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Latest revision as of 20:20, 27 August 2020
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http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=21134.php
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In a solar cell, sunlight hits a light-harvesting material, causing it to release electrons that can be harnessed to produce an electric current. The new MIT research, published online this week in the journal Nature Nanotechnology (Virus-templated self-assembled single-walled carbon nanotubes for highly efficient electron collection in photovoltaic devices), is based on findings that carbon nanotubes — microscopic, hollow cylinders of pure carbon — can enhance the efficiency of electron collection from a solar cell's surface.
