Patents by Inventor Bert Maennig

Bert Maennig has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • 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: 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
  • Patent number: 9024181
    Abstract: A photoactive component includes organic layers, including a single, tandem or multiple cell with two electrodes and, between the electrodes, a photoactive acceptor-donor layer system that includes at least three absorber materials. At least two absorber materials are donors or acceptors. One of the two absorber materials is configured as donors or acceptors absorbing at greater wavelengths than the other absorber material and one of the two absorber materials have a lower Stokes shift and/or a lower absorption width than the other absorber material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Heliatek GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Pfeiffer, Christian Uhrich, Bert Maennig
  • Publication number: 20130160829
    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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Uhrich, Bert Maennig, Martin Pfeiffer, Gregor Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20130104968
    Abstract: A photoactive component includes organic layers, including a single, tandem or multiple cell with two electrodes and, between the electrodes, a photoactive acceptor-donor layer system that includes at least three absorber materials. At least two absorber materials are donors or acceptors. One of the two absorber materials is configured as donors or acceptors absorbing at greater wavelengths than the other absorber material and one of the two absorber materials have a lower Stokes shift and/or a lower absorption width than the other absorber material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Heliatek GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Pfeiffer, Christian Uhrich, Bert Maennig
  • Publication number: 20120125419
    Abstract: A photoactive component comprising organic layers, in particular a solar cell comprising a photoactive i-layer system, contains at least one mixed layer. The mixed layer contains at least one donator material and one acceptor material, and thus forms a donator-acceptor system. The donator material and the acceptor material of the mixed layer are non-polymer materials. In a vacuum, the donator material has an evaporation temperature which is at least 150° C. lower than the evaporation temperature of the acceptor material and has an inverted layer sequence with an n-i-p, i-p, or n-i structure of an n-layer, i-layer, or p-layer system respectively. The organic photoactive i-layer system is applied directly onto the cathode or onto an electron-conducting n-material system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Pfeiffer, Christian Uhrich, Bert Maennig, Karsten Walzer, David Wynands
  • Patent number: 7675057
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photoactive component, especially a solar cell, comprising organic layers and formed by at least one stacked pi, ni, and/or pin diode. The diodes are characterized in that they comprise at least one p-doped or n-doped transport layer having a larger optical band gap than that of the photoactive layer. The individual diodes are characterized by a high internal quantum yield, but can be optically thin (peak absorption <80%). A high external quantum yield is obtained by either enlarging the optical path of the incident light in the diodes using light traps, or by stacking a plurality of the diodes. The transition between two diodes being facilitated by transition layers for the purposes of improved recombination and generation. Both forms of embodiment have a number of specific advantages using the doped transport layers with a large band gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Technische Universitaet Dresden
    Inventors: Jens Drechsel, Martin Pfeiffer, Bert Maennig, Karl Leo
  • Publication number: 20070090371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photoactive component, especially a solar cell, comprising organic layers and formed by at least one stacked pi, ni, and/or pin diode. The diodes are characterised in that they comprise at least one p-doped or n-doped transport layer having a larger optical band gap than that of the photoactive layer. The individual diodes are characterised by a high internal quantum yield, but can be optically thin (peak absorption <80%). A high external quantum yield is obtained by either enlarging the optical path of the incident light in the diodes using light traps, or by stacking a plurality of the diodes. The transition between two diodes being facilitated by transition layers for the purposes of improved recombination and generation. Both forms of embodiment have a number of specific advantages using the doped transport layers with a large band gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Technische Universitaet Dresden
    Inventors: Jens Drechsel, Martin Pfeiffer, Bert Maennig, Karl Leo