Enhancing Solar Cell Efficiencies through 1-D Nanostructures

Table 2 Comparison of electron mobilities (cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹) of 1-D nanomaterials and nanoparticles

^aField-effect and; ^b intrinsic mobility of a 300 nm long and 3.9 nm diameter single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) [50]; ^c 8–30 nm wide Si nanowires [51]; ^d 20 nm wide Ge nanowires [52]; ^e 16–17 μm long and 130–200 nm wide ZnO nanowire [23]; ^f for particle size around 4 nm [53]; ^g for 4–8 nm anatase TiO₂ nanocrystals; it is 15 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ in single crystal TiO₂[54]