Title:
STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS FOR DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003065472
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Materials of, structures of, and methods of forming photovoltaic cells and modules are described. In particular, the invention, in one embodiment, provides wires to interconnect conductive layers of a cell or module. The photoactive layer may be sintered on a metal foil at either high or low temperatures to form a flexible photovoltaic cell or module. In addition, photovoltaic cells or modules may be formed on rigid substrates to enhance the longevity and durability of the cell or module. Discrete photovoltaic cells or modules may be formed by parting an electrically conductive coating on a polymeric substrate and melting a least a portion of the polymeric substrate, thus encapsulating any debris formed when the conductive layer is parted. In addition, a method of using an ultrasonic slitting device to cut and seal the edges of photovoltaic cells and modules is described.
Inventors:
GAUDIANA RUSSELL A
LI LIAN
ECKERT ROBERT
MONTELLO ALAN
MONTELLO EDMUND
RYAN JAMES
BECKENBAUGH BILL
LI LIAN
ECKERT ROBERT
MONTELLO ALAN
MONTELLO EDMUND
RYAN JAMES
BECKENBAUGH BILL
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/002263
Publication Date:
April 15, 2004
Filing Date:
January 24, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES INC (US)
International Classes:
H01L31/04; H01G9/20; H01L25/04; H01L27/30; H01L31/00; H01L31/0264; H01L31/05; H01M14/00; (IPC1-7): H01L51/20; H01G9/20
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000042674A1 | 2000-07-20 |
Foreign References:
| DE19528401A1 | 1997-02-06 | |||
| EP1089305A2 | 2001-04-04 | |||
| EP1209708A1 | 2002-05-29 |
Other References:
KANG T-S ET AL: "ENHANCED STABILITY OF PHOTOCURRENT-VOLTAGE CURVES IN RU(II)-DYE-SENSITIZED NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2 ELECTRODES WITH CARBOXYLIC ACIDS", JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, US, vol. 147, no. 8, August 2000 (2000-08-01), pages 3049 - 3053, XP001002918, ISSN: 0013-4651
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