Solar cell comprising a plasmonic back reflector and method therefor

Ding, I-Kang; Zhu, Jia; Cui, Yi; McGehee, Michael David

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Title: Solar cell comprising a plasmonic back reflector and method therefor

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A method for forming a solar cell having a plasmonic back reflector is disclosed. The method includes the formation of a nanoimprinted surface on which a metal electrode is conformally disposed. The surface structure of the nanoimprinted surface gives rise to a two-dimensional pattern of nanometer-scale features in the metal electrode enabling these features to collectively form the plasmonic back reflector.

Inventors:: Ding, I-Kang; Zhu, Jia; Cui, Yi; McGehee, Michael David

Issue Date:: 2014-11-25

Research Org.:: Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1164364

Patent Number(s):: 8895844

Application Number:: 13/306,731

Assignee:: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01G - CAPACITORS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
B82Y20/00 - Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01G - CAPACITORS
H01G9/2031 - {comprising titanium oxide, e.g. TiO2
H01G9/2059 - {comprising an organic dye as the active light absorbing material, e.g. adsorbed on an electrode or dissolved in solution}
H01G9/209 - {Light trapping arrangements}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 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
Y02E10/542 - Dye sensitized solar cells
Y02E10/549 - organic PV cells

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P70/50 - Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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DOE Contract Number:: FG36-08G018004

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Nov 29

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

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