Title: Liquid electrolyte-free, solid-state solar cells with inorganic hole transport materials

Abstract

Photovoltaic cells incorporating the compounds A/M/X compounds as hole transport materials are provide. The A/M/X compounds comprise one or more A moieties, one or more M atoms and one or more X atoms. The A moieties are selected from organic cations and elements from Group 1 of the periodic table, the M atoms are selected from elements from at least one of Groups 3, 4, 5, 13, 14 or 15 of the periodic table, and the X atoms are selected from elements from Group 17 of the periodic table.

Inventors:

Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Chung, In; Lee, Byunghong; Chang, Robert P. H.

Issue Date:

2017-10-31

Research Org.:

Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1406577

Patent Number(s):

9803136

Application Number:

13/772,794

Assignee:

Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F21 - LIGHTING F21K - NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE

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C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

C09K11/06 - containing organic luminescent materials
C09K11/661 - {Chalcogenides}
C09K11/665 - {with alkali or alkaline earth metals}
C09K11/666 - {Aluminates
C09K11/72 - also containing halogen, e.g. halophosphates
C09K2211/10 - Non-macromolecular compounds

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F21 - LIGHTING F21K - NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE

F21K2/00 - Non-electric light sources using luminescence

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F21 - LIGHTING F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF

F21V9/04 - for filtering out infrared radiation
F21V9/30 - Elements containing photoluminescent material distinct from or spaced from the light source

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

G01N21/6402 - {Atomic fluorescence

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01G - CAPACITORS

H01G9/20 - Light-sensitive devices
H01G9/2059 - {comprising an organic dye as the active light absorbing material, e.g. adsorbed on an electrode or dissolved in solution}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

H01L31/032 - including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, only compounds not provided for in groups H01L31/0272 - H01L31/0312

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

Y02E10/542 - Dye sensitized solar cells

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DOE Contract Number:  

FG02-08ER46536; SC0001059

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2013 Feb 21

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY