Image sensors made from organic semiconductors

A sensing element adapted for full visual color image comprising

• a. a substrate;
• b. a first electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 700 nm disposed on a first portion of the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a red sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when red light is incident upon said red sensor;
• e. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 600 nm disposed on a second portion of the first electrode;
• f. a transparent third electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said first electrode, said layer of second photoactive organic material and said third electrode making up a green sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when grcen light is incident upon said green sensor;
• g. a third layer of a third photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 500 nm disposed on a third portion of said first electrode;
• h. a transparent fourth electrode disposed on the layer of third photoactive organic material;
• said first electrode, said layer of third photoactive organic material and said fourth electrode making up a blue sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when blue light is incident upon said blue sensor.

A sensing element capable of sensing more than one wavelength of light comprising

• a. a transparent substrate;
• b. a transparent first electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a first of the more than one wavelengths disposed on a first portion of the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a first sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when light of the first wavelength is incident upon said first sensor;
• e. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a second of the more than one wavelengths disposed on a second portion of the first electrode;
• f. a third electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said first electrode, said layer of second photoactive organic material and said third electrode making up a second sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when light of the second wavelength is incident upon said second sensor,
• wherein the first photoactive organic material and the second photoactive organic material are conjugated semiconducting polymer materials.

A sensing element adapted for full color visual image sensing comprising

• a. a transparent substrate;
• b. a first transparent electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 500 nm disposed on a first portion of the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first clectrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a blue sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when blue light is incident upon said blue sensor;
• e. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 600 nm disposed on a second portion of the first electrode;
• f. a transparent third electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said first electrode, said layer of second photoactive organic material and said third electrode making up a green sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when green light is incident upon said green sensor;
• g. a third layer of a third photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 700 nm disposed on a third portion of said first electrode;
• h. a fourth electrode disposed on the layer of third photoactive organic material;
• said first electrode, said layer of third photoactive organic material and said fourth electrode making up a red sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when red light is incident upon said red sensor.

A sensing element capable of sensing more than one wavelength of light comprising

• a. a substrate;
• b. a first electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a first of the more than one wavelengths disposed on the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, said first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a first sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when light of the first wavelength is incident upon said first sensor;
• e. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a second of the more than one wavelengths disposed on the transparent second electrode;
• f. a transparent third electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said second electrode, said layer of second photoactive organic material and said third electrode making up a second sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when light of the second wavelength is incident upon said second sensor,
• wherein the first photoactive organic material and the second photoactive organic material are conjugated semiconducting polymer materials.

A sensing element adapted for full color visual image sensing comprising

• a. a substrate;
• b. a first electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 700 nm disposed on the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a red sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when red light is incident upon said red sensor;
• e. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 600 nm disposed on the second electrode;
• f. a transparent third electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said second electrode, said layer of second photoactive organic material and said third electrode making up a green sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when green light is incident upon said green sensor;
• g. a third layer of a third photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 500 nm disposed on the third portion electrode;
• h. a transparent fourth electrode disposed on the layer of third photoactive organic material;
• said third electrode, said layer of third photoactive organic material and said fourth electrode making up a blue sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when blue light is incident upon said blue sensor.

A sensing element capable of sensing more than one wavelength of light comprising

• a. a transparent substrate;
• b. a transparent first electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a first of the more than one wavelengths disposed on the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a first sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when light of the first wavelength is incident upon said first sensor;
• e. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a second of the new the one wavelengths disposed on the second electrode;
• f. a third electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said first electrode, said layer of second photoactive material and said third electrode making up a second sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when electromagnetic radiation of the second wavelength is incident upon said second sensor,
• wherein the first photoactive organic material and the second photoactive organic material are conjugated semiconducting polymer materials.

A sensing clement adapted for full color visual image sensing comprising

• a. a transparent substrate;
• b. a first transparent electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 500 nm disposed on the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a blue sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when blue light is incident upon said blue sensor;
• e. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 600 nm disposed on the second electrode;
• f. a transparent third electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said second electrode, said layer of second photoactive organic material and said third electrode making up a green sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when green light is incident upon said green sensor;
• g. a third layer of a third photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 700 nm disposed on the third electrode;
• h. a fourth electrode disposed on the layer of third photoactive organic material;
• said third electrode, said layer of third photoactive organic material and said fourth electrode making up a red sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when red light is incident upon said red sensor.

A sensing element capable of sensing more than one wavelength of light comprising

• a. a substrate;
• b. a first electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a first of the more than one wavelengths disposed on the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a first sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when light of the first wavelength is incident upon said first sensor;
• e. a dielectric layer disposed on the second transparent electrode;
• f. a transparent third electrode disposed on said dielectric layer;
• g. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a second of the more than one wavelengths disposed on the third electrode;
• h. a transparent fourth electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said third electrode, said second layer of second photoactive organic material and said fourth electrode making up a second sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when light of the second wavelength is incident upon said second sensor,
• wherein the first photoactive organic material and the second photoactive organic material are conjugated semiconducting polymer materials.

A sensing element adapted for full color visual image sensing comprising

• a. a substrate;
• b. a first electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 700 nm disposed on the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a red sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when red light is incident upon said red sensor;
• e. a first dielectric layer disposed on the second transparent electrode;
• f. a transparent third electrode disposed on said first dielectric layer;
• g. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 600 nm disposed on the third electrode;
• h. a transparent fourth electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said third electrode, said layer of second photoactive organic material and said fourth electrode making up a green sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when green light is incident upon said green sensor;
• i. a second dielectric layer disposed on the fourth electrode;
• j. a transparent fifth electrode disposed on said second dielectric layer;
• k. a third layer of a third photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 500 nm disposed on the fifth portion electrode;
• l. a transparent sixth electrode disposed on the layer of third photoactive organic material;
• said fifth electrode, said layer of third photoactive organic material and said sixth electrode making up a blue sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when blue light is incident upon said blue sensor.

A sensing element capable of sensing more than one wavelength of light comprising

• a. a transparent substrate;
• b. a first transparent electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a first of the more than one wavelengths disposed on the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a first sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when light of the first wavelength is incident upon said first sensor;
• e. a dielectric layer disposed on the second transparent electrode;
• f. a transparent third electrode disposed on said dielectric layer;
• g. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap corresponding to a second of the more than one wavelengths disposed on the third electrode;
• h. a fourth electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said third electrode, said second layer of second photoactive organic material and said fourth electrode making up a second sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when light of the second wavelength is incident upon said second sensor,
• wherein the first photoactive organic material and the second photoactive organic material are conjugated semiconducting polymer materials.

A sensing element adapted for full color visual image sensing comprising

• a. a transparent substrate;
• b. a first transparent electrode disposed on the substrate;
• c. a first layer of a first photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 700 nm disposed on the first electrode;
• d. a transparent second electrode disposed on the layer of first photoactive organic material, said first electrode, first layer of first photoactive organic material and said second electrode making up a red sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when red light is incident upon said red sensor;
• e. a first dielectric layer disposed on the second transparent electrode;
• f. a transparent third electrode disposed on said first dielectric layer;
• g. a second layer of a second photoactive organic material having an optical band gap at about 600 nm disposed on the third electrode;
• h. a transparent fourth electrode disposed on the layer of second photoactive organic material, said third electrode, said layer of second photoactive organic material and said fourth electrode making up a green sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when green light is incident upon said green sensor;
• i. a second dielectric layer disposed on the fourth electrode;
• j. a transparent fifth electrode disposed on said second dielectric layer;
• k. a third layer of a third photoactivc organic material having an optical band gap at about 500 nm disposed on the fifth portion electrode;
• l. a sixth electrode disposed on the layer of third photoactive organic material;
• said fifth electrode, said layer of third photoactive organic material and said sixth electrode making up a blue sensor capable of generating an electrical signal when blue light is incident upon said blue sensor.