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Polymer dispersed liquid crystal photovoltaic device and method for making
PAGE TITLE Overview PAGE SUMMARY A novel photovoltaic device including a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material that is capable of converting solar energy to electrical energy and method for making. The device may optionally include a conductive container for holding the PDLC material. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention is directed...
Published: 8/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Adam Fontecchio, Jared Coyle
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Category(s): Energy, Materials & Chemicals, Energy > Energy: Energy Harvesting, Energy > Energy: Solar, Materials & Chemicals > M-C: Polymers, Materials & Chemicals > M-C: Electronic/Conductive, Materials & Chemicals > M-C: Coatings, Materials & Chemicals > M-C: Thin Films
HIGH-EFFICIENCY BULK PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT DEVICES
PAGE TITLE Overview PAGE SUMMARY The present invention is directed to photovoltaic devices and methods of generating electrical energy and power therefrom, based on a novel nano-enhanced bulk photovoltaic effect using non-centrosymmetric crystals, including ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials. In certain embodiments, the device comprises...
Published: 8/13/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jonathan Spanier, Vladimir Fridkin, Alessia Polemi, Andrew Rappe
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Category(s): Energy, Materials & Chemicals, Electrical Engineering & Electronics, Hardware, Circuits & Sensors, Materials & Chemicals > M-C: Chemicals and Processes, Materials & Chemicals > M-C: Electronic/Conductive, Materials & Chemicals > M-C: Nanomaterials, Energy > Energy: Energy Harvesting, Energy > Energy: Solar, Hardware, Circuits & Sensors > Hardware: Electronic Components, Electrical Engineering & Electronics > EE: Components
Semiconductor ferroelectric compositions and their use in photovoltaic devices
PAGE TITLEOverviewPAGE SUMMARYDisclosed herein are ferroelectric perovskites characterized as having a band gap, Egap, of less than 2.5 eV. Also disclosed are compounds comprising a solid solution of KNbO3 and BaNi1/2Nb1/2O3-delta, wherein delta is in the range of from 0 to about 1. The specification also discloses photovoltaic devices comprising one...
Published: 7/15/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jonathan Spanier, Andrew Rappe, Peter Davies, Ilya Grinberg, Don West
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Category(s): Materials & Chemicals, Energy, Materials & Chemicals > M-C: Electronic/Conductive, Materials & Chemicals > M-C: Nanomaterials, Energy > Energy: Energy Harvesting, Energy > Energy: Solar