Photovoltaic element having a back side transparent and electric

Details Photovoltaic element having a back side transparent and electric Photovoltaic element having a back side transparent and electric

1998-10-28

2000-10-31

Diamond, Alan

Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric

Photoelectric

Cells

136251, 136246, 136259, 136262, 136265, 136252, 257 53, 257433, 257437, 257464, 257466, 20419229, 20419227, H01L 3104

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061405701

ABSTRACT:
A photovoltaic element having a specific transparent and electrically conductive layer on a back reflecting layer, said transparent and electrically conductive layer comprising a zinc oxide material and having a light incident side surface region with a cross section having a plurality of arcs arranged while in contacted with each other, said arcs having a radius of curvature in the range of 300 .ANG. to 6 .mu.m and an angle of elevation from the center of the curvature in the range of 30 to 155.degree., and said cross section containing regions comprising said plurality of arcs at a proportion of 80% or more, compared to the entire region of the cross section.

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