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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Robert J. Lesuer, Chicago, IL (US);
Kristy L. Mardis, Flossmoor, IL (US);
Ali Manesh, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. LeSuer, Chicago, IL (US);
Kristy L. Mardis, Flossmoor, IL (US);
Ali Manesh, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/0256 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dye-sensitized semiconductor includes a semiconductor, and a copper(I) coordination compound comprising 2,9-dialkyl-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthrolinedisulfonate, on the semiconductor. The dye-sensitized semiconductor may be used as part of a photoanode in a solar cell, which also contains a counter-electrode, and a conductive medium containing a redox-active mediator, in contact with and separating the photoanode and the counter-electrode.