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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2010
Ling Zang, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Yanke Che, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A coaxial molecular stack () for transferring photocurrent generation in a device such as a solar cell () is disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of macrocyclic π-conjugated planar molecules stackable through columnar self assembly to form a stack () having an axial channel () with an outer p-channel () of the nano-composite coaxial molecular stack (). A plurality of C60 molecules are positioned coaxially within the axial channel of the stack () to form an inner n-channel () that forms a bulk heterojunction with the p-channel () to provide charge transport of photocurrent through the nano-composite coaxial molecular stack (). A plurality of the stacks () are oriented orthogonally between first () and second electrodes () to form the device ().