Photochemical deposition of Co and Ni based oxygen evolution catalysts on hematite nanorods cathodically shifted the onset potential of photocurrent near to the flat band potential of hematite. A 9.5 fold enhancement in the photocurrent density at 0.86 V vs. RHE compared to the parent hematite photoanode was observed with the Ni-Bi/Fe(2)O(3) photoanode.

Nanocoils and straight nanoribbons have been controllably fabricated through the interfacial organization of an anthracene derivative. A morphology-dependent photoswitching has been observed. While the nanocoils show no photocurrent response, the straight nanoribbons display a switchable photocurrent upon an on/off illumination.

A high photocurrent of 36.96 mA cm(-2) was achieved for wafer-scaled crystalline Si solar cells with hexagonal nanoconical frustum arrays at the surface. Optical simulations showed that the expected photocurrent of 10 μm thick nanostructured cells could slightly exceed the Lambertian limit.

Transient photocurrent measurements are reported in an electroluminescent porous silicon diode. Electron drift mobilities are obtained from the data as a function of temperature. Electron transport is dispersive, with a typical dispersion parameter α ≈ 0.5. The range of mobilities is 10 – 10 cm/Vs between 225 K and 400 K. This temperature-dependence is much less than expected for multiple-trapp...

We achieve direct electrical readout of the wavelength and polarization dependence of the plasmon resonance in individual gold nanogap antennas by positioning a graphene nanoconstriction within the gap as a localized photodetector. The polarization sensitivities can be as large as 99%, while the plasmon-induced photocurrent enhancement is 2-100. The plasmon peak frequency, polarization sensitiv...

Influence of temperature on photoconductivity of single Se nanowires has been studied. Time response of photocurrent at both room temperature and low temperature suggests that the trap states play an important role in the photoelectrical process. Further investigations about light intensity dependence on photocurrent at different temperatures reveal that the trap states significantly affect the...