Thursday 1 October 2015

First optical rectenna converts light to DC current

ENERGY TECH
First optical rectenna converts light to DC current
Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 01, 2015 - Using nanometer-scale components, researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly into DC current. Based on multiwall carbon nanotubes and tiny rectifiers fabricated onto them, the optical rectennas could provide a new technology for photodetectors that would operate without the nee ... more


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