Abstract: The present invention provides a method for an organic thin film solar cell and an organic thin film solar cell manufactured by the same, which can reduce manufacturing cost by simplifying manufacturing process, ensure long-lasting durability and stability, and improve energy conversion efficiency of the solar cell.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device is provided and includes: a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first and second electrodes, the photoelectric conversion layer containing a mixture of an organic photoelectric conversion dye, a fullerene or a fullerene derivative, and a fullerene polymer; various embodiments of the device, a photosensor, an imaging device, and production methods for these devices.

Abstract: An electro-optic device includes a first electrode, an active layer formed over and electrically connected with the first electrode, a buffer layer formed over and electrically connected with the active layer, and a second electrode formed directly on the buffer layer. The second electrode includes a plurality of nanowires interconnected into a network of nanowires. The buffer layer provides a physical barrier between the active layer and the plurality of nanowires to prevent damage to the active layer while the second electrode is formed.

Abstract: An organic photovoltaic cell is disclosed that uses an aluminum substrate with a polymeric layer overcoat. A layer of titania nanoparticles is mechanically embedded with a top surface of the aluminum substrate to provide a TiO2 electron transporting layer (TETL) between the polymeric layer overcoat and the aluminum substrate.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting element includes a reflective anode, a first functional layer, an organic light-emitting layer that emits blue light, a second functional layer, a transparent cathode, and a coating layer. An optical thickness of the first functional layer is greater than 0 nm but not greater than 316 nm. A difference in refractive index between the transparent cathode and either a layer adjacent to the transparent cathode within the second functional layer or a layer adjacent to the transparent cathode within the coating layer is from 0.1 to 0.7 inclusive. The transparent cathode has a physical thickness greater than 0 nm but not greater than 70 nm, a refractive index from 2.0 to 2.4 inclusive, and an optical thickness greater than 0 nm but not greater than 168 nm.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device and a method of fabricating the same is provided. Semiconductor layers of driving transistors located in two adjacent pixels included in the OLED display device may extend in different lengthwise directions. Thus, striped stains of the OLED display device can be improved.

Abstract: Making an OLED display, includes forming a first storage plate and a gate insulating layer covering the first storage plate on a substrate; sequentially forming a second storage plate covering the first storage plate and a capacitor intermediate on the gate insulating layer; forming a first doping region by injecting an impurity to a part that is not covered by the capacitor intermediate in the first storage plate; forming an interlayer insulating layer having a capacitor opening exposing the capacitor intermediate, and a plurality of erosion preventing layers on an edge of the capacitor intermediate toward the first doping region in the capacitor opening; removing the capacitor intermediate including the erosion preventing layer and a lower region of the erosion preventing layer, and injecting an impurity in the first storage plate through the second storage plate to form a second doping region contacting the first doping region.

Abstract: A flat panel display includes a thin film transistor formed on a substrate; a planarization layer formed on the thin film transistor; a first electrode layer formed on the planarization layer and electrically connected with the thin film transistor through the via hole formed in the planarization layer; a pixel definition layer formed on the planarization layer and in which an opening for at least partially exposing the first electrode layer is formed; an adhesive reinforcement layer formed at least between the planarization layer and the pixel definition layer on the top of the planarization layer; an emitting layer formed on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer formed on the emitting layer and the pixel definition layer. The flat panel display has an improved adhesive property between a pixel definition layer and a planarization layer, which prevents a chipping phenomenon of the pixel definition layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming, on a conductive plastic substrate, a 2D crystalline layer based on zinc oxide, possibly doped, characterized in that: the 2D layer is formed by electrochemical deposition; the electrochemical deposition is performed at a temperature ranging between 55° C. and 65° C.; the electrochemical deposition is performed in the presence of oxygen, by means of a solution including a zinc source at a concentration ranging between 2.5 mM and 7 mM; and a supporting electrolyte at a concentration ranging between 0.06 M et 0.4 M.

Abstract: A method of forming a nanometer-scale prominence and depression structure on a zinc oxide thin film in a wet-etching method, and the method includes the steps of: preparing a substrate; forming a nano structure having a height and a width of a nanometer range; forming the zinc oxide thin film on the substrate on which the nano structure is formed; and wet-etching the zinc oxide thin film, in which in the wet-etching step, zinc oxide having relatively low physical compactness is preferentially etched since the zinc oxide is positioned on the nano structure, and thus the prominence and depression structure is formed around the nano structure by the etching. The method is effective in that a thin film can be uniformly formed on the prominence and depression structure, and an electrolyte or an organic material may uniformly penetrate between the prominence and depression structure.

Abstract: A vapor deposition method of the present invention includes the steps of (i) preparing a mask unit including a shadow mask (81) and a vapor deposition source (85) fixed in position relative to each other, (ii) while moving at least one of the mask unit and the film formation substrate (200) relative to the other, depositing a vapor deposition flow, emitted from the vapor deposition source (85), onto a vapor deposition region (210), and (iii) adjusting the position of a second shutter (111) so that the second shutter (111) blocks a vapor deposition flow traveling toward the vapor deposition unnecessary region (210).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device includes forming a gate electrode including a lower gate electrode on a gate insulating layer and an upper gate electrode on the lower gate electrode; forming a source region and a drain region at a semiconductor active layer using the gate electrode as a mask; forming an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate and etching the interlayer insulating layer, resulting in contact holes that expose portions of the source region and the drain region; forming a source/drain electrode raw material on the substrate and etching the source/drain electrode raw material to form a source electrode and a drain electrode; forming a gold overlapped lightly doped drain (GOLDD) structure having a LDD region at the semiconductor active layer by injecting impurity ions; depositing a protective layer on the substrate; and forming a display device on the substrate.

Abstract: A method of producing a photoelectric conversion element, which the element contains an electrically conductive support, a photosensitive layer having porous semiconductor fine particles, a charge transfer layer; and a counter electrode; containing the steps of: applying a semiconductor fine particle dispersion liquid, in which the content of solids excluding semiconductor fine particles is 10% by mass or less based on the total amount of the dispersion liquid, on the support, to form a coating; heating the coating, to obtain porous semiconductor fine particles; and sensitizing the porous particles by adsorption of the following dye: wherein X represents a group of non-metallic atoms necessary for forming a 7-membered ring; Y represents a dye residue; n represents an integer of 1 or more; Z represents a substituent; m represents 0 or a positive integer; and R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a specific substituent.

Abstract: A resin material layer including photosensitive resin material is formed on an interlayer on an underlayer. By partially exposing and developing the resin material layer using developer in which the resin material layer and the interlayer are soluble, an uncured portion of the resin material layer is removed to form an opening penetrating to the interlayer, and the developer infiltrates into the interlayer via the opening to remove at least surfaces of first and second portions of the interlayer. The first portion corresponds to the opening. The second portion surrounds the first portion. Each bank is formed by heating a remaining portion of the resin material layer to soften an overhanging portion above a space formed by the surface of the second portion being removed, so that the overhanging portion flows downward to fill the space, cover an exposed portion of the interlayer, and contact the underlayer or the interlayer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing the photoactive layer of organic photovoltaic cells using aerosol jet printing. The photoactive layer of the organic photovoltaic cell has high crystallinity and is easily formed into a multilayer structure, thus simplifying the process of manufacturing the organic photovoltaic cells. The solar power conversion efficiency of the organic photovoltaic cells including the photoactive layer is increased, thus facilitating the production of environmentally friendly energy.

Abstract: Organic electronic packages having sealed edges. More specifically, packages having organic electronic devices are provided. A number of sealing mechanisms are provided to hermetically seal the edges of the package to completely protect the organic electronic device from external elements. A sealant may be implemented to completely surround the organic electronic device. Alternatively, edge wraps may be provided to completely surround the organic electronic device.

Abstract: A package system includes a substrate having at least one first thermally conductive structure through the substrate. At least one second thermally conductive structure is disposed over the at least one first thermally conductive structure. At least one light-emitting diode (LED) is disposed over the at least one second thermally conductive structure.

Abstract: An organic photoelectric conversion device can be easily produced by a method of producing an organic photoelectric conversion device, comprising forming an anode, forming an active layer on the anode, then, forming a cathode on the active layer by a coating method.

Abstract: A method of forming an emission layer by using droplets and an emission part on which charges with opposite polarities are induced, a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device including the emission layer, and the organic light emitting display device thereof, the method includes inducing charges having a first charge polarity on emission portions by facing a surface of a mask and a surface of a substrate, contacting the charge inducing units of the mask to the emission portions of the substrate, and then separating the mask from the substrate, supplying droplets exhibiting a second and opposite charge polarity to the substrate and forming the emission layer by allowing droplets exhibiting the second charge polarity to be attracted to and move to the emission portions exhibiting the first charge polarity.

Abstract: An optoelectronic device is formed having a sandwich structure, which consists of an inorganic semiconductor layer, an organic semiconductor layer, and another inorganic semiconductor layer, where both of the two inorganic semiconductor layers are produced by a solution process.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an organic photovoltaic cell includes providing a first electrode; depositing a series of at least seven layers onto the first electrode, each layer consisting essentially of a different organic semiconductor material, the organic semiconductor material of at least an intermediate layer of the sequence being a photoconductive material; and depositing a second electrode onto the sequence of at least seven layers. One of the first electrode and the second electrode is an anode and the other is a cathode. The organic semiconductor materials of the series of at least seven layers are arranged to provide a sequence of decreasing lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) and a sequence of decreasing highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMOs) across the series from the anode to the cathode.

Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating an organic light emitting display. The method includes forming an organic layer pattern on a substrate by irradiating a predetermined region of a donor substrate with a laser beam using a laser irradiation apparatus, the laser irradiation apparatus having a spatial light modulator (SLM). The spatial light modulator is used to form the organic layer pattern using the LITI method. Accordingly, it is possible to adjust various types of incident light to homogeneous and to have a desired profile. Therefore, there is provided a method of fabricating an organic light emitting display which is capable of forming an organic layer pattern without using a mask.

Abstract: A display device capable of implementing the light shielding effect and process simplification, and a method of manufacturing the display device. The display device includes a transistor formed in a first region on a substrate, a pixel electrode formed in a second region on the substrate, a buffer layer formed beneath the transistor in the first region, and a light shielding layer formed between the buffer layer and the substrate in the first region. In the display device, the light shielding layer may include a semiconductor material.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to gel-type polymer electrolyte for a dye-sensitized solar cell, a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising the gel-type polymer electrolyte, and a method for manufacturing the dye-sensitized solar cell.

Abstract: An array substrate for an organic electroluminescent display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area; a gate line and a data line; a thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer of polycrystalline silicon, a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, an inter insulating layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; auxiliary lines formed of a same material and on a same layer as the data line; a passivation layer of organic insulating material and including a drain contact hole exposing the drain electrode, and an auxiliary line contact hole exposing one of the auxiliary lines; and a first electrode and a line connection pattern on the passivation layer, wherein the first electrode contacts the drain electrode and the line connection pattern contacts the one of the first auxiliary pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a coating based on two organic semi-conducting compounds CP and CN, respectively of type P and of type N, CN being immiscible with compound CP in the coating produced, and wherein: (A) a solution is deposited on the surface of the support, comprising compounds CP and CN in a solvent medium S capable of solvating compounds CP and CN without chemically reacting therewith, said solvent S being formed by a mixture of: a first fraction formed by a solvent or a mixture of solvents S1 capable of solvating both compounds CP or CN; and a second fraction miscible with the first fraction consisting of a solvent or a mixture of solvents S2 with a higher boiling point than that of the solvent or mixture of solvents S1 and which is capable of solvating one of the compounds CP or CN but not the other one; and (B) the solvent S present in the thereby produced deposit is removed by evaporation.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device includes: a switching thin film transistor in a pixel region, the switching thin film transistor including a switching semiconductor layer of polycrystalline silicon; a driving thin film transistor connected to the switching thin film transistor, the driving thin film transistor including a driving semiconductor layer of polycrystalline silicon layer; and a light emitting diode connected to the driving thin film transistor, wherein a direction of a channel of the switching thin film transistor is parallel to a first direction, and a direction of a channel of the driving thin film transistor is perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: An organic transistor array includes gate electrodes provided on a substrate, source and drain electrodes provided above or below the gate electrodes via a gate insulator layer, and an organic semiconductor layer opposing the gate electrodes via the gate insulator layer, and forming a channel region between mutually adjacent source and drain electrodes. The organic transistor array in a plan view is sectioned into sections each forming a single pixel, and each section has a closest packed structure.

Abstract: An improved method of fabricating a vertical semiconductor LED is disclosed. Ions are implanted into the LED to create non-conductive regions, which facilitates current spreading in the device. In some embodiments, the non-conductive regions are located in the p-type layer. In other embodiments, the non-conductive layer may be in the multi-quantum well or n-type layer.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a solar cell module are provided. The method may include forming lower electrodes on a substrate, forming a light absorption layer on the lower electrodes and the substrate, patterning the light absorption layer to form a trench exposing the lower electrodes, and forming window electrodes using a conductive film. The conductive film extends from a top surface of the light absorption layer to a bottom of the trench along one-sidewall of the trench and is divided at another-sidewall of the trench.

Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the device has a stack of layers. The stack includes a buffer layer and a first organic semiconductor layer adjacent to the buffer layer at a first side of the buffer layer. The buffer layer includes at least one transition metal oxide doped with a metal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive adhesive composition having excellent adhesiveness and low surface resistance and capable of being used as a buffer layer of an electronic device. The conductive adhesive composition according to the present invention includes (A) a water-soluble polyvinyl polymer, (B) an organic additive, and (C) a conductive organic polymer compound, wherein the organic additive (B) is at least one member selected from water-soluble polyhydric alcohols, water-soluble pyrrolidones, and hydrophilic aprotic solvents, and the conductive organic polymer compound (C) is at least one member selected from polyanilines, polypyrroles, polythiophenes, and derivatives thereof.

Abstract: An organic photovoltaic (OPV) device is provided. The OPV device comprises at least one photovoltaic layer, said layer comprising a mixture which comprises at least one diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) polymer and at least one stabilizing agent wherein the stabilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of a UV absorbing agent and an anti-radical agent. The mixture, which comprises at least one stabilizing agent which is preferably a UV absorbing agent or an anti-radical agent, and at least one DPP polymer, can be used for increasing the product life of an OPV device and for preventing the at least one DPP polymer from degradation during the production of an OPV device.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes an active layer of a thin film transistor arranged on a substrate, a first insulating layer and a gate electrode arranged on the active layer, the gate electrode including a first transparent conductive layer and a first metal layer, a second insulating layer arranged on the gate electrode and including a plurality of contact holes that expose a source region and a drain region of the active layer, a reflective layer and a second transparent conductive layer arranged within the contact holes, a source electrode and a drain electrode arranged on the second transparent conductive layer and on the second insulating layer, the source electrode and the drain electrode each including a second metal layer, a pixel electrode arranged on the first insulating layer, the pixel electrode including the first transparent conductive layer, the reflective layer, and the second transparent conductive layer, an intermediate layer arranged on the pixel electrode and including an

Abstract: There are provided an electrode foil which has both the functions of a supporting base material and a reflective electrode and also has a superior thermal conductivity and heat resistance; and an organic device using the same. The electrode foil comprises a metal foil; a diffusion prevention layer for preventing diffusion of metal derived from the metal foil, the diffusion prevention layer being provided directly on the metal foil; and a reflective layer provided directly on the diffusion prevention layer.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an organic photodetector including a substrate, a first electrode, an insulation layer, an organic layer, and a second electrode is provided. The first electrode is disposed on the substrate. The insulation layer is disposed on the first electrode. The organic layer is disposed on the substrate and the insulation layer and covers a side surface of the insulation layer and a side surface of the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed on the organic layer and located above the insulation layer.

Abstract: Solar cells with enhanced efficiency are disclosed. An example solar cell includes a first electrode (12). The first electrode (12) includes an electron conductor film (14). A quantum dot layer (16) is coupled to the electron conductor film (14). An electrolyte solution (18) is disposed adjacent to the quantum dot layer (16). A second electrode (20) is electrically coupled to one or more of the electrolyte solution (18) and the quantum dot layer (16). The second electrode (20) includes a sulfur-containing coating compound (24), and the electrolyte is a polysulfide electrolyte.

Abstract: A method for preparing an OLED by an imprinting process is disclosed, which comprises the following steps: (A) providing a substrate, and a first electrode is formed thereon; (B) coating a mold with a first organic material ink; (C) pressing the mold coated with the first organic material ink on the substrate to transfer the first organic material ink onto the first electrode of the substrate, to obtain a first light-emitting array; (D) baking the substrate having the first light-emitting array formed thereon; and (E) forming a second electrode on the first light-emitting array.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a material composition for a bulk-heterojunction-type organic photoelectric conversion layer having high photoelectric conversion efficiency and durability through formation of a stable phase-separated structure by drying in a short time with high productivity and to provide an organic photoelectric conversion element, a method of producing the organic photoelectric conversion element, and a solar cell. The material composition for an organic photoelectric conversion layer contains at least a p-type conjugated polymer semiconductor material being a copolymer having a main chain including an electron-donating group and an electron-withdrawing group, an n-type organic semiconductor material having electron acceptability, and a solvent. The solvent is represented by a general formula (1).

Abstract: A display panel device having a structure that is more reliable than that of a conventional display panel device includes: a bank and an opening surrounded by an inclined side wall of the bank; a pixel electrode that is a first electrode layer formed on the opening of the bank; a hole injection layer and an organic EL layer that are organic functional layers formed on the first electrode layer; and a common electrode that is a second electrode layer formed on the organic functional layers, wherein the first electrode layer has (i) an end portion that is in contact with the side wall of the bank so that the end portion runs on the side wall, and (ii) a depressed portion that opens upward in a peripheral portion close to the end portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a method of preparing a coating ink for forming a zinc oxide electron transport layer, comprising mixing zinc acetate and a wetting agent in water or methanol; a coating ink comprising zinc acetate and a wetting agent in aqueous solution or methanolic solution; a method of preparing a zinc oxide electron transporting layer, which method comprises: i) coating a substrate with the coating ink of the present invention to form a film; ii) drying the film; and iii) heating the dry film to convert the zinc acetate substantially to ZnO; a method of preparing an organic photovoltaic device or an organic LED having a zinc oxide electron transport layer, the method comprising, in this order: a) providing a substrate bearing a first electrode layer; b) forming an electron transport layer according to the following method: i) coating a coating ink comprising an ink according to the present invention to form a film; ii) drying the film; iii) heating the dry film such that the zinc acetate i

Abstract: A photovoltaic element (110) for converting electromagnetic radiation into electrical energy is provided, which has a tandem cell structure.

Abstract: A first device that may include one or more organic light emitting devices. At least 65 percent of the photons emitted by the organic light emitting devices are emitted from an organic phosphorescent emitting material. An outcoupling enhancer is optically coupled to each organic light emitting device. In one embodiment, the light panel is not attached to a heat management structure. In one embodiment, the light panel is capable of exhibiting less than a 10 degree C. rise in junction temperature when operated at a luminous emittance of 9,000 lm/m2 without the use of heat management structures, regardless of whether the light panel is actually attached to a heat management structure or not. The light panel may be attached to a heat management structure. The light panel may be not attached to a heat management structure.

Abstract: An inverted organic solar cell including a fiber type substrate, a cathode layer formed on the fiber type substrate, an electron transport layer comprising nanorods formed on the cathode layer, a photoactive layer formed on the electron transport layer, a hole transport layer formed on the photoactive layer, and an anode layer formed on the hole transport layer.

Abstract: A hybrid organic-inorganic thin film is provided. The hybrid organic-inorganic thin film comprising: an organic-phase comprising a porous organic nanostructure comprised of an interpenetrating network having at least one dimension between 0.1 and 100 nm; and an inorganic phase at least partially distributed within the porosity of the organic phase. In a first aspect, the organic phase has a first band gap and the inorganic phase has a second band gap different from the first band gap. A method of producing an organic-inorganic energy harvesting device and a device therefrom comprising the hybrid organic-inorganic thin film is provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides organic optoelectronic devices including organic photovoltaic devices. In an embodiment, the present invention provides an organic optoelectronic device comprising a fiber core, a radiation transmissive first electrode surrounding the fiber core, at least one photosensitive organic layer surrounding the first electrode and electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second electrode surrounding the organic layer and electrically connected to the organic layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic solar cell having an enhanced light efficiency by using an organic/inorganic nanocomposite in which a metal nanorod and an electron acceptor are self-assembled, in a photoactive layer, and a method of preparing the same. According to the present invention, since the metal nanorod and the electron acceptor are self-assembled, separated electrons are easily transported, and since electron transport via a metal is easier than that via an organic material, the electron transport speed via the metal nanorod of the present invention is faster than that via a related art organic material. Therefore, the organic solar cells of the present invention can increase the charge mobility within the photoactive layer to enhance the photoconversion efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photovoltaic cell that comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoactive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a hole carrier layer between the first electrode and the photoactive layer. In one embodiment, the hole carrier layer comprises an oxidizing agent and a hole carrier polymer.

Abstract: A transparent electrodynamic screen (EDS) enables automatic removal of dust to protect and enhance performance of solar collectors and similar components. A pattern of transparent conductive electrodes are deposited over a glass or polymer outer surface of a solar collector, and embedded under a thin, transparent dielectric fluoropolymer film or silicon dioxide coating. When energized by three-phase voltages at frequencies in the range 5 to 20 Hz, the electrodes produce an oscillating electric field and a traveling electrodynamic wave that charges the particles on the surface and exerts coulomb and dielectrophoretic forces to lift the dust from the surface and transport it to an edge of the collector, thereby clearing the screen. The EDS can be incorporated in the collector in an integrated way during manufacture or retrofitted to existing conventional collectors.

Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate and a method for fabricating the thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate is disclosed, wherein a passivation layer is directly subjected to exposing and patterning processes without using any photoresist, thereby simplifying the fabrication process and ensuring reduced preparation costs.