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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Stephen R. Forrest, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael S. Arnold, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeramy D. Zimmerman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stephen R. Forrest, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael S. Arnold, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeramy D. Zimmerman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photovoltaic device includes a photoactive region disposed between and electrically connected to two electrodes where the photoactive region includes photoactive polymer-wrapped carbon nanotubes that create excitons upon absorption of light in the range of about 400 nm to 1400 nm.