Asphaltene based photovoltaic devices
| Patent Number: | 8,389,853 |
| Issued: | 3/5/2013 |
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| Abstract: | Photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same, are disclosed herein. The cell comprises: a first electrically conductive layer; at least one photoelectrochemical layer comprising metal-oxide particles, an electrolyte solution, an asphaltene dye, and a second electrically conductive layer. |
| Filed: | 7/9/2010 |
| Application Number: | 12/833,488 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |