Organic photovoltaic device with interfacial layer and method of fabricating same

Marks, Tobin J.; Hains, Alexander W.

Title: Organic photovoltaic device with interfacial layer and method of fabricating same

Patent · Tue Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2013

OSTI ID:1083031

Marks, Tobin J.; Hains, Alexander W.

An organic photovoltaic device and method of forming same. In one embodiment, the organic photovoltaic device has an anode, a cathode, an active layer disposed between the anode and the cathode; and an interfacial layer disposed between the anode and the active layer, the interfacial layer comprising 5,5'-bis[(p-trichlorosilylpropylphenyl)phenylamino]-2,2'-bithiophene (PABTSi.sub.2).

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Research Organization:: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-08ER46536/A000

Assignee:: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Patent Number(s):: 8,399,761

Application Number:: 12/771,376

OSTI ID:: 1083031

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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