IDEA #77FCRV Solution-based Chiral Composite Material for Harnessing Solar Energy. 11A0013

Key Words: Solar Cell, Chiral Nanoparticles, Spintronics, Self-assembly, Composite materials/Colloids The purpose of the invention is to convert incident light to an electrical voltage. The primary utility of this invention is to harvest solar energy. The invention is a new composite material. The process of self-assembly by which this material is fabricated is the key part of the invention. The composite material enables a new solar cell architecture that differs significantly from that of conventional photovoltaics.
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