Bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells made by glancing angle deposition

Title: Bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells made by glancing angle deposition

Abstract

A method of making a bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cell by glancing angle deposition. As the disclosed method relies on a trajectory of incident vapor flux that is not parallel to the substrate normal, micro and nano-scale columnar structures of thin films can be grown on the substrate. There is also disclosed a method of forming a donor-acceptor heterojunction by depositing at least one additional organic material over the columnar structures.

Inventors:: Forrest, Stephen R.; Li, Ning

Issue Date:: 2019-04-16

Research Org.:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1568214

Patent Number(s):: 10263186

Application Number:: 12/843,949

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

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
H01L51/0046 - {Fullerenes, e.g. C60, C70}

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

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L51/424 - {comprising organic semiconductor-organic semiconductor hetero-junctions
H01L51/0012 - {special provisions for the orientation or alignment of the layer to be deposited}
H01L2251/308 - composed of indium oxides, e.g. ITO
H01L51/4253 - {comprising bulk hetero-junctions, e.g. interpenetrating networks}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
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
H01L51/0008 - {using physical deposition, e.g. sublimation, sputtering}

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DOE Contract Number:: FG36-08GO18022

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 07/27/2010

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Forrest, Stephen R., and Li, Ning. Bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells made by glancing angle deposition.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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  abstractNote = {A method of making a bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cell by glancing angle deposition. As the disclosed method relies on a trajectory of incident vapor flux that is not parallel to the substrate normal, micro and nano-scale columnar structures of thin films can be grown on the substrate. There is also disclosed a method of forming a donor-acceptor heterojunction by depositing at least one additional organic material over the columnar structures.},

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