Array of Si nanowire/multiwalled carbon nanotube core/shell nanocomposites for photovoltaic applications

Sungwon Kim, Hyunju Lee, Kihyung Kim, Yong Jae Cho, Jeunghee Park, Donghwan Kim

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Abstract

Arrays of silicon nanowire/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposite have been synthesized by wet etching through electroless metal deposition and chemical vapor deposition. Vertically aligned Si nanowire arrays with controlled diameter and length were fabricated by Ag nanodendrite-assisted wet chemical etching of n-type or p-type silicon wafers using HF/ AgNO3 solution. The composite structure was synthesized by formation of a sheath of carbon multilayers on a Si nanowire template surface through a thermal CVD process under various conditions. The results of Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and high resolution transmission electron microcopy reveal that the obtained nanocomposite has a silicon nanowire core/carbon nanotube shell structure. Nanocomposite arrays showed good electrochemical properties.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Pages2191-2194
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009 - Philadelphia, PA, United States
Duration: 2009 Jun 72009 Jun 12

Publication series

NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Other

Other2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia, PA
Period09/6/709/6/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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