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US 12,648,287 · App. 18/680,234 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Solar cell

Inventors: Kay Lederer (Dresden, DE); Steffen Runge (Dresden, DE); Hendrik Bolink (Moncada, ES); Michele Sessolo (Valencia, ES); Jorge Avila (Valencia, ES); Maria Grazia La Placa (Valencia, ES); Pablo B. Boix (Valencia, ES)
Assignee: Novaled GmbH
H10K30/353H01G9/2009H10K30/30H10K30/80H10K85/50H10K30/84
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Patent No.
US 12,648,287
App. No.
18/680,234
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is related to a solar cell comprising a first electrode; a second electrode; and a stack of layers provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein the stack of layers comprises one light absorbing layer provided with a perovskite crystal structure; and at least one dopant layer, wherein the dopant layer consists of one or more n-dopant material(s); or one or more p-dopant material(s).

Claims (21)

1 . A solar cell comprising:

a) a first electrode having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;

b) a second electrode having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and

c) a first stack of layers provided between and in direct contact with the first surface or the second surface of the first electrode and the second electrode or the first surface, respectively, of the second electrode;

wherein the first stack of layers comprises

(c1) one light absorbing layer provided with a perovskite crystal structure; and

(c2) a dopant layer, wherein the dopant layer consists of an n-type dopant material(s),

the first stack of layers comprises only n-type dopant layers and does not comprise p-type dopant layers;

the dopant layer is arranged between the first electrode and the light absorbing layer.

2 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the solar cell comprises two or more layer stacks and optionally at least one interconnecting layer, wherein the two or more layer stacks comprises the first stack of layers, and wherein the interconnecting layer is arranged between two of the two or more layer stacks.

3 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the n-type dopant material(s) is selected from the group consisting of metals, metal salts, metal complexes, and mixtures thereof.

4 . The solar cell according to claim 3 , wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, rare earth metals, and mixtures thereof.

5 . The solar cell according to claim 3 , wherein the metal is selected from Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sm, Eu, or Yb.

6 . The solar cell according to claim 3 , wherein the metal is selected from Li, Na, Cs, Mg, Sr, Yb, Eu, or Sm.

7 . The solar cell according to claim 3 , wherein the metal salt is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts, alkaline earth metal salts, rare earth metal salts, and mixtures thereof.

8 . The solar cell according to claim 7 , wherein the alkali metal salt is selected from the group consisting of LiF, LiCl, LiBr, Lil, and mixtures thereof.

9 . The solar cell according to claim 7 , wherein the alkali metal salt is LiF.

10 . The solar cell according to claim 3 , wherein the metal complex is an organic alkali metal complex.

11 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the dopant layer is from 0.1 to 25 nm.

12 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the dopant layer is a self-assembled monolayer.

13 . A solar panel comprising the solar cell according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2024
From: LEDERER, KAY; RUNGE, STEFFEN; BOLINK, HENDRIK; SESSOLO, MICHELE; AVILA, JORGE; LA PLACA, MARIA GRAZIA; BOIX, PABLO B.
To: NOVALED GMBH
Reel/Frame 067605/0668 →
Continuity (2)
Division 16459789 · Jul 2, 2019
Related Publication 20260024707A1 · Jan 22, 2026
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