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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Bogdan Serban, Bucharest, RO;
Mihai N. Mihaila, Bucharest, RO;
Viorel Georgel Dumitru, Prahova, RO;
Stephan Dan Costea, Bucharest, RO;
Inventors:
Bogdan Serban, Bucharest, RO;
Mihai N. Mihaila, Bucharest, RO;
Viorel Georgel Dumitru, Prahova, RO;
Stephan Dan Costea, Bucharest, RO;
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solar cell may include a quantum dot and an electron conductor. A bifunctional ligand may be disposed between the quantum dot and the electron conductor. The ligand molecule may include an electron conductor anchor that bonds to the electron conductor and a first quantum dot anchor that bonds to the quantum dot. A hole conductor such as a conductive polymer may include a second quantum dot anchor.