Large surface area infrared sensitive photovoltaic device and a method for manufacturing the same

摘要

A method for manufacturing a photovoltaic device (10) including the steps of providing a substrate, solution depositing a quantum nanomaterial layer (14) onto the substrate, the quantum nanomaterial layer (14) including a number of quantum nanomaterials (22) having a ligand coating (24), and applying a thin-film oxide layer (16) over the quantum nanomaterial layer (14). The disclosed invention refers to a photovoltaic device having a large surface area and which operates within a particular wavelength range, in particular the long wave infrared range.