Virus-templated self-assembled single-walled carbon nanotubes for highly efficient electron collection in photovoltaic devices
we report the synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotube–TiO2 nanocrystal core–shell nanocomposites using a genetically engineered M13 virus as a template. By using the nanocomposites as photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells, we demonstrate that even small fractions of nanotubes improve the power conversion efficiency by increasing the electron collection efficiency. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
