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US 2006/0216610 A1Published application
Photovoltaic cell
AssigneeKonarka Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMary Galvin, Russell Gaudiana, David Walter, Zhengguo Zhu
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Abstract
A photovoltaic cell has two electrodes and a hole injection layer. A liquid crystal material and a plurality of particles can be disposed between the electrodes.
Claims52
A photovoltaic cell, comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- and
- between the first electrode and the second electrode:
- a hole injection layer;
- a liquid crystal (LC) material;
- and
- a plurality of particles in electrical contact with the liquid crystal material.
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A method for manufacturing a photovoltaic cell, comprising:
- disposing a hole injection material, a plurality of particles, at least some of which comprise a particle surface group associated therewith, and a plurality of liquid crystal (LC) units between first and second electrodes.
A discotic nematic liquid crystal (LC) material, comprising:
- a plurality of LC units, each LC unit comprising:
- a central moiety comprising at least one aromatic ring;
- a plurality of electroactive arms extending outward from the central moiety, each arm comprising a plurality of cyclic groups at least some of which comprise at least one sulfur atom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.