Photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity and methods of their manufacture

Skotheim, Terje

Title: Photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity and methods of their manufacture

Full Record
Other Related Research

Abstract

A photoelectric device is disclosed which comprises first and second layers of semiconductive material, each of a different bandgap, with a layer of dry solid polymer electrolyte disposed between the two semiconductor layers. A layer of a polymer blend of a highly conductive polymer and a solid polymer electrolyte is further interposed between the dry solid polymer electrolyte and the first semiconductor layer. A method of manufacturing such devices is also disclosed.

Inventors:

Skotheim, Terje ^[1]

East Patchoque, NY

Issue Date:: 1984-04-10

Research Org.:: Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864950

Patent Number(s):: 4442185

Application Number:: 06/386,666

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01G - CAPACITORS

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Show more

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01G - CAPACITORS
H01G9/20 - Light-sensitive devices

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M14/005 - {Photoelectrochemical storage cells

Show less

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-76CH00016

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: photoelectrochemical; cells; conversion; solar; energy; electricity; methods; manufacture; photoelectric; device; disclosed; comprises; layers; semiconductive; material; bandgap; layer; dry; solid; polymer; electrolyte; disposed; semiconductor; blend; highly; conductive; interposed; method; manufacturing; devices; semiconductive material; photoelectrochemical cells; photoelectrochemical cell; dry solid; highly conductive; electrochemical cells; conductive material; electrochemical cell; solar energy; semiconductor layer; polymer electrolyte; solid polymer; conductive polymer; polymer blend; semiconductor layers; electrolyte disposed; /429/

Citation Formats


                    Skotheim, Terje. Photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity and methods of their manufacture.  United States: N. p., 1984. 
        Web.

Copy to clipboard


                    Skotheim, Terje. Photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity and methods of their manufacture.  United States.

Copy to clipboard


                    Skotheim, Terje. Tue .  
        "Photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity and methods of their manufacture".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864950.

Copy to clipboard


                    
@article{osti_864950,

  title        = {Photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity and methods of their manufacture},

  author       = {Skotheim, Terje},

  abstractNote = {A photoelectric device is disclosed which comprises first and second layers of semiconductive material, each of a different bandgap, with a layer of dry solid polymer electrolyte disposed between the two semiconductor layers. A layer of a polymer blend of a highly conductive polymer and a solid polymer electrolyte is further interposed between the dry solid polymer electrolyte and the first semiconductor layer. A method of manufacturing such devices is also disclosed.},

  doi          = {},

  journal      = {},
number       = ,

  volume       = ,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {1984},

  month        = {4}

}

Copy to clipboard

Patent:

View Patent

Save / Share:

Export Metadata

Save to My Library

Similar Records in DOE Patents and OSTI.GOV collections:

Polymer blends for use in photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity and methods for manufacturing such blends

Patent Skotheim, Terje [East Patchogue, NY]

There is disclosed a polymer blend of a highly conductive polymer and a solid polymer electrolyte that is designed to achieve better charge transfer across the conductive film/polymer electrolyte interface of the electrochemical photovoltaic cell. The highly conductive polymer is preferably polypyrrole or poly-N-p-nitrophenylpyrrole and the solid polymer electrolyte is preferably polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide.
Full Text Available
Polymer blends for use in photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity

Patent Skotheim, Terje [East Patchogue, NY]

There is disclosed a polymer blend of a highly conductive polymer and a solid polymer electrolyte that is designed to achieve better charge transfer across the conductive film/polymer electrolyte interface of the electrochemical photovoltaic cell. The highly conductive polymer is preferably polypyrrole or poly-N-p-nitrophenylpyrrole and the solid polymer electrolyte is preferably polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide.
Full Text Available
Polymer blends for use in photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity and methods for manufacturing such blends

Patent Skotheim, T

A polymer blend is disclosed of a highly conductive polymer and a solid polymer electrolyte that is designed to achieve better charge transfer across the conductive film/polymer electrolyte interface of the electrochemical photovoltaic cell. The highly conductive polymer is preferably polypyrrole or poly-N-p-nitrophenylpyrrole and the solid polymer electrolyte is preferably polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide.
Method of manufacturing a hybrid emitter all back contact solar cell

Patent Loscutoff, Paul; Rim, Seung

A method of manufacturing an all back contact solar cell which has a hybrid emitter design. The solar cell has a thin dielectric layer formed on a backside surface of a single crystalline silicon substrate. One emitter of the solar cell is made of doped polycrystalline silicon that is formed on the thin dielectric layer. A second emitter of the solar cell is formed in the single crystalline silicon substrate and is made of doped single crystalline silicon. The method further includes forming contact holes that allow metal contacts to connect to corresponding emitters.
Full Text Available
Method of removing the effects of electrical shorts and shunts created during the fabrication process of a solar cell

Patent Nostrand, Gerald E [Jamesburg, NJ]; Hanak, Joseph J [Lawrenceville, NJ]

A method of removing the effects of electrical shorts and shunts created during the fabrication process and improving the performance of a solar cell with a thick film cermet electrode opposite to the incident surface by applying a reverse bias voltage of sufficient magnitude to burn out the electrical shorts and shunts but less than the break down voltage of the solar cell.
Full Text Available

Similar Records