Patent ID: 6407330
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B82Y,C09B,H01G,H01L,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
A solar cell, comprising:(a) a first substrate comprising a first electrode; (b) a second substrate comprising a second electrode, with said first and second substrate being positioned to form a space therebetween, and with at least one of (i) said first substrate and said first electrode and (ii) said second substrate and said second electrode being transparent; (c) a layer of light harvesting rods electrically coupled to said first electrode, each of said light harvesting rods comprising a non-discotic backbone polymer of Formula I: X1&Parenopenst;Xm+1)mâ€ƒâ€ƒ(I) â€ƒwherein: m is at least 2; 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 X1 is electrically coupled to said first electrode; said solar cell further comprising (d) an electrolyte in said space between said first and second substrates.