Self-assembled photosynthesis-inspired light harvesting material and solar cells containing the same

Lindsey, Jonathan S; Chinnasamy, Muthiah; Fan, Dazhong

Title: Self-assembled photosynthesis-inspired light harvesting material and solar cells containing the same

Abstract

A solar cell is described that comprises: (a) a semiconductor charge separation material; (b) at least one electrode connected to the charge separation material; and (c) a light-harvesting film on the charge separation material, the light-harvesting film comprising non-covalently coupled, self-assembled units of porphyrinic macrocycles. The porphyrinic macrocycles preferably comprise: (i) an intramolecularly coordinated metal; (ii) a first coordinating substituent; and (iii) a second coordinating substituent opposite the first coordinating substituent. The porphyrinic macrocycles can be assembled by repeating intermolecular coordination complexes of the metal, the first coordinating substituent and the second coordinating substituent.

Inventors:

Lindsey, Jonathan S ^[1]; Chinnasamy, Muthiah ^[1]; Fan, Dazhong ^[1]

Raleigh, NC

Issue Date:: 2009-12-15

Research Org.:: North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1013861

Patent Number(s):: 7633007

Application Number:: US Patent Application 11/782,288

Assignee:: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L51/4226 - {the wideband gap semiconductor comprising titanium oxide, e.g. TiO2}
H01L51/0093 - {Biomolecules or bio-macromolecules, e.g. proteines, ATP, chlorophyl, beta-carotene, lipids, enzymes}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/549 - organic PV cells

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
B82Y20/00 - Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals
B82Y10/00 - Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L51/0077 - {Coordination compounds, e.g. porphyrin}

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DOE Contract Number:: FG02-96ER14632

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY

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  abstractNote = {A solar cell is described that comprises: (a) a semiconductor charge separation material; (b) at least one electrode connected to the charge separation material; and (c) a light-harvesting film on the charge separation material, the light-harvesting film comprising non-covalently coupled, self-assembled units of porphyrinic macrocycles. The porphyrinic macrocycles preferably comprise: (i) an intramolecularly coordinated metal; (ii) a first coordinating substituent; and (iii) a second coordinating substituent opposite the first coordinating substituent. The porphyrinic macrocycles can be assembled by repeating intermolecular coordination complexes of the metal, the first coordinating substituent and the second coordinating substituent.},

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Aggregation of the bacteriochlorophylls c, d, and e. Models for the antenna chlorophylls of green and brown photosynthetic bacteria journal, March 1983

Models for the Pigment Organization in the Chlorosomes of Photosynthetic Bacteria: Diastereoselective Control of in-vitro Bacteriochlorophyll cs Aggregation journal, January 1995

Aggregation of synthetic zinc chlorins with several esterified alkyl chains as models of bacteriochlorophyll-c homologs journal, September 1996

Alkylthio Unit as an α-Pyrrole Protecting Group for Use in Dipyrromethane Synthesis journal, February 2006

Synthesis of 1-Formyldipyrromethanes journal, May 2006

De Novo Synthesis of Stable Tetrahydroporphyrinic Macrocycles: Bacteriochlorins and a Tetradehydrocorrin journal, July 2005

Self-aggregates of bacteriochlorophylls-c, d and e in a light-harvesting antenna system of green photosynthetic bacteria: Effect of stereochemistry at the chiral 3-(1-hydroxyethyl) group on the supramolecular arrangement of chlorophyllous pigments journal, October 2005

Green Self-Assembling Porphyrins and Chlorins as Mimics of the Natural Bacteriochlorophyllsc,d, ande journal, September 2004

Aggregation of the bacteriochlorophylls c, d, and e. Models for the antenna chlorophylls of green and brown photosynthetic bacteria
journal, March 1983

Models for the Pigment Organization in the Chlorosomes of Photosynthetic Bacteria: Diastereoselective Control of in-vitro Bacteriochlorophyll cs Aggregation
journal, January 1995

Aggregation of synthetic zinc chlorins with several esterified alkyl chains as models of bacteriochlorophyll-c homologs
journal, September 1996

Alkylthio Unit as an α-Pyrrole Protecting Group for Use in Dipyrromethane Synthesis
journal, February 2006

Synthesis of 1-Formyldipyrromethanes
journal, May 2006

De Novo Synthesis of Stable Tetrahydroporphyrinic Macrocycles: Bacteriochlorins and a Tetradehydrocorrin
journal, July 2005

Self-aggregates of bacteriochlorophylls-c, d and e in a light-harvesting antenna system of green photosynthetic bacteria: Effect of stereochemistry at the chiral 3-(1-hydroxyethyl) group on the supramolecular arrangement of chlorophyllous pigments
journal, October 2005

Green Self-Assembling Porphyrins and Chlorins as Mimics of the Natural Bacteriochlorophyllsc,d, ande
journal, September 2004