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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Krzysztof J. Kempa, Billerica, MA (US);
Michael J. Naughton, Norwood, MA (US);
Zhifeng Ren, Newton, MA (US);
Jakub A. Rybczynski, Cambridge, MA (US);
Krzysztof J. Kempa, Billerica, MA (US);
Michael J. Naughton, Norwood, MA (US);
Zhifeng Ren, Newton, MA (US);
Jakub A. Rybczynski, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Trustees of Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for solar conversion using nanoscale cometal structures are disclosed herein. The cometal structures may be coaxial and coplanar. A nanoscale optics apparatus for use as a solar cell comprises a plurality of nanoscale cometal structures each including a photovoltaic material located between a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor. A method of fabricating solar cells comprises preparing a plurality of nanoscale planar structures; coating a plurality of planar surfaces of the plurality of planar structures with a photovoltaic semiconductor while leaving space between the plurality of planar surfaces; and coating the photovoltaic semiconductor with an outer electrical conductor layer, wherein a portion of the outer electrical conductor layer is located between the planar structures to form coplanar structures.