Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Cells
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-23
2011-08-23
Ridley, Basia (Department: 1725)
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Cells
C136S258000, C136S261000, C257S431000, C257S461000, C257S465000, C977S712000, C977S720000, C977S762000, C977S948000, C977S954000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08003883
ABSTRACT:
A photovoltaic device that includes a substrate and a nanowall structure disposed on the substrate surface. The device also includes at least one layer conformally deposited over the nanowall structure. The conformal layer(s) is at least a portion of a photoactive junction. A method for making a photovoltaic device includes generating a nanowall structure on a substrate surface and conformally depositing at least one layer over the nanowall structure thereby forming at least one photoactive junction. A solar panel includes at least one photovoltaic device based on a nanowall structure. The solar panel isolates such devices from its surrounding atmospheric environment and permits the generation of electrical power. Optoelectronic device may also incorporate a photovoltaic device based on a nanowall structure.
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State Intellectual Property Office, P.R. China, Unofficial English Translation of First Office Action issued on Jan. 17, 2011, 7 pages.
Balch Joleyn
Korevaar Bastiaan Arie
Tsakalakos Loucas
DiConza Paul J.
General Electric Company
Pillay Devina
Ridley Basia
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