Planar patterned transparent contact, devices with planar patterned transparent contacts, and/or methods of making the same
    1.
    发明授权
    Planar patterned transparent contact, devices with planar patterned transparent contacts, and/or methods of making the same 有权
    平面图案化透明触点,具有平面图案化透明触点的装置和/或制造它们的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08747959B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-10

    申请号:US13174362

    申请日:2011-06-30

    IPC分类号: C08F2/46 B05D3/00 C23C16/40

    摘要: Certain examples relate to improved methods for making patterned substantially transparent contact films, and contact films made by such methods. In certain cases, the contact films may be patterned and substantially planar. Thus, the contact films may be patterned without intentionally removing any material from the layers and/or film, such as may be required by photolithography. In certain example embodiments, an oxygen exchanging system comprising at least two layers may be deposited on a substrate, and the layers may be selectively exposed to heat and/or energy to facilitate the transfer of oxygen ions or atoms from the layer with a higher enthalpy of formation to a layer with a lower enthalpy of formation. In certain cases, the oxygen transfer may permit the conductivity of selective portions of the film to be changed. This advantageously may result in a planar contact film that is patterned with respect to conductivity and/or resistivity.

    摘要翻译: 某些实例涉及用于制备图案化的基本上透明的接触膜的改进方法以及通过这些方法制备的接触膜。 在某些情况下,接触膜可以被图案化并且基本上是平面的。 因此,可以对接触膜进行图案化,而不用有意地从层和/或膜去除任何材料,例如通过光刻可能需要。 在某些示例性实施例中,包含至少两个层的氧交换系统可以沉积在衬底上,并且这些层可以选择性地暴露于热和/或能量以促进氧离子或原子从层中传递更高的焓 的形成到具有较低的形成焓的层。 在某些情况下,氧转移可以允许改变膜的选择性部分的导电性。 这有利地导致相对于导电性和/或电阻率图案化的平面接触膜。

    PLANAR PATTERNED TRANSPARENT CONTACT, DEVICES WITH PLANAR PATTERNED TRANSPARENT CONTACTS, AND/OR METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    3.
    发明申请
    PLANAR PATTERNED TRANSPARENT CONTACT, DEVICES WITH PLANAR PATTERNED TRANSPARENT CONTACTS, AND/OR METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME 审中-公开
    平面图形透明触点,具有平面图形透明触点的器件,和/或制造它们的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130005135A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-03

    申请号:US13174349

    申请日:2011-06-30

    IPC分类号: H01L21/283

    摘要: Certain examples relate to improved methods for making patterned substantially transparent contact films, and contact films made by such methods. In certain cases, the contact films may be patterned and substantially planar. Thus, the contact films may be patterned without intentionally removing any material from the layers and/or film, such as may be required by photolithography. In certain example embodiments, an oxygen exchanging system comprising at least two layers may be deposited on a substrate, and the layers may be selectively exposed to heat and/or energy to facilitate the transfer of oxygen ions or atoms from the layer with a higher enthalpy of formation to a layer with a lower enthalpy of formation. In certain cases, the oxygen transfer may permit the conductivity of selective portions of the film to be changed. This advantageously may result in a planar contact film that is patterned with respect to conductivity and/or resistivity.

    摘要翻译: 某些实例涉及用于制备图案化的基本上透明的接触膜的改进方法以及通过这些方法制备的接触膜。 在某些情况下,接触膜可以被图案化并且基本上是平面的。 因此,接触膜可以被图案化,而不用有意地从层和/或膜去除任何材料,例如通过光刻可能需要。 在某些示例性实施例中,包括至少两层的氧交换系统可以沉积在衬底上,并且这些层可以选择性地暴露于热和/或能量以促进氧离子或原子从层中转移较高的焓 的形成到具有较低的形成焓的层。 在某些情况下,氧转移可以允许改变膜的选择性部分的导电性。 这有利地导致相对于导电性和/或电阻率图案化的平面接触膜。

    Patterned glass cylindrical lens arrays for concentrated photovoltaic systems, and/or methods of making the same
    5.
    发明申请
    Patterned glass cylindrical lens arrays for concentrated photovoltaic systems, and/or methods of making the same 有权
    用于集中光伏系统的图案化玻璃柱面透镜阵列和/或制造它们的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110259394A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-27

    申请号:US12662624

    申请日:2010-04-26

    IPC分类号: H01L31/052

    摘要: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to patterned glass that can be used as a cylindrical lens array in a concentrated photovoltaic application, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the lens arrays may be used in combination with strip solar cells and/or single-axis tracking systems. That is, in certain example embodiments, lenses in the lens array may be arranged so as to concentrate incident light onto respective strip solar cells, and the entire assembly may be connected to a single-axis tracking system that is programmed to follow the East-West movement of the sun. A low-iron glass may be used in connection with certain example embodiments. Such techniques may advantageously help to reduce cost per watt related, in part, to the potentially reduced amount of semiconductor material to be used for such example embodiments.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的某些示例性实施例涉及可用作集中光伏应用中的柱面透镜阵列的图案化玻璃,和/或其制造方法。 在某些示例性实施例中,透镜阵列可以与带状太阳能电池和/或单轴跟踪系统组合使用。 也就是说,在某些示例性实施例中,透镜阵列中的透镜可以被布置成将入射光集中到相应的带状太阳能电池上,并且整个组件可以连接到单轴跟踪系统,该单轴跟踪系统被编程为跟随东 - 太阳的西运动。 结合某些示例性实施例可以使用低铁玻璃。 这样的技术可以有利地有助于降低成本/瓦特,部分地涉及用于这些示例性实施例的可能减少量的半导体材料。

    Back contact for photovoltaic devices such as copper-indium-diselenide solar cells
    7.
    发明授权
    Back contact for photovoltaic devices such as copper-indium-diselenide solar cells 有权
    光伏器件如铜铟二硒化物太阳能电池的背接触

    公开(公告)号:US09246025B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-26

    申请号:US13455232

    申请日:2012-04-25

    摘要: A photovoltaic device (e.g., solar cell) includes: a front substrate (e.g., glass substrate); a semiconductor absorber film; a back contact including a first conductive layer of or including copper (Cu) and a second conductive layer of or including molybdenum (Mo); and a rear substrate (e.g., glass substrate). The first conductive layer of or including copper is located between at least the rear substrate and the second conductive layer of or including molybdenum, and wherein the semiconductor absorber film is located between at least the back contact and the front substrate.

    摘要翻译: 光电器件(例如,太阳能电池)包括:前基板(例如玻璃基板); 半导体吸收膜; 包括铜(Cu)的第一导电层或包括或包括钼(Mo)的第二导电层的背接触; 和背面基板(例如,玻璃基板)。 或包括铜的第一导电层位于至少后基板和包括钼的第二导电层之间,并且其中半导体吸收膜位于至少后接触件和前基板之间。

    Photovoltaic device including front electrode having titanium oxide inclusive layer with high refractive index

    公开(公告)号:US20110094580A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-28

    申请号:US12929147

    申请日:2011-01-04

    IPC分类号: H01L31/0224

    摘要: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to an electrode (e.g., front electrode) for use in a photovoltaic device or the like. In certain example embodiments, a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) of the front electrode for use in a photovoltaic device is of or includes titanium oxide doped with one or more of Nb, Zn and/or Al. Additional layers may also be provided in the front electrode in certain example embodiments. It has been found that the use of transparent conductive TiOx(:Nb) or TiZnOx(:Al and/or Nb), in a front electrode of a photovoltaic device, is advantageous in that such materials have a high refractive index (n) and have a higher transparency than conventional titanium suboxide (TiOx). Thus, the use of such materials in the context of a front electrode of a photovoltaic device reduces light reflection due to the high refractive index, and increases transmission into the active semiconductor film due to the higher transmission characteristics thereof, thereby improving the efficiency of the device.