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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Ashutosh Tiwari, Sandy, UT (US);
Michael R. Snure, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Ashutosh Tiwari, Sandy, UT (US);
Michael R. Snure, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
The University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/0296 (2006.01); H01L 29/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of forming metal oxide semiconductor nanostructures and, in particular, zinc oxide (ZnO) semiconductor nanostructures, possessing high surface area, plant-like morphologies on a variety of substrates. Optoelectronic devices, such as photovoltaic cells, incorporating the nanostructures are also provided.