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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8431818 | Solar cells and photodetectors with semiconducting nanostructures Improved photovoltaic devices and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary photovoltaic device includes a semiconductor layer and a light-responsive layer (which can be made, for example, of a semiconductor material) which form a junction, such as a p-... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8426727 | Organic photoactive device The invention relates to an organic photoactive device, especially an organic photovoltaic cell, with a contact and a countercontact as well as with an organic region that is electrically connected to the contact and the countercontact, wherein a photoactive region ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8415558 | Dye sensitization photoelectric converter A dye-sensitized photoelectric converter with enhanced light absorptance and photoelectric conversion efficiency is provided. The dye-sensitized photoelectric converter includes a transparent substrate (e.g., glass), a (negative) electrode composed of a transparent ... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8399761 | Organic photovoltaic device with interfacial layer and method of fabricating same An organic photovoltaic device and method of forming same. In one embodiment, the organic photovoltaic device has an anode, a cathode, an active layer disposed between the anode and the cathode; and an interfacial layer disposed between the anode and the active laye... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8389853 | Asphaltene based photovoltaic devices Photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same, are disclosed herein. The cell comprises: a first electrically conductive layer; at least one photoelectrochemical layer comprising metal-oxide particles, an electrolyte solution, an asphaltene dye, and a second e... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8373064 | Nano polycrystalline bio thin film photovoltaic cell and preparation method thereof This invention relates to a photovoltaic cell and its preparation method. The nano polycrystalline bio thin film photovoltaic cell as provided by the present invention is of layered structure, and the structure from top to bottom is: a top plate insulated and sealed... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8373063 | Quantum dot solar cell A solar cell is disclosed that includes an electron conductor layer and a quantum dot layer. The quantum dot layer may include a plurality of quantum dots. A bridge layer may be coupled to the electron conductor layer and to the quantum dot layer. The bridge layer m... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8361662 | Electrocatalyst and enzymatic electrode A novel electrocatalyst made of an oxidase having high electron transfer efficiency and an enzymatic electrode using the same are provided. The electrocatalyst is made of CueO. The enzymatic electrode comprises a carbonaceous porous body and an electrocatalyst made ... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8357849 | Organic photosensitive devices A photoactive device is provided. The device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoactive region disposed between and electrically connected to the first and second electrodes. The photoactive region further includes an organic donor layer and a... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8338700 | Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device using a semiconductor fine material such as a semiconductor fine particle sensitized with a dye carried thereon, characterized in that the dye is a methine type dye having a specific partial structure, for example, a methine type dy... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8338701 | Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device using a semiconductor fine material such as a semiconductor fine particle sensitized with a dye carried thereon, characterized in that the dye is a methine type dye having a specific partial structure, for example, a methine type dy... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8334456 | Conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices Disclosed are certain polymeric compounds and their use as organic semiconductors in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, and field effect transistors. Th... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8319098 | Porous semiconductor film on a substrate The invention relates to a method of producing a porous semiconductor film and the film resulting from such production. It furthermore relates to an electronic device incorporating such film and to potential uses of such film. ... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8314329 | Dye-sensitized solar cell module and method for manufacturing the same A dye-sensitized solar cell module which is characterized by providing a pair of opposed substrates 10 and 17 in which at least one of the substrates is transparent and a plurality of conductive layers 11 and 18 are formed in parallel wit... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8299355 | Quantum dot solar cell A solar cell including a quantum dot and an electron conductor, with a bifunctional ligand disposed between the quantum dot and the electron conductor. The bifunctional ligand molecule may include an electron conductor anchor that bonds to the electron conductor and... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8288649 | Quantum dot solar cell A solar cell may include a quantum dot and an electron conductor. A bifunctional ligand may be disposed between the quantum dot and the electron conductor. The ligand molecule may include an electron conductor anchor that bonds to the electron conductor and a first ... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8283561 | Quantum dot solar cell A solar cell including a quantum dot and an electron conductor, and a bifunctional ligand disposed between the quantum dot and the electron conductor. The bifunctional ligand molecule may include an electron conductor anchor that bonds to the electron conductor and ... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8269100 | Hybrid solar cells via UV-polymerization of polymer precursor 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 acce... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8269099 | Electron donating organic material for photovoltaic devices, material for photovoltaic devices, and photovoltaic device A photovoltaic device with high photoelectric conversion efficiency includes an electron donating organic material for photovoltaic devices containing a conjugated polymer represented by formula (1): wherein R1 t... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8258398 | Heterojunction photovoltaic assembled with atomic layer deposition A heterojunction photovoltaic cell. The cell includes a nanoporous substrate, a transparent conducting oxide disposed on the nanoporous substrate, a nanolaminate film deposited on the nanoporous substrate surface, a sensitizer dye disposed on a wide band gap semicon... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8247688 | Fiber photovoltaic devices and methods for production thereof In various embodiments, fiber photovoltaic devices are described in the present disclosure. The fiber photovoltaic devices include an optical filament, a first electrode coating the optical filament, a continuous semiconductive layer deposited above the first electr... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8247687 | Photoelectric conversion element and solar cell Provided are a newly developed dye-sensitizing type photoelectric conversion element employing a highly durable sensitizing dye, exhibiting high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and a solar cell fitted with the photoelectric conversion element. Also disclosed is... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8242355 | Photoelectric conversion element and solar cell A photoelectric conversion element having a pair of electrodes, and a semiconductor layer comprising a semiconductor carrying a dye and an electrolyte layer is disclosed. The dye is represented by Formulas 1 or 2; in Formul... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8242356 | Organic photovoltaic cells Organic photovoltaic cells, as well as related components, photovoltaic systems, and methods, are disclosed. ... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8237050 | Solar cell with organic material in the photovoltaic layer and method for the production thereof Disclosed is a solar cell having at least one photovoltaic layer made of an organic material, in particular a polymer material, which absorbs light and in which electron-hole pairs can be produced, said solar cell having two opposite layer surfaces of which one is c... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8232471 | Squarylium dye, method of producing the same, photoelectric conversion element containing the dye, and solid-state imaging device A squarylium dye represented by formula (1): wherein A1 and B1 each independently represents a ring structure, and R1 and R2 each independently represents a substituent having a c... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8227691 | Processing additives for fabricating organic photovoltaic cells Processing additives, as well as related compositions, photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic modules, and methods, are disclosed. ... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8227690 | Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device The present invention relates to an organic dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device and a solar cell utilizing the same. In accordance with a demand to now for development of an organic dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device with high conversion effic... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8222519 | Merocyanine dye and photoelectric conversion device A merocyanine dye is provided. The merocyanine dye is represented by formula (1). In the formula (1), A1 represents a divalent atomic group, n represents an integer of 1 to 3, A2 and A3 each... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8217260 | Organic photovoltaic devices comprising fullerenes and derivatives thereof Photovoltaic cells comprising an active layer comprising, as p-type material, conjugated polymers such as polythiophene and regioregular polythiophene, and as n-type material at least one fullerene derivative. The fullerene derivative can be C60, C70, or C84. The fu... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8198531 | Solar cell having tree-like nanostructure and method for preparing the same The present invention discloses a solar cell having a multi-layered structure that is used to generate, transport, and collect electric charges. The multi-layered nanostructure comprises a cathode, a conducting metal layer, a photo-active layer, a hole-transport lay... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8193443 | Photovoltaic cell The present invention relates to a photovoltaic cell, a method of manufacturing such photovoltaic cell, and to uses of such cell. ... | 06/05/2012 |
| 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 |
