Inventors:
George R. Bird - Princeton NJ
Ronald Raymond Sauers - Highland Park NJ
Paul Panayotatos - New Brunswick NJ
Assignee:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Piscataway NJ
International Classification:
H01L 31036
H01L 310256
H01L 3104
Abstract:
Photovoltaic cells disclosed comprising a structure according to formula I as shown below: ##STR1## wherein R. sub. 1, R. sub. 4, R. sub. 8, R. sub. 11, R. sub. 15, R. sub. 18, R. sub. 22, and R. sub. 25 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, methoxy, methyl, ethyl and cyano; wherein R. sub. 31 and R. sub. 29 are both hydrogen or together are a metal ion having a double positive charge or a metal ion plus non-metal atom or group bound to the metal ion, and having overall a double positive charge; and wherein R. sub. 1, R. sub. 4, R. sub. 15, and R. sub. 18 are the same and are a first substituent, and R. sub. 8, R. sub. 11, R. sub. 22 and R. sub. 25 are the same and are a second substituent which is different from said first substituent.