Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interfacial architecture for nanostructured optoelectronic devices
- Patent Title (中): 纳米结构光电子器件的界面结构
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Application No.: US12401238Application Date: 2009-03-10
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Publication No.: US08178384B1Publication Date: 2012-05-15
- Inventor: Martin R. Roscheisen , Brian M. Sager , Klaus Petritsch , Jacqueline Fidanza
- Applicant: Martin R. Roscheisen , Brian M. Sager , Klaus Petritsch , Jacqueline Fidanza
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Nanosolar, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nanosolar, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: H01L21/00
- IPC: H01L21/00

Abstract:
An optoelectronic apparatus, a method for making the apparatus, and the use of the apparatus in an optoelectronic device are disclosed. The apparatus may include an active layer having a nanostructured network layer with a network of regularly spaced structures with spaces between neighboring structures. One or more network-filling materials are disposed in the spaces. At least one of the network-filling materials has complementary charge transfer properties with respect to the nanostructured network layer. An interfacial layer, configured to enhance an efficiency of the active layer, is disposed between the nanostructured network layer and the network-filling materials. The interfacial layer may be configured to provide (a) charge transfer between the two materials that exhibits different rates for forward versus backward transport; (b) differential light absorption to extend a range of wavelengths that the active layer can absorb; or (c) enhanced light absorption, which may be coupled with charge injection.
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