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Title: Artificial photosynthetic devices utilizing polariton antennas

Abstract

An organic photovoltaic device comprises a substrate, a reflector positioned over the substrate, a first electrode positioned over at least a first portion of the reflector, a polaritonic antenna layer positioned over a second portion of the reflector different from the first portion, electrically connected to the first electrode, and at least one unit reaction cell positioned over at least part of the first electrode, the at least one unit reaction cell comprising a heterojunction layer comprising a donor material and an acceptor material, positioned over the first electrode, and a second electrode positioned over the heterojunction, wherein the polaritonic antenna and the reflector are configured to convert incoming photonic energy to polaritons. A method of fabricating an organic photovoltaic device is also disclosed.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; US Army Research Office (ARO)
OSTI Identifier:
2222201
Patent Number(s):
11737293
Application Number:
17/666,664
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0017971; W911-NF-17-1-0312
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 02/08/2022
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Hou, Shaocong, Forrest, Stephen R., and Liu, Bin. Artificial photosynthetic devices utilizing polariton antennas. United States: N. p., 2023. Web.
Hou, Shaocong, Forrest, Stephen R., & Liu, Bin. Artificial photosynthetic devices utilizing polariton antennas. United States.
Hou, Shaocong, Forrest, Stephen R., and Liu, Bin. Tue . "Artificial photosynthetic devices utilizing polariton antennas". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2222201.
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