Nano-architected/assembled solar electricity cell

Details Nano-architected/assembled solar electricity cell Nano-architected/assembled solar electricity cell

2005-02-08

2005-02-08

Diamond, Alan (Department: 1753)

Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric

Photoelectric

Cells

C136S255000, C136S256000, C257S040000, C257S465000, C257S466000, C257S464000, C257S461000, C438S082000, C438S071000, C438S088000, C438S057000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06852920

ABSTRACT:
Nano-architected/assembled solar cells and methods for their manufacture are disclosed. The solar cells comprise oriented arrays of nanostructures wherein two or more different materials are regularly arrayed and wherein the presence of two different materials alternates. The two or more materials have different electron affinities. The two materials may be in the form of matrixed arrays of nanostructures. The presence of the two different materials may alternate within distances of between about 1 nm and about 100 nm. An orientation can be imposed on the array, e.g. through solution deposition surfactant templation or other methods.

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