Solid-state electric device

Abstract

A solid state electric device includes a templated charge-carrier-transporting channel layer interposed between a pair of conductive substrates. The templated charge-carrier-transporting channel layer is made of a layer of a first charge-carrier-transporting material having one or more regions defined using templating techniques, in which regions a second charge-carrier-transporting material is deposited. The second charge-carrier-transporting material regions are distributed within the templated charge-carrier-transporting channel layer such that, predominantly, only a single contiguous part of the second charge-carrier-transporting material is interposed between the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate along any imaginary normal axis extending between the two conductive substrates.

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         13 . A solid-state electric device, comprising: a first conductive substrate; a templated charge-carrier-transporting channel layer having a first side and a second side, said first side contacting at least a portion of said first conductive substrate; and a second conductive substrate contacting at least a portion of said second side of said templated charge-carrier-transporting channel layer.  
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein said templated charge-carrier-transporting channel layer comprises a first charge-carrier-transporting material having one or more templated regions and a second charge-carrier-transporting material in at least one of said one or more templated regions.  
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein said first charge-carrier-transporting material is selected from the group consisting of a hole-carrying material and an electron-carrying material.  
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein said hole-carrying material comprises a conjugated polymer material.  
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein said conjugated polymer material comprises poly-phenylene vinylene.  
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein said electron-carrying material comprises titanium dioxide.  
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein said second charge-carrier-transporting material is selected from the group consisting of a hole-carrying material and an electron-carrying material.  
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 19 , wherein said hole-carrying material comprises a conjugated polymer material.  
     
     
         21 . The device of  claim 20 , wherein said conjugated polymer material comprises poly-phenylene vinylene.  
     
     
         22 . The device of  claim 19 , wherein said electron-carrying material comprises titanium dioxide.  
     
     
         23 . The device of  claim 13 , further comprising: an insulating layer contacting said second conductive substrate; a third conductive substrate contacting said insulating layer such that said insulating layer substantially prevents electrical contact between said second and third conductive substrates; a second templated charge-carrier-transporting channel layer having a first side and a second side, said first side contacting at least a portion of said third conductive substrate; and a fourth conductive substrate contacting at least a portion of said second side of said second templated charge-carrier-transporting channel layer.