Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Cells
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Diamond, Alan (Department: 1753)
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Cells
C136S260000, C136S262000, C136S264000, C136S265000, C136S255000, C136S256000, C136S263000, C257S466000, C257S465000, C257S441000, C257S440000, C257S461000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06878871
ABSTRACT:
Nanocomposite photovoltaic devices are provided that generally include semiconductor nanocrystals as at least a portion of a photoactive layer. Photovoltaic devices and other layered devices that comprise core-shell nanostructures and/or two populations of nanostructures, where the nanostructures are not necessarily part of a nanocomposite, are also features of the invention. Varied architectures for such devices are also provided including flexible and rigid architectures, planar and non-planar architectures and the like, as are systems incorporating such devices, and methods and systems for fabricating such devices. Compositions comprising two populations of nanostructures of different materials are also a feature of the invention.
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Buretea Mihai A.
Chow Calvin
Empedocles Stephen
Meisel Andreas
Parce J. Wallace
Diamond Alan
Filler Andrew L.
Nanosys Inc.
Quine Intellectual Property Law Group P.C.
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