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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Wei Jun Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Zhi Zheng, Shanghai, CN;
Tao Pan, Shanghai, CN;
Yue Liu, Plymouth, MN (US);
Linan Zhao, Shanghai, CN;
Wei Jun Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Zhi Zheng, Shanghai, CN;
Tao Pan, Shanghai, CN;
Yue Liu, Plymouth, MN (US);
Linan Zhao, Shanghai, CN;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A solar cell including a quantum dot, an electron conductor, and a conjugated bridge molecule disposed between the quantum dot and the electron conductor. The conjugated bridge molecule may include a quantum dot anchor that bonds to the quantum dot and an electron conductor anchor that bonds to the electron conductor. In some instances, the quantum dot anchor and/or the electron conductor anchor may independently include two anchoring moieties that can form ring structures with the quantum dot and/or the electron conductor. The solar cell may further include a hole conductor that is configured to reduce the quantum dot once the quantum dot absorbs a photon and ejects an electron through the conjugated bridge molecule and into the electron conductor.