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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Novasolix, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jyotsna Iyer, Saratoga, CA (US);
Laurence H. Cooke, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
NOVASOLIX, INC., Newark, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/42 (2006.01); H01L 27/30 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/4206 (2013.01); H01L 27/301 (2013.01); H01L 51/0048 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); H01L 51/0098 (2013.01); Y02E 10/549 (2013.01); Y10S 977/742 (2013.01); Y10S 977/834 (2013.01); Y10S 977/843 (2013.01); Y10S 977/948 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for constructing a solar rectenna array by growing carbon nanotube antennas between lines of metal, and subsequently applying a bias voltage on the carbon nanotube antennas to convert the diodes on the tips of the carbon nanotube antennas from metal oxide carbon diodes to geometric diodes. Techniques for preserving the converted diodes by adding additional oxide are also described.