Novel Tunable Nanostructured Electrodes

该项目旨在使用纳米结构层方法构建新颖高效的电极。这些层被提议由手性选择的碳纳米管、导电聚合物和电荷载流子阻挡层组成，并为电子和空穴提供可调的能量路径。该项目旨在探索这些途径，以了解载流子的寿命，以及电荷如何从一层传输到另一层，最终导致调整电极的能力，从而匹配“下坡”能量途径的存在，从而实现前所未有的电荷携带能力。电极性能可以随着层材料的选择而调整，并有望在从光伏到传感器到电子等领域找到应用。

This project aims to build novel, highly efficient electrodes using a nanostructured layer approach. The layers are proposed to be made of chirally-selected carbon nanotubes, conducting polymers and charge carrier blocking layers and provide tunable energy pathways for electrons and holes. The project aims to probe these pathways to understand carrier lifetimes and how charge is transported from one layer to the next, ultimately leading to an ability tune electrodes such that matched 'downhill' energetic pathways exist leading to unprecedented charge carrying capability. The electrode properties can be tuned with the selection of the layer materials and is expected to find applications in fields ranging from photovoltaics to sensors to electronics.