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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178777 | Method of manufacturing solar cell and solar cell manufactured thereby A solar cell attaining high efficiency in photoelectric conversion is provided. A method of manufacturing a solar cell having a grid electrode and a main electrode for external output of electric power from the grid electrode includes the steps of forming a small-wi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173895 | Solar cell A solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a first electrode on one surface of the photoelectric conversion layer, a second electrode provided on other surface of the photoelectric conversion layer, and a third electrode on the other surface of the phot... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168886 | Paste for back contact-type solar cell Disclosed is a back contact-type solar cell wherein both of n+-type layer and p+-type layer are formed in the opposite side from a sunlight receiving side, wherein an electrode formed on the opposite side comprises a conductive component compri... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8153890 | Low area screen printed metal contact structure and method A solar cell comprises adjacent regions of oppositely doped semiconductor material forming a pn junction substantially parallel to front and rear surfaces of the solar cell. A surface of the semiconductor material has a plurality of depressions, with semiconductor m... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153889 | Roll-to-roll integration of thin film solar modules A photovoltaic module which has at least two solar cells, and a method and system to manufacture such photovoltaic modules. The solar cells are disposed on a surface of an insulating carrier film and an isolation structure is formed between the solar cells to electr... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153891 | Solar cell and solar cell module A solar cell according to the present invention includes: a photoelectric conversion part having a photoelectric converting function; and a collector electrode provided at a side of a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion part in a way that parts o... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153892 | Internal light trapping method and structure using porous monocyrstalline silicon films for photovoltaic applications A thin photovoltaic device for solar cell applications. As used herein, the term “thin” generally means less than about 20 microns of silicon crystal material, but can also be other dimensions. The term thin should not be limited and should be construed broadly ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148629 | Method and structure for hydrogenation of porous monocrystalline silicon substrates A photovoltaic device and related methods of manufacture. The device has a support substrate having a support surface region. The device has a thickness of crystalline material characterized by a plurality of worm hole structures therein overlying the support surfac... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148630 | Conductive paste and grid electrode for silicon solar cells A method for producing a solar cell electrode, comprising the steps of: applying on at least part of a light-receiving surface of a semiconductor substrate a conductive paste comprising conductive component, glass frit, and resin binder, wherein the conductive compo... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143515 | Cadmium telluride thin film photovoltaic devices and methods of manufacturing the same Methods for manufacturing a cadmium telluride based thin film photovoltaic device are generally disclosed. The method can include sputtering a resistive transparent layer on a transparent conductive oxide layer from an alloy target including zinc from about 5% by we... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143514 | Method and structure for hydrogenation of silicon substrates with shaped covers Method and structure for hydrogenation of silicon substrates with shaped covers. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for fabricating a photovoltaic material. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate. The method also inc... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138414 | Surface-modified semiconductor electrode, dye-sensitized solar cell, method of manufacturing the solar cell, and polymer composition used for the method Provided is a semiconductor anode including: a metal oxide semiconductor formed on a conductive substrate; a dye formed on a surface of the metal oxide semiconductor; and a polymer self-assembled on a surface of the metal oxide semiconductor. Provided are also a dye... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138415 | Paste for back contact-type solar cell Disclosed is a method for producing a solar cell electrode, comprising the steps of: (1) applying a paste comprising (a) electrically conductive particles containing silver particle having a particle size of 0.1 to 10 microns and an added particle comprising particl... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134068 | Paste for back contact-type solar cell Disclosed is a method for producing a solar cell electrode, comprising the steps of: (1) applying a paste comprising (a) electrically conductive particles containing silver particle having a particle size of 0.1 to 10 microns and an added particle comprising a metal... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124870 | Systems and processes for bifacial collection and tandem junctions using a thin-film photovoltaic device A thin-film photovoltaic device includes a semi-transparent back contact layer. The semi-transparent back contact layer includes a semi-transparent contact layer and a semi-transparent contact interface layer. The thin-film photovoltaic device may be formed in a sub... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8115096 | Methods and apparatuses for improving power extraction from solar cells The field of the invention relates to minimization of resistive loss of solar panels in order to achieve maximum solar energy conversion efficiency, extracting more electricity power from available solar irradiance. Schemes are designed to take advantage of the geom... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115097 | Grid-line-free contact for a photovoltaic cell Electrical contact to the front side of a photovoltaic cell is provided by an array of conductive through-substrate vias, and optionally, an array of conductive blocks located on the front side of the photovoltaic cell. A dielectric liner provides electrical isolati... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8106291 | Solar battery and manufacturing method therefor When forming an electrode by printing several times, the cross section area of the electrode is increased and the resistance is reduced while more electrode material is required, which leads to a cost up and waste of resources. There is provided a solar cell manufac... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101853 | Solar cell electrode A p-type electrode on p+ layer of solar cell comprising, prior to firing; (a) Electrically conductive particles comprising silver particle having a particle size of 0.1 to 10 microns and added particle composed of silver particle coated with a metal selec... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101851 | Process for manufacturing a solar cell foil using a temporary substrate The invention pertains to a process for manufacturing a solar cell foil comprising the steps of: providing an etchable temporary substrate applying a front electrode of a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) onto the... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101854 | Solar cell electrode A p-type electrode on p+ layer of solar cell comprising, prior to firing; (a) Electrically conductive particles comprising silver particle having a particle size of 0.1 to 10 microns and added particle composed of a metal particle supported by carbon part... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101852 | Single-sided contact solar cell with plated- through holes and method for its production In an embodiment of the present invention, a single-sided contact solar cell includes an absorber layer with plated-through holes; an emitter layer disposed on a first side of the absorber layer, the emitter layer including one or more semiconductor materials having... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093491 | Lead free solar cell contacts Formulations and methods of making solar cells are disclosed. In general, the invention presents a solar cell contact made from a mixture wherein the mixture comprises a solids portion and an organics portion, wherein the solids portion comprises from about 85 to ab... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093492 | Solar cell receiver for concentrated photovoltaic system for III-V semiconductor solar cell A solar cell module comprises an array of lenses, corresponding secondary optical elements and corresponding solar cell receivers. The solar cell receiver includes a solar cell having one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers, a diode coupled in parallel with ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088993 | Solar cell electrode A p-type electrode on p+ layer of solar cell comprising, prior to firing; (a) Electrically conductive particles comprising silver particle having a particle size of 0.1 to 10 microns and added particle composed of a metal alloy containing a metal selected from the g... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080729 | Melt planarization of solar cell bus bars Solar cells include bus bars and high aspect-ratio gridlines that are printed on a substrate, and localized melting is induced to slump or flatten the gridline “vertex” portions that are disposed on the bus bars, while maintaining the high aspect-ratio of gridli... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080730 | Photovoltaic device A photovoltaic device including an active layer of an amorphous material in which the active layer is in the shape of an array of defined and repeating geometrical structures, wherein the geometrical structures include a base and a single apex that are connected by ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076570 | Aluminum-boron solar cell contacts Formulations and methods of making solar cells are disclosed. In general, the invention provides a solar cell comprising a contact made from a mixture wherein, prior to firing, the mixture comprises at least one aluminum source, at least one boron source, and about ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8067688 | Interconnects for solar cell devices A solar cell assembly comprising a plurality of elongated solar cells, each respective solar cell comprising (i) a core configured as a first electrode, (ii) a semiconductor junction circumferentially disposed on the core, (iii) a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8053666 | Solar cell and manufacturing method of the solar cell A p type amorphous silicon layer is stacked, by a CVD method, on a main surface of an n type single-crystalline silicon substrate; an n type amorphous silicon layer is stacked, by the CVD method, on a surface opposite to the surface on which the p type amorphous sil... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8049099 | Solar cell and solar cell module including the same Provided is a solar cell in which a linear n finger electrode and a linear p finger electrode are alternately arranged on a projection plane parallel to a main surface of a substrate, and which is arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction, including an n-sid... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8044295 | Solar cell with high-temperature front electrical contact A solar cell has an active semiconductor structure and a back electrical contact overlying and contacting an active semiconductor structure back side. A front electrical contact is applied overlying and contacting the active semiconductor structure front side. The f... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039735 | Laminated film for dye-sensitized solar cell and electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell, and process for their production There is provided a laminated film for a dye-sensitized solar cell characterized by comprising a polyester film and a transparent conductive layer formed on one side thereof, the transparent conductive layer having a surface tension of 40 mN/m or greater, and an ele... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8026439 | Solar concentration system A solar concentration system includes an optically clear shell member having an outer surface and an inner surface, with the inner surface defining a hollow interior portion, a liquid contained within the hollow interior portion of the optically clear shell, and a s... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026438 | Front transparent conductor assembly for thin-film photovoltaic cells and method A front transparent conductor assembly and, in one embodiment, a photovoltaic cell, includes at least three transparent conductor layers. In one embodiment, first and second transparent conductors comprised of SnO2 are positioned above and below a third transparent ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022291 | Method of making front electrode of photovoltaic device having etched surface and corresponding photovoltaic device Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a photovoltaic (PV) device including an electrode such as a front electrode/contact, and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode has a textured (e.g., etched) surface th... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017861 | Substrate preparation for thin film solar cell manufacturing A thin film solar cell including a Group IBIIIAVIA absorber layer on a defect free base including a stainless steel substrate is provided. The stainless steel substrate of the base is surface treated to reduce the surface roughness such as protrusions that cause shu... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013239 | Electrode for photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic cell and photovoltaic module An electrode for contacting an electrically conductive surface of a photovoltaic element includes an electrically insulating optically transparent film, an adhesive layer provided on a planar surface of the film, and a plurality of substantially parallel, electrical... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008575 | Solar cell with reduced base diffusion area In one embodiment, a solar cell has base and emitter diffusion regions formed on the back side. The emitter diffusion region is configured to collect minority charge carriers in the solar cell, while the base diffusion region is configured to collect majority charge... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7999176 | Nanostructured solar cells Improved photovoltaic devices and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary photovoltaic device includes a semiconductor layer and a light-responsive layer (which can be made, for example, of a semiconductor material) which form a junction, such as a p-... | 08/16/2011 |
