A new form of hybrid carbon-based thin film was prepared via a pyridine chemical vapour deposition method. The as-obtained films consist of agglomerated flowerlike graphene nanowhiskers embedded in a uniform matrix of amorphous carbon. Schottky solar cells made from the hybrid films and n-type silicon show conversion efficiencies of approximately 1% under AM 1.5 illumination.
As the potential applications of carbon nanotubes in the field of electroluminescence, elements yttrium and europium were introduced to modify the emission properties of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) to obtain higher efficacy and other properties. The light emission spectrum of the Y-Eu-doped DWNT filament is suppressed in the near-infrared range, while enhanced in the mid-infrared range. The doped DWNT filament can reach higher efficacy than that of the pure DWNT filament at the same input power and can work stably as long as 5000 h at 12 V. These filaments could be useful for the light sources with special functions, such as infrared light sources operated at low input power. carbon nanotubes, electroluminescence, efficacy, yttrium, europium
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