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Title: Organic photosensitive cells grown on rough electrode with nano-scale morphology control

Abstract

An optoelectronic device and a method for fabricating the optoelectronic device includes a first electrode disposed on a substrate, an exposed surface of the first electrode having a root mean square roughness of at least 30 nm and a height variation of at least 200 nm, the first electrode being transparent. A conformal layer of a first organic semiconductor material is deposited onto the first electrode by organic vapor phase deposition, the first organic semiconductor material being a small molecule material. A layer of a second organic semiconductor material is deposited over the conformal layer. At least some of the layer of the second organic semiconductor material directly contacts the conformal layer. A second electrode is deposited over the layer of the second organic semiconductor material. The first organic semiconductor material is of a donor-type or an acceptor-type relative to the second organic semiconductor material, which is of the other material type.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Piscataway, NJ
  2. Ann Arbor, MI
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1021893
Patent Number(s):
7955889
Application Number:
11/483,642
Assignee:
The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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
DOE Contract Number:  
XAT-5-33636-03
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Yang, Fan, and Forrest, Stephen R. Organic photosensitive cells grown on rough electrode with nano-scale morphology control. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Yang, Fan, & Forrest, Stephen R. Organic photosensitive cells grown on rough electrode with nano-scale morphology control. United States.
Yang, Fan, and Forrest, Stephen R. Tue . "Organic photosensitive cells grown on rough electrode with nano-scale morphology control". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1021893.
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