Patent ID: 8318528
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B82Y,G02B,H01L,H01Q,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method to produce a solar array of transparent nanoantennas arranged to generate one or more electrical signals in response to light, the method comprising: providing a transparent substrate having a surface; depositing a transparent conductive layer on the surface of the transparent substrate; applying a surface layer on the transparent conductive layer after depositing the transparent conductive layer; patterning the surface layer to form nanometer-sized features; etching the transparent conductive layer to form the solar array of transparent nanoantennas after patterning the surface layer; and removing the surface layer after etching the transparent conductive layer, wherein the resulting solar array of transparent nanoantennas is capable of converting infrared energy from the light into the one or more electrical signals while permitting a visible portion of the light to pass therethrough.