Back contact layer for photovoltaic cells
Abstract
A photovoltaic cell structure is disclosed that includes a back contact layer that includes single wall carbon nanotube elements. The single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) back contact is in electrical communication with an adjacent semiconductor layer and provides a buffer characteristic that impedes elemental metal migration from the back contact into the semiconductor active layers. In one embodiment, the SWNT back contact includes a semiconductor characteristic and a buffer characteristic. In another embodiment, the SWNT back contact further includes a metallic characteristic.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- The University Of Toledo, Toledo, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1469122
- Patent Number(s):
- 10043922
- Application Number:
- 14/421,718
- Assignee:
- The University Of Toledo (Toledo, OH)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0006349
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Aug 13
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Heben, Michael J., Phillips, Adam B., Khanal, Rajendra R., Plotnikov, Victor V., and Compaan, Alvin D. Back contact layer for photovoltaic cells. United States: N. p., 2018.
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Heben, Michael J., Phillips, Adam B., Khanal, Rajendra R., Plotnikov, Victor V., & Compaan, Alvin D. Back contact layer for photovoltaic cells. United States.
Heben, Michael J., Phillips, Adam B., Khanal, Rajendra R., Plotnikov, Victor V., and Compaan, Alvin D. Tue .
"Back contact layer for photovoltaic cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1469122.
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title = {Back contact layer for photovoltaic cells},
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abstractNote = {A photovoltaic cell structure is disclosed that includes a back contact layer that includes single wall carbon nanotube elements. The single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) back contact is in electrical communication with an adjacent semiconductor layer and provides a buffer characteristic that impedes elemental metal migration from the back contact into the semiconductor active layers. In one embodiment, the SWNT back contact includes a semiconductor characteristic and a buffer characteristic. In another embodiment, the SWNT back contact further includes a metallic characteristic.},
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year = {Tue Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
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