Organic photosensitive optoelectronic device having a phenanthroline exciton blocking layer

Thompson, Mark E; Li, Jian; Forrest, Stephen; Rand, Barry

Organic photosensitive optoelectronic device having a phenanthroline exciton blocking layer

Patent · 22 February 2011

OSTI ID:1018031

Thompson, Mark E ^[1]; Li, Jian ^[2]; Forrest, Stephen ^[3]; Rand, Barry ^[3]

Anaheim Hills, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Princeton, NJ

An organic photosensitive optoelectronic device, having an anode, a cathode, and an organic blocking layer between the anode and the cathode is described, wherein the blocking layer comprises a phenanthroline derivative, and at least partially blocks at least one of excitons, electrons, and holes.

Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: ;

Other Award/Contract Number:: 341-4141

Assignee:: The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, NJ); The University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 7,893,352

Application Number:: 11/286,228

OSTI ID:: 1018031

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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