A solar cell device having a solid state light absorber region that incorporates a donor-acceptor particle structure. The particle structure includes acceptor particles that generate a flow of electrons in the solid state light absorber region in response to absorbed photons; and donor particles comprising a phosphorescent material, wherein each donor particle is coupled to a group of acceptor particles, and wherein the phosphorescent material absorbs high energy photons and emits lower energy photons that are absorbed by the acceptor particles.

Various examples are provided for carbazole-based GUMBOS (group of uniform materials based on organic salts), and its application in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). In one example, a composition includes a solid phase carbazole-based GUMBOS (group of uniform materials based on organic salts) comprising a counterion such as, e.g., trifluoromethanesulfonate ([Otf]), bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([NTf.sub.2]), bis-(pentafluoroethylsulfonyl)imide ([BETI]), tetrafluoroborate (BF4), hexa-fluorophosphate (PF6), and/or thiocyanate (SCN). The carbazole-based GUMBOS can include carbazoleimidazole-based GUMBOS or 3,6-diBDC carbazolium-based GUMBOS. In another example, a method includes preparing a biphasic solution; separating a layer of DCM from the biphasic solution after stirring; washing the DCM with water to remove byproducts; and evaporating the DCM to form a solid phase carbazoleimidazole-based GUMBOS. Preparing the biphasic solution can include carbazoleimidazolium iodide (CM) dissolved in dichloromethane (DCM) and a dissolved salt including a sodium salt or a lithium salt.

A method for producing a solar cell, including: an electrolyte-supplying step of supplying an electrolyte onto a plate-shaped first electrode at a region thereof positioned between a pair of first sealing portions respectively provided along two opposing lateral sides of the plate-shaped first electrode; an electrodes-laminating step of superposing a second electrode on the first electrode gradually from one end side toward the other end side as viewed in a direction along the lateral sides of the first electrode while bonding the second electrode to the first electrode at the first sealing portions, the second electrode including a flexible plate-shaped substrate having a hole penetrating through the substrate in a thicknesswise direction thereof and capable of discharging the electrolyte therethrough; and a sealing step of bonding the first electrode and the second electrode at a pair of second sealing portions.

The present invention relates to novel compounds that are useful as ligands in organometallic dyes. More particularly, the invention relates to dyes comprising the compounds, said dyes being sensitizing dyes useful in solar cell technology. According to an embodiment, the present invention discloses new ruthenium dyes and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC). The referred ruthenium dyes with new structural features can be easily synthesized, show more than 85% light-to-electricity conversion efficiency and a higher than 9% cell efficiency.

A field effect transistor having a channel that comprises three-dimensional graphene foam. The subject matter of the invention concerns a three dimensional field-effect transistor having a channel based on graphene foam and the use of ionic liquid as a gate. The graphene foam is made of a three-dimensional network of single and double layer graphene that extends in all the three dimensions. Metal contacts on either end of the graphene foam form the drain and source contacts of the transistor.

A solar cell module with a perovskite layer is revealed. The solar cell module includes a transparent substrate with a light incident surface and a surface opposite to the light incident surface. A plurality of solar cell units is disposed on the surface and each solar cell includes a transparent conductive layer, a first carrier transport layer, a perovskite layer and a second carrier transport layer. An insulation layer is not only located between the adjacent solar cell units but also covered over the solar cell units. A plurality of conductors is used for electrical connection of the plurality of solar cell units in series. Thus the solar cell module has better open circuit voltage and higher stability owing to connection way of the solar cell units in series and the insulation layer.

An artificial photosynthesis module is used for decomposition of an electrolytic aqueous solution into hydrogen and oxygen by light. The artificial photosynthesis module has an oxygen generation electrode having a first protrusion and a first recess alternately arranged thereon, and a hydrogen generation electrode having a second protrusion and a second recess alternately arranged thereon. The hydrogen generation electrode and the oxygen generation electrode are in contact with the electrolytic aqueous solution, and at least one electrode of the hydrogen generation electrode or the oxygen generation electrode includes a conductive layer and a photocatalyst layer provided on the conductive layer. The hydrogen generation electrode and the oxygen generation electrode are arranged side by side, the second protrusion of the oxygen generation electrode faces the first recess of the hydrogen generation electrode in an arrangement direction, and the first protrusion faces the second recess in the arrangement direction.

The present disclosure relates to a flexible electrode and a method for manufacturing the same, an electronic skin and a flexible display device, the conductive polymer is solution treated by the ionic liquid, the nano-metal material is added to the solution treated conductive polymer to form the dispersed liquid of the conductive polymer containing the nano-metal material, the dispersed liquid is transferred to the substrate for curing to obtain the flexible electrode. The flexible electrode makes use of the flexible property of the conductive polymer such that the formed flexible electrode has good ductility and resilience. And the nano-metal material is dispersed in the conductive polymer such that the nano-metal material remedies the defect of low conductive property of the conductive polymeric material, and the flexible electrode has good conductivity.

The present disclosure describes solution methods for manufacturing perovskite halide films for use in solar cells. The methods include the use of additives that facilitate the formation of transitory, intermediate films that are later transformed into the final target perovskite halide films, such that the final films provide improved physical characteristics and operational performance.

An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer; and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein: the emission layer includes a first compound, at least one of the hole transport region and the electron transport region includes a second compound, the first compound is represented by Formula 1A or 1B, and the second compound is represented by Formula 2A or 2B:

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