Low-temperature synthesis of carbon nanotubes on indium tin oxide electrodes for organic solar cells

• Andrea Capasso,
• Luigi Salamandra,
• Aldo Di Carlo,
• John M. Bell and
• Nunzio Motta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 524–532, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.60

• , University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy 10.3762/bjnano.3.60 Abstract The electrical performance of indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass was improved by including a controlled layer of carbon nanotubes directly on top of the ITO film. Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were

• current density and open-circuit voltage observed in test cells created with such MWCNT-enhanced electrodes. Keywords: carbon nanotubes; electrode; indium tin oxide; Kelvin probe; organic photovoltaics; Introduction Following the original proposal for the creation of plastic solar cells [1], many

Self-assembly of octadecyltrichlorosilane: Surface structures formed using different protocols of particle lithography

• ChaMarra K. Saner,
• Kathie L. Lusker,
• Zorabel M. LeJeune,
• Wilson K. Serem and
• Jayne C. Garno

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 114–122, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.12

• on a wide range of substrates, such as glass [32], mica [33][34][35], quartz [36][37], indium tin oxide (ITO) [38], or silicon (Si) [11][32][39][40][41][42] or metal oxides such as gold [43][44]. This versatility of organosilanes in the preparation of nanostructures on different surfaces will be

Room temperature synthesis of indium tin oxide nanotubes with high precision wall thickness by electroless deposition

• Mario Boehme,
• Emanuel Ionescu,
• Ganhua Fu and
• Wolfgang Ensinger

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 119–126, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.14

• nanotubes consisting of indium tin oxide (ITO) were fabricated by electroless deposition using ion track etched polycarbonate templates. To produce nanotubes (NTs) with thin walls and small surface roughness, the tubes were generated by a multi-step procedure under aqueous conditions. The approach reported

• nanotubes; electroless deposition; indium tin oxide; ion track template; nanotubes; Introduction Oxide based semiconductive nanostructures have attained a position of significance in science and engineering. For many of these materials reliable syntheses are now available and a wide range of applications