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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Stc.unm, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Olga A. Lavrova, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Christos G. Christodoulou, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sang M. Han, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Ganesh Balakrishnan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
STC.UNM, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/0725 (2012.01); H02J 17/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 9/27 (2006.01); H01L 31/0735 (2012.01); H01L 31/0745 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H02S 10/30 (2014.01); H01L 31/108 (2006.01); H01L 31/043 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0725 (2013.01); H01L 31/043 (2014.12); H01L 31/0735 (2013.01); H01L 31/0745 (2013.01); H01L 31/1085 (2013.01); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01); H01Q 1/248 (2013.01); H01Q 9/27 (2013.01); H02J 17/00 (2013.01); H02S 10/30 (2014.12); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract
Provided is an energy harvesting device, including a solar cell including at least one active layer for receiving a first range of electromagnetic frequencies, at least one layer including antenna structures for receiving RF energy and formed on a first side of the solar cell, and at least one semiconductor for absorbing IR energy, and formed on a second side of the solar cell opposite the first side.