公开(公告)号：US20120305860A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-06

申请号：US13536857

申请日：2012-06-28

申请人： Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Alex C. Mayer ,  Oun Ho Park ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

发明人： Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Alex C. Mayer ,  Oun Ho Park ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

IPC分类号： H01B1/00 ,  H01B1/10 ,  H01B1/12 ,  H01B1/08 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  B82Y30/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/055 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/542

摘要： The light conversion efficiency of a solar cell (10) is enhanced by using an optical downshifting layer (30) in cooperation with a photovoltaic material (22). The optical downshifting layer converts photons (50) having wavelengths in a supplemental light absorption spectrum into photons (52) having a wavelength in the primary light absorption spectrum of the photovoltaic material. The cost effectiveness and efficiency of solar cells platforms (20) can be increased by relaxing the range of the primary light absorption spectrum of the photovoltaic material. The optical downshifting layer can be applied as a low cost solution processed film composed of highly absorbing and emissive quantum dot heterostructure nanomaterial embedded in an inert matrix to improve the short wavelength response of the photovoltaic material. The enhanced efficiency provided by the optical downshifting layer permits advantageous modifications to the solar cell platform that enhances its efficiency as well.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池（10）的光转换效率通过与光伏材料（22）配合使用光学降速层（30）来增强。 光学换低层将具有补充光吸收光谱波长的光子（50）转换成光伏材料的初级光吸收光谱中具有波长的光子（52）。 通过放宽光伏材料的初级光吸收光谱的范围可以提高太阳能电池平台（20）的成本效益和效率。 光学换低层可以作为一种低成本的溶液处理薄膜来应用，该薄膜由嵌入惰性基质中的高吸收和发射量子点异质结构纳米材料组成，以改善光伏材料的短波长响应。 由光学降挡层提供的增强的效率允许对提高其效率的太阳能电池平台的有利的修改。

公开(公告)号：US09525092B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-20

申请号：US13287407

申请日：2011-11-02

申请人： Alex C. Mayer ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Oun Ho Park ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

发明人： Alex C. Mayer ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Oun Ho Park ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

IPC分类号： H01L31/0352 ,  H01L31/055 ,  H01L31/054

CPC分类号： H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01L31/055 ,  H01L31/056 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A solar concentrator module (80) employs a luminescent concentrator material (82) between photovoltaic cells (86) having their charge-carrier separation junctions (90) parallel to front surfaces (88) of photovoltaic material 84 of the photovoltaic cells (86). Intercell areas (78) covered by the luminescent concentrator material (82) occupy from 2 to 50% of the total surface area of the solar concentrator modules (80). The luminescent concentrator material (82) preferably employs quantum dot heterostructures, and the photovoltaic cells (86) preferably employ low-cost high-efficiency photovoltaic materials (84), such as silicon-based photovoltaic materials.

摘要翻译： 太阳能集中器模块（80）在具有与光伏电池（86）的光伏材料84的前表面（88）平行的电荷 - 载体分离接头（90）的光伏电池（86）之间采用发光浓缩器材料（82）。 由发光聚集器材料（82）覆盖的电池间区域（78）占太阳能集中器模块（80）的总表面积的2至50％。 发光浓缩器材料（82）优选地使用量子点异质结构，并且光伏电池（86）优选地使用诸如硅基光伏材料的低成本高效光伏材料（84）。

公开(公告)号：US20130206219A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-15

申请号：US13814210

申请日：2011-07-27

申请人： Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Alex C. Mayer ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Oun-Ho Park ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

发明人： Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Alex C. Mayer ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Oun-Ho Park ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

IPC分类号： H01L31/06

CPC分类号： H01L31/06 ,  H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/02363 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/03923 ,  H01L31/03925 ,  H01L31/043 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01L31/055 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/0687 ,  H01L31/0725 ,  H01L31/078 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/541 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Photovoltaic cells (22) of different materials may be integrated at the network (20) or panel level to optimize independent and cooperative efficiencies and manufacturing techniques of the different materials. The sizes and numbers of the photovoltaic cells (22) in the separate photovoltaic networks (20) may differ. Separate fabrication of the different photovoltaic networks (20) permits optimization of an interlayer material (110), which can be insulating or noninsulating and can include one or more of light-scattering or light-emitting particles, photonic crystals, metallic materials, an optical grating, or a refractive index grading. For example, adaptations of increased emitter layer thickness, lower sheet resistance, increased gridline spacing, smoother photovoltaic material surface, and/or increased AR coating thickness are made to a multicrystalline silicon photovoltaic cell (20) for optimization as a bottom network (20b) of a tandem solar module. In some embodiments, a photovoltaic device includes two component cells, (22a, 22c) having substantially similar primary bandgap energies (or absorption spectra), and at least a third component cell (22b) having a different primary bandgap energy.

摘要翻译： 不同材料的光伏电池（22）可以集成在网络（20）或面板级上，以优化不同材料的独立和协同效率和制造技术。 分离的光伏网络（20）中的光伏电池（22）的尺寸和数量可能不同。 不同光伏网络（20）的分离制造允许中间层材料（110）的优化，其可以是绝缘的或非绝缘的，并且可以包括光散射或发光颗粒，光子晶体，金属材料，光学 光栅或折射率分级。 例如，为了优化作为底部网络（20b）的多晶硅光伏电池（20），进行了增加的发射极层厚度，较低的薄层电阻，增加的网格线间距，更光滑的光伏材料表面和/或增加的AR涂层厚度的适应性， 的串联太阳能模块。 在一些实施例中，光伏器件包括具有基本上相似的初级带隙能量（或吸收光谱）的两个元件元件（22a，22c）以及具有不同初级带隙能量的至少第三元件元件（22b）。

公开(公告)号：US20120222723A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-06

申请号：US13287407

申请日：2011-11-02

申请人： Alex C. Mayer ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Oun Ho Park ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

发明人： Alex C. Mayer ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Oun Ho Park ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

IPC分类号： H01L31/055 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01L31/055 ,  H01L31/056 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A solar concentrator module (80) employs a luminescent concentrator material (82) between photovoltaic cells (86) having their charge-carrier separation junctions (90) parallel to front surfaces (88) of photovoltaic material 84 of the photovoltaic cells (86). Intercell areas (78) covered by the luminescent concentrator material (82) occupy from 2 to 50% of the total surface area of the solar concentrator modules (80). The luminescent concentrator material (82) preferably employs quantum dot heterostructures, and the photovoltaic cells (86) preferably employ low-cost high-efficiency photovoltaic materials (84), such as silicon-based photovoltaic materials.

摘要翻译： 太阳能集中器模块（80）在具有与光伏电池（86）的光伏材料84的前表面（88）平行的电荷 - 载体分离接头（90）的光伏电池（86）之间采用发光浓缩器材料（82）。 由发光聚集器材料（82）覆盖的电池间区域（78）占太阳能集中器模块（80）的总表面积的2至50％。 发光浓缩器材料（82）优选地使用量子点异质结构，并且光伏电池（86）优选地使用诸如硅基光伏材料的低成本高效光伏材料（84）。

公开(公告)号：US20110220194A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-15

申请号：US12836511

申请日：2010-07-14

申请人： Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Alex C. Mayer ,  Oun Ho Park ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

发明人： Juanita N. Kurtin ,  Alex R. Guichard ,  Steven M. Hughes ,  Alex C. Mayer ,  Oun Ho Park ,  Shawn R. Scully ,  Paul-Emile B. Trudeau ,  Colin C. Reese ,  Manav Sheoran ,  Georgeta Masson

IPC分类号： H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/0224

CPC分类号： H01L31/055 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/542

摘要： The light conversion efficiency of a solar cell (10) is enhanced by using an optical downshifting layer (30) in cooperation with a photovoltaic material (22). The optical downshifting layer converts photons (50) having wavelengths in a supplemental light absorption spectrum into photons (52) having a wavelength in the primary light absorption spectrum of the photovoltaic material. The cost effectiveness and efficiency of solar cells platforms (20) can be increased by relaxing the range of the primary light absorption spectrum of the photovoltaic material. The optical downshifting layer can be applied as a low cost solution processed film composed of highly absorbing and emissive quantum dot heterostructure nanomaterial embedded in an inert matrix to improve the short wavelength response of the photovoltaic material. The enhanced efficiency provided by the optical downshifting layer permits advantageous modifications to the solar cell platform that enhances its efficiency as well.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池（10）的光转换效率通过与光伏材料（22）配合使用光学降速层（30）来增强。 光学换低层将具有补充光吸收光谱波长的光子（50）转换成光伏材料的初级光吸收光谱中具有波长的光子（52）。 通过放宽光伏材料的初级光吸收光谱的范围可以提高太阳能电池平台（20）的成本效益和效率。 光学换低层可以作为一种低成本的溶液处理薄膜来应用，该薄膜由嵌入惰性基质中的高吸收和发射量子点异质结构纳米材料组成，以改善光伏材料的短波长响应。 由光学降挡层提供的增强的效率允许对提高其效率的太阳能电池平台的有利的修改。