Carbon nanotubes for photoconversion and electrical energy storage

AC Dillon - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
The majority of the world energy consumption is derived from fossil fuels. The conversion
reactions required for retrieving energy from carbon resources result in the production of …

Recent progress in solar cells based on one-dimensional nanomaterials

H Sun, J Deng, L Qiu, X Fang, H Peng - Energy & Environmental …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
To develop solar cells with high power conversion efficiencies is critical for the sustainable
development of human society, but remains a challenge. It is well recognized that rapid …

[KIRJA][B] Carbon nanomaterials

Y Gogotsi, V Presser - 2006 - api.taylorfrancis.com
First Self-Contained Source Entirely Dedicated to Nanocarbons Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
attract a good deal of attention for their electronic, mechanical, optical, and chemical …

In situ stabilized carbon nanofiber (CNF) reinforced epoxy nanocomposites

J Zhu, S Wei, J Ryu, M Budhathoki, G Liang… - Journal of Materials …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) suspended epoxy resin nanocomposites and the corresponding
polymer nanocomposites are fabricated. The surface of CNFs is introduced a functional …

Carbon nanotube-modified electrodes for solar energy conversion

T Umeyama, H Imahori - Energy & Environmental Science, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
This review article deals with recent advancements on the application of carbon nanotubes,
especially single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), to a photoactive layer on electrodes of …

Rheological behaviors and electrical conductivity of epoxy resin nanocomposites suspended with in-situ stabilized carbon nanofibers

J Zhu, S Wei, A Yadav, Z Guo - Polymer, 2010 - Elsevier
Epoxy resin nanocomposites suspended with carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have been
prepared. A bifunctional coupling agent, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, is used to treat the …

Electrospun polyimide nanocomposite fibers reinforced with core− shell Fe-FeO nanoparticles

J Zhu, S Wei, X Chen, AB Karki, D Rutman… - The Journal of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Both pure polyimide (PI) and Fe-FeO nanoparticles reinforced PI nanocomposite fibers with
a particle loading of 5, 10, 20, and 30 wt% are produced by electrospinning with optimized …

A review on carbon nanotube/polymer composites for organic solar cells

G Keru, PG Ndungu, VO Nyamori - International Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique properties, such as their electrical conductivity, that
enable them to be combined with conducting polymers to form composites for use in organic …

Self-Assembly of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-polylactide Block Copolymer and Subsequent Incorporation of Electron Acceptor Material

I Botiz, SB Darling - Macromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
It is commonly accepted that in order to develop high-performance organic and/or hybrid
organic− inorganic solar energy devices, it is necessary to use, among other components …

Enhanced device performance using different carbon nanotube types in polymer photovoltaic devices

J Arranz-Andrés, WJ Blau - Carbon, 2008 - Elsevier
The effects of incorporating different types of carbon nanotubes (single-walled, SWCNT;
double-walled, DWCNT; and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, MWCNT) in organic solar cells …