Solid state photosensitive devices which employ isolated photosynthetic complexes

Peumans, Peter; Forrest, Stephen R.

Title: Solid state photosensitive devices which employ isolated photosynthetic complexes

Abstract

Solid state photosensitive devices including photovoltaic devices are provided which comprise a first electrode and a second electrode in superposed relation; and at least one isolated Light Harvesting Complex (LHC) between the electrodes. Preferred photosensitive devices comprise an electron transport layer formed of a first photoconductive organic semiconductor material, adjacent to the LHC, disposed between the first electrode and the LHC; and a hole transport layer formed of a second photoconductive organic semiconductor material, adjacent to the LHC, disposed between the second electrode and the LHC. Solid state photosensitive devices of the present invention may comprise at least one additional layer of photoconductive organic semiconductor material disposed between the first electrode and the electron transport layer; and at least one additional layer of photoconductive organic semiconductor material, disposed between the second electrode and the hole transport layer. Methods of generating photocurrent are provided which comprise exposing a photovoltaic device of the present invention to light. Electronic devices are provided which comprise a solid state photosensitive device of the present invention.

Inventors:: Peumans, Peter; Forrest, Stephen R.

Publication Date:: Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2009

Research Org.:: Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1176195

Patent Number(s):: 7,592,539

Application Number:: 10/704,226

Assignee:: The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 14 SOLAR ENERGY

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  abstractNote = {Solid state photosensitive devices including photovoltaic devices are provided which comprise a first electrode and a second electrode in superposed relation; and at least one isolated Light Harvesting Complex (LHC) between the electrodes. Preferred photosensitive devices comprise an electron transport layer formed of a first photoconductive organic semiconductor material, adjacent to the LHC, disposed between the first electrode and the LHC; and a hole transport layer formed of a second photoconductive organic semiconductor material, adjacent to the LHC, disposed between the second electrode and the LHC. Solid state photosensitive devices of the present invention may comprise at least one additional layer of photoconductive organic semiconductor material disposed between the first electrode and the electron transport layer; and at least one additional layer of photoconductive organic semiconductor material, disposed between the second electrode and the hole transport layer. Methods of generating photocurrent are provided which comprise exposing a photovoltaic device of the present invention to light. Electronic devices are provided which comprise a solid state photosensitive device of the present invention.},

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Self-Assembling Photosynthetic Reaction Centers on Electrodes for Current Generation book, January 2000

Direct observation of semiconduction and photovoltaic behaviour in single molecules of the Photosystem II reaction centre journal, April 2000

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Photosystem I of Synechococcus elongatus at 4 Å resolution: comprehensive structure analysis journal, October 1997

Biomolecular Electronics: Vectorial Arrays of Photosynthetic Reaction Centers journal, October 1997

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Vectorial photocurrents and photoconductivity in metalized chloroplasts journal, August 1990

Photoelectric conversion of photosynthetic reaction center in multilayered films fabricated by layer-by-layer assembly journal, May 2002

Platinized Chloroplasts: A Novel Photocatalytic Material journal, December 1985

Single-Molecule Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy of the Higher Plant Light-Harvesting Complex LHC II journal, March 1999

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The isolation and partial characterisation of the light-harvesting pigment-protein complement of Rhodopseudomonas acidophila journal, March 1983

Self-Assembling Photosynthetic Reaction Centers on Electrodes for Current Generation journal, January 2000

Photoelectrochemical effects in the electrolyte-pigment-metal system: I. Metal-free phthalocyanine film description of short-circuit photocurrents for thin films of pigment journal, August 1976

Self-Assembling Photosynthetic Reaction Centers on Electrodes for Current Generation
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Direct observation of semiconduction and photovoltaic behaviour in single molecules of the Photosystem II reaction centre
journal, April 2000

Chlorophyll arrangement in a bacteriochlorophyll protein from Chlorobium limicola
journal, December 1975

Biomolecular electronics: observation of oriented photocurrents by entrapped platinized chloroplasts
journal, April 1989

Measurement of Electrostatic Potentials above Oriented Single Photosynthetic Reaction Centers
journal, February 2000

Molecular electronics of a single photosystem I reaction center: studies with scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy.
journal, March 1995

Photosystem I of Synechococcus elongatus at 4 Å resolution: comprehensive structure analysis
journal, October 1997

Biomolecular Electronics: Vectorial Arrays of Photosynthetic Reaction Centers
journal, October 1997

Nanostructured artificial photosynthesis
journal, April 2003

Crystallization and characterization of two crystal forms of the B800–850 light-harvesting complex from Rhodopseudomonas acidophila strain 10050
journal, October 1989

Ultrathin Organic Films Grown by Organic Molecular Beam Deposition and Related Techniques
journal, October 1997

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journal, August 1990

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