SOLAR ENERGY HARVESTING, STORAGE, AND PROPAGATION IN NANOSCALE AND MICRO-SCALE STRUCTURES

摘要

The present invention relates generally to nanowires, nanospheres and microspherical structures derived from keratin, such as bird feathers. Such structures may be utilized to form biodegradable, organic, non-toxic solar cells for the purpose of propagating energy in a circuit of an electronic device. Structures of the present invention can also be utilized in pharmaceutical delivery devices and biosensing purposes, in particular, detecting cancerous cells in vivo.