Provided are a photoelectric conversion element that displays excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and is easy to produce and a method of producing this photoelectric conversion element. A photoelectric conversion element (100) includes, in stated order, a light-transmitting base plate (1), a transparent conductive film (2), a first conductive layer (5) formed of a base layer (3) and a porous semiconductor layer (4), a power-generating layer (6), and a second conductive layer (8). The second conductive layer (8) is formed of a porous self-supporting sheet that at least contains one or more single-walled carbon nanotubes.

A thermoelectric conversion material containing an electrically conductive material (A) and an organic compound (B) that are in a relationship satisfying the following formula (1): 0 eV≤|(HOMO of the organic compound (B))−(HOMO of the electrically conductive material (A))|≤1.64 eV.

A GHeT includes a bottom gate formed on a substrate; a first dielectric layer (DL) formed on the bottom gate; a monolayer film formed of an atomically thin material on the first DL; a bottom contact (BC) formed on part of the monolayer film; a second DL formed on the BC; a top contact (TC) formed on the second DL on top of the BC; a network of CNTs formed on the TC and the monolayer film, to define an overlap region with the monolayer film; a third DL formed on the CNT network, the monolayer film and the TC; and a top gate formed on the third DL and overlapping with the overlap region. Such GHeT design allows gate tunability of Gaussian peak position, height and width that define Gaussian transfer characteristic, thereby enabling simplified circuit architectures for various spiking neuron functions for emerging neuromorphic applications.

Provided herein are wafers that can be used to align carbon nanotubes, as well as methods of making and using the same. Such wafers include alignment areas that have four sides and a surface charge, where the alignment areas are surrounded by areas that have a surface charge of a different polarity. Methods of the disclosure may include depositing and selectively etching a number of hardmasks on a substrate. The described methods may also include depositing a carbon nanotube on such a wafer.

A flexible infrared irradiation and temperature sensor is provided. The sensor includes a substantially cubic deformable rubber substrate and a conductive layer embedded in the rubber substrate, wherein the conductive layer comprises a middle portion comprising a composite film of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc); and one or more exterior portions comprising carbon nanotubes, wherein the one or more exterior portions do not include NiPc.

An improved switching material for forming a composite article over a substrate is disclosed. A first volume of nanotubes is combined with a second volume of nanoscopic particles in a predefined ration relative to the first volume of nanotubes to form a mixture. This mixture can then be deposited over a substrate as a relatively thick composite article via a spin coating process. The composite article may possess improved switching properties over that of a nanotube-only switching article. A method for forming substantially uniform nanoscopic particles of carbon, which contains one or more allotropes of carbon, is also disclosed.

High density films of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes having a high degree of nanotube alignment are provided. Also provided are methods of making the films and field effect transistors (FETs) that incorporate the films as conducting channel materials. The single-walled carbon nanotubes are deposited from a thin layer of organic solvent containing solubilized single-walled carbon nanotubes that is spread over the surface of an aqueous medium, inducing evaporative self-assembly upon contacting a solid substrate.

A method of making a carbon nanotube structure includes depositing a first oxide layer on a substrate and a second oxide layer on the first oxide layer; etching a trench through the second oxide layer; removing end portions of the first oxide layer and portions of the substrate beneath the end portions to form cavities in the substrate; depositing a metal in the cavities to form first body metal pads; disposing a carbon nanotube on the first body metal pads and the first oxide layer such that ends of the carbon nanotube contact each of the first body metal layers; depositing a metal to form second body metal pads on the first body metal pads at the ends of the carbon nanotube; and etching to release the carbon nanotube, first body metal pads, and second body metal pads from the substrate, first oxide layer, and second oxide layer.

A field-effect transistor comprises, on a substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer in contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode; wires individually electrically connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a gate insulating layer that insulates the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode, wherein a connecting portion between the source electrode and the wire forms a continuous phase, and a connecting portion between the drain electrode and the wire forms a continuous phase, the portions constituting the continuous phases contain at least an electrically conductive component and an organic component, and integrated values of optical reflectance at a region of a wavelength of 600 nm or more and 900 nm or less on the wires are higher than integrated values of optical reflectance at a region of a wavelength of 600 nm or more and 900 nm or less on the source electrode and the drain electrode.

A carbon nanotube composite structure includes a carbon nanotube and a film-like structure. The carbon nanotube includes a p-type portion and an n-type portion. The film-like structure is a molybdenum disulfide film or a tungsten disulfide film, and the film-like structure covers the n-type portion.