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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Alexandru S. Biris, Little Rock, AR (US);
Zhongrui LI, Little Rock, AR (US);
Inventors:
Alexandru S. Biris, Little Rock, AR (US);
Zhongrui Li, Little Rock, AR (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/337 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photovoltaic device and methods for forming the same. In one embodiment, the photovoltaic device has a silicon substrate, and a film comprising a plurality of single wall carbon nanotubes disposed on the silicon substrate, wherein the plurality of single wall carbon nanotubes forms a plurality of heterojunctions with the silicon in the substrate.