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Title: Nanoscale lamellar photoconductor hybrids and methods of making same

Abstract

An article of manufacture and methods of making same. In one embodiment, the article of manufacture has a plurality of zinc oxide layers substantially in parallel, wherein each zinc oxide layer has a thickness d.sub.1, and a plurality of organic molecule layers substantially in parallel, wherein each organic molecule layer has a thickness d.sub.2 and a plurality of molecules with a functional group that is bindable to zinc ions, wherein for every pair of neighboring zinc oxide layers, one of the plurality of organic molecule layers is positioned in between the pair of neighboring zinc oxide layers to allow the functional groups of the plurality of organic molecules to bind to zinc ions in the neighboring zinc oxide layers to form a lamellar hybrid structure with a geometric periodicity d.sub.1+d.sub.2, and wherein d.sub.1 and d.sub.2 satisfy the relationship of d.sub.1.ltoreq.d.sub.2.ltoreq.3d.sub.1.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1083232
Patent Number(s):
8366974
Application Number:
12/631,633
Assignee:
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01G - CAPACITORS
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-00ER54810
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Stupp, Samuel I, Goldberger, Josh, and Sofos, Marina. Nanoscale lamellar photoconductor hybrids and methods of making same. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Stupp, Samuel I, Goldberger, Josh, & Sofos, Marina. Nanoscale lamellar photoconductor hybrids and methods of making same. United States.
Stupp, Samuel I, Goldberger, Josh, and Sofos, Marina. Tue . "Nanoscale lamellar photoconductor hybrids and methods of making same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1083232.
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