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Title: Plastic Schottky barrier solar cells

Abstract

A photovoltaic cell structure is fabricated from an active medium including an undoped, intrinsically p-type organic semiconductor comprising polyacetylene. When a film of such material is in rectifying contact with a magnesium electrode, a Schottky-barrier junction is obtained within the body of the cell structure. Also, a gold overlayer passivates the magnesium layer on the undoped polyacetylene film.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Thousand Oaks, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864851
Patent Number(s):
4427840
Application Number:
06/335,994
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
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:  
AC04-79ET23002
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
plastic; schottky; barrier; solar; cells; photovoltaic; cell; structure; fabricated; active; medium; including; undoped; intrinsically; p-type; organic; semiconductor; comprising; polyacetylene; film; material; rectifying; contact; magnesium; electrode; schottky-barrier; junction; obtained; gold; overlayer; passivates; layer; barrier solar; cell structure; medium including; schottky barrier; solar cell; solar cells; photovoltaic cell; active medium; organic semiconductor; semiconductor comprising; /136/257/

Citation Formats

Waldrop, James R, and Cohen, Marshall J. Plastic Schottky barrier solar cells. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Waldrop, James R, & Cohen, Marshall J. Plastic Schottky barrier solar cells. United States.
Waldrop, James R, and Cohen, Marshall J. Tue . "Plastic Schottky barrier solar cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864851.
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abstractNote = {A photovoltaic cell structure is fabricated from an active medium including an undoped, intrinsically p-type organic semiconductor comprising polyacetylene. When a film of such material is in rectifying contact with a magnesium electrode, a Schottky-barrier junction is obtained within the body of the cell structure. Also, a gold overlayer passivates the magnesium layer on the undoped polyacetylene film.},
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year = {1984},
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