Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Thermoelectric – Electric power generator
Patent
1999-04-01
2000-10-10
Gorgos, Kathryn
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Thermoelectric
Electric power generator
136255, 136256, H01L 3500
Patent
active
06130378&
ABSTRACT:
The object of the present invention is, in a solar battery where at least an electrolyte and a porous member of an oxide semiconductor retaining a pigment material are provided between a transparent electrode and a counter electrode, to obtain a high conversion efficiency by improving the contact between the transparent electrode and the porous member of the oxide semiconductor. In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the solar battery according to the present invention where at least the electrolyte 6 and the porous member 3 of an oxide semiconductor retaining pigment material are provided between the transparent electrode 1 and the counter electrode 5, a finely-formed film 8 made of the same oxide semiconductor as the porous member 3 is further provided between the transparent electrode 1 and the porous member 3 of the oxide semiconductor.
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Hatano Takuji
Teramoto Miyuki
Gorgos Kathryn
Minolta Co. , Ltd.
Parsons Thomas H
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