A solar cell includes a first substrate, a first hole transport layer, a first photoelectric conversion layer containing a perovskite compound, and a second photoelectric conversion layer containing a photoelectric conversion material in this order. A band gap of the perovskite compound is greater than a band gap of the photoelectric conversion material. With respect to an absorption wavelength of the first photoelectric conversion layer 3, a refractive index n.sub.A of the first hole transport layer 2 satisfies refractive index of the first substrate≤n.sub.A≤refractive index of the first photoelectric conversion layer. Further, with respect to a transmission wavelength of the first photoelectric conversion layer 3 and an absorption wavelength of the second photoelectric conversion layer 5, a refractive index n.sub.B of the first hole transport layer 2 satisfies refractive index of the first substrate≤n.sub.B≤refractive index of the first photoelectric conversion layer.

A solar cell includes a first substrate, a first electrode layer, a first electron transport layer, a first photoelectric conversion layer, a first hole transport layer, a second electrode layer, a third electrode layer, a second electron transport layer, a second photoelectric conversion layer, a second hole transport layer, a fourth electrode layer, and a second substrate that are disposed in the order stated. The first photoelectric conversion layer includes a first perovskite compound, and the second photoelectric conversion layer includes a second perovskite compound. The first perovskite compound has a bandgap greater than a bandgap of the second perovskite compound.

An electronic device having a noncontact input function is provided. The electronic device includes a display device and an input device and is capable of performing an input operation even without contact. The display device includes a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device in a display portion. The input device includes a light source. The light-receiving device has a function of detecting light emitted from the light source included in the input device. Infrared light that has substantially no spectral luminous efficacy is used as the light emitted from the light source included in the input device. Therefore, even irradiation of the display portion with the light at high luminance does not affect visual recognition of the display. This structure enables a noncontact input operation with respect to the display device.

A solar cell system integrated with window glass and a blind is provided. The solar cell system includes high-power solar cell system that has two types of solar cells that are configured to absorb light with different wavelength bands from each other and are coupled to a window glass and a blind, respectively. The solar cell system includes a first solar cell that is coupled to a window glass and a second solar cell that is coupled to a blind and configured to absorb light different in wavelength band from light absorbed by the first solar cell. The band gap energy of the first solar cell is greater than the band gap energy of the second solar cell to maximize generation of electrical energy. Additionally, the second solar cell is coupled to the blind installed to open and close to increase power without degrading transmittance of the window glass.

The technology relates to an integrated circuit (IC) package. The IC package may include a substrate. An IC die may be mounted to the substrate. One or more photonic modules may be attached to the substrate and one or more serializer/deserializer (SerDes) interfaces may connect the IC die to the one or more photonic modules. The IC die may be an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die and the one or more photonic modules may include a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and fiber array. The one or more photonic modules may be mounted to one or more additional substrates which may be attached to the substrate via one or more sockets.

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display component which includes steps of: forming a ferromagnetic material layer on a surface of a flexible substrate; and abutting the ferromagnetic material layer against a flat bearing surface, and applying a magnetic pull force directing to the bearing surface on the ferromagnetic material layer. Drawn by the magnetic pull force, the ferromagnetic material layer abuts closely against the flat bearing surface, smoothing out the flexible substrate, and meanwhile fixing the flexible substrate on the bearing surface.

Systems and methods for transparent organic photovoltaic devices are provided. In one embodiment, an organic semiconductor device comprises: a first glass sheet comprising a first ultra-thin flexible glass material; at least one transparent organic photovoltaic cell bound to the first glass sheet; and a second glass sheet applied to the at least one organic photovoltaic cell, wherein the at least one transparent organic photovoltaic cell is positioned between the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet.

A solar battery cell, comprises a substrate; a first electrode provided on the substrate; a photoelectric conversion layer provided on the first electrode; a second electrode provided on the photoelectric conversion layer; and a barrier layer so provided as to cover a side portion of the photoelectric conversion layer, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer has an electron transport layer, a light absorption layer provided on the electron transport layer, and a hole transport layer provided on the light absorption layer, the light absorption layer includes a compound having a perovskite crystal structure, and the barrier layer is a dense inorganic material layer.

A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode; a second electrode disposed to be opposed to the first electrode; and an organic photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material, a second organic semiconductor material, and a third organic semiconductor material. The second organic semiconductor material has a Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO) level being deeper than a Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital (LUMO) level of the first organic semiconductor material and having a difference of 1.0 eV or more and 2.0 eV or less from the LUMO level of the first organic semiconductor material. The third organic semiconductor material has a crystalline property and has a linear absorption coefficient of 10000 cm.sup.−1 or less in a visible light region and an optical absorption edge wavelength of 550 nm or less.

The technology relates to an integrated circuit (IC) package. The IC package may include a substrate. An IC die may be mounted to the substrate. One or more photonic modules may be attached to the substrate and one or more serializer/deserializer (SerDes) interfaces may connect the IC die to the one or more photonic modules. The IC die may be an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die and the one or more photonic modules may include a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and fiber array. The one or more photonic modules may be mounted to one or more additional substrates which may be attached to the substrate via one or more sockets.