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Title: Interlayers and associated systems, devices, and methods

Abstract

Embodiments related to interlayers (e.g., interlayers comprising a transition metal oxide, a transition metal oxynitride, and/or a transition metal nitride) and associated systems, devices (e.g., photovoltaic devices), and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system for exciton transfer includes a substrate including an inorganic semiconductor. An interlayer may be disposed on the substrate, and a layer including a material that undergoes singlet exciton fission when exposed to electromagnetic radiation may be disposed on the interlayer. The interlayer may be disposed between the substrate and the layer. In some embodiments, a method for manufacturing a system for exciton transfer involves depositing an interlayer onto a substrate that includes an inorganic semiconductor. The method may also include depositing a layer including a material that undergoes singlet exciton fission when exposed to electromagnetic radiation onto the interlayer.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1893042
Patent Number(s):
11362293
Application Number:
16/427,192
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
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
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0001088
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 05/30/2019
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Baldo, Marc A., Wu, Tony, and Einzinger, Markus. Interlayers and associated systems, devices, and methods. United States: N. p., 2022. Web.
Baldo, Marc A., Wu, Tony, & Einzinger, Markus. Interlayers and associated systems, devices, and methods. United States.
Baldo, Marc A., Wu, Tony, and Einzinger, Markus. Tue . "Interlayers and associated systems, devices, and methods". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1893042.
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