Hybrid solar cells via UV-polymerization of polymer precursor

Darling, Seth B.; Tepavcevic, Sanja; Rajh, Tijana; Dimitrijevic, Nada; Sibener, Steven J.

Title: Hybrid solar cells via UV-polymerization of polymer precursor

Abstract

A hybrid photovoltaic cell comprising a composite substrate of a nanotube or nanorod array of metal oxide infiltrated with a monomer precursor and subsequently polymerized in situ via UV irradiation. In an embodiment, the photovoltaic cell comprises an electron accepting TiO2 nanotube array infiltrated with a photo-sensitive electron donating conjugated polymer. The conjugated polymer may be formed in situ through UV irradiation polymerizing a monomer precursor such as 2,5-diiodothiophene (DIT).

Inventors:: Darling, Seth B.; Tepavcevic, Sanja; Rajh, Tijana; Dimitrijevic, Nada; Sibener, Steven J.

Publication Date:: Tue Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Research Org.:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1531764

Patent Number(s):: 8,269,100

Application Number:: 12/489,001

Assignee:: UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; W-31-109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2009-06-22

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY

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                    Darling, Seth B., Tepavcevic, Sanja, Rajh, Tijana, Dimitrijevic, Nada, and Sibener, Steven J. Hybrid solar cells via UV-polymerization of polymer precursor.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Darling, Seth B., Tepavcevic, Sanja, Rajh, Tijana, Dimitrijevic, Nada, & Sibener, Steven J. Hybrid solar cells via UV-polymerization of polymer precursor.  United States.

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                    Darling, Seth B., Tepavcevic, Sanja, Rajh, Tijana, Dimitrijevic, Nada, and Sibener, Steven J. 2012.  
        "Hybrid solar cells via UV-polymerization of polymer precursor".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531764.

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  abstractNote = {A hybrid photovoltaic cell comprising a composite substrate of a nanotube or nanorod array of metal oxide infiltrated with a monomer precursor and subsequently polymerized in situ via UV irradiation. In an embodiment, the photovoltaic cell comprises an electron accepting TiO2 nanotube array infiltrated with a photo-sensitive electron donating conjugated polymer. The conjugated polymer may be formed in situ through UV irradiation polymerizing a monomer precursor such as 2,5-diiodothiophene (DIT).},

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