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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Eni S.p.a., Rome, IT;
Timothy M. Swager, Newton, MA (US);
Vladimir Bulovic, Lexington, MA (US);
Ggoch Ddeul Han, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrea Maurano, Cambridge, MA (US);
Riccardo Po, Novara, IT;
Andrea Pellegrino, Novara, IT;
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Eni S.p.A., Rome, IT;
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide functionalized carbon nanostructures for use in various devices, including photovoltaic devices (e.g., solar cells). In some cases, the carbon nanostructures are fullerenes substituted with one or more isobenzofulvene species and/or indane species. Devices including such materials may exhibit increased efficiency, increased open circuit potential, high electron/hole mobility, and/or low electrical resistance.