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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Dimerond Technologies, Inc., Downers Grove, IL (US);
Inventor:
Dieter M. Gruen, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Dimerond Technologies, LLC, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/15 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A core consisting essentially of a wide band-gap material has a shell consisting essentially of graphene conformally disposed about at least a substantial portion thereof. By one approach the core has at least one bisectional dimension that does not exceed 100 nanometers. By one approach a connection between a pathway that connects the shell to the core comprises a photovoltaic junction.