Photovoltaic cell

US7466376B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Mary Galvin · Titusville, US
• Russell Gaudiana · Merrimack, US
• David P. Waller · Lexington, US
• Zhengguo Zhu · Chelmsford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 28, 2006
• Grant date: Dec 16, 2008
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P70/50

Abstract

A photovoltaic cell has two electrodes and a hole injection layer. A liquid crystal material and a plurality of particles can be disposed between the electrodes.