Carbon Nanotubes in Emerging Photovoltaics: Progress and Limitations

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“…Since their discovery in 1991, CNTs have captured worldwide interest for a variety of applications . Due to their unique photoelectric properties, CNTs have been extensively researched for their potential application in light-harvesting devices . CNTs have been employed in various types of SCs, including a Si-based SCs, OSCs, , DSSCs, copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin film SC, and more.…”

“… 343 Due to their unique photoelectric properties, CNTs have been extensively researched for their potential application in light-harvesting devices. 344 CNTs have been employed in various types of SCs, including a Si-based SCs, 345 OSCs, 346 , 347 DSSCs, 348 copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin film SC, 345 and more. Recently, a PSC device with the configuration TiO2/perovskite/CuSCN/CNTs has achieved an impressive PCE of 17.58%.…”

From metal nanowires to ultrathin crystalline ALD nanotubes: process development and mechanism revealed by in situ TEM heating experiments

“…Since their discovery in 1991, 3 carbon NTs have been the most prominent representative of such nanostructures. Despite their extraordinary electromechanical properties, 4 their integration into technical devices is still limited due to their low long term stability, 5 impurities 6 and variation in size and chirality. 7 To overcome these issues, more and more one dimensional hollow nanostructures beside carbon NTs, like inorganic NTs, 8,9 have been developed.…”

Indium Zinc Tin Oxide Bottom Electrode‐Based Flexible Indoor Organic Photovoltaics with Remarkably High Mechanical Stability

“…[24] Over the last few years, a variety of flexible indoor OPVs have used alternative transparent bottom electrode materials, such as flexible carbon nanotube electrodes, oxide/metal/oxide topologies, graphene, silver nanowires, and conductive polymers but with drawbacks. [25][26][27][28][29][30] In addition to these alternatives to ITO, various flexible transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) such as indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc indium tin oxide (ZITO), indium tin zinc oxide (ITZO), and indium zinc tin oxide (IZTO) are being studied. [31][32][33][34] The IZTO film holds the most promise of these TCO materials for application as a bottom electrode in flexible OPVs because of its excellent transparency, lower thermal resistance, high work function (6.1 eV), and low process temperature value.…”