Air stable organic-inorganic nanoparticles hybrid solar cells

Qian, Lei; Yang, Jihua; Xue, Jiangeng; Holloway, Paul H.

Title: Air stable organic-inorganic nanoparticles hybrid solar cells

Patent · Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2015

OSTI ID:1221872

Qian, Lei; Yang, Jihua; Xue, Jiangeng; Holloway, Paul H.

A solar cell includes a low work function cathode, an active layer of an organic-inorganic nanoparticle composite, a ZnO nanoparticle layer situated between and physically contacting the cathode and active layers; and a transparent high work function anode that is a bilayer electrode. The inclusion of the ZnO nanoparticle layer results in a solar cell displaying a conversion efficiency increase and reduces the device degradation rate. Embodiments of the invention are directed to novel ZnO nanoparticles that are advantageous for use as the ZnO nanoparticle layers of the novel solar cells and a method to prepare the ZnO nanoparticles.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG36-08GO18020

Assignee:: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, FL)

Patent Number(s):: 9,147,852

Application Number:: 13/254,929

OSTI ID:: 1221872

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2010 Mar 05

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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