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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173891 | Monolithic, multi-bandgap, tandem, ultra-thin, strain-counterbalanced, photovoltaic energy converters with optimal subcell bandgaps Modeling a monolithic, multi-bandgap, tandem, solar photovoltaic converter or thermophotovoltaic converter by constraining the bandgap value for the bottom subcell to no less than a particular value produces an optimum combination of subcell bandgaps that provide th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8143511 | Texture process and structure for manufacture of composite photovoltaic device substrates A composite structure, e.g., rigid or flexible. The structure has a layer transferred photovoltaic material (e.g., single crystal silicon) having a first region and a second region, and a thickness of material provided between the first region and the second region.... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8134067 | Thin film photovoltaic device In one aspect, the present invention relates to a photovoltaic module. In one embodiment, the photovoltaic module includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells spatially formed on a substrate in an array along a transverse direction. Each photovoltaic cell has a first ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8067687 | High-efficiency, monolithic, multi-bandgap, tandem photovoltaic energy converters A monolithic, multi-bandgap, tandem solar photovoltaic converter has at least one, and preferably at least two, subcells grown lattice-matched on a substrate with a bandgap in medium to high energy portions of the solar spectrum and at least one subcell grown lattic... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7994418 | Monolithically connected photovoltaic devices on flexible substrates A method of monolithically interconnecting electrical devices that isolates and interconnects the contacts of neighboring electrical devices such as thin film PV cells, without damaging the surrounding materials. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7982127 | Thin film solar cell module of see-through type A thin film solar cell module of see-through type and method of fabricating the same is provided. The method includes forming scribe lines in two directions in a first electrode material layer disposed on an opaque substrate so as to avoid short circuit caused by a ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7932462 | Arrangement comprising a solar cell and an integrated bypass diode The present invention relates to an arrangement having at least one solar cell, which is formed by a first sequence of differently doped layers (1, 2, 11, 12) on a substrate (6, 16), and at least one bypass diode, which is connected to the solar cell, ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7863516 | Solar cell with epitaxially grown quantum dot material A monolithic semiconductor photovoltaic solar cell comprising a plurality of subcells disposed in series on an electrically conductive substrate. At least one subcell of the plurality of subcells includes an epitaxially grown self-assembled quantum dot material. The... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7847183 | Three dimensional photo voltaic modules in an energy reception panel An apparatus for receiving energy is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a support base and a plurality of cells. The support base comprises an electric terminal. The plurality of cells are mounted to the support base. Further, each of the plurality of cells is elect... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7825328 | Nitride-based multi-junction solar cell modules and methods for making the same A backside illuminated multi-junction solar cell module includes a substrate, multiple multi-junction solar cells, and a cell interconnection that provides a series connection between at least two of the multi-junction solar cells. The substrate may include a materi... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7696429 | Solar cell with integrated protective diode The invention relates to a solar cell which comprises photoactive semiconductor layers extending between the front and the back contact, and an integrated protective diode (bypass diode), said protective diode having a polarity opposite to that of the solar cell and... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7495167 | Silicon solar cell and production method thereof It is an object of the present invention to provide a silicon solar cell with n+pp+ BSF structure using solar grade silicon substrate, having a life time close to the initial level of the substrate. The solar cell of the present inventio... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7368750 | Semiconductor light-receiving device A semiconductor light-receiving device includes: a semi-insulating substrate; a semiconductor layer of a first conduction type that is formed on the semi-insulating substrate; a buffer layer of the first conduction type that is formed on the semi-insulating substrat... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367119 | Method for forming a reinforced tip for a probe storage device Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media. In an embodiment, the tip comprises a substantially hollow structure formed of a metal. The tip can be formed by depositing a first metal layer over silicon ther... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359177 | Dual bias frequency plasma reactor with feedback control of E.S.C. voltage using wafer voltage measurement at the bias supply output A plasma reactor has a dual frequency plasma RF bias power supply furnishing RF bias power comprising first and second frequency components, f(1), f(2), respectively, and an RF power path having an input end coupled to the plasma RF bias power supply a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358658 | Amorphous diamond materials and associated methods for the use and manufacture thereof An electroluminescence device having improved luminescence per volt input is provided. The device can include a first electrode, a second electrode, a diamond-like carbon layer electrically coupled to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode, and ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354857 | Method of making iron silicide and method of making photoelectric transducer A solar cell comprises a substrate, and a metal electrode layer, a p-i-n junction, and a transparent electrode layer which are successively laminated on the substrate. The p-i-n junction comprises an n layer, an i layer, and a p layer which are laminated in this ord... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352044 | Photoelectric transducer, photoelectric transducer apparatus, and iron silicide film A solar battery 10 comprises a metal electrode layer 12, a pin junction 100, and a transparent electrode layer 16 which are successively laminated on a substrate 11 such as a silicon substrate. The pin junction 100 comprises... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341774 | Electronic and opto-electronic devices fabricated from nanostructured high surface to volume ratio thin films An electronic or opto-electronic device or a chemical sensor comprising: an interpenetrating network of a nanostructured high surface area to volume ratio film material and an organic/inorganic material forming a nanocomposite. The high surface area to volume film m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338851 | Diode/superionic conductor/polymer memory structure A conjugated polymer layer with a built-in diode is formed by providing a first metal-chalcogenide layer over a bottom electrode. Subsequently, a second metal-chalcogenide layer is provided over and in contact with the first metal-chalcogenide layer. The first metal... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335835 | Solar cell structure with by-pass diode and wrapped front-side diode interconnection A solar cell structure includes a solar cell having a front side and a back side and an active semiconductor structure. The solar cell produces a voltage when the front side is illuminated. The solar cell is protected by a by-pass diode structure including a by-pass... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336524 | Atomic probes and media for high density data storage A device in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises a contact probe for high density data storage reading, writing, erasing, or rewriting. In one embodiment, the contact probe can include a silicon core having a conductive coating. Contact pro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328534 | Shingle system A barrier, such as a PV module, is secured to a base by a support to create a shingle assembly with a venting region defined between the barrier and base for temperature regulation. Water resistant junctions may be formed between the bases of adjacent shingle assemb... | 02/12/2008 |
| RE39967 | Solid-state photoelectric device A solid state photovoltaic device is formed on a substrate and includes a photoactive channel layer interposed between a pair of electrodes. The photoactive channel layer includes a first material which absorbs light and operates as a hole carrier. Within the first ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309850 | Measurement of current-voltage characteristic curves of solar cells and solar modules A solar cell or solar module is measured during a short pulse of light in such a way that the resulting data for current and voltage at each light intensity is the same as would be measured under steady-state illumination conditions and therefore predictive of the a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309630 | Method for forming patterned media for a high density data storage device Systems in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media, the media including a substrate and a plurality of cells disposed over the substrate, one or more of the cells being electrically isolated from the other of the cells by a m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309955 | Organic electroluminescent display device and fabricating method thereof An electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates facing each other and having a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. An array element is formed on the first substrate and an electroluminescent diode is formed on ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309832 | Multi-junction solar cell device A multi-junction solar cell device (10) is provided. The multi-junction solar cell device (10) comprises either two or three active solar cells connected in series in a monolithic structure. The multi-junction device (10) comprises a bottom acti... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302857 | Method for reducing the temperature dependence of a capacitive sensor and a capacitive sensor construction A method of manufacturing a sensor including forming an insulating layer on top of a conductive substrate, and forming a conducting electrode on top of the insulating layer. Further, the insulating layer is formed to include support areas formed at edges of the cond... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301887 | Methods for erasing bit cells in a high density data storage device Methods in accordance with the present invention can be applied, in an embodiment, to a media comprising a phase change material to alter a resolved portion of the phase change material to have a resistance different from a resistance of the bulk material. A tip hav... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295586 | Carbon doped GaAsSb suitable for use in tunnel junctions of long-wavelength VCSELs GaAs(1−x)Sbx layers are grown by MOCVD. For lattice matching with InP, x is set to 0.5, while beneficial alternatives include setting x to 0.23, 0.3, and 0.4. During MOVCD, TMGa (or TEGa), TMSb, and AsH3 (or TBAs) are used to fabri... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286764 | Reconfigurable modulator-based optical add-and-drop multiplexer An optical add and drop multiplexer system comprising a first module for providing a first signal; a second module for providing a second signal; and a modulator for receiving a channel of the first signal at a first location, the first location configured to actuat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282132 | Zinc oxide film treatment method and method of manufacturing photovoltaic device utilizing the same A film of zinc oxide electrochemically deposited from an aqueous solution is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature equal to or higher than 150° C. and equal to or lower than 400° C. in a nitrogen or inert gas atmosphere that contains oxygen, thereby obtaini... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279766 | Photodiode sensor and photosensor for use in an imaging device A multiple-trench photosensor for use in a CMOS imager having an improved charge capacity. The multi-trench photosensor may be either a photogate or photodiode structure. The multi-trench photosensor provides the photosensitive element with an increased surface area... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271333 | Apparatus and method of production of thin film photovoltaic modules The present invention relates to light-weight thin-film photovoltaic cells, methods for making cells, modules made from cells, and methods for making modules from cells. The invention teaches a manner in which individual cells may be bonded to one another, eliminati... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7250323 | Methods of making energy conversion devices with a substantially contiguous depletion regions A method of making an energy conversion device includes forming a plurality of pores within a substrate and forming a junction region within each of the plurality of pores. Each of the junction regions has a depletion region and each of the plurality of pores define... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250330 | Method of making an electronic package A method of making an electronic package is described, wherein a substrate is provided with a pattern of conductive pads and a portion of solder positioned on selected ones of the pattern of copper pads. The solder is then reflowed to form partial hemispherically sh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247218 | Plasma density, energy and etch rate measurements at bias power input and real time feedback control of plasma source and bias power A plasma reactor process measurement instrument includes an input phase processor receiving wafer bias voltage, current and power and computing an input impedance, an input current and an input voltage to the transmission line; a transmission line processor for comp... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238545 | Method for fabricating tandem thin film photoelectric converter A method of manufacturing a tandem-type thin film photoelectric conversion device includes the steps of forming at least one photoelectric conversion unit (3) on a substrate (1) in a deposition apparatus, taking out the substrate (1) having the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233028 | Gallium nitride material devices and methods of forming the same The invention provides gallium nitride material devices, structures and methods of forming the same. The devices include a gallium nitride material formed over a substrate, such as silicon. Exemplary devices include light emitting devices (e.g., LED's, lasers), ligh... | 06/19/2007 |
