Photovoltaic cells incorporating rigid substrates

Details Photovoltaic cells incorporating rigid substrates Photovoltaic cells incorporating rigid substrates

2006-11-22

2011-12-06

Ridley, Basia (Department: 1725)

Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric

Photoelectric

Cells

C136S256000, C136S252000, C252S183110, C252S183130, C516S031000, C516S033000, C516S198000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08071874

ABSTRACT:
The invention, in one aspect, provides a photovoltaic cell including a charge carrier material and a photosensitized interconnected nanoparticle material including nanoparticles linked by a polymeric linking agent, both disposed between first and second rigid, significantly light-transmitting substrates. In one embodiment, the charge carrier material and the photosensitized interconnected nanoparticle material are disposed between a first and second flexible, significantly light-transmitting substrate that are themselves disposed between the first and second rigid, significantly light-transmitting substrates.

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