Patents Assigned to HELIATEK GMBH
  • Patent number: 12284906
    Abstract: The invention describes the use of polyphenols and polyamino derivatives adjacent to absorber layers on the basis of small molecules in organic optoelectronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Gunter Mattersteig, Marieta Levichkova, Karsten Walzer, Martin Pfeiffer-Jacob, Daniel D'Souza, Olga Gerdes, Dirk Hildebrandt, Antoine Mirloup, Andre Weiss
  • Patent number: 12274169
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of the general formula I to an optoelectronic component containing said type of compound, and to the use of said type of compound in optoelectronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf Andernach, Olga Gerdes, Gunter Mattersteig, Ivan Ramirez, Antoine Mirloup
  • Patent number: 12207482
    Abstract: A method for electrically conductively contacting an optoelectronic component having at least one protective layer, including: providing the optoelectronic component having the at least one protective layer with at least one busbar arranged below the at least one protective layer, forming at least one opening by at least one laser beam in the at least one protective layer, wherein at least one busbar arranged below the at least one protective layer is partly exposed, such that the at least one busbar is not damaged, introducing a low-melting solder into the at least one opening of the at least one protective layer, aligning and fixing an electrically conductive element that is flexible on a side of the at least one opening opposite the at least one busbar, and forming an electrically conductive connection element in the at least one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Eritt, Christian Kirchhof, Susanne Mueller, Ingrid Panicke, Christian Wisinger
  • Patent number: 12185626
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (Ia) and/or formula (Ib), are disclosed wherein R1 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, alkyl, fluorinated or partly fluorinated alkyl, and heteroaryl, R2 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, fluorinated and partly fluorinated alkyl, R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, fluorinated or partly fluorinated alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkoxy, aryl, and heteroaryl, Z is independently selected from the group consisting of CH2, CHR6 or CR7R8, with R6, R7 and R8 independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, and heteroaryl, wherein n is independently 1, 2 or 3, U, V and W of formula (Ia) independently form an aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring, and T, U, V and W of formula (Ib) form an aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Hildebrandt, Antoine Mirloup, Andre Weiss
  • Patent number: 12133461
    Abstract: A compound of the general formula I wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkoxy, alkyl, fluorinated alkyl, partly fluorinated alkyl, and aryl; R4 is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, alkoxy, alkyl, fluorinated alkyl, partly fluorinated alkyl, branched or linear, cyclic or open-chain alkyl, amino, aryl, and alkenyl; and at least one A1, A2, A3 or A4 in each case is independently the group Ia wherein each variable is as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Ludovic Coutable, Olga Gerdes, Dirk Hildebrandt, Martin Pfeiffer-Jacob, Nina Grimm
  • Patent number: 12123394
    Abstract: A column with at least one photovoltaic element for converting radiation energy is disclosed. The at least one photovoltaic element converts radiation energy of light, such as sunlight, into electrical energy. The at least one photovoltaic element is arranged on the column, and at least one photovoltaic element is a flexible photovoltaic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Hermenau, Hannes Krenz, Spyridon Christaras
  • Patent number: 12029053
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component, including: a bottom electrode, a top electrode, a layer system having at least one photoactive layer, the layer system being disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode, a planarization layer disposed on a side of the bottom electrode and/or top electrode facing away from the layer system, at least one barrier layer disposed on the planarization layer, and at least one busbar, the at least one busbar being disposed on the at least one barrier layer, wherein: the planarization layer has electrically conductive particles the electrically conductive particles being introduced into the planarization layer, and the electrically conductive particles electrically conductively bridge the planarization layer through the at least one barrier layer such that the bottom electrode and/or the top electrode electrically conductively contacts the at least one busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventor: Ralph Wichtendahl
  • Patent number: 11401284
    Abstract: New absorbing materials of formula (I) for use in organic semiconducting components:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Antoine Mirloup, Daniel D'Souza, Roland Fitzner, Olga Gerdes, Dirk Hildebrandt, Gunter Mattersteig, Andre Weiss
  • Patent number: 11355719
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component on a substrate includes a first and a second electrode. The first electrode is arranged on the substrate and the second electrode forms a counter electrode. At least one photoactive layer system is arranged between these electrodes. The at least one photoactive layer system including at least one donor-acceptor system having organic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Pfeiffer, Christian Uhrich, Ulrike Bewersdorff-Sarlette, Jan Meiss, Karl Leo, Moritz Riede, Sylvio Schubert, Lars Mueller-Meskamp
  • Patent number: 11063222
    Abstract: A compound of a formula EWG1-(T1)a-(T2)b-(Z)c-(T3)d-(T4)e-EWG2 capable of use as a functional component in organic electronic devices, which enable improved absorption in organic solar cells or have an increased charge carrier mobility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Hildebrandt, Olga Gerdes, Roland Fitzner, Daniel D'Souza, Gunter Mattersteig, Andre Weiss
  • Patent number: 10950811
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a photoactive layer which is arranged between an electrode and a counter electrode. In addition to a donor-acceptor system, the photoactive layer includes a third material which influences the crystallization of the donor-acceptor system. The third material selected from a group consisting of crown ethers, triphenyls, sorbitols, quinacridones and bis(4-(tert-butyl)benzoato-O) hydroxyaluminium. Crown ethers are especially preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Heliatek GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Walzer, Martin Pfeiffer, Andre Weiss, Christian Uhrich, Marieta Levichkova, Gunter Mattersteig
  • Patent number: 10868255
    Abstract: A compound and method of producing the compound of formula (I) that has high absorption in the short wavelength spectral region of visible light and is capable of being used for an organic electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Hildebrandt, Olga Gerdes, Roland Fitzner, Daniel D'Souza, Gunter Mattersteig, Andre Weiss
  • Patent number: 10756284
    Abstract: The description relates to an organic photoactive component, in particular an organic solar cell, having an electrode on the substrate and a top counter-electrode and a doped transport layer between the electrodes and a photoactive layer system, characterized in that a metal oxide layer is present between the photoactive system and the top counter-electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Uhrich, Bert Männig, Gregor Schwartz
  • Patent number: 9735363
    Abstract: In a method for imprinting optoelectronic components with at least one bus bar, the bus bar following the shape of the optoelectronic component and allowing a homogeneous color impression on the rear face of the component, the bus bar is printed on a basic material before deposition of a photoactive layer. The basic material may comprise a substrate, or an electrically conductive transparent layer on a substrate. Subsequently, a conductive layer on the substrate is structured to form isolated regions, the photoactive layer is deposited and structured, and then a counter electrode is applied and structured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralph Wichtendahl, Andreas Borkert
  • Patent number: 9685616
    Abstract: A semiconductive component with a layer system includes at least one layer comprising a compound of the general formula (I) or (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Weiss, Dirk Hildebrandt, Olga Gerdes, Gunter Mattersteig
  • Publication number: 20150295195
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component on a substrate includes a first and a second electrode. The first electrode is arranged on the substrate and the second electrode forms a counter electrode. At least one photoactive layer system is arranged between these electrodes. The at least one photoactive layer system including at least one donor-acceptor system having organic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Martin PFEIFFER, Christian UHRICH, Ulrike BEWERSDORFF-SARLETTE, Jan MEISS, Karl LEO, Moritz RIEDE, Sylvio SCHUBERT, Lars MUELLER-MESKAMP
  • Publication number: 20150270487
    Abstract: In a method for imprinting optoelectronic components with at least one bus bar, the bus bar following the shape of the optoelectronic component and allowing a homogeneous color impression on the rear face of the component, the bus bar is printed on a basic material before deposition of a photoactive layer. The basic material may comprise a substrate, or an electrically conductive transparent layer on a substrate. Subsequently, a conductive layer on the substrate is structured to form isolated regions, the photoactive layer is deposited and structured, and then a counter electrode is applied and structured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Ralph Wichtendahl, Andreas Borkert
  • Patent number: 9127020
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula IIIa and their use in optoelectronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Hildebrandt, Gunter Mattersteig, Olga Gerdes, Serge Vetter, Andre Weiss
  • Patent number: 9112163
    Abstract: A photoactive component has an electrode and an opposing electrode. The electrodes have at least one organic layer system arranged between them, also having at least two photoactive layer systems and, between the photoactive layer systems, at least two different transport layer systems have the same charge carrier type. In this case, one transport layer system matches one of the two photoactive layer systems in energy terms, while the other transport layer system is of transparent design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Heliatek GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Uhrich, Bert Maennig, Martin Pfeiffer, Gregor Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20150155397
    Abstract: A photoactive component on a substrate includes a first and a second electrode. The first electrode is arranged on the substrate and the second electrode forms a counterelectrode. At least one photoactive layer system is arranged between the electrodes. The photoactive component furthermore includes at least one layer or layer sequence configured such that the layer or layer sequence acts as a spectrally selective color filter in the range from 450 nm to 800 nm in the photoactive component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Karsten Walzer, Bert Maennig