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A Photo-Thermal-Electrical Converter Based On Carbon Nanotubes for Bioelectronic Applications†

  1. Dr. Eijiro Miyako1,*,
  2. Dr. Chie Hosokawa1,
  3. Dr. Masami Kojima1,
  4. Dr. Masako Yudasaka2,
  5. Dr. Ryoji Funahashi3,
  6. Dr. Isao Oishi1,
  7. Dr. Yoshihisa Hagihara1,
  8. Dr. Mototada Shichiri1,
  9. Mizuki Takashima1,
  10. Keiko Nishio1,
  11. Dr. Yasukazu Yoshida4

Article first published online: 26 OCT 2011

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201106136

Issue

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 50, Issue 51, pages 12266–12270, December 16, 2011

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Miyako, E., Hosokawa, C., Kojima, M., Yudasaka, M., Funahashi, R., Oishi, I., Hagihara, Y., Shichiri, M., Takashima, M., Nishio, K. and Yoshida, Y. (2011), A Photo-Thermal-Electrical Converter Based On Carbon Nanotubes for Bioelectronic Applications. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50: 12266–12270. doi: 10.1002/anie.201106136

Author Information

  1. 1

    Health Research Institute (HRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, 563-0026 (Japan)

  2. 2

    Nanotube Research Center, AIST, Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8565 (Japan)

  3. 3

    Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices, AIST, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, 563-0026 (Japan)

  4. 4

    HRI, AIST, 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, 761-0395 (Japan)

*Health Research Institute (HRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, 563-0026 (Japan)

  1. †

    This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists B (23700568). We are grateful to Jun Akedo and So Baba (Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, AIST) for fruitful discussions about a TE module. We also thank Meijo Nano Carbon (Japan) for providing the multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 DEC 2011
  2. Article first published online: 26 OCT 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 30 AUG 2011

Funded by

  • Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists B. Grant Number: 23700568

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Keywords:

  • bioelectronics;
  • energy conversion;
  • nanotechnology;
  • nanotubes;
  • semiconductors
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Electrifying! A device based on carbon nanotubes wrapped with poly(3-hexylthiophene) (and dispersed in poly(dimethylsiloxane)) sheets can effectively convert laser light into thermal energy and subsequently to electricity. The converter is flexible and extremely compact (see picture), and can be manipulated by using a laser that functions in the wavelength range that can be transmitted through living tissue.

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