Enhanced bulk heterojunction devices prepared by thermal and solvent vapor annealing processes
Abstract
A method of preparing a bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cell through combinations of thermal and solvent vapor annealing are described. Bulk heterojunction films may prepared by known methods such as spin coating, and then exposed to one or more vaporized solvents and thermally annealed in an effort to enhance the crystalline nature of the photoactive materials.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1393176
- Patent Number(s):
- 9768402
- Application Number:
- 13/080,759
- Assignee:
- University of Southern California
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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:
- FG36-08GO18022
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011 Apr 06
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 14 SOLAR ENERGY
Citation Formats
Forrest, Stephen R., Thompson, Mark E., Wei, Guodan, and Wang, Siyi. Enhanced bulk heterojunction devices prepared by thermal and solvent vapor annealing processes. United States: N. p., 2017.
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abstractNote = {A method of preparing a bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cell through combinations of thermal and solvent vapor annealing are described. Bulk heterojunction films may prepared by known methods such as spin coating, and then exposed to one or more vaporized solvents and thermally annealed in an effort to enhance the crystalline nature of the photoactive materials.},
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