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Title: End-group-directed self-assembly of organic compounds useful for photovoltaic applications

Abstract

The present invention provides for an organic compound comprising electron deficient unit covalently linked to two or more electron rich units. The present invention also provides for a device comprising the organic compound, such as a light-emitting diode, thin-film transistor, chemical biosensor, non-emissive electrochromic, memory device, photovoltaic cells, or the like.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1255072
Patent Number(s):
9356241
Application Number:
13/651,285
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 12
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 14 SOLAR ENERGY

Citation Formats

Beaujuge, Pierre M., Lee, Olivia P., Yiu, Alan T., and Frechet, Jean M.J. End-group-directed self-assembly of organic compounds useful for photovoltaic applications. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Beaujuge, Pierre M., Lee, Olivia P., Yiu, Alan T., & Frechet, Jean M.J. End-group-directed self-assembly of organic compounds useful for photovoltaic applications. United States.
Beaujuge, Pierre M., Lee, Olivia P., Yiu, Alan T., and Frechet, Jean M.J. Tue . "End-group-directed self-assembly of organic compounds useful for photovoltaic applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1255072.
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