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Batteries: Thermoelectric And Photoelectric > Photoelectric > Cells CellsCells patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/24/08 - 20080017242 - Group iv nanoparticles in an oxide matrix and devices made therefrom Photoactive materials made from Group IV semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed in an inorganic oxide matrix and methods for making the photoactive materials are provided. In some instances, the nanoparticles are functionalized with organosilanes to provide nanoparticle-organosilane compounds. The photoactive materials may be formed by subjecting the nanoparticles or nanoparticle compounds to ... 01/03/08 - 20080000520 - Photovoltaic device, manufacturing method of titanium dioxide particle used for making thereof, and dye-sensitized solar cell using thereof The present invention aims to improve short circuit current density and photo-to-electron conversion efficiency without thickening the whole thickness of the device and increasing the number of manufacturing processes. A photovoltaic device comprises a light-transmittable base material 31, and a porous film 41b formed on the base material and adsorbing ... 01/03/08 - 20080000519 - Solar cell device and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a solar cell device 1 in which at least a part of a collecting electrode 10 provided on the back surface of a semiconductor substrate 2 contains a semiconductor element constituting the semiconductor substrate 2 and a content ratio thereof is set higher in a side ... 12/20/07 - 20070289623 - Plasmonic photovoltaics A surface plasmon polariton photovoltaic absorber. A plasmonic photovoltaic device is provided that has a periodic subwavelength aperture array, for example a thin metal film coated with an array of semiconductor quantum dots. The plasmonic photovoltaic device generates an electrical potential when illuminated by electromagnetic radiation. In some embodiments, the ... 11/08/07 - 20070256731 - Gel electrolyte precursor for use in a dye-sensitized solar cell and dye-sensitized solar cell The present invention is intended to provide a gel electrolyte precursor for use in a dye-sensitized solar cell which is easy to handle when used to fabricate solar cells and provides a solar cell excellent in photoelectric conversion efficiency and to provide dye-sensitized solar cells. Dye-sensitized solar cell 10 is ... 11/08/07 - 20070256730 - Solar cell with integrated protective diode The invention relates to a solar cell which comprises photoactive semiconductor layers extending between the front and the back contact, and an integrated protective diode (bypass diode), said protective diode having a polarity opposite to that of the solar cell and is provided at its front with a p-conducting semiconductor ... 11/08/07 - 20070256729 - Light-assisted electrochemical shunt passivation for photovoltaic devices A method of passivating current-shunting defects in a photovoltaic device and such passivated photovoltaic devices are described. The photovoltaic device includes a thin film body with a superposed electrode comprised of a layer of transparent electrically conductive electrode material. The method includes converting the transparent, electrically conductive electrode material to ... 11/08/07 - 20070256728 - Solar cell having doped semiconductor heterojunction contacts A silicon solar cell has doped amorphous silicon contacts formed on a tunnel silicon oxide layer on a surface of a silicon substrate. High temperature processing is unnecessary in fabricating the solar cell. ... 10/11/07 - 20070235074 - Method and structure for fabricating solar cells using a layer transfer process A photovoltaic cell device, e.g., solar cell, solar panel, and method of manufacture. The device has an optically transparent substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface. A first thickness of material (e.g., semiconductor material, single crystal material) having a first surface region and a second surface region is ... 10/11/07 - 20070235073 - Method of fabricating a thin film photovoltaic cell on a transparent substrate The invention is directed to a method of fabricating a Thin Film Photovoltaic Cell that increases the active surface area and improves the electrical contact to the two sides of the active area. Both factors increase the efficiency of the cell. ... 10/11/07 - 20070235072 - Solar cell efficiencies through periodicity A solar cell includes a photovoltaic material region. The photovoltaic material region is covered by a uniform anti-reflection coating. A photonic crystal structure is positioned on the photovoltaic material region. The photonic crystal structure provides a medium to produce a plurality of spatial orientations of an incident light signal received ... 10/04/07 - 20070227587 - Photoelectric cells utilizing accumulation barriers for charge transport The invention describes a means for electrically contacting the active semiconductor in a solar cell through the use of an accumulation barrier. A heavily-doped, wide-gap semiconductor serves as the contacting material. The carrier band of the contact lies at a substantially higher potential energy than that of the corresponding band ... 10/04/07 - 20070227586 - Detection and ablation of localized shunting defects in photovoltaics Increasing the efficiency of a photovoltaic stack by locating a position of a relatively small region in the photovoltaic stack that shunts the photocurrent generated within a substantially larger region of the photovoltaic stack, and electrically isolating at least a portion of the photovoltaic stack in the position of the ... 09/13/07 - 20070209696 - Method of producing a porous semiconductor film on a substrate The invention relates to a method of producing a porous semiconductor film and the film resulting from such production. It furthermore relates to an electronic device incorporating such film and to potential uses of such film. ... 09/13/07 - 20070209695 - Dye and dye-sensitized solar cell wherein M is an element of any one of the groups 8 to 10 of the long form of the periodic table, L1 and L2 are each independently a bidentate ligand composed of a specific bipyridine, and X1 and X2 are each independently a monovalent atomic group or unidentate ligand. ... 08/30/07 - 20070199591 - Photovoltaic solar cell and solar module A photovoltaic solar cell including an upper electrode, a layer with light scattering and/or reflection properties, and a lower electrode. The layer with light scattering and/or reflection properties is located between the upper electrode and the lower electrode. ... 08/23/07 - 20070193623 - Electrode structure for use in electronic device and method of making same An electrode structure is provided for use in an electronic device. In certain example embodiments, an electrode structure includes a supporting glass substrate (e.g., soda-lime silica based float glass), a buffer layer (e.g., SixNy), and a conductive electrode (e.g., Mo) provided in this order. The buffer layer is advantageous in ... 08/23/07 - 20070193622 - Laminate type thin-film solar cell and method for manufacturing the same A laminate type thin-film solar cell which can convert sunlight efficiently into electric power and be formed in multi-laminate structure without limitation in selecting a semiconductor material, and be excellent in conversion efficiency, and a production method therefor are provided. A first photoelectric conversion unit including a first semiconductor lamination ... 08/09/07 - 20070181175 - Reverse bias protected solar array with integrated bypass battery A method for protecting the photovoltaic cells in a photovoltaic (PV) array from reverse bias damage by utilizing a rechargeable battery for bypassing current from a shaded photovoltaic cell or group of cells, avoiding the need for a bypass diode. Further, the method mitigates the voltage degradation of a PV ... 07/19/07 - 20070163634 - Solar cell, manufacturing method and manufacturing management system thereof, and solar cell module A solar cell includes: a semiconductor substrate having a light receiving surface, an anti-light receiving surface, and a side surface; a front-side electrode formed on a side of the light receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a rear-side electrode formed on a side of the anti-light receiving surface of ... 06/21/07 - 20070137692 - Back-contact photovoltaic cells A photovoltaic cell comprising a wafer comprising a semiconductor material of a first conductivity type, the wafer comprising a first light receiving surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first passivation layer positioned over the first surface of the wafer; a first electrical contact comprising point contacts ... 06/07/07 - 20070125419 - Dye sensitized solar cells having blocking layers and methods of manufacturing the same A solar cell having at least one hole blocking layer and at least one electron blocking layer, and methods of fabricating such devices. Specifically, a hole blocking layer is disposed between a first electrode of the solar cell and the active layer. Further, an electron blocking layer is disposed between ... 06/07/07 - 20070125418 - Electrode, method of making same, photoelectric transfer element, method of manufacturing same, electronic device and method of manufacturing same An electrode is composed of a carbon carrying a metal and a binder polymer, and it is used as a counter electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell. The metal carried by carbon is at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ru, Co, Ti, Ni, ... 05/31/07 - 20070119497 - Photoelectromotive force apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A photoelectromotive force apparatus according to the prevent invention includes a solar cell in which a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer are stacked as photoelectromotive force layers between a pair of electrodes that are disposed to oppose each other, wherein The pn-junction between the p-type semiconductor layer ... 05/31/07 - 20070119496 - Photovoltaic cell A photovoltaic cell and devices using the photovoltaic cell are provided. In certain examples, the photovoltaic cell may include a first material disposed on a first electrode and effective to generate an exciton upon absorption of electromagnetic energy. In some examples, the photovoltaic cell may also include a second material ... 05/24/07 - 20070113884 - Monolithic bypass diode and photovoltaic cell with bypass diode formed in back of substrate An apparatus and method for making a solar cell assembly. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a substrate, at least a first solar cell, coupled to a first side of the substrate, the first side of the substrate to be exposed to light such that the at ... 05/17/07 - 20070107771 - Apparatus and means of production of transparent nano-wire containing batteries, lights, cpus, solar collectors, and other components Means and methods of producing flexible transparent nano-wire containing batteries, solar cells, lights, and CPUs are disclosed. The disclosed invention provides new means for solar energy collection, power storage, light generation, and portable computing in the form of nano-sized wire or tubes. The disclosed nanotubes and larger sizes of tubes ... 04/26/07 - 20070089779 - Photovoltaic cells integrated with bypass diode Photovoltaic cells integrated with a bypass diode, as well as related systems, components, and methods, are disclosed. ... 04/12/07 - 20070079868 - Aluminum thick film compositions(s), electrode(s), semiconductor device(s) and methods of making thereof The present invention is directed to a thick film conductor composition comprised of (a) aluminum-containing powder; (b) amorphous silicon dioxide (c) and one or more optional glass frit compositions; dispersed in (d) organic medium. The amorphous silicon dioxide contributes to significant bow reduction tendency for solar cells thinner than 270 ... 04/12/07 - 20070079867 - Photovoltaic fibers Photovoltaic materials and methods of photovoltaic cell fabrication provide a photovoltaic cell in the form of a fiber. These fibers may be formed into a flexible fabric or textile. ... 04/12/07 - 20070079866 - System and method for making an improved thin film solar cell interconnect In a module of photovoltaic cells, a method of forming the module interconnects includes a single cutting process after the deposition of all active layers. This simplifies the overall process to a set of vacuum steps followed by a set of interconnect steps, and may significantly module quality and yield. ... 03/01/07 - 20070044832 - Photovoltaic template A template for growth of an anticipated semiconductor film has a deformation textured substrate. The template also has an intermediate epitaxial film coupled to the deformation textured substrate, the intermediate epitaxial film being chemically compatible and substantially lattice matched with the anticipated semiconductor film. A method of manufacturing a template ... 03/01/07 - 20070044831 - Electrolyte composition and dye-sensitized solar cell The present invention provides an electrolyte composition that can simultaneously realize solidification of the electrolyte layer and alleviation of a reduction in photoelectric conversion rate caused by the solidification of electrolyte layers, and a dye-sensitized solar cell having a solid electrolyte layer comprising the electrolyte composition. The electrolyte composition includes ... 02/22/07 - 20070039644 - Dye for dye sensitized photovoltaic cell and dye sensitized photovoltaic cell prepared using the same A dye for a dye sensitized photovoltaic cell is disclosed. A dye sensitized photovoltaic cell including the dye is also disclosed. The dye includes a metal composite treated with a cation selected from imidazolium cations, pyridinium cations, pyrrolidinium cations, and quinolidinium cations. ... 02/15/07 - 20070034251 - Semiconductor elements having zones of reduced oxygen There is provided a structure comprising semiconductor material, the structure having at least one zone of reduced oxygen concentration, such zone having an interstitial oxygen concentration of not greater than 3×1017 oxygen atoms/cm3, such zone extending at least 75 microns in depth from a first major surface. There is further ... 02/08/07 - 20070028959 - Electrode for photoelectric conversion device containing metal element and dye-sensitized solar cell using the same An electrode for a photoelectric conversion device includes a transparent substrate and a transparent conductive film, in which the transparent conductive film contains an added metal element on at least one surface thereof, and the surface resistance of the transparent substrate is reduced in order to improve the photoelectric conversion ... 01/25/07 - 20070017568 - Methods of transferring photovoltaic cells Methods of preparing electrodes, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed. ... 01/18/07 - 20070012355 - Nanostructured material comprising semiconductor nanocrystal complexes for use in solar cell and method of making a solar cell comprising nanostructured material A solar cell includes a semiconductor base layer, a semiconductor nanocrystal complex over the semiconductor base layer, and a semiconductor emitter layer formed over the semiconductor nanocrystal complex. The semiconductor nanocrystal complex includes nanocrystal cores dispersed in an inorganic matrix material. A corresponding method is also disclosed. ... 01/18/07 - 20070012354 - Photovoltaic cells based on nanoscale structures Novel structures of photovoltaic cells (also treated as solar cells) are provided. The Cells are based on the nanometer-scaled wire, tubes, and/or rods, which are made of the electronics materials covering semiconductors, insulator or metallic in structure. These photovoltaic cells have large power generation capability per unit physical area over ... 01/04/07 - 20070000537 - Formation of solar cells with conductive barrier layers and foil substrates Methods and devices are provided for absorber layers formed on foil substrate. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing photovoltaic devices may be comprised of providing a substrate comprising of at least one electrically conductive aluminum foil substrate, at least one electrically conductive diffusion barrier layer, and at least one ... 01/04/07 - 20070000536 - Light trapping in thin film solar cells using textured photonic crystal A solar cell includes a photoactive region that receives light. A photonic crystal is coupled to the photoactive region, wherein the photonic crystal comprises a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) for trapping the light. ... 01/04/07 - 20070000535 - Integrated energy conversion Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to provide direct current from a solar energy conversion device fabricated on a semiconductor substrate, and to convert the direct current to an alternating current using an electric energy conversion device, such an inverter, fabricated on the same semiconductor ... 12/28/06 - 20060289055 - Lead free solar cell contacts Formulations and methods of making solar cells are disclosed. In general, the invention presents a solar cell contact made from a mixture wherein the mixture comprises a solids portion and an organics portion, wherein the solids portion comprises from about 85 to about 99 wt % of a metal component, ... 12/14/06 - 20060278267 - Multilayer structure, photoelectric element and electronic apparatus A multilayer structure comprises a base, a first film, a second film including a plurality of first structure units, and a third film including a plurality of second structure units. The first film is disposed between the second film and the third film. The second film is disposed between the ... 11/30/06 - 20060266409 - Method of fabricating a thin-film solar cell, and thin-film solar cell There is provided a method of fabricating a thin-film solar cell including the steps of: irradiating a first laser light from a side of the substrate to remove the semiconductor and back surface electrode layers; and irradiating a second laser light from the side of the substrate to remove the ... 11/23/06 - 20060260676 - Photodetector A photodetector and a method of manufacturing the photodetector are provided. The photodetector comprises a first semiconductor layer; a dielectric layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, the dielectric layer comprising a plurality of openings; a second semiconductor layer formed on the dielectric layer, such that portions of the second ... 11/23/06 - 20060260675 - Photoelectric conversion device, manufacturing method thereof and semiconductor device The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion device in which a leakage current is suppressed. A photoelectric conversion device of the present invention comprises: a first electrode over a substrate; a photoelectric conversion layer including a first conductive layer having one conductivity, a second semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor ... 11/23/06 - 20060260674 - Nano ic Systems and methods are disclosed to process a semiconductor substrate by fabricating a first layer on the substrate using semiconductor fabrication techniques; fabricating a second layer above the first layer having one or more NANO-bonding areas; self-assemblying one or more NANO-elements; and bonding the NANO-elements to the NANO-bonding areas. ... 11/23/06 - 20060260673 - Photovoltaic element and method of producing photovoltaic element A photovoltaic element is provided which has at least a photovoltaic layer and a transparent electrode layer deposited on a metal substrate, a portion of the transparent electrode layer being continuously removed at a peripheral part of the metal substrate, wherein an island-shaped transparent-electrode-layer-removed-portion is provided in the transparent electrode ... 11/09/06 - 20060249199 - Solar cell using low iron high transmission glass with antimony and corresponding method A high transmission and low iron glass is provided for use in a solar cell. The glass substrate may be patterned on at least one surface thereof. Antimony (Sb) is used in the glass to improve stability of the solar performance of the glass upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation ... 11/02/06 - 20060243320 - Optical thin film for solar cells and method of forming the same Disclosed is an optical thin film for a thin-film solar cell, which is formed directly on a top surface of the thin-film solar cell having a transparent conductive film layer to provide a high infrared emissivity and a lower solar absorptivity to the thin-film solar cell. The optical thin film ... 10/19/06 - 20060231135 - Raw material kit for electrolytic composition, electrolytic composition, and photosensitized solar cell An electrolytic composition includes a mixture containing an electrolyte, an amine compound and an organic halide. The electrolyte contains iodine. The amine compound has a chain alkyl group. The organic halide has two or more halogen atoms per molecule. ... 10/12/06 - 20060225782 - Photovoltaic cells having a thermoelectric material Photovoltaic cells having a thermoelectric material, as well as related systems, components, and methods are disclosed. ... 10/05/06 - 20060219292 - Photovoltaic device and manufacturing method of photovoltaic device Solar cells and methods of their manufacture are described that exhibit decreased or eliminated leak current, improved open voltage and improved fill factor characteristics. In an embodiment, a separate processed surface is interposed between a first and a second main surface of a crystal substrate, as prepared by laser irradiation ... 09/28/06 - 20060213550 - Thin-film photoelectric conversion device and a method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a thin-film solar cell, comprising the steps of: forming an amorphous silicon film on a substrate; placing a metal element that accelerates the crystallization of silicon in contact with the surface of the amorphous silicon film; subjecting the amorphous silicon film to a heat treatment to ... 09/28/06 - 20060213549 - Thin film photovoltaic device The present invention provides a thin film photovoltaic device and a method of forming a thin film photovoltaic device. The thin film photovoltaic device has a substrate, a thin film layer formed on the substrate and first and second electrodes formed on one side of the thin film layer. By ... 08/24/06 - 20060185717 - Photoelectric conversion element and process for fabricating the same, electronic apparatus and process for fabricating the same, and semiconductor layer and process for forming the same A paste in which semiconductor fine grain such as titanium oxide fine grain or the like and a binder made of a polymer compound are mixed is coated onto a transparent conductive substrate and sintered, thereby forming a semiconductor layer made of the semiconductor fine grain, after that, ultraviolet rays ... 08/10/06 - 20060174932 - Electrolyte compositon, photoelectric converter and dye-sensitized solar cell using same An electrolyte composition containing an ionic liquid and conductive particles as main components, an electrolyte composition containing an ionic liquid, and oxide semiconductor particles or oxide semiconductor particles, and conductive particles, and an electrolyte composition containing an ionic liquid and insulating particles are provided. Furthermore, a photoelectric conversion element comprising: ... 07/27/06 - 20060162764 - Lead structure In a lead to be welded through solder to a pass-bar of a solar battery cell, a plurality of through holes having corners in the lateral direction of the lead are formed along its longitudinal direction. Consequently, when the lead is disposed on a pass-bar of a solar battery cell ... 06/22/06 - 20060130890 - Heterojunction photovoltaic cell In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a solar photovoltaic device is disclosed. The semiconductor material of the solar photovoltaic device is a heterostructure of two different binary compounds of a pair of immiscible metals. The two different binary compounds have a conduction band edge offset of greater ... 06/01/06 - 20060112985 - Heterojunction photovoltaic cell In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a solar photovoltaic device is disclosed. The semiconductor material of the solar photovoltaic device is a heterostructure of two different binary compounds of the same metal. One or both of the two different binary compounds of the same metal are doped ... 06/01/06 - 20060112984 - Multiband semiconductor compositions for photovoltaic devices The highly mismatched alloy Zn1-yMnyOxTe1-x, 0≦y<1 and 0<x<1 and other Group II-IV-Oxygen implanted alloys have been synthesized using the combination of oxygen ion implantation and pulsed laser melting. Incorporation of small quantities of isovalent oxygen leads to the formation of a narrow, oxygen-derived band of extended states located within the ... 03/23/06 - 20060060237 - Formation of solar cells on foil substrates An absorber layer of a photovoltaic device may be formed on an aluminum or metallized polymer foil substrate. A nascent absorber layer containing one or more elements of group IB and one or more elements of group IIIA is formed on the substrate. The nascent absorber layer and/or substrate is ... 03/02/06 - 20060042683 - System and method for mounting photovoltaic cells A system for mounting photovoltaic cells on a surface and utilizing the energy produced therefrom. Several cells are connected in series to produce DC power. The DC power is converted to AC power suitable for use in utility lines. The cells are pigmented to ensure efficient collection of available radiation. ... 02/02/06 - 20060021647 - Molecular photovoltaics, method of manufacture and articles derived therefrom Disclosed herein is a photovoltaic cell comprising an absorber that can absorb electromagnetic radiation; a first substrate comprising a first conductive surface; a second substrate comprising a second conductive surface that is opposed to the first conductive surface and faces the first conductive surface of the first substrate; an electron ... 11/24/05 - 20050257824 - Photovoltaic cell including capping layer A photovoltaic cell can include a thin capping layer between a buffer layer and a first semiconductor layer to chemically and electrically isolate the buffer layer from the first semiconductor layer. ... 10/27/05 - 20050236033 - Plasmon enhanced sensitized photovoltaic cells A plasmon enhanced particle for use in a photovoltaic cell. The particle includes a nanostructure capable of plasmon resonance; a charge accepting semiconductor in conjunction with the nanostructure; and a sensitizer coating the charge accepting semiconductor. Another aspect the invention relates to a plasmon enhanced solar photovoltaic cell. The solar ... 10/27/05 - 20050236032 - Compound thin-film solar cell and process for producing the same A method of fabricating a thin-film compound solar cell having an n-type buffer layer formed therein for providing a heterojunction with a p-type compound semiconductor light absorbing layer formed on a back electrode by applying a chemical bath deposition (CBD) process using an aqueous solution for dipping the light absorbing ... 10/20/05 - 20050229964 - Method and system for self-electrical generation, storage, distribution and supply through an interchange between light and electricity A method and system for self-electrical generation, storage, distribution and supply through an interchange between a light energy and an electrical energy includes a photovoltaic module, an artificial light source, a battery assembly, leading wire, circuit, electronic automatic controlling element and component and loading. The solar light energy can be ... 10/06/05 - 20050217717 - Photovoltaic cell and method of manufacture of photovoltaic cells A photovoltaic cell is produced from a multiple layer substrate. The multiple layer substrate generally includes a first layer suitable for having photovoltaic cells formed therein or thereon, wherein the selectively attached or bonded to a second layer. A method to form a photovoltaic cell or a plurality of photovoltaic ... 09/29/05 - 20050211290 - Integrated photoelectrochemical cell and system having a liquid electrolyte An integrated photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell generates hydrogen and oxygen from water while being illuminated with radiation. The PEC cell employs a liquid electrolyte, a multi-junction photovoltaic electrode, and a thin ion-exchange membrane. A PEC system and a method of making such PEC cell and PEC system are also disclosed. ... 09/08/05 - 20050194036 - Low cost and high throughput deposition methods and apparatus for high density semiconductor film growth The present invention describes a method of obtaining an absorber layer for a solar cell, That method includes depositing a preparatory material comprising a melt of at least one Group IIIA material on a base to form a precursor layer, and reacting the precursor layer with at least one Group ... 09/08/05 - 20050194035 - Fibril solar cell and method of manufacture A fibril solar cell includes: a fiber-shaped inner core having a porous fiber composed of first carbon nanotubes and a cathode material, in which pores of the porous fiber are filled with second carbon nanotubes, titanium dioxide, a photosensitive dye, and an electron transfer electrolyte; a photoconductive layer formed on ... 08/25/05 - 20050183766 - Multi-element polycrystal for solar cells and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a multi-element polycrystal formed by cooling a melt containing multiple components while controlling a cooling rate. The multi-element polycrystal is a mixed crystal essentially formed of elements Si and Ge having different absorption wavelength ranges and having a composition represented by Si1-XGeX, in which Ge absorbs light over ... 07/21/05 - 20050155642 - Potential amplified nonequilibrium thermal electric device (pantec) A semiconductor structure is provided that can be used for cooling, heating, and power generation. A first region of the semiconductor structure has a first length and comprises a first semiconductor material doped at a first concentration with a first dopant. A second region is disposed adjacent to the first ... 06/30/05 - 20050139254 - Electronic junction devices featuring redox electrodes An electronic junction of the present invention comprises: (a) a first conductive component comprising: (i) a substrate having a contact surface; and (ii) at least one layer of molecular units having first and second ends, wherein at least one layer of molecular units is attached through their first ends to ... 06/09/05 - 20050121068 - Photovoltaic devices fabricated by growth from porous template Photovoltaic devices, such as solar cells, and methods for their manufacture are disclosed. A device may be characterized by an architecture where two more materials having different electron affinities are regularly arrayed such that their presence alternates within distances of between about 1 nm and about 100 nm. The materials ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |