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A Photo‐Thermal‐Electrical Converter Based On Carbon Nanotubes for Bioelectronic Applications
Author(s) -
Miyako Eijiro,
Hosokawa Chie,
Kojima Masami,
Yudasaka Masako,
Funahashi Ryoji,
Oishi Isao,
Hagihara Yoshihisa,
Shichiri Mototada,
Takashima Mizuki,
Nishio Keiko,
Yoshida Yasukazu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201106136
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , electricity , laser , carbon fibers , nanotechnology , materials science , thermal , wavelength , optoelectronics , computer science , optics , physics , electrical engineering , engineering , composite material , composite number , meteorology
Electrifying! A device based on carbon nanotubes wrapped with poly(3‐hexylthiophene) (and dispersed in poly(dimethylsiloxane)) sheets can effectively convert laser light into thermal energy and subsequently to electricity. The converter is flexible and extremely compact (see picture), and can be manipulated by using a laser that functions in the wavelength range that can be transmitted through living tissue.