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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2014
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Perdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Bernard Kippelen, Decatur, GA (US);
Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Atlanta, GA (US);
Yinhua Zhou, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Moon, Marietta, GA (US);
Jeffrey P. Youngblood, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Recyclable organic solar cells are disclosed herein. Systems and methods are further disclosed for producing, improving performance, and for recycling the solar cells. In certain example embodiments, the recyclable organic solar cells disclosed herein include: a first electrode; a second electrode; a photoactive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; an interlayer comprising a Lewis basic oligomer or polymer disposed between the photoactive layer and at least a portion of the first electrode or the second electrode; and a substrate disposed adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode. The interlayer reduces the work function associated with the first or second electrode. In certain example embodiments, the substrate comprises cellulose nanocrystals that can be recycled. In certain example embodiments, one or more of the first electrode, the photoactive layer, and the second electrode may be applied by a film transfer lamination method.