Organic schottky diodes

Abstract

An organic diode has a substrate, a first conductor layer on the substrate, an organic semiconductor layer on the first conductor layer, and a second conductor layer on the organic substrate layer, wherein one of the conductor layers has an injection enhancement.

1 . An organic diode, comprising:
 a substrate;   a first conductor layer on the substrate;   an organic semiconductor layer on the first conductor layer;   a second conductor layer on the organic semiconductor layer, wherein one of the conductor layers is comprised of a conductor mixed with an injection enhancement additive.   
     
     
         2 . The diode of  claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises one of a high temperature thermal plastic, glass or silicone. 
     
     
         3 . The diode of  claim 2 , wherein the substrate comprises high temperature thermal plastic and is one of polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene napthalate. 
     
     
         4 . The diode of  claim 1 , wherein the first conductor comprises one of silver, gold, copper, nickel, aluminum, indium-tin-oxide, conductive carbon materials, and silver nanowires. 
     
     
         5 . The diode of  claim 1 , wherein the second conductor comprises one of silver, gold, copper, nickel, aluminum, indium-tin-oxide, conductive carbon materials, and silver nanowires. 
     
     
         6 . The diode of  claim 1 , the organic semiconductor layer comprises pi conjugated polymers. 
     
     
         7 . The diode of  claim 1 , the pi conjugated polymer comprises one of poly(triarylamines), poly(phenylene vinylenes), poly(thiophenes), triarylamine containing polymers, ferrocene containing polymers, polysilanes, and triarylamine molecularly doped polymers. 
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The diode of  claim 1 , wherein the injection enhancement comprises one of tetracyanoquinodimethane, a derivative of tetracyanoquinodimethane, lithium fluoride, lithium carbonate, cesium fluoride, and cesium carbonate. 
     
     
         11 .- 16 . (canceled)