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| 136254000 | Photoemissive, capacitive, magnetic, or ferroelectric | 61 |
| 20090320912 | Component with a Structured Layer on a Carrier Substrate - Described is a component with a sharp-edgedly structured layer comprising at least one highly fluid low-viscosity medium ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100096003 | Article of manufacture for a magnetically induced photovoltaic solar cell device and the process for creating the magnetic and/or electromagnetic field - An article of manufacture for a magnetically induced photovoltaic solar cell device and the process for creating the magnetic and/or electromagnetic field(s) utilizing a basal underlying structure consisting of the body of any and all types of photovoltaic solar cell devices within which a magnetic and/or electromagnetic field will be created and/or generated through the overlayment of the previously mentioned photovoltaic device structure with a magnetic inducement layer and/or coating which is comprised of a carrier/binding medium and magnetic particle inclusions. The addition of the magnetic inducement layer serves the specific purpose of creating and/or generating greater photon and electron excitement, retention and absorption within the crystalline matrix of the underlying photovoltaic solar cell device. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100186801 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES WITH IMPROVED QUANTUM EFFICIENCY - A photovoltaic module ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100243037 | ANTITHEFT PROTECTION FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A photovoltaic solar module inclueing at least one photovoltaic cell and terminals for connection to an electrical network, means of deactivating the module arranged to establish a shunt at the connection terminals of the module and disable the module, a body that moves in a housing cavity according to at least one degree of freedom between a first position in which the body does not interact with the deactivation means and a second position in which the body interacts with the deactivation means so as to establish a shunt at the connection terminals of the module, and a means of blocking the body in the second position. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100258167 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A photovoltaic cell structure includes a substrate, a metal layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer, a high resistivity layer, an assistant electrode layer, and a transparent conductive layer. The metal layer is formed on the substrate, and comprises a plurality of p-type electrode units separated from each other. The p-type semiconductor layer is formed on the metal layer. The n-type semiconductor is formed on the p-type semiconductor layer, thereby forming a p-n junction. The high resistivity layer is formed on the n-type semiconductor layer. The assistant electrode layer is formed on the high resistivity layer and the p-type electrode units. The transparent conductive layer is formed on the assistant electrode layer, the high resistivity layer and the p-type electrode units. Accordingly, at least one cell is formed on each of the p-type electrode units. The assistant electrode layer and the transparent conductive layer are connected to the cells in series. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100282304 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A bi-functional photovoltaic device is provided. The bi-functional photovoltaic device includes at least one solar cell and a control device. Each of the solar cell includes a multilayer semiconductor layer of group III-V compound semiconductor, a first electrode disposed on the back of the multilayer semiconductor layer, and a second electrode disposed on the front of the multilayer semiconductor layer. The control device connects with the at least one solar cell in order to control them functioning as solar cell or light emitting diode. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100300516 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, PHOTOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A multilayer structure comprises a base, a first film, a second film including a plurality of first structure units, and a third film including a plurality of second structure units. The first film is disposed between the second film and the third film. The second film is disposed between the base and the first film. The first film is chemically bonded to one of at least one first structure units out of the plurality of first structure units and at least one second structure units out of the plurality of second structure units. Electron transfer occurs between the second film and the third film in response to energy applied. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100313939 | SYSTEMS METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MAGNETIC PROCESSING OF SOLAR MODULES - Provided herein are methods, apparatuses and systems for fabricating photovoltaic cells and modules. In certain embodiments, the methods, apparatuses and systems involve coating ferromagnetic substrates with thin film solar cell materials and using magnetic force to constrain, move or otherwise manipulate partially fabricated cells or modules. According to various embodiments, the methods, apparatuses and systems provide magnetically actuated handling throughout a photovoltaic cell or module fabrication process, from forming photovoltaic cell layers on a substrate to packaging the module for transport and installation. The magnetically manipulated processing provides advantages over conventional photovoltaic module processing operations, including fewer mechanical components, greater control over placement and tolerances, and ease of handling. As a result, the methods, apparatuses and systems provide highly efficient, low maintenance photovoltaic module fabrication processes. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100313940 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN OPTICALLY ACTIVE GLASS CERAMIC - A solar cell and a method for producing a solar cell are described, comprising at least one photovoltaic layer region ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100326502 | HARVESTING AND AGGREGATING LOW PHOTONIC ENERGY - In various embodiments, energy is harvested from a plurality of photons of received light, each photon having energy below an activation energy threshold of a photon activated process. The harvested energy from one or more of the photons is aggregated until the aggregated energy exceeds the activation energy level. The aggregated energy is then outputted, to e.g. a photolytic power source, a photovoltaic power source or a laser gain media. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110005584 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - Provided is a dye-sensitized solar cell having a sealing means which is not impaired by electrolyte or sunlight because a gasket can be fixed to a photoelectrode or a counter electrode without using an adhesive so that long term reliability of the sealed state is ensured, wherein the dye-sensitized solar cell has a sealing means for sealing an electrolyte layer between a photoelectrode and a counter electrode, and the sealing means is a lip-shaped gasket made of an elastic material, sandwiched between the photoelectrode and the counter electrode, and fixed by a retaining means formed in the photoelectrode or the counter electrode so as to seal the electrolyte layer. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110083727 | PHOTOELECTRODE FOR DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - A photoelectrode for a dye sensitized solar cell, a method of preparing the same, and a dye sensitized solar cell using the photoelectrode. The photoelectrode includes mesoporous titanium dioxide particles with an average particle diameter in a range of about 100 to about 2000 nm and a specific surface area in a range of about 150 to about 300 m | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110226315 | ELECTROLYTE FOR PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENTS, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING THE ELECTROLYTE - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte for photoelectric conversion elements, and a photoelectric conversion element and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the electrolyte, wherein high energy conversion efficiency can be achieved while substantially not including iodine. The electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element of the present invention includes an ionic liquid (A) and a carbon material (B) having a specific surface area of from 1,000 to 3,500 m | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110253202 | ELECTROLYTE FOR PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENTS, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING THE ELECTROLYTE - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte for photoelectric conversion elements, and a photoelectric conversion element and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the electrolyte, wherein high energy conversion efficiency can be achieved while substantially not including iodine. The electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element of the present invention includes an ionic liquid (A) and a carbon material (B). The carbon material (B) is a carbon material (B1) displaying a pH, measured by a pH measuring method specified in Japanese Industry Standard (JIS) Z8802, of from 2 to 6 and/or a boron-modified acetylene black (B2). A content of the carbon material (B) is from 10 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the ionic liquid (A). | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110303267 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICES COMPRISING NOVEL LIGANDS AND SENSITIZERS - The present invention provides novel dyes for dye sensitized photovoltaic conversion devices. The dyes contain novel anchoring ligands, which have a vinyl or phenylethenyl moiety incorporated in the anchoring bipyridine. Such dyes exhibit an increased molar extinction coefficient and enhanced red response in the visible regions. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120085396 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACUTRING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, ELECTROLYTE LAYER FOR PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion element has a structure in which an electrolyte layer composed of a porous film containing an electrolyte solution is provided between a porous photoelectrode and a counter electrode. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120152336 | AGGREGATE PARTICLES OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE FOR SOLAR CELLS - Aggregate particles comprising titanium dioxide (TiO | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120160307 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), and a method for manufacturing the same. In the present invention, the DSSC comprises: a dye-sensitized semiconductor electrode, a counter electrode opposite to the dye-sensitized semiconductor electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the dye-sensitized semiconductor electrode and the counter electrode. Herein, the dye-sensitized semiconductor electrode comprises: an anode; a TiO | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130037092 | FERROELECTRIC DIODE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS - Provided are diodes and photovoltaic devices incorporating a single-crystalline ferroelectric or pyroelectric with remnant electric polarization sandwiched with transparent or semitransparent electrodes. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130206215 | QUANTUM DOT SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - Photoelectrochemical solar cells (PECs) have been constructed and studied, the cells comprising a photoanode prepared by direct deposition of independently synthesized nanocrystal quantum dots (NQDs) onto a nanocrystalline metal oxide film, aqueous electrolyte and a counter electrode. It has been shown that the light harvesting efficiency (LHE) of the NQD/metal oxide photoanode is significantly enhanced when the NQD surface passivation is changed to a smaller ligand (e.g. butylamine (BA)). In the PEC the use of NQDs with a shorter passivating ligand leads to a significant enhancement in both the electron injection efficiency at the NQD/metal oxide interface and charge collection efficiency at the NQD/electrolyte interface. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130228214 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL ON NICKEL-COATED PAPER SUBSTRATE - A conducting substrate made of a nickel coating on paper that can be used in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC or DSC). Zinc oxide is the preferred wide-band semiconductor deposited as a nanoparticle layer on the nickel-coated paper to form a photoanode once a dye is deposited on the nanoparticles. A method of constructing the nickel-coated paper substrate is also contemplated. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130319512 | ELECTRODE, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE - An electrode includes carbon black, a fibrous carbon material and an organic binder. The carbon black (A) and the fibrous carbon material (B) are in a mass ratio (B/A) within the range of from 10/90 to 50/50. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130319513 | HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURE INCLUDING GOLD NANOPARTICLES AND PHOTOELECTRODE FOR SOLAR CELL HAVING THE SAME - There is provided a hybrid nanostructure including Au nanoparticles, a photoelectrode for a solar cell having the hybrid nanostructure, and a solar cell including the photoelectrode. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130319514 | PHOTON INDUCED ENHANCED FIELD ELECTRON EMISSION COLLECTOR - An electromagnetic energy collector and sensor use enhanced fields to emit electrons for energy collection. The collector and sensor collect energy from visible light, infrared radiation and ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation. The collector and sensor include a waveguide with a geometry selected to enhance the electric field along a conductor to create a high, localized electric field, which causes electron emission across a gap to a return plane. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140014167 | ELECTRODE BODY FOR SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRODE BODY, AND SOLAR CELL PROVIDED WITH THE ELECTRODE BODY - Disclosed is an electrode body for a solar cell, which is capable of being used as a component of both an organic thin-film solar cell and a dye-sensitized solar cell, and has excellent heat resistance. This electrode body for a solar cell is provided with a substrate with a conductive part at least on the surface and a conductive polymer layer located on the conductive part of the substrate, in which the conductive polymer layer includes: a polymer derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of 3,4-disubstituted thiophenes; and an anion as a dopant to the polymer generated from at least one organic non-sulfonate compound having an anion with the molecular weight of 200 or more. Additionally, the density of the conductive polymer layer is in the range of 1.15 to 1.80 g/cm | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140014168 | ELECTRODE BODY FOR SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRODE BODY, AND SOLAR CELL PROVIDED WITH THE ELECTRODE BODY - Disclosed is an electrode body for a solar cell, which is capable of being used as a component of both an organic thin-film solar cell and a dye-sensitized solar cell, and has excellent heat resistance. This electrode body for a solar cell is provided with a substrate with a conductive part at least on the surface and a conductive polymer layer located on the conductive part of the substrate, in which the conductive polymer layer includes: a polymer which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer selected from the group consisting of 3,4-disubstituted thiophenes; and an anion as a dopant to the polymer generated from at least one organic non-sulfonate compound having an anion with the molecular weight of 200 or more. Since the anion of the organic non-sulfonate compound is included as a dopant in the conductive polymer layer, the heat resistance of the conductive polymer layer is improved. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140048127 | LIGHT-EMITTING POLYMER - A radiation-emitting polymer composition includes a polysiloxane polymer including tritium and a wavelength-shifter chemically bonded as a side chain to the polysiloxane polymer or chemically bonded as a side chain to a siloxane carrier dispersed within the polysiloxane polymer. The wavelength-shifter includes a plurality of cyclic chemical moieties and emits electromagnetic radiation in response to radiation emitted by the tritium. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140076384 | LAYERED COMPOUND-METAL PARTICLE COMPOSITE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND SUSPENSION, FILM AND FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELL USING SAME - A layered compound-metal particle composite | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140076385 | FLEXIBLE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING FIBER - A flexible dye-sensitized solar cell includes: a fiber layer formed of nanofibers; a conductive electrode layer formed on one side of the fiber layer; a photoelectrode layer formed on the conductive electrode layer; a counter electrode layer formed on the other side of the fiber layer; a sealing member for enclosing the fiber layer, the conductive electrode layer, the counter electrode layer and the photoelectrode layer therein so as to seal said layers from the outside; and an electrolyte infiltrated into the fiber layer. A cell body in which an electrode and a photoelectrode are formed on one surface of the fiber that contains an electrolyte therein and a counter electrode is formed on the other side of the fiber is sealed with a polymer film, thus forming a flexible solar cell having an excellent sealing structure for preventing the electrolyte from leaking out of the cell even when pressure is externally applied. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140096815 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - The invention provides a dye-sensitized solar cell including: a translucent tube-shaped vessel having sealing portions at both ends thereof, a photoelectrode, a collective electrode, and a counter electrode, the photoelectrode, the collective electrode, and the counter electrode being provided in the interior of the tube-shaped vessel; external leads electrically connected respectively to the collective electrode and the counter electrode, and electrolytic solution filled in the interior of the tube-shaped vessel, wherein remaining of air bubbles cause by evaporation of the electrolytic solution when hermetically sealing the tube-shaped vessel after having filled with the electrolytic solution is avoided, whereby preferable power generation efficiency is achieved. At least one of the external leads is formed of a metallic tube, the metallic tube is sealed by the sealing portion, and a projecting end portion of the metallic tube is hermetically sealed. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140109957 | FLEXIBLE TI-IN-ZN-O TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, AND METAL-INSERTED THREE-LAYER TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE WITH HIGH CONDUCTIVITY USING SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a flexible transparent electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell and a manufacturing method for same, and more specifically, to a flexible Ti—In—Zn—O transparent electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell and a manufacturing method for same, and to a metal-inserted three-layer transparent electrode with high conductivity using the flexible transparent electrode and a manufacturing method for same, wherein compared with the conventional fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) and indium-tin oxide (ITO) transparent electrodes with a high deposition temperature, the flexible transparent electrode, despite being deposited at room or low temperature, has low surface resistance, high conductivity and transmittance, superior resistance against external bending, improved surface characteristics and better surface roughness performance. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140130853 | WUSTITE-BASED PHOTOELECTRODES WITH LITHIUM, HYDROGEN, SODIUM, MAGNESIUM, MANGANESE, ZINC AND NICKEL ADDITIVES - A photoelectrode, photovoltaic device and photoelectrochemical cell and methods of making are disclosed. The photoelectrode includes an electrode at least partially formed of FeO combined with at least one of lithium, hydrogen, sodium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and nickel. The electrode may be doped with at least one of lithium, hydrogen, and sodium. The electrode may be alloyed with at least one of magnesium, manganese, zinc, and nickel. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140144493 | MESOPOROUS TITANIA BEAD AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a mesoporous titania bead and the preparation method thereof, wherein said mesoporous titania bead has a diameter of 200-1000 nm, specific surface area of 50-100 m | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140150855 | POROUS STRUCTURE BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A functional material having excellent photocatalytic activity, electric characteristics and the like is provided. A porous structure body | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140158186 | COUNTER ELECTRODE AND DYS-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a counter electrode and a dye-sensitized solar cell. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a photo electrode, the counter electrode and an electrolytic solution. The counter electrode is disposed correspondingly to the photo electrode. The counter electrode includes a conductive layer and a catalytic layer. The catalytic layer is formed on a surface of the conductive layer facing the photo electrode. The catalytic layer includes FeS | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140166086 | MAGNETICALLY POLARIZED PHOTONIC DEVICE - A magnetically polarized photonic device is provided. The magnetically polarized photonic device ( | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140174514 | METAL OXIDE-CARBONACEOUS HYBRID THIN FILM AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a metal oxide-carbonaceous hybrid thin film, a preparing method of the metal oxide-carbonaceous hybrid thin film, and a dye-sensitized solar cell using a photoelectrode including the metal oxide-carbonaceous hybrid thin film. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140182666 | QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL HAVING PBS COUNTER ELECTRODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Quantum dot-sensitized solar cell and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The proposed quantum dot-sensitized solar cell has a counter electrode with a PbS thin-film layer and a polysulfide electrolyte contacting the PbS thin-film layer. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140246080 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes: preparing a bottom substrate including sequentially stacked first and second portions, each of the first and second portions including a plurality of grains, wherein the maximum grain size of the second portion is less than the minimum grains size of the first portion; exposing the first portion of the bottom substrate by removing the second portion of the bottom substrate; and forming a photovoltaic conversion layer on the first portion of the bottom substrate. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140261645 | SEMICONDUCTOR-CONDUCTOR COMPOSITE PARTICLE STRUCTURES FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION - An electrode for solar conversion including a porous structure configured to contain therein at least one of an electrolyte, a catalyst, a chromophore, a redox couple, a hole-conducting polymer, an electron-conducting polymer, a semiconducting organic conjugated polymer, an electron acceptor, and a hole acceptor. The porous structure has a set of electrically conductive nanoparticles adjoining each other. The set of electrically conductive nanoparticles forms a meandering electrical path connecting the nanoparticles together. The porous structure has a semiconductive coating disposed conformally on the electrically conductive nanoparticles to form an exterior surface for reception of charge carriers. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261646 | ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR-CONDUCTOR COMPOSITE PARTICLE STRUCTURES FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION - An electrode for solar conversion including a porous structure configured to contain therein at least one of a catalyst, a chromophore, and a redox couple. The porous structure has a set of electrically conductive nanoparticles adjoining each other. The set of electrically conductive nanoparticles forms a meandering electrical path connecting the nanoparticles together. The porous structure has an atomic layer by layer deposited semiconductive coating disposed conformally on the electrically conductive nanoparticles to form an exterior surface for reception of charge carriers. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261647 | NOVEL COMPOUND AND SUPPORT MATERIAL SUPPORTING THIS NOVEL COMPOUND - A novel compound represented by general formula (1), a support supporting this novel compound, and a photoelectric transduction element using this support. (In the formula, Y is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group having 1-20 carbon atoms having —CO—NR4- or —SO | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140290725 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A photoelectric conversion element includes a ferroelectric layer; a first electrode provided on a surface or a surface layer portion of the ferroelectric layer; a second electrode provided on a surface or a surface layer portion of the ferroelectric layer, and allowing a voltage to be applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a pair of lead-out electrodes that extract electric power from the ferroelectric layer, in which the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged alternately in a predetermined direction. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140326297 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODE ON DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a photoelectrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell including inorganic nanoparticles, wherein a three-dimensional pattern is formed on the surface of the photoelectrode. The three-dimensional photoelectrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention has a micrometer-sized pattern and thus exhibits an improved light absorption caused by a total reflection and a increased light path. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140360564 | PLASMONIC ENHANCED TANDEM DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL WITH METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURES - The present invention is concerned with a plasmonic enhanced tandem dye sensitized solar cell system. The system has plasmonic nanostructures integrated to both a photoanode and a photocathode for enhancing respective electron and hole carrier transfer. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150034150 | Mesoporous Single Crystal Semiconductors - The invention provides a process for producing a mesoporous single crystal of a semiconductor, wherein the shortest external dimension of said single crystal, measured along any of the crystallographic principal axes of said single crystal, is x, wherein x is equal to or greater than 50 nm, which process comprises growing a single crystal of a semiconductor within a mesoporous template material until said shortest external dimension of the single crystal is equal to or greater than x. Further provided is a mesoporous single crystal obtainable by the process of the invention. The invention also provides a mesoporous single crystal of a semiconductor, wherein the shortest external dimension of said single crystal measured along any of the principal axes of said single crystal is equal to or greater than 50 nm. Further provided is a composition comprising a plurality of mesoporous single crystals of the invention. The invention also provides a semiconducting layer of a mesoporous single crystal of the invention. Further provided is a semiconducting device comprising one or more mesoporous single crystals of the invention. The device may for instance be a photovoltaic device, a photodiode, a solar cell, a photo detector, a light-sensitive transistor, a phototransistor, a solid-state triode, a battery electrode, a light-emitting device or a light-emitting diode. The invention also provides the use of a mesoporous single crystal of the invention as a semiconducting material in a semiconducting device. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150083201 | HYBRID SOLAR CELL - Methods and devices are disclosed herein that generally involve solar cells having an anode formed in a core/shell/shell construction. The core is formed from oxide nanoparticles, which are then coated with a catalyst and a photoactive semiconductor. This construction, which can be combined with other innovations described herein, results in an inexpensive but efficient solar cell. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150101656 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - A photoelectric conversion element includes a photoanode that includes a solid semiconductor layer containing a dye molecule, a counter electrode, and an electrolyte medium disposed between the photoanode and the counter electrode. The dye molecule includes XD represented by chemical formula (1) and YA represented by chemical formula (2): | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150302996 | PHOTOELECTRODE FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - A photoelectrode for dye-sensitized solar cells of the present invention includes a light-transmitting substrate including a transparent electroconductive layer formed on a light-transmitting base; an adhesion layer formed on the transparent electroconductive layer, the adhesion layer being configured of an electroconductive portion formed of electroconductive particles and a coating layer formed by applying metal alkoxide thereon to cover the electroconductive particles; and a photoelectric conversion layer formed on the adhesion layer by using a photoelectric conversion material in which a sensitizing dye is supported on a functional semiconductor. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302997 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRODES AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND FLEXIBLE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a flexible photoelectrode and a manufacturing method thereof, and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a flexible photoelectrode capable of forming a semiconductor electrode with excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency on a plastic substrate at low temperatures in a simple and stable manner, in which it is prepared by forming a nanocrystalline metal oxide layer calcined at high temperature on a high temperature resistant substrate, and transferring it to a flexible transparent substrate by a transfer method using an HF solution, and a flexible dye-sensitized solar cell comprising the same. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150318119 | CATION-EXCHANGED QUANTUM DOT PHOTOANODES AND SOLAR CELLS - Embodiments of photoanodes and quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) comprising colloidal, cation-exchanged quantum dots are disclosed. The quantum dots include a core and an outer cation-exchanged layer having a cation composition that differs from a cation composition of the core. Methods of making the quantum dots, photoanodes, and QDSSCs also are disclosed. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150340164 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER - A photoelectric converter according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises a photoanode including a semiconductor layer and a dye molecule located on the semiconductor layer, the dye molecule having a HOMO level nobler than +1.0 V measured against a Ag/Ag | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150340166 | INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC-BATTERY DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - Provided are FeS | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150340167 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - A photoelectric conversion element includes a photoanode, a counter electrode, and a liquid electrolyte between the photoanode and the counter electrode. The liquid electrolyte contains a nitroxyl radical-bearing compound, 0.2 mol/L or more and 0.5 mol/L or less of dimethylimidazolium cation, and an anion. The nitroxyl radical-bearing compound may be a radical compound that is 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl or a derivative thereof. A mole fraction of an oxidized form of the radical compound, if any, in the liquid electrolyte may equal to or less than 5% of a total quantity of the radical compound and the oxidized form. A distance between the photoanode and the counter electrode may equal to or less than 30 μm. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160071655 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELLS - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing and fabricating electrochemical solar cells including dye-sensitized and perovskite-sensitized solar cells. In one aspect, a dye-sensitized solar cell device includes a cathode including a metal mesh structure that is optically transmissive and electrically conductive, an anode including a metal base layer that is optically opaque and electrically conductive, one or more layers of a semiconductive oxide coupled to the anode, the one or more layers of the semiconductive oxide including nanostructures having a photosensitive dye material coating, in which the anode generates photoelectric energy based on absorption of light by the photosensitive dye material, and an electrolyte of a substantially transparent substance and formed between the cathode and the one or more layers of a semiconductive oxide. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160071656 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - The techniques disclosed here feature a photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion element comprises a photoanode, a counter electrode, and an electrolytic medium located between the photoanode and the counter electrode. The photoanode includes a porous semiconductor layer and dye molecules located on the porous semiconductor layer. The porous semiconductor layer includes a light-scattering layer. The electrolytic medium contains a redox reagent. The light-scattering layer includes macropores having a pore diameter of 50 nm or more. The macropores having an arithmetic mean pore diameter of 0.5 μm or more and 10 μm or less. The redox reagent has a maximum molar absorption coefficient ε of 3000 L·cm | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160104843 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element including a first electrode which has a photosensitive layer containing a light absorber on a conductive support, a second electrode which is opposed to the first electrode, and a hole transport layer which is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the light absorber includes a compound having a perovskite crystal structure having a cation of a group I element of the periodic table or a cationic organic group, a cation of a metal atom M other than the group I elements of the periodic table, and an anion of an anionic atom X, and the hole transport layer contains a hole transport material of which the energy level of the highest occupied molecular orbital obtained by density functional theory calculation is within a range of −4.50 eV to −5.00 eV, and a solar cell including the photoelectric conversion element. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160126018 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE USING THIN GLASS SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a dye-sensitized solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the same. The dye-sensitized solar cell module includes a working electrode formed by stacking a collector and a photo-electrode to which a dye is adsorbed on a transparent conductive substrate; a counter electrode formed by stacking a collector and a catalytic electrode on a transparent conductive substrate; and an electrolyte filled in a space between the working electrode and the counter electrode sealed by a sealant. A glass substrate for the working electrode of glass substrates forming the transparent conductive substrates for the electrodes is a thin glass plate substrate thinner than the glass substrate for the working electrode. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160144348 | PHOTOCATALYST USING SEMICONDUCTOR-CARBON NANOMATERIAL CORE-SHELL COMPOSITE QUANTUM DOT AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a photocatalyst using a semiconductor-carbon nanomaterial core-shell composite quantum dot and a method for preparing the same, more particularly to a microparticle in which a semiconductor-carbon nanomaterial core-shell composite quantum dot is self-assembled using 4-aminophenol, capable of improving photoelectochemical response and photoconversion efficiency when used as a photocatalyst or a photoelectrode of a photoelectochemical device, a photoelectochemical device using the same and a method for preparing the same. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160172118 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160190367 | PACKAGING STRUCTURE OF COLOR TUNABLE SOLAR CELL - A packaging structure of a solar cell includes a first substrate and a first laminating film attached to a back surface of the first substrate. The solar cell, which includes one or more substrates, is attached to a back surface of the first laminating film. A second laminating film is attached to a back surface of the solar cell, and a second substrate is attached to a back surface of the second laminating film. The solar cell includes a light absorption unit color-tuned and a pattern unit with which second substrate is pattern matched. The second substrate is tuned with the same color as the light absorption unit. | 06-30-2016 |
