Carbon Nanotube Antennas Funnel Solar Energy into PV Cells

摘要

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used single-walled carbon nanotubes (SVVNTs) to concentrate solar energy. They believe such nanotubes could serve as antennas to capture and concentrate sunlight, allowing much smaller and more powerful solar arrays. They might also be useful for other applications that require light to be concentrated, such as night-vision goggles or telescopes.