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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178779 | Organic photovoltaic cells This disclosure relates to a photovoltaic cell containing first and second electrodes, a photoactive layer between the first and second electrodes, and a hole transport layer between the first electrode and the photoactive layer. The hole transport layer consists of... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8158881 | Tandem photovoltaic cells Tandem photovoltaic cells, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148632 | Quantum dot solar cell Example solar cells and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example solar cell may include an electron conductor layer, a quantum dot layer, a bifunctional ligand layer coupling the electron conductor layer and the quantum dot layer, and a hole c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143516 | Dye-sensitized solar cell module A high capacity dye-sensitized solar cell module where a plurality of unit cells are simultaneously formed at a substrate in a simplified manner with increased light absorption efficiency. The dye-sensitized solar cell module includes first and second conductive sub... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8129616 | Roll to roll manufacturing of organic solar modules The invention discloses for the first time how an organic component can be produced in a process designed entirely as a roll-to-roll process. The advantage of the continuous production method described here is, further, that the active regions of the active semicond... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110740 | Photoelectrode substrate of dye sensitizing solar cell, and method for producing same In a dye sensitizing solar cell 1 wherein an electrolyte 4 is filled in a space between a photoelectrode substrate 2 and a counter electrode of a counter electrode substrate 3, a composite film 7 comprising metal portions 7 | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106294 | Glass composition for dye-sensitized solar cell and material for dye-sensitized solar cell A dye-sensitized solar cell having high long-term reliability is provided by inventing a glass composition, which is hardly eroded by an iodine electrolyte solution and has a low-melting point property, and a material using the glass composition. The glass compositi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101857 | Organic devices, organic electroluminescent devices and organic solar cells An organic device, including an organic compound having charge-transporting ability (i.e., transporting holes and/or electrons) and/or including organic light emissive molecules capable of emitting at least one of fluorescent light or phosphorescent light, has a cha... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093494 | Methods of making functionalized nanorods A process for forming functionalized nanorods. The process includes providing a substrate, modifying the substrate by depositing a self-assembled monolayer of a bi-functional molecule on the substrate, wherein the monolayer is chosen such that one side of the bi-fun... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088995 | Electrolyte composition for photoelectric conversion device and photoelectric conversion device using the same An ionic liquid which is high in ionic conductivity and high in safety without an anxiety of ignition or the like and an electrolyte composition containing the same are provided. The present invention concerns an electrolyte composition for photoelectric conv... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084685 | Apparatus for making controlled segregated phase domain structures An apparatus includes a first substrate; and a second substrate coupled to the first substrate, characterized in that, to control formation of a segregated phase domain structure within a chemical reaction product by controlling an amount of a constituent of a precu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8071874 | Photovoltaic cells incorporating rigid substrates The invention, in one aspect, provides a photovoltaic cell including a charge carrier material and a photosensitized interconnected nanoparticle material including nanoparticles linked by a polymeric linking agent, both disposed between first and second rigid, signi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8058550 | Polymers with low band gaps and high charge mobility This disclosure relates to a polymer that includes a first comonomer repeat unit containing a benzothiadiazole moiety, a thiophene oxide moiety, a cyclopentadithiophene oxide moiety, a thiadiazoloquinoxaline moiety, a benzoisothiazole moiety, a benzothiazole moiety,... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049105 | Porous electrodes, devices including the porous electrodes, and methods for their production Disclosed is a porous electrode comprising a porous film (A) with through pores and an electrically conducting material selected from the group consisting of conductor and semiconductor, the porous film (A) having an average pore size d1 of from 0.02 to 3 μm... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049106 | Method for forming interpenetrating networks of distinct materials and devices therefrom An electrical or electro-optical device (100) includes a first layer (110) having a first composition. The first composition includes a plurality of electrically connected particles. A second layer (130) has a second composition, the second comp... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8039741 | Photoelectric conversion element and solar cell A photoelectric conversion element comprising a pair of electrodes containing therebetween a compound represented by Formula (1) or Formula (2): ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8022293 | Dye-sensitized photoelectic conversion devices The present invention relates to photoelectric conversion devices, characterized by using oxide semiconductor particles sensitized with a methine dye represented by the Formula (1): (KA 1) (in the Formula (1), m repr... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022294 | Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device The present invention relates to a photoelectric conversion device sensitized by supporting a methine based dye represented by the following formula (1): (in the above formula, n represents an integer of 0 to 7; X and Y eac... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022295 | Photoelectric conversion devices Materials for photoelectric conversion devices, consisting of polyacene derivatives represented by general formula (I) below; and photoelectric conversion devices made by using the materials. The materials for photoelectric conversion devices have excellent workabil... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017863 | Polymer wrapped carbon nanotube near-infrared photoactive devices A photoactive device includes a photoactive region disposed between and electrically connected to two electrodes where the photoactive region includes a first organic photoactive layer comprising a first donor material and a second organic photoactive layer comprisi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013240 | Organic photovoltaic cells utilizing ultrathin sensitizing layer A photosensitive device includes a plurality of organic photoconductive materials disposed in a stack between a first electrode and a second electrode, including a first continuous layer of donor host material, a second continuous layer of acceptor host material, an... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013241 | Ionic gel electrolyte, dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device and solar cell Disclosed is a novel ionic liquid gel electrolyte having high photoelectric conversion efficiency. Also disclosed are a novel dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device using such an ionic liquid gel electrolyte, and a solar cell composed of such a dye-sensitize... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003884 | Photovoltaic device and method for preparing the same The present invention relates to a photovoltaic device, especially hybrid solar cells, comprising at least one layer comprising evaporated fluoride and/or acetate; and to a method for preparing the same. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7994423 | Charge-transport materials, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include charge-transport materials, methods of forming charge-transport materials, and methods of using the charge-transport materials. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994422 | Photoelectrochemical cell A particulate structure containing a carbon nanotube thus exhibiting improved electron-transferring property, a semiconductor electrode for a photoelectrochemical cell containing a carbon nanotube thus exhibiting improved electron-transferring property, an electroly... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7989695 | Organic photovoltaic cells The present invention pertains to organic infrared absorbing layers comprising an organic radical cation compound that absorbs in an infrared region and produces an electron transfer reaction that results in a flow of electrons. Preferably, the organic radical catio... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989694 | Photoelectric conversion element, solar battery, and photo sensor The invention provides a photoelectric conversion element and a solar battery having the photoelectric conversion element each of which has a structure with a high carrier generating rate. Further, the invention provides a photoelectric conversion element and a sola... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982130 | Polymer wrapped carbon nanotube near-infrared photovoltaic devices A photovoltaic device includes a photoactive region disposed between and electrically connected to two electrodes where the photoactive region includes photoactive polymer-wrapped carbon nanotubes that create excitons upon absorption of light in the range of about 4... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977570 | Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device The invention relates to a photoelectric conversion device, using oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with a methine dye represented by the following formula (1) and a solar cell using the same, and a solar cell high in conversion efficiency can be obtaine... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7964790 | Dye for photoelectric device and photoelectric device comprising the dye Disclosed herein are a novel dye for a photoelectric device and a photoelectric device comprising the dye. More particularly, the dye for a photoelectric device incorporates different quaternary ammoniums into a carboxyl or phosphoric acid-substituted bipyridyl liga... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7952019 | Electrochemical cell structure and method of fabrication An electrochemical cell and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The electrochemical cell comprises a first conductive layer; a metal oxide layer formed on the first conductive layer, the metal oxide layer comprising a plurality of adjacent metal oxide c... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947897 | Organic photovoltaic cells utilizing ultrathin sensitizing layer A photosensitive device includes a series of organic photoactive layers disposed between two electrodes. Each layer in the series is in direct contact with a next layer in the series. The series is arranged to form at least one donor-acceptor heterojunction, and inc... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947898 | Photoelectric conversion element and solar cell A photoelectric conversion element is disclosed, comprising a compound represented by the following formula between a pair of opposed electrodes: wherein Ar1, AR2 and Ar3 are each a substitu... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943848 | Photoelectric conversion element, method of manufacturing the same and solar cell A photoelectric conversion element comprising an electrically conductive support having thereon an oxide semiconductor electrode comprising an oxide semiconductor which is adsorbed with a dye, and a counter electrode facing the oxide semiconductor electrode through ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943849 | Photoelectric conversion device Provided is a photoelectric conversion device capable of improving a conversion efficiency. In a dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device including a working electrode and a facing electrode, and an electrolyte inclusion, a dye is carried on a metal-oxide semi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939750 | Polymer solar cell and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein are a polymer solar cell, comprising a substrate, a first electrode, a hole injection layer, a photoactive layer, and a second electrode, characterized in that an electron-accepting layer is formed between the photoactive layer and the second electr... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939749 | Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a solar cell including: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a porous membrane interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and having a dye adsorbed thereto; an electrolyte interposed between the first electrode... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7932465 | Photoelectric electrodes capable of absorbing light energy, fabrication methods, and applications thereof A photoelectric electrode capable of absorbing light energy is provided. The photoelectric electrode at least includes a conductive substrate, one or more semiconductor particle-containing film with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) skeleton. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932464 | Methods of scoring for fabricating interconnected photovoltaic cells The invention, in one embodiment, is directed to a method of scoring the coating of a first coated base material at a temperature sufficiently elevated to part the coating and melt at least a portion of the first base material. In a further embodiment, the invention... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7923629 | Method for fabricating flexible semiconductor electrode, semiconductor electrode fabricated thereby, and solar cell using the semiconductor electrode Disclosed herein is a method for fabricating a flexible semiconductor electrode including preparing a first substrate having a semiconductor layer disposed on a release layer, forming a second substrate having an adhesive layer disposed on a conductive material-coat... | 04/12/2011 |
