Working electrode for a photovoltaic device, and a photovoltaic device including the working electrode
US11832460B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a working electrode (1a) for a photovoltaic device, comprising a light absorbing layer (3) and a conductive layer (6) arranged in electrical contact with the light absorbing layer (3), and the light absorbing layer (3) comprises a light absorbing photovoltaic material consisting of a plurality of dye molecules. The light absorbing layer (3) is formed by a layer of a plurality of clusters (7), whereby each cluster (7) is formed by dye molecules and each dye molecule in the cluster (7) is bonded to its adjacent dye molecules.
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