Graphite-based photovoltaic cells
Abstract
The present invention uses lithographically patterned graphite stacks as the basic building elements of an efficient and economical photovoltaic cell. The basic design of the graphite-based photovoltaic cells includes a plurality of spatially separated graphite stacks, each comprising a plurality of vertically stacked, semiconducting graphene sheets (carbon nanoribbons) bridging electrically conductive contacts.
- Inventors:
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- Madison, WI
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1006420
- Patent Number(s):
- 7858876
- Application Number:
- 11/685,439
- Assignee:
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI); University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-03ER46028
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Lagally, Max, and Liu, Feng. Graphite-based photovoltaic cells. United States: N. p., 2010.
Web.
Lagally, Max, & Liu, Feng. Graphite-based photovoltaic cells. United States.
Lagally, Max, and Liu, Feng. Tue .
"Graphite-based photovoltaic cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1006420.
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