Photodetector having a built-in means for concentrating visible radiation and corresponding array

US9349972B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9349972-B2
Application numberUS-201314409682-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 21, 2013
Priority dateJun 21, 2012
Publication dateMay 24, 2016
Grant dateMay 24, 2016

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An organic photodetector comprising a first electrode ( 11 to 31 ) that is plane and formed on a substrate ( 10 to 30 ) that is plane, a convex active layer ( 12 to 32 ) formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode ( 13 to 33 ) formed on the active layer, means for concentrating light radiation in the active layer being incorporated in the photodetector.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An organic photodetector comprising a first electrode that is plane and formed on a substrate that is plane, a convex active layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the convex active layer, a lens or mirror for concentrating light radiation in the convex active layer being incorporated in the photodetector. 2. An organic photodetector according to claim 1 , wherein the convex active layer is deposited on the first electrode and coats the first electrode, while the second electrode is convex. 3. An organic photodetector according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrode and the substrate are transparent, and the second electrode is reflective. 4. An organic photodetector according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrode is made of metal and the second electrode is transparent. 5. An organic photodetector according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is transparent, the first electrode is indented to form a convex cavity, and the convex active layer is deposited in the convex cavity. 6. An organic photodetector comprising a first electrode formed on a plane substrate, a convex active layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the convex active layer, a lens or mirror for concentrating light radiation in the convex active layer being incorporated in the organic photodetector, wherein the substrate is transparent and indented in order to form a convex cavity, the first electrode is convex and consists in a layer deposited in said convex cavity, and the convex active layer is deposited in the convex cavity on the first electrode. 7. An organic photodetector according to claim 5 , wherein the second electrode is plane. 8. An organic photodetector according to claim 5 , wherein electrical insulation is provided between the first and second electrodes. 9. An array comprising a plurality of organic photodetectors according to claim 1 . 10. An array according to claim 9 , wherein each organic photodetector includes an active layer formed in a cavity of the first electrode or of the substrate, and wherein the first electrode is common to all of the organic photodetectors. 11. An array according to claim 9 , wherein each organic photodetector comprises an active layer in a cavity formed in the substrate, with each of the organic photodetectors being electrically insulated from one another.

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What does patent US9349972B2 cover?
An organic photodetector comprising a first electrode ( 11 to 31 ) that is plane and formed on a substrate ( 10 to 30 ) that is plane, a convex active layer ( 12 to 32 ) formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode ( 13 to 33 ) formed on the active layer, means for concentrating light radiation in the active layer being incorporated in the photodetector.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Commissariat Energie Atomique, Isorg
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01L51/442. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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