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US 2010/0147369 A1Published application
Solar cell having nanodiamond quantum wells
OwnerChien-Min Sunginventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides materials, devices, and methods for generation of electricity from solar power. In one aspect, the present invention includes a solar cell, including a first conductor, a doped silicon layer in electrical communication with the first conductor, a nanodiamond layer in contact with the doped silicon layer, a doped amorphous diamond layer in contact with the nanodiamond layer, and a second conductor in electrical communication with the doped amorphous diamond layer.
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A solar cell, comprising:
- a first conductor;
- a doped silicon layer in electrical communication with the first conductor;
- a nanodiamond interlayer in contact with the doped silicon layer;
- a doped amorphous diamond layer in contact with the nanodiamond interlayer;
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- a second conductor in electrical communication with the doped amorphous diamond layer.
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A method of making a solar cell having improved energy conversion, comprising:
- forming a doped silicon layer on a substrate;
- depositing a nanodiamond interlayer on the silicon layer;
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- depositing a doped amorphous diamond layer on the nanodiamond interlayer.
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A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a first conductor;
- a first semiconductor layer in electrical communication with the first conductor;
- a nanodiamond layer in contact with the first semiconductor layer;
- a second semiconductor layer in contact with the nanodiamond layer;
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- a second conductor in electrical communication with the second semiconductor layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.