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US 8,835,285 B2Granted
Methods to fabricate vertically oriented anatase nanowire arrays on transparent conductive substrates and applications thereof
AssigneeFlux Photon Corporation
InventorsCraig A. Grimes, Xinjian Feng, Kevin E. Kreisler
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Abstract
The present invention relates to growth of vertically-oriented crystalline nanowire arrays upon a transparent conductive or other substrate for use in 3rd generation photovoltaic and other applications. A method of growing crystalline anatase nanowires includes the steps of: deposition of titania onto a substrate; conversion of the titania into titanate nanowires; and, treatment of the titanate nanowires to produce crystalline anatase nanowires.
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A method of growing crystalline anatase nanowires upon a substrate comprising the steps of:
- deposition of a layer of titania onto a substrate;
- conversion of the layer of titania into titanate nanowires;
- and,
- treatment of the titanate nanowires to produce crystalline anatase nanowires.
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