Abstract: Tandem photovoltaic cells, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention discloses for the first time how an organic component can be produced in a process designed entirely as a roll-to-roll process. The advantage of the continuous production method described here is, further, that the active regions of the active semiconductor layer are not exposed to unprotected solvents and/or solvent vapors at any time during the production process. This makes it possible to produce a high-quality organic component.

Abstract: Photovoltaic cells containing electrically conductive particles in a electrode, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an organically based photovoltaic element, in particular a solar cell comprising a photovoltaically active layer whose absorption maximum can be shifted into the longer wavelength region and/or whose efficiency can be increased.

Abstract: The present invention proposes an organic photovoltaic component, particularly an organic solar cell, whose electrode is implemented as unstructured and is provided with a passivation layer, so that the passivated electrode layer acts functionally as a structured electrode or electrode layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solar cell comprising at least two photoactive layers. Solar cells or photovoltaic elements of this type are also called tandem solar cells or photovoltaic multicells. Tandem solar cells are comprised, in essence, of an optical and electrical series connection of two photoactive layers. The invention particularly relates to organic tandem solar cells comprising according to the invention at least one shared electrode disposed between two photovoltaically active layers and made substantially of organic material.

Abstract: Tandem photovoltaic cells, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed.

Abstract: Photovoltaic cells containing a plurality of electrically conductive lines, as well as related systems, methods, modules, and components, are disclosed.

Abstract: Tandem photovoltaic cells having a recombination layer, as well as related systems, methods, and components, are disclosed.

Abstract: A device to measure a radiation dose, in particular an x-ray radiation dose, which absorbs radiation and provides an absorption-conditional output signal representing a measurement for the dose, has at least one absorption structure disposed on a foil-like carrier, made from thin-film layers disposed on top of one another that form at least one thin-film diode structure that supplies the output signal.

Abstract: Displays with integrated photovoltaic cells, as well as related systems, components, and methods, are disclosed.

Abstract: A programmable display unit for displaying barcodes or, as the case may be, a radio transponder coupled to a programmable display unit of the aforementioned type. The display unit has for the purpose a multiplicity of strip-shaped display elements arranged substantially parallel to and at a predetermined distance from each other. Each strip-shaped display element is controlled independently and can be switched independently. A respectively predetermined number of display elements are used for representing a strip in the barcode. A respectively predetermined number of display elements are analogously used for representing a space in the barcode. The barcode requiring to be represented is composed of a multiplicity of strips and spaces.

Abstract: Stable organic devices, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of organic solar cells or photo detectors, especially based on organic polymers. Said method comprises the following steps: a first organic n or p conducting semi-conductor layer is applied to an electrode, a second organic semi-conductor layer having other corresponding conductive properties is applied to the solid first organic semi-conductor layer, the solvent of the second organic layer partially dissolves on the first organic semi-organic layer such that the first semi-conductor mixes with the second semi-conductor and forms a bulk heterojunction mixing layer, and a second electrode is applied in an opposite manner to the first.

Abstract: A device (2) for scanning or copying a document and for storing a scanned image or image to be copied, includes a document support (4), a reader (6) and a storage device (8). The storage device (8) includes bi-stable components. The bi-stable components consist of several alternating layers of organic material and electrodes.

Abstract: This invention relates to a transparent flat body including two transparent cover layers (1, 2) that confine between them an active layer (3) whose transparency varies in an electric field and disposed between two electrode layers (6, 7) optionally subdivided into sections, and a photovoltaic element that is connected to two electrode layers (6, 8), preferably via a control stage (11), and that includes a photoactive layer (4) between the two electrode layers (6, 8) of the photovoltaic element (5), characterized in that the photoactive layer (4) is made of two transparent molecular components in a manner known per se, one of the two electrode layers (6, 7) of the active layer (3) is simultaneously one of the two electrode layers (6, 8) of the photovoltaic element (5), and the two transparent cover layers (1, 2) confine between them both the photovoltaic element (5) and the active layer (3).

Abstract: An X-ray detector is for a CT device and includes a phosphor layer for generating electromagnetic radiation as a function of the occurrence of X-radiation, and a photodetector layer for detecting the electromagnetic radiation generated by the phosphor layer. The phosphor layer includes ceramic material and the photodetector layer includes organic material. A process is further for producing an X-ray detector, including the steps of producing a phosphor layer from a ceramic material and applying a photodetector layer made from an organic material to the phosphor layer via a spinning, printing or beam/jet process or by sticking it on as a film. It is optionally possible to provide a further process step for polishing the surface of the phosphor layer before applying the photodetector layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an organic solar cell comprising a photoactive layer consisting of two molecular components, namely an electron donator and an electrode acceptor, and comprising two electrodes provided on both sides of the photoactive layer, whereby an intermediate layer having an asymmetric conductivity is placed between at least one of the electrodes and the photoactive layer.

Abstract: Photovoltaic modules, as well as related systems, methods and components are disclosed.

Abstract: Polymer photovoltaic cells, as well related modules and methods, are disclosed.