IP Library Patent Application 12407497
Patent Application
App. No. 12/407,497

THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL, THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL

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Abstract

A method of manufacturing a thin-film photovoltaic cell, comprises laminating a transparent electrode on a transparent substrate, laminating a photovoltaic layer on the transparent electrode, laminating a metal electrode layer on the photovoltaic layer and laminating a buffer layer on the metal electrode layer, the buffer layer being made of a moisture resistance material.

Claims (34)

1 . A method of manufacturing a thin-film photovoltaic cell, comprising:

laminating a transparent electrode on a transparent substrate;

laminating a photovoltaic layer on the transparent electrode;

laminating a metal electrode layer on the photovoltaic layer; and

laminating a buffer layer on the metal electrode layer, the buffer layer being made of a moisture resistance material.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising forming an isolation trench from a surface of the buffer layer to a surface of the transparent electrode using laser.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising laminating a rear reflective layer comprising zinc oxide between the photovoltaic layer and the metal electrode layer.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the rear reflective layer is laminated using a metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) method or a low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) method.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the rear reflective layer has a thickness of 50 nm to 2500 nm.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer layer has a thickness of 50 nm to 1000 nm.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the moisture resistance material comprises indium tin oxide (ITO), tin oxide (SnO 2 ) or indium zinc oxide (IZO).

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer layer is doped with an impurity.

9 . A thin-film photovoltaic cell, comprising:

a transparent electrode laminated on a transparent substrate;

a photovoltaic layer laminated on the transparent electrode;

a metal electrode layer laminated on the photovoltaic layer; and

a buffer layer laminated on the metal electrode layer, the buffer layer comprising a moisture resistance material.

10 . The thin-film photovoltaic cell according to claim 9 , wherein the buffer layer has a thickness of 50 nm to 1000 nm.

11 . The thin-film photovoltaic cell according to claim 9 , wherein the moisture resistance material comprises indium tin oxide (ITO), tin oxide (SnO 2 ) or indium zinc oxide (IZO).

12 . The thin-film photovoltaic cell according to claim 9 , further comprising a rear reflective layer comprising zinc oxide (ZnO) between the photovoltaic layer and the metal electrode layer.

13 . The thin-film photovoltaic cell according to claim 12 , wherein the rear reflective layer has a thickness of 50 to 2500 nm.

14 . The thin-film photovoltaic cell according to claim 9 , wherein the buffer layer is doped with an impurity.

15 . A thin-film photovoltaic module, comprising:

a transparent electrode laminated on a transparent substrate;

a photovoltaic layer laminated on the transparent electrode;

a metal electrode layer laminated on the photovoltaic layer;

a buffer layer laminated on the metal electrode layer, the buffer layer comprising a moisture resistance material; and

an encapsulating member encapsulating the transparent electrode, the photovoltaic layer, the metal electrode layer and the buffer layer.

16 . The thin-film photovoltaic module according to claim 15 , wherein the buffer layer has a thickness of 50 to 1000 nm.

17 . The thin-film photovoltaic module according to claim 15 , wherein the moisture resistance material comprises indium tin oxide (ITO), tin oxide (SnO 2 ) or indium zinc oxide (IZO).

18 . The thin-film photovoltaic module according to claim 15 , wherein the encapsulating member comprises an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) film and a low iron content tempered glass, partially encapsulating the thin-film photovoltaic cell.

19 . The thin-film photovoltaic module according to claim 15 , wherein the encapsulating member comprises an EVA film and a back sheet.

20 . The thin-film photovoltaic module according to claim 19 , wherein the back sheet has a TPT structure in which a poly-vinyl fluoride (PVF) film, a poly-ethylene terephthalate (PET) film and a poly-vinyl fluoride (PVF) film are sequentially laminated or a TPT structure in which a poly-vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film, a poly-ethylene terephthalate (PET) film and a poly-vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film are sequentially laminated.

21 . The thin-film photovoltaic module according to claim 20 , wherein the back sheet has a structure in which an aluminum (Al) foil is interposed between the films constituting the TPT structure.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2010
From: KISCO CORPORATION
To: KISCO
Reel/Frame 023902/0856 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME ON COVER SHEET PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 023243 FRAME 0616. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE COVER SHEET INDICATED AS KISCO SHOULD BE INDICATED AS KISCO CORPORATION AS IDENTIFIED ON THE ORIGINAL ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT. Recorded Feb 3, 2010
From: MYONG, SEUNG-YEOP
To: KISCO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023889/0525 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2009
From: MYONG, SEUNG-YEOP
To: KISCO
Reel/Frame 023243/0616 →