Surface plasmon-enhanced photovoltaic device
US8853526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Photovoltaic devices are driven by intense photoemission of “hot” electrons from a suitable nanostructured metal. The metal should be an electron source with surface plasmon resonance within the visible and near-visible spectrum range (near IR to near UV (about 300 to 1000 nm)). Suitable metals include silver, gold, copper and alloys of silver, gold and copper with each other. Silver is particularly preferred for its advantageous opto-electronic properties in the near UV and visible spectrum range, relatively low cost, and simplicity of processing.
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