Solar cells incorporating light harvesting arrays
Abstract
A solar cell incorporates a light harvesting array that comprises: (a) a first substrate comprising a first electrode; and (b) a layer of light harvesting rods electrically coupled to the first electrode, each of the light harvesting rods comprising a polymer of Formula I: X.sup.1.paren open-st.X.sup.m+1).sub.m (I) wherein m is at least 1, and may be from two, three or four to 20 or more; X.sup.1 is a charge separation group (and preferably a porphyrinic macrocycle, which may be one ligand of a double-decker sandwich compound) having an excited-state of energy equal to or lower than that of X.sup.2 ; and X.sup.2 through X.sup.m+1 are chromophores (and again are preferably porphyrinic macrocycles).
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States); Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874523
- Patent Number(s):
- 6407330
- Application Number:
- 09/621,091
- Assignee:
- North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC); Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09B - ORGANIC DYES OR CLOSELY-RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCING DYES {, e.g. PIGMENTS},
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-96ER14632
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2000 Jul 21
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- solar; cells; incorporating; light; harvesting; arrays; cell; incorporates; array; substrate; comprising; electrode; layer; rods; electrically; coupled; polymer; formula; xsup1paren; open-stxsupm1subm; 20; xsup1; charge; separation; porphyrinic; macrocycle; ligand; double-decker; sandwich; compound; excited-state; energy; equal; xsup2; xsupm1; chromophores; macrocycles; solar cell; electrically coupled; /136/257/429/
Citation Formats
Lindsey, Jonathan S., and Meyer, Gerald J. Solar cells incorporating light harvesting arrays. United States: N. p., 2002.
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Lindsey, Jonathan S., & Meyer, Gerald J. Solar cells incorporating light harvesting arrays. United States.
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"Solar cells incorporating light harvesting arrays". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874523.
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