The present specification relates to a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1, an organic electronic device including the heterocyclic compound in an organic active layer, and a method for manufacturing the organic electronic device.

Photoactive compounds are disclosed. The disclosed photoactive compounds include metal complexes with dipyrromethene-based ligands, which can be substituted with a variety of different side chains or groups or can include various fused ring configurations, such as including aromatic or heteroaromatic groups. The metal complexes may include two dipyrromethene-based ligands, which can be the same or different. The photoactive compounds can be used as photoactive materials in organic photovoltaic devices, such as visibly transparent or opaque photovoltaic devices.

Embodiments relate to a light-harvesting perovskite layer including having deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules incorporated within the perovskite crystal to serve as an effective carrier transport medium. Some embodiments include formation of a DNA doped MAPbI.sub.3, the DNA doped MAPbI.sub.3 being formed by using a DNA-hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (“DNA-CTMA”) complex. The DNA doped MAPbI.sub.3 can be used as the light-harvesting perovskite layer in a photovoltaic device. Other molecules such as artemisinin (ART) and melanin are also demonstrated to show the effectiveness in charge and thermal transport.

A method for producing a multicoloured optoelectronic device is provided as well as a device produced with that method. An electrically conducting substrate including a first and second portion adjacent to the first portion is obtained. Then a first photoactive material having optical properties in a first frequency range is deposited on the first portion and a second photoactive material differing from the first photoactive material having optical properties in a second frequency range is deposited on the second portion, the first photoactive material contacting the second photoactive material, forming a photoactive layer of the multicoloured optoelectronic device.

A method for fabricating a perovskite film includes the steps of: placing a substrate on a substrate stage in a chamber, the substrate stage configured to rotate around its central axis at a rotation speed; depositing first source materials on the substrate from a first set of evaporation units, each coupled to the side section or the bottom section of the chamber; depositing second source materials on the substrate from a second set of evaporation units coupled to the bottom section, wherein the chamber includes a shield defining two or more zones having respective horizontal cross-sectional areas, which are open and facing the substrate, designated for the two or more evaporation units in the second set. The perovskite film includes multiple unit layers each being formed by one rotation of the substrate stage, and having composition and thickness thereof controlled by adjusting evaporation rates, rotation speed and horizontal cross-sectional areas.

Provided are a perovskite light emitting device containing an exciton buffer layer, and a method for manufacturing the same. A light emitting device of the present invention comprises: an exciton buffer layer in which a first electrode, a conductive layer disposed on the first electrode and comprising a conductive material, and a surface buffer layer containing fluorine-based material having lower surface energy than the conductive material are sequentially deposited; a light-emitting layer disposed on the exciton buffer layer and containing a perovskite light-emitter; and a second electrode disposed on the light-emitting layer. Accordingly, a perovskite is formed with a combined FCC and BSS crystal structure in a nanoparticle light-emitter. The present invention can also form a lamellar or layered structure in which an organic plane and an inorganic plane are alternatively deposited; and an exciton can be bound by the inorganic plane, thereby being capable of expressing high color purity.

A light-absorbing material includes a compound, wherein the compound has a perovskite crystal structure represented by the formula AMX.sub.3 where a Cs.sup.+ ion is located at an A-site, a Ge.sup.2+ ion is located at an M-site, and I.sup.− ions are located at X-sites, and at least a part of the compound has an orthorhombic perovskite crystal structure. An X-ray diffraction pattern of the compound measured using Cu Kα radiation may have a first peak at a diffraction angle (2θ) of 25.4° or more and 25.8° or less and a second peak at a diffraction angle (2θ) of 24.9° or more and 25.3° or less, and an intensity of the first peak may be 30% or more of an intensity of the second peak.

A photoelectric conversion element includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer that are laminated in this order. The first layer is formed of a plurality of particles including an inorganic semiconductor as a main component, an aggregate of the particles, or a thin film including an inorganic semiconductor as a main component. The second layer is provided on a surface of each of the particles or the aggregate and is formed of a plurality of particles including a perovskite structure as a main component, an aggregate of the particles, or a thin film including a perovskite structure as a main component. The third layer is formed of a plurality of particles including an organic metal complex as a main component, an aggregate of the particles, or a thin film including an organic metal complex as a main component.

The present specification relates to a composition for an organic material layer of an organic solar cell including an electron donor including a polymer including a first unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, a second unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a third unit represented by Chemical Formula 3 or 4; and a non-fullerene-based electron acceptor, and an organic solar cell including the composition.

The present invention discloses a conjugated polymer, which is a random copolymer, and with Formula I: ##STR00001##
Additionally, the present invention also discloses an organic photovoltaic device comprising the conjugated polymer.