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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Adele Tamboli, Pasadena, CA (US);
Daniel B. Turner-evans, Pasadena, CA (US);
Manav Malhotra, Tobyhanna, PA (US);
Harry A. Atwater, S. Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Adele Tamboli, Pasadena, CA (US);
Daniel B. Turner-Evans, Pasadena, CA (US);
Manav Malhotra, Tobyhanna, PA (US);
Harry A. Atwater, S. Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/073 (2012.01); H01L 31/0735 (2012.01); H01L 31/0745 (2012.01); H01L 31/0749 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/035227 (2013.01); H01L 31/035281 (2013.01); H01L 31/073 (2013.01); H01L 31/0735 (2013.01); H01L 31/0745 (2013.01); H01L 31/0749 (2013.01); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01); H01L 31/184 (2013.01); H01L 31/1828 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01); Y02E 10/543 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to structures for the conversion of light into energy. More specifically, the disclosure describes devices for conversion of light to electricity using ordered arrays of semiconductor wires coated in a wider band-gap material.