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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy M. Swager, Newton, MA (US);
Vladimir Bulovic, Lexington, MA (US);
Ggoch Ddeul Han, Cambridge, MA (US);
Trisha L. Andrew, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Massachussets Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C01B 31/02 (2006.01); C01B 31/04 (2006.01); B82Y 10/00 (2011.01); H01L 51/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/0047 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C01B 31/022 (2013.01); C01B 31/0438 (2013.01); H01L 51/0003 (2013.01); H01L 51/4253 (2013.01); Y02E 10/549 (2013.01); Y10S 977/738 (2013.01); Y10S 977/746 (2013.01); Y10S 977/948 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide functionalized carbon nanostructures for use in various devices, including photovoltaic devices (e.g., solar cells). In some embodiments, carbon nanostructures substituted with at least one cyclobutyl and/or cyclobutenyl group are provided. Devices including such materials may exhibit increased efficiency, increased open circuit potential, high electron/hole mobility, and/or low electrical resistance.