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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130118585 | NANOCRYSTALLINE COPPER INDIUM DISELENIDE (CIS) AND INK-BASED ALLOYS ABSORBER LAYERS FOR SOLAR CELLS Embodiments of the invention are to a copper indium diselenide (CIS) comprising nanoparticle where the nanoparticle includes a CIS phase and a second phase comprising a copper selenide. The CIS comprising nanoparticles are free of surfactants or binding agents, display ... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130112263 | LAYER-BY-LAYER NANOASSEMBLED NANOPARTICLES BASED THIN FILMS FOR SOLAR CELL AND OTHER APPLICATIONS A solar cell. The solar cell includes a substrate, a first layer comprising a first copper-based material deposited upon the substrate, the first copper-based material electrically attracted to the substrate or to a first optional deposit layer deposited between the sub... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130112273 | SOLAR CELL The present invention provides a semiconductor film which adapts to the solar cell in both of band gap and electric resistivity or carrier concentration. In the present invention, a semiconductor film is composed of a semiconductor includin... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130092236 | SOLAR CELLS Solar cells are provided. The solar cell may include a substrate, a first electrode, a light absorption layer, a second electrode. Additionally, an intrinsic layer and a buffer layer may further be disposed between the light absorption layer and the second electrode. He... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130074915 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A FLEXIBLE PHOTOVOLTAIC FILM CELL WITH AN IRON DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER A method of fabricating a flexible photovoltaic film cell with an iron diffusion barrier layer. The method includes: providing a foil substrate including iron; forming an iron diffusion barrier layer on the foil substrate, where the iron diffusion barrier layer prevents... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130068301 | METHOD OF ETCHING A SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE A method and apparatus provide for a roughened back surface of a semiconductor absorber layer of a photovoltaic device to improve adhesion. The roughened back surface may be achieved through an etching process.... | 03/21/2013 |
| 20130037110 | Particle-Based Precursor Formation Method and Photovoltaic Device Thereof Techniques for fabrication of kesterite Cu—Zn—Sn—(Se,S) films and improved photovoltaic devices based on these films are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming metal chalcogenide nanoparticles is provided. The method includes the following steps. Water, a so... | 02/14/2013 |
| 20130037105 | FUSION FORMABLE ALKALI-FREE INTERMEDIATE THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT GLASS A compositional range of high strain point and/or intermediate expansion coefficient alkali metal free aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described herein. The glasses can be used as substrates or superstrates for photovoltaic devices, for example, thin... | 02/14/2013 |
| 20130037111 | Process for Preparation of Elemental Chalcogen Solutions and Method of Employing Said Solutions in Preparation of Kesterite Films Techniques for preparing chalcogen-containing solutions using an environmentally benign borane-based reducing agent and solvents under ambient conditions, as well as application of these solutions in a liquid-based method for deposition of inorganic films having copper ... | 02/14/2013 |
| 20130025680 | INK DEPOSITION PROCESSES FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ABSORBERS Processes for making a process for making a photovoltaic absorber by depositing various layers of components on a substrate and converting the components into a thin film photovoltaic absorber material. Processes for depositing an ink containing compounds having the for... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20120318361 | MANUFACTURING THIN FILMS WITH CHALCOGEN SPECIES WITH INDEPENDENT CONTROL OVER DOPING AND BANDGAPS A method for synthesizing a thin film of CZTS such as for use as an absorber in a photovoltaic device. The method includes providing a substrate in a chamber, and, then, depositing a film of CZTS material on the substrate, the CZTS material comprising copper, zinc, tin,... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120241005 | AROMATIC POLYIMIDE FILM, LAMINATE, AND SOLAR CELL A CIS solar cell having flexibility and high conversion efficiency may be produced, using, as a substrate, a polyimide film which is prepared from an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component comprising 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride as the main compone... | 09/27/2012 |
| 20120234391 | GLASS-COATED FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES FOR PHOTVOLTAIC CELLS The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing of a glass coated material that is suitable for use in the manufacture of flexible solar cells and other electronic devices. The invention is also to articles comprising the flexible solar cells described herei... | 09/20/2012 |
| 20120227790 | ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING A POLYIMIDE FILM AND AN ELECTRODE, AND METHODS RELATING THERETO The assemblies of the present disclosure comprise an electrode, and a polyimide film. The polyimide film comprises a sub-micron filler and a polyimide. The polyimide is derived from at least one aromatic dianhydride component selected from rigid rod dianhydride, non-rig... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120222742 | COMPOUND THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A compound thin film solar cell of an embodiment includes: as a light-absorbing layer a semiconductor thin film which contains Cu, an element A (A is at least one element selected from a group consisting of Al, In and Ga) and Te, and has a chalcopyrite crystal structure... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120211074 | Coated Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots for Solution-Based Fabrication of Photovoltaic Cells CIGS absorber layers fabricated using coated semiconducting nanoparticles and/or quantum dots are disclosed. Core nanoparticles and/or quantum dots containing one or more elements from group 13 and/or IIIA and/or VIA may be coated with one or more layers containing elem... | 08/23/2012 |
| 20120199185 | Interband Cascade (IC) Photovoltaic (PV) Architecture for PV Devices A photovoltaic (PV) device, comprising a PV interband cascade (IC) stage, wherein the IC PV stage comprises an absorption region with a band gap, the absorption region configured to absorb photons, an intraband transport region configured to act as a hole barrier, and a... | 08/09/2012 |
| 20120192923 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE In one aspect of the present invention, a photovoltaic device is provided. The photovoltaic device includes a first semiconductor layer; a p+-type semiconductor layer; and an interlayer interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the p+-type semiconductor layer... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120180869 | SOLAR POWER GENERATION APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Provided are a solar cell apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The solar cell apparatus includes a substrate, a rear electrode layer disposed on the substrate, a thin film layer disposed on the rear electrode layer, the thin film layer including a Group VI-... | 07/19/2012 |
| 20120132281 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A thin-film solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The method of manufacturing the thin-film solar cell includes the steps of providing a substrate; forming a diffusion barrier layer on the substrate; forming a back electrode layer on the diffusion... | 05/31/2012 |
| 20120103420 | CU-IN-ZN-SN-(SE,S)-Based Thin Film for Solar Cell and Preparation Method Thereof A Cu-In-Zn-Sn-(Se,S)-based thin film for a solar cell and a preparation method thereof, and more particularly, to a Cu-In-Zn-Sn-(Se,S)-based thin film for a solar cell which can reduce an amount of In to be used and exhibit an excellent conversion efficiency and a prepa... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120085410 | FLEXIBLE QUANTUM DOT SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS A flexible solar cell is assembled by forming a TiO2 patterned layer on a flexible substrate electrode. Quantum dots (QDs) are formed on the TiO2 patterned layer. A gasket is disposed between the flexible substrate electrode and a flexible counter ... | 04/12/2012 |
| 20120073659 | DEPOSITION PROCESSES FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES Processes for making a solar cell by depositing various layers of components on a substrate and converting the components into a thin film photovoltaic absorber material. Processes of this disclosure can be used to control the stoichiometry of metal atoms in making a so... | 03/29/2012 |
| 20120073622 | SOLUTION-PROCESSED INORGANIC PHOTO-VOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION Methods of producing photo-voltaic devices include spray coating deposition of metal chalcogenides, contact lithographic methods and/or metal ion injection. Photo-voltaic devices include devices made by the methods, tandem photo-voltaic devices and bulk junction photovo... | 03/29/2012 |
| 20120073657 | Alternating Bias Hot Carrier Solar Cells Extremely high efficiency solar cells are described. Novel alternating bias schemes enhance the photovoltaic power extraction capability above the cell band-gap by enabling the extraction of hot carriers. In conventional solar cells, this alternating bias scheme has the... | 03/29/2012 |
| 20120067425 | ALUMINUM BASE MATERIAL, METAL SUBSTRATE HAVING INSULATING LAYER EMPLOYING THE ALUMINUM BASE MATERIAL, SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND SOLAR BATTERY A metal substrate with an insulating layer, which is capable of being produced by a simple process, exhibits heat resistance during semiconductor processing, is superior in voltage resistance, and has small leakage current, and an Al base material that realizes the meta... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120060902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FRAMELESS LAMINATED SOLAR PANELS An apparatus for securing solar panels to a roof includes a photovoltaic cell and a mounting frame sized to receive the photovoltaic cell. The mounting frame is configured to be securely fastened directly to a roof of a structure and form a vapor barrier on the roof.... | 03/15/2012 |
| 20120060928 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COPPER TIN SULFIDE AND COPPER ZINC TIN SULFIDE FILMS This invention relates to processes for preparing films of CTS and CZTS and their selenium analogues on a substrate. Such films are useful in the preparation of photovoltaic devices. This invention also relates to processes for preparing coated substrates and for making... | 03/15/2012 |
| 20120055526 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, AND THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL A thermoelectric material having a high performance index and a thermoelectric module and a thermoelectric device including the thermoelectric material, and more particularly, to a thermoelectric material having a high Seebeck coefficient, high electrical conductivity, ... | 03/08/2012 |
| 20120055554 | COPPER ZINC TIN CHALCOGENIDE NANOPARTICLES This invention relates to nanoparticles of kesterite (copper zinc tin sulfide) and copper zinc tin selenide nanoparticles, inks and devices thereof, and processes to prepare same. The nano-particles are useful to for the absorber layer as a p-type semiconductor in a thi... | 03/08/2012 |
| 20120048378 | ELECTRODEPOSITION OF THIN-FILM CELLS CONTAINING NON-TOXIC ELEMENTS A structure and method of making a thin-film solar cell. A thin-film solar cell includes a substrate, absorber layer and a buffer layer. The absorber layer is deposited by a single-step bulk electrochemical process, or a multi-layer electrochemical process. The buffer l... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120042942 | SOLAR CELL HAVING A BUFFER LAYER WITH LOW LIGHT LOSS Provided is a solar cell that includes: a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a light absorbing layer disposed on the first electrode; a buffer layer disposed on the light absorbing layer; and a second electrode disposed on the buffer layer, wherein ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120017993 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SOLAR BATTERY USING THE SAME A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor circuit on an insulated metal substrate, which includes an anodized film formed on at least one side of an Al substrate, wherein the Al substrate has a potential higher than an average potential of the semiconductor circui... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120000532 | MANUFACTURE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES A method and apparatus for depositing a film on a substrate includes subjecting material to an energy beam.... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110272027 | SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM Solar photovoltaic (PV) devices, e.g., those based on the Copper Indium Selenide (CIS) family of absorbers, including CuIn(1-x)Ga(X)Se2 (CIGS) absorber thin-film PV devices, are provided. Embodiments provide PV devices comprising an alkali metal-containing polymeric fil... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110259418 | Manufacturing Apparatus and Method for Large-Scale Production of Thin-Film Solar Cells A method of manufacturing improved thin-film solar cells entirely by sputtering includes a high efficiency back contact/reflecting multi-layer containing at least one barrier layer consisting of a transition metal nitride. A copper indium gallium diselenide (Cu(InX... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253219 | PHOTOELECTRONICALLY ACTIVE, CHALCOGEN-BASED THIN FILM STRUCTURES INCORPORATING TIE LAYERS The present invention provides improved chalcogen-containing, photovoltaic structures as well as related compositions, photovoltaic devices incorporating these structures, methods of making these structures and devices, and methods of using these structures and devices.... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110209763 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM LIGHT-ABSORBING LAYER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a thin-film light-absorbing layer using spraying, including mixing precursor solutions comprising CuCl2, InCl3 and SeC(NH2)2 under a nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature thus preparing... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110186131 | SUBSTRATE FOR SELENIUM COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS, PRODUCTION METHOD OF SUBSTRATE FOR SELENIUM COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS, AND THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL A substrate for selenium compound semiconductor has at least a steel base and an aluminum base. The aluminum base is arranged on one end in a direction of lamination of the steel base and the aluminum base, the steel base is arranged on the other end in the direction. A... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110174365 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING ROOFING SOLAR PANELS An exemplary system and method for forming a solar panel system includes manufacturing solar panel sheets via thin film solar technology that include a flashing overlap and a non-dry adhesive located on the bottom surface of the sheets such that the solar panel sheets f... | 07/21/2011 |
