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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Q1 Nanosystems Corporation, Sacramento, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark R Schroeder, Hollister, CA (US);
Robert M Smith, Placerville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Q1 Nanosystems Corporation, Sacramento, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0236 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/035281 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01); H01L 31/02363 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide a photovoltaic cell made up of an array of photovoltaic bristles. The photovoltaic bristles may be configured individually and in an array to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may result in high light energy conversion efficiency.