Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Panel or array
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-08
2006-08-08
Diamond, Alan (Department: 1753)
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Panel or array
C136S256000, C136S263000, C136S258000, C136S252000, C136S249000, C257S431000, C257S436000, C257S461000, C257S043000, C429S111000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07087831
ABSTRACT:
A photoelectric conversion device comprising at least an electron acceptive charge transfer layer, an electron donative charge transfer layer, and a light absorption layer existing between the charge transfer layers, wherein either one of the charge transfer layers comprises a semiconductor acicular crystal layer comprising an aggregate of acicular crystals or a mixture of an acicular crystal and another crystal, and a method of producing the device are disclosed. Consequently, a photoelectric conversion device being capable of smoothly carrying out transfer of electrons and having high photoelectric conversion efficiency is provided.
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Den Tohru
Okura Hiroshi
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Diamond Alan
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