Thin active-layer solar cell with multiple internal reflections
    1.
    发明授权
    Thin active-layer solar cell with multiple internal reflections 失效
    具有多个内部反射的薄的有源层太阳能电池

    公开(公告)号:US4818337A

    公开(公告)日:1989-04-04

    申请号:US851036

    申请日:1986-04-11

    摘要: High efficiency, thin active-layer silicon solar cells and a process for their fabrications have been provided. The cells are characterized by a capability of employing a low-cost, metallurgical grade silicon for the substrate. The substrate has a silicon dioxide barrier coating with electrical conductivity to the active semiconductor layers provided by a multiplicity of fine holes through the oxide. The holes have silicon therein to afford electrical continuity between the active layers and the silicon of the substrate. The process comprises in situ formation of silicon dioxide on the silicon, formation of the holes in the oxide by photolithography, and etching enabling nucleation and growth of silicon in the holes by epitaxy.

    摘要翻译: 已经提供了高效率,薄的有源层硅太阳能电池及其制造方法。 这些电池的特征在于可以为基板采用低成本的冶金级硅。 该衬底具有导电性的二氧化硅屏障涂层,该有源半导体层由穿过氧化物的多个细孔提供。 这些孔在其中具有硅,以在有源层和衬底的硅之间提供电连续性。 该方法包括在硅上原位形成二氧化硅,通过光刻法在氧化物中形成空穴,以及蚀刻使得通过外延生长孔中的硅成核和生长。

    Method for purifying silicon
    2.
    发明授权
    Method for purifying silicon 失效
    硅纯化方法

    公开(公告)号:US06632413B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-14

    申请号:US09933882

    申请日:2001-08-21

    IPC分类号: C01B3302

    CPC分类号: C01B33/037

    摘要: A method of purifying silicon, comprising feeding a sparging gas into a liquid melt [10] containing molten silicon and at least one impurity, in which the sparging gas is used to react with or move one or more impurity contained within the silicon. The products of such reaction or movement may be removed, e.g., by liquid-gas extraction, by liquid-liquid extraction or by liquid-solid extraction.

    摘要翻译: 一种净化硅的方法,包括将喷射气体进料到含有熔融硅和至少一种杂质的液体熔体中,其中喷射气体用于与... 或移动硅中包含的一种或多种杂质。 这种反应或运动的产物可以例如通过液 - 气萃取,液 - 液萃取或液 - 固萃取来除去。

    Method for the continuous manufacture of thin film solar cells
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for the continuous manufacture of thin film solar cells 失效
    连续制造薄膜太阳能电池的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4318938A

    公开(公告)日:1982-03-09

    申请号:US43315

    申请日:1979-05-29

    摘要: A technique for manufacturing durable, reliable solar cells by a continuous process suitable for large-scale manufacture involves, in substance, providing a reel of thin metal foil substrate and forming on the substrate a series of layers operative to form a photovoltaic junction, short prevention blocking layers, contacts and integral encapsulation. The foil substrate is processed as a continuous reel substantially until final testing at which point, if desired, it can be cut into individual cells for deployment. In comparison with a batch process, the continuous technique can reduce manufacturing cost by as much as a factor of two.

    摘要翻译: 通过适用于大规模制造的连续工艺来制造耐用且可靠的太阳能电池的技术实质上包括提供一卷薄金属薄片基板,并在基板上形成一系列可操作以形成光伏结的层,防止短路 阻挡层,触点和整体封装。 将箔基材作为连续的卷筒进行处理,直到最终测试为止,此时如果需要,可将其切割成用于展开的各个单元。 与批处理相比,连续技术可以将制造成本降低多达两倍。

    HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELL
    5.
    发明申请
    HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELL 审中-公开
    高效太阳能电池

    公开(公告)号:US20090314332A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-24

    申请号:US12358894

    申请日:2009-01-23

    IPC分类号: H01L31/052

    摘要: This invention relates to a high efficiency solar cell with a novel architecture. In one embodiment, the solar cell is comprised of a high energy gap cell stack and a dichroic mirror. The high energy gap cell stack is exposed to solar light before there is any splitting of the solar light into spectral components. Each cell in the high energy gap cell stack absorbs the light with photons of energy greater than or equal to its energy gap, i.e., the blue-green to ultraviolet portion of the solar light. Each cell in the high energy gap cell stack is transparent to and transmits light with photons of energy less than its energy gap. Spectral splitting is then performed by means of the dichroic mirror on the remaining light, i.e., the light transmitted by the high energy gap cell stack.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及具有新颖结构的高效太阳能电池。 在一个实施例中,太阳能电池由高能隙电池堆和二向色镜组成。 在将太阳能光分解成光谱分量之前,高能隙电池堆被暴露在太阳光下。 高能隙电池堆中的每个电池用能量大于或等于其能隙的能量吸收光,即太阳光的蓝绿色至紫外线部分。 高能隙电池堆中的每个电池对能量小于其能隙的光子透明并透射光。 然后通过剩余光上的分色镜,即由高能隙电池堆传输的光进行光谱分裂。

    Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same
    6.
    发明授权
    Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same 失效
    硅薄膜,集成太阳能电池,模块及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06211455B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-03

    申请号:US09345862

    申请日:1999-07-01

    IPC分类号: H01L31068

    摘要: A polycrystalline film of silicon including silicon grains having an aspect ratio, d/t, of more than 1:1, wherein “d” is the grain diameter and “t” is the grain thickness. The polycrystalline film of silicon can be used to form an electronic device, such as a monolithically integrated solar cell having ohmic contacts formed on opposed surfaces or on the same surface of the film. A plurality of solar cells can be monolithically integrated to provide a solar cell module that includes an electrically insulating substrate and at least two solar cells disposed on the substrate in physical isolation from one another. Methods for manufacturing the film, solar cell and solar cell module are also disclosed. The simplified structure and method allow for substantial cost reduction on a mass-production scale, at least in part due to the high aspect ratio silicon grains in the film.

    摘要翻译: 包含长径比d / t大于1:1的硅晶粒的多晶膜,其中“d”是晶粒直径,“t”是晶粒厚度。 可以使用硅的多晶膜来形成电子器件,例如在相对的表面上或薄膜的相同表面上形成欧姆接触的单片集成的太阳能电池。 可以将多个太阳能电池单体集成以提供太阳能电池模块,该太阳能电池模块包括电绝缘基板和至少两个设置在基板上的彼此物理隔离的太阳能电池。 还公开了制造薄膜,太阳能电池和太阳能电池组件的方法。 简化的结构和方法允许在大规模生产规模上大幅降低成本,至少部分是由于膜中硅晶粒的高纵横比。

    Fault tolerant thin-film photovoltaic cell
    8.
    发明授权
    Fault tolerant thin-film photovoltaic cell 失效
    容错薄膜光伏电池

    公开(公告)号:US4677250A

    公开(公告)日:1987-06-30

    申请号:US792976

    申请日:1985-10-30

    摘要: A thin-film solar cell is made up of semiconductor layers formed on a substrate. The substrate includes an insulator containing electrically conducting nucleation sites which is interposed between the electrical contact of the substrate and the adjacent semiconductor. The insulator can also be optically transparent. Grain boundaries and voids terminate on the insulator. The solar cell is fabricated by selectively introducing nucleation sites into the insulator layer which is formed on the substrate material, and activating the nucleation sites during growth of the semiconductor layers.

    摘要翻译: 薄膜太阳能电池由形成在基板上的半导体层构成。 该基片包括一个绝缘体,它包含导电成核位置,该导电成核位置介于基片的电接点和相邻的半导体之间。 绝缘体也可以是光学透明的。 晶界和空隙终止于绝缘体上。 太阳能电池通过选择性地将成核位置引入到形成在衬底材料上的绝缘体层中并且在半导体层生长期间激活成核位置来制造太阳能电池。

    HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELL
    10.
    发明申请
    HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELL 审中-公开
    高效太阳能电池

    公开(公告)号:US20110061726A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-17

    申请号:US12948389

    申请日:2010-11-17

    IPC分类号: H01L31/06

    摘要: This invention relates to a high efficiency solar cell with a novel architecture. In one embodiment, the solar cell is comprised of a high energy gap cell stack and a dichroic mirror. The high energy gap cell stack is exposed to solar light before there is any splitting of the solar light into spectral components. Each cell in the high energy gap cell stack absorbs the light with photons of energy greater than or equal to its energy gap, i.e., the blue-green to ultraviolet portion of the solar light. Each cell in the high energy gap cell stack is transparent to and transmits light with photons of energy less than its energy gap. Spectral splitting is then performed by means of the dichroic mirror on the remaining light, i.e., the light transmitted by the high energy gap cell stack.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及具有新颖结构的高效太阳能电池。 在一个实施例中,太阳能电池由高能隙电池堆和二向色镜组成。 在将太阳能光分解成光谱分量之前,高能隙电池堆被暴露在太阳光下。 高能隙电池堆中的每个电池用能量大于或等于其能隙的能量吸收光,即太阳光的蓝绿色至紫外线部分。 高能隙电池堆中的每个电池对能量小于其能隙的光子透明并透射光。 然后通过剩余光上的分色镜,即由高能隙电池堆传输的光进行光谱分裂。