Organic photodetector for the detection of infrared radiation, method for the production thereof, and use thereof

US8507865B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Michaela Böberl · Ansfelden, AT
• Jens Fürst · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Wolfgang Heiss · Blankenloch, DE
• Maksym Kovalenko · Zürich, CH
• Tobias Rauch · Fürstenfeldbruck, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 4, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 13, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 3, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E10/549
• WIPO field: Micro-structural and nano-technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An organic photodetector detects infrared radiation, particularly radiation within the spectral region of over 1100 nm, the so-called imager region. Contrary to the currently known photodetectors, such as the Bolometer, II-VI semiconductor, and quantum well detectors, the photodetector contains semiconducting nano-particles for shifting the range of detection, requires no technical and cost-intensive effort in the production thereof, and may be constructed of flexible substrates by simple printing methods.