Xerox Corporation

Avery P Yuen

Richard Andrew Klenkler

Nathan Mark Bamsey

A photovoltaic device is disclosed. The photovoltaic device includes a substrate, an anode, a cathode, and a semiconducting bilayer. The bilayer is composed of a first continuous sublayer and a second continuous sublayer. The first sublayer includes a first polymorph of a metallophthalocyanine. The second sublayer includes a second polymorph of the same metallophthalocyanine. The complementary absorption profiles of the polymorphs result in a device having greater absorption and efficiency, improving performace of the photovoltaic device.

Photovoltaic device

A photovoltaic device is disclosed. The photovoltaic device includes a substrate, an anode, a cathode, two semiconducting layers, and an electron transporting layer. The first semiconducting layer comprises a first metallophthalocyanine. The second semiconducting layer includes a blend of a second metallophthalocyanine with an electron acceptor. The second semiconducting layer is located between the first semiconducting layer and the electron transporting layer. The first and second metallophthalocyanines have different valences. The complementary absorption profiles of these layers result in a device having greater absorption and efficiency than expected, without the need for a recombination layer or the need to match current between layers.

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Avery P Yuen