Title: Organic photosensitive devices using subphthalocyanine compounds

Abstract

An organic photosensitive optoelectronic device, having a donor-acceptor heterojunction of a donor-like material and an acceptor-like material and methods of making such devices is provided. At least one of the donor-like material and the acceptor-like material includes a subphthalocyanine, a subporphyrin, and/or a subporphyrazine compound; and/or the device optionally has at least one of a blocking layer or a charge transport layer, where the blocking layer and/or the charge transport layer includes a subphthalocyanine, a subporphyrin, and/or a subporphyrazine compound.

Inventors:

Rand, Barry ^[1]; Forrest, Stephen R ^[2]; Mutolo, Kristin L ^[3]; Mayo, Elizabeth ^[4]; Thompson, Mark E ^[5]

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1. Princeton, NJ
2. Ann Arbor, MI
3. Hollywood, CA
4. Alhambra, CA
5. Anaheim Hills, CA

Issue Date:

Tue Jul 05 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Research Org.:

Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1019561

Patent Number(s):

7973307

Application Number:

US Patent Application 12/350,570

Assignee:

The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, NJ); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI); The University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09B - ORGANIC DYES OR CLOSELY-RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCING DYES {, e.g. PIGMENTS},

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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C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09B - ORGANIC DYES OR CLOSELY-RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCING DYES {, e.g. PIGMENTS},

C09B47/00 - Porphines
C09B47/04 - Phthalocyanines {abbreviation

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

Y02E10/52 - PV systems with concentrators
Y02E10/549 - organic PV cells

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC36-99GO10337

Resource Type:

Patent

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

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