Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Panel or array
Patent
1985-07-11
1986-08-12
Weisstuch, Aaron
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Panel or array
136256, 136258, 180 22, 180 653, H01L 2714, H01L 3106
Patent
active
046058133
ABSTRACT:
A flexible amorphous silicon solar battery comprising a metal foil as the substrate thereof, an insulating layer integrally formed on the metal foil, and at least one amorphous silicon photoelectric conversion portion formed on the insulating layer. The amorphous silicon photoelectric conversion portion thereof comprises an a-Si thin film having a potential barrier therein, an upper electrode and a lower electrode. The a-Si thin film is sandwiched between the upper and lower electrodes. The upper electrodes may be formed of a transparent conductive film. The transparent conductive film may be also in two layers composed of a relatively thin tin dioxide film and a relatively thick ITO film thereby to lower the resistance of transparent conductive film and to obtain a superior a-Si thin film having no impurity particles therein. A plurality of a-Si photoelectric conversion portions may be formed on the same substrate, and are connected in series with one another, to increase the output voltage thereof. The a-Si photoelectric conversion portions may be formed as forward junction and/or reverse junction types. The a-Si solar battery of this invention is flexible because of use of a metal foil with thickness of 10 to 250 .mu.m such as stainless steel, aluminum or iron as the substrate thereof, so that it can be easily attached to a product having a curved surface thereon, such as an automobile or the like. Further, there are no problems or disadvantages, such as spallings and cracks of the a-Si thin film, or deterioration of the physical properties thereof, so that the a-Si solar battery of this invention can provide excellent conversion efficiency.
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Maekawa Kenji
Mori Masaaki
Nishizawa Toshiaki
Takeuchi Yukihisa
Nippondenso Co. Ltd.
Weisstuch Aaron
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