(Invited) Low-Dimensional Carbon Materials - Synthesis and Properties

Abstract

Low-dimensional carbon materials, such as graphene, graphene nanoribbons, PCBM, and carbon nanotubes have been frequently applied in various devices and applications for energy conversions. These system possess fundamentally interesting electronic, mechanical and optical properties that can be used beneficially to optimize performance of such devices, but concurrently their usage is challenging due to their diversity and controllability. Here we give presentation of the usage of graphene, graphene nanoribbons, PCBM, and fullerene nanorods for applications as solar cells, field-effect transistors, and PV-driven electrolysis. We are covering all aspects from synthesis to device performance, with an emphasis on properties such as charge transfer, charge mobility and how these properties relate to device performance. Figure 1