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Carbon nanotube papers with p-n junctions along the thickness direction.

ABSTRACT: Conductive papers made from carbon nanotubes and wood fibers exhibit a p-type character. N₂ plasma treatment converts paper into n-type and conversion is verified by elemental analyses, work function and Hall-effect measurements. By screening one face of p-type paper in plasma, the p-n junctions are successfully created along the thickness direction and electrical rectification is evident by current-voltage measurement.

SUBMITTER: Tsai HJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632697 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Carbon nanotube papers with p-n junctions along the thickness direction.

Tsai Hsin-Jung HJ Chou Ling-Hung LH Chen Ping-Chun PC Yang Yung-Kai YK Hsu Wen-Kuang WK

RSC advances 20231109 47

Conductive papers made from carbon nanotubes and wood fibers exhibit a p-type character. N<sub>2</sub> plasma treatment converts paper into n-type and conversion is verified by elemental analyses, work function and Hall-effect measurements. By screening one face of p-type paper in plasma, the p-n junctions are successfully created along the thickness direction and electrical rectification is evident by current-voltage measurement. ...[more]

PMID: 37954420

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