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| 20100108133 | Thin Film Semiconductor Photovoltaic Device - A substantially transparent substrate having first and second major surfaces and a plurality of side surfaces; a thin-film semiconductor layer coupled to the first major surface of the substrate and including first and second major surfaces and at least one photo-sensitive p-n junction therein; and a light directing feature operable to cause incident light to propagate through the substrate and into the semiconductor layer in a waveguide mode such that the light reflects a plurality of times between the first and second major surfaces of the semiconductor layer and impinges upon the p-n junction a plurality of times | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100244108 | CMOS IMAGE SENSOR ON A SEMICONDUCTOR-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - Methods and apparatus for producing a CMOS image sensor result in: a glass or glass ceramic substrate having first and second spaced-apart surfaces; a semiconductor layer disposed on the first surface of the glass or glass ceramic substrate; and a plurality of pixel structures formed in the semiconductor layer, each pixel structure including: at least first, second, and third semiconductor islands, each island operating as a color sensitive photo-detector and each being of a different thickness such that each is sensitive to a respective range of light wavelengths, and a fourth semiconductor island on which at least one transistor is disposed, the at least one transistor operating to at least one of buffer, select, and reset one or more of the photo-detectors. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100307552 | METHODS FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE - Coated substrates and methods for coating substrates, for example, a self-assembly method, disclosed herein are useful for, for example, photovoltaic cells. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110017287 | SUBSTRATES FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS - Light scattering substrates, superstrates, and/or layers for photovoltaic cells are described herein. Such structures can be used for volumetric scattering in thin film photovoltaic cells. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110126890 | TEXTURED SUPERSTRATES FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS - Textured superstrates for photovoltaic cells, for example, silicon tandem photovoltaic cells with light scattering properties which are sufficient for light trapping independent of wavelength are described herein. Features of a textured surface of a superstrate, via the method(s) used to make the textured superstrate, can be tailored to provide the desired light scattering/trapping properties. The method includes grinding and lapping or grinding, lapping, and etching of a glass superstrate. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110209752 | MICROSTRUCTURED GLASS SUBSTRATES - Light scattering inorganic substrates comprising monolayers and methods for making light scattering inorganic substrates comprising monolayers useful for, for example, photovoltaic cells are described herein. One embodiment is a method for making a light scattering inorganic substrate. The method comprises providing an inorganic substrate comprising at least one surface, forming a monolayer of inorganic particles on the at least one surface to form a coated substrate, heating the coated substrate above the softening point of the inorganic substrate, and pressing the inorganic particles into the at least one surface form the light scattering inorganic substrate. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110209753 | LIGHT SCATTERING INORGANIC SUBSTRATES USING MONOLAYERS - Light scattering inorganic substrates comprising monolayers and methods for making light scattering inorganic substrates comprising monolayers useful for, for example, photovoltaic cells are described herein. The method comprises providing an inorganic substrate comprising at least one surface, applying an adhesive to the at least one surface of the inorganic substrate, applying inorganic particles to the adhesive to form a coated substrate, and heating the coated substrate to form the light scattering inorganic substrate. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110290316 | LIGHT SCATTERING INORGANIC SUBSTRATES BY SOOT DEPOSITION - Light scattering inorganic substrates and articles comprising soot particles and methods for making light scattering inorganic substrates and articles comprising soot particles useful for, for example, photovoltaic cells. The method for making the substrates and articles comprises providing an inorganic substrate comprising at least one surface, applying soot particles pyrogenically to the at least one surface of the inorganic substrate to form a coated substrate, and heating the soot particles to form the light scattering inorganic substrate. The invention creates a scattering glass surface that is suitable for subsequent deposition of a TCO and a thin film silicon photovoltaic device structure. The scattering properties may be controlled by the combination of substrate glass and soot composition, deposition conditions, patterning of the soot, and/or sintering conditions. | 12-01-2011 |
