Samsung patents lead-free sensor layer for cameras
Samsung has patented a design for a light-sensitive component used in cameras that replaces toxic lead with other materials. The invention adds a specific chemical layer between the sensor and the light-capturing material to help convert light into electrical signals. This type of component is typically found in the cameras of phones and other electronic devices.
In the filing’s own words
A perovskite photodiode includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a perovskite photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a Pb-free perovskite, and an auxiliary layer between the first electrode and the perovskite photoelectric conversion layer, and including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. In Chemical Formula 1, X 1, X 2 and R 1 to R 6 are as defined in the specification.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A perovskite photodiode, comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode, a perovskite photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the perovskite photoelectric conversion layer including a Pb-free perovskite, and an auxiliary layer between the first electrode and the perovskite photoelectric conversion layer, the auxiliary layer including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, X 1 and X 2 are different from each other and each is CR a R b, SiR c R d, or NR c, R 2 to R 5 are each independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C20 heterocyclic group, a halogen, a cyano group, —NR f R g, or any combination thereof, R a to R g are each independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C20 heterocyclic group, a halogen, a cyano group, or any combination thereof, R a and R b are each independently present or are combined with each other to form a first ring, R c and R d are each independently present or are combined with each other to form a second-ring, and ring, R f and R g are each independently present or are combined with each other to form a third ring, and R 1 and R 6 in Chemical Formula 1 are each —NR f R g, wherein R f and R g are each a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 aryl group, and R f and R g are bonded to each other through a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C5 alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C5 alkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 arylene group, O, S, Se, Te, CR h R i, SiR j R k, or GeR l R m to form a separate ring, wherein R h to R m are each independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C20 heterocyclic group, a halogen, a cyano group, or any combination thereof.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- Perovskite photodiode and image sensor and electronic device
- Patent number
- US12757629B2
- Application number
- 18478535
- Filed
- Sep 29, 2023
- Granted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Inventors
- 6
- Claims
- 19
Classified under
H10K 85/50 Electricity & electronicsH10K 30/10 Electricity & electronicsH10K 39/32 Electricity & electronicsH10K 85/615 Electricity & electronicsH10K 85/6572 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Chips & hardware
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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