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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Russell R. Chianelli, El Paso, TX (US);
Karina Castillo, Edinburg, TX (US);
Vipin Gupta, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Ali M. Qudah, El Paso, TX (US);
Brenda Torres, El Paso, TX (US);
Rajab Emhemed Abujnah, El Paso, TX (US);
Russell R. Chianelli, El Paso, TX (US);
Karina Castillo, Edinburg, TX (US);
Vipin Gupta, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Ali M. Qudah, El Paso, TX (US);
Brenda Torres, El Paso, TX (US);
Rajab Emhemed Abujnah, El Paso, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
Photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same, are disclosed herein. The cell comprises: a first electrically conductive layer; at least one photoelectrochemical layer comprising metal-oxide particles, an electrolyte solution, an asphaltene dye, and a second electrically conductive layer.