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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2006
Brian Argo, Hortonville, WI (US);
Ruxandra Vidu, Citrus Heights, CA (US);
Pieter Stroeve, Davis, CA (US);
John Argo, West Sacramento, CA (US);
Saif Islam, Davis, CA (US);
Jie-ren Ku, Davis, CA (US);
Michael Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brian Argo, Hortonville, WI (US);
Ruxandra Vidu, Citrus Heights, CA (US);
Pieter Stroeve, Davis, CA (US);
John Argo, West Sacramento, CA (US);
Saif Islam, Davis, CA (US);
Jie-Ren Ku, Davis, CA (US);
Michael Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Q1 Nanosystems, Inc., Sacramento, CA (US);
The Regents Of The University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A photovoltaic nanostructure according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an electrically conductive nanocable coupled to a first electrode, a second electrode extending along at least two sides of the nanocable, and a photovoltaically active p-n junction formed between the nanocable and the second electrode. A photovoltaic array according to one embodiment includes a plurality of photovoltaic nanostructures as recited above. Methods for forming nanostructures are also presented.