurs in similar to1 ps.
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页码:17015 / 17018
页数:4
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