Methods of preparing photovoltaic modules
View Patent ↗Methods of preparing photovoltaic modules, as well as related components, systems, and devices, are disclosed.
1. A method, comprising:
forming a first multilayer device on a transparent substrate, the first multilayer device comprising a first electrically conductive layer and a photo active layer,
the first electrically conductive layer being between the photo active layer and the substrate; and
after forming the first multilayer device, treating the first electrically conductive layer to form a plurality of discrete electrodes by forming a plurality of cavities so that each discrete electrode is separated from another discrete electrode by a cavity, thereby converting the first multilayer device into a first photovoltaic cell.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the substrate is electrically non-conductive.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the substrate comprises a polymer.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the substrate comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyethylene terephthalate, a polyimide, a polyethylene naphthalate, a polymeric hydrocarbon, a cellulosic polymer, a polycarbonate, a polyamide, a polyether, and a polyether ketone.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the substrate comprises a fluorinated polymer.