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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2014
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Russell R. Chianelli, El Paso, TX (US);
Karina Castillo, Edinburg, TX (US);
Vipin Gupta, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Ali M. Qudah, El Paso, TX (US);
Brenda Torres, El Paso, TX (US);
Rajib E. Abujnah, El Paso, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Sandia Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same, are disclosed herein. The cell comprises a photovoltaic device that comprises a first electrically conductive layer comprising a photo-sensitized electrode; at least one photoelectrochemical layer comprising metal-oxide particles, an electrolyte solution comprising at least one asphaltene fraction, wherein the metal-oxide particles are optionally dispersed in a surfactant; and a second electrically conductive layer comprising a counter-electrode, wherein the second electrically conductive layer comprises one or more conductive elements comprising carbon, graphite, soot, carbon allotropes or any combinations thereof.