p-Type semiconducting nickel oxide as an efficiency-enhancing anodal interfacial layer in bulk heterojunction solar cells

Irwin, Michael D.; Buchholz, Donald B.; Marks, Tobin J.; Chang, Robert P. H.

Title: p-Type semiconducting nickel oxide as an efficiency-enhancing anodal interfacial layer in bulk heterojunction solar cells

Patent · Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2014

OSTI ID:1164344

Irwin, Michael D.; Buchholz, Donald B.; Marks, Tobin J.; Chang, Robert P. H.

The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a solar cell. In one embodiment, the solar cell includes an anode, a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the anode, and an active organic layer formed on the p-type semiconductor layer, where the active organic layer has an electron-donating organic material and an electron-accepting organic material.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-06ER46320

Assignee:: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Patent Number(s):: 8,895,848

Application Number:: 12/191,407

OSTI ID:: 1164344

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2008 Aug 14

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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