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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2019
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL (US);
Naga Korivi, Tuskegee, AL (US);
Kalyan Das, Tuskegee, AL (US);
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL (US);
Abstract
A photovoltaic cell includes a substrate layer, an anode layer on the substrate layer, an active layer on the anode layer, and a cathode layer on the active layer, wherein the active layer comprises a plurality of disparately sized n-type and p-type nano-particles of different semiconductor materials randomly distributed in a conductive polymer blend. The n-type nano-particles can include either ZnO or InOnano-particles, and the p-type nano-particles can include either NiO or LaOnano-particles. The conductive polymer blend can include P3HT. The bandgaps of the nano-particles have corresponding energies ranging from the near ultraviolet to the far infrared.