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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Hans Jürgen Richter, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Samuel Dacke Harkness, Iv, Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hans Jürgen Richter, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Samuel Dacke Harkness, IV, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/055 (2014.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/055 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01); H01L 31/022466 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photovoltaic apparatus includes an absorber including a first quantum dot layer having a first plurality of quantum dots of a first quantum dot material in a first matrix material, and an up-converter layer positioned adjacent to the absorber layer, the up-converter layer including a second quantum dot layer having a second plurality of quantum dots of a second quantum dot material and a second matrix material.