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Title: Organic photovoltaic cells utilizing ultrathin sensitizing layer

Abstract

A photosensitive device includes a plurality of organic photoconductive materials disposed in a stack between a first electrode and a second electrode, including a first continuous layer of donor host material, a second continuous layer of acceptor host material, and at least one other organic photoconductive material disposed as a plurality of discontinuous islands between the first continuous layer and the second continuous layer. Each of these other photoconductive materials has an absorption spectra different from the donor host material and the acceptor host material. Preferably, each of the discontinuous islands consists essentially of a crystallite of the respective organic photoconductive material, and more preferably, the crystallites are nanocrystals.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Ann Arbor, MI
  2. Piscataway, NJ
  3. Somers, NY
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1027458
Patent Number(s):
8,013,240
Application Number:
11/566,134
Assignee:
The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-98-GO10337
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY

Citation Formats

Forrest, Stephen R, Yang, Fan, and Rand, Barry P. Organic photovoltaic cells utilizing ultrathin sensitizing layer. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Forrest, Stephen R, Yang, Fan, & Rand, Barry P. Organic photovoltaic cells utilizing ultrathin sensitizing layer. United States.
Forrest, Stephen R, Yang, Fan, and Rand, Barry P. 2011. "Organic photovoltaic cells utilizing ultrathin sensitizing layer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1027458.
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