Transparent electrode, optoelectronic apparatus and devices
First Claim
1. An optoelectronic apparatus, comprising:
- a transparent electrode having;
a layer of transparent electrically conducting polymer material, and an array of electrically conductive wires distributed across the layer of transparent electrically conducting polymer material, wherein the electrically conductive wires are in electrical contact with the layer of transparent conducting material; and
an electrically insulating short-proofing material disposed between the wires and an underlying optoelectronically active layer, the short-proofing material being located at least at the middle and ends of the wires.
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Abstract
Transparent conductive electrodes, optoelectronic apparatus, optoelectronic devices and methods for making such electrodes, apparatus and devices are disclosed. The transparent conducting electrode (TCE) includes a layer of transparent electrically conducting polymer material and an array of electrically conductive wires distributed across the layer of transparent electrically conducting polymer material. The TCE may be made by distributing an array of conductive wires across a conductive polymer layer and attaching polymer layer to the wire array. An optoelectronic apparatus may comprise an active layer in electrical contact with the TCE. An optoelectronic device may incorporate an active layer disposed between two electrodes, at least one of which is the TCE. An optoelectronic device may be made by disposing an active layer between a base electrode and a TCE and attaching all three together.
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48 Claims
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1. An optoelectronic apparatus, comprising:
a transparent electrode having;
a layer of transparent electrically conducting polymer material, and an array of electrically conductive wires distributed across the layer of transparent electrically conducting polymer material, wherein the electrically conductive wires are in electrical contact with the layer of transparent conducting material; and
an electrically insulating short-proofing material disposed between the wires and an underlying optoelectronically active layer, the short-proofing material being located at least at the middle and ends of the wires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for making an optoelectronic apparatus, the method comprising:
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forming a transparent conducting electrode by;
distributing an array of conductive wires across a layer of transparent conducting polymer such that the conductive wires make electrical contact with the conducting polymer material; and
attaching the conductive wires to the conductive polymer material, and disposing an electrically insulating short-proofing layer between the array of conductive wires and an underlying optoelectronically active layer, the short-proofing material being located at least at the middle and ends of the wires. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An optoelectronic apparatus, comprising:
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a transparent electrode having;
a layer of transparent electrically conducting polymer material; and
an array of electrically conductive wires distributed across the layer of transparent electrically conducting polymer material, wherein the electrically conductive wires are in electrical contact with the layer of transparent conducting material;
an active layer including first and second semiconducting materials with different electron affinities, whereby the first and second materials have complementary charge transfer properties;
an electrically insulating short-proofing material disposed between the wires and the active layer, the short-proofing material being located at least at the middle and ends of the wires; and
a base electrode, wherein the active layer it disposed between the transparent conducting electrode and the base electrode, wherein the active layer includes both organic and inorganic materials whereby the device is a hybrid organic-inorganic solar cell.
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