Francis' presentation to Louis Stokes Association for Minority Participation. Since I co-authored this work I think I have the right to a copy. I was the graduate student Francis was working with.

1. Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes and Quantum Dots in a Photovoltaic Device Francis Smith LSAMP Summer Program 2009 Electrical Engineering Department The City College of New York

2. Goal: Photovoltaic Device Design and fabricate: PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE which is a type of SOLAR CELL using CARBON NANOTUBES & QUANTUM DOTS

6. Methods II YAG Laser Laser Attenuation Optics Scanning Platform Complete Z-Scan Setup Testing (Z-Scan) :

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