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Organic solar cell and method of making the same

US8981214B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2010
Grant dateMar 17, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50

Abstract

An organic solar cell including a cathode and an anode, a photoactive layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, and a buffer layer between the photoactive layer and the cathode, wherein the cathode includes a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1Zn(1-x)MxO(1-y)Wy,  [Chemical Formula 1]and the buffer layer includes ZnO, and wherein in Chemical Formula 1, M is aluminum, gallium, indium, silicon, germanium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, or a combination thereof, W is fluorine, bromine, or a combination thereof, and x and y are each independently greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.1, provided that x and y are not simultaneously 0.

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