CA1019053A - Method of applying an anti-reflective coating to a solar cell - Google Patents

Method of applying an anti-reflective coating to a solar cell

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Publication number
CA1019053A
CA1019053A CA191,071A CA191071A CA1019053A CA 1019053 A CA1019053 A CA 1019053A CA 191071 A CA191071 A CA 191071A CA 1019053 A CA1019053 A CA 1019053A
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applying
solar cell
reflective coating
reflective
coating
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French (fr)
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Joseph Lindmayer
James F. Allison
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Comsat Corp
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Comsat Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/004—Photosensitive materials
    • G03F7/09—Photosensitive materials characterised by structural details, e.g. supports, auxiliary layers
    • G03F7/091—Photosensitive materials characterised by structural details, e.g. supports, auxiliary layers characterised by antireflection means or light filtering or absorbing means, e.g. anti-halation, contrast enhancement
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/30—Coatings
    • H10F77/306—Coatings for devices having potential barriers
    • H10F77/311—Coatings for devices having potential barriers for photovoltaic cells
    • H10F77/315—Coatings for devices having potential barriers for photovoltaic cells the coatings being antireflective or having enhancing optical properties
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
CA191,071A 1973-02-13 1974-01-28 Method of applying an anti-reflective coating to a solar cell Expired CA1019053A (en)

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US05/331,739 US3949463A (en) 1973-02-13 1973-02-13 Method of applying an anti-reflective coating to a solar cell

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CA1019053A true CA1019053A (en) 1977-10-11

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US (1) US3949463A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS49114888A (enExample)
BE (1) BE810945A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1019053A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2406339A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2217804B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1452635A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1004951B (enExample)
NL (1) NL7401987A (enExample)
SE (1) SE391608B (enExample)

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GB1452635A (en) 1976-10-13
US3949463A (en) 1976-04-13
IT1004951B (it) 1976-07-20
FR2217804B1 (enExample) 1978-02-03
DE2406339A1 (de) 1974-08-22
AU6530074A (en) 1975-08-07
FR2217804A1 (enExample) 1974-09-06
SE391608B (sv) 1977-02-21
NL7401987A (enExample) 1974-08-15
BE810945A (fr) 1974-08-13
JPS49114888A (enExample) 1974-11-01

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