Solar Cells with Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on the preparation, properties, and applications of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in photovoltaic devices. We discuss the chemical functionalization methods of the metallicity-sorted, and single-chirality SWCNTs in photovoltaic devices. The methods of preparation of films and coatings of metallicity-sorted and single-chirality SWCNTs for the applications in photovoltaic devices are discussed. Different dopings of SWCNTs, that is, acid, metal, metal oxide, metallocene, metal halogenide, and polymer doping, are considered. They include the surface modification and filling of channels of the SWCNTs. The influence of the mechanism of chemical pretreatment of the SWCNT–silicon interface on the stability of the photovoltaic devices is discussed. The spectroscopic techniques, such as Raman spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and resistivity measurements are applied. Different doping techniques are successfully applied to obtain the most efficient photovoltaic devices. They can improve the stability and low cost of photovoltaic devices.

The topics covered in this Special Issue are as follows:

• Coatings;
• Single-walled carbon nanotubes;
• Preparation of single-walled carbon nanotube films;
• Single-walled carbon nanotube–silicon interfaces;
• Single-walled carbon nanotube film integrated in solar cells;
• Doping of single-walled carbon nanotubes;
• Acid doping of single-walled carbon nanotubes;
• Metal doping of single-walled carbon nanotubes;
• Metal oxide doping of single-walled carbon nanotubes;
• Metallocene doping of single-walled carbon nanotubes;
• Metal halogenide doping of single-walled carbon nanotubes;
• Polymer doping of single-walled carbon nanotubes;
• Filled single-walled carbon nanotubes;
• Surface modification of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Dr. Marianna V. Kharlamova
Guest Editor

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