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Batteries: Thermoelectric And Photoelectric > Photoelectric > Cells > Schottky, Graded Doping, Plural Junction Or Special Junction Geometry Schottky, Graded Doping, Plural Junction Or Special Junction GeometrySchottky, Graded Doping, Plural Junction Or Special Junction Geometry patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/03/08 - 20080000524 - Hybrid window layer for photovoltaic cells A novel photovoltaic solar cell and method of making the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes: at least one absorber layer which could either be a lightly doped layer or an undoped layer, and at least a doped window-layers which comprise at least two sub-window-layers. The first sub-window-layer, which ... 01/03/08 - 20080000523 - Solar cell assembly and method for connecting a string of solar cells The invention relates to a solar cell assembly comprising at least one first solar cell and at least one discrete protective diode (101) that is connected to the solar cell. The aim of the invention is to comprehensively protect a solar cell, a solar cell composite or a string of ... 12/27/07 - 20070295395 - Photovoltaic device with trimetaspheres An exemplary photovoltaic device for conversion of an incident wavelength of electromagnetic radiation to electricity has an absorber of incident wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, a trimetasphere in electron transferring contact with the absorber, an anode in electrical contact with the trimetasphere, and a cathode in electrical contact with the absorber. ... 11/29/07 - 20070272296 - Tandem solar cell with a shared organic electrode The invention relates to a solar cell comprising at least two photoactive layers. Solar cells or photovoltaic elements of this type are also called tandem solar cells or photovoltaic multicells. Tandem solar cells are comprised, in essence, of an optical and electrical series connection of two photoactive layers. The invention ... 10/04/07 - 20070227588 - Enhanced tunnel junction for improved performance in cascaded solar cells A method and device that incorporates metallic nanoparticles at the p+-n+ tunnel junction in a cascaded photovoltaic solar cell. The use of the nanoparticles enhances the tunneling current density through the tunnel junction. As such, the efficiency of the solar cell is increased. A method in accordance with the present ... 08/16/07 - 20070186970 - Solar cell and method of fabricating the same A solar cell (100) comprising a semiconductor solar cell substrate (66) having a light receiving surface formed on the first major surface and generating photovoltaic power based on the light impinging on the light receiving surface, wherein the light receiving surface of the semiconductor solar cell substrate (66) is coated ... 08/02/07 - 20070175507 - High efficiency photovoltaic cells Novel structures of photovoltaic cells (also called as solar cells) are provided. The cells are based on nanoparticles or nanometer-scaled wires, tubes, and/or rods, which are made of electronic materials covering semiconductors, insulators, and may be metallic in structure. These photovoltaic cells have large power generation capability per unit physical ... 07/05/07 - 20070151595 - Solar cell with superlattice structure and fabricating method thereof A solar cell with a superlattice structure and a fabricating method thereof are provided, which includes fabricating a superlattice structure of GaAsN/GaInAs, GaAsN/GaSbAs, or GaAsN/GaInSbAs between a base and an emitter of a middle cell of a triple junction solar cell by a strain-compensation technology. The provided solar cell not ... 06/21/07 - 20070137696 - Solar panels, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same Disclosed herein are articles for converting electromagnetic radiation to a useful form of energy such as electricity. The articles comprise double-sided photovoltaic cells and/or single-sided photovoltaic cells that can absorb electromagnetic radiation and can convert this radiation into electricity. In one embodiment, the article can comprise opposingly disposed single-sided photovoltaic ... 06/21/07 - 20070137695 - Reduced band gap absorber for solar cells Methods and apparatuses for a dual heterojunction multijunction solar cell are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises growing a base material for a solar cell, growing at least one dual heterojunction on the base material, and growing an emitter on the at least one dual heterojunction. ... 06/21/07 - 20070137694 - Notch filter for triple junction solar cells A solar cell and method for producing same is disclosed. The solar cell includes a multijunction solar cell structure and a notch filter designed to reflect solar energy that does not contribute to the current output of the multijunction solar cell. By reflecting unused solar energy, the notch filter allows ... 06/21/07 - 20070137693 - Intermediate-band photosensitive device with quantum dots having tunneling barrier embedded in inorganic matrix A plurality of quantum dots comprise a first inorganic material, and each quantum dot is coated with a second inorganic material. The coated quantum dots being are in a matrix of a third inorganic material. At least the first and third materials are photoconductive semiconductors. The second material is arranged ... 06/14/07 - 20070131275 - Multijunction solar cell with bonded transparent conductive interlayer Methods and apparatuses for creating solar cell assemblies with bonded interlayers are disclosed. In summary, the present invention describes an apparatus and method for making a solar cell assembly with transparent conductive bonding interlayers. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a substrate, a first solar cell, coupled ... 05/17/07 - 20070107772 - Via structures in solar cells with bypass diode A solar cell including a semiconductor body with a multijunction solar cell and an integral bypass diode, and a pair of vias extending between the upper and lower surfaces, forming determined on the lower surface and electrically coupling the anode of the bypass diode with the conductive grid on the ... 03/29/07 - 20070068569 - Tandem photovoltaic device and fabrication method thereof A tandem photovoltaic device and a method for fabricating the photovoltaic device is disclosed. The tandem photovoltaic device comprises two or more photovoltaic layers laminated to each other, each of which including a semiconductor electrode, an electrolyte layer and a counter electrode. A counter electrode of the upper photovoltaic layer ... 09/28/06 - 20060213551 - Semiconductor photodetector and method for manufacturing same A semiconductor photodetector and method for producing the semiconductor photodetector are provided that includes a semiconductor substrate; semiconductor areas provided above the semiconductor substrate that have suitable dopings to form a space-charge zone for detecting electromagnetic radiation incident from above; at least two semiconductor mirror layers having different refractive indices ... 09/07/06 - 20060196537 - Carbon nanotube schottky barrier photovoltaic cell Carbon nanotube Schottky barrier photovoltaic cells and methods and apparatus for making the cells are provided. The photovoltaic cells include at least one contact made from a first contact material, at least one contact made from a second contact material and a plurality of photoconducting carbon nanotubes bridging the contacts. ... 08/24/06 - 20060185725 - Method of forming multijuction solar cell structure with high band gap heterojunction middle cell A method and a multijunction solar device having a high band gap heterojunction middle solar cell are disclosed. In one embodiment, a triple-junction solar device includes bottom, middle, and top cells. The bottom cell has a germanium (Ge) substrate and a buffer layer, wherein the buffer layer is disposed over ... 08/17/06 - 20060180198 - Solar cell, solar cell string and method of manufacturing solar cell string A solar cell includes a first compound semiconductor stacked body with an n-type compound semiconductor layer and a p-type compound semiconductor layer in contact with each other, the first compound semiconductor stacked body has a first electrode of a first polarity and a second electrode of a second polarity, and ... 08/17/06 - 20060180197 - Layer-to-layer interconnects for photoelectric devices and methods of fabricating the same Interconnects for electronic devices. More specifically, stacked photoelectric devices, such as parallel tandem photovoltaic devices are provided. Each of the photovoltaic devices comprises photovoltaic cells formed between two substrates. Each of the substrates may include one or more interconnects to route a voltage from one side of the substrate to ... 06/29/06 - 20060137737 - Photoelectric conversion device The present invention provide an all solid-state photoelectric conversion device which comprises a semiconductor, an electrically conductive substrate arranged on one surface of the semiconductor and forming an ohmic junction therewith, an electrically conductive film arranged on the other surface and forming a Schottky junction with the semiconductor, and a ... 06/01/06 - 20060112986 - Multi-junction solar cells and methods of making same using layer transfer and bonding techniques A multi-junction solar cell includes an active silicon subcell, a first non-silicon subcell bonded to a first side of the active silicon subcell, and a second non-silicon subcell bonded to a second side of the active silicon subcell. This and other solar cells may be formed by bonding and layer ... 05/18/06 - 20060102227 - Apparatus and method for photovoltaic energy production based on internal charge emission in a solid-state heterostructure An apparatus and method for solar energy production comprises a multi-layer solid-state structure including a photosensitive layer, a thin conductor, a charge separation layer, and a back ohmic conductor, wherein light absorption occurs in a photosensitive layer and the charge carriers produced thereby are transported through the thin conductor through ... 04/27/06 - 20060086386 - Thin-film solar cell of tandem type A thin-film solar cell of a tandem type includes a first conductive layer formed on a transparent substrate to which a sun light is input; a top solar cell layer formed on the first conductive layer; and a bottom solar cell layer laminated on the top solar cell layer to ... 04/27/06 - 20060086385 - Tandem thin film solar cell A tandem thin film solar cell is composed of a first conductive layer formed on a transparent substrate; a first solar cell layer formed on the first conductive layer; and a second solar cell layer covering the first solar cell layer. The first conductive layer has surface irregularity, a pitch ... 03/30/06 - 20060065297 - Photovoltaic device In the photovoltaic devices comprising a substantially intrinsic amorphous silicon layer containing hydrogen between an n-type single-crystal silicon substrate and a p-type amorphous silicon layer containing hydrogen, the photovoltaic device according to the present invention comprises a trap layer that contains less hydrogen than the intrinsic amorphous silicon layer between ... 03/02/06 - 20060042684 - Method of fabricating a multijunction solar cell with a bypass diode having an intrisis layer A solar cell having a multijunction solar cell structure with a bypass diode is disclosed. The bypass diode provides a reverse bias protection for the multijunction solar cell structure. In one embodiment, the multijunction solar cell structure includes a substrate, a bottom cell, a middle cell, a top cell, a ... 12/08/05 - 20050268962 - Flexible photovoltaic cells, systems and methods Photovoltaic cells, facilities, systems and methods, as well as related compositions, are disclosed. Embodiments involve providing a first photovoltaic cell; providing a second photovoltaic cell; and electrically and mechanically associating the first and second photovoltaic cells; wherein the association provides a mechanically flexible photovoltaic facility, forming a flexible photovoltaic facility. ... 10/20/05 - 20050229965 - Photoelectric conversion device and manufacturing method thereof A photoelectric conversion device comprising: a pin-type photoelectric conversion layer constituted of a p-type semiconductor layer, an i-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer, wherein the p-type semiconductor layer contains silicon atoms and nitrogen atoms, which is possible to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency. ... 09/29/05 - 20050211291 - Solar cell assembly A multi-junction solar cell assembly includes a transparent substrate and a transparent conductive coating formed on the transparent substrate. The transparent conductive coating includes gallium nitride. The solar cell assembly also includes a plurality of gallium indium nitride junction layers formed successively on the transparent conductive coating, and a metallization ... 09/22/05 - 20050205127 - Photovoltaic device A photovoltaic device is formed by depositing at least a first transparent electrode, PIN-structured or NIP-structured microcrystalline silicon layers, a second transparent electrode, and a back electrode in sequence on an electrically insulating transparent substrate. The PIN-structured or NIP-structured microcrystalline silicon layers include a p-type silicon layer, an i-type silicon ... 09/15/05 - 20050199281 - Method and apparatus of multiplejunction solar cell structure with high band gap heterojunction middle cell A method and a multijunction solar device having a high band gap heterojunction middle solar cell are disclosed. In one embodiment, a triple-junction solar device includes bottom, middle, and top cells. The bottom cell has a germanium (Ge) substrate and a buffer layer, wherein the buffer layer is disposed over ... 09/15/05 - 20050199280 - Solar battery The subject invention is an improved solar battery having a first surface and a second surface, which battery utilized the radiant energy impact of sunlight on the first surface for energy input into the battery and another energy source input on its second surface for additional energy input into the ... 07/14/05 - 20050150542 - Stable three-terminal and four-terminal solar cells and solar cell panels using thin-film silicon technology Three-terminal (3-T) and four-terminal (4-T) thin-film, Si-based, multi-junction solar cells, and solar cell panels wherein multiple solar cells are electrically connected in series, in which current-matching-constraints are released from the two stacked cells that make up each solar cell, wherein the two stacked cells (i.e. a first n-i-p a-Si:H cell ... 06/23/05 - 20050133085 - Lightweight solar battery module and method for producing the same A lightweight solar battery module includes a solar cell sealed in a transparent adhesive layer, a transparent protective film disposed on a light-receiving surface side of the cell, and a heat-insulating sheet disposed on a non-light-receiving surface side of the cell. ... 06/23/05 - 20050133084 - 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 invention is produced by a back side boron diffusion ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |