A nanoparticle that includes a metal oxide core having the formula M.sub.2O.sub.5 wherein M is either tantalum (V) or niobium (V) and alkylsiloxane ligands surrounding the metal oxide core.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a layer of a crystalline A/M/X material, which crystalline A/M/X material comprises a compound of formula [A]a[M]b[X]c, wherein: [M] comprises one or more first cations, which one or more first cations are metal or metalloid cations; [A] comprises one or more second cations; [X] comprises one or more halide anions; a is an integer from 1 to 6; b is an integer from 1 to 6; and c is an integer from 1 to 18, wherein the process comprises disposing on a substrate a precursor composition comprising: (a) a first precursor compound comprising a first cation (M), which first cation is a metal or metalloid cation; and (b) a solvent, and wherein the solvent comprises: (i) a non-polar organic solvent which is a hydrocarbon solvent, a chlorohydrocarbon solvent or an ether solvent; and (ii) a first organic amine comprising at least three carbon atoms. Also described are compositions useful in the process of the invention.

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a sequestering material capable of binding a target material, where the sequestering material includes a first component that includes at least one of a functional group, a molecule, an oligomer, or a polymer, and the target material includes at least one of an element, a chemical, and/or a compound. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the element may include at least one element from at least one of Rows 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Periodic Table and/or an inner transition metal.

The present invention relates to a novel compound for improving the photostability of an optoelectronic device, and more particularly, to a novel phenanthroline-based compound, a preparation method thereof, and an optoelectronic device including the same as a passivation layer. According to the present invention, the novel phenanthroline-based compound of Formula 1 is a novel compound in which an amine group side chain is introduced into the parent nucleus of phenanthroline, and is capable of being used in a solution process due to excellent solubility in a polar solvent, and simple introduction on an n-type semiconductor organic layer (e.g., an organic photoactive layer or an electron transport layer) as a passivation layer may bring about not only an increase in stability, but also an additional increase in efficiency such as an increase in open-circuit voltage or photocurrent.

An organic light emitting diode (OLED) device and a display device, the OLED device includes a substrate, an anode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, and a cathode. Further, the light emitting layer includes a luminescent body material and a quantum dot material, and the luminescent body material includes a phosphorescent material for emitting green light and emitting red light, and a fluorescent material for emitting blue light.

A perovskite solar cell includes following components provided successively from bottom to top: a transparent conductive glass substrate, a first transport layer, a perovskite layer, a second transport layer, a conductive electrode, and a back plate glass. The perovskite solar cell further includes an encapsulating adhesive. The transparent conductive glass substrate, the back plate glass, and the encapsulating adhesive form an enclosed space. The enclosed space contains a mixture of an inert gas and a methylamine gas, where a volume ratio of the inert gas to the methylamine gas is in a range from 9:1 to 5:5.

A perovskite solar cell includes following components provided successively from bottom to top: a transparent conductive glass substrate, a first transport layer, a perovskite layer, a second transport layer, a conductive electrode, and a back plate glass. The perovskite solar cell further includes an encapsulating adhesive. The transparent conductive glass substrate, the back plate glass, and the encapsulating adhesive form an enclosed space. The enclosed space contains a mixture of an inert gas and a methylamine gas, where a volume ratio of the inert gas to the methylamine gas is in a range from 9:1 to 5:5.

A method for preparing a nickel oxide precursor ink comprising: preparing a solvent comprising diols and alcohol amines; adding nickel nitrate into the solvent to form a nickel nitrate containing solution; adding at least one metal acetate into the nickel nitrate containing solution to form a nickel nitrate and metal acetate containing solution; adding water to the nickel nitrate and metal acetate containing solution to form a nickel oxide precursor mixture; heating the nickel oxide precursor mixture to 60 to 75 Celsius; and cooling the nickel oxide precursor mixture to form the nickel oxide precursor ink.

The present disclosure may provide semiconductor perovskite layers and method of making thereof. In some cases, the perovskite layer may comprise a composition of MA.sub.n1FA.sub.n2Cs.sub.n3PbX.sub.3. MA may be methylammonium, FA may be formamidinium, n1, n2, and n3 may independently be greater than 0 and less than 1, and n1+n2+n3 may equal 1.

Provided is a semiconductor element that can generate power with high efficiency and has high durability. A multilayer junction photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment includes: a first electrode; a first photoactive layer including a perovskite semiconductor; a first doped layer; a second photoactive layer including silicon; a second doped layer; a passivation layer; and a second electrode in this order. The interlayer interface existing between the first photoactive layer and the adjacent layer is a substantially smooth surface, and the multilayer junction photoelectric conversion element further includes a light scattering layer that penetrate a part of the passivation layer and electrically join the second doped layer and the second electrode. The element can be manufactured by a method including forming a bottom cell including a second active layer and then forming a first photoactive layer by coating.