Patent ID: 6420648
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B82Y,C07D,C09B,H01G,H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
A light harvesting array, comprising:(a) a first substrate comprising a first electrode; and (b) a layer of light harvesting rods electrically coupled to said first electrode, each of said light harvesting rods comprising a polymer of Formula I: X1&Parenopenst;Xm+1)mâ€ƒâ€ƒ(I) â€ƒwherein: m is at least 1; X1 is a charge separation group having an excited-state of energy equal to or lower than that of X2; X2 through Xm+1 are chromophores; and at least one of X1 through Xm+1 is selected from the group consisting of chlorins, bacteriochlorins, and isobacteriochlorins.