A semiconductor sensor device for detecting an analyte including a semiconducting layer, one or more organic molecules in the semiconducting layer, and one or more receptor molecules, comprising a poly-cyanostilbene macrocycle, wherein the one or more receptors is embedded within or onto the semiconducting layer of the semiconductor sensor device. Also disclosed is a method of preparing the semiconductor sensor device including a step of coupling the one or more receptor molecules into or onto the semiconducting layer of the semiconductor sensor device, a dielectric surface, or an electrode surface. Also described is chemical sensing device including the semiconductor sensor device and other elements of a sensing device.

The invention relates to a novel composition comprising n-type organic semiconducting (OSC) polymers and p-type OSCs, to its use as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, perovskite-based solar cell (PSC) devices, organic photo-detectors (OPD), organic field effect transistors (OFET) and organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and to OE, OPV, PSC, OPD, OFET and OLED devices comprising the compositions.

Disclosed are a photodiode element, and a sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photodiode element includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and having an absorption spectrum in a first wavelength spectrum, a light-emitting layer between the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode and having an emission peak wavelength belonging to the first wavelength spectrum, and a first charge transport layer between the photoelectric conversion layer and the light-emitting layer.

The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting compounds containing a polycyclic unit, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to compositions, polymer blends and formulations containing them, to the use of the compounds, compositions and polymer blends as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, perovskite-based solar cell (PSC) devices, organic photodetectors (OPD), organic field effect transistors (OFET) and organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and to OE, OPV, PSC, OPD, OFET and OLED devices comprising these compounds, compositions or polymer blends.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a photoelectric conversion element having a high external quantum efficiency and small variation in response. A second object of the present invention is to provide an imaging element, an optical sensor, and a compound related to the photoelectric conversion element.

The photoelectric conversion element includes, in the following order, a conductive film, a photoelectric conversion film, and a transparent conductive film, in which the photoelectric conversion film contains a compound represented by Formula (1).

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An organic compound that is stable in an excited state and has high emission efficiency is provided. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. Note that in General Formula (G1), Q.sup.1 represents sulfur or oxygen. R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted polycyclic alkyl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms. In addition, A.sup.1 represents an aryl group having 6 to 100 carbon atoms and including a substituted or unsubstituted substituent, or a heteroaryl group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms and including a substituted or unsubstituted substituent. Deuterium is substituted for at least one of hydrogen contained in R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 and A.sup.1.

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Provided is an ink composition capable of improving external quantum efficiency of a photoelectric conversion element. A method for producing an ink composition containing a p-type semiconductor material, an n-type semiconductor material, and a solvent, the method comprising: a step of preparing one or more compositions in which one or both of the p-type semiconductor material and the n-type semiconductor material are dissolved in the solvent; and a step of storing the composition for 4 days or longer to prepare the ink composition. The p-type semiconductor material contains a polymer compound having a donor-acceptor structure.

The present invention is to provide a photoelectric conversion element with an excellent sensitivity, an imaging element, an optical sensor, and a compound. The photoelectric conversion element of the present invention includes, in the following order, a conductive film, a photoelectric conversion film, and a transparent conductive film in which the photoelectric conversion film contains a compound represented by Formula (1) and a coloring agent.

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An optoelectronic device such as a photovoltaic device which has at least one layer, such as an electron transport layer, which comprises a plurality of alternating, oppositely charged layers including metal oxide layers. The metal oxide can be zinc oxide. The plurality of layers can be prepared by layer-by-layer processing in which alternating layers are built up step-by-step due to electrostatic attraction. The efficiency of the device can be increased by this processing method compared to a comparable method like sputtering. The number of layers can be controlled to improve device efficiency. Aqueous solutions can be used which is environmentally friendly. Annealing can be avoided. A quantum dot layer can be used next to the metal oxide layer to form a quantum dot heterojunction solar device.

Described herein are compositions comprising hole carrier materials, typically conjugated polymers, and fluoropolymers ink compositions comprising hole carrier materials and fluoropolymers, and uses thereof, for example, in organic electronic devices.