EP2462626A4 - Barrier-coated thin-film photovoltaic cells - Google Patents
Barrier-coated thin-film photovoltaic cellsInfo
- Publication number
- EP2462626A4 EP2462626A4 EP10807129.1A EP10807129A EP2462626A4 EP 2462626 A4 EP2462626 A4 EP 2462626A4 EP 10807129 A EP10807129 A EP 10807129A EP 2462626 A4 EP2462626 A4 EP 2462626A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- barrier
- photovoltaic cells
- film photovoltaic
- coated thin
- coated
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- 230000004888 barrier function Effects 0.000 title 1
- 239000010409 thin film Substances 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/02—Details
- H01L31/0216—Coatings
- H01L31/02161—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
- H01L31/02167—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
- H01L31/0445—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells including thin film solar cells, e.g. single thin film a-Si, CIS or CdTe solar cells
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- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
- H01L31/048—Encapsulation of modules
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- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/06—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers
- H01L31/072—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type
- H01L31/0749—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type including a AIBIIICVI compound, e.g. CdS/CulnSe2 [CIS] heterojunction solar cells
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
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- 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
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
- Y02B10/10—Photovoltaic [PV]
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- 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
- Y02E10/541—CuInSe2 material PV cells
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- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Sustainable Energy (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Sustainable Development (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US23149309P | 2009-08-05 | 2009-08-05 | |
PCT/US2010/044483 WO2011017479A2 (en) | 2009-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Barrier-coated thin-film photovoltaic cells |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP2462626A2 EP2462626A2 (en) | 2012-06-13 |
EP2462626A4 true EP2462626A4 (en) | 2013-10-16 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP10807129.1A Withdrawn EP2462626A4 (en) | 2009-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Barrier-coated thin-film photovoltaic cells |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP2462626A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2013501382A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20120055588A (en) |
CN (1) | CN102696116A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2011017479A2 (en) |
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FI20095947A0 (en) * | 2009-09-14 | 2009-09-14 | Beneq Oy | Multilayer Coating, Process for Manufacturing a Multilayer Coating, and Uses for the Same |
CN103718307A (en) * | 2011-08-10 | 2014-04-09 | 法国圣戈班玻璃厂 | Solar module with reduced power loss and process for the production thereof |
WO2014105734A1 (en) * | 2012-12-31 | 2014-07-03 | Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation | Thin film silicon nitride barrier layers on flexible substrate |
WO2014123806A2 (en) | 2013-02-07 | 2014-08-14 | First Solar, Inc. | Photovoltaic device with protective layer over a window layer and method of manufacture of the same |
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KR20200037824A (en) * | 2017-07-27 | 2020-04-09 | 에바텍 아크티엔게젤샤프트 | Penetration barrier |
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Citations (2)
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WO2007012026A1 (en) * | 2005-07-19 | 2007-01-25 | Solyndra, Inc. | Self-cleaning coatings |
US20090159119A1 (en) * | 2007-03-28 | 2009-06-25 | Basol Bulent M | Technique and apparatus for manufacturing flexible and moisture resistive photovoltaic modules |
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2010
- 2010-08-05 WO PCT/US2010/044483 patent/WO2011017479A2/en active Application Filing
- 2010-08-05 KR KR1020127005664A patent/KR20120055588A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2010-08-05 EP EP10807129.1A patent/EP2462626A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2010-08-05 JP JP2012523935A patent/JP2013501382A/en active Pending
- 2010-08-05 CN CN2010800450728A patent/CN102696116A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (2)
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WO2007012026A1 (en) * | 2005-07-19 | 2007-01-25 | Solyndra, Inc. | Self-cleaning coatings |
US20090159119A1 (en) * | 2007-03-28 | 2009-06-25 | Basol Bulent M | Technique and apparatus for manufacturing flexible and moisture resistive photovoltaic modules |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
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KR20120055588A (en) | 2012-05-31 |
WO2011017479A3 (en) | 2011-06-16 |
EP2462626A2 (en) | 2012-06-13 |
JP2013501382A (en) | 2013-01-10 |
CN102696116A (en) | 2012-09-26 |
WO2011017479A2 (en) | 2011-02-10 |
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