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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2009
Sarah H. Tolbert, Encino, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Schwartz, Encino, CA (US);
Yves Rubin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Merissa Halim, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Darcy Wanger, Long Beach, CA (US);
Christopher J. Tassone, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Alexander L. Ayzner, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robert D. Kennedy, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher Day, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sarah H. Tolbert, Encino, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Schwartz, Encino, CA (US);
Yves Rubin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Merissa Halim, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Darcy Wanger, Long Beach, CA (US);
Christopher J. Tassone, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Alexander L. Ayzner, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robert D. Kennedy, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher Day, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are photovoltaic devices including self-assembling fullerene derivatives. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic device includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and an active layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The active layer is configured to absorb incident light to produce a first type of charge carrier that is transported to the first electrode layer and a second type of charge carrier that is transported to the second electrode layer. The active layer includes self-assembled molecules of a fullerene derivative to provide a conductive path through at least a portion of the active layer.