NOVELTY - Preparing a fuel cell composite bipolar plate comprises melt compounding a polypropylene resin and graphite powder (50-95 wt.%) to form a melt compounding material, and molding the melt compounding material to form a bipolar plate having a desired shaped at 100-250 degrees C and 500-4000 psi. The polypropylene resin is a homopolymer of propylene or a random copolymer of 75-99 wt.% propylene and 1-25 wt.% of ethylene, butylenes or hexalene. Carbon nanotubes (0.05-20 wt.%) are added during the melt compounding.    USE - Method for preparing a fuel cell composite bipolar plate.    ADVANTAGE - The method can provide a small size fuel cell bipolar plate having a high electrical conductivity, and excellent mechanical properties.
NOVELTY - A thermal interface material comprises several sheets of graphene paper (16) bonded together using bonding agent (22). The sheets are oriented parallel to each other.    USE - Interface material is used for thermal management system (claimed) for computer server, avionic system, medical imaging system such as computed tomography (CT) system, ultrasound system, X-ray system or MRI system and energy conversion device such as thermoelectric generator, solar cell, etc. Can also be used in radiator, heat sink coating for computer, heat exchanger coating for gas/steam turbine, conformal coating on chip or device for removing heat from regions of high current or areas of peak field, conformal coating on radio frequency (RF) device, power device, high power LED, laser, etc, coating on power overlay module, large area coating for high thermal uniformity on reactor susceptor, such as metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems, and large area coating for high thermal uniformity around engine.    ADVANTAGE - The interface material has excellent thermal conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thermal management system (10), which comprises heat source (12), heat sink (14) and thermal interface material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thermal management system.    Thermal management system (10)    Heat source (12)    Heat sink (14)    Graphene paper (16)    Plane (18,20)    Bonding agent (22)
NOVELTY - Substituted (hetero)aryl amine dyes (I), are new.    USE - For manufacturing a dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed), preferably for photoelectrochemical solar cells in which dye molecules generate electron-hole pairs by absorbing visible rays.    ADVANTAGE - The dyes provide solar cells that can be fabricated at lower cost, with excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and excellent lifespan characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substituted (hetero)aryl amine dyes of formula N(X)(Y1)-Z-A (I), are new.    X and Y1=aromatic hydrocarbyl, or aromatic heterocyclyl (both optionally substituted);    Z=aromatic hydrocarbyl, heterocyclyl, vinyl, or polyvinyl (all optionally substituted);    A=acid functional group.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising the dyes of formula (I).
NOVELTY - A charge-transporting material contains a heteropolyacid compound as a charge-transporting substance.    USE - Charge-transporting material is used for varnish and thin film for organic electroluminescent element (all claimed), solar cell and capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The charge-transporting material has favorable solubility. The organic electroluminescent element using charge-transporting material has excellent durability, luminous efficiency and refractive index.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) charge-transporting varnish;    (2) charge-transporting thin film; and    (3) organic electroluminescent element.
NOVELTY - A chrysene derivative (I), is new.    USE - New chrysene derivative used as hole injection material, hole transport material, electron transport material or electron injection material in organic electronic device e.g. organic solar cell, organic light emitting device, organophotoreceptor and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device using the chrysene compound has high efficiency, low driving voltage and excellent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A chrysene derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1=1-40C alkyl, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C substituted or heterocycloalkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, amino, 6-40C aryl, 3-40C heteroaryl containing O, N or S, 3-40C heteroaryl amine containing O, N or S (all optionally substituted);    R2=1-40C alkyl, 3-40C cyclophosphamide, 3-40C heteroaryl alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, amino, 6-40C aryl, 3-40C heteroaryl containing O, N or S, 5-40C aryl amine, 3-40C heteroaryl amine containing O, N or S (all optionally substituted);    R3-R7=H, 1-40C alkyl, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C heterocyclic alkyl containing O, N or S, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, amino, 6-40C aryl, 3-40C heteroaryl containing O, N or S, 5-40C arylamine, 3-40C heteroaryl amine containing O, N or S (all optionally substituted);and    X=H, 1-40C alkyl, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C heterocycloalkyl containing O, N or S, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, amino, 6-40C aryl, 3-40C heteroaryl containing O, N or S.    R3 or R7, and X are not H simultaneously. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device, which consists of organic layer containing the chrysene compound, provided between electrodes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the organic light emitting device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A carbon nanotube-conductive polymer complex is obtained using carbon nanotube-poly (I group element-4-styrene sulfonate) composite formed by introducing and ionic bonding poly(I group element-4-styrenesulfonate) on surfaces of carbon nanotubes, as dopant.    USE - Carbon nanotube-electroconductive polymer composite is used for active layer of transparent electrode of display, and hole injection/transport layer of organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanotube-electroconductive polymer composite has excellent dispersion properties with respect to solvent. When producing a mixture of electroconductive polymer and carbon nanotubes, the phase separation between electroconductive polymer and the carbon nanotube components is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) coating solution; and    (2) carbon nanotube-poly (I group element-4-styrene sulfonate) composite.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming patterned sacrificial layer (508) on substrate (502) such that the substrate is partially exposed and partially covered by the sacrificial layer. An epitaxial layer (510) is grown on patterned sacrificial layer by nano-epitaxial lateral overgrowth such that the epitaxial layer is formed above an intermediate layer comprising the patterned sacrificial layer and material. The patterned sacrificial layer is selectively etched such that the epitaxial layer is partially released from the substrate.    USE - Method for partially releasing epitaxial layer of GaN epitaxial device. Can also be used in nano-technology device and solar cell array for satellite.    ADVANTAGE - The patterned sacrificial layer is selectively etched such that the epitaxial layer is partially released from the substrate, the self-bond at the interface between the epitaxial layer and the template cab be lifted-off and separated from the substrate and template. The light extraction efficiency is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for vertical gallium nitride LED device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows perspective views of the nano-epitaxial lateral overgrown gallium nitride epitaxial device.    Nano- epitaxial lateral overgrown GaN structure (500)    Substrate (502)    GaN template (504)    Patterned sacrificial layer (508)    Epitaxial layer (510)
NOVELTY - Making conductive film comprises providing a solution comprising a metal halide and a solvent; preparing aerosol droplets of the solution; and applying the aerosol droplets to a heated glass substrate, converting the metal halide to its respective oxide to form a conductive film on the glass substrate, or applying a laminar flow of the aerosol droplets across the surface of a heated glass substrate, converting the metal halide to its respective oxide to form a conductive film on the glass substrate.    USE - The method is useful for making conductive film, where the conductive film is useful for producing photovoltaic device, display device, or organic light-emitting diode (all claimed). The conductive film can also be used in solar cell applications and in many other rapidly growing industries and applications.    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides a method for coating a glass substrate with a transparent conductive thin film while increasing coating density and/or minimizing morphology variations evident in conventional coating methods while reducing manufacturing cost and manufacturing time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a photovoltaic device, a display device, or an organic light-emitting diode comprising the conductive thin film.
NOVELTY - Arylamine compounds (A) are new.    USE - (A) are useful in: electronic devices such as organic electronic devices, organic LED, a diode laser, a photodetector, a photoconductive cell, a photoresistor, a photoswitch, a phototransistor, a phototube, an infrared detector, a photovoltaic cell, a solar cell, a light sensor, a thin film organic transistor, a photoconductor or an electrophotographic device; and articles useful in the manufacture of organic electronic devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Arylamine compounds (A) of formulae (I)-(III) and biphenyl-4-yl-naphthalen-1-yl-(4'-(4-vinyl-benzyloxy)-biphenyl-4-yl)-amine are new.    Ar1 = phenyl, naphthyl or 2-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted with one or more groups of alkyl, aryl, nitro, cyano, -N(R1)(R2), OH, carboxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, (hetero)aryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkoxy, arylalkyl, thioalkyl, -S(O)2-N(R1)(R2), -C(=O)-N(R1)(R2), (R1)(R2)N-alkyl, (R1)(R2)N-alkoxyalkyl, (R1)(R2)N-alkylaryloxyalkyl or -S(O)s-(hetero)aryl); either    R1, R2 = alkyl (optionally substituted) or aryl; or    NR1R2 = optionally form a ring system; and    s = 0-2.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic representation of an organic electronic device containing at least one layer having at least one arylamine compound.    Organic electronic device (100)    Substrate (105)    First electrical contact layer (110)    Hole transport layer (120)    Organic layer. (130)
NOVELTY - Zinc halide and trialkyl aluminum are reacted to obtain dialkyl zinc and dialkyl aluminum monohalide (F). The resulting product is mixed and contacted with metal aluminum at molar ratio of 0.4 or more with respect to zinc component dissolved in reaction product obtained after separation of zinc dialkyl (B), by distillation (D). The dialkyl aluminum monohalide which does not contain zinc component is recovered by distillation (E).    USE - Manufacture of dialkyl aluminum monohalide used for polymerization catalyst, and manufacturing pharmaceutical and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of dialkyl aluminum monohalide with high yield and purity, efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of manufacture of the dialkyl aluminum monohalide. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Reaction product (A)    Zinc dialkyl (B)    Distillation processes (C-E)    Dialkyl aluminum monohalide (F)    Zinc treatment vessel (H)
NOVELTY - A dithieno pyrrole derivative (I), is new.    USE - New dithieno pyrrole derivative is used for electronic device e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic photoreceptor, organic solar cell and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic light-emitting device having organic layer containing dithieno pyrrole derivative has excellent stability and high luminous efficiency, and operates efficiently at low driving voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dithieno pyrrole derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1=alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylamine or heteroaryl amine (all optionally substituted by heterocyclic group chosen from oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and amino);and    R2,R3=alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, aryl, arylamine, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, heteroaryl amine (all optionally substituted), amino, nitrile, nitro, halo, amide, ester, acetylene or heterocyclic ring including oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electronic device, which includes primary electrode, secondary electrode and organic layer provided between primary and secondary electrodes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic structural view of organic light-emitting device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - An organic electroluminescent composition contains triphenylene derivative (I) as light emission material.    USE - Organic electroluminescent composition is used for organic electroluminescent device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic light emitting diode, organic thin film transistor, organic laser diode, organic solar cell, organic integrated circuit and organic electroluminescent electrochemical cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic electroluminescent device comprising organic electroluminescent composition has improved luminous efficiency, excellent thermal stability and durability. The triphenylene derivative has favorable glass transition temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic electroluminescent composition contains triphenylene derivative of formula (I) as light emission material.    R1-R4=H or optionally substituted 6-30C aryl, where R1, R2 are optionally substituted 6-30C aryl and R3, R4 are phenyl;and    R5,R6=H, optionally substituted 6-30C aryl, alkyl, or aryl substituted amino, where R5, R6 are not simultaneously hydrogen.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electroluminescent device, which includes an organic layer formed using organic electroluminescent composition.
NOVELTY - A nanoparticle coating providing method involves providing a substrate and a metallic nanoparticle coated film comprising a micro-porous membrane, and a discontinuous coating of metallic nanoparticle on a surface of the membrane. The substrate and the nanoparticle coated article are made to contact with sufficient pressure to transfer portion(s) of the nanoparticle from the nanoparticle-coated membrane to a surface of the substrate. The metallic nanoparticles are provided with individual particles or agglomerates of particles having an average major dimension of less than 100 nm.    USE - Method for providing a nanoparticle coating on a substrate (claimed) that is utilized in an optical switching device, optical communication system, infrared detector, infrared cloaking device, chemical sensor, and passive solar radiation collection or a deflecting device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables effectively providing the nanoparticle coated substrate with improved optical and mechanical properties, film strength characteristics, tear resistance property and stability.
NOVELTY - A curable composition contains a vinyl polymer (I) having average of at least one crosslinking functional group.    USE - Curable composition is used for one-component mold curing property composition used as protective coating agent of edge portion, sealing material for terminal box, adhesive agent for pasting terminal box and adhesive agent for pasting reinforcing frame attached to back surface of solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition provides cured material having excellent water resistance, low water absorption property, weather resistance and low contamination property, and provides solar cell module having improved strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) one-component mold curing property composition, which is obtained by mixing components of curable resin composition, and hardening with moisture contained in air; and    (2) solar cell module, which has a solar cell element enclosed between top translucent substrate and lower protective film.
NOVELTY - The battery structure has phosphorus-doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (5) that is formed on intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (4) formed on boron-doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (3) formed on transparent conductive film (2) to form top battery. The phosphorus-doped hydrogenated silicon layer (8) formed on intrinsic poly-silicon layer (7) formed on boron-doped hydrogenated silicon carbide layer (6) to form bottom battery. The metal layer (10) is formed on zinc-aluminum oxide layer (9) formed on silicon layer (8) to form electrode.    USE - Laminated solar energy battery structure.    ADVANTAGE - The operational speed of the laminated solar energy battery structure is improved without consuming large amount of power so that the manufacturing cost of the laminated solar energy battery structure is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a structural view of laminated solar energy battery structure.    Transparent conductive film (2)    Boron-doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (3)    Intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (4)    Phosphorus-doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (5)    Boron-doped hydrogenated silicon carbide layer (6)    Intrinsic poly-silicon layer (7)    Phosphorus-doped hydrogenated silicon layer (8)    Zinc-aluminum oxide layer (9)    Metal layer (10)
NOVELTY - Ultraviolet absorbent (I) comprises a substituted indan-2-ylidene-isoxazolidinone compound (A).    USE - (I) is useful in polymer material (claimed). The polymer material is useful: in cosmetic products and pharmaceutical preparations for human and animals; as ultraviolet-absorbing film or filter. The polymer material is useful for: polymeric molded products such as plastic, containers, coatings, coated films, fibers and construction materials; protection of products sensitive to ultraviolet light, such as filter, packaging material, containers, coating, coated film, ink, fiber, construction material, recording medium, image display device and solar cell cover; and for the prevention of decomposition of photosensitive compounds. The    ADVANTAGE - (I) is excellent in: a long-wavelength absorption capacity and light fastness, hence (I) maintains the absorption capacity for a long period of time; transparency, when used in a polymer material, does not color the polymer material. (I) is superior in convenience in handling, hence avoid irritation of the skin. The polymer material is superior in production comformability. (I) is resistant to precipitation or bleeding out when used in the polymer material and effective improving lightfastness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Ultraviolet absorbent (I) comprises a substituted indan-2-ylidene-isoxazolidinone compound of formula (A).    X1, X2 = O, S or -NR16; and    R11-R16 = H or monovalent substituent.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a polymer material comprising (I) and at least one kind of polymer substance; and    (2) substituted benzo(1,3)dithiol-2-ylidene-isoxazolidinone compound of formula (B).    R21 = optionally substituted alkyl; and    R22-R25 = H or monovalent substituent.
NOVELTY - A color-design battery mask is provided on the top of a wafer, and phosphoric acid is coated to the surface of mask provided in correspondence to the wafer. An oxide film is formed on the surface by performing wet oxidation on phosphoric acid-coated surface, an adhesive layer is formed, and electrodes are formed on the oxidized surface of wafer, to manufacture color-design solar cell.    USE - Manufacture of color-design solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The color-design solar cell is manufactured economically, and has high capacity and excellent external appearance.
NOVELTY - The improvement process involves employing single silicon material, regularly cleaning and etching then expanding, etching and performing second cleaning. Discharging intermittently is performed then depositing the silicon nitride membrane under 40 kilohertz of pulse generator frequency, pulse power of 2500 watts and duty factor of 6.5.    USE - Improvement process of anti-reflecting film property of single silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - Obtains an average, well compact and stable deposited membrane, matching the follow-up sintering craft to form stable metal alloy and entitling the finished battery with outstanding conversion efficiency and stability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating the relationship between duty factor and pulse power.
NOVELTY - A primary silicon material having surface region and primary purity characteristics is provided (104), and a chemical polishing process (106) is performed on the surface region such that the surface region is caused to expose one or more crystal planes. A chemical leaching process (108) is carried out on the surface region, such that the primary silicon material is caused to have secondary purity characteristics. A polysilicon film material is deposited (112) on the surface region. Thus, the surface treatment of silicon material is carried out.    USE - Surface treatment of silicon material used for photovoltaic device used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple and environmental-friendly, and provides silicon material having improved surface characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A primary silicon material having primary purity characteristics and surface region with primary morphology characteristics is provided, and a chemical polishing process is performed on the surface region such that the surface region is caused to expose one or more crystal planes. A chemical leaching process is carried out on the surface region, such that the primary silicon material within the depth of surface region is caused to have secondary purity characteristics. A polysilicon film material having grain size of more than 0.1 mm is deposited on the surface region. Thus, the surface treatment of silicon material is carried out.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating surface treatment of silicon material.    Providing silicon material (104)    Chemical polishing process (106)    Chemical leaching process (108)    Rinsing and drying (110)    Depositing large grain polysilicon (112)
NOVELTY - The semiconductor based wafer (10) has several p-n junctions each exposed to solar light at the front surface. The p-n junctions are electrically connected in series to provide a voltage higher than the voltage of single p-n junction. The voltage of semiconductor based wafer is equal to the voltage of single p-n junction multiplied with the number of p-n junctions. Several by-pass diodes are provided and several doped areas (12,14,16,18) comprising boron, arsenic, phosphor and gallium are provided.    USE - High voltage semiconductor based wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The p-n junctions are electrically connected in series with high accuracy and the cross diffusion is avoided by ensuring sufficient distance between the doped areas having different doping. The soldering points are reduced and the reliability of semiconductor based wafer is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of producing high voltage solar cell wafer;    (2) solar module; and    (3) method of manufacturing solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the high voltage semiconductor based wafer.    High voltage semiconductor based wafer (10)    Doped areas (12,14,16,18)    Non-doped strip (20)
NOVELTY - The equipment includes a host machine cabinet capable of controlling the preparation equipment, a near space sublimation furnace on the cabinet and a magnetron sputtering device. The top of the magnetron sputtering device is provided with rotary sample heating table. An infrared heater is provided below the furnace, and a lifting sample heating table is provided above the furnace. The furnace is connected to the magnetron sputtering device by a gate valve. A magnetic manipulator runs through the furnace and the magnetron sputtering device.    USE - Production equipment for pipeline type cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Provides equipment which can finish all the steps for producing a solar cell under lock adjustment in vacuum condition, and has high efficiency, high automation capability and does not require intermediate pollution processing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a side view showing the production equipment.
NOVELTY - The shielding strip has a concave shielding clamp bar having one surface which is extended to form 1 to 8 rotary clips. Each rotary clip includes a clamping portion formed by the extension of one surface of the shielding clamp bar and a pressing portion formed below the shielding clamp bar in the reverse direction of the clamping portion.    USE - Shielding strip for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Provides shielding strip having simple structure, rational and scientific design and low manufacture cost. Allows uniform distribution of the clamping stress force, and convenient loading and unloading. Avoids blurry sides or blurry points of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a top view showing the shielding strip.
NOVELTY - The battery (100) has terminal fixing portion (40) projected outward from battery case (10), which includes hole for insertion of electrode terminal (30). A pressure application portion (64) deforms terminal fixing portion by compressing top end portion of terminal fixing portion. An outer cover (60) has deformation restricting portion which restricts deformation of outer peripheral surface of terminal fixing portion.    USE - Battery e.g. lithium ion battery and nickel hydrogen battery for use in battery pack installed in vehicle (both claimed) such as hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell vehicle. Can also be used in personal computer (PC) and other portable terminals.    ADVANTAGE - Since deformation restricting portion restricts the deformation of outer peripheral surface of terminal fixing portion, inside surface of the terminal fixing portion is protruded toward inner diameter side of battery case. Hence electrode terminal inserted into the terminal fixing portion can be fixed firmly to the terminal fixing portion. The electrode terminal component is welded to appropriate portion of the battery case and battery case is sealed reliably while improving production efficiency of the battery. Since terminal fixing portion includes engaging portion for engaging the outer cover with terminal fixing portion, outer cover is prevented from being dislodged from terminal fixing portion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the battery.    Battery case (10)    Electrode terminal (30)    Terminal fixing portion (40)    Outer cover (60)    Pressure application portion (64)    Battery (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming layer of multiple AgNWs on emitter surface of a solar cell, by spinning or spraying process. The diameter of AgNWs is set in range of 10-400 nm and length of AgNWs is set in the range of 1-200 mm.    USE - Method for improving performance and efficiency of solar cell e.g. monocrystalline silicon cell, multicrystalline silica cell, gallium-arsenide cell, indium-phosphide cell, polycrystalline thin film cell e.g. cadmium-tellurium cell, copper-indium-gallium selenide-type cell, amorphous silicon cell, photochemical cell e.g. nanocrystalline dye cell, and multi-junction cell e.g. gallium-indium phosphide/gallium-arsenide cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is manufactured efficiently at low cost with less labor. The reduced series resistance and reduced electrode spacing in the solar cell are achieved, since the current collection area of the electrode is increased by AgNWs. The influence of the new process on the solar cell production line is minimized by forming AgNWs on the passivation surface of the solar cell through spraying or spinning process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of AgNWs in solar cell.
NOVELTY - A silicon ion implantation layer (102), relaxed silicon-germanium layers (103-105) and germanium layer are formed in order on silicon substrate (101) of solar cell.    USE - Formation of germanium-silicon layer in manufacture of solar energy battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The implantation of silicon ion on the substrate enhances strain relaxation at the interface between the germanium-silicon buffer layers and silicon substrate, in order to facilitate the growth of high quality germanium on the substrate. The solar cell with high efficiency is grown on the buffer layer. The solar cell having improved mechanical property, reduced weight and high conversion efficiency is manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of solar energy battery on silicon substrate, which consists of indium gallium arsenide layer (201), indium gallium phosphide layer (202), n-type gallium arsenide layer (203), p-type gallium arsenide layer (204), indium gallium aluminum phosphide layer (205) and silicon nitride covering layer (206), provided in order on the germanium layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structure of the buffer layers formed on silicon wafer.    Silicon substrate (101)    Silicon ion implantation layer (102)    Relaxed silicon-germanium layers (103-105)    Indium gallium arsenide layer (201)    Indium gallium phosphide layer (202)    N-type gallium arsenide layer (203)    P-type gallium arsenide layer (204)    Indium gallium aluminum phosphide layer (205)    Silicon nitride covering layer (206)
NOVELTY - A substrate having light-receiving surface is provided into process chamber, anti-reflective coating layer is provided on light-receiving surface of substrate, and etchant-resistive protection layer is deposited on anti-reflective coating layer, to obtain solar cell (290).    USE - Fabrication of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides solar cell, in high yield.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of solar cell.    Multiple contacts (260)    Solar cell (290)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module (20) comprises a solar cell layer (14) and a sheet containing layer(s) of an ethylene copolymer composition. The solar cell layer comprises a single solar cell or electrically interconnected solar cells. The ethylene copolymer composition comprises an ethylene copolymer comprising copolymerized units of ethylene and 5-20 wt.% ester of 4-8C unsaturated acid having two carboxylic acid groups.    USE - A solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module has improved weatherability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of solar cell module, comprising providing an assembly comprising component layers, and laminating the assembly by subjecting to heat and optionally vacuum or pressure to form the solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a wafer-based solar cell module.    Incident layer (10)    Front and back encapsulant layers (12, 16)    Solar cell layer (14)    Backing layer (18)    Solar cell module (20)
NOVELTY - A conductive paste for solar cell electrode comprises conductive powder, organic medium and glass frit which comprises 20-80 wt% of glass containing at least lead oxide (PbO) and 20-80 wt% of glass containing at least bismuth (III) oxide (Bi2O3).    USE - The conductive paste is used for producing a solar cell electrode (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The present invention provides a conductive paste to obtain low resistance and high adhesion at the same time in a solar cell electrode.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a method for producing a solar cell electrode by applying a conductive paste above on a silicon wafer, and firing the applied conductive paste; and    (2) a solar cell electrode formed with the producing method of (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a solar cell electrode.    p-type silicon substrate (10)    n-type diffusion layer (20)    Silicon nitride film (30)    p positive layer (40)    Aluminum back electrode (61)    Silver or silver/aluminum back electrode (71)
NOVELTY - Nanowires (a) (12) are formed on a template (16). A portion of the template is removed to obtain spaces between nanowires (a). Nanowires (b) are formed in the spaces between the nanowires (a). A portion of the template is removed.    USE - Fabrication of nanostructure (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electrical and electronic components, solar cell, sensor, radiation detector and solid-state device.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides nanostructure having controlled orientation of nanowires.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the work sample in chemical bath.    Nanowires (12)    Template (16)
NOVELTY - A working electrode (20) has a transparent conductive substrate (202), a nanorod layer (205) comprising nanorods formed on the transparent conductive substrate, and a porous semiconductor layer (206) with a dye sensitizer. The porous semiconductor layer is provided on the nanorod layer. The nanorod contains a material of iridium-iridium oxide or ruthenium-ruthenium oxide.    USE - Working electrode is used for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell having high solar conversion efficiency is formed economically, using the working electrode.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dye-sensitized solar cell (100); and    (2) manufacture of working electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Working electrode (20)    Dye-sensitized solar cell (100)    Transparent conductive substrate (202)    Nanorod layer (205)    Porous semiconductor layer (206)
NOVELTY - A solar cell having a reflective structure comprises a front contact (102), a P layer (104), an I (intrinsic) layer (106), an N layer, and a back contact (110) that are stacked together, where the N layer is a layer of low refraction index, and a refraction index of the layer of low refraction index is lower than that of the I layer.    USE - The solar cell is used for converting light energy into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The present invention provides a solar cell having a reflective structure, which can reflect lights directly to an amorphous silicon layer, thus decreasing a thickness of a photoelectric conversion layer. The solar cell can increase a light flux and absorption of a photoelectric conversion layer, so as to increase a short circuit current density.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a solar cell having a reflective structure.    Front contact (102)    P layer (104)    I layer (106)    Layer of low refraction index (108)    Back contact (110)    Metal layer (112)
NOVELTY - A thin film solar cell (100) comprises a transparent layer (120), an electrode (130), an absorption layer (140) and an electrode (150) sequentially formed on a substrate (110). The transparent layer comprises several microlenses. The absorption layer generates electron-hole pairs from incident light.    USE - Thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film solar cell is manufactured environmental-friendly, economically and easily, and has improved electrical efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of thin film solar cell.    Thin film solar cell (100)    Substrate (110)    Transparent layer (120)    Electrodes (130,150)    Absorption layer (140)
NOVELTY - The solar electrochemical anti-corrosion protective device has storage battery (2) in which input end is connected with a silicon wafer solar cell array (1) by a lead, while the output is connected with a constant potential rectifier (3). The constant potential rectifier has one end which is connected with an assistant anode (5) by a cable (4), while the other end is connected with an oil field buried pipeline (6).    USE - Solar electrochemical anti-corrosion protective device for pipes and tanks.    ADVANTAGE - Ensures the power supply in cloudy days or after the sunset and allows the electric potential of protected pipelines and tanks to be higher than negative 0.85 volts since the protective device uses silicon wafer solar cell array and storage battery as the power supply of cathode protective system. Provides safe and reliable solar electrochemical anti-corrosion protective device with convenient operation and maintenance, long service life and without noise and pollution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar electrochemical anti-corrosion protective device for pipes and tanks.    Silicon wafer solar cell array (1)    Storage battery (2)    Constant potential rectifier (3)    Cable (4)    Assistant anode (5)    Oil field buried pipeline (6)
NOVELTY - A glass substrate consists of a glass composition containing (in %mass) silica (50-70), alumina (0-10), transition-metal oxide (10-30), alkali-metal oxide (5-20) and zirconia (0-10), and has warped point of 560 degrees C or more. The transition-metal oxide consists of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide and barium oxide. The alkali-metal oxide consists of sodium oxide and potassium oxide. The temperature of glass substrate at high temperature viscosity of 104 dPa.second is 1200 degrees C or less.    USE - Glass substrate is used for chalcopyrite-type thin film polycrystal solar cell and dye-sensitized solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The glass substrate has excellent heat resistance and productivity.
NOVELTY - The method involves inserting columnar resin (21) between a center part (12a) of a resin film (22) in width direction of a pair of pressure rolls e.g. upper pressure roll (11) and lower pressure roll, that is arranged in parallel. One of the pressure rolls is provided from the center part toward an edge part (12b) of the other pressure rolls. The columnar resin is rolled, so that thickness of ends of the rolls is thicker than thickness of the center part of the resin film.    USE - Method for manufacturing a resin film used as original fabric of an electrolytic membrane for a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method can suppress local thickness reduction of the resin film and a neck at the time of extending while suppressing orientation anisotropy of the rolled resin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view illustrating a method for manufacturing a resin film.    Upper pressure roll (11)    Center part (12a)    Edge part (12b)    Columnar resin (21)    Resin film (22)
NOVELTY - A mixture containing raw material powder including zinc, tin and indium is molded, sintered at 1000-1300 degrees C for 0 hour or more and further sintered at 1300-1500 degrees C for 2 hours or more, to obtain sintered oxide.    USE - Manufacture of sintered oxide used for sputtering target used for forming amorphous conductive film (all claimed) for transparent electrode of touch panel, flat plane display, solar cell and plasma light emitting device. Can also be used in motor vehicles, heat reflecting film of glass, antistatic film of cathode ray tube and frozen refrigeration showcase.    ADVANTAGE - The method easily provides sintered oxide having excellent strength and electrical property. The sintered oxide provides amorphous conductive film having favorable smoothness and light transmittance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sputtering target; and    (2) amorphous conductive film.
NOVELTY - A charge transporting material comprises charge transporting substance and heteropoly acid compound as electron accepting dopant.    USE - Charge transporting material is used for varnish for forming thin film used in organic electroluminescent element (all claimed). Can also be used in thin film for buffer layer and hole transport layer of solar cell, electrode for fuel cell, capacitor electrode protective film and antistatic film.    ADVANTAGE - The varnish formed using charge transporting material has excellent solubility with respect to organic solvent. The thin film formed using varnish has high planar property and charge transportability. The organic electroluminescent element has excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) varnish, which is obtained by dissolving charge transporting substance and heteropoly acid compound in organic solvent;    (2) thin film; and    (3) organic electroluminescent element.
NOVELTY - A metal carboxylate aqueous solution (15) is prepared. A metal salt aqueous solution (14) contained in the metal carboxylate aqueous solution, a metal contained in the metal carboxylate aqueous solution and metal of same kind are mixed, to obtain liquid (A) (17). A carboxylic acid (13) contained in the metal carboxylate aqueous solution and carboxylic acid of same kind are then mixed with the liquid (A), to obtain liquid (B) (19). A reducing agent aqueous solution (20) is added to the liquid (B) and thermally reacted, to obtain metal nanoparticles.    USE - Synthesis of metal nanoparticles for manufacturing metal film (claimed) for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal nanoparticles are synthesized without including corrosive material. The metal film formed using the metal nanoparticles has high conductivity, high reflectance and excellent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A metal carboxylate aqueous solution is prepared. A metal salt aqueous solution contained in the metal carboxylate aqueous solution, a metal contained in the metal carboxylate aqueous solution and metal of same kind are mixed, to obtain carboxylate suspension liquid (A). A carboxylic acid contained in the metal carboxylate aqueous solution and carboxylic acid of same kind are then mixed with the obtained liquid (A), to obtain carboxylate suspension liquid (B). A reducing agent aqueous solution is added to the obtained liquid (B) and thermally reacted, to obtain metal nanoparticles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the manufacturing method of metal nanoparticles. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Carboxylic acid (13)    Metal salt aqueous solution (14)    Metal carboxylate aqueous solution (15)    Carboxylate suspension liquids (17,19)    Reducing agent aqueous solution (20)    Metal nanoparticle dispersion liquid (21)
NOVELTY - A whisker formation material has a base material, a whisker preform layer provided on a surface of the base material layer and a whisker forming layer formed by whisker provided on the surface of the whisker preform layer. The whisker in the whisker forming layer consists of a compound of metal (a) having melting point of 300-1000K. The whisker preform layer contains metal (a). The base material has melting point more than the melting point of the metal (a).    USE - Whisker formation material is used for electrode of electrochemical device e.g. lithium ion battery, redox capacitor, gas sensor and solar cell for module for moving component (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to motor vehicle, two-wheeled vehicle, train, aircraft and vessel.    ADVANTAGE - The whisker formation material is manufactured economically. The electrode formed using the whisker formation material has excellent durability. The lithium ion battery formed using the whisker formation material has excellent output characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electrode of electrochemical device; and    (2) manufacture of whisker formation material, which involves forming precursor layer containing metal (a), melting precursor layer in an inert atmosphere, heating molted precursor layer in an environment comprising trace amount of oxygen, and heating precursor layer at temperature more than the temperature of heat-treatment in environment comprising trace amount of oxygen.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of modifier for fuel cells involves arranging greater than or equal to 2 casings (10) overlapping the collar part (15, 16) of 1st and 2nd flat saucer-shape containers (11, 12) through a partition plate (17), arranging a modification material in the casing, and laser welding the contact surfaces (21, 22) of the collar part and partition plate.    USE - Manufacture of modifier for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - Produces modifier with sufficient workability and stable quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the modifier. (Drawing includes non-English language texts).    Casings (10)    Flat saucer-shape containers (11, 12)    Collar part (15, 16)    Partition plate (17)    Contact surfaces (21, 22)
NOVELTY - A fullerene derivative (I), is new.    USE - New fullerene derivative is used for solution for film (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to dye-sensitized solar cell, organic transistor diode, organic electroluminescent element, nonlinear optical material, battery base material, coating material, ink, pharmaceutical, solid lubricant and cosmetics.    ADVANTAGE - The fullerene derivative having high solubility with respect to ester solvent is manufactured, economically. The film formed using the fullerene derivative has excellent heat stability, mechanical strength and etching resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fullerene derivative of formula: C'-(O-(CH2)m-C(=O)-(O)n-R)p(-OH)q (I), is new.    C'=fullerene structure;    m=0-6;    n=0 or 1;    p=1-46;    q=0-45;    p+q=2-46;and    R=1-30C organic group.    The methylene chain comprising -(CH2)m is substituted by organic group. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solution, which is obtained by dissolving fullerene derivative (I) in a solvent.
NOVELTY - The dispersing plate has main portion made of porous ceramic such as alumina, and peripheral portion (11b) with gas flow portion (11a) for dispersing gas flowing at a rate of 10NL/min and at pressure loss greater than equal to 300Pa into reactor containing aluminum particle. The average hole diameter of the ceramic is 5-500 mu m and the hole area ratio of average hole diameter is 20-50%. The gas is consisted of silicon halide such as silicon tetrachloride.    USE - Plate for dispersing gas containing silicon halide into fluidized-bed reactor for manufacture of silicon for solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since dispersing plate is made of porous ceramic, heat resistance and corrosion resistance properties of the dispersing plate are improved. Hence aluminum particle contained in the reactor is made into favorable fluid state while reacting with silicon halide. The high purity silicon can be manufactured efficiently by using silicon halide as raw material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for silicon manufacturing method which involves passing gas containing silicon halide into fluidized-bed reactor so that aluminum particle contained inside the reactor is made into fluid state when reacted with the silicon halide of formula: SiHnX4-n. The average particle diameter of aluminum particle is 150 mu m or less.    X=halo;and    n=0-3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the dispersing plate.    Gas flow portion (11a)    Peripheral portion (11b)
NOVELTY - The dye-sensitized solar cell has a photoelectrode containing a sensitized dye material. The photoelectrode is formed of a compound of semiconductor nanoparticles arranged in fixed direction in the crystal plane.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell for solar power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The output efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell is improved, as the photoelectrode is formed of compound material containing semiconductor nanoparticles arranged in fixed direction in crystal plane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the graph showing the XRD pattern of the alignment film.
NOVELTY - A paste composition contains inorganic semiconductor fine particles (11), acrylic-type polymer particulate (15) obtained by emulsion polymerization and organic solvent.    USE - Paste composition is used for manufacture of porous membrane for photoelectric transducer (both claimed) e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer formed using porous membrane comprising paste composition has excellent durability and high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of porous membrane (10) for photoelectric transducer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view explaining manufacture of porous membrane. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent electrode (3)    Porous membrane (10)    Inorganic metal oxide fine particles (11)    Acrylic-type polymer particulate (15)    Hole (17)
NOVELTY - The system (1000) has fuel cell (100) with oxidant gas supply unit (200) for supplying oxidant gas through oxidant gas supply piping (201). An ion converter (230) converts the chloride ion contained in the oxidant gas, into perchlorate ion by electrolytic synthesis. A hydrogen peroxide decomposition unit decomposes hydrogen peroxide in the oxidant gas.    USE - Fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The supply of chloride ion into the fuel cell can be suppressed, and deterioration of the fuel cell can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (100)    Oxidant gas supply unit (200)    Oxidant gas supply piping (201)    Ion converter (230)    Fuel cell system (1000)
NOVELTY - A solution (A) and a solution (B) are mixed, reacted, and deposited substance is dried, to obtain single precursor. The obtained single precursor is dissolved in an organic solvent, to obtain solution (C). The obtained solution (C) is applied on an electrode layer (E1) (2), dried and heat-processed, to obtain optical absorption layer (3) containing copper, sulfur or selenium and indium or gallium. Then, an electrode layer (E2) (5) is formed on the optical absorption layer, to obtain thin-film solar cell.    USE - Manufacture of thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of compound with low electrical conductivity is suppressed. The generation of copper-indium-gallium selenide is stimulated, and the energy conversion efficiency after heat processing is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organometallic salt of Lewis base (L) is mixed with copper, such that the molar ratio of copper to Lewis base is 1/3 or less, and the formed mixture is dissolved in an organic solvent, to obtain solution (A) consisting of complex ion containing copper and Lewis base. A solution (B) consisting of complex ion (b1) containing sulfur or selenium and indium or gallium is then formed. The solution (A) and solution (B) are mixed, reacted, and deposited substance is dried, to obtain single precursor containing copper, sulfur or selenium, indium or gallium and Lewis base. The obtained single precursor is dissolved in an organic solvent, to obtain solution (C). The obtained solution (C) is applied on an electrode layer (E1), dried and heat-processed, to obtain optical absorption layer containing copper, sulfur or selenium and indium or gallium. Then, an electrode layer (E2) is formed on the optical absorption layer, to obtain thin-film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin-film solar cell.    Substrate (1)    Electrode layers (2,5)    Optical absorption layer (3)    Buffer layer (4)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module is obtained by inserting an edge portion of a solar cell panel (1) into a fixed groove of a supporting component and providing a sealing material containing a crosslinked-and-foamed rubber having a closed cell between opposing surfaces of the fixed groove and solar cell panel.    USE - Solar cell module is used for outdoor application.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module having simple structure, and excellent impact resistance and waterproof property is manufactured easily, without complicated operation and components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the solar cell panel.    Solar cell panel (1)    Solar cell element (11)    Protective film (12)    Coated layers (13,14)    Overlapping portions (13a,14a)
NOVELTY - A conducting material is deposited on an organic material by closed field unbalanced magnetron sputter ion plating.    USE - Deposition of conducting material on organic material used for manufacturing optical, electrooptical, and organic electronic device e.g. liquid crystal display (LCD), optical information storage device, electronic device, organic semiconductor, organic field effect transistor (OFET), integrated circuit (IC), organic thin film transistor (OTFT), radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, organic light emitting diode (OLED), organic light emitting transistor (OLET), electroluminescent display, organic photovoltaic (OPV) device, organic solar cell (O-SC), organic laser diode (O-laser), organic integrated circuit (O-IC), lighting device, flat panel display (FPD), sensor device, electrode material, photoconductor, photodetector, electrophotographic recording device, capacitor, charge injection layer, Schottky diode, planarizing layer, antistatic film, conducting substrate, and conduction pattern (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides organic material having excellent damage resistance.
NOVELTY - A high voltage semiconductor based wafer defining a front surface for exposure to solar light and an opposite back surface, the semiconductor based wafer including a set of p-n junctions each exposed to solar light at the front surface, the set of p-n junctions being electrically connected in series to provide a voltage substantially higher than the voltage of a single p-n junction.    USE - The high voltage semiconductor based wafer and method are useful for producing a high voltage solar cell wafer (all claimed). Also, the wafer is useful for producing electric energy.    ADVANTAGE - The high voltage semiconductor based wafer is efficient and environment friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method of producing a high voltage solar cell wafer, comprises: providing a wafer, preferably crystalline silicon, defining a front surface for exposure to solar light and an opposite back surface, applying the set of p-n junctions each exposed to solar light at the front surface, connecting the set of p-n junctions electrically in series to provide a voltage substantially higher than the voltage of a single p-n junction.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a substrate surface with a two-dimensional geometric arrangement of nanoparticles or nanoclusters. The substrate surface is provided with the nanoparticles or nanoclusters having a solution of nanowire forming material that is deposited on the nanoparticles or nanoclusters.    USE - Method for preparing anchored nanowire on a substrate for use in electronics, piezo electronics, semiconductor technology, sensor technology, optics or photovoltaic (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method involves providing a substrate surface with a two-dimensional geometric arrangement of nanoparticles or nanoclusters, thus ensures a simple, material-saving and economical anchored nanowire preparing method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) nano-wires are provided in two-dimensional geometrical arrangement on a substrate; and    (2) a solar cell, transistor, diode, sensor or chemical memory element with nano-wires.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an output substrate.
NOVELTY - The tempered glass board has a compressive stress layer that is formed in the main surface, whose depth in the main surface is set to be smaller than the depth in the end surface. The thickness and internal tensile stress of the glass board is set to be 0.7 mm or less and 200 MPa or less respectively. The compressive stress value of the compressive stress layer formed in the main surface is set to be 50 micrometer or less. The compressive stress value of the compressive stress layer formed in the end surface is set to be 10 micrometers or more.    USE - Tempered glass board for display such as touch-panel display (both claimed) of mobile telephone, digital camera and personal digital assistant (PDA). Can also be used in aperture plate glass, board for magnetic disk, board for flat panel display, cover glass for solar cell, cover glass for solid-state image sensor and table ware.    ADVANTAGE - Depth of the compressive-stress layer can be rationalized and mechanical strength of the tempered glass substrate can be raised without increasing internal tensile strength. Thickness of the tempered glass board can be reduced by suitably setting thickness of the glass board so that the weight reduction of the device can be achieved. Damage to the surface of the tempered glass board can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of tempered glass board.
NOVELTY - A glass comprises silica component (I), transition metal oxide component (II) and lanthanum oxide component (III), and has coloring degree of T5% and T80% specified according to JOGIS02-2003 of 31 or less and 39 or less, respectively, and solarization of 2% or less specified according to JOGIS04-2005. Sum total content of components (I-III) is 50 %mass or more. Component (II) contains zinc, magnesium, calcium, strontium and/or barium. Component (III) contains yttrium, lanthanum, praseodymium, gadolinium, holmium, thulium, ytterbium and/or lutetium.    USE - Glass for condensing lens of solar cell apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The glass has high permeability with respect to sunlight over a long period of time, excellent chemical durability, high refractive index and thermal expansion characteristics.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen desorption compound contains nitrogen boron compound as guest compound, and amide-type compound as host compound.    USE - Hydrogen desorption compound used for desorbing hydrogen (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to power source for motor vehicle, domestic appliances, information technology equipment and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen desorption compound has excellent durability, storage stability and recycling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen desorption method, which involves discharging hydrogen from hydrogen desorption compound by heating.
NOVELTY - The direction and distribution amount of the distortions produced in the liner (2) comprising fiber reinforced resin layer group (3) are analyzed, when an impact force acts on the liner from exterior portion. The lower limit of the thickness helical winding layer of liner is calculated, when the axial direction distortion is larger than the circumferential direction distortion produced in the liner. The ratio of the thickness of hoop winding layer of liner to the lower limit thickness of the helical winding layer is calculated.    USE - Method for designing high pressure tank used for storing of hydrogen gas and compressed natural gas for fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The stress produced in the tank can be reliably reduced by the hoop and helical winding layers of the liner. The generation of cracks in the fiber reinforced resin layer of liner can be suppressed, even when the tank receives a local impact force.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the high pressure tank. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    High pressure tank (1)    Liner (2)    Fiber reinforced resin layer group (3)    Cylindrical trunk portion (22)
NOVELTY - The plasma processing apparatus has substrate holding units (12) that are arranged in a plasma processing chamber (11) and positioned to face each other. Several reactive gas pipes (13,14) are arranged between substrate holding units and positioned within the plasma processing chamber. The reactive gas pipes are connected to the high-frequency power sources (152) and alternating current (AC) bias power source (153) respectively. The reactive gas pipes are utilized as high-frequency antenna and electrode respectively.    USE - Plasma processing apparatus for use during manufacturing of silicon thin film solar cell and display.    ADVANTAGE - Moderate energy in the substrate holding units can be maintained by applying bias voltage between electrode and substrate holding units. Hence, crystallization film can be formed favorably and decomposition of radical can be controlled. Characteristic of the film formed in the plasma processing apparatus can be raised and high frequency electromagnetic field from high frequency antenna can be suppressed. Density of reactive gas in the processing chamber is raised so that the density of plasma in the processing chamber can be raised. Since the reactive gas pipe is utilized as electrode, structure of plasma processing apparatus can be simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show cross sectional views of the plasma processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Plasma processing chamber (11)    Substrate holding units (12)    Reactive gas pipes (13,14)    Reactive gas supply port (13A,14A)    High-frequency power sources (152)    Alternating current bias power source (153)
NOVELTY - The reaction chamber has a quartz piece section (1) including an axial through hole (2), a reaction and deposition zone (3), for enclosing a susceptor (4) to be heated inside the axial through hole. An upper reflecting layer (5) made of a quartz-based material is applied to inside and outside of quartz piece section and quartz component, to reflect back infrared radiations emitted by the susceptor in the wavelength range preferably between 1500 and 3000 nm. A lower reflecting layer (6) made of gold-based material is provided in the quartz piece section.    USE - Reaction chamber of epitaxial reactor (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cells, MOSFET, LED and integrated circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The quartz piece section and the quartz component are covered with quartz and/or gold based material reflecting layer to limit the dissipation of thermal energy into the environment. Hence flexible, effective and efficient positioning of the reflecting layer in relation to the reaction chamber and susceptor is provided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the side, top and front views of the reaction chamber.    Quartz piece section (1)    Through hole (2)    Reaction and deposition zone (3)    Susceptor (4)    Upper reflecting layer (5)    Lower reflecting layer (6)
NOVELTY - Multiple layers including absorber layer(s) (103) containing copper-indium-selenide, copper-indium-gallium-selenide or copper-indium-gallium-aluminum-selenium-sulfide type composition laminated between bottom and conductive layers is deposited on substrate (101). The absorber layer(s) is deposited by pulsed-electron deposition process and ablation of target containing excess of copper with respect to stoichiometric composition of absorber layer to be formed is carried out through pulsed-electron beam. Thus, production of thin-film multilayer solar cell (100) is performed.    USE - Production of thin-film multilayer solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple and economical, and provides high quality thin-film multilayer solar cell which exhibits improved performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of thin-film multilayer solar cell.    Thin-film multilayer solar cell (100)    Substrate (101)    Top conductive layer (102)    Absorber layer (103)    Top buffer layer (104)    Buffer layer (105)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion apparatus (100) has a substrate (1), a photoelectric conversion layer (3) provided with at least two layers of electric power generation cell layer (91,92), and an intermediate contact layer (5) which is interposed between the electric power generation cell layers. The intermediate contact layer mainly comprises zinc-magnesium oxide compound.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus is used for thin film-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion apparatus has high photoelectric conversion efficiency. The leakage current in cell connection portion of photoelectric conversion apparatus is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectric conversion apparatus has a substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer provided with at least two layers of electric power generation cell layer, and an intermediate contact layer which is interposed between the electric power generation cell layers. The intermediate contact layer mainly comprises zinc-magnesium oxide compound (Zn1-xMgxO2, where x is 0.096-0.183).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional structural view of photoelectric conversion apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (1)    Transparent electrode layer (2)    Photoelectric conversion layer (3)    Intermediate contact layer (5)    Electric power generation cell layers (91,92)    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves increasing the pressure of a processing chamber (12). The substrate is moved to the electrostatic attraction surface (23a) under low vacuum pressure. The gas inside the processing chamber under low vacuum pressure is applied between substrate and electrostatic attraction surface. The heat is transferred between the substrate and an electrostatic chuck table (21) by using gas as medium and the substrate is heated or cooled.    USE - Method for processing substrate such as semiconductor wafer for use in manufacture of semiconductor device. Uses include but are not limited to processing mask pattern, disk shape recording medium, display panel substrate, panel substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The heat is transferred between the substrate and electrostatic chuck table efficiently by using gas as the medium. The need for providing the gas supply structure in the electrostatic chuck table is eliminated hence size and cost of the substrate processing apparatus are reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for substrate processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of electrostatic chuck table.    Processing chamber (12)    Electrostatic chuck table (21)    Dielectric material (23)    Attracting surface (23a)    Rotating shaft (26)
NOVELTY - A backside protective sheet (1A) has resin layer (A) containing silicon-containing thermoplastic resin.    USE - Backside protective sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The backside protective sheet has excellent adhesiveness, heat resistance, weather resistance, hydrolysis resistance, impact resistance, light reflection property and designability. The solar cell module comprising backside protective sheet has excellent electric power generation efficiency, dimensional stability and flexibility.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic sectional view of backside protective sheet.    Backside protective sheet (1A)
NOVELTY - Heterocyclic compound (I), is new.    USE - New heterocyclic compound is used for composition for thin film, organic semiconductor material, liquid crystal material for organic electronic device e.g. photoelectric transducer, organic solar cell element, organic electroluminescent element for organic electroluminescent display apparatus, organic semiconductor laser element, liquid crystal display element for liquid crystal device, and thin film transistor element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The heterocyclic compound has excellent semiconducting property. The organic electronic device using the heterocyclic compound has excellent flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Heterocyclic compound of formula (I), is new.    X1-X3=S or selenium;    R1-R6=group A;and    group A=aromatic hydrocarbyl, aliphatic hydrocarbyl, halo, hydroxy, alkoxy, mercapto, alkylthio, boronic acid, nitro, substituted amino, amide, acyl, carboxy, acyloxy, cyano, sulfo, sulfamoyl, alkyl sulfamoyl, carbamoyl, alkyl carbamoyl, or H.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) composition, which contains heterocyclic compound, solvent and/or binder;    (2) thin film, which is obtained by using heterocyclic compound or composition;    (3) organic semiconductor material, which contains heterocyclic compound or composition;    (4) liquid crystal material, which contains heterocyclic compound or composition;    (5) organic electronic device, which contains heterocyclic compound, composition, organic semiconductor material or liquid crystal material; and    (6) organic electroluminescent element or thin film transistor element, which contains organic semiconductor material.
NOVELTY - The solar cell (1a) has a crystalline silicon substrate (10) and emitter layer (20) made of amorphous silicon. The emitter layer is formed on the substrate. A front electrode (400) is electrically connected to emitter layer. A rear electrode (50) is electrically connected to the substrate. The electrodes are formed using plating process. The electrode is included with conductive layer including conductive metal material. A transparent conductive oxide layer is formed on the substrate and emitter layer.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The light receiving area of the solar cell is increased and width of the electrode is reduced by forming the electrodes by plating process, hence efficiency of the solar cell is improved. The charge conductivity of the electrodes is improved by increasing the density of the electrode so that efficiency of the solar cell is improved. Since low temperature fired paste is not used for electrode formation, the manufacturing cost of the solar cell is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of manufacturing solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the partial-cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (1a)    Crystalline silicon substrate (10)    Emitter layer (20)    Rear electrode (50)    Front electrode (400)
NOVELTY - A plasma jet consisting of an inert gas including oxygen atmosphere is irradiated to molten metal surface of metallic silicon in molten state, and oxidation removal of boron contained in metallic silicon is carried out. The device wall, on which silicon solidification layer of container of fused silicon is formed is exposed in molten metal surface along upper direction. The silicon solidification layer is exposed to irradiation of plasma jet, and oxidation removal of boron from molten metallic silicon is accelerated. Thus, purification of silicon is enabled.    USE - Purification of silicon used for semiconductor device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Silicon having high purity is economically produced at high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for purifier of silicon. The purifier has a chamber (11), a container of fused silicon provided in chamber, a drive device, and a plasma irradiation apparatus (14) for irradiating plasma jet with respect to solidification layer formed in device wall.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of purifier.    Chamber (11)    Irradiation apparatus (14)    Heater (15)    Crucible (17)    Shaft (18)
NOVELTY - A translatable scanning device has an optical system operable to direct output from a laser (230) to a workpiece (220) supported on a stationary stage (210). A gantry (240) holding a portion of optical system is operable to concurrently direct additional laser outputs laterally in order to control positions of laser outputs relative to workpiece, such that output from each laser reaches a portion of workpiece and combined output from all the lasers reaches any position on the workpiece, so that any pattern is scribed on the workpiece without moving the workpiece.    USE - System for laser-scribing workpiece e.g. large film deposited substrate such as glass, metal and polymer substrates during fabrication of thin-film multi-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The accuracy of scribing laser alignment is improved, by scribing patterns on the workpiece without moving or rotating the workpiece.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of scribing workpiece;    (2) computer-readable medium storing program for processing scribing of workpiece; and    (3) system of aligning laser for scribing of workpiece.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of laser scribing device.    Laser scribing device (200)    Stationary stage (210)    Workpiece (220)    Laser (230)    Gantry (240)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has upper and lower fixtures that are configured for engagement with the right and left portions of a workpiece (92). The flat surface of the workpiece is vertically oriented when the workpiece is engaged with the upper and lower fixtures. The materials are removed from a portion of the workpiece using the laser from the sources (96,102). A scanning device (106), which is coupled with the laser source and the frame, is used for controlling the output position of the laser from the source relative to the workpiece.    USE - Apparatus for laser scribing of workpiece e.g. metal substrate, polymer substrate and glass substrate used in thin-film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the workpiece is vertically oriented when the workpiece is engaged with the fixtures, the workpiece stability, ablation debris removal function, throughput, accuracy and serviceability can be improved, while reducing vibration levels and footprint.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) system for laser scribing of workpiece; and    (2) method for laser scribing of workpiece.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the laser source-scanning assemblies of the laser scribing apparatus.    Workpiece (92)    Laser source-scanning assemblies (94,100)    Laser sources (96,102)    Optical paths (98,104)    Scanning device (106)
NOVELTY - Coated article (10) comprises: a substrate (12); a first coating (14) formed over at least a portion of the substrate, where the first coating comprises oxides of at least two of phosphorus, silica, titania, alumina and zirconium; and a functional coating formed over at least a portion of the first coating, where the functional coating is an electrically conductive coating and a photoactive coating.    USE - The coated article is useful in thin film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The coated article provides the solar cell that enhances the electron flow through a transparent conductive film i.e. a transparent conductive film having a low surface resistivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for making coated article, comprising: providing a glass substrate; forming a first coating over at least a portion of the glass substrate by chemical vapor deposition by directing a first coating composition toward the glass substrate, where the first coating composition comprises a silica precursor, a titania precursor, and a silica accelerant comprising at least one accelerant material having at least one of phosphorus, alumina, and zirconium; and forming a functional coating over at least a portion of the first coating by chemical vapor deposition by directing a second coating (16) composition toward the glass substrate, where the second coating composition comprises a fluorine doped tin oxide precursor composition or a titania precursor composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a side, sectional view of a coated article.    Article (10)    Substrate (12)    First coating (14)    Second coating. (16)
NOVELTY - Coating composition (I) comprises a mixture of nanocrystalline metal oxide particles, titanium dioxide sol and at least one compound from glass-forming elements in dissolved or dispersed form, where the glass-forming elements are capable of glass formation in oxide form and the proportion of metal oxide particles is 20-70 mass%.    USE - (I) is useful for producing a layer with a hierarchical micro- and nano-structured surface (claimed). The layer is useful in biological array and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I) provides layer with high mechanical resistance, such as wear resistance and good adhesion to technically usable surfaces for the implementation of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surface properties. The layer is: formed without any additional effect of a physical structuring procedure (such as laser structuring or anodic oxidation), hence economical, and free of cracks.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) producing a layer with a hierarchical micro- and nano-structured surface comprising forming a liquid mixture from metal oxide particles, titanium dioxide sol and the compound from glass-forming elements, applying the liquid mixture on a surface to be coated, drying the obtained layer and heat treating the coated surface; and    (2) the layer obtained by the above process.
NOVELTY - Use as ligand in a sensitizing dye of a dye sensitized photoelectronic conversion device of at least one substituted (2,2')bipyridinyl compound (I), is claimed.    USE - (I) is useful as ligand in a sensitizing dye of a dye sensitized photoelectronic conversion device (claimed), preferably a solar cell and/or a photovoltaic cell, capable of converting electromagnetic radiation, preferably visible, infrared and/or UV light, preferably sunlight, into electrical current.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibits an increased molar extinction coefficient and enhanced red response in the visible regions. The device has controlled directionality of the electron flow and enhanced molar extinction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Use as ligand in a sensitizing dye of a dye sensitized photoelectronic conversion device of at least one substituted (2,2')bipyridinyl compound of formula (I), is claimed.    R1, R2 = substituents of formula (-Co1-(A)z-Anc) (a);    Co1 = -(CH2=CH2)n or -(CH?=CH)n;    n = 1-4;    A = aromatic moiety (optionally comprising heteroatoms, and further substituted in addition to -Anc), which is, if present, 4-18C aromatic ring or ring system;    z = 0-3;    Anc = anchoring group, which, if z is 0, is attached by a single covalent bond to Co1, and, if z is 1 or greater, is attached by a single covalent bond to A, where the anchoring group is suitable to connect the ligand of formula (I) to a inorganic and/or to a semiconductor surface.    Provided that if A is a 4C aromatic moiety it comprises one or more heteroatoms. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) the sensitizing dye comprising a metal atom and (I) as a ligand to the metal atom; and    (2) a photoelectric conversion device comprising a metal complex comprising a sensitizing dye.
NOVELTY - Porphyrin-based dyes (A) are new.    USE - (A) are useful for dye-sensitized solar cell devices.    ADVANTAGE - (A) have high absorption coefficient and conversion efficiency, lower cost, and better safety.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Porphyrin-based dyes (A) of formulae (I) and (II) are new.    A = phenyl groups of formula (a)-(e), -CH=CH-CH=CH-C(=O)-OZ5, -CH=CH-CH=C(C=O-OZ7)-C(=O)-OZ6 or -CH=C(CN)-C(=O)-OZ10;    Z1-Z10 = H, Li, Na or tetra-alkyl ammonium group of formula (X3-N+(X2)(X4)-X1);    X1-X4 = CmH2m+1;    m = 1-6;    B1, C1, D, E = diphenyl amine groups of formula (f)-(h), triphenyl groups of formula (i)-(m) or phenyl groups of formula (n) or (o);    R1a-R1z = H, CoH2o+1, OCpH2p+1, CH2(OC2H4)nOCH3 or (OC2H4)qOCH3;    o, p = 1-15; and    q, n = 1-30.
NOVELTY - The battery has a substrate, and a diffusion barrier arranged on top of the substrate. A back contact electrode is arranged on the diffusion barrier, and another back contact electrode is arranged on the former back contact electrode. A light absorption layer is arranged on one of the back contact electrodes. The diffusion barrier is made of tantalum nitride or silicon oxide. The former back contact electrode is made of sodium. Resistance of the latter back contact electrode is lesser than the resistance of the former back contact electrode.    USE - Solar battery for a copper indium gallium diselenide system.    ADVANTAGE - The battery improves the property of the light absorption layer, and removes the impurity in the light absorption layer. The fidelity of the battery is increased. The amount of impurity included in the back contact electrode is controlled. The impurity diffused to the substrate is blocked. The battery improves the size of the grain of the light absorption layer. The conductivity of the light absorption layer is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar battery.
NOVELTY - A halogenated triarylamines is manufactured by reacting diarylamines and halogenated aryls in presence of palladium compound as catalyst and phosphorus ligand.    USE - Manufacture of halogenated triarylamines used as intermediate body of functional compounds such as organic electroluminescence, electrophotographic photoreceptor, organic semiconductor, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method obtains halogenated triarylamines economically and with high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A halogenated triarylamines of formula Ar1-N(Ar)-(Ar2)m-X (4) is manufactured by reacting diarylamines of formula Ar-NH-Ar1 (1) and halogenated aryls of formula X'-(Ar2)m-X (2) in presence of palladium compound as catalyst and phosphorus ligand of formula (3).    Ar,Ar1=optionally substituted aryl group;    X,X'=leaving group such as Cl, Br, I, OMs (mesylate), OTf (triflate), and OTs (tosylate);    Ar2=optionally substituted aryl group;    m=1-4;    R=optionally substituted aryl group, or 1-4C lower alkyl group;    R1-R4=H, or 1-4C lower alkyl group; and    n=0-1.
NOVELTY - Nontoxic, water soluble and functionalized transitional metal ion doped into host semiconductor nanocrystals having high quantum yield and stable emission and enhanced shelf life are new.    USE - The nontoxic, water soluble and functionalized Mn doped ZnS semiconductor nanocrystals are useful as bio-conjugates for fluorescent biological labeling, where the fluorescence is stable for at least up to 24 hours (claimed). The nanocrystals are further useful for preparation of light emitting diodes and solar cells, and energy converters.    ADVANTAGE - The nanocrystals are effective in fluorescent biological labeling and can be used as bioconjugates useful for different biomedical applications. The nontoxic, water soluble and functionalized transitional metal ion doped into host semiconductor nanocrystals has high quantum yield, stable emission, enhanced shelf life, high water solubility and emission stability. These nanocrystals are used for long term cell imaging applications.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a process for preparing nontoxic, water soluble and functionalized transition metal ion doped semiconductor nanocrystals.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of polymer coating processes producing amine functionalized particle followed by the functionalization of Mn doped ZnS nanocrystals.
NOVELTY - The preparation method involves placing cleaned silicon wafer into a reaction chamber of radio-frequency capacitance coupling plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition device. The mixed gas of silylene and ethylene gas is diluted with concentration of 5 to 20 percent by hydrogen as the reaction gas source. The mixed gas is guided into vacuum reaction chamber with flow of 22 to 70 standard cubic centimeters per minute (sccm). The glow is produced for reaction, and the photoluminescence hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide film is deposited on the substrate of silicon wafer.    USE - Preparation method for photoluminescence hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide film on substrate of silicon wafer. Uses include but are not limited to LEDs, photosensitive devices, solar cells and heterogeneous junction structures.    ADVANTAGE - Improves the luminous efficiency and stability of film since the film is prepared via deposition and annealed at hydrogen atmosphere. Provides prepared hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide film with good uniformity, strong photoluminescence and visible under lighting condition in normal room. Prevents secondary pollution and oxidation of sample.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the depositing method for photoluminescence hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide film. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a semiconductor substrate layer fixed between two electrode layers, where one of the two electrode layers is formed in a mesh-like structure. A photo-electromotive force is produced by a light incident from the electrode layer. A buffer electrode layer is formed between one of the electrode layers and a thin conductive layer in a same mesh-like structure. The semiconductor substrate layer is made of mono-crystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon or amorphous silicon. Ultra-thin dielectric layer is made of silicon dioxide, silicon nitride or aluminum oxide.    USE - Solar cell for use on glass, aluminum plate and steel plate substrates.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and low production cost, and can be used to prepare a thin film cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The thin conductive layer is made of highly doped polycrystalline silicon, highly doped amorphous silicon, nickel silicide, platinum silicide, titanium silicide, cobalt silicide, aluminum, tungsten, titanium nitride and indium tin oxide or mixture of highly doped polycrystalline silicon, highly doped amorphous silicon, nickel silicide, platinum silicide, titanium silicide, cobalt silicide, aluminum, tungsten, titanium nitride and indium tin oxide. The metal nanoparticle is selected from silver or gold, and a semiconductor nanoparticle is selected from silicon, germanium or silicon and germanium. The composite material is compounded by silver, gold, silicon, germanium or silicon and germanium nanoparticles and organic material. The buffer electrode layer is made of metal silicides such as nickel silicide, platinum silicide, titanium silicide and cobalt silicide. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - A dispersion liquid contains metal-oxide particles, (meth)acrylate monomer, hardening agent and solvent.    USE - Dispersion liquid is used for forming metal oxide-containing film for manufacturing substrate with metal-oxide film (both claimed) for touch panel and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal oxide-containing film formed using the dispersion liquid has excellent organic solvent-proof property and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) metal oxide-containing film, which is transparent conductive film containing metal oxide. The percentage ratio of eluted film is 15 %mass or less which satisfies the relation (T2/T1)x 100, where T2 is mass of film after immersing the film in N-methyl pyrrolidine at 50 degrees C for 10 minutes and T1 is mass of film; and    (2) manufacture of substrate with metal-oxide film, which involves coating the dispersion liquid on a substrate and baking at 100-300 degrees C.
NOVELTY - An aluminum or molybdenum ink composition comprises aluminum powders, vehicle, inorganic polymer, and dispersant.    USE - Aluminum or molybdenum ink composition is used for making electrode in a silicon solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition eliminates lead-containing glass frit from aluminum inks; reduces amount of ink deposited, thus decreasing silicon wafer bow when thickness of silicon wafer is decreased below 240 mu m; forms back surface layer, thus achieving good electrical performance of the cells; decreases coefficient of thermal expansion mismatch between fired aluminum ink and silicon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for making a silicon solar cell which comprises forming N-type silicon layer on P-type silicon semiconductor substrate; depositing antireflective and passivation layer (1303) on N-type silicon layer (1302); printing the composition on back of silicon semiconductor substrate (1301) to form back contact electrode; and sintering back contact electrode to produce ohmic contact between back contact electrode and P-type silicon semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view illustrating a solar cell device.    N-type silicon layer (1302)    Passivation layer (1303)    Back aluminum contact (1305)    Back surface field layer (1306)
NOVELTY - Metal particles (5) comprises one or more elements comprising group IIIA-VIIB of the periodic table of elements and their mixtures, carrying hydrophobic groups on their surface.    USE - The metal particles are useful for the hydrolysis reaction of a chemical hydride into hydrogen (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition avoids the adhesion of borate on the catalyst surface during the hydrolysis reaction thus provides a good hydrophobic surface, prevents the system crash in the cooling reactor, and allows the hydrolysis reaction of a chemical hydride into hydrogen with very high concentrations of chemical hydrides without additional catalysts.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparing metal particles, where a surface treatment intended to make the hydrophobic catalyst is carried out by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition;    (2) a reaction chamber (1) for implementation of a hydrolysis reaction of a chemical hydride into hydrogen, where the reaction chamber comprises the metal particles; and    (3) fuel cell comprising the reaction chamber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of a reaction chamber.    Reaction chamber (1)    Walls (2)    Ends (3, 4)    Metal particles. (5)
NOVELTY - A sputtering target comprises zinc oxide sintered compact having density of 5.3-5.5 g/cm3 and ratio of Young's modulus and bending strength of 300-1500. The sputtering target contains zinc aluminate in the grain boundary.    USE - Sputtering target used for forming transparent conductive film for transparent electrodes for solar cell and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The sputtering target with reduced crack generation is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the sputtering target.
NOVELTY - Molded compound (A) comprises: at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate; at least one substituted phenyl compound (I); and at least one infrared absorber, where (A) has a transmission of less than 89% at 500 nm; has a transmission of less than 80% at 1000 nm; has a transmission of less than 70% at 1150 nm; and has a transmission of less than 77% at 1600 nm, measured by infrared spectroscopy at 25 degrees C at 3 mm plates.    USE - (A) is useful for the manufacture of solar cell modules (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The molding compound provides solar cell modules with excellent weather resistance, heat resistance, and moisture resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Molded compound (A) comprises: at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate; at least one substituted phenyl compound of formula (I); and at least one infrared absorber, where (A) has a transmission of less than 89% at 500 nm; has a transmission of less than 80% at 1000 nm; has a transmission of less than 70% at 1150 nm; and has a transmission of less than 77% at 1600 nm, measured by infrared spectroscopy at 25 degrees C at 3 mm plates.    R = optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl, and the ring A contains further substituents, preferably ethyl, n-dodecyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl or phenyl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-section of a preferred solar cell module.    Photovoltaic element (101)    Hardening agent (102, 104)    Disc (103)    Back panel. (105)
NOVELTY - A sealing film contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide and phosphazene compound (I). The content of phosphazene compound (I) with respect to 100 parts mass of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is 0.1-30 parts mass.    USE - Sealing film is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film has improved sealing property, flame retardance, durability, moldability and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing film contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide and phosphazene compound of formula (I). The content of phosphazene compound (I) with respect to 100 parts mass of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is 0.1-30 parts mass.    n=3 or 4;and    X=halo, alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy or amino.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell, which is formed by sealing an electricity generating element (14) by interposing a sealing film between surface side transparent protection component (11) and back surface side protection component (12), and carrying out crosslinking integration. The sealing film is arranged between the electricity generating element and back surface side protection component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar cell.    Surface-side protection component (11)    Back surface-side protection component (12)    Surface-side sealing film (13A)    Back surface side sealing film (13B)    Electricity generating element (14)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has panel hood (30) provided with transparent window (40) whose elevation angle is greater than the elevation angle of solar cell panel (10). The transparent window is made of polycarbonate, acryl or glass. The average visible light transmittance value of the transparent window is greater than or equal to 60 %. The dried gas or transparent resin is filled between the window and solar cell panel.    USE - Solar cell apparatus for use in vehicle sensing apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The coverage of snow on the panel hood of the solar cell apparatus can be prevented and electric power generation efficiency can be improved by using a simple arrangement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for vehicle sensing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic structural view of the panel hood of the solar cell apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell panel (10)    Panel hood (30)    Transparent window (40)
NOVELTY - A solid state device comprises at least two solar cells in tandem comprising first solar cell of first composition; second solar cell of second composition; and third region of third composition separating first solar cell from second solar cell. The third region comprises first and second rare-earth and first composition is different from second composition.    USE - Solid state device is used converting incident radiation to electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The device provides wide range of lattice spacings enabling, compressive, tensile or stress-free lattice matching with Groups IV, III-V, and II-VI compounds.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram illustrating a bifacial tandem cell.
NOVELTY - A photogalvanic cell contains semiconductor fine particles which are sensitized with binuclear metal complex dye (I) having nitrogen-containing bi-dentate ligands (a) having 2 carboxyl groups, nitrogen-containing tetradentate ligands (b) or nitrogen-containing bi-dentate ligands (c), and electrolytic solution including ionic liquid which has tetracyano borate as anion component.    USE - Photogalvanic cell e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photogalvanic cell has high conversion efficiency, stability, durability and light absorption coefficient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photogalvanic cell contains semiconductor fine particles which are sensitized with binuclear metal complex dye of formula (I) nitrogen-containing bi-dentate ligands of formula (a) having 2 carboxyl groups, nitrogen-containing tetradentate ligands of formula (b) or nitrogen-containing bi-dentate ligands of formula (c), and electrolytic solution including ionic liquid which has tetracyano borate as anion component.    M=ruthenium or osmium;    X(power)(n-)=counter-ion, preferably hexafluoro-phosphate ion, tetrafluoroboric acid ion, nitrate ion or iodide ion;    n=1 or 2;    n'=0-2;and    p=number of counter-ions required to neutralize the electric charge of the complex.    The carboxyl group (-COOH) in the nitrogen-containing bi-dentate ligands (a) deprotonated, to form carboxy ion (-COO-).
NOVELTY - A reaction vessel (16) having anode (24) and cathode (26), and plating solution including acid(s), surfactant(s), several carbon nanotubes and metal cations including metal(s), are provided. Then, power supply (18) is connected between cathode and anode and electrochemical-codeposition of positively charged carbon nanotubes and metal cations are carried out on cathode, to obtain nanocomposite. The metal provides a continuous metal phase for nanocomposite. The plating solution has pH of 2-4.5. Portion(s) of several carbon nanotubes are positively charged carbon nanotubes.    USE - Electrochemical-codeposition method for forming carbon nanotube-reinforced metal nanocomposite. Uses include but are not limited to heat exchanger, interface material, spacecraft radiator, electric motor, generator, antenna, printed circuit board, optoelectronic and microelectromechanical component, fuel cell and medical material.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides carbon nanotube-reinforced metal nanocomposite having high electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and tensile strength.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of electrochemical-codeposition apparatus.    Reaction vessel (16)    Power supply (18)    Anode (24)    Cathode (26)    Magnetic stirrer (28)    Spacer (30)
NOVELTY - Increasing durability of a direct oxidation fuel cell involves utilizing a flow choke valve or a buffer component in an anode feeding line of the direct oxidation fuel cell.    USE - For increasing durability of a vapor fed direct oxidation fuel cell i.e. vapor fed direct methanol fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method improves durability of direct oxidation fuel cell.
NOVELTY - An electrode wire has a base and a plating layer laminated on the surface of the base. The base is formed using a material chosen from aluminum and aluminum alloy. The plating layer is formed by laminating a primary plating layer and a secondary plating layer alternatively. The primary plating layer contains zinc or copper. The secondary plating layer contains tin.    USE - Electrode wire is used for solar battery e.g. silicon semiconductor solar battery, compound semiconductor solar battery, dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery formed using electrode wire has improved adhesive force.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electrode wire.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of electrode wire. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging a mask (100) including several filaments that are spaced-apart to define one or more apertures, at upstream of solar cell substrate (138). A ribbon ion beam (312) is directed towards the solar cell to ion implant a portion (103) of the solar cell defined by the aperture of the mask. The ribbon ion beam is oriented such that longer cross-section dimension of the ribbon beam is perpendicular to the aperture in one plane.    USE - Method of manufacturing solar cell, using beam-line ion implanter (claimed), plasma assisted doping (PLAD) or plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) system.    ADVANTAGE - Orienting the aperture and ribbon ion beam in perpendicular manner enables positioning of mask at upstream of substrate, thus allowing the mask to be a non-contacting virtual mask. Also, the mask and substrate are enabled to move independently, and manufacturing efficiency of solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) ion implanter for manufacturing solar cell; and    (2) mask for manufacturing solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory view illustrating the manufacturing process of solar cell.    Mask (100)    Aperture (102)    Implant portion (103)    Solar cell substrate (138)    Ribbon ion beam (212)
NOVELTY - A floating coolant composition comprises trimethylglycine.    USE - Floating coolant composition is used for cooling water for cooling unit used in fuel cell drives (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The floating coolant composition has excellent durability, and reduced power leakage.
NOVELTY - The cell has a cathode equipped opposite to an anode. Multiple photoactive layers are formed between the cathode and the anode and provided with electron-receptors and hole receptors that are made of polyparaphenylene vinylene and polythiophene derivatives, phthalocyanine pigment, thioindigo group pigment, melocyanine compound and cyanine compound. The cathode and anode are formed by glass, plastic, metal foil and ceramics. The electron-receptors are selected from a group consisting of semiconductor nanoparticles such as cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, cadmium telluride and zinc selenide.    USE - Organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has wide application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - An anti-reflective film manufacturing method involves separating template after forming an opposite pattern in a thermoplastic polymer film surface, in which a nanopattern is formed. An adhesion prevention film is formed in the thermoplastic polymer film surface. The obtained thermoplastic polymer film resin is separated and solidified in a pressed state, where the resin has a refractive index of 80-120%. The solidified resin is filled inside the opposite pattern of thermoplastic polymer film surface.    USE - Method for manufacturing an anti-reflective film for a solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the anti-reflective film in a simple and economical manner with improved light transmission efficiency, and reducing the light reflection on the solar battery surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing an anti-reflective film. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The system has a rotary shaft (240) combined with a driver part acceptance body (260). A pivot penetration hole is formed in the rotary shaft that protrudes from a driving part receiving unit (211). A driver sub-accommodation part is equipped in a solar cell module supporting body (300). A worm wheel is combined with another rotary shaft. A solar position pursuit apparatus (100) is equipped in a solar battery module bearing plate (301) opposite to a solar cell module (310). A hunting equipment body is provided with a sensing space, made of synthetic resin and plated with metal.    USE - Solar cell module drive system.    ADVANTAGE - The system reduces size of a receiving part for a drive motor or control board, consumes less power, can quickly trace the location of the sun at sudden location change of the sun due to sunset, and has simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell module drive system.    Solar position pursuit apparatus (100)    Driving part receiving unit (211)    Rotary shaft (240)    Driver part acceptance body (260)    Solar cell module supporting body (300)    Solar cell module supporting body (301)    Solar cell module (310)
NOVELTY - The system has a primary drive motor located in a primary driving part receiving part for rotating a primary worm part. The primary driving part receiving part is located in a floor side of a primary driver sub-accommodation part. A rotary shaft joint (302) is fixed to both ends of a rotary shaft protruded to a secondary driver sub-accommodation part. A solar cell module supporting body (300) includes a solar cell module located in a solar battery module bearing plate (301). A secondary driver motor is located in the secondary driver sub-accommodation part for rotating a secondary worm part.    USE - Solar cell module driving system.    ADVANTAGE - The size of the receiving part mounted with drive motors or control board is reduced, and power consumption of the drive motors is reduced. The location of the sun can be traced by using a solar position pursuit apparatus that is simple in structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell module driving system.    Support stand (210)    Fixing unit (212)    Rotating holder (262)    Solar cell module supporting body (300)    Solar battery module bearing plate (301)    Rotary shaft joint (302)
NOVELTY - The heat plasma fluidized-bed reactor (100) has a gas supply unit (130) that supplies the reaction gas or carrier gas to a plasma torch unit. The plasma torch unit has an electrode (111) that generates heat plasma in internal space based on the supply of the reaction gas or carrier gas. A feed port (149) is connected to plasma torch unit.    USE - Heat plasma fluidized-bed reactor for use in manufacturing process of silicon (claimed) for silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The plasma torch unit has electrode that generates heat plasma in internal space based on the supply of the reaction gas or carrier gas. Hence the reaction temperature can be maintained efficiently. The generation of explosive component during the manufacturing process of silicon, can be prevented. The pure silicon particles can be manufactured at reduced cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for silicon manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the heat plasma fluidized-bed reactor.    Heat plasma fluidized-bed reactor (100)    Electrode (111)    Reactant supply hole (113)    Gas supply unit (130)    Feed port (149)
NOVELTY - A metal hydroxide-carbon composite contains metal oxide particles supported in carbon supporter.    USE - Metal hydroxide-carbon composite is used for manufacturing film (claimed) used in membrane electrode assembly of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal hydroxide-carbon composite has improved catalytic activity. The membrane electrode assembly having film formed using metal hydroxide-carbon composite is manufactured easily with high production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of metal hydroxide-carbon composite; and    (2) manufacture of film for fuel cell-electrode assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating manufacturing method of membrane electrode assembly. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A titanium dioxide dense film is prepared by mixing industrial titanyl sulfate and water, allowing the solution to settled, filtering, co-precipitating and titrating high-concentration titanyl sulfate solution and ammonia water until the pH is 7, obtaining white sediment, cleaning, peptizing, adjusting pH, retaining for 12-18 hours, forming titanium dioxide collosol, spraying, spin coating and heating.    USE - Preparation of titanium dioxide dense film used for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The titanium dioxide dense film provides dye-sensitized solar cell with improved performance, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Industrial titanyl sulfate, and water are mixed at 15-20 degrees C, and the solution is allowed to settled for 12-18 hours, filtered, and co-precipitated. The high-concentration titanyl sulfate solution and ammonia water are titrated until the pH is 7, to obtain white sediment. The obtained white sediment is cleaned until no sulfate remains, peptized at 30-80 degrees C, pH is adjusted to 7-8, and retained for 12-18 hours, to obtain titanium dioxide collosol. Then, spraying and spin coating is carried out to form a film, and heated at 300-550 degrees C for 1-6 hours, to obtain well-crystallized nano titanium dioxide dense film. The molar ratio of titanium ion concentrations of the titanyl sulfate and the water is 1-4/L. The molar ratio of quadrivalent titanium to organic acid to hydrogen peroxide is 1:2:2-1:10:10.
NOVELTY - The device has a dust removing port that is located opposite to laser, for moving synchronously with the laser. The dust removing port and laser are relatively arranged at each side of solar cell chip. The dust removing port is connected with dust collection system. A dust removing port driving mechanism is controlled using a control mechanism, according to the working state of the laser.    USE - Dust removing device for use in laser etching process.    ADVANTAGE - The contamination of the battery cell chip due to waste gas and dust can be prevented, so that manufacturing cost of goods can be reduced and productivity of the laser etching process can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the dust removing device.
NOVELTY - The carrier table has steel pipes that are placed in a steel platform along the vertical and horizontal directions. Several round module-protecting caps are arranged on the top of the steel pipes and several rubber-made protecting pads are arranged on the bottom of the steel pipes.    USE - Carrier table of solar battery module.    ADVANTAGE - The problem caused due to the radiation of the semi-finished modules can be suppressed and the firmness and durability of the carrier table can be improved effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the carrier table.
NOVELTY - A compact plate-fin heat exchange reformer comprises one pair of high temperature fuel gas channels, one pair of fuel gas heating channels, and one couple of fuel gas reforming channels; where the two fuel gas reforming channels are on the middle of the heat exchange reformer; and the two high temperature fuel gas channels and the two fuel gas heating channels are symmetrically mounted on two sides of the fuel gas reforming channel in order from inside to outside.    USE - The compact plate-fin heat exchange reformer is useful in the fuel battery technology field.    ADVANTAGE - The compact plate-fin heat exchange reformer can use the left heat of the battery system in high efficiency; thus, the utilization ratio of the energy is improved by simplifying the device cost of the fuel battery system. Moreover, it can complete the function in one part which needs the heat exchanger and reformer to complete normally; thus, the system structure is simplified. Additionally, 30% of the volume can be reduced; and about 10% of the heat exchange ratio can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A compact plate-fin heat exchange reformer comprises one pair of high temperature fuel gas channels, one pair of fuel gas heating channels, and one couple of fuel gas reforming channels; where the two fuel gas reforming channels are on the middle of the heat exchange reformer; the two high temperature fuel gas channels and the two fuel gas heating channels are symmetrically mounted on two sides of the fuel gas reforming channel in order from inside to outside; the airflow direction in the fuel gas heating channel is opposite to the airflow direction in the high temperature fuel gas channel; and the airflow direction in the high temperature fuel gas channel is the same with the airflow direction in the fuel gas reforming channel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the compact plate-fin heat exchange reformer.
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide/silicon carbide/silicon heterogeneous junction solar cell has a substrate layer, an silicon carbide layer on the substrate layer and a zinc oxide layer on the silicon carbide layer.    USE - Zinc oxide/silicon carbide/silicon heterogeneous junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide/silicon carbide/silicon heterogeneous junction solar cell has high photoelectric conversion efficiency than zinc oxide/silicon hetero-junction solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of zinc oxide/silicon carbide/silicon heterogeneous junction solar cell, which involves epitaxially growing silicon carbide layer on the substrate and epitaxially growing zinc oxide layer on the silicon carbide layer.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor device comprises a transparent substrate (2) arranged at a front side of the device; a layer system (3) comprising a thin film semiconductor layer, and an electrode layer (4); a back encapsulation element (7); and a bonding material layer (8) for bonding the back encapsulation element to the substrate. The bonding material layer is arranged between the layer system and the encapsulation element. It is configured as a reflective layer for reflecting light transmitted through the layer system.    USE - A semiconductor device, particularly solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor device has high efficiency and reduced manufacturing costs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a semiconductor device.    Substrate (2)    Layer system (3)    Electrode layer (4)    Encapsulation element (7)    Bonding material layer (8)
NOVELTY - A contact electrode is formed on a substrate, a light absorption layer is formed on the contact electrode, a composition layer containing nanoparticles and additive is formed on the light absorption layer and heat-treated, to manufacture solar battery.    USE - Manufacture of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery has improved optical absorption efficiency and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar battery.
NOVELTY - A solar battery comprises a light-conversion layer, a primary electrode provided on the light-conversion layer, and a secondary electrode including reflectance-enhancing material provided to bottom surface of light-conversion layer.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery has improved photoelectric conversion efficiency and power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar battery.
NOVELTY - An electrode is formed on a semiconductor substrate. An electrode paste composition containing conductive particles and additive containing compound of III group element is provided on the semiconductor substrate. The composition and the substrate are heat-treated and a back surface field (BSF) layer is formed on other electrode provided below the substrate. Thus, solar cell is manufactured.    USE - Fabrication of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is manufactured with improved photoelectric conversion efficiency, and reduced leakage current.
NOVELTY - I group element is deposited on a substrate to form I group thin film. I-VI group element is deposited on surface of formed thin film to form I-VI group element thin film. III-VI group element is deposited on the I-VI group thin film to form III-VI group element thin film. The resulting thin film formed on substrate is annealed in an atmosphere to form an optical absorption film.    USE - Manufacture of optical absorption film for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The optical absorption film is safely and economically manufactured.
NOVELTY - A platelet structure carbon nanofiber has average fiber diameter of 50-100 nm and specific surface area of 200 m2/g or more, and is supported on carbon black.    USE - Platelet structure carbon nanofiber is used for fuel cell catalyst (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The platelet structure carbon nanofiber is easily manufactured at high yield, and provides catalyst having excellent catalytic activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of platelet structure carbon nanofiber, which involves producing ferric nitrate catalyst, and carrying out pyrolytic reaction in furnace in the presence of carbon source.
NOVELTY - A rectangular spacer (130) is mounted between two rectangular glass boards (110,120) selected from soft Roe glass, tempered glass, reflective glass, solar cell board and electro-chromatic glass, that are arranged facing each other. A securing clip (150) made of nickel and iron is installed at both sides of stacked structure, through the soldering balls (140) provided at the top and bottom corners of both the glass boards. The soldering balls are melted by applying heat towards the stacked structure such that the clips are press-fitted to the melted soldering balls.    USE - Manufacturing method of vacuum glass used for window in house, apartment, commercial/business complex, etc. Can also be used in manufacture of door glass.    ADVANTAGE - Generation of cracks in the glass boards can be prevented reliably, and the air sealing effect of the glass boards can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional views explaining the manufacturing process of the vacuum glass.    Glass boards (110,120)    Spacer (130)    Soldering ball (140)    Securing clip (150)
NOVELTY - The system (410) has chamber (110) into which crucible is provided. A heating system (130) heats the crucible. The main thermal sensors (181a,181b) sense the heat-generating temperature of the heating system. An auxiliary thermal sensor (182) senses the heat-generating temperature of crucible loader (140) for receiving the crucible in chamber.    USE - Cooling control system for manufacturing device of silicon ingot for solar battery used in photovoltaic module system.    ADVANTAGE - The coagulation of fused silicon of the crucible is improved and the temperature deflection of the water cooling load is minimized. The silicon ingot manufacturing cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the silicon ingot manufacturing device connected with cooling control system.    Chamber (110)    Heating system (130)    Crucible loader (140)    Main thermal sensors (181a,181b)    Auxiliary thermal sensor (182)    Cooling control system (410)
NOVELTY - The methane gas formation apparatus has an organic wastewater storage tank containing a filling hole (230) and a drainer (210). A methane gas gathering space (280) is formed in the tank upper portion. A water temperature sensor (263) and an electric heater rod (270) are sunk under the organic wastewater (10). A solar battery (400) produces electricity by photoelectric conversion and a storage battery (140) stores electric power supplied by the solar battery and supplies electric power for operating the electric heater rod.    USE - Methane gas formation apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The expense of using electric power is reduced by using electric power generated by solar battery and high concentration methane gas is produced in daytime efficiently without increasing facility management cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory view of the structure of the methane gas formation apparatus.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Organic wastewater (10)    Storage battery (140)    Drainer (210)    Filling hole (230)    Water temperature sensor (263)    Electric heater rod (270)    Methane gas gathering space (280)    Solar battery (400)
NOVELTY - The ingot apparatus (100) has heating systems (116,118,120) provided with multiple heating elements (112) and arranged at lower portion of upper surface of a chamber (110), lower portion at side of the chamber and in upper side portion of the chamber. The opening in the lower portion of the chamber is covered by a cover (140). A heat resistance bottle (160) is provided in the chamber and equipped with a setter (144). The argon gas is used as cooling gas.    USE - Ingot apparatus for growing poly-crystal silicon used in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The heated element can be solidified and shaped uniformly by using the heat resistance bottle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the ingot apparatus for growing poly-crystal silicon.    Ingot apparatus (100)    Chamber (110)    Heating element (112)    Heating systems (116,118,120)    Cover (140)    Setter (144)    Heat resistance bottle (160)
NOVELTY - Copper amino alkoxide (I) as copper source, is provided to atomic layer deposition reactor having substrate, such that the copper is absorbed on substrate, and purified by removing unreacted copper and reaction by-products from atomic layer deposition reactor. Oxygen is absorbed on substrate of atomic layer deposition reactor by providing oxygen source to atomic layer deposition reactor, oxidized and purified by removing unreacted oxygen element and reaction by-product from atomic layer deposition reactor. Thus, manufacture of copper oxide thin film is carried out.    USE - Manufacture of copper oxide thin film used for resistive random access memory (RRAM) device (claimed). Can also be used for solar battery, electrochromic element and quantum dot.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides copper oxide thin film with uniform thickness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Copper amino alkoxide of formula (I) as copper source, is provided to atomic layer deposition reactor having substrate, such that the copper is absorbed on the substrate, and purified by removing the unreacted copper and reaction by-product from the atomic layer deposition reactor. Oxygen is absorbed on the substrate of atomic layer deposition reactor by providing oxygen source to the atomic layer deposition reactor, oxidized and purified by removing unreacted oxygen element and reaction by-product from the atomic layer deposition reactor. Thus, manufacture of copper oxide thin film is carried out.    m =1-3;and    R,R~=linear or branched 1-4C alkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for resistive random access memory (RRAM) device.
NOVELTY - A sulfur free odorant composition comprises 1-5C alkyl isovalate (1), acrylate-based compound(s) (2), and nitrogenous compound(s) (3). The compound (2) is used in the weight ratio of 3-7:7-3 with respect to the alkyl isovalate and the compound (3) is used in the weight ratio of 1:0.01-0.5 with respect to the alkyl isovalate.    USE - Sulfur free odorant composition used in gas e.g. liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, methane gas, hydrogen gas, propane gas and butane gas for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sulfur free odorant composition has excellent chemical stability, odorization performance, enables to detect the gas leak efficiently and does not produce metal corrosion. Since the composition does not contain sulfur, the need for removing sulfur in the fuel cell is eliminated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sulfur free odorant composition comprises 1-5C alkyl isovalate of formula: R1-O-C(=O)-CH2-CH(-CH3)-CH3 (1), acrylate-based compound(s) of formula: R2-O-C(=O)-CH=CH2 (2), and nitrogenous compound(s) of formula (3). The compound (2) is used in the weight ratio of 3-7:7-3 with respect to the alkyl isovalate and the compound (3) is used in the weight ratio of 1:0.01-0.5 with respect to the alkyl isovalate.    R1,R2=optionally branched 1-5C alkyl;and    R3-R6=H or R1.
NOVELTY - Aerogel paint composition comprises (in weight%) aerogel powder (5-25), liquid (1-65), micro cement (15-35), hemihydrate (10-30), silica fume (3-15), camphorsulfonic acid expansion material (2-5), carbon black (1-8), acrylic acid ester re-emulsion copolymer powder (1-15), polyacrylamide (0.5-3), magnesium oxide (5-20), calcium silicate (3-10), and sodium glyconate-type powder (0.5-2.5). Aerogel powder is silica aerogel, carbon aerogel, alumina aerogel, and/or titania aerogel. The liquid is water, water-soluble epoxy emulsion, and/or styrene-butadiene rubber emulsion.    USE - Aerogel paint composition is used for residence, electrical and electronic appliances and module for solar cell battery.    ADVANTAGE - The aerogel paint composition has excellent workability, cohesive property, durability, adhesiveness, and suppressed generation of poisonous gas in fire.
NOVELTY - Compound (I) is new.    USE - Compound for use in an organic photoelectric device selected from organic light emitting device, organic solar cell, organic transistor, organic photoconducting drum or organic memory device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound enables to improve lifetime, efficiency, electrochemical stability and thermal stability of the organic photoelectric device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The compound of chemical formula A a-(A b) l-(A c) m-(A d) n-A e(I), is new.    A aand A e=chain group selected from aryl or heterocyclic group;    A band A d=chain group selected from arylene or heterocyclic group; and    l, m and n=0 or 1.    Provided that:    (A) chain radicals of A aand A ehave different electron density from each other.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an organic photoelectric device, which comprises an organic thin film layer, an anode, a cathode, a light-emitting layer, a hole transport layer, a hole implant layer, an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer.
NOVELTY - Invention refers to growing poly-crystal layers of silicon out of melt, particularly to procedures of application of thin films of silicon in base for fabricating solar cells. The facility for growing poly-crystal layers 5 of silicon consists of crucible 1 for melt 2 of silicon, of base 4 out of graphite foil corresponding to an electrode of a solar photo-cell, and of a capillary feeder equipped with at least one rotating roller 3 contacting melt 2 of silicon in crucible 1. The roller can be made with textured surface. During crystal growing the roller is transferred relative to the base or the base is transferred relative to the roller. The roller is arranged either above or under the base. Several alloying substances are simultaneously applied on the base with the roller. The roller and the base are arranged relative to each another in such a way as to ensure application of silicon in vertical or horizontal plane.    USE - Metallurgy.    ADVANTAGE - Facilitating decreased expenditure of silicon due to less thickness of silicon layers (30-50 mcm) at width equal to width of standard solar plate of 156 mm, increased rate of application up to 5 cm per minute and more, decreased number of operations at fabrication due to eliminating operation of electrode application and finally reduced prime cost of solar cell while maintaining its functional characteristics. 6 cl, 4 dwg
NOVELTY - A lightweight heat-insulation molded material has a structure with many fine gaps formed using fumed silica, silicon carbide and fiber reinforcing material as structural components. When the surface of the molded material is molded to a plate shape of 2 mm thickness and heated at 300 degrees C for 3 hours, the back temperature of the material is maintained at 67 degrees C or less.    USE - Lightweight heat-insulation molded material. Uses include but are not limited to heat insulation material for fuel cell, heat insulation apparatus for household appliance e.g. air conditioner, heat insulating building material and soundproof apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The lightweight heat-insulation molded material has volume density of 0.27 g/cm3, and can be pulverized and recycled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of lightweight heat-insulation molded material.
NOVELTY - The method involves utilizing a spraying template for covering a cell substrate, and spraying resin adhesive i.e. epoxy resin, on a surface of the cell substrate by using a spraying method. The resin adhesive is utilized for covering a conductive silver line. A resin protecting layer is coated on a surface of the conductive silver line by using the spraying method before packing a cell body during a manufacturing process of a large dye-sensitized solar cell.    USE - Method for protecting a conductive silver line of a large dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method protects the conductive silver line with strong controllability. The dye-sensitized solar cell is produced without using a screen process press and a high temperature sintering process. The dye-sensitized solar cell has high production efficiency and wide application range, and is low in cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a large dye-sensitized solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves providing platinum slurry i.e. chloroplatinic acid slurry, with viscosity suitable for screen printing, and cleaning a conductive glass. The platinum slurry is spread on a conductive surface of the cleaned dry conductive glass through screen printing by a screen printer to form a platinum slurry film. The conductive glass with the platinum slurry film is taken out of the screen printer and dried, where the dried conductive glass is sintered with the platinum slurry film at 380-500 degrees centigrade for 10-30 minutes.    USE - Method for preparing a platinum counter electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures uniform production of large-area platinum counter electrodes in a simple manner.
NOVELTY - The cell has a glass substrate, an indium tin oxide (ITO) transparent electrode, a p-type layer, an intrinsic layer, an n-type layer, another intrinsic layer, another p-type layer and another ITO transparent electrode, which are arranged from bottom to top in a sequence. A lead is led out from upper and lower ITO transparent electrode layers as a common electrode to serve as a positive electrode. Another lead is led out from the n-type layer as a negative electrode. Thickness of the p-type layer is 15 to 25 nm. Thickness of the n-type layer is 20 to 30 nm.    USE - Copolar thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has high stability, light reception on two surfaces, low internal resistance loss, high conversion efficiency, high filling factor and better current and voltage characteristic.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a copolar thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a copolar thin film solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The component has a spectrum downward shifting optical medium layer provided in a front area of a sensitive surface of a cell slice on a solar cell array. The optical medium layer absorbs and shifts a short-wave band resulting from a response difference of a cell spectrum to an ideal long-wave band of the cell spectrum response, and carries out photoelectric conversion process. The optical medium layer comprises a medium and a semi-conductor quantum dot evenly distributed in a spectrum downward shifting medium, where the medium is a glass sheet or paint coat.    USE - Colored battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The semi-conductor quantum dot enhances response of the component to a short-wave part of the solar spectrum and effectively weakens thermal effect of the cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a colored battery component.
NOVELTY - A polyaniline derivative and an elastomer having urethane bond are mixed, to obtain a conductive elastomer. The polyaniline derivative is obtained by carrying out chemical oxidizing polymerization of aniline in mixed solvent containing organic solvent which is not mixed with water, and water in presence of organic proton acid (I) or its salt at -15 degrees C or less.    USE - Manufacture of conductive elastomer. Uses include but are not limited to electrode for touch panel, electromagnetic shielding film, thermoelectric conversion film, solar cell, electroluminescence and liquid crystal display.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides conductive elastomer having excellent flexibility, electroconductivity and transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyaniline derivative and an elastomer having urethane bond are mixed, to obtain a conductive elastomer. The polyaniline derivative is obtained by carrying out chemical oxidizing polymerization of aniline in mixed solvent containing organic solvent which is not mixed with water, and water in presence of organic proton acid of formula: M(XARn)m (I) or its salt at -15 degrees C or less.    M=H, organic free radical, or inorganic free radical;    X=acidic group;    A=optionally substituted hydrocarbyl;    R=-R1, -OR1, -COR1, -COOR1, -CO(COR1) or -CO(COR1);    R1=hydrocarbyl optionally containing 4C or more substituent, silyl, alkylsilyl, -(R2O)x-R3, or -(OSiR32)x-OR3;    R3=hydrocarbyl;    x=1 or more;    R2=alkylene;    n=2 or more;and    m=valence of M.
NOVELTY - A zinc-oxide sintered compact contains zinc oxide as main component. The grain boundary of zinc oxide contains zinc aluminate particles obtained by reacting zinc oxide and alumina. The ratio of average particle diameter of zinc oxide and zinc aluminate is 0.1-60.    USE - Zinc-oxide sintered compact is used as target material of sputtering target (claimed) for direct current magnetron sputter apparatus, and for forming transparent conductive film for transparent electrode for solar cell and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc-oxide sintered compact has high density, and provides highly-efficient sputtering target without crack and arcing generation.
NOVELTY - A composition containing metal particles having oxide film, or metal oxide particles is heat-processed in presence of carboxyl group-containing compound (I), to form a metal film on a surface of a substrate.    USE - Manufacture of metal film. Uses include but are not limited to wiring of circuit board, membrane wiring board, film connector, multilayer substrate and flat panel display, printed coil, conductor mesh of electromagnetic wave shielding material, collection electrode of plasma display and solar cell, and antenna of identification card tag.    ADVANTAGE - The metal film is manufactured at low temperature using compound having low polarity and low viscosity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition containing metal particles having oxide film, or metal oxide particles is heat-processed in presence of carboxyl group-containing compound of formula: X-C(=O)-(O-CH(-R1)-(CH(-Y'))m-CH(-R2))n-O-C(=O)-X (I), to form a metal film on a surface of a substrate.    X=H or -OR3;    R1,R2=H or 1-6C alkyl;    R3=1-4C alkyl;    Y'=H, 1-6C alkyl or -O-C(=O)-X-;    m=0 or 1, preferably 0;and    n=1-3, preferably 1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for composition, which contains metal particles or metal oxide particles.
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a substrate having a p-n doped structure formed; and a material attached on the back surface of the substrate, where the material includes a mixture of glass, organic medium, aluminum-containing material and additives.    USE - As solar cell for converting solar light energy into electric energy.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell improves the conversion efficiency and reduces the warping issue of solar cells. The solar cell employs the back surface field (BSF) effect structure, where it adds a specific ratio of aluminum, glass and organic medium to the back surface of solar cells, as verified by experiments, this technology improves solar cells conversion efficiency and enhances the rigidity to solve the problem of warping, thus effectively reducing the wafer broken rate and improving the performance of solar cells. The solar cell only requires adding a specific ratio of aluminum paste material to achieve better performance than the two previously mentioned existing technology, not only will it reduce the wafer broken rate during the production process, but it reduces the production cost and improves the conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an adhesive material comprising a mixture of glass, organic medium, material with aluminum and additives, where the main compositions of the mixture of glass include Al2O3, Bi2O5, B2O3, SiO2, PbO, Tl2O3 or ZnO, preferably, further include Fe2O3P2O5, MgO, Ga2O3, Li2O, Na2O, ZrO2, AgO, Sc2O5, SrO, BaO, CaO, Pd, Pt, or Rh.
NOVELTY - Use of molding component comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate and at least one substituted phenyl compound (I), for producing solar cell modules, is claimed.    USE - The molding component is useful for producing solar cell modules (claimed), preferably light concentrator for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The molding component reduces the performance degradation of a solar cell in long-term use in the outdoors, preferably at high temperature and/or high humidity. The molding component exhibits an excellent weather resistance, heat resistance and maximum light transmission and low water absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Use of molding component comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate and at least one substituted phenyl compound of formula (I), for producing solar cell modules, is claimed.    R = optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl, where the ring A contains further substituents.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell module comprising the molding component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-section of a preferred solar cell module.    Photovoltaic element (101)    Hardening agent (102, 104)    Disc (103)    Back panel. (105)
NOVELTY - Use of molding compound comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate and at least one substituted N,N'-diphenyl-oxalamide (I), for producing solar cell modules, is claimed.    USE - The molding compound is useful for producing solar cell modules (claimed), preferably light concentrator for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The molding compound reduces the performance degradation of a solar cell in long-term use in the outdoors, preferably at high temperature and/or high humidity. The molding component exhibits an excellent weather resistance, heat resistance and maximum light transmission and low water absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Use of molding compound comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate and at least one substituted N,N'-diphenyl-oxalamide compound of formula (I), for producing solar cell modules, is claimed.    R1, R2 = 1-20C-alkyl or 1-20C-cycloalkyl, preferably cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl or cyclooctyl (all optionally substituted with optionally branched alkyl) or methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, 1-butyl-, 2-butyl, 2-methylpropyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, 2-methylbutyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl, nonyl, 1-decyl, 2-decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, pentadecyl or eicosyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell module comprising the molding compound.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-section of a preferred solar cell module.    Photovoltaic element (101)    Hardening agent (102, 104)    Disc (103)    Back panel. (105)
NOVELTY - Molding compound comprises at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate, at least one substituted N,N'-diphenyl-oxalamide compound (I), and at least one infrared absorber, where the molding compound exhibits: a transmission of less than 89% at 500 nm; a transmission of less than 80% at 1000 nm; a transmission of less than 70% at 1150 nm; and a transmission of less than 77% at 1600 nm, measured by infrared spectroscopy at 25 degrees C at 3 mm platelet.    USE - The molding compound is useful for producing solar cell modules (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The molding compound reduces the performance degradation of a solar cell in long-term use in the outdoors, preferably at high temperature and/or high humidity. The molding compound exhibits an excellent weather resistance, heat resistance and maximum light transmission and low water absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Molding compound comprises at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate, at least one substituted N,N'-diphenyl-oxalamide compound of formula (I), and at least one infrared absorber, where the molding compound exhibits: a transmission of less than 89% at 500 nm; a transmission of less than 80% at 1000 nm; a transmission of less than 70% at 1150 nm; and a transmission of less than 77% at 1600 nm, measured by infrared spectroscopy at 25 degrees C at 3 mm platelet.    R1, R2 = 1-20C-alkyl or 1-20C-cycloalkyl, preferably cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl or cyclooctyl (all optionally substituted with optionally branched alkyl) or methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, 1-butyl-, 2-butyl, 2-methylpropyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, 2-methylbutyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl, nonyl, 1-decyl, 2-decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, pentadecyl or eicosyl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-section of a solar cell module.    Photovoltaic element (101)    Hardening agent (102, 104)    Disc (103)    Back panel. (105)
NOVELTY - Quinoxaline compound (I) is new.    USE - The compound (I) is useful: in organic solar cells as an exciton blocker or electron transport layer; in an organic light-emitting diode as an electron transport layer or emitter matrix; and in organic thin-film transistor (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The matrix material comprising the compound (I) exhibits an improved conductivity, high thermal stability, reduced drive voltage and a lower diffusion of dopants that are introduced into the matrix material. The matrix material doped with the metal complex increases the power efficiency of the light-emitting diodes, thin film transistors and the solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Quinoxaline compound of formula (I) is new.    M = Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Re, Sn or Ge; and    R = H, 1-20C-alkyl, 1-20C-alkenyl, 1-20C-alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, oligoaryl, oligoheteroaryl, oligoarylheteroaryl, ORx, NRxRy, SRx, NO2, CHO, COORx, halo, CN, NC, SCN, OCN, SORx or SO2Rx or part of a condensed ring system; and    Rx, Ry = 1-20C-alkyl, 1-20C-alkenyl or 1-20C alkynyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an organic semiconductor material comprising at least one organic matrix material that is doped with at least one dopant, where the matrix material is a quinoxaline compound (I).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figures 1 and 2 show a schematic sectional view of an organic light emitting diode and the sectional view of a solar cell, respectively.    Substrate (10)    Anode (11)    Electron blocker (13)    Emission layer (14)    Cathode (17)
NOVELTY - Fabric woven from synthetic fibers has at least one side partially coated with metal.    USE - The fabric is useful as an electromagnetic screening material, sieve material, screen printing material, sensor component, electrode component, electrical conductor component, reflective or partially transparent material, adhesive layer material, heating element, lighting device component, antenna (especially for radiofrequency identification applications), solar cell compponent, fuel cell component, plasma display component, LCD component, organic LED (OLED) component, flexible display component or organic thin-film transistor component (all claimed). Devices comprising the fabric are especially screen printing devices, sieving devices, sensors, cables, heating or lighting devices, printed circuit boards, solar cells, fuel cells, flexible displays, OLEDs, transistors or electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The partial metal coating provides electrical conductivity without the need to weave metal or metallized threads into the fabric.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a device comprising a fabric as above;    (2) producing the fabric by weaving a fabric from synthetic fibers and producing a partial metallic coating on at least one side of the fabric.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte solution contains primary solvent for electrolytic salt dissolution, and electrolytic salt. The primary solvent contains fluorine-containing linear carbonate and fluorine-containing linear ether and/or propylene carbonate.    USE - Electrolyte solution is used for electrical double layer capacitor (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to lithium secondary battery, radical battery, dye-sensitized solar cell, fuel cell, electrochemical sensor, electrochromic element, electrochemical switching element, aluminum electrolytic capacitor and tantalum electrolytic capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical double layer capacitor comprising the electrolyte solution has excellent durability, capacitance and cycle characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrical double layer capacitor, which has electrolyte solution, positive electrode and negative electrode.
NOVELTY - Titanium alkoxide, organic acid and quaternary ammonium hydroxide are mixed with water to prepare aqueous liquid mixture having concentration of 0.5-10 %mass based on titanium oxide conversion. The content of organic acid is 0.4-4 mol with respect to 1 mol of titanium atom of titanium alkoxide. The obtained aqueous liquid mixture is heated at 50-100 degrees C and alcohol is removed, and the obtained titanium-containing aqueous solution is hydrothermally treated at 110-170 degrees C, to manufacture anatase-type titanium oxide sol.    USE - Manufacture of anatase-type titanium oxide sol used for catalyst, photocatalyst, optical medium, antimicrobial material, antifouling material and transparent electrode of dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The anatase-type titanium oxide sol with favorable dispersion state is manufactured efficiently, and has high transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Titanium alkoxide, organic acid and quaternary ammonium hydroxide are mixed with water to prepare aqueous liquid mixture having concentration of 0.5-10 %mass based on titanium oxide conversion. The content of organic acid is 0.4-4 mol with respect to 1 mol of titanium atom of titanium alkoxide. The content of quaternary ammonium hydroxide is 0.8-1.9 mol with respect to 1 mol of organic acid. The obtained aqueous liquid mixture is heated at 50-100 degrees C and alcohol is removed, and the obtained titanium-containing aqueous solution is hydrothermally treated at 110-170 degrees C, to manufacture anatase-type titanium oxide sol.
NOVELTY - A resin (20) is welded by irradiating a laser beam (L2) of wavelength longer than preset value and a laser beam (L1) of wavelength shorter than preset value, to the welding target portion (22) of resin. The laser beam is yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser light (longer wavelength light) or carbon dioxide laser beam (shorter wavelength light).    USE - Welding of resin e.g. segmented resin liners in manufacture of tank (claimed) e.g. high-pressure hydrogen tank of fuel cell systems used in vehicles. Can also be used for welding resin components of intake manifolds, box of engine control units and sensors, and lamp casings.    ADVANTAGE - The method shortens welding time and stabilizes welding quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of resin liner, laser resonator, and measurement camera.    Resin (20)    Welding target portion (22)    Semiconductor-laser-light oscillator (30)    Measurement camera (50)    Reflective mirror (60)    Short-wavelength laser beam (L1)    Long-wavelength laser beam (L2)
NOVELTY - A state detection unit (C) detects the operating state of a hydrogen gas separation unit (B) provided in a hydrogen separation structure including a hydrogen permeable membrane. A judging unit (D) determines the deterioration state of hydrogen gas separation unit, based on the detection result. The hydrogen gas separation unit is regenerated based on the judging result.    USE - Hydrogen generating apparatus for supplying hydrogen gas to internal combustion engine, exhaust apparatus, fuel cell, etc., mounted in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The lifetime of the apparatus can be prolonged, even if the hydrogen permeable membrane deteriorates, by regenerating the hydrogen gas separation unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the hydrogen generating apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen generating apparatus (A)    Hydrogen gas separation unit (B)    Deterioration state detection unit (C)    Deterioration judging unit (D)    Regeneration apparatus (E)
NOVELTY - An expanded carbon fiber contains acidic functional group on the surface, and 6% or more of carboxyl group with respect to total content of acidic functional group. The optical induction charge-separation effect of expanded carbon fiber is measured by irradiating light.    USE - Expanded carbon fiber is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell using expanded carbon fiber has high energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of expanded carbon fiber, which involves preparing intercalation compound using raw-coal material fiber, heat-processing the intercalation compound, obtaining expanded carbon fiber, and performing surface oxidation treatment of the obtained expanded carbon fiber to increase the content of carboxyl group with respect to total acidic functional group on the surface; and    (2) solar cell, which has photoelectric converting layer containing expanded carbon fiber.
NOVELTY - Aluminum or aluminum alloy surface is chemically polished followed by performing barrier type anodic oxidation process.    USE - Method for processing surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy used for forming molded chamber for semiconductor manufacture, flat-panel display manufacture and solar cell manufacture (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The processed surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy is excellent in corrosion resistance, and has oxide film which acts as a protective film. The chemical polishing process is simple and economical.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows flow chart of processing method of surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy.
NOVELTY - A high molecular compound containing nitrogen-containing repeating unit (I) in polymer chain, is new.    USE - New high molecular compound is used for organic-semiconductor material, organic transistor, organic electroluminescent element, organic solar cell (all claimed) and organic electronic device. Can also be used in organic-semiconductor laser, liquid crystal display element, electronic paper and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The high molecular compound is soluble in organic solvent without cohesion. The organic electronic device containing high molecular compound has excellent charge mobility and heat resistance. The organic transistor containing high molecular compound has high charge mobility, electric current ON/OFF ratio and storage stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A high molecular compound containing nitrogen-containing repeating unit of formula (I) in polymer chain, is new.    R1,R2,R4-R9=H or substituents excluding sulfo, carboxyl, phosphoryl and hydroxy;    or R1+R2=ring;and    R3=1C or more monovalent alkyl optionally substituted by substituents excluding amino and aryl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic-semiconductor material, which contains high molecular compound;    (2) organic transistor, which has organic-semiconductor layer containing high molecular compound;    (3) organic electroluminescent element, which is obtained by clamping a layer containing high molecular compound, between pair of electrodes;    (4) organic solar cell, which is obtained by providing organic thin film layer containing high molecular compound, between pair of electrodes; and    (5) manufacture of high molecular compound.
NOVELTY - A composition contains thermoplastic resin containing fluorene-type compound (I) as structural monomer, thermoplastic resin and additive.    USE - Composition is used for forming molded product (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to coating material, antistatic material, electroconductive sheet, optical disk, inkjet printer, digital paper, hologram recording material, sliding component, solar cell, interior building material and colored glass.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent coloring property and dispersibility with respect to additive such as filler. The molded product formed using the composition has excellent colorability, electroconductivity and mechanical strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition contains thermoplastic resin containing fluorene-type compound of formula (I) as structural monomer, thermoplastic resin and additive.    X1,X2=hydroxy, -O(AO)pH, amino or N-mono-substituted amino;    A=2-3C alkylene;    p=1 or more;    R1-R4=non-reactive group;    m1,m2=1-3;    m1+m2=1-6;    n1-n4=0-4;and    m1+n1,m2+n2=1-5.
NOVELTY - A white reflective film (1) has at least one layer of resin layer (3) containing porous particles and a compound (A) having an aromatic-containing structure (I-V) in a molecule, provided on at least one surface of a white film (2).    USE - White reflective film is used for lamp reflector for backlight of edge light-type system and direct system, and film for sealing of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The white reflective film improves brightness of the backlight and suppresses chromaticity change.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A white reflective film has at least one layer of resin layer containing porous particles and a compound (A) having an aromatic containing-structure of formulae (I-V) in a molecule, provided on at least one surface of a white film.    R1-R10=not defined.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) lamp reflector, in which the surface of white reflective film provided with resin layer is oriented to the light source side;    (2) backlight of edge light-type system, in which the surface of white reflective film provided with resin layer is oriented to the light guide plate side;    (3) backlight of direct system, in which the surface of white reflective film provided with resin layer is oriented to the light source side; and    (4) film, which has the white reflective film for sealing of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional model of the white reflective film.    White reflective film (1)    White film (2)    Resin layer (3)    Application layer (4)    Adhesive layer (5)
NOVELTY - The system (A) has several hydrogen gas separation units (B1-B4) which perform separation extraction of hydrogen gas from the hydrogen containing gas reformed by modification unit. An operating-state detection unit (C) detects the operating state of each hydrogen gas separation unit. A failure judging unit (D) determines the presence or absence of failure in hydrogen gas separation unit. A control unit (E) controls each of the hydrogen gas separation unit independently.    USE - Hydrogen gas generation supply system of engine and fuel cell mounted in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Each of the hydrogen gas separation units are controlled independently such that service life of system is prolonged without stopping working of system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the circulation system of supply gas and hydrogen gas.    Hydrogen gas generation supply system (A)    Hydrogen gas separation unit (B1-B4)    Operating-state detecting unit (C)    Failure judging unit (D)    Control unit of hydrogen gas separation unit (E)
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer (10) has an electrode (12), a photoelectric conversion layer (14) and an electrode (13) in order on a transparent substrate (11). The transducer has an electronic block layer (15) containing p-type metal oxide formed by wet method, between electrode (12) and photoelectric conversion layer.    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer is used for organic thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and bending characteristics, and is economically manufactured with favorable flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic photoelectric transducer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of organic photoelectric transducer.    Organic photoelectric transducer (10)    Transparent substrate (11)    Electrodes (12,13)    Photoelectric conversion layer (14)    Electronic block layer (15)
NOVELTY - A back surface sealing material (1) has adhesive layer (3) formed on base material (2) containing sheet-form or film-form weather resistant resin. The adhesive layer contains polybutylene terephthalate.    USE - Back surface sealing material is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The back surface sealing material has excellent adhesiveness, heat resistance, water resistance, hydrolysis resistance and gas-barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of back surface sealing material.    Back surface sealing material (1)    Base material (2)    Adhesive layer (3)
NOVELTY - The device (I0) has a back surface electrode layer (11) formed on a substrate (10). The electric power generation layer (12) and transparent electrode layer (14) are adjoined with each other using back surface electrode layer. A short circuited layer (15) which electrically short-circuits the back surface electrode layer and transparent electrode layer, includes a portion of element contained in electric power generation layer.    USE - Integrated photovoltaic device e.g. thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The problem of performance decrement of solar cell due to expose of electric power generation layer into atmosphere is solved efficiently and fall in productive efficiency of solar cell is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of integrated photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the integrated photovoltaic device.    Substrate (10)    Back surface electrode layer (11)    Electric power generation layer (12)    Transparent electrode layer (14)    Short circuited layer (15)    Integrated photovoltaic device (I0)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (1) has an electrolyte layer (6) containing an electrolytic composition between electrodes (2). The electrolytic composition contains pyrrolidinium cation-containing ionic liquid and trialkylimidazolium iodide or dialkylpyrrolidinium iodide.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has excellent photoelectric conversion efficacy, and is economically manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (1)    Electrode (2)    Substrate (5)    Electrolyte layer (6)
NOVELTY - A peeling layer (2) containing layered clay mineral, a metal oxide semiconductor electrode (3) and a transparent conductive film (4) are sequentially formed on a transfer substrate (1), and after which the metal oxide semiconductor electrode and transparent conductive film are peeled from the transfer substrate and transferred on a to-be-transferred substrate (5), to form a photoelectrode (6).    USE - Manufacture of photoelectrode used for dye-sensitized solar cell (both claimed) and photoelectric transducer.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell comprising the photoelectrode has improved photoelectric conversion efficiency. The process of transferring metal oxide semiconductor electrode from transfer substrate to to-be-transferred substrate is simple and peelability of peeling layer from the transfer substrate is favorable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dye-sensitized solar cell, which includes photoelectrode which supports a photosensitization dye.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show elevation view explaining treatment process in manufacturing method of photoelectrode.    Transfer substrate (1)    Peeling layer (2)    Metal oxide semiconductor electrode (3)    Transparent conductive film (4)    To-be-transferred substrate (5)    Photoelectrode (6)
NOVELTY - The power generation apparatus performs wavelength separation of solar light ray including visible light and infrared light. The separated ray having a wavelength of 900nm or less is introduced into photoelectric transducer such as solar cell (1), while separated ray having a wavelength of 900nm or more is introduced into thermoelectric element (2). The photoelectric transducer and thermoelectric element are positioned on the same plane at different locations.    USE - Combined cycle power generation apparatus for generating electric power from solar energy, using photoelectric transducer such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar rays can be easily tracked and the solar energy can be efficiently converted to electric power using a simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the solar power generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell (1)    Thermoelectric element (2)    Cooling water (4)    Sunlight (6)    Reflective mirror (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves doping a rear surface (27) of wafer to form P-type doped region (29) at rear surface, and depositing passivation layers (30) made of silicon oxide and silicon nitride, on front surface (26) and rear surface of the wafer. A deep groove is formed in rear surface through the passivation layer, and then rear surface is doped again to form N-type doped region (32) opposite to the P-type doped region. The electrical contacts are formed on rear surface of the wafer so as to electrically contact with the both doped regions.    USE - Method of forming deep grooved rear contact (DGRC) photovoltaic concentrator solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The DGRC photovoltaic concentrator solar cell can be formed easily and effectively at reduced cost, the passivation layers can reduce the recombination velocity of electrons in the solar cell, the series resistance of the solar cell can be reduced reliably, and the working efficiency of the solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photovoltaic concentrator solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the photovoltaic concentrator solar cell.    Front surface (26)    Rear surface (27)    P-type doped region (29)    Passivation layer (30)    N-type doped region (32)
NOVELTY - The system has a concentrating element including several transparent spheres (100) such as perfect symmetrical lenses made of material selected from group consisting of glass, quartz, plastic, acrylic, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), calcium fluoride (CaF) crystal and magnesium fluoride (MgF) crystal. The lenses are arranged side by side to form a square or diagonal shape. Several photovoltaic cells (130) receive light from concentrating element to transfer the received light into electric power.    USE - Array type concentrating solar cell system used in solar power industry.    ADVANTAGE - The cost of the light-tracking system is reduced by using transparent spheres to track the sun. The significance of orientation of light source to several transparent spheres is decreased and the sufficient electric power is provided for user's application. Since the transparent spheres are designed like honey comb pattern that is each transparent spheres are arranged in array, the compact system can be designed easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of transparent sphere as concentrating element in the system.    Transparent sphere (100)    Photovoltaic cells (130)
NOVELTY - A window layer comprising third-fifth group compound material and indium aluminum phosphate (InAlP) is formed on an upper surface of a solar cell structure. A periodic array of holes (22) with size of 5-20 mu m are formed on the window layer by photolithography and etching process, to form a patterned window layer (16). An anti-reflection coating film (24) is deposited by sputtering and evaporation process to cover patterned window layer.    USE - Method for fabricating third-fifth group compound semiconductor solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The surface area of a light absorption region and the incident light transmission is increased, by forming periodic array of holes on the window layer and by depositing anti-reflection coating film, so that the light absorption of the solar cell is enhanced. Thus generated short circuit current and open circuit voltage is increased and hence the conversion efficiency of the solar cell is enhanced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for third-fifth group compound semiconductor solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of third-fifth group compound semiconductor solar cell during fabrication.    Absorption layer (14)    Patterned window layer (16)    Front contact (18)    Array of holes (22)    Anti-reflection coating film (24)
NOVELTY - A power-loss-inhibiting current-collector comprises a trace (520) for collecting current from a solar cell; and a current-limiting portion (1620) coupled with the trace, the current-limiting portion configured to regulate current flow through the power-loss-inhibiting current-collector.    USE - The collector is used for collecting current (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The present invention provides cheap renewable source of clean energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a system for photovoltaic current-collection comprising an electrical-conduction means for collecting current from a photovoltaic-convertor means for converting radiant power into electrical power; and a current-regulating means for limiting current to a portion of the system for photovoltaic current-collection coupled with the electrical-conduction means, the current-regulating means configured to regulate current flow through the system for photovoltaic current-collection.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional, elevation view of a power-loss-inhibiting current-collector.    Trace (520)    Conductive portion (520a)    Current limiting portion (1620)    Low conductivity matrix portion (1620a)    High conductivity matrix portion (1620b)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a substrate, and depositing a sequence of layers e.g. antireflective dielectric coating layers (130), of semiconductor material forming a solar cell on the substrate. Another surrogate substrate (125) composed of material having a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to that of the semiconductor layer is mounted and bonded on top of the sequence of layers, and the former substrate is removed, where the coefficient of thermal expansion of the latter surrogate substrate is in the range of 6 to 7 parts per million per degree Kelvin.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell e.g. multifunction solar cell such as inverted metamorphic multifunction solar cell, and multijunction solar cell (all claimed) such as inverted metamorphic multijunction solar cell, for satellite applications and terrestrial solar power applications. Can also be used for manufacturing a thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell, a photodetector and a LED.    ADVANTAGE - The method produces a commercially viable and energy efficient inverted metamorphic multifunction solar cell using commercially established fabrication processes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The sequence of layers of semiconductor material forms a bottom subcell, a middle subcell and a top subcell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.    Contact layers (104)    Window layers (105)    Metal contact layers (123)    Surrogate substrate (125)    Antireflective dielectric coating layers (130)
NOVELTY - High purity silicon is obtained by carrying out high-density sintering of silicon waste material in non-oxidizing atmosphere by discharge plasma sintering method.    USE - High purity silicon is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon waste material is recycled economically by a simple method, and high purity silicon is efficiently manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) thermoelectric conversion material, which is obtained by mixing silicon waste material with iron component, and sintering in non-oxidizing atmosphere by discharge plasma sintering method; and    (2) manufacture of thermoelectric conversion material.
NOVELTY - A sealing film contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide, silane coupling agent and phosphite compound (1).    USE - Sealing film is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sealing film is excellent in transparency, adhesiveness and productivity. The generation of blister in the film is suppressed. The solar cell obtained using the film has high efficiency of electric power generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing film contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide, silane coupling agent and phosphite compound of formula: P(OR1)3 (1).    R1=8-14C branched aliphatic alkyl.
NOVELTY - A metal foil (T2) consisting of copper or copper alloy cold-rolled with reduction ratio of 90% or more is laminated on a polymeric board (T1). Biaxial crystal orientation of metal foil is carried out by heat processing, and polymeric multilayer substrate (5A) is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of polymeric multilayer substrate used for forming epitaxial growth film used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polymeric multilayer substrate having favorable biaxial crystal orientation property and flexibility is precisely manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of polymer multilayer substrate.    Polymer multilayer substrate (5A)    Polymeric board (T1)    Metal foil (T2)
NOVELTY - Surface(s) of a metal plate (T1) is activated. Surface(s) of a metal foil (T2) consisting of copper or copper alloy cold-rolled with reduction ratio of 90% or more is activated. The activation surfaces of metal plate and metal foil are laminated, and cold-rolled. Biaxial crystal orientation of metal foil is carried out by heat processing, and metal multilayer substrate (5A) is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of metal multilayer substrate used for forming semiconductor element used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal multilayer substrate having favorable biaxial crystal orientation property is precisely manufactured at low pressure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of metal multilayer substrate.    Multilayer substrate (5A)    Metal plate (T1)    Metal foil (T2)
NOVELTY - A paste (I) containing glass material and which does not contain laser absorber and a paste (II) containing glass material and laser absorber (14) is coated on the sealing region (2a) of a glass substrate (2) in order. The formed coating layers (11,12) are baked and a sealing material layer (3) is formed on the sealing region, and a glass component is obtained.    USE - Manufacture of glass component used for manufacturing electronic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent display, plasma display panel, liquid crystal display device and dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the glass material layers formed have improved interface structure, local heat emission of the interface vicinity during laser irradiation is suppressed. The cracking or peeling of the glass material layer during laser sealing of the glass substrates is suppressed effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the sealing material layer during the manufacture of electronic device.    Glass substrate (2)    Sealing region (2a)    Sealing material layer (3)    Coating layers (11,12)    Laser absorber (14)
NOVELTY - The electrode circuit (500) has an alternating current (AC) power source (201), and matching circuit (200) which is connected to the AC power source. A parallel flat electrode is formed by anode (90) and cathode (76) which are arranged so that electrode faces of anode and cathode oppose each other. The matching circuit, parallel flat electrode, and plasma generated by parallel flat electrode constitute a balanced circuit.    USE - Electrode circuit of electrode unit for thin film forming apparatus such as plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus (all claimed) used in manufacture of thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - A uniform amount of plasma is generated by parallel flat electrode, and thin film having uniform dimension is formed on the surface of the substrate. The efficiency of thin film forming apparatus can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film forming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the matching circuit.    Cathode (76)    Anode (90)    Matching circuit (200)    AC power source (201)    Electrode circuit (500)
NOVELTY - A sulfone compound (I) is new.    USE - New sulfone compound is used for electrolyte solvent for electrochemical device e.g. lithium primary battery, lithium secondary battery, lithium ion battery, fuel cell, solar cell, electric double layer capacitor. Can also be used for extraction solvent and reaction solvent.    ADVANTAGE - The sulfone compound has excellent thermal stability, low melting point, low viscosity, improved electrolytic ionic conductivity and high electrical property. Since, the sulfone compound has low solubility in water, the usage of water is suppressed and hence decline in current efficiency and generation of inner pressure are prevented when used in electrochemical device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sulfone compound of formula: R1-S(=O)2-CH3 (I) is new.    R1=6-8C branched alkyl.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (10A) has a cathode (21) located inside an anode (11). The cathode is divided into two portions (21a,21b) and is provided with several cathode chambers (25) each divided into two portions (25a,25b). Two flow channels (23a,23b) and several flow channel holes (23c) are formed inside the portion (21a) of the cathode. Two channels are designed to be parallel or unparallel to each other, and are connected by the flow channel holes. The cathode chamber has a chamber inlet (27a) and chamber outlet (27b) connected to the flow channel (23b).    USE - Hollow cathode discharge apparatus for large area deposition process during manufacture of solar cell and thin film transistor (TFT) LCD.    ADVANTAGE - The working gas pressure in one of the flow channels is evenly distributed due to the design of the two flow channels and the flow channel holes. Hence, the working gas pressure in each of the cathode chambers is almost equal and the uniformity of the plasma density is greatly improved for the large area deposition process. The apparatus provide great contribution to the environmental conservation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the cathode discharge apparatus.    Cathode discharge apparatus (10A)    Anode (11)    Cathode (21)    Portions of cathode (21a,21b)    Flow channels (23a,23b)    Flow channel holes (23c)    Cathode chambers (25)    Portions of cathode chamber (25a,25b)    Chamber inlet (27a)    Chamber outlet (27b)
NOVELTY - The coated article (10) comprises a substrate (12), a first coating (14), which is formed over a portion of the substrate and contains a mixture of oxides, and a conductive coating (16) formed over a portion of the first coating. The first coating has a thickness of 30-70 nm. The first coating is a gradient coating and/or a multi-layer coating. The conductive coating comprises a dopant. The article has a color aasterisk of -8 to -4.4, abasterisk of -12.6 to -5.2, and Lasterisk of 50.5-52.3.    USE - The coated article is useful in the field of thin film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The coated article enhances the electron flow through a transparent conductive film of the solar cell, and has self-cleaning properties, increased visible light transmittance properties, improved conductive topcoat functionality, improved color or iridescence suppression properties, excellent resistance to chemical attack and excellent physical durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of decreasing the surface resistivity of a conductive coating; and    (2) a method of increasing the haze and increasing the visible light transmittance of a coated article.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a side sectional view of a coated article.    Article (10)    Substrate (12)    First coating (14)    Conductive coating. (16)
NOVELTY - A process area is determined on front portion of a continuous flexible thin film solar cell structure, where process area is less than 20% of section of solar cell structure. The light is applied to process area to induce one of infrared radiation, photoluminescence and electroluminescence as output signal. The output signal is sensed and processed by one of IR, photoluminescence and electroluminescence detectors to detect defects (27A-27C) in area. The defect is passivated by applying an insulator onto defects, and a conductive grid pattern is applied only within area.    USE - Method of manufacturing group IBIIIAVIA compound thin film solar cell e.g. copper, indium, gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The shorted areas, open circuited area as well as areas containing foreign matter, formed on the cell structure can be detected effectively, by sensing and processing the output signal induced by the light by using detector to detect the defect. Thus, solar cell is obtained without any defects.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the thin film solar cell.    Base (21)    Substrate (22)    Transparent conductive layer (26)    Defects (27A-27C)    IR camera (52)
NOVELTY - Heteroleptic iridium compounds (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful as a green emissive dopant. (I) are useful in an organic light emitting device and in a device for consumer product including flat panel displays, computer monitors, televisions, billboards, lights for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, heads up displays, fully transparent displays, flexible displays, laser printers, telephones, cell phones, personal digital assistants, laptop computers, digital cameras, camcorders, viewfinders, micro-displays, vehicles, a large area wall, theater or stadium screen or a sign. (I) are useful in other optoelectronic devices such as organic solar cells, organic photodetectors and organic transistors.    ADVANTAGE - (I) are excellent emissive dopants for phosphorescent organic light emitting device providing better color, longer lifetime, and higher efficiency. (I) provide highly tunable phosphorescent emitting materials, hence achieves a broad range of colors and highly saturated colors. (I) provide a lower sublimation temperature while maintaining the beneficial properties of the phenylbenzimidazole (i.e. long lifetime and high stability).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Heteroleptic iridium compounds of formula (Ir(L1)n(L2)3-n) (I) are new.    n = 1 or 2;    L1 = 2-phenyl-1H-benzoimidazole group of formula (L11);    L2 = 2-phenyl-pyridine group of formula (L22); and    R1-R5 = H, alkyl, heteroalkyl or (hetero)aryl (optionally substituted), where R1-R5 may be mono, di, tri or tetra substitutions.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an organic light emitting device comprising an anode, a cathode and an organic layer, disposed between the anode and the cathode, where the organic layer comprises (I).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a phosphorescent organic light emitting device having an emissive layer containing (I) as an emissive dopant.
NOVELTY - Printing ink comprises: particles of a functional material; a long chain polymer; and a solvent. The ink has a dynamic shear viscosity of greater than 10 Pa.s at a shear rate of less than 1/second and more than 20 ml of the ink per cm2 of filter area can be dispensed through a 400 mesh screen filter before a flow rate under a constant pressure drops by half.    USE - The printing ink is useful: for printing fine features on to a substrate (claimed) e.g. electrodes, batteries and solar cells; and for forming lines for solar cell fabrication, barrier ribs (pixel separators) in plasma display panels, and components of thick film heaters and fuel cell application.    ADVANTAGE - The printing ink is easily flowable that result in reduced clogging when applying the ink to a substrate to create fine features. The printing ink provides improved extrusion printing of fine features having high aspect ratio by using coextrusion process, in which the slumping mostly distorts the second ink which surrounds the functional ink, thus reduces slumping. The printing ink has improved rheological properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of printing fine features comprising extruding an ink onto a substrate through a fine applicator and post-processing the ink to form fine features on the substrate.
NOVELTY - A functional sheet (20) consists of a reflective film formed on a base film.    USE - Functional sheet is used as back sheet in solar cell modules (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The functional sheet is excellent in heat resistance, durability, chemical resistance, moisture resistance, insulation performance, and reflective effects, which increases the quantity of incident sunlight and improves the efficiency of solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell module.    Supporting frame (11)    Solar cell (13)    Adhesive film (14)    Glass (15)    Functional sheet (20)
NOVELTY - An aromatic-amine derivative (I), is new.    USE - New aromatic-amine derivative is used for doping material and material for organic electroluminescent element (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to flat panel display of wall-mounted television, copier, printer, liquid crystal display device, measuring instrument, display board, marker lamp, photoelectric transducer, solar cell and image sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The organic electroluminescent element formed using the aromatic-amine derivative has excellent luminous efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aromatic-amine derivative of formula: Ar1-N(-Ar2)-L-CH=CH-Ar5-N(-Ar3)-Ar4 (I), is new.    Ar1-Ar4=6-20C aryl or 5-20C heteroaryl (both optionally substituted);    Ar5,Ar7=6-20C arylene, or 5-20C heteroarylene (both optionally substituted), excluding optionally substituted phenylene;    Ar6=6-20C arylene, or 5-20C heteroarylene (both optionally substituted);    or Ar6+Ar7=aromatic ring;    L=-(Ar6)n-Ar7- or group of formula (i);    X1,X2=substituent;    l,m=0-3;    R1=optionally substituted 1-3C alkylene;and    n=1-3.    At least one of Ar1-Ar4 has optionally substituted silyl. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic electroluminescent element, which has an organic thin film layer comprising at least one light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and the organic thin film layer contains aromatic-amine derivative (I); and    (2) organic electroluminescent material, which contains a solution comprising aromatic-amine derivative (I) and a solvent.
NOVELTY - The method involves dissolving and intensely stirring organic titanate into water, and filtering the organic titanate to obtain a filter cake. Alkaline solution is fully mixed with the filter cake and placed to a reactor to perform hydrothermal reaction. The alkaline solution is centrifugally separated after the hydrothermal reaction to obtain titanium dioxide solution. A dispersant, pore-forming material and acetic acid are added in the titanium dioxide solution to prepare titanium dioxide sizing agent. A titanium dioxide film is prepared using knifing method by a blade.    USE - Method for preparing a titanium dioxide thin film of a dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The titanium dioxide thin film provides high transparency, high specific area, well film forming, strong adhesion, simple preparing method, low cost and difficult splitting.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation illustrating a dye-sensitized solar cell's titanium dioxide thin film preparing method.
NOVELTY - The process involves forming a filling hole in a platinum electrode substrate, and printing an optical anode film block. A silver gate is formed on a tin oxide conductive glass substrate doped with fluorine through screen printing, and low-glass powder slurry is provided on a middle part and an outer edge of a gap between rectangular titanium dioxide film blocks. Dye is poured into an electrolyte through the filling hole, and a small hole is stuffed by utilizing a filler material. UV-cured adhesive is provided around the small hole, and light curing is performed by a UV lamp.    USE - Process for packaging a dye-sensitized solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The process effectively prolongs service life of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The low-glass powder slurry is a mixture of ethylcellulose or terpineol and low-glass powder. The filler material is chloro-polyvinyl chloride.
NOVELTY - The structure has a welding layer covered on a surface of a grid line i.e. metal wire, on a light receiving face of a silicon solar battery substrate. The welding layer is sintered for forming ohmic contact between the grid line and the surface of the substrate, and is made of metal or silver-copper alloy, tin-copper alloy, tin-silver alloy, tin-silver-indium alloy or tin-silver-bismuth alloy. A transparent conductive film is made of indium tin oxide or zinc oxide or aluminum. A conductive metal belt is connected with solar batteries.    USE - Wiring silicon-based solar battery structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure reduces the processing complexity and decreases the processing cost of the silicon-based solar battery. The structure reduces the series resistance of the grid line by reducing the light shading area and improving the photoelectric transformation efficiency of the silicon-based solar battery. The structure is convenient for mutually connecting the solar batteries.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a wiring silicon-based solar battery structure.
NOVELTY - The device has a film solar battery (1) e.g. silicon film solar battery, connected with a microcontroller (3) by a line conductor (2) for absorbing sunshine and changing solar energy into current. The microcontroller is connected with a lithium ion battery (4) by the line conductor. The lithium ion battery is connected with a resistance wire (6) by the line conductor through a control switch (5). The resistance wire, microcontroller and the lithium ion battery are mounted at bottom of an electric heating cup (7).    USE - Temperature increasing device for use on a solar-energy photovoltaic electric water heating cup.    ADVANTAGE - The device can change the solar energy absorbed by the film solar battery on a surface of the electric heating cup into the electric energy so as to produce the current. The heating cup is environment-friendly and has energy conservation functions, and the device can provide better economic effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The film solar battery is a non-crystalline silicon film solar battery, multi-element compound film solar battery, polymeric multilayer decorative electrode-type film solar battery, nanometer crystal chemical film solar battery, organic film solar battery or plastic film solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a solar-energy photovoltaic electric water heating cup with a temperature increasing device.    Film solar battery (1)    Line conductor (2)    Microcontroller (3)    Lithium ion battery (4)    Control switch (5)    Resistance wire (6)    Electric heating cup (7)
NOVELTY - A copper-gallium alloy sputtering target comprises an alloy containing (in atomic%) copper (71-78) and gallium (22-29), and has metallographic microstructure with compound phase (25% or less).    USE - Copper-gallium alloy sputtering target is used for copper alloy thin film for solar cell (both claimed) like photovoltaic solar cells including wafer-type solar cells and thin film-type solar cells like copper-indium-selenium (CIS) solar cells and copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The copper-gallium alloy sputtering target does not induce micro-arcing during sputtering. Hence, sputtering rate is consistent and alloy forms uniform copper-gallium thin films of improved quality. The solar cells having the copper alloy thin films are manufactured economically and efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fabrication of copper-gallium alloy sputtering target.
NOVELTY - A nanowire comprises heat-treated material of nanowire comprised from copper acetylide.    USE - Nanowire is used for storing hydrogen for polymer fuel cell used for motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The nanowire occludes hydrogen in high concentration even at room temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of nanowire, which involves forming crystalline self-organized nanowire from copper acetylide, and heat-processing the nanowire at 120 degrees C or more in non-oxidizing atmosphere. The copper acetylide is obtained by reacting copper chloride and acetylene gas.
NOVELTY - A curable composition comprises titanoxane compound (A) obtained by performing hydrolytic condensation of titanium tetra-alkoxide, thiol compound (B) having at least two thiol groups in a molecule, and alkenyl compound (C). The component (C) has at least two 2-5C alkenyl groups in a molecule having aromatic ring(s), at least one oxygen, sulfur or silicon, and/or carbon chain or 2-20C non-aromatic ring (carbon contained in the alkenyl group is excluded). The carbon atoms in the carbon chain are optionally substituted by oxygen, sulfur or silicon.    USE - Curable composition is used for optical elements e.g. film-form lens, anti-reflective film, solar cell, organic electroluminescent and light emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition has excellent storage stability, thermal-stress-mitigating property and thin film formation property. The cured product formed using curable composition has high refractive index, and suppressed generation of cracks.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable composition comprises titanoxane compound (A) obtained by performing hydrolytic condensation of titanium tetra-alkoxide using 1-1.8 molar volume of water, thiol compound (B) having at least two thiol groups in a molecule, and alkenyl compound (C). The component (C) has at least two 2-5C alkenyl groups in a molecule having aromatic ring(s), at least one oxygen, sulfur or silicon, and/or carbon chain or 2-20C non-aromatic ring (carbon contained in the alkenyl group is excluded). The carbon atoms in the carbon chain are optionally substituted by oxygen, sulfur or silicon. The components (A, B and C) form compatible solution.
NOVELTY - A phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide resin (I) is capable of forming a film having thickness of 40-1000 mu m and light transmittance of 70% or more at 400-780 nm.    USE - Phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide resin is used for composition for film (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to transparent flexible substrate material, flexible display, solar cell, sealing material, adhesive agent, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide resin has high solubility and adhesiveness. The film using phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide resin has high transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide resin of formula: -(C(=O)-Ar1-C(=O)-N(-H)-Ar3-N(-H))m-(C(=O)-Ar2-C(=O)-N(-H)-Ar2-N(-H))n- (I), enables to form a film having thickness of 40-1000 mu m and light transmittance of 70% or more at 400-780 nm.    Ar1,Ar3=bivalent aromatic group;    Ar2=phenolic hydroxy having bivalent aromatic group;    n/(m+n)=0.005-1;and    m+n=2-200.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) composition, which contains aromatic polyamide resin, epoxy resin and/or inorganic filler, and solvent;    (2) film, which is obtained as sheet by processing the composition; and    (3) cured material of film.
NOVELTY - A nanoscale pigment particle composition comprises benzimidazolone pigment and sterically bulky stabilizer compound associated non-covalently with benzimidazolone pigment. The sterically bulky stabilizer compound includes substituted pyridine derivative; and the presence of the associated stabilizer limits an extent of particle growth and aggregation, to afford nanoscale pigment particles.    USE - Nanoscale pigment particle composition used for marking material composition (i.e. ink composition or toner composition), electrophotographic photoreceptor, solar cell, and biological or chemical sensor (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition has easier processibility and dispersion within photoconductive layer.
NOVELTY - A coating unit forms the film forming material of constant thickness thicker than the final thickness of film on the upper surface of the substrate. The lower surface of the substrate is heated using a heater, and the film forming material is solidified. The portion of the film forming material that is not hardened is removed by a cleaning unit using the organic solvent.    USE - Device for manufacturing anti-reflective film of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The anti-reflective film of constant thickness is formed by simple process and with less cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing anti-reflective film of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the manufacturing process of the anti-reflective film of solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The emission unit (2200) has exhaust grooves that are formed in the outer portion of curtain gas nozzles. The process gas nozzles formed in the central portion of the coolant gallery is provided to spray process gas. The curtain gas nozzles are formed in either side of the process gas nozzles to spray curtain gas.    USE - Emission unit for deposition apparatus (claimed) used for forming deposition film on insulating substrate of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The process gas and curtain gas are sprayed uniformly on the top of the substrate so that deposition film with uniform thickness is obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for deposition apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the deposition apparatus.    Emission unit (2200)
NOVELTY - A pitch is dissolved in spinning solution containing tetrahydrofuran to disperse magnesium oxide powder uniformly. A commercial magnesium oxide powder having particle size of 10-15 nm, is added to the spinning solution, sealed, mixed and dried. The obtained dried mixture is spun using spinneret to obtain spun fiber. The obtained spun fiber is stabilized in nitrogen atmosphere, and carbonized. The carbonized fiber is mixed with hydrochloric acid to remove magnesium oxide, and washed. Thus, manufacture of porous carbon fiber having uniform mesopore is carried out.    USE - Manufacture of porous carbon fiber used for support element of catalyst for fuel cell, capacitor (claimed) and battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method simply and economically provides porous carbon fiber having uniform porosity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A pitch is dissolved in spinning solution containing tetrahydrofuran to disperse magnesium oxide powder uniformly. A commercial magnesium oxide powder having particle size of 10-15 nm, is added to the spinning solution, sealed, mixed and dried. The obtained dried mixture is spun using spinneret to obtain spun fiber. The obtained spun fiber is stabilized in nitrogen atmosphere, and carbonized. The carbonized fiber is mixed with hydrochloric acid to remove magnesium oxide. The remaining hydrochloric acid and impurities are removed by washing repeatedly with distilled water, and dried. Thus, manufacture of porous carbon fiber having uniform mesopore is carried out. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for porous carbon fiber.
NOVELTY - A process for the preparation of wide band gap hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) buffer layer, is disclosed. The process involves subjecting a multi chamber capacitive type plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) unit to evacuation to a pressure to the order of 10 (power) -10 Torr, injecting into the unit hydrogen and silane in the ratio of 5-70 at chamber pressure of 0.5-1.5 Torr and at 80-250 degrees C, and applying 13.56 MHz radio frequency with low power density between the capacitor plates of the PECVD units. Image 0/1
NOVELTY - The method involves positioning photovoltaic cell structures (3) between front and back side glass substrates (1) which are aligned in parallel and spaced apart by predetermined distance. A solder glass ribbon preheated to a viscous state is deposited along the edge perimeter of glass substrates, such that gap between the substrates is covered to form a welded closure. Protective polymer layer residues are removed from perimeter of substrates before glass ribbon deposition.    USE - Method for sealing photovoltaic cell structures of solar cell module from ambient atmosphere.    ADVANTAGE - Exposure of photovoltaic cells to high temperature is reduced by forming a solder glass seal between front and back glass substrate. Thus, photovoltaic cell structure is sealed from ambient temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar cell module.    Glass substrate (1)    Glass plate (2)    Photovoltaic cell structure (3)    Passivation layer (4)    Solder glass (6)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (1) has an electrolyte layer (6) provided between electrodes (2), a zinc oxide layer (4) arranged on electrode (2), and sensitizing dye supported by zinc oxide layer. The electrolyte layer contains an electrolytic composition. The electrolytic composition contains pyrrolidinium salt and iodide salt. The mol concentration of iodide ion and iodine molecule in iodide salt is 0.1-0.3 mol and 0.02-0.06 with respect to electrolytic composition, respectively.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has high photoelectric conversion efficiency. The dissolution of zinc oxide in electrolytic composition and decomposition of sensitizing dye are prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (1)    Electrode (2)    Sealing agent (3)    Zinc oxide layer (4)    Electrolyte layer (6)
NOVELTY - A negative electrode film of lithium ion capacitor is obtained by coating a coating composition on metal foil, and heat-drying. The coating composition contains graphite, conductive support agent, and binder in aqueous medium containing dispersing agent. The conductive agent support contains acetylene black, graphite and/or Ketchen Black (RTM: carbon black). The structural particles in the negative electrode film have particle diameter (D10) of 0.3 mu m or more, particle diameter (D50) of 0.5-15 mu m, and particle diameter (D90) of 30 mu m or less.    USE - Negative electrode film of lithium ion capacitor. Uses include but are not limited to motor vehicle, crane, solar cell and smoothing power supply of instantaneous voltage fall compensating device.    ADVANTAGE - The negative electrode film of lithium ion capacitor has high output density by reduction of internal resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A negative electrode film of lithium ion capacitor is obtained by coating a coating composition on metal foil, and heat-drying. The coating composition contains graphite, conductive support agent, and binder in aqueous medium containing dispersing agent. The conductive agent support contains acetylene black, graphite and/or Ketchen Black (RTM: carbon black). The structural particles in the negative electrode film have particle diameter (D10) of 0.3 mu m or more, particle diameter (D50) of 0.5-15 mu m, and particle diameter (D90) of 30 mu m or less. The negative electrode film has specific surface area of 7-75 m2/g and surface roughness of 0.1-1.5 mu m. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for coating composition.
NOVELTY - A silicon is manufactured by reacting silicon halide and aluminum particle in state with which aluminum particles and silicon particles were mixed.    USE - Manufacture of silicon used for solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method obtains highly purified silicon efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon is manufactured by reacting silicon halide of formula SiHnX4-n and aluminum particle in state with which aluminum particles and silicon particles were mixed.    X=halogen; and    n=0-3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of manufacturing method of silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A laminated transparent conductive film is obtained by laminating transparent conductive film layer containing zinc oxide and transparent conductive film layer containing indium oxide and having amorphous structure, in order on a substrate.    USE - Laminated transparent conductive film for use in flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated transparent conductive film has low resistance, excellent moisture resistance and chemical resistance. The crystal growth of the indium oxide phase in (222) direction is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the laminated transparent conductive film.
NOVELTY - A transparent composite sheet contains transparent resin and spherical nanoparticles having filled-array structure.    USE - Transparent composite sheet is used for transparent plate, optical lens, optical disk board, touch panel, optical element, optical waveguide, LED sealing material and plastic substrate for liquid crystal display element, color filter, solar cell and organic electroluminescent display element.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent composite sheet has excellent structural coloring property, transparency, heat resistance and durability, and develops color without using coloring material.
NOVELTY - Deliquescent contaminant (15) generated on substrate is removed by controlling surrounding relative humidity of contaminant to less than 100% and more than critical humidity of contaminant, forming water droplets, and irradiating laser beam. Thus, washing method is enabled.    USE - Washing method for removing contaminant e.g. ammonium sulfate generated on substrate e.g. photomask substrate, silicon substrate, semiconductor substrate, solar cell substrate and flat panel display substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The contaminants are easily and reliably removed from substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for washing apparatus (20).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of structure of washing apparatus.    Mask (10)    Mask substrate (11)    Pattern (14)    Contaminant (15)    Washing apparatus (20)    Light source (22)
NOVELTY - A precursor solution containing ruthenium is oriented and sprayed to a surface of a substrate (5) to obtain a thin ruthenium-oxide electroconductive film.    USE - Formation of thin electroconductive film used for forming electrode for solar cell and display device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of smooth and uniform thin electroconductive film having low resistance value and excellent transparency stably, with reduced usage amount of ruthenium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the spraying apparatus for forming the metal film.    Injector (1)    Container (2)    Piping (3)    Substrate (5)    Heater (9)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor layer (3) includes a P-type semiconductor layer (31), an I-type semiconductor layer (32), and an N-type semiconductor layer (33), each containing carbon nanotube. The diameter of the carbon nanotube contained in N-type semiconductor layer arranged at the back surface side, is made smaller than that of the carbon nanotube contained in P-type semiconductor layer arranged at the light-incidence surface side.    USE - Photovoltaic device e.g. positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) junction type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the carbon nanotubes are contained in the semiconductor layer, the photoelectric conversion can be realized in a wide band gap range, and the electric power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic device can be improved. The photovoltaic device can be manufactured effectively in a short time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional side view of the photovoltaic device.    Transparent substrate (1)    Surface electrode (2)    Semiconductor layer (3)    P-type semiconductor layer (31)    I-type semiconductor layer (32)    N-type semiconductor layer (33)    Photovoltaic device (M1)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (30a) has high frequency amplification unit having amplifiers (41a,41b) which are mutually connected in parallel. The amplifier has input-side ferrite core (51) and output side ferrite core (52). A temperature measurement unit measures temperature of input-side ferrite core and output side ferrite core. The output of high frequency electric power is stopped, when temperature measured by temperature measurement unit is more than preset threshold value.    USE - High frequency electric-power apparatus for vacuum processing apparatus e.g. plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus used for forming film containing silicon, amorphous silicon, microcrystal silicon or silicon nitride on substrate used for manufacturing amorphous solar cell, microcrystal solar cell and thin film transistor used in LCD device. Can also be used in dry etching apparatus, film sputtering device and plasma surface modification apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The damage of components in high frequency amplification unit can be suppressed. The reliability and operability of apparatus can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for control method of high frequency electric-power apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit block diagram of high frequency electric-power apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    High frequency electric-power apparatus (30a)    Amplifiers (41a,41b)    Input-side ferrite core (51)    Output side ferrite core (52)    Impedance converting circuits (53,54)
NOVELTY - Diborane gas or mixture of diborane and silane gas is supplied to a reaction chamber before forming semiconductor film, and a semiconductor film is formed on an insulating film formed on a semiconductor or insulating substrate. The semiconductor film comprises germanium and phosphorus, boron or antimony. The supplied gas is diluted with hydrogen. Phosphine gas, diborane gas or arsine mixed with germanium hydride is further supplied during the film formation. A layer containing boron or boron-doped silicon is provided between the semiconductor film and insulating film.    USE - Formation of semiconductor film e.g. gate electrode, channel, transfer gate, optical detector and mechanical portion for semiconductor device (all claimed). Can also be used for microelectro mechanical systems and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor film is formed at low temperature.
NOVELTY - Heat-curable resin composition (I) comprises: (a) an isocyanuric acid derivative (100 parts by mass (pbm)) containing at least one epoxy group within each molecule; (b) a silicone resin (10-1000 pbm) containing at least one epoxy group within each molecule; (c) an acid anhydride curing agent, in an amount such that a ratio of total epoxy group equivalents within (a) and (b)/carboxyl group equivalents within (c) is 0.6-2.2; (d) a curing accelerator (0.05-5 pbm per 100 pbm of a combined mass of (a)-(c)); and (e) an inorganic filler (200-1000 pbm per 100 pbm of a combined mass of (a)-(c)).    USE - The cured (I) is useful for preparing a premolded package, which is useful in an optical semiconductor (all claimed). (I) is useful as a packaging material for solar cells. The premolded package is useful for high-brightness LED devices and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibits excellent moldability and curability. The cured product of (I) has excellent heat resistance and light resistance, preferably UV light resistance, over long periods of time.
NOVELTY - Preparing substrates using metallurgical grade silicon, comprises melting metallurgical grade silicon in a furnace; solidifying the melted metallurgical grade silicon into an ingot; slicing the ingot to obtain wafers; polishing and cleaning each wafer; depositing aluminum layer on backside of each wafer; depositing a layer of hydrogenated silicon nitride on front surface of each wafer; annealing the wafers at elevated temperature; removing the hydrogenated silicon nitride; and removing the aluminum layer.    USE - The methods are useful for preparing substrates using metallurgical grade silicon; and for making solar cells using metallurgical grade silicon (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides methods for manufacturing low cost base material and for manufacturing low cost cells. Additionally, features of the invention address one or more of the following critical issues facing the solar cell industry: (a) availability and cost of solar capable silicon material, both for wafers and thin films; (b) capital cost for solar cell factories; (c) cost per watt of future solar cells; (d) scalability of the production process for large volumes; and (e) environmental compatibility and 25-year reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a method for making solar cells using metallurgical grade silicon, comprising forming multi-grain wafers of metallurgical grade silicon; neutralizing grain boundaries at the front surface of each wafer; and forming a solar cell structure on the front surface of each wafer; and    (2) a solar cell comprising a metallurgical grade silicon substrate having a back surface and a front textured surface; a contact layer formed on the back layer; an intrinsic amorphous silicon layer formed above the front surface; and an n-type silicon layer formed over the intrinsic amorphous layer.
NOVELTY - Two or more electrochemical cells comprising related two or more electrochemistries are integrated with each other. Device(s) is formed integrally with the electrochemical cells to form an integrated battery and device structure.    USE - Manufacture of integrated battery and device structure, where device comprises microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensing element, fuel cell(s), photovoltaic(s) (e.g. solar cell), capacitor(s), ultracapacitor(s), piezoelectric element(s), thermo-electric element(s), microelectromechanical turbine(s), and hybrid combination of units chosen from electrochemical cells, fuel cells, photovoltaic cells, capacitors, ultracapacitors, piezoelectric, thermo-electric, microelectromechanical turbines, and energy scavengers (all claimed), for use in energy systems.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of multi-component energy device having a unified structure. The components are organized into a structure to achieve an energy density, power density, voltage range, current range, and durability that the single components could not achieve individually. The electrochemical cells present multiple chemistries to accommodate a wider range of voltage and current compared to individual ones. The energy-scavenging elements are utilized to collect energy and replenish it to other components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the unified structure including integrated silicon solar cell and thin film battery.
NOVELTY - Inkjet ink (I), comprises phosphoric acid (at least 10 wt.%), one or more solvents for the phosphoric acid, and one or more aprotic organic sulfoxides (10-30 wt.%).    USE - (I) is useful for etching a surface coating on a silicon material substrate and doping the substrate, where the silicon material substrate comprises a crystalline silicon wafer. The crystalline silicon wafer is useful in crystalline silicon solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) can be readily made by mixing various ingredients. (I) is stable in storage and has good jetting properties and dwell times. (I) do not leave a carbon residue on heating hence utilized in etching and/or doping silicon wafers, e.g. in the production of crystalline silicon solar cells. The method provides highly doped n++ regions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) doping a silicon material substrate, comprising (a) depositing by inkjet printing (I) on surface regions of the silicon material substrate to be doped; and (b) subsequently heating at least the surface regions to produce n-type doping of the silicon material;    (2) etching a surface coating on a silicon material substrate, comprising (c) depositing by inkjet printing (I) on surface regions of the coating to be etched; and (d) subsequently heating at least the surface regions to produce etching; and    (3) crystalline silicon solar cell comprising a crystalline silicon wafer with an antireflective passivation layer, including trenches in the passivation layer formed by the method with doped regions produced by the method.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming (14) oxide layer on surface of a silicon substrate, and forming (16) an opening in the oxide layer by removing the oxide layer in high-doping region. The phosphorus dopant is diffused (28) with respect to high-doping region of substrate through opening and oxide layer at same time such that the substrate is diffused in a partially hydrophilic state.    USE - Method for manufacturing buried-contact solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - As the phosphorus dopant is diffused through the opening and oxide layer at same time, the two-stage doping process can be performed in single diffusion process. Therefore, the solar cell can be manufactured easily at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the manufacturing process of the buried-contact solar cell.    Forming texture (12)    Forming oxide layer (14)    Forming opening (16)    Diffusing phosphorus dopant (28)    Removing phosphorus glass and oxide layer (30)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a silicone-based photoelectric conversion layer (3) on a substrate (1) by plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process using the gas containing a silane-based gas and hydrogen gas as the raw material gas, when the flow rate of the hydrogen gas per unit area of the substrate is 80 slm divide by m2 or above. The ratio of flow volume of hydrogen gas with respect to flow volume of silane type gas is 40-150.    USE - Manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion apparatus (claimed) such as tandem-type silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The productivity of the photoelectric conversion apparatus can be improved by suppressing irregularities of the photoelectric conversion efficiency and module output fluctuations on large-area substrate plane.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Transparent electrode layer (2)    Photoelectric conversion layer (3)    Intermediate contact layer (5)    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - An adhesive sheet contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide and epoxidized fatty-acid ester compound. The content of epoxidized fatty-acid ester compound with respect to 100 parts mass of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is 0.1-14 parts mass.    USE - Adhesive sheet is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive sheet has excellent adhesiveness, durability and external appearance, and suppressed deterioration by yellowing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell, which is formed by sealing cell by interposing a sealing film as adhesive sheet, between surface-side transparent protection component and back surface side protection component, and carrying out crosslinking integration.
NOVELTY - A transparent substrate (100) comprises an inorganic glass (10) whose side(s) has resin layers (11 and 11') coated with thermoplastic resin solution. The solution contains a thermoplastic resin (1) having hydroxyl group at the terminal. Epoxy-terminal coupling agent layers (12 and 12') are provided between inorganic glass and resin layer. The coupling agent layers are directly formed on the inorganic glass, and resin layers are directly formed on coupling agent layers.    USE - Transparent substrate is used for solar cell (claimed), illumination element (claimed) like organic electroluminescent element, and display device (claimed) like liquid crystal display (LCD) device, organic electroluminescent display (OELD) device, plasma display device and electronic paper display device.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent substrate has excellent bending strength, flexibility, impact resistance and adhesiveness between inorganic glass and resin layer under high-temperature and high-humidity environment, and reduced thickness. Cracking of glass in the substrate is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of transparent substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of transparent substrate.    Inorganic glass (10)    Resin layers (11,11')    Epoxy-terminal coupling agent layer (12,12')    Transparent substrate (100)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell has transparent conductive substrate (1,3), porous titanium oxide layer(s) (2a-2d) having titanium oxide microparticles, counter electrode (4) and electrolyte layer (6) provided between titanium oxide layer and counter electrode. The layers are made to have a specified color and constitute specified pattern by selecting type of sensitizing dye, thickness, multilayer structure, and particle diameter of fine titanium oxide particles or blending ratio of fine titanium oxide particles comprising fine titanium oxide particles which differs in particle diameter.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell having high photoelectric conversion efficiency and excellent external appearance is manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dye-sensitized solar cell has a transparent conductive substrate, porous titanium oxide layer(s) having titanium oxide microparticles and supported sensitized dye provided on the substrate, counter electrode provided facing titanium oxide layer and an electrolyte layer provided between titanium oxide layer and counter electrode. The layers are made to have a specified color and constitute specified pattern by selecting type of sensitizing dye, thickness, multilayer structure, and particle diameter of fine titanium oxide particles or blending ratio of fine titanium oxide particles comprising two or more fine titanium oxide particles which differs in particle diameter. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent conductive substrates (1,3)    Porous titanium oxide layer with supported dye (2a-2d)    Counter electrode (4)    Sealing material (5)    Electrolyte layer (6)
NOVELTY - Obtaining colored zirconia comprises: (a) preparing a suspension of stabilized zirconia powder with a ratio of 1.5-5% mol with respect to the zirconia; (b) adding to the suspension of step (a) a solution containing an iron compound as the sole precursor dye and stirring; (c) drying the resulting suspension in step (b); (d) shaping the product obtained in step (c) and (e) presintering in air forming the product.    USE - The method is useful for obtaining colored zirconia for manufacturing dental components such as dental implants, crowns, or bridges copings and technical ceramic structural elements and preparing catalyst or fuel cell components (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The colored zirconia has uniform color, which can be controlled to suit each individual patient, and the method of preparation is as simple and economical as possible to facilitate at scaled industrial.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a colored zirconia material obtainable by the process.
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing titanium dioxide i.e. titanium dioxide nanoparticle, with a sodium carbonate-sodium bicarbonate buffer solution. A polyelectrolyte e.g. polyacrylic acid, is prepared and used as 0.1-3 grams per liter sodium carbonate-sodium bicarbonate buffer solution. A titanium dioxide layer is adsorbed on a block of conductive glass via a self-assembly method of an electrostatic layer to prepare a titanium dioxide working electrode. A titanium dioxide film is forged for 20-30 minutes at temperature of 300-800 degrees centigrade to prepare a nano-scale titanium dioxide thin film.    USE - Method for preparing a nano-scale titanium dioxide thin film of a solar cell electrode.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing the nano-scale titanium dioxide film with planar and uniform surface, high mechanical strength, uniform gap distribution, large surface area and accurate and controllable thickness. The titanium dioxide film is prevented from being cracked, and improves stability of the cell, increase absorption of the dye and increase light absorbing efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The titanium dioxide material is titanium dioxide nanotube, titanium dioxide nanorod, or titanium dioxide nanowire. The polyelectrolyte is a poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, poly-(4-styrene sulfonate), or ammonium propylene polyhydroxide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic representation of a solar cell electrode nano-scale titanium dioxide thin film.
NOVELTY - The electrode is formed by depositing a highly orderly zinc oxide nano-stick on a conductive substrate by a chemical growth process and compounding a titanium dioxide film on a zinc oxide film by sol-gel dip-coating process. The conductive substrate is made of conductive glass, semiconductor slice, metal slice and ceramic material. Aqueous solution of zinc nitrate and hexamine is utilized as hydrolyzation precursors. Zinc oxide nano-crystal seeds are vertically inserted into hydrolyzation precursor solution, where surface active agent in the precursor solution is polyethyleneimine.    USE - Zinc oxide/titanium dioxide nano-stick hybrid electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a zinc oxide/titanium dioxide nano-stick hybrid electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic representation of a zinc oxide/titanium dioxide nano-stick hybrid electrode.
NOVELTY - The method involves growing a sub-cell absorption layer on a gallium arsenide substrate with a molecular beam epitaxy growth technique, and expitaxially growing a gallium arsenide buffer layer on a gallium arsenide single wafer substrate at a temperature of about 580 degrees centigrade. A gallium antimonide layer is expitaxially grown on the gallium arsenide buffer layer. A top electrode is manufactured on the gallium arsenide layer, and a back electrode is manufactured on the gallium antimonide layer to manufacture a solar cell that is packed to obtain a complete product.    USE - Method for manufacturing a gallium arsenide/gallium antimonide solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a gallium arsenide/gallium antimonide solar cell manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a doped gallium arsenide single wafer as a gallium arsenide substrate, and developing a gallium arsenide buffer layer on the gallium arsenide substrate. A p-plus gallium arsenide antimonide tunnel junction is developed on the gallium arsenide buffer layer. A gallium antimonide layer is formed on the p-plus gallium arsenide antimonide tunnel junction. A top electrode is formed on a surface of the gallium arsenide single wafer. A back electrode is formed on a surface of an indium gallium arsenide antimonide alloy layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a semiconductor solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a gallium antimonide buffer layer on a gallium antimonide substrate by using a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growing technique, and forming a gallium indium arsenide antimonide layer, an aluminum gallium arsenide antimonide layer, a cadmium zinc selenium tellurium layer, a zinc telluride layer and tunnel junctions between layers on the gallium antimonide buffer layer orderly. A back electrode is equipped on the gallium antimonide substrate. A top electrode and the back electrode are packaged together to manufacture a laminated solar cell.    USE - Method for manufacturing a laminated solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a laminated solar cell in partial section.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The array has a metal conducting layer prepared on a substrate, and an ordered nano template utilized as a growing mask, where the growing mask is treated by annealing heat treatment. A saturated calomel electrode is utilized as a reference electrode, and electrolyte solution is mixed with copper and indium. The electrode is electrified to carry out electrochemical deposition, where the electrode is selenized under the atmosphere containing selenide. A platinum sheet is utilized as an anode, and a metal conducting layer is utilized as a cathode.    USE - Copper indium selenide nano-wire array for preparing a hetero-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The array ensures photoelectric conversion property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The metal conducting layer is made of molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, titanium and gold. The organic nano template is made of an anodised aluminum template. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a copper indium selenide nano-wire array preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a copper indium selenide nano-wire array.
NOVELTY - The assembly has photovoltaic cells (4) electrically connected by conductive connecting wires (5) and fixed to a radiator base plate (6) by an adhesive film (3). A reflecting bracket body (2) is provided with multiple groups of reflecting surfaces (11). The reflecting bracket body is fixed and covered by a transparent protective cover plate (1). The transparent protective cover plate is made of high-light transmittance hardened or toughened glass or optical plastics. The photovoltaic cells are any one of flat photovoltaic cells, silicon batteries or gallium arsenide batteries.    USE - Solar photovoltaic cell assembly for use in a photovoltaic power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly is capable of concentrating light by two inclined planes. The assembly enables light reflected by the reflecting surfaces to cover spots of the photovoltaic cells when tracking within a year, so that the surface of each photovoltaic cell receives the direct radiation of the sun and the overlapped radiation formed by reflection of the reflecting surfaces, thus forming the light concentration effect on the photovoltaic cells, increasing photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic cells within the unit area, and utilizing less number of photovoltaic cells under given power condition, hence reducing the overall cost of the photovoltaic power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar photovoltaic cell assembly.    Transparent protective cover plate (1)    Reflecting bracket body (2)    Adhesive film (3)    Photovoltaic cells (4)    Conductive connecting wires (5)    Radiator base plate (6)    Reflecting surfaces (11)
NOVELTY - The component has a flexible translucent layer, upper adhesive layer, solar battery layer i.e. solar battery pack, lower adhesive layer and a back panel layer, which are laminated from top to bottom in a sequence. The back panel layer is provided with a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) with a circuit. The solar battery layer is provided with multiple blocks of solar panels that are electrically connected with each other. A gap is formed between adjacent edges of the solar panels. A power pin of the solar battery pack is connected to the circuit of the flexible PCB.    USE - Flexible solar battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The component has high flexibility and wide application range, and is convenient to manufacture.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a flexible solar battery component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a flexible solar battery component.
NOVELTY - The process involves vacuumizing a cleaned conductive glass at room temperature to grow a cadmium sulfide thin film having thickness of 50-500 nm, and precipitating cadmium telluride using a gas transport precipitating device. The cadmium telluride is placed in a magnetron sputtering film plating machine to form a chromium layer having thickness of 5-500 nm. An aluminum layer having thickness of 5-500 nm is placed in the magnetron sputtering film plating machine to precipitate aluminum, and manufacture of a cadmium telluride thin film solar cell is completed.    USE - Process for manufacturing a cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The process is simple to implement at low cost, and enables maximizing utilization of the raw material.
NOVELTY - The method involves immersing or washing a conductive base material with a mixed solution of ferric salt and manganese salt to obtain a conductive material, where mole ratio of iron ions to manganese ions in the mixed solution is 1:0 to 1:50. A pH value of the mixed solution of the ferric salt and the manganese salt with alkali solution is adjusted till the pH value reaches 8.5. The conductive material is dried. A high-temperature pyrolysis is performed on the conductive material in an activation furnace for 1 to 10 hours to obtain the ferro-manganese combined modification material.    USE - Method for preparing a ferro-manganese combined modification material in a microbial fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing the ferro-manganese combined modification material without secondary pollution at low cost. The ferro-manganese combined modified microbial-cathode can remarkably shorten starting period of the microbial fuel cell and improve power output of the microbial fuel cell and oxygen reduction rate of the cathode. The ferro-manganese combined modified microbial-cathode microbial fuel cell can run stably for long time, thus reducing cost of the microbial fuel cell and improving probability of the application of the microbial fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The conductive base material is selected from a group consisting of carbon grains, carbonic fiber and graphite grains. The alkali solution is selected from one of a sodium hydroxide solution and a potassium hydroxide solution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a ferro-manganese combined modification material preparing method.
NOVELTY - The hybrid battery pack (1000) has a current sensor (1300) that is serially connected to power sources (1100,1200) e.g. solar cell, fuel cell or lithium ion battery, to sense the current of the power sources. A controller (1400) such as fuel gauge integrated circuit obtains the voltages of power sources so that the power sources are not over-charged or over-discharged, and calculates the entire capacity of power sources using the amount of currents obtained by the current sensor.    USE - Hybrid battery pack of portable electronic apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - Since the power sources having different shapes, chemical characteristics, capacities, and/or charging voltages are accommodated or used at the same time, the limitations on the space of the hybrid battery pack are minimized and the energy efficiency ratio per volume of the hybrid battery pack is maximized. Since one controller simultaneously manages the two power sources, the capabilities of the two power sources are calculated respectively and the calculated capabilities are added to the external system. Hence the number of circuit elements is minimized and the capacities of all power sources of the hybrid battery pack are correctly determined. Since the discharging paths of the two different power sources are connected to each other for a predetermined time, the supply of power to the external system is prevented from being stopped or interrupted. The charging circuit supplies the suitable charging current based on the information of the power sources to be charged, so that the two different kinds of the power sources are easily charged or discharged.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of controlling hybrid battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the hybrid battery pack.    Hybrid battery pack (1000)    Power sources (1100,1200)    Temperature sensor (1160)    Current sensor (1300)    Controller (1400)
NOVELTY - The process involves providing a semiconductor process for formation of a semiconductor device on a substrate i.e. wafer (10), and using a microwave device to perform microwave activation on the semiconductor device, with microwave frequency in the range 2.45 GHz to 24.15 GHz and activation temperature in the range 100 to 600 degrees Celsius. The microwave device is used to perform microwave annealing on the semiconductor device, with microwave frequency in the range 2.45 GHz to 24.15 GHz and annealing temperature in the range 100 to 600 degrees Celsius.    USE - Microwave activation annealing process for heat treatment of semiconductor, optoelectronic and solar cell packages.    ADVANTAGE - The method does not destruct a material property and a structural interface while shortening process time and enhancing heating homogeneity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of ion implantation of an extension part and source electrode/drain electrode of N channel and B channel.    Wafer (10)    Epitaxial layer (11)    N type well (12)    P type well (13)    Poly-silicon gate electrode (18)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a sacrifice layer on a substrate. The sacrifice layer is partially removed by a dry etching process using xenon difluoride gas as an etchant. A supporting structure (17) is temporarily joined with a thin film device (15) e.g. thin film transistor (TFT). The device joined with the supporting structure is joined to another substrate (21). The supporting structure is separated from the device. The sacrifice layer is made of amorphous silicon. An insulating layer is formed on upper surface of the former substrate, where the insulating layer comprises oxide or nitride.    USE - Method for fabricating a thin film device e.g. thin film transistor (TFT), solar cell and biosensor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method allows fabricating the thin film device e.g. thin film transistor (TFT), in a simple manner while reducing property variation of the thin film device during transcription.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view illustrating a transcription process of a transcription target in a method for fabricating a thin film device.    Thin film device (15)    Supporting structure (17)    Substrate (21)    Separate junction material (22)
NOVELTY - Electrodeposition solution (106) comprises water, at least one organic solvent with a room temperature viscosity of less than or equal to 10 centipoise and a freezing point of lower than -20 degrees C, and a gallium source material that provides gallium ions.    USE - The electrodeposition solution is useful for electrodepositing a gallium thin film on a conductive surface to form the copper indium gallium selenide (sulfide) solar cell absorber (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrodeposition solution is used at low temperatures to prevent gallium melting and to obtain films with improved amounts of surface roughness. The method provides uniform, smooth and repeatable gallium films. The electrodeposition solution can be used to electroplate gallium thin films onto conductive surfaces with a considerably high electrodeposition efficiency of greater than 40%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for electrodepositing gallium for manufacturing solar cell absorbers comprising: providing the electrodeposition solution; contacting the electrodeposition solution with an electrode and a conductive layer (104); establishing a potential difference between the electrode and conductive layer; and electrodepositing a gallium layer over the conductive layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates the gallium film electrodeposited on the conductive surface from the electrodeposition solution.    Gallium thin film (100)    Surface (102)    Conductive layer (104)    Electrodeposition solution (106)
NOVELTY - The plate (30) has a fluid flow surface (305) for receiving reactive fluid, and a non-active surface (308). A flow channel (306) is connected with an inlet collector (301) and outlet collector. A sleeve passage piece (40) comprises of parallel surfaces (401) connected with a passage opening (410) via a connecting surface (402). One of the surfaces of the piece contacts with the fluid flow surface, and the other surface of the sleeve contacts with the non-active surface. The inlet collector communicates with a flow channel opening or inlet (304), when the piece and the plate are combined.    USE - Fluid flow plate for use in a fuel cell e.g. proton exchange membrane fuel cell and polymer membrane fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the plate enables communicating of the flow channel openings with the inlet collector and the outlet collector, thus allowing flow of reactive fluid without hindrance or without aligning the flow channel openings and without implementation of boring-and alignment processes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel cell comprising a current collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side perspective view of a sleeve passage piece and the fluid flow plate, before the passage piece and the flow plate are combined.    Fluid flow plate (30)    Sleeve passage piece (40)    Inlet collector (301)    Inlet (304)    Fluid flow surface (305)    Flow channel (306)    Non-active surface (308)    Parallel surfaces (401)    Connecting surface (402)    Passage opening (410)
NOVELTY - A near-infrared absorptive polysilane thin film has heat processed crosslinked polysilane thin film.    USE - Near-infrared absorptive polysilane thin film for solar cell, electroluminescence or sensor.    ADVANTAGE - Band gap of the polysilane film is continuously changeable with sufficient reproducibility by changing the heating duration and temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A near-infrared absorptive polysilane thin film has heat processed crosslinked polysilane thin film of formula (1).    R1=condensed polycyclic aromatic group;    R2=aryl group or condensed polycyclic aromatic group;    R3=alkyl group; and    x, y=integer.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of near-infrared absorptive polysilane film involves forming crosslinked polysilane thin film of formula (1) on a substrate and hear processing to control the absorption spectrum and setting it as a polysilane thin film which absorbs near infrared light.
NOVELTY - A to-be-cleaned conductive glass is soaked into 0.1-20% sodium hydroxide solution. The soaked conductive glass is repeatedly bushed with roller brush. Brushed conductive glass is soaked into 0.1-20% hydrofluoric acid solution. Then, the glass is treated with deionized water and rinsed. The treated glass is then dried by soaking glass in absolute ethyl alcohol solution. The sodium hydroxide solution and hydrofluoric acid solution are prepared using high-purity water. Thus, cleaning of conductive glass of cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell is carried out.    USE - Cleaning of conductive glass of cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively removes pollutants from the surface of conductive glass of cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A to-be-cleaned conductive glass is soaked into sodium hydroxide solution (0.1-20%, preferably 10%) at room temperature for 5-20 minutes (preferably, 10 minutes). The soaked conductive glass is repeatedly washed with roller brush for 1-5 minutes (preferably 3 minutes). Brushed conductive glass is soaked into hydrofluoric acid solution (0.1-20%, preferably 12%) at room temperature for 1-10 minutes (preferably, 5 minutes). The sodium hydroxide solution and hydrofluoric acid solution are prepared using high-purity water. Then, the glass is treated with deionized water and rinsed at room temperature for 1-5 minutes (preferably, 3 minutes). The treated glass is then dried by soaking glass in absolute ethyl alcohol solution. Thus, cleaning of conductive glass of cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell is carried out.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of cylindrical monocrystal nano titanium oxide array film involves soaking conductive glass in a kettle which contains mixture of hydrochloric acid, alcohol, deionized water and tetrabutyl orthotitanate, performing hydrothermal treatment for 4-20 hours at 130-180 degrees C, cooling to room temperature, taking the reaction kettle, taking the conductive glass out, cleaning with distilled water and then naturally drying.    USE - A manufacture of cylindrical monocrystal nano titanium oxide array film used as film material of solar battery and photocatalytic degradation of organic matter material.    ADVANTAGE - Simple, easy, uses inexpensive raw materials, and requires low reaction temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of cylindrical monocrystal nano titanium oxide array film involves mixing deionized water, ethanol and acetone (1:1:1) in a conductive glass, performing ultrasonication, naturally airing, completely mixing 30 mL of 36-38% hydrochloric acid, 0-15 mL of alcohol (methanol, ethanol, butanol and glycol) with 30-15 mL of deionized water, agitating, dripping 1-8 ml of tetrabutyl orthotitanate with purity higher than 98% while agitating, pouring mixed solution of hydrochloric acid, alcohol, de-ionized water and tetrabutyl orthotitanate in a hydrothermal reaction kettle with PTFE lining, leaning downward conductive surface of the cleaned conductive glass on the wall of the reaction kettle filled with reaction solution, soaking the conductive glass into the mixed solution, covering reaction kettle, placing it in an constant-temperature oven, performing hydrothermal treatment for 4-20 hours at 130-180 degrees C, cooling to room temperature, taking the reaction kettle, taking the conductive glass out, cleaning with distilled water and then naturally drying.
NOVELTY - A catalyst useful for producing hydrogen from an input gas stream containing carbon monoxide and steam, the catalyst comprises an inorganic oxide support modified by addition of a carbon-containing burn-out additive and subsequent removal of the additive by heat, and a platinum group metal dispersed on the modified support.    USE - For producing hydrogen from an input gas stream containing carbon monoxide and steam (claimed). Also useful for conducting the water-gas shift reaction; for generating hydrogen from a gas stream comprising hydrogen, water, and carbon monoxide; and for generating hydrogen in the gas stream supplied to fuel cells, particularly to proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The hydrogen production is useful in apparatus such as fuel processors that supply hydrogen to fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalysts has improved activity and stability. The resistance against aging of the catalyst is improved by modifying the inorganic oxide support by the addition of rare earth metal oxide.
NOVELTY - A substrate (101) with a conductive layer (102) on the surface is provided. The surface of the substrate is etched and the substrate is immersed in a solution (S1) containing a surfactant to form a conditioner layer (103) on the conductive layer. The substrate is immersed in a solution (S2) to form a polymer-protected electrochemical catalyst layer (104) on the conditioned layer. The solution (S2) contains polymer-capped noble metal nanocluster (104a) in dispersed state. Thus, an electrode is formed.    USE - Formation of electrode used for manufacturing electrochemical device (claimed) e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrochemical device is economically manufactured with high productivity using the electrode. The adhesion between electrochemical catalyst layer and electrode is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electrochemical device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view illustrating formation of electrode.    Substrate (101)    Conductive layer (102)    Conditioned layer (103)    Polymer-protected electrochemical catalyst layer (104)    Polymer-capped noble metal nanocluster (104a)
NOVELTY - A composite film consists of water vapor barrier layer (1) comprising olefin polymer, thermal bonding layer (2) and weathering core layer (3) provided between the layers (1,2). The layer (2) contains ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, polyvinyl butyral or maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene type polymer. The layer (3) contains olefin polymer.    USE - Composite film for solar photovoltaic cell back panel.    ADVANTAGE - The composite film has excellent vapor barrier property, weathering performance, ultraviolet ray shielding property and can be used stably over a long period of time without delamination.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the composite film.    Water vapor barrier layer (1)    Thermal bonding layer (2)    Weathering core layer (3)
NOVELTY - The nano self-clean photovoltaic assembly has solar cell which can be a photoelectric cell of mono-crystalline silicon or polycrystalline silicon, photronic cell or tellurium photocell is arranged between the outer package layer and ultra-white glass. A surface of nano level self-clean glass or film is provided with an irregular hydrophobic layer with nano level interval, and is provided in outer package layer.    USE - Nano self-clean photovoltaic assembly.    ADVANTAGE - Achieves a self-clean effect, while the anti-pollution ability is advanced. Saves maintenance cost and maintains an excellent transparent ratio for a long period of time, while energy conversion efficiency is stabilized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of nano self-clean photovoltaic assembly.
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer (10) has photoelectric conversion layer (13) provided between anode (12) and cathode (14) containing conductive fiber. The conductive fiber contains metal nanowire or carbon nanotube. The cathode further contains transparent conductive material consisting of conductive polymer.    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer has excellent light transmittance, electroconductivity, reduced weight, flexibility and is manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the organic photoelectric transducer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of organic photoelectric transducer.    Organic photoelectric transducer (10)    Substrate (11)    Anode (12)    Photoelectric conversion layer (13)    Cathode (14)
NOVELTY - A compound having carbon-carbon double bond is oxidized in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, quaternary ammonium salt and heteropolyacid to obtain epoxy compound. The quaternary ammonium salt in the reaction mixture is removed using activated carbon and smectite type substance.    USE - Manufacture of epoxy compound for use in hardenable composition used as electric-electronic material, molding material, casting material, laminated material, coating material, adhesive agent, resist and optical medium. Uses include but are not limited to sealing material for light emitting diode, light guide plate, polarizer protective film, lens material of still camera, fiber material for digital equipment connection, motor vehicle lamp, multilayer glass for rail vehicle, glass intermediate film, solar cell peripheral material, printed circuit board and underfill for ball grid array reinforcement.    ADVANTAGE - The epoxy compound with reduced residual catalyst content is manufactured.
NOVELTY - The method involves treating a clean and photo-etched conductive glass workpiece within a vacuum bin at predefined pressure and temperature. The bin is filled with argon gas until pressure within bin is increased to specific value, and CdS/CdTe film of desired thickness is coated on the workpiece through magnetic sputtering. The coated workpiece is then thermally processed with cadmium chloride, plated with zinc telluride, magnetic sputtered with nickel under suitable voltage and pressure to form a complete solar cell.    USE - Method for producing cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - A solar cell with suitable open circuit voltage, short circuit current, filling factor and conversion efficiency can be obtained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flow diagram illustrating the method for producing CdS/CdTe solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A chalcogen compound powder is manufactured by adding compound consisting of element group such as sulfur, selenium or tellurium as solvent to metallic compound powder which consists of metal hydroxide and/or metal oxide, producing mixed solvent, and heating mixed solvent at 200-500 degrees C.    USE - Manufacture of chalcogen compound powder used for formation of optical absorption layer of thin film solar cell, fluorescent substance, and electrode film for Peltier devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method obtains chalcogen compound powder inexpensively and safely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of manufacturing method of chalcogen compound powder. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A seal composition comprises a first alkaline earth metal oxide; a second alkaline earth metal oxide; aluminum oxide; and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is greater than or equal to 5 mol% greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first and second alkaline earth metal oxides. The composition is free of boron oxide and phosphorus oxide.    USE - Seal composition in the form of glass powder for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC).    ADVANTAGE - The seal composition exhibits little or no degradation from contact with the fuel or ambient gases.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of forming a seal comprising providing boron oxide and phosphorus oxide free glass powder composition comprising first and second alkaline earth metal oxides; heating the composition to sinter glass particles of the glass powder; continuing heating the composition to initiate crystallization from surfaces of the glass particles and to form a crystalline matrix comprising a first ternary aluminosilicate surrounding glass cores; and further continuing heating the composition to form a glass ceramic seal comprising second ternary aluminosilicate crystals in the glass cores enclosed by the crystalline matrix, where the second ternary aluminosilicate has a different composition than the first ternary aluminosilicate crystals; and    (2) a glass ceramic seal comprising silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate; and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores, where the seal is boron oxide and phosphorus oxide free.
NOVELTY - The method involves texturizing a surface of a substrate (10) to form peaks (17) and valleys (19). An antireflective coating (16) is formed over the surface and deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. A portion of the surface in the formed valleys is not covered by the formed antireflective coating. A doping material i.e. phosphorus, is diffused into the uncovered portion of the surface. An electrically conductive material is deposited on the uncovered portion of the surface. The substrate is heated to a desired temperature.    USE - Method for forming electrically conductive paths on a surface of a crystalline solar cell i.e. photovoltaic silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method rapidly and easily forms the electrically conductive paths on the surface of the crystalline solar cell without the need for patterning.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side cross-sectional view of a crystalline silicon substrate with gridlines formed on a textured front surface.    Crystalline silicon substrate (10)    N-type emitter region (12)    P-n junction (14)    Substrate front surface (15)    Antireflective coating (16)    Peaks (17)    Contact points (18)    Valleys (19)
NOVELTY - The sequence of layers made of semiconductor material are deposited at top surfaces of semiconductor substrates (201,303) made of germanium and sapphire, to form solar sub-cells. The bond layers are formed at top surfaces of sequence of layers. The sequences of layers are formed at the surfaces of the semiconductor substrates to form tunnel diodes. The solar sub-cells are mounted by adjoining the bond layers. The graded interlayer is compositionally graded to match the middle and lower sub-cells.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell such as inverted metamorphic multi-junction type solar cell (claimed) for use in space application and terrestrial solar power application.    ADVANTAGE - The solar sub-cells formed by deposition of sequence of layers at semiconductor substrates, are mounted by adjoining bond layers. Hence the multi-junction type solar cells can be manufactured with different band gap ranges. The photogenerated current at each solar sub-cell can be used effectively to improve the operational efficiency of the multi-junction type solar cell. The solar cells are lightly doped for improving the sensitivity, and are heavily doped to shorten the recombination time, so that the radiative durability of solar cell to produce light is improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for multi-junction type solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the solar cell.    Contact layer (104)    Window layer (105)    Semiconductor substrates (201,303)    Adhesive material (302)    Grid line (501)
NOVELTY - A gold layer (i) is deposited on a silica substrate (i). The gold layer (i) is annealed to form regions that are configured to act as catalyst and nucleation sites for gallium nitride growth. Then, gallium-magnesium alloy deposition process is performed to form p-type gallium nitride column on the gold layer (i).    USE - Method for growing gallium nitride nanocolumn used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The manufacture of a highly-efficient and durable InGaN-based photovoltaic device is carried out economically.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of high-efficiency triple junction solar cell.
NOVELTY - The battery (100) has an impurity doping semiconductor layer (130) formed on an intrinsic semiconductor layer (120). A transparent electrode (140) is formed on a side of a semiconductor substrate (110), and a back side electrode (150) is formed on another side of the substrate. The intrinsic semiconductor layer is formed with a material placed between silicon oxy nitride and silicon oxycarbide. The substrate is formed with the material placed between single-crystal silicon and poly-crystal silicon. A collector electrode (160) is formed on the transparent electrode.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery reduces the crystal defect in an interface of the single-crystal silicon and amorphous silicon, and improves photoelectric efficiency. The battery has improved plasma discharge efficiency and thin film deposition rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a solar battery.    Solar battery (100)    Semiconductor substrate (110)    Intrinsic semiconductor layer (120)    Impurity doping semiconductor layer (130)    Transparent electrode (140)    Back side electrode (150)    Collector electrode (160)
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a photocatalytic coating surface (4) formed on a front side of a reinforced glass sheet (2). A panel (3) is installed in a rear side of the reinforced glass sheet. Titanium oxide is thinly coated on the photocatalytic coating surface.    USE - Solar battery for electric power production.    ADVANTAGE - The titanium oxide is coated on the photocatalytic coating surface so that the solar battery has self-cleaning function. The solar battery facilitates electric power production in an efficient manner, and has high durability and heat resistance effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar battery.    Solar battery (1)    Reinforced glass sheet (2)    Panel (3)    Photocatalytic coating surface (4)
NOVELTY - Composition (I) comprises a poly(3-substituted thiophene), which is present at at least 70% of monocapped with alkenyl or alkynyl end group.    USE - (I) is useful in optical, electronic, semiconducting, electroluminescent, photovoltaic, light emitting diode, organic light emitting diode, periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges, sensors, transistors, batteries, flat screen displays, organic lighting, printed electronics, nonlinear optical materials, dimmable windows, radio frequency identification tags, fuel cells, and others.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) making the poly(3-substituted thiophene) comprising (i) preparing a poly(3-substituted thiophene) precursor; and (ii) reacting the precursor with an alkenyl or alkynyl reagent;    (2) a regioregular polythiophene comprising aryl end groups with protecting group substituents, where the polythiophene is di-capped with the aryl end groups with protecting group substituents; and    (3) a block copolymer composition comprising: (i) a regioregular polythiophene block, (ii) an atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) polymer block and (iii) a dopant; and component (i); (iia) a radical polymerization polymer block; and component (iii), where the block copolymer composition has a conductivity of at least 4 S/cm when doped with iodine and prepared with a film thickness of at least 500 nm, where the block copolymer is prepared by subjecting (I) to atom transfer radical polymerization.
NOVELTY - The battery has a focusing apparatus for absorbing incoming sunlight. Two photoelectric transformation layers change the sunlight into an electric signal. The focusing apparatus made of glass is arranged between the photoelectric transformation layers, and focuses the sunlight such that the sunlight passing through one of the photoelectric transformation layers faces the other photoelectric transformation layer. A lens is arranged in an upper side of the latter photoelectric transformation layer.    USE - Solar battery for converting solar energy into power.    ADVANTAGE - The battery dissipates heat, thus improving reliability of the battery. The battery avoids decrease of open circuit voltage, thus preventing efficiency deterioration. The battery can absorb the sunlight, thus increasing efficiency of the battery. The battery reduces the generation of chromatic aberration. The focusing apparatus is made of glass, so that the battery can be easily used. The battery can be manufactured by using low-cost germanium substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar battery.
NOVELTY - Silicon-containing solids microstructuring and passivation involves guiding a fluid jet over area of solid, where the fluid jet contains precursor for passivation of the solid surface. A laser jet is coupled in the fluid jet, where the solid surface is heated locally by the laser jet and is partially structured in sectional manner. Free surface connections formed by the structuring are saturated by the precursor. A passivation layer is made of silicon nitrides, silicon oxides or silicon carbides at the structured areas of the solid surface.    USE - Method for simultaneous microstructuring and passivation of silicon-containing solids, preferably silicon solar cells (claimed) and for manufacturing solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon-containing solids microstructuring and passivation method provides microstructuring and passivation of the silicon-containing solids in a simple and controllable manner.
NOVELTY - A composition containing compound (11) having 2 or more episulfide groups in molecule, sulfur-containing compound (12) having 1 or more thiol group in molecule, inorganic compound (13) having sulfur atom(s) and selenium atom(s), and internal mold release agent (14), is polymerized, subjected to preliminary reaction until precipitating with recrystallization is completed, and cooled. Thus plastic lens is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of plastic lens. Uses include but are not limited to eyeglass lens and camera lens for preventing reflection in dust-proof glass, dust-proof quartz crystal, condenser lens, prism, optical disk, display, solar cell and optical isolator.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides plastic lens having high refractive index and release property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show schematic views illustrating manufacture of plastic lens.    Compound (11)    Sulfur-containing compound (12)    Inorganic compound (13)    Internal mold release agent (14)    Curable composition (L)
NOVELTY - An alcohol solution is provided to a solar cell module consisting of a light-receiving-surface protective layer formed by direct vapor-deposition of a light-reception protective material on a photovoltaic cell, a photovoltaic cell, a sealing material layer, and a back-surface protective layer. The sealing material layer contains ethylene-type zinc ionomer composition containing unsaturated carboxylic acid (1 %mass or more). The layers and cell are then separated and collected.    USE - Separation-and-recovery of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables easy separation-and-recovery of light-receiving-surface protective layer, sealing material layer, and back-surface protective layer of solar cell modules.
NOVELTY - Laminated body comprises anchor-coat layer (20) which contains greater than or equal to 50 mass% of polyacrylic resins, hard-coat layer (30) which contains greater than or equal to 50 mass% of (meth)acryl resin reacted and hardened with UV ray or electron beam, and barriering thin film layer (40) which consists of inorganic compounds which are laminated on a base material (10).    USE - Laminated body used as protective material of solar cell back surface protection sheet or organic electroluminescent display.    ADVANTAGE - Economically manufactured and has excellent weather resistance and moisture resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the laminated body.    Base material (10)    Anchor-coat layer (20)    Hard-coat layer (30)    Barriering thin film layer (40)
NOVELTY - A modifier (18L,18R) is flat-shaped modifier having combustion gas path (80L,80R) penetrated at back surface from surface, arranged in vertical direction and horizontal direction. The modifier reforms mixed gas containing mixture of hydrocarbon type fuel gas and water vapor, into reformed gas containing hydrogen. The mixed gas flowing inside modifier is heated and reformed into reformed gas, when combustion gas is passed along surface and back surface.    USE - Modifier is used for electric power generating apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The modifier has improved reformation efficiency and suppressed temperature variation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electric power generating apparatus (10).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of electric power generating apparatus.    Electric power generating apparatus (10)    Fuel cell (12)    Modifiers (18L,18R)    Chambers (44-48)    Fins (54,56)    Combustion gas paths (80L,80R)
NOVELTY - A indium oxide which carries out solid solution substitution of 1 or more types of element or compound of alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal, rare-earth metal, transition metal and/or nitrogen, is heated at 10-250 degrees C with temperature increase rate of 0.0001-0.1 degrees C/second and crystallized, to manufacture oxide semiconductor.    USE - Manufacture of oxide semiconductor used for field-effect transistor, light-emitting diode, thermo-element and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides oxide semiconductor which has p-type conduction effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for oxide semiconductor.
NOVELTY - A corrosion-resistant component (1) has a surface layer (4) formed on the surface of an intermediate layer (3) which is formed on the surface of a base material (2). The intermediate layer consists of gadolinium oxide.    USE - Corrosion-resistant component like electrostatic chuck, heater, gas-dispersion plate, baffle plate, baffle ring, shower ring, high-frequency transmission window, infrared transmission window, monitoring window, susceptor, clamp ring, focus ring, shadow ring, insulation ring, lift pin for supporting dummy wafer and semiconductor wafer, bellows cover, cooling plate, upper electrode, lower electrode, chamber, bell-jar, domes and inner wall materials are used for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, flat panel display manufacturing apparatus and solar cell manufacturing apparatus (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The corrosion-resistant component has excellent corrosion-resistant property. The intermediate layer has improved adhesiveness with the surface layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of corrosion-resistant component.    Corrosion-resistant component (1)    Base material (2)    Intermediate layer (3)    Surface layer (4)
NOVELTY - A corrosion-resistant component (1) has oxide film (4) which is formed on oxide film (3) formed on base material (2). The oxide film (3) contains different material compared to material contained in oxide film (4).    USE - Corrosion-resistant component like electrostatic chuck, heater, gas-dispersion plate, baffle plate, baffle ring, shower ring, high-frequency transmission window, infrared transmission window, monitoring window, susceptor, clamp ring, focus ring, shadow ring, insulation ring, lift pin for supporting dummy wafer and semiconductor wafer, bellows cover, cooling plate, upper electrode, lower electrode, chamber, bell-jar, domes and inner wall materials are used for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, flat panel display manufacturing apparatus and solar cell manufacturing apparatus (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The corrosion-resistant component has excellent durability when used in halogen-type corrosive gas and halogen-type gas plasma environments.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of corrosion-resistant component.    Corrosion-resistant component (1)    Base material (2)    Oxide films (3,4)    Contact portion (7)
NOVELTY - A corrosion-resistant component has a gadolinium oxide film formed on a base material. The gadolinium oxide film has purity of 99.9%.    USE - Corrosion-resistant component e.g. electrostatic chuck, heater, gas dispersion plate, baffle plate, baffle ring, shower ring, high-frequency transmission window, infrared ray transmission window, watching window, susceptor, clamp ring, focus ring, shadow ring, insulating ring, lift pin for supporting dummy wafer and semiconductor wafer, bellows cover, cooling plate, upper electrode, lower electrode and chamber, bell jar, domes and its internal wall materials, used in semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, flat panel display manufacturing apparatus and solar cell manufacturing apparatus (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The corrosion-resistant component has reduced generation of particle in plasma environment. The adhesion strength of gadolinium oxide film to the substrate is high.
NOVELTY - An anti-static laminated polyester film has application layer, on greater than or equal to 1 surface of polyester film, consists of 20-70 wt% nonionic acrylic type copolymer (A), 15-60 wt% antistatic agent (B) which contains monomer component (a) and 0.5-25 wt% composition (C) which contains surfactant with polyoxyalkylene phenyl ether in which the side chain of phenyl group is substituted with substituents containing an aromatic ring.    USE - Anti-static laminated polyester film for magnetic card e.g. telephone card or pre-paid card, integrated circuit (IC) card, electronic material, graphic material, platemaking film, overhead projector (OHP) film, packaging film, label, dummy can or solar cell back sheet.    ADVANTAGE - External appearance is favorable and is environment-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An anti-static laminated polyester film has application layer, on greater than or equal to 1 surface of polyester film, consists of 20-70 wt% nonionic acrylic type copolymer (A), 15-60 wt% antistatic agent (B) which contains monomer component (a) of formula -CHR1-C(CONHR3-N+(R4)(R5)-R6)R2- (Y-) (1) and 0.5-25 wt% composition (C) which contains surfactant with polyoxyalkylene phenyl ether in which the side chain of phenyl group is substituted with substituents containing an aromatic ring.    R1, R2=H or CH3;    R3=2-10C alkylene group;    R4, R5=1-5C saturated hydrocarbon group,;    R6=2-10C hydroxy alkylene group or H; and    Y-=halogen ion, mono or poly alkyl halide ion, nitrate ion, sulfate ion, alkyl sulfate ion, sulfonate ion or alkyl sulfonate ion.
NOVELTY - An optical element (5) comprises optical components (2,4) both having light transmittance, and a joining film (3) for joining optical components. The joining film has silicon structure having random atomic structure including siloxane bonding (Si-O), and leaving group coupled with silicon structure, and is formed by plasma polymerization method. The joining film has a portion in which refractory index is continuously or intermittently changed along thickness direction.    USE - Optical element. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, optical lens, diffraction grating, optical filter, guard plate, optical disk, liquid crystal display element, organic electroluminescent element, electrophoretic display element, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The optical element has excellent light resistance and optical characteristics, and is easily manufactured with favorable dimensional accuracy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An optical element comprises optical components (2,4) both having light transmittance, and a joining film for joining optical components. The joining film has silicon structure having random atomic structure including siloxane bonding (Si-O), and leaving group coupled with silicon structure, and is formed by plasma polymerization method. Energy is applied to at least one portion of joining film, and optical components are joined with adhesiveness of joining film when leaving group existing in surface of joining film is desorbed from silicon structure. The joining film has a portion in which refractory index is continuously or intermittently changed along thickness direction. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of optical element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating manufacture of optical element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Optical components (2,4)    Joining film (3)    Optical element (5)
NOVELTY - A transparent electroconductive laminated material consists of transparent conductive layer laminated on base material by dry type plating method, and porous zinc oxide layer adsorbed with dye laminated on the conductive layer, by wet plating method. The base material is polymeric resin film, plastic board or glass plate. The transparent conductive layer contains gallium, indium, aluminum, tin, antimony and/or boron or its oxide doped zinc oxide.    USE - Transparent electroconductive laminated material for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed) used for photovoltaic power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent electroconductive laminated material provides dye-sensitized solar cell having high photoelectric conversion efficiency. The compactness of the zinc oxide layer is improved by using metal or its oxide doped zinc oxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the transparent electroconductive laminated material; and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - The panel (1) has grid-like insulating film (3) that is adhered to indium tin oxide (ITO) film (40) and aluminum vapor deposition layer (30) respectively. A solar cell unit (4) has electric power generation layer (80), which is provided between the ITO film and the vapor deposition layer and is divided into several cells so that each cell is blocked between the ITO film and the vapor deposition layer. A bus wiring (2) is positioned in region facing the insulation film adhered to the ITO film.    USE - Electronic panel e.g. solar cell panel for generating electric power.    ADVANTAGE - The electric power generation efficiency can be improved, and the deterioration of characteristic of the electric power generation layer can be prevented reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structural and sectional views of the electronic panel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electronic panel (1)    Bus wiring (2)    Insulation film (3)    Solar cell unit (4)    Aluminum vapor deposition layer (30)    ITO film (40)    Electric power generation layer (80)
NOVELTY - Solar cell back sheet (1) is obtained by sequentially laminating fluorine resin outer layer (10), gas-barrier transparent vapor deposition film (20) and fluorine resin inner layer (30). The fluorine resin outer layer and fluorine resin inner layer contain ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer having carbonyl group in polymer chain terminal or side chain.    USE - Solar cell back sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed) for photovoltaic power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell back sheet is economical and has excellent weather resistance and durability. The solar cell module formed using solar cell back sheet has excellent durability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of solar cell back sheet.    Solar cell back sheet (1)    Fluorine resin outer layer (10)    Gas-barrier transparent vapor deposition film (20)    Fluorine resin inner layer (30)
NOVELTY - The substrate conveying apparatus has suction pad (25) for mounting substrate (1) on film forming plate (17) conveyed into chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus. A heating unit heats upper center region of substrate mounted on the plate, by using high temperature gas such as air and nitrogen.    USE - Apparatus for conveying substrate for formation of film e.g. silicon nitride film, to chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus for use in manufacture of solar cell element and LCD.    ADVANTAGE - Since upper center region of substrate mounted on the film forming plate is heated by using high temperature gas, upper surface of substrate is heated equal to that of lower surface whose temperature is raised by heat from the heated film forming plate. Hence curvature of the substrate conveyed in CVD apparatus, due to temperature difference in upper and lower surfaces can be prevented. Deviation of substrate from the film forming plate can be prevented hence high quality film can be formed on substrate stably and reliably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for substrate manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the side views illustrating the operation of substrate conveying apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Film forming plate (17)    Suction movable portion (23)    Suction pad (25)    Drive shaft (29)
NOVELTY - A laminate consists of an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene film layer (100) having a mean molecular weight of 1 million or more, provided at the surface contacting filler (2) of weather-resistant material (10).    USE - Laminate is used for back-surface protective materials of solar cells e.g. crystalline silicon solar cell and amorphous silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The laminate has excellent gas-barrier property with respect to water vapor and oxygen, heat resistance, weather resistance, durability, economical efficiency, workability, blocking resistance, flame retardance, light resistance, water resistance, chemical resistance, contamination resistance, optical property, hydrolysis resistance, preservability, and adhesiveness. The laminate can be manufactured with high productivity. Components, such as filler, inside the solar cell module are maintained. The laminate has a simple structure. The gas-barrier film prevents damage of deposited thin film of inorganic oxide by post-processing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the laminate.    Filler (2)    Back-surface protective material (4)    Weather-resistant base material (9)    Weather-resistant material (10)    Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene film layer (100)
NOVELTY - A solar cell back sheet (1) has 2 or more weather-resistance base films (10) and adhesive application layer (20) whose innermost surface sticks with filler is colored using white pigment having titanium oxide as main component.    USE - Solar cell back sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed) for photovoltaic power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell back sheet is economical and has excellent weather-resistance, moisture resistance, light reflection property, light diffusivity, heat resistance, adhesiveness and workability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of solar cell back sheet.    Solar cell back sheet (1)    Weather-resistance base film (10)    Adhesive application layer (20)
NOVELTY - The tray (20) has a substrate mounting plate (21) having a recessed portion (21c) for accommodating a processed substrate (24). A plate conveyance holder (22) holds the periphery portion of the substrate mounting plate from the lower side at the time of conveying the substrate mounting plate. A cover plate (23) is provided on top of the plate conveyance holder for covering the protruding periphery portion of the substrate mounting plate.    USE - Tray for vapor phase growth apparatus for manufacture of compound semiconductor material for manufacture of LED, semiconductor laser device, solar device and high speed device.    ADVANTAGE - The contamination of the tray and susceptor is prevented by reliably preventing the penetration of reactive gas from the clearance gap between the substrate mounting plate and the plate conveyance holder. The operation rate is improved by making the maintenance interval long by preventing the contamination of the plate conveyance holder upper surface by reactive gas. The reduction of the film formation effective area of the substrate is prevented by not covering the substrate with the cover plate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) vapor phase growth apparatus; and    (2) vapor phase epitaxy method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the structure of the tray installed in the susceptor and the conveyance of the tray.    Tray (20)    Substrate mounting plate (21)    Recessed portion (21c)    Plate conveyance holder (22)    Cover plate (23)    Substrate (24)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a detector that outputs an abnormal signal, when the terminal voltage of lithium ion cell falls below a threshold value. A controller performs diagnosis of gas generated from the battery, when the abnormal signal is obtained from the detector, during the discharge operation of the battery. The rise in the terminal voltage of the lithium ion cell is controlled, when the discharge operation of the battery is switched to the charging operation.    USE - Apparatus for determining abnormality of battery e.g. lithium ion battery used as auxiliary power supply in vehicle e.g. car (both claimed) and hybrid vehicle. Can also be used in determining abnormality of secondary battery such as nickel hydrogen battery, capacitor and square-shaped battery used in electric vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The emission of gas from the battery can be diagnosed correctly and reliably at low cost, by using a simple technique.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the process for diagnosing gas generated from the battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A bi-axial stretching polyethylene-terephthalate type-resin film has thickness spots of 0.5-2%, and number of flaw of not greater than 10/m2.    USE - A bi-axial stretching polyethylene-terephthalate type-resin film used for bi-axial stretching polyethylene-terephthalate type-resin film roll (claimed). Can also be used for base film of touch panel, transparent conductive film for electroluminescence, crushing prevention film of cathode ray tube, or film for back sheets of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film has small thickness spots, favorable planarity, and few flaw which become optical fault.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of bi-axial stretching polyethylene-terephthalate type-resin film.
NOVELTY - Biaxially oriented polyester film comprises 0.25-20 wt.% (based on the weight of the film) of a hydrolysis stabilizer based on epoxidized fatty acid esters and/or epoxidized fatty acid glyceride, and chain extender.    USE - The polyester film is useful in outdoor applications, ribbon cables, back laminates of solar panels and in electrical insulation applications (claimed). The polyester film is useful in gazing, film capacitors, cable sheathing, and engine-protection films.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has hydrolysis resistant. The polyester film is stable and achieves high viscosity without occurring significant extent gels. The polyester film is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing the polyester film, comprising extruding the composition of the film corresponding melts by a flat nozzle, quenching the resultant film for solidifying on one or more rolls (cooling roll) as large amorphous prefilm, and reheating, biaxially stretching (orienting), thermofixing and rolling the film.
NOVELTY - Biaxially oriented polyester film containing a chain extender and its production method.    USE - The polyester film is useful in outdoor field, ribbon cables, back laminate of solar modules and in electrical insulation field (claimed). The polyester film is useful in gazing, film capacitors, cable sheathing, and engine-protection films.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has hydrolysis resistance. The polyester film is stable and achieves high viscosity without occurring significant extent gels. The polyester film has good manufacturability and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing the polyester film, comprising extruding the composition of the film corresponding melts by a flat nozzle, quenching the resultant film for solidifying on one or more rolls (cooling roll) as large amorphous prefilm, and reheating, biaxially stretching (orienting), thermofixing and rolling the film.
NOVELTY - A titanium dioxide paste is prepared by adding nanometer titanium dioxide powder into water, uniformly mixing, and adding acid; mixing with dispersant and emulsifier, adding pore-forming material and powder glazing agent, and ultrasonically crushing to obtain aqueous paste; heating, condensing, and mixing solid product and carrier; adding aqueous paste condensed solid product into absolute ethyl alcohol, grinding, and heating; and mixing ground solid product with carrier, rolling, and sealing oily paste.    USE - Method of preparing titanium dioxide paste for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The product provides thin film with large specific surface area, excellent film reforming properties and long-term stability of paste, high adhesive attraction to glass, and no layer division and aggregation phenomena.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of titanium dioxide paste involves:    (A) adding nanometer titanium dioxide powder (6-36 mass%) into water (60-90 mass%), uniformly mixing, and adding acid (0.15-0.5 mass%);    (B) mixing with dispersant (0.01-0.3 mass%) and emulsifier (0.01-0.2 mass%) for 10 minutes, adding pore-forming material (0.05-0.5 mass%) and powder glazing agent (0.125-3.15 mass%), and ultrasonically crushing for 20 minutes to obtain aqueous paste;    (C) heating, condensing, and mixing solid product (15-25 mass%) and carrier to obtain titanium dioxide paste;    (D) adding aqueous paste condensed solid product into absolute ethyl alcohol, grinding for 1 hour, adding cellulose into additive, mixing to prepare carrier, and heating at 60 degrees C for 2 hours until carrier is semi-transparent; and    (E) mixing ground solid product with carrier, rolling for 30 minutes, and sealing oily paste.    The carrier comprises cellulose (5-15 mass%) and additive (60-80 mass%).
NOVELTY - The solar cell has an electrode structure provided on a semiconductor substrate, where the semiconductor substrate is a mono-crystalline silicon substrate, polycrystalline silicon substrate, or gallium arsenide substrate. The electrode structure is provided with multiple bus electrodes and multiple finger-shaped electrodes that are arranged on two dies of the bus electrodes. The bus electrodes are arranged on the substrate at intervals. Each finger-shaped electrode is provided with two ends, where one of the ends of the finger-shaped electrode is connected to one of the bus electrodes.    USE - Solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - A positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) silica-based membrane solar cell comprises positive (P) layer, an intrinsic (I) layer, dielectric passivation layer and negative (N) layer of core PIN junction of silica-based membrane solar cell sequentially deposited on transparent conductive glass using hot-wire chemical vapor-phase deposition method.    USE - Positive-intrinsic-negative silica-based membrane solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation of PIN silica-based membrane solar cell comprising depositing P layer, I layer, dielectric passivation layer and N layer of core PIN junction of silica-based membrane solar cell on transparent conductive glass using hot-wire chemical vapor-phase deposition method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the positive-intrinsic-negative silica-based membrane solar cell.
NOVELTY - Multilayer film (10, 20, 30) comprises: a barrier layer; and an adhesive layer underlying the barrier layer, where the adhesive layer comprises a block copolymer forming two or more different domains.    USE - (I) is useful: in the encapsulation structure; and as a substrate in a device (all claimed). (I) is useful for encapsulating organic photoconductors, photorefractive devices, charge coupled devices, photochromic devices, photodiodes, solar cells, and other devices.    ADVANTAGE - (I) is highly flexible. (I) has good gas and moisture barrier properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) producing multilayer film (I), comprising: dissolving a block copolymer having a soft block repeat unit and a hydrophilic third block repeat unit in a solvent to form a solution, where the soft block repeat unit is a first block repeat unit having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 50 degrees C or less, a second block repeat unit having a Tg of 50-150 degrees C, and/or a surface energy of 30-50 mN/m, coating the solution on a substrate (101) to form an adhesive layer having two or more different domains, and forming a barrier layer on the adhesive layer; and    (2) an encapsulation structure (200) comprising a substrate, a light-emitting member (103) formed on the substrate, and (I) encapsulating the light-emitting member.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view of encapsulation structures using the multilayer films.    Multilayer film (10, 20, 30)    Substrate (101)    Adhesive sheet (107)    Light-emitting member (103)    Encapsulation structure. (200)
NOVELTY - Formation of diode comprises preparing a first region (24, 28) comprising an organic material doped with an immobile dopant, where organic material is selected from conjugated molecule, oligomer, or polymer; and preparing a second region (26) in contact with the first region, comprising a semiconductor selected from doped inorganic semiconductor or organic material doped with immobile dopant.    USE - The method is for forming diode i.e. organic diode. Uses include but are not limited to photodiodes for sensing light or radiation, transistors (20) or other semiconductor devices, organic solar cells, or photovoltaic cells.    ADVANTAGE - Stable organic p-n junctions can be prepared and used in diodes and other devices by designing doping agents and fabrication methods that take into account factors that control mobility of the dopant in the organic matrix and solubilities of doping agent, organic matrix, and doped organic matrix in processing solvents.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view of organic transistor.    Transistors (20)    Electrode (21, 23, 25)    First region (24, 28)    Second region (26)    Insulating substrate (29)
NOVELTY - Mixed oxides catalysts comprise (wt.%) manganese oxide (MnO) (35-56), copper oxide (CuO) (19-31), and rare-earth metal oxides including lanthanum oxide (La2O3) and neodymium oxide (Nd2O3) (20-37).    USE - Mixed oxides catalysts are used for combustion of volatile organic compounds present in gaseous effluents; decomposition of nitrogen protoxide to nitrogen and oxygen, present in gaseous effluents from nitric acid and adipic acid plants; combustion of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methane off gases from anode in fuel cells; purification of gases exiting reactors for solid-state polycondensation of aromatic polyester resins; and catalytic combustion of hydrocarbons in burners of thermal power stations for generating electricity. The purification is carried out using stoichiometric amount of oxygen required for combustion of impurities to carbon dioxide and water (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalysts exhibit high thermal stability and high activity even after aging at high temperatures; and do not require industrial preparation of more than one step impregnation after impregnation with lanthanum nitrate solution.
NOVELTY - A nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivative (I) is new.    USE - New nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivative is used for hole injection material, hole-transport material, luminescent material, electron injection material and electron transport material for organic electroluminescent element for apparatus (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to backlight of display device, illuminating device, printer light source, liquid crystal display device, organic solar cell and organic-semiconductor material.    ADVANTAGE - The organic electroluminescent element formed using the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivative has high intensity and luminous efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivative of formula (I) is new.    R1-R4=H, 6-60C aryl, 5-60C heteroaryl, 1-50C alkyl, 3-50C cycloalkyl, 1-50C haloalkyl, 6-60C aryloxycarbonyl, 1-50C alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, 6-60C arylcarbonyl, 1-50C alkylcarbonyl, 6-60C arylsulfonyl, 1-50C alkylsulfonyl, 6-60C arylsulfinyl, or 1-50C alkylsulfinyl (all optionally substituted), halo, cyano, or nitro;    or R1+R2,R3+R4=ring;and    R5,R6=6-60C aryl, 5-60C heteroaryl, 1-50C alkyl, 3-50C cycloalkyl or 1-50C haloalkyl (all optionally substituted).    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic electroluminescent element, which has a layer or multiple-layered organic layer clamped between cathode and anode. At least 1 layer of organic layers contains nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivative; and    (2) apparatus, which has organic electroluminescent element.
NOVELTY - A photoelectrochemical cell (10) has an electrolyte layer (3) provided between a counter electrode (4) and a light reception electrode (5). The light reception electrode contains visible light or infrared absorption compound (21) and semiconductor fine particles (22). The visible light or infrared absorption compound is chosen from phthalocyanine or naphthalocyanine type-compound (I), dimonium type-compound (II), squarylium type-compound (IV), polymethine type-compound (V) and metal complex (VI).    USE - Photoelectrochemical cell is used in photosensor, copier and photovoltaic apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectrochemical cell has high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectrochemical cell has an electrolyte layer provided between a counter electrode and a light reception electrode consisting of semiconductor layer, in which sensitizing dye is adsorbed. The light reception electrode contains visible light or infrared absorption compound and sensitized semiconductor fine particles. The visible light or infrared absorption compound is chosen from phthalocyanine or naphthalocyanine type-compound of formula (I), dimonium type-compound of formula (II), squarylium type-compound of formula (IV), polymethine type-compound of formula (V) and metal complex of formula (VI).    M=metal, metal oxide or halogenated metal;    R1-R24,R37-R56=H or substituent, at least one is -COOH group, and R1,R4,R5,R8,R9,R12,R13 and/or R16 is -X-R100;    X=oxygen or sulfur;    R100=aliphatic or aromatic group;    X-=anion;and    Y1-Y4=sulfur, oxygen or NH.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of photoelectrochemical cell.    Semiconductor layer (2)    Electrolyte layer (3)    Counter electrode (4)    Light reception electrode (5)    Photoelectrochemical cell (10)    Visible light or infrared absorption compound (21)    Semiconductor fine particles (22)
NOVELTY - Alkoxysilane (I) is subjected to disproportionation reaction in gaseous phase in the presence of catalyst and catalytic activation agent containing alkali metal fluoride, to obtain monosilane and tetraalkoxysilane.    USE - Manufacture of monosilane and tetraalkoxysilane used as precursor material for manufacturing silicon compound. The monosilane is used for manufacturing solar cell, semiconductor, amorphous-silicon photosensitive material, and various ceramic materials. The tetraalkoxysilane is used for manufacturing optical fiber, photomask and sealing material for integrated circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The monosilane and tetraalkoxysilane are manufactured efficiently in gaseous phase without using solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Alkoxysilane of formula: HnSi(OR)4-n (I) is subjected to disproportionation reaction in gaseous phase in the presence of catalyst and catalytic activation agent containing alkali metal fluoride, to obtain monosilane and tetraalkoxysilane.    R=1-6C alkyl;and    n=1-3.
NOVELTY - The cell has a semiconductor bulk layer with a semiconductor-based light absorbing material for absorbing photons and generating electrons using a photovoltaic effect. A backside structure (150) contacts a semiconductor substrate region of the bulk layer. A semiconductor-oxide-nitride-oxide charge storage layer structure (164) of the backside structure is programmed electrically to eliminate backside losses due to recombination of photo-generated minority charge carriers created by incident sunlight in the substrate region.    USE - Photovoltaic solar cell i.e. backside semiconductor-oxide-nitride-oxide silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor-oxide-nitride-oxide charge storage layer structure of the backside structure is programmed electrically to eliminate backside losses due to recombination of photo-generated minority charge carriers created by the incident sunlight in the semiconductor substrate region, thus greatly improving solar cell efficiency gains. The cell is highly efficient, ultra-thin, semiconductor solar cell to be manufactured at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for forming a vent window structure in a backside of a photovoltaic solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a vent window structure in a backside semiconductor-oxide-nitride-oxide silicon solar cell.    Backside structure (150)    Oxide layers (162, 166)    Silicon nitride charge storage layer (164)    Backside contact (170)    Base contact (172)    Vent hole or window (410)
NOVELTY - The method comprises contacting a linker precursor comprising a first functional group and a second functional group to a metal oxide (104), exposing the linker precursor change to UV light, and reacting a dye molecule or a biomolecule with the second functional group. The first functional group covalently binds to the metal oxide via a UV light induced reaction, and comprises a carbon-carbon double bond and a carbon-carbon triple bond. The second functional group is protected or un-protected amine group or carboxyl group.    USE - The method is useful for functionalizing a metal oxide including doped or undoped titanium oxide, tin oxide, zinc oxide or zirconium oxide (claimed), where the metal oxide is useful for biosensors and dye sensitized solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of easily, economically and rapidly functionalizing the strong and stable metal oxide with long shelf life, high density, and good thermal and chemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises contacting a linker precursor comprising a first functional group and a second functional group to a metal oxide, exposing the linker precursor change to UV light, and reacting a dye molecule or a biomolecule with the second functional group. The first functional group covalently binds to the metal oxide via a UV light induced reaction, and comprises a carbon-carbon double bond and a carbon-carbon triple bond. The second functional group is protected or unprotected amine group or carboxyl group. The metal oxide comprises a nanocrystalline, porous structure, and a non-porous structure, and is disposed over the surface of a substrate. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a functionalized metal oxide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a method for forming functionalized metal oxide.    Alkene (100)    Metal oxide (104)    Linker molecule. (108)
NOVELTY - An electrode (120) has a conductor (121) and n-type semiconductor layer (122) to which light is irradiated to generate hydrogen. Size of band edge levels of conduction band and valence band in surface vicinity region of semiconductor layer is larger than that of junction surface vicinity region between semiconductor layer and conductor. Fermi level of junction surface vicinity region of semiconductor layer is larger than that of surface vicinity region of semiconductor layer. Fermi level of conductor is larger than that of junction surface vicinity region of semiconductor layer.    USE - Photoelectrochemical cell used in energy system e.g. domestic-use electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the charge separation of the electron and hole are produced by light excitation, the quantum efficiency of hydrogen produced due to irradiation of light on semiconductor layer, can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for energy system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the photoelectrochemical cell.    Photoelectrochemical cell (100)    Electrode (120)    Conductor (121)    Semiconductor layer (122)    Electrolyte (140)
NOVELTY - A white reflective film (1) has resin layers containing compound (A) having aromatic ring structures (I-V), and non-porous spherical particles, provided on surface(s) of white film (2).    USE - White reflective film is used for film for sealing solar cell module, and lamp reflector for backlight of edge-light-type system and backlight of direct system (all claimed) for liquid crystal display used in television and monitor.    ADVANTAGE - The white reflective film provides backlight with excellent brightness and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A white reflective film has resin layers containing compound (A) having aromatic ring structures of formulae (I-V), and non-porous spherical particles, provided on surface(s) of white film.    R1-R10=not defined.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) lamp reflector, which assigns to the light source side surface where the resin layer is laminated in the white reflective film;    (2) backlight of edge-light-type system, which assigns to the light source side surface where the resin layer is laminated in the white reflective film;    (3) backlight of direct system, which assigns to the light source side surface where the resin layer is laminated in the white reflective film; and    (4) film for sealing solar cell, which seals the solar cell module using white reflective film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of white reflective film having resin layer containing non-porous spherical particles.    White reflective film (1)    White film (2)    Resin layer containing compound (3)    Application layer containing compound (4)    Adhesive layer containing compound (5)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell light anode comprises transparent conductive substrate, nano-crystalline porous titanium dioxide thin film, and compact nano-crystalline zinc oxide thin film covered between transparent conductive substrate and nano-crystalline porous titanium dioxide thin film.    USE - A dye-sensitized solar cell light anode.    ADVANTAGE - The nano-crystalline zinc oxide thin film is pre-prepared on a conductive film as the middle layer, thus the bonding strength between the nano-crystalline porous thin film and the substrate is improved, the energy band structure of the n-type semiconductor zinc oxide is approximate to that of the titanium dioxide, and higher electron mobility and long service life can be realized.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing dye-sensitized solar cell light anode, comprising preparing the compact nano-crystalline zinc oxide thin film (100-600 nm) by mixing methyl ether acetate, propylene glycol monomethyl ether with monoethanol amine at 70 degrees C to form the sol, coating the seed solution on the conductive film of the transparent conductive substrate via the dipping-pulling, spin coating method, drying at less than or equal to 100 degrees C, and sintering at room temperature to 550 degrees C for 4-5 hours; and preparing nano-crystalline porous titanium dioxide thin film (5-50 mu m) by utilizing coating mixture comprising nano-titanium dioxide powder, ethyl cellulose and terpineol to the nano-crystalline zinc oxide thin film via the screen printing method, and sintering at room temperature to 500 degrees C for 2-3 hours.
NOVELTY - A cadmium telluride thin-film solar battery comprises a conductive layer substrate, which is deposited with cadmium sulfide layer, cadmium telluride layer, rich tellurium layer, back contact layer and back electrode. The substrate is soft substrate or rigid substrate, which is set with transparent conductive layer. The back electrode is nickel, aluminum or nickel aluminum alloy, where the back contact layer is zinc telluride or copper doped zinc telluride.    USE - Cadmium telluride thin-film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The cadmium telluride thin-film solar battery is producible in an eco-friendly manner without contacting human body with high-toxic cadmium and cadmium steam.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing cadmium telluride thin-film solar battery.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric transducer consists of asymmetrical binuclear metal complex dye, isoprene-type compound having isoprene structure and carboxyl group and semiconductor fine particles. The proton of carboxyl group of isoprene-type compound is optionally substituted by monovalent cation.    USE - Photoelectric transducer is used for photogalvanic cell (claimed) e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer has high initial stage photoelectric conversion efficiency, and is manufactured using reduced content of pigment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectric transducer consists of asymmetrical binuclear metal complex dye, isoprene-type compound having isoprene structure and carboxyl group and semiconductor fine particles. The proton of carboxyl group of isoprene-type compound is optionally substituted by monovalent cation. The asymmetrical binuclear metal complex dye is of formula: (L1)2M1(B'L)M2(L2)2(X)n.    M1,M2=transition metal;    L1,L2=chelate-type ligands coordinated in multiple positions;    X=counter-ion;    n=number of counter-ions required to neutralize the electric charge of complex;    B'L=crosslinking ligand having two or more cyclic structures containing heteroatom, and the coordinating atom coordinated to M1 and M2 is heteroatom contained in the cyclic structure;and    L1=substituent optionally fixed to semiconductor fine particle.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photogalvanic cell, which has the photoelectric transducer; and    (2) manufacture of photoelectric transducer, which involves immersing the semiconductor fine particles in a solution containing asymmetrical binuclear metal complex dye and isoprene-type compound having isoprene structure and carboxyl group.
NOVELTY - The system has a foldable supporting rod (3) that supports a side-frame (2) and a solar cell (1), where the solar cell is a copper-indium-gallium-selenium solar cell, amorphous silicon film solar cell, polysilicon film solar cell, cadmium telluride film solar cell, gallium arsenide film solar cell or a plastic solar cell. Current regulated by a controller (6) is input to a character style unit (9), and gravity of an end rope (12) locates a surface plate type kite (10) at a stable balancing state in air, where ascending/descending of the kite is controlled by operating a pull thread (11).    USE - Solar photovoltaic generation system for an illuminating device of a kite.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar photovoltaic generation system.    Solar cell (1)    Side-frame (2)    Foldable supporting rod (3)    Controller (6)    Character style unit (9)    Surface plate type kite (10)    Pull thread (11)    End rope (12)
NOVELTY - Conjugated polymer based on condensed-ring thiofuran and diazosulfide (I), is new.    USE - Compound (I) used as light capturing and electronic donor material in organic solar battery, hole-transmission material in organic field effect transistor, and luminescent material in organic LED (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Compound (I) has excellent sunlight capturing property and hole-transmission property. Compound (I) solution has good processing property, thermal stability, electric charge transmission property, and light absorption property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Conjugated polymer based on condensed-ring thiofuran and diazosulfide of formula (I) is new.    m=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;    n=5-200;    X=S, Si, C, or N;    R=n-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl, n-undecyl, or n-dodecyl;    R1=H, Me, Et, n-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl, n-undecyl, or n-dodecyl;and    R2=R1, 2-decyltetradecyl, 2,6-bis(isopropyl)phenyl, 3,4,5-tri(dodecoxy)phenyl, 3,4,5-(dodecoxy)phenylmethyl, or there is no substituent group at R2 position.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of compound (I).
NOVELTY - The connector (100) has a plug (12) comprising a plug body (16), a male connection (22) and a cable (24). A receptacle (14) comprising a receptacle body (40) and a receiver (42) is secured in electrical contact with a solar array. The plug mates with the receptacle to form an electrical connection, where the plug and the receptacle have a vertical profile equal to width of the cable. The receptacle body comprises a solder pad (60) that is electrically communicated with the solar array, where the plug and the receptacle are manufactured by an over-molding process.    USE - Low profile photovoltaic (LPPV) solar laminate connector for space restricted residential and commercial areas.    ADVANTAGE - The connector allows multiple photovoltaic solar arrays to be connected in low profile spaces easily. The solder pad is applied with epoxy or other seal or filling, thus preventing damage of the solder pad, and hence ensuring a secured connection between the solder pad and a foil.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a plug and receptacle of a low profile photovoltaic connector in an unmated position.    Plug (12)    Receptacle (14)    Plug body (16)    Male connection (22)    Cable (24)    Receptacle body (40)    Receiver (42)    Solder pad (60)    Low profile photovoltaic solar laminate connector (100)
NOVELTY - A curable resin composition contains vinyl polymer (A) containing hydrolyzable silyl group, titano siloxane compound (B) soluble in organic solvent, and organic solvent.    USE - Curable resin composition is used for anticorrosive paints, sealing agent, adhesive agent and coating material for forming coated material (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to two-wheeled motor vehicle, electric train, television, radio, refrigerator, washing machine, roof material, tiles, metal roof material, protective material of solar cell, metal wall material, metal window frame and inner-wall material.    ADVANTAGE - The coating material containing curable resin composition has excellent hardenability and durability. The coated material has excellent corrosion resistance and high refractive index.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) coating material, which contains curable resin composition; and    (2) coated material, which is obtained by coating the coating material.
NOVELTY - A liquid injector (104) comprises tube having opening(s) at one end, movable plunger inside tube with tip for forming seal with tube opening(s), and temperature control element, heat transfer fluid reservoir or heating unit coupled to tube.    USE - A liquid injector used for producing high purity metals including silicon for electronics and solar cell industries.    ADVANTAGE - The injector prevents formation of solid plug at nozzle tip when delivering liquid compound (108) into reactor (102), thus providing many reactor cycles with minimal operator intervention.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of high purity metal producing system.    Reactor (102)    Liquid injector (104)    Liquid compound (108)    Control signal line (112)    Controller (120)
NOVELTY - Aromatic and heteroaromatic poly-trifluoroborate compound (I), with the exception of potassium (perfluoro-1,2-phenylene)bis(trifluoroborate), is new.    USE - The poly-trifluoroborate compound (I) is useful in the electro-optical applications e.g. organic light emitting devices, organic photoconductors or organic solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Poly-boronic acids are converted to poly-trifluoroborates to avoid the anhydride formation at the room temperature, thus the polyaromatic and aromatic polyamines can be produced with better yield and purity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Aromatic and heteroaromatic poly-trifluoroborate compound of formula ((R)x-A-((B-)-F3X+)n) (I), with the exception of potassium (perfluoro-1,2-phenylene)bis(trifluoroborate), is new.    A = aromatic or heteroaromatic rings or ring systems, with the exception of 3,4,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,2-phenylene, which is optionally substituted with R;    x = 0-50, preferably 0-10;    R = H, 1-40C, preferably 1-15C alkyl (e.g. methyl, ethyl, propyl, iso-propyl or 2-ethylhexyl), 5-40C, preferably 5-25C aryl (e.g. phenyl, napthyl, anthracenyl or pyrenyl), 1-40C, preferably 1-15C alkoxy (e.g. methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy or 2-ethyl-hex-1-yl-oxy), halo (preferably F or Cl), CN, NO2 or SO2R1;    n = 2 or greater, preferably 2-6; and    X = alkali metal cation of Li, Na, K, Cs or a complex of organic cation e.g. tetraalkylammonium e.g. tetramethylammonium, tetrabutylammonium or trimethylbenzylammonium or tetraalkylphosphonium e.g. tetrabutylphosphonium, tetraoctylphosphonium, imminium salt e.g. bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium or pyrylium salts e.g. tri-tert-butylpyrylium, preferably alkali metal, preferably potassium, or tetraalkylammonium, preferably tetrabutylammonium), with the exception of 3,4,5,6-tetra-fluoro1,2-bis-trifluoroborate potassium.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing the poly-trifluoroborate compound (I).
NOVELTY - An aminated fullerene has greater than or equal to 6 hydroxyl containing cyclic sec. amino groups coupled with fullerene which may be substituted.    USE - An aminated fullerene for bioactive substance used for cosmetics, pharmaceutical and biomaterial, electronic conduction material, resin additive, and thin film. Uses include but are not limited to photoresist, semiconductor manufacture, low dielectric constant insulating material, solar cell, and semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The aminated fullerene has high solubility to alcohol, and does not impair characteristic of fullerene.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aminated fullerene has greater than or equal to 6 hydroxyl containing cyclic sec. amino groups of formula (20) coupled with fullerene which may be substituted.    n=0-4;    X=NH or CH2;    L=divalent organic group which connects cyclic sec. amino group and hydroxyl group; and    p=0 or 1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing aminated fullerene involving reacting fullerene and the cyclic amine containing hydroxyl containing cyclic sec. amino group (20) which may be substituted in solvent, and mixing poor solvent with higher solubility than aminated fullerene and depositing aminated fullerene.
NOVELTY - Invention relates to power generating devices, more specifically, to installations for electric energy generation in hydrogen electrochemical generators (ECG) with fuel elements, which use raw hydrocarbons as initial energy resource. Invention may find application in stationary power systems, and also in mobile power plants of various transport means. In installation for production of electric energy from raw hydrocarbons, catalytic reactor of raw hydrocarbons steam conversion, reactor of carbon dioxide steam conversion and steam boiler are made according to radial-helical type, which minimises dimensions and weight of installation. Besides in suggested installation, blow gas exhausted from fuel elements is supplied to burner for burning of raw hydrocarbons, and water is supplied to steam boiler.    USE - Electricity.    ADVANTAGE - Invention provides for efficiency of electric energy generation and increased output of electric energy from unit of initial raw hydrocarbons. 2 dwg
NOVELTY - A manufacturing apparatus of semiconductor particle comprises crucible (1) which has nozzle (1a) which discharges semiconductor melt solution (4), angle measurement unit (6) to observe discharge direction of melt solution discharged from nozzle and to measure angle of discharge direction and perpendicular direction, and directional-control unit (7) to control discharge direction of melt solution which moved crucible and discharged from nozzle based on angle information obtained from angle measurement unit.    USE - A manufacturing apparatus of semiconductor particle used for photoelectric conversion apparatuses such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus obtains semiconductor particles with stable quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of manufacturing apparatus of semiconductor particle.    Crucible (1)    Nozzle (1a)    Semiconductor melt solution (4)    Angle measurement unit (6)    Directional-control unit (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying an aluminum or aluminum-containing thin film on the back side of a silicon wafer. The thin film is structured to obtain local recess. The structure obtained is provided with a dielectric which is locally removed by masking. The masking is done in the open region in such a manner that contact between the emitter and the back surface field dopants is excluded during phosphorus doping. The mask has openings for forming local recess in the aluminum layer. The phosphorus oxychloride is used as phosphorus source.    USE - Method for producing monocrystalline n-silicon rear contact solar cells (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The thin film is structured to obtain local recess and the structure obtained is provided with a dielectric which is locally removed by masking, and hence ensures high output power and high efficiency of the rear contact solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a rear contact-silicon-solar cell with a back surface field area arranged in a grid in x-and y-direction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an emitter cover with a back surface field area. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The battery has thin film battery units comprising thin film battery subunits that include a flexible substrate, a lower electrode, a solar generating electrode, an upper electrode and a transparent protection film. The upper and lower electrodes placed between adjacent subunits are arranged into each thin film battery unit by a printing circuit. A gap formed between a solar battery unit and the subunit is filled with protective insulating paint. A transparent conductive part is made of polyimide film and nanosized indium tin oxide (ITO) with excellent conductivity and transparent performance.    USE - Flexible solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is light-weight, portable, convenient to install. The serial and parallel combination of the batteries ensures better output voltage. The battery can be prevented from being damaged, so that the service life of the battery can be prolonged.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The flexible substrate is made from high-temperature resistant fluorine material or high-temperature resistant flexible materials such as silica gel and resin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a flexible solar battery.
NOVELTY - A metallic silicon is melted in a melting furnace (1) with heating apparatuses of electromagnetic induction-type system, electron beam system and/or plasma system. The resulting melted silicon is vacuum processed and oxidized by different gas atmosphere, and subjected to reduction process, to obtain high purity silicon.    USE - Refinement of silicon for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The high purity silicon is stably manufactured by economical process, with reduced power consumption.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the high-purity-silicon manufacturing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Melting furnace (1)    Heating coil (3)    Container (4)    Melted silicon (5)    Plasma torch (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves putting fluorescent powder and organic matter into a container, stirring the fluorescent powder and the organic matter for swelling, transferring the container to a constant-temperature tank and stirring the mixture to dissolve and obtain slurry. The slurry is put onto surface of a substrate to form a film, and the film is dried and cured to obtain a fluorescent film. The fluorescent powder is down-conversion fluorescent powder or up-conversion fluorescent powder. The organic matter is polyvinyl acetate, silicon resin or epoxy resin.    USE - Method for preparing a fluorescent film of a solar cell in a halogen tungsten lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorescent film powder in the fluorescent film is evenly distributed in the organic matter, so that the surface is smooth and bright and the thickness of the surface is controllable. The method enables ensuring a wide application range. The method enables selecting up-conversion fluorescent powder or down-conversion fluorescent powder to convert infrared light, UV light and blue light into the visible light, so that the light conversion efficiency of the solar cell is increased. The method enables obtaining the raw material in an easy manner, and can be implemented in an inexpensive manner, so as to ensure simple operation and easy implementation. The fluorescent film can be cut off to be adapted to the solar cells of various shapes. The method enables measuring the emission spectrum if the fluorescent film covers the halogen tungsten lamp, so that the emission spectrum is in the vicinity of the 500-700 nm wave band compared with a pure halogen tungsten lamp, thus increasing the fluorescence intensity greatly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The substrate is made of glass or polyethylene terephthalate film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of a process involved in a fluorescent film preparing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a film with a conductive polymer e.g. water, and a polymer acid. The film is agitated in a reagent e.g. plasticizer reagent, which includes a reagent acid stronger than the polymer acid. The film is placed on a heated surface for a time interval sufficient for the reagent to diffuse through the conductive polymer film, where conductivity of the treated film is 100 times greater than conductivity of an untreated film.    USE - Method for enhancing electrical conductivity of a film, carrier mobility of an electrode and on/off current ratio of an organic electronic device such as organic thin-film transistor, solar cell and organic LED.    ADVANTAGE - The conductivity of the treated film is 100 times greater than the conductivity of the untreated film, thus efficiently enhancing electrical conductivity of the film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The reagent is chosen from dichloroacetic acid and trichloroacetic acid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a thin film transistor built using a conductive polymer film.    Doped silicon gate layer (802)    Silicon di oxide gate dielectric layer (804)    Drain area (806)    Source area (808)    Organic semiconductor layer (810)
NOVELTY - A non-pyrophoric shift reaction catalyst is prepared by uniformly mixing a platinum precursor, a cerium precursor, and an oxide carrier in a dispersing medium to obtain a mixture; drying the mixture; and calcining the dried mixture.    USE - Method of preparing a non-pyrophoric shift reaction catalyst (claimed) for a fuel system.    ADVANTAGE - The method prepares catalyst having excellent reaction activity even at low temperatures and that can remove carbon monoxide in fuel.
NOVELTY - An article comprises substrate and outermost layer where the outermost layer adheres to or in direct contact with substrate; has thickness of 0.0026-0.51 mm and comprises grafted polyolefin composition; the grafted polyolefin is made from parent polyolefin comprising repeat units derived from ethylene and alpha -olefin with 3-20C and having density of less than or equal to 0.92 g/cc ASTM D-792; the parent polyolefin is grafted with 0.005-10 wt.% of alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or anhydride; and the grafted polyolefin has shore A hardness of less than or equal to 96 ASTM D2240, ISO 868.    USE - As an article includes molded or shaped article, sign, film, sheet, safety laminate, solar cell module, building glazing, vehicle window, windshield, headlamp, or lighting fixture (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The article provides long lifetime, highly abrasion-resistant articles for use in a wide range of aggressive environmental conditions.
NOVELTY - A texture-processing liquid contains aqueous solution containing polyacrylic acid or its salt and acidic component. The liquid forms corrugated texture provided on a surface of transparent conductive film having zinc oxide as main component.    USE - Texture-processing liquid used for manufacturing transparent conductive film for solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The texture-processing liquid provides texture having favorable corrugated shaped. The thin-film solar having high photoelectric conversion efficiency is efficiently manufactured using the transparent conductive film containing texture-processing liquid.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of transparent conductive film, which involves using texture-processing liquid and alkaline aqueous solution.
NOVELTY - A wavelength conversion membrane forming composition contains a polymer or oligomer having fluorescent portion, and a solvent.    USE - Composition is used for forming wavelength conversion membrane for solar cell (both claimed) e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell and pn-junction type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The wavelength conversion membrane formed using the composition provides improved photoelectric conversion efficiency to solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of wavelength conversion membrane.    Back surface electrode (101)    P layer (102)    N layer (103)    Anti-reflective film (104)    Surface electrode (105)    Cover material (106)
NOVELTY - A multilayer sheet has a layer (A) containing ethylene-type zinc ionomer as main component and silane coupling agent, and layer (B) containing polyethylene-type copolymer having melting point of 90 degrees C or more as main component. The content of silane coupling agent with respect to resin material in layer (B) is less than the content of silane coupling agent in layer (A). The total thickness of layers (A and B) is 0.1-2 mm.    USE - Multilayer sheet is used for sealing material of solar cell element and solar cell module (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to laminated glass, vehicle component, vessel and building material.    ADVANTAGE - The multilayer sheet has excellent adhesive strength, designability, durability and heat resistance. The solar cell module including multilayer sheet is economical.
NOVELTY - A liquid curable composition contains titanoxane compound (A), thiol compound (B), and aromatic ring-containing organic compound (C). The compound (C) contains aromatic ester compound (c1), organic compound (c2) which does not contain carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, obtained by performing hydrosilylation reaction of hydrosilyl group-containing organic compound and unsaturated double bond-containing compound, and/or organic compound (c3) obtained by performing addition reaction of thiol group-containing organic compound and unsaturated double bond-containing organic compound.    USE - Liquid curable composition is used for optical components, lens, anti-reflective film, solar cell, organic electroluminescent element and light emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The film using the liquid curable composition has high transparency, refractive index and crack resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A liquid curable composition contains titanoxane compound (A) obtained by hydrolytic condensation of titanium tetra-alkoxide using 1-1.8 mol times of water, thiol compound (B) having 2 or more thiol groups in a molecule, and aromatic ring-containing organic compound (C). The compound (C) does not contain unsaturated double bond, hydroxyl group, or SH group. The organic compound (C) contains aromatic ester compound (c1), organic compound (c2) which does not contain carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, obtained by performing hydrosilylation reaction of hydrosilyl group-containing organic compound and unsaturated double bond-containing compound, and/or organic compound (c3) obtained by performing addition reaction of thiol group-containing organic compound and unsaturated double bond-containing organic compound. The compound (A, B, and C) forms a miscible solution. The organic compound (C) is liquid at 25 degrees C.
NOVELTY - A solar cell has double tube comprising glass tubes with different diameters, and photoelectric conversion layer formed between the double tube. The both ends of the portion of the double tube in which the photoelectric conversion layer is formed are sealed. The glass tube(s) contains glass including (in %mass) silica (60-70), alumina (4-10), boric oxide (0-3), magnesium oxide (0-4), calcium oxide (2-9), strontium oxide (1-10), barium oxide (0-2), sodium oxide (10-16), zirconium oxide (0-2) and cerium oxide (0-2).    USE - Solar cell e.g. copper-indium-gallium-diselenide-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar has excellent weather resistance and reliability for long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for glass tube.
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has concentrating element such as transparent sphere (100) for collecting light from sun. A photovoltaic cell (130) receives the light from concentrating element. The transparent sphere and photovoltaic cell are supported by base (111-1). The concentrating element is formed of material selected from glass, quartz, plastic, acrylic, poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA), poly carbonate (PC), calcium fluoride (CAF) crystal or magnesium fluoride (MgF) crystal.    USE - Concentrating solar cell module for mobile electronics.    ADVANTAGE - Since transparent sphere is used to collect the light, the light can be focused to the point opposite to other side through the transparent sphere. The need for moving transparent sphere to focus light is prevented. Hence orientation of light source to the transparent sphere can be decreased. The need for providing high precision solar tracking system is prevented, so that structure of module is simplified and cost of module is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of concentrating solar cell module mounted on a base.    Transparent sphere (100)    Base (111-1)    C-shaped arm (120)    Photovoltaic cell (130)    Axis (141)
NOVELTY - A nanodevice (100) comprises two substrates (102, 106), and a nanowire (202) arranged to penetrate the first or second substrate. The nanowire comprises a metal and/or a semiconductor.    USE - Nanodevice useful as gas sensor, solar cell or mechanical sensor (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nanodevice is amenable to mass production with low cost and high yield.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a nanodevice.    Nanodevice (100)    Substrates (102, 106)    Faces (105, 107)    Nanowires (202)    Circumferential surface (203)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a conductivity type silicon monocrystalline film (104) provided at a low doping concentration. Another conductivity type silicon film (106) is provided at a medium concentration. A third conductivity type silicon film is provided at another medium concentration epitaxial with an upper surface of the latter film. A conducting film covers openings in a passivating film (500) e.g. silicon oxide layer, to make a contact with the third film. Two sets of contacts are deposited on a lower surface of the conducting film and an upper surface of the third film, respectively.    USE - Thin photovoltaic (PV) solar cell i.e. silicon solar cell, for a thick wafer e.g. single crystal silicon wafer substrate such as P-type wafer and N-type wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The solar panel is 100 micrometers thick. The upper surface of the third film includes a planar lower surface and a textured upper surface to improve light collection efficiency of the solar cell. The solar cell eliminates creation of a P-type back side layer, thus reducing manufacturing cost of the solar cell. The solar cell is properly supported to a wafer of a rigid chuck, thus reducing breakage and simplifying handling of the wafer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a photovoltaic solar cell on a thick wafer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side cross-sectional view of a completed thin solar cell.    Conductivity type silicon monocrystalline films (104, 106)    Passivating films (500, 1200)    Anti-reflective coating (600)    Aluminum layer (1400)    Silver bus bars (1500)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (10) has a glass layer (12) formed on a light incidence surface (101) of a photoelectric conversion module (11). The glass layer is configured to change the received light of a lower wavelength light into light of a higher wavelength, and to transmit the higher wavelength to the light incident surface. The lower and higher wavelengths are in the ranges from 350 nm to 470 nm and 570nm to 720 nm, respectively.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass layer is capable of changing the received light of the lower wavelength into light of higher wavelength that is utilized by the photoelectric layer, and the glass layer serves as anti-reflection film or has a lower reflection rate, thus the light utilizing efficiency of the solar cell is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell having glass layer.    Solar cell (10)    Photoelectric conversion module (11)    Glass layer (12)    Light incidence surface (101)    Surface opposite to light incident surface (102)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a substrate (6) and a plating bath (2) with an electrolyte (3). The electrodes (4,5) are arranged inside and outside the plating bath. A holding device (9) is provided in the plating bath for holding the semiconductor component (1). An irradiation device (15) is arranged outside the plating bath for irradiating electromagnetic radiation to the semiconductor component. An electrolyte layer of thickness 10 mm is arranged between the semiconductor component and the irradiation device.    USE - Apparatus for light-supported precipitation of metal from electrolyte on semiconductor component, for use in production of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The adverse effect of the galvanic process is avoided by arranging the irradiation device on the semiconductor component side. The electromagnetic radiation is irradiated to the semiconductor component efficiently by using the irradiation device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for producing semiconductor component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the apparatus for the light-supported precipitation of metal from electrolyte on the semiconductor component.    Semiconductor component (1)    Plating bath (2)    Electrolyte (3)    Electrodes (4,5)    Substrate (6)    Holding device (9)    Irradiation device (15)
NOVELTY - A back surface protection sheet comprises a resin layer laminated on surface(s) of the barrier film (51). The resin layer has linear coefficient of expansion of 30 ppm/ degrees C or less.    USE - Back surface protection sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The back surface protection sheet has excellent stability and durability with respect to heating and cooling during use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the back surface protection sheet.    Barrier film (51)    Cell side film (52)    Back surface side film (53)
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive substrate (201) is manufactured by sequentially forming a patterned metal-electrode film (203), intermediate layer (205) having electroconductivity and a transparent conductive film (204), on a transparent substrate.    USE - Manufacture of transparent conductive substrate used for electrochemical display element (both claimed) for flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the manufacture of transparent electroconductive substrate having high transmittance and low resistivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrochemical display element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the manufacturing method of transparent conductive substrate.    Transparent substrate (201)    Transparent insulating film (202)    Metal-electrode film (203)    Transparent conductive film (204)    Intermediate layer (205)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion apparatus (100) consists of a photoelectric conversion layer (3) comprising a laminate of p-layer (41), i-layer (42), and n-layer, provided on a substrate (1). The n-layer has a nitrogen-containing n-layer (43) containing nitrogen atom (1-20 atomic%) and having a crystallization rate of 0-3, and an interface process layer (44) formed in the surface of substrate opposite to that of the nitrogen-containing n-layer. The interface process layer has a crystallization rate of 1-6.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion apparatus has increased open voltage, and improved form factor as contact of n-layer with rear side transparent electrode or intermediate contact layer is improved. The apparatus has stable performance characteristics, and can be manufactured quickly and easily with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Photoelectric conversion layer (3)    P-layer (41)    I-layer (42)    Nitrogen-containing n-layer (43)    Interface process layer (44)    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (10) has solar cell element (11) mounted on receiver board (20). A plastic molding portion (33) between surfaces of solar cell element and translucent board (32), resin-seals the solar cell element. The translucent board covers the surface on condensing lens side of plastic molding portion. The surface sealing thickness (Tsr) of plastic molding portion, is less than the defined surface sealing thickness (DTsr) for suppressing foaming of sealing resin in plastic molding portion caused by condensed sunlight.    USE - Solar cell for concentrating solar power generation module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - since the surface sealing thickness of plastic molding portion is less than the defined surface sealing thickness for suppressing foaming of sealing resin in plastic molding portion caused by condensed sunlight, the influence of sunlight is reduced and generation of bubble in the plastic molding portion is suppressed. The photoelectric conversion efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) concentrating solar power generation module; and    (2) manufacturing method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell and solar power generation module.    Solar cell (10)    Solar cell element (11)    Receiver board (20)    Translucent board (32)    Plastic molding portion (33)    Defined surface sealing thickness (DTsr)    Surface sealing thickness (Tsr)
NOVELTY - Quaternary catalytic alloy composition comprises platinum, vanadium, a transition metal and iridium in a molar ratio of 30-75, 5-50, 5-50, 5-30 mol.%, respectively, where the transition metal is cobalt, titanium, chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, copper, zinc, molybdenum and/or tungsten.    USE - The composition is useful in fuel cell (claimed) for generating electric current.    ADVANTAGE - The quaternary catalytic alloy is highly active and stable under typical fuel cell operating conditions. In the catalyst, vanadium and the transition metal enhance the activity of the quaternary catalytic alloy and the iridium enhances the durability of the quaternary catalytic alloy under elevated temperatures and potential cycling. The quaternary catalytic alloy provides a desirable balance of activity and durability while also reducing costs by reducing the amount of platinum.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fuel cell comprising a quaternary catalytic alloy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a fuel cell.    Single fuel cell unit (12)    Electrode assembly (14)    Anode interconnect (16)    Cathode interconnect (18)    Anode catalyst layer. (20)
NOVELTY - Producing hydrogen comprises: reacting ammonia borane with an oxidizer comprising a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water to produce hydrogen and heat; and exposing unreacted ammonia borane to the heat produced by reacting the ammonia borane with the oxidizer to decompose at least a portion of the unreacted ammonia borane to produce additional hydrogen.    USE - The process is useful for the preparation of the hydrogen for power generation e.g. fuel cell and other applications.    ADVANTAGE - The process provides hydrogen with: high density, high stability, high gravimetric hydrogen content (at least 10%), and high purity. The process is easy to perform, and safe; and reduces the production of undesirable byproducts.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a system (100) for producing hydrogen comprising: a reactor (102) configured for reacting ammonia borane and oxidizer to produce hydrogen and heat, and a sample container within the reactor and configured for storing the ammonia borane and for retaining an amount of the heat produced by reacting the ammonia borane with the oxidizer sufficient to decompose unreacted ammonia borane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of the system for producing hydrogen.    System for producing hydrogen (100)    Reactor (102)    Body (104)    Cover (106)    Aperture for introducing the oxidizer to the ammonia borane. (110)
NOVELTY - A structure (900) within a solid state device comprises: a first region of first composition; second region of second composition; and third region of third composition separated from the first region by the second region. The second region comprises a first and second rare-earth compound such that the lattice spacing of the first compound is different from the lattice spacing of the second compound and the third composition is different from the first composition.    USE - As a structure (claimed) used in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The structure utilizes layer of rare earth oxides that performs the tasks of strain engineering in transitioning between semiconductor layers of different composition and/or lattice orientation or size.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows multiple cells in a Ge-Si-REO engineered structure.    Structure (900)    First semiconductor layer (905)    Transition layers (910, 920, 930)    Second semiconductor layer (915)    Third semiconductor layer (925)    Fourth semiconductor layer (935)
NOVELTY - The method involves obtaining one or more slices of semiconductor material from a package of multiple slices of semiconductor material. The slices of polished semiconductor material (105) are fixed to a substrate for forming circuits using the slices of semiconductor material.    USE - Method of fabricating three-dimensional integrated circuit (IC) (claimed) for germanium-based solar cell used in spacecraft. Can also be used in silicon-based solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The three-dimensional IC circuits having an arbitrary number of layers can be produced using the slices of semiconductor material, and the slices are used without the need to interrupt the main flow of manufacture for thinning and polishing operations. The efficient use of semiconductor material can be achieved while reducing the waste and breakage of brittle semiconductor. The high-efficiency solar cells can be produced at low cost, and the weight of solar cells is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) IC product;    (2) stacked IC;    (3) virtual wafer;    (4) package of separate slices of material;    (5) template for fabricating IC;    (6) apparatus for fabricating IC;    (7) method of forming array of separate slices of material;    (8) method of forming thin slices of material;    (9) stacked image sensor; and    (10) apparatus for dispensing slices of material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the system for producing thin slices of material used in manufacture of ICs.    Polishing machinery (103)    Polished material (105)    Cleaning station (107)    Packing station (109)    Stack of slices (111)
NOVELTY - A blue color photoelectric conversion film (120) has a p-type layer (121) formed by depositing tetracene, a p,n-type layer (122) formed by co-depositing tetracene and naphthalene-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride on the p-type layer, and a n-type layer (123) formed by depositing naphthalene-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride on the p,n-type layer.    USE - Blue color photoelectric conversion film, green color photoelectric conversion film used for photoelectric conversion device used in color image sensor (all claimed) e.g. charge-coupled device and complementary metaloxidesemiconductor image sensor used in digital cameras, broadcasting cameras, surveillance cameras, computer web cameras, camcorders, automotives, domestic appliances and solar batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The blue color photoelectric conversion film provides photoelectric conversion device having high external quantum efficiency at blue wavelength region.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photoelectric conversion device (100); and    (2) green color photoelectric conversion film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a blue color photoelectric conversion device.    Blue color photoelectric conversion device (100)    Primary and secondary electrodes (111,112)    Blue color photoelectric conversion film (120)    P-type layer (121)    P,N-type layer (122)    N-type layer (123)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion apparatus (100) has substrate (1) having area of 1 m2 or more, and photoelectric conversion layer (3) including crystalline silicon i-layer (42) provided on the substrate. The crystalline silicon i-layer includes a region in which the ratio of Raman peak intensity of crystalline silicon phase with respect to non-crystalline silicon phase within the substrate surface is 3.5-8. The area ratio of the region which has Raman peak ratio of 2.5 or less, is 3% or less.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus is used for solar cell e.g. crystalline silicon-type solar cell, silicon-germanium solar cell and thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion apparatus has high output characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Substrate (1)    Transparent electrode layer (2)    Photoelectric conversion layer (3)    Crystalline silicon i-layer (42)    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying voltage to sputter a target consisting of film-forming material and forming transparent conductive film (54) on a glass substrate (51). A texture is formed on the surface of the transparent conductive film, and the surface of the transparent conductive film on which the texture is formed, is washed using UV/ozone. A power-generating layer (55) is formed on the transparent conductive film.    USE - Amorphous silicon solar cell manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The contamination of transparent conductive film can be removed easily by washing the surface of the transparent conductive film on which the texture is formed. Thus, the fall of series resistance and the decline in photoelectric conversion efficiency can be prevented. The solar cell with outstanding characteristic can be manufactured easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) etching apparatus; and    (2) chemical vapor deposition apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the amorphous silicon solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Glass substrate (51)    Upper electrode (53)    Transparent conductive film (54)    Power-generating layer (55)    Back surface electrode (63)
NOVELTY - An organic thin-film solar cell has pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer containing at least two organic compounds (A) provided between the pair of electrodes. The difference in the affinity level of two main organic compounds from the at least two organic compounds (A) is more than 0.5 to less than 2 eV.    USE - Organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Organic thin-film solar cell has excellent photoelectric transfer characteristics.
NOVELTY - An organic solar cell (1) consists of an electron donor layer (12), and electron receiving layers (14,16-18) containing three or more types of electron-accepting materials, laminated on a photoelectric conversion layer. At least one electron-accepting material is an organic matter.    USE - Organic solar cell is used in manufacture of photoelectric conversion panels, solar cell panels, and solar cell arrays.    ADVANTAGE - The organic solar cell has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, and improved open end voltage, short circuit current density, and curvilinear factor. The electron-accepting material has high electron mobility.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the organic solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Organic solar cell (1)    Lower electrode (10)    Electron donor layer (12)    Electron-receiving layers (14,16-18)    Counter electrode (20)
NOVELTY - The glass has sets of high refractive index zones i.e. trapezoidal based prisms, and low refractive index zones (23) formed in thickness of the glass along a depth ranging from 1 micrometer to 1000 micrometers, from a free surface. The high and low refractive index zones are arranged in an alternate manner. The high refractive index zones are widened from the free surface towards another free surface, where each high refractive index zone has a small base (12). Surfaces covering the high refractive index zones form an angle of 65 to 70 degrees with respect to the former free surface.    USE - Flat mineral glass for forming a silicon band integrated solar concentrator i.e. optical solar concentrator, of an equipment e.g. photovoltaic module or solar panel, arranged on a bearing structure positioned on a roof, a terrain or a facade of a building e.g. dwelling, office or warehouse, for collecting light incident towards the solar panel (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The flat mineral glass can be inclined with respect to the horizontal and a sun tracking system so as to obtain angular configurations to guarantee optimal conversion of light energy into electrical energy within the photovoltaic module. The flat mineral glass can be fabricated in an easy and inexpensive manner when compared to textured glass. The configuration of the flat mineral glass prevents the ageing of the module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a glass using solid material i.e. enamel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a flat mineral glass with high and low refractive index zones.    Low refractive index (n1)    High refractive index (n2)    Flat band (11)    Small base (12)    High and low refractive index zones (23)
NOVELTY - A polyester film consists of layer (2) containing bubbles provided between layers (1,3) contained as outermost layers which do not contain bubbles. The layer (1) contains inorganic particles and/or optical stabilizer (excluding the case where only silicon dioxide is contained). The yellowing degree change of the layer (1) having thickness of 3-8 mu m, after irradiating ultraviolet light with intensity of 100 mW/cm2, at 60 degrees C and relative humidity of 50%, for 48 hours, is 5 or less.    USE - Polyester film for light reflection board, backlight for liquid crystal display and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent ultraviolet ray resistance and is manufactured economically. The liquid crystal display using the polyester film has high brightness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) backlight for liquid crystal display, which consists of the polyester film having the layer (1) surface side arranged to the light source side; and    (2) solar cell, which consists of the polyester film having the layer (3) surface side arranged as the outer side.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the polyester film.    Layers (1-3)
NOVELTY - A resin composition containing an ethylene-based copolymer and organic peroxide is supplied to an extruder (1) and melt-kneaded. A resin sheet (B) is extruded out from a metal die (2) attached to the extruder. The resin sheet is mounted on a surface of a cooling roll (4). The resin sheet is cooled, and is supplied between the cooling roll and an embossing roll. The resin sheet is cooled to a temperature which is 15 degrees C or less than the melting point of the ethylene-based copolymer, and is embossed to obtain an adhesive sheet (A).    USE - Manufacture of adhesive sheet used for solar cell and solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of adhesive sheet having reduced shrinkage by heating, reliably. The resin sheet is cooled uniformly, and hence the residual distortion is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A resin composition containing an ethylene-based copolymer and organic peroxide is supplied to an extruder and melt-kneaded. A resin sheet is extruded out from a metal die attached to the extruder. The resin sheet is mounted on a surface of a cooling roll at a temperature which is 25-50 degrees C or more than the melting point of the ethylene-based copolymer. The resin sheet is cooled, and is supplied between the cooling roll and an embossing roll at a temperature which is 20 degrees C or less than the melting point of the ethylene-based copolymer. The resin sheet is cooled to a temperature which is 15 degrees C or less than the melting point of the ethylene-based copolymer, and is embossed to obtain an adhesive sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the apparatus for manufacturing the adhesive sheet.    Extruder (1)    Metal die (2)    Cooling roll (4)    Adhesive sheet (A)    Resin sheet (B)
NOVELTY - A tin oxide powder has volume density of 0.6-1.2 g/cm3.    USE - Tin oxide powder is used for premix powder for indium-tin oxide sintered compact (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to transparent conductive film for solar cell, liquid crystal display device and touch panel and dew condensation prevention exothermic film for window glass.    ADVANTAGE - The tin oxide powder has excellent homogeneous-mixing property with respect to indium oxide powder, and low volume density. The indium-tin oxide sintered compact containing the tin oxide powder has improved sinterability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) premix powder, which is obtained by mixing the tin oxide powder and indium oxide powder; and    (2) indium-tin oxide sintered compact, which is obtained by mixing the tin oxide powder and indium oxide powder and baking.
NOVELTY - A polyamic acid contains at least 10 mol% of repeating unit (I) and has number average molecular weight of 5000 or more.    USE - Polyamic acid is used for manufacturing polyimide film (both claimed) used as substrate for electric insulation film, organic electroluminescent display board, liquid crystal display, electronic paper and solar cell. Can also be used for mobile telephone, portable information terminal, electronic notebook and laptop personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The polyamic acid provides polyimide film with excellent transparency, heat resistance, flexibility and toughness, and reduced water-absorption property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyamic acid contains at least 10 mol% of repeating unit of formula (I), and has number average molecular weight of 5000 or more.    R1,R2=H, halo or 1-5C alkyl;    R3-R5=H, halo, 1-10C alkyl, 2-5C alkenyl, 1-5C alkoxy, 3-7C cycloalkyl, nitro, or carboxy;and    n=integer.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polyimide film, which contains at least 10 mol% of repeating unit of formula (III); and    (2) manufacture of polyimide film, which involves flow-spreading polyamic acid on base material and baking at 50-100 degrees C under reduced pressure of 1-1000 Pa for 1-5 hours, more than 100 degrees C to 160 degrees C for 1-5 hours, more than 160 degrees C to 200 degrees C for 1-5 hours, and more than 200 degrees C to 300 degrees C for 1-5 hours, or flow-spreading organic-solvent solution of polyimide containing at least 10 mol% of repeating units (III or IV) on base material, and baking at 50-100 degrees C under reduced pressure of 1-1000 Pa for 1-5 hours, more than 100 degrees C to 160 degrees C for 1-5 hours, more than 160 degrees C to 200 degrees C for 1-5 hours, and more than 200 degrees C to 300 degrees C for 1-5 hours.
NOVELTY - The thin film forming apparatus has a chamber (10) for generating plasma, which is accommodated with a coil (4) comprising a substance having a metal element for covering a thin film. A crucible (6) supplies raw material to evaporate the metal element by introducing gas from a gas introduction opening (7) in plasma activated environment while suppressing the impurities so as to form desired thin film.    USE - Apparatus for forming thin film such as transparent conductive film for FET, semiconductor LED and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The adherence of impurity during the film formation process can be suppressed and highly purified desired thin film can be obtained effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film formation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thin film forming apparatus.    Heater (1)    Board (2)    Coil (4)    Shutter (5)    Crucible (6)    Gas introduction opening (7)    Exhaust port (9)    Chamber (10)
NOVELTY - Gas barrier material is obtained by providing vapor deposition film (3) including calcium-phosphate compound layer (3a) on surface of plastic base material (1).    USE - Gas barrier material is used as packaging material. Uses include but are not limited to foodstuff packaging material, medical-product packaging material, protection panel of liquid crystal display panel, glass alternative plastic sheet of solar cell and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier material has excellent gas barrier property and transparency. The characteristics of hydroxyapatite, such as antimicrobial property are harnessed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show schematic cross-sectional view of gas barrier material.    Plastic base material (1)    Vapor deposition film (3)    Calcium-phosphate compound layer (3a)    Other inorganic compound layer (3b)
NOVELTY - Paste contains (in %mass) crystalline metal oxide particles (10-35) having pH of more than 4 and layered clay mineral (0.1-5).    USE - Paste is used for photoelectrode for photoelectric transducer and dye-sensitized solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The damage of electroconductive substrate during formation of metal oxide electrode of photoelectrode using paste is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photoelectrode; and    (2) photoelectric transducer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic cross-sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell.    Substrate (1)    Electroconductive film (2)    Metal oxide electrode (3)    Photoelectrode (4)    Counter electrode (5)    Electrolyte layer (6)
NOVELTY - An image display apparatus has polyimide film containing at least 10 mol% or more of repeating unit (I), as optical film.    USE - Image display apparatus e.g. organic electroluminescent display and liquid crystal display used for mobile telephone, portable information terminal, electronic notebook and laptop personal computer. The polyamide film can also be used as substrate for electric insulation film, organic electroluminescent display board, liquid crystal display, electronic paper and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polyimide film in the image display apparatus has excellent transparency, heat resistance and toughness, and reduced water absorption property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An image display apparatus has polyimide film containing at least 10 mol% or more of repeating unit of formula (I), as optical film.    R1,R2=H, halo or 1-5C alkyl;    R3-R5=H, halo, 1-10C alkyl, 2-5C alkenyl, 1-5C alkoxy, 3-7C cycloalkyl, nitro, or carboxy;and    n=integer.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for flexible transparent organic electroluminescent element, which contains substrate including polyimide film containing at least 10 mol% or more of repeating unit (I).
NOVELTY - An internal pressure adjustment mechanism (30) reduces the internal pressure of internal gas discharged from an opening, when the internal pressure of fuel accommodating portion (22) exceeds predefined upper limit. A detection element (40) detects the operation of internal pressure adjustment mechanism.    USE - Fuel cell for power supply for portable electronic devices such as personal computer (PC) and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The operation of internal pressure adjustment mechanism can be confirmed, thus the operation safety of fuel cell can be attained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of fuel cell.    Fuel cell (1)    Fuel supply mechanism (20)    Fuel accommodating portion (22)    Internal pressure adjustment mechanism (30)    Detection element (40)
NOVELTY - A humidifier (20) performs humidification process of hydrogen and oxygen gasses supplied to a fuel cell stack (10). The mist in hydrogen oxygen gases is removed by a mist removal device (30). The flow rate of the hydrogen and oxygen gases is reduced by allowing the hydrogen and oxygen gases to collide with wall of a deceleration chamber (R1) after humidification. The mist capture chamber (R2) is arranged at downstream of deceleration chamber, and filled with mist capture material made of ion exchange resin grain, glass filter, glass bead or glass wool.    USE - Fuel cell power generating device.    ADVANTAGE - The flow rate of hydrogen and oxygen gases is reduced by acceleration chamber and the mist is acquired effectively by the mist capture material such that the mixing of mist to the fuel cell stack is prevented and deterioration of polymer electrolyte membrane in fuel cell stack is avoided. The manufacturing cost of the device is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the fuel cell power generating apparatus.    Fuel cell stack (10)    Humidifier (20)    Mist removal device (30)    Deceleration chamber (R1)    Mist capture chamber (R2)
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film has a film (82) containing indium-tin oxide and carbon, provided on a substrate (81). The content of carbon is 0.1-10 weight%.    USE - Transparent conductive film is used for electrode wiring material of optical elements and display device e.g. liquid crystal display device, plasma display device, organic and inorganic electroluminescent display device (claimed). Can also be used in circuit board, touch panel and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film has high light transmittance, and reduced variation of resistance value.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of the substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Substrate (81)    Film (82)    Surface (83)
NOVELTY - A composition containing metal particles, metal particle having oxide film and/or metal-oxide particles is heat-processed on a surface of substrate in presence of carboxyl group-containing compound (I), to form film.    USE - Manufacture of metal film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to wiring board, wiring of circuit board, film connector, flat panel display and multilayer board, conductor of electromagnetic wave shielding material, collection electrode of plasma display and solar cell, antenna of integrated circuit tag and printing coil.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides film even at low temperature using carboxyl group-containing compound having low polarity and low viscosity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition containing metal particles, metal particle having oxide film and/or metal-oxide particles is heat-processed on a surface of substrate in presence of carboxyl group-containing compound (I), to form film. The carboxyl group-containing compound is of formula: C(-R1)(-R2)(-O-R3)(-O-R4) (I).    R1=H or 1-6C alkyl optionally having substituent containing nitrogen and oxygen, -NR6R7, -OR8, -CR10=CAr'R9 or Ar';    R3,R4=2-12C hydrocarbylene optionally having hydroxy, or 1-6C alkyl;    or R3+R4=ring;    R6,R7=1-6C alkyl optionally having oxygen;    or R6+R7=ring;    R8=1-6C alkyl;    R9,R10=H, phenyl or 1-6C alkyl;and    Ar'=1-6C alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, or phenyl, pyridyl or thienyl (all optionally substituted by cyclic substituent containing hydroxymethyl, formyl, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino).
NOVELTY - A photoelectric transducer consists of a coating layer provided on an optical-semiconductor element. The coating layer contains polyamic acid (I) and/or an imidated polymer, and particles containing titanium oxide or zirconium oxide, and having a primary particle diameter of 1-100 nm.    USE - Photoelectric transducer having LED, semiconductor laser, photodiode, phototransistor, electroluminescent device, charge coupled device, complementary metal oxide semiconductor, and solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to image sensors, light sources, light-emitting devices, and light-receiving elements.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer has a coating layer with high refractive index, and excellent transparency and heat resistance. The transducer has excellent luminous efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectric transducer consists of a coating layer provided on an optical-semiconductor element. The coating layer contains polyamic acid (I) and/or an imidated polymer, and particles containing titanium oxide or zirconium oxide, and having a primary particle diameter of 1-100 nm.    R1=1-3C alkyl or cyano;    a=0-4;    R=tetravalent organic group;    n=1-4;and    m=1-100000.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for composition containing polyamic acid and/or imidated polymer, and particles containing titanium oxide or zirconium oxide.
NOVELTY - An electric charge transport layer (2) is formed on an electrode (1). Electric power generation layer (3) containing n-type or p-type semiconductor material precursor is formed. An electric charge transport layer (5) is formed on an electrode (6). An electric power generation layer (4) containing n-type or p-type semiconductor material precursor is formed. Layers (3,4) are arranged opposite to each other and bonded by carrying out chemical structure change based on the precursor with external stimulation to obtain organic photoelectric transducer (10).    USE - Manufacture of organic photoelectric transducer e.g. organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer is manufactured with high durability and flexibility, and excellent energy conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view illustrating manufacture of organic photoelectric transducer.    Electrodes (1,6)    Electric charge transport layers (2,5)    Electric power generation layers (3,4)    Organic photoelectric transducer (10)    Electrode structures (11,12)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion apparatus consists of a top transparent conductive layer (2), photoelectric conversion unit(s) (3,4), a back-surface transparent conductive layer (5), and a back-surface metal electrode layer (7), laminated sequentially on the opposite surface side of a translucent insulated substrate (1) with respect to light-incidence side. An electroconductive reflectance improvement layer (6) containing a reflectance improvement material is provided between back-surface transparent conductive layer and back-surface metal electrode layer.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus e.g. multi-junction type silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion apparatus has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, electrical property, and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectric conversion apparatus consists of a top transparent conductive layer, photoelectric conversion unit(s), a back-surface transparent conductive layer containing transparent electroconductive material, and a back-surface metal electrode layer containing metal materials, laminated sequentially on the opposite surface side of a translucent insulated substrate with respect to the light-incidence side. An electroconductive reflectance improvement layer containing a reflectance improvement material is provided between the back-surface transparent conductive layer and back-surface metal electrode layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the multi-junction type photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Translucent insulated substrate (1)    Top transparent conductive layer (2)    Photoelectric conversion units (3,4)    Back-surface transparent conductive layer (5)    Electroconductive reflectance improvement layer (6)    Back-surface metal electrode layer (7)
NOVELTY - A copper-gallium alloy sputtering target contains an alloy comprising copper (71-78 atomic%) and gallium (22-29 atomic%), and has metallographic microstructure comprising compound phase (25% or less).    USE - Copper-gallium alloy sputtering target is used for copper alloy thin film for solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The copper-gallium alloy sputtering target does not induce micro arcing during sputtering. The copper alloy thin film formed using the copper-gallium alloy sputtering target has high quality and excellent properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for fabricating copper-gallium alloy sputtering target.
NOVELTY - The method involves separating conductive surfaces of conductive glass substrates by grooves, where the grooves are coated with metal conductive layers at intervals. Multiple sealed cavities are formed between the conductive glass substrates. A light anode is formed by nanometer crystal semiconductor thin-films e.g. aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin-film, on the conductive surfaces. Anodes and cathode in adjacent cavities are conductively connected with a metal conductive layer by the conductive surfaces to realize internal serial connection of cells.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cells internal serial connection method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a dye-sensitized solar cells internal serial connection method.
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic generator has several cells (2-1-2-7) with different band gap transversely formed on a sapphire substrate (1). Each cell is formed with n-type gallium nitride buffer layer (21) with rough surface. The n-type and p-type indium-aluminum-gallium-nitride layer (22,23) is formed on n-type gallium nitride buffer layer.    USE - Photovoltaic generator e.g. solar cell and light receiver used for wavelength-analysis spectrum analyzer.    ADVANTAGE - The possibility to form several cells with different band gap on substrate can be obtained. The energy conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic generator can be increased. The manufacturing cost of photovoltaic generator can be reduced effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of photovoltaic generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the top and sectional views of the photovoltaic generator. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Sapphire substrate (1)    Cells (2-1-2-7)    N-type gallium nitride buffer layer (21)    N-type indium-aluminum-gallium-nitride layer (22)    P-type indium-aluminum-gallium-nitride layer (23)
NOVELTY - The system (1) has a module (2) in contact with a precursor substance (2-1). A reservoir (3) collects the exhaust of the module having a precursor substance and an abatement system (4). The reservoir transfers the precursor back into the module of the system.    USE - System for recycling of precursor substrate e.g. pyrophoric metalorganic chemical such as dimethylzinc and diethylzinc (all claimed) used in substrate treatment system used for manufacturing of solar cell, photovoltaic device and photoelectric conversion device.    ADVANTAGE - The cost for manufacturing the solar cell can be reduced by recycling the precursor substrate back to the module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for recycling of precursor substrate used in substrate treatment system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the system for recycling of precursor substrate.    Substrate treatment system (1)    Module (2)    Precursor substance (2-1)    Reservoir (3)    Abatement system (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a photo resist pattern in a side of a substrate (100), and etching the side of the substrate for removing predetermined unevenness pattern (110). An electrode (200) is formed in a top part of the substrate, and a semiconductor layer (300) is formed on the electrode. Another electrode (500) is formed on the semiconductor layer. A buffer layer is formed on the semiconductor layer, and another semiconductor layer is formed on the buffer layer. A transparent conductive layer (400) is formed in a lower-part of the latter electrode.    USE - Method for manufacturing a thin film type solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing valid fill factor and scattering effect of sunlight and improving light transmission efficiency of a solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin film type solar battery comprising electrodes and semiconductor layers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view illustrating a thin film type solar battery manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Substrate (100)    Unevenness pattern (110)    Electrodes (200, 500)    Semiconductor layer (300)    Transparent conductive layer (400)
NOVELTY - The diamond polycrystalline film is grown on metal such as copper, silver or aluminum, and grown on silicon wafer at temperature less than 600 degrees C.    USE - Diamond polycrystalline film used in heat sink on power electronic board, laser diode, laser diode array, power radio frequency (RF) transistor, solar cell, heat sink for aircraft and satellites and protecting coating of mechanical components (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The stress caused by extra thermal process on the silicon charge carriers in silicon wafer is reduced by growing the diamond film on silicon wafer. The heat dissipation of the solar cell is improved and the efficiency at high temperature is improved by growing diamond film on solar cells. The resistance and mean life of the mechanical components can be increased by growing the diamond film on the mechanical components.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen-producing agent is a lithium alloy containing lithium, and aluminum, magnesium and/or zinc.    USE - Hydrogen-producing agent is used for supplying hydrogen for fuel cell (claimed), and gas chromatography.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen-producing agent stably and efficiently provides highly purified hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen-producing method.
NOVELTY - Halogenated silicon is contacted with metal having hydrogen content of 1 mass ppm or less, and halogenated silicon is reduced to manufacture silicon.    USE - Manufacture of silicon for solar cell and semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - Silicon is manufactured with improved reaction efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of manufacturing apparatus of silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Molten metal accommodating portion (1)    Reactor (3)    Reaction apparatus (10)    Heater (11)    Atomizing gas (G)    Microdroplets of metal (P)
NOVELTY - A fuel gas valve (163A) is set to open and close fuel gas distribution channel (163) by which a modifier (140) and fuel cell (170) are connected. A gas outflow valve (136A) is set to open and close gas outflow path (136) by which hydrocarbon fuel is supplied. The modifier is pressurized by closing the channel and water vapor is supplied to modifier. The pressurization of modifier is stopped in the state in which gas outflow path and water vapor feed path (134) are closed, and electric power generation is restarted before fall of modifier temperature to dew point.    USE - Operation control method of e.g. domestic fuel cell system utilizing kerosene as hydrocarbon raw material. Can also be used in fuel cell system utilizing liquid fuel such as light oil and naphtha as hydrocarbon raw material.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration of the catalyst can be prevented reliably by an easy control, without energy losses, by stopping pressurization of modifier, and restarting electric power generation of fuel cell before fall of temperature of modifier to dew point.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Water vapor feed path (134)    Gas outflow path (136)    Gas outflow valve (136A)    Modifier (140)    Fuel gas distribution channel (163)    Fuel gas valve (163A)    Fuel cell (170)
NOVELTY - The plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus has a heating excitation unit (1) making a source gas consisting of hydrogen (H2) contact a heat catalyst block for heating the source gas. A heat catalyst block replacement unit (3) mounting the heat catalyst block is arranged in an external connection opening formed in the heating excitation unit. The heating excitation unit is provided in the state of adjoining a gas outlet port (222) ejecting source gas.    USE - Plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus for forming thin silicon film of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The production efficiency is improved by minimizing the time required for exchanging the heat catalyst block. The vacuum baking time after the replacement of heat catalyst block is shortened by reducing the amount of moisture content in the air penetrating the thin film formation chamber. The variation in the film quality due to the positional offset of the shower head after the replacement of heat catalyst block is suppressed by eliminating the need for removing the shower head during the exchange of the heat catalyst block.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the plasma CVD apparatus incorporating the heat catalyst block.    Heating excitation unit (1)    Thin film formation unit (2)    Heat catalyst block replacement unit (3)    Shower head (22)    Gas outlet port (222)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has plasma generation coil (4) arranged between substrate mask (3) which holds substrate (2), and crucible (6) which supplies thin film raw material to generate plasma in chamber (10). The element of raw material evaporated by crucible, and the element of gas introduced from gas introduction opening are activated in plasma atmosphere. The element of substance that is sputtered and jumped out of surface of plasma generation coil, is reacted with surface of substrate so that the thin film doped with element of substance is formed.    USE - Thin film forming apparatus e.g. plasma use reactive deposition apparatus used for electronic devices such as FET, semiconductor light emitting device e.g. LED, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The quantity of doped impurity in thin film can be controlled easily using plasma generation coil so that the highly purified thin film can be formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film forming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the plasma use reactive deposition apparatus.    Substrate (2)    Substrate mask (3)    Plasma generation coil (4)    Crucible (6)    Chamber (10)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell seal assembly comprises first layer; second layer; and third layer that limits movement of hydrogen and/or oxygen between first layer and second layer within fuel cell.    USE - A fuel cell seal assembly used in sealing interface in fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The seal has useful life of tens of thousand of hours; has structure that exposes silver and copper alloys to one, rather than multiple, atmospheres; and does not introduce undesirable chemical species within fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a fuel cell assembly (10); and    (2) method of sealing interface in fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a fuel cell stack assembly.    Fuel cell assembly (10)    Solid oxide fuel cell (14, 14a, 14b)    Metal plates (18, 22)    Path (26)
NOVELTY - An alternating or statistical conjugated copolymer comprises benzotriazole unit (B'), and conjugated structural unit (A). Each unit (B') is connected to unit(s) A in the positions 4, 5, 6 or 7, preferably in position 4 or 7.    USE - Conjugated copolymer for photovoltaic device or solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The copolymer has a lower energy band-gap and a greater absorption capacity of the photons of solar radiation having greater wavelengths.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An alternating or statistical conjugated copolymer comprises benzotriazole unit (B') of formula (Ia) or (Ib), and conjugated structural unit (A). Each unit (B') is connected to unit(s) (A) in the positions 4, 5, 6 or 7, preferably in position 4 or 7.    R=alkyl, aryl, acyl or thioacyl groups (optionally substituted).
NOVELTY - The assembly has a photoelectrode and an anticathode made of a conductive glass with a conducting film, overlapped with each other and sealed into a cavity through sealing material. An electrolyte is filled in the cavity, and an etching groove and silver threads are formed in the conducting film of the photoelectrode and the anticathode to form conducting film regions. Opposite conducting film regions on the photoelectrode and the anticathode form cell units, where rows of the cell units are connected with each other in parallel by a connecting silver wire.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly obtains high voltage and high current, and improves solar conversion efficiency, and has high stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a dye-sensitized solar cell assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a dye-sensitized solar cell assembly.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a cadmium sulfide layer and a cadmium telluride layer sequentially coated on a piece of conductive glass. A chromium layer, a molybdenum layer and an aluminum layer are sequentially arranged on the cadmium telluride layer, where the cadmium sulfide layer, chromium layer, molybdenum layer and aluminum layer are 5 nm to 500 nm thick.    USE - Cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is simple in structure, low in manufacturing cost and long in service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a bottom conductive layer (101) on top of a substrate (100). An amorphous silicon layer (102) is formed on the bottom conductive layer. An electric field is authorized in the bottom conductive layer, and a top conductive layer is formed on a polycrystalline silicon layer. The bottom conductive layer is made of indium tin oxide, zinc oxide, tin dioxide, indium oxide, aluminum or silver. An intermediate layer is made of indium tin oxide, zinc oxide, tin dioxide, indium oxide, silicon oxide film or silicon nitride film.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery obtains the high quantum efficiency, and can be manufactured while reducing the process time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar battery.    Substrate (100)    Bottom conductive layer (101)    Amorphous silicon layers (102, 104)    Genuine type amorphous silicon layer (103)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a mask layer on a glass substrate (100), and performing wet etching process on the glass substrate, and forming concavo-convex region on the glass substrate. A straight type nozzle (111) is provided for spraying etchant (121) on surface of the glass substrate.    USE - Method for texturing a glass substrate of a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables performing the wet etching process on the glass substrate, thus avoiding unevenness of surface, simplifying manufacturing process and time in a cost effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a glass substrate.    Glass substrate (100)    Straight type nozzle (111)    Etchant (121)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a bottom conductive layer (101) on a top of a substrate (100). An amorphous silicon layer (104) is formed on the bottom conductive layer. A top conductive layer (105) is formed on the amorphous silicon layer. Electric potential difference is generated between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer. The amorphous silicon layer is heat-treated with joule heating. The bottom conductive layer is made of indium tin oxide, aluminum doped zinc oxide, zinc oxide, stannic oxide, indium oxide powder, aluminum, silver or aluminum neodymium.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar battery i.e. amorphous silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electric potential difference is generated between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer of the solar battery such that vertical electric field is formed in the amorphous silicon layer between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer, and the amorphous silicon layer is rapidly heat-treated with induced joule heating, thus rising electromotive force of the solar battery, improving photoelectric transducing rate and preventing the bottom conductive layer and the top conductive layer from being diffused to the amorphous silicon layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery.    Substrate (100)    Bottom conductive layer (101)    Amorphous silicon layer (104)    Top conductive layer (105)    Conductive pad (106)
NOVELTY - The method involves processing phosphorus containing region in a reaction chamber in a hollow-space glow manner during preparing a microcrystalline silicon-based thin film solar cell, after depositing n layers of a cell and before next cell enters to the reaction chamber by using a reactant gas i.e. silane, hydrogen or the mixture of silane and hydrogen. A material of p layers of a cell is deposited on the phosphorus containing region. Pressure of the reactant gas is about 0.3-10 Torr and the glow exciting frequency is about 13.56-100 megahertz.    USE - Method for improving performance of a microcrystalline silicon-based thin film solar cell e.g. nano-silicon-based thin film solar cell and double-junction or triple-junction microcrystalline silicon-based thin film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The influence on the characteristics of the next cell deposited subsequently can be reduced. The need for importing extra non-reactant gas is avoided. The phosphorus pollution and the cost for improving the cell performance are reduced effectively. The efficiency of the cell is improved.
NOVELTY - The backplane has a high-temperature adhesive polyester layer (5) additionally positioned between an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) layer (4) and a backplane layer (6). A toughened glass layer (1), another EVA layer (2), a solar cell layer (3), the former EVA layer (4), the high-temperature adhesive polyester layer and the backplane layer are stacked from top to bottom and packaged and laminated into a whole body. Thickness of the high-temperature adhesive polyester layer is between 49-225 microns.    USE - Solar cell module backplane.    ADVANTAGE - The backplane increases tension among layers of backplane, so that peel strength between the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) layers and the high-temperature adhesive polyester layer is greater than 200 N, thus increasing reliability and service life of the backplane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of a solar cell module backplane.    Toughened glass layer (1)    Ethylene vinyl acetate layers (2, 4)    Solar cell layer (3)    High-temperature adhesive polyester layer (5)    Backplane layer (6)
NOVELTY - A packaging structure (100), comprises: a box comprising a set of plates (112) connected to one another and surrounded to form an opening (119), and a lid (118) selectively covering or exposing the opening, where at least a portable electronic device is placed in the box through the opening; a set of first solar cells (120) each fastened on an inner surface of each plate in the box; and at least a cable (130) electrically connected to the first solar cells and operated for electrically connecting the portable electronic device.    USE - The packaging structure is used for carrying and protecting portable electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The packaging structure protects the electronic device from heat, water or pressure and may have beautiful patterns printed on the outside for better selling. Also, the packaging structure has multiple functions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of the packaging structure.    Packaging structure (100)    Plates (112)    Side plates (114)    Bottom plate (116)    Lid (118)    Opening (119)    Solar cells (120)    Substrate (122)    First surface (124)    Second surface (126)    Active region (128)    Wire (129)    Cable (130)    Connector (132)    Joining element (150)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte composition comprises a redox mediator; and a first ionic liquid comprising a eutectic mixture of a choline halide and its derivatives, and alcohol and/or urea.    USE - An electrolyte composition used for a dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte does not include 1-propyl-3-methyl imidazolium iodide, and has low water absorbability. It provides an inexpensive, stable, and environmental friendly solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a dye-sensitized solar cell, comprising a semiconductor electrode having a dye adsorbed on its surface, a counter electrode, and an electrolyte composition.
NOVELTY - Polymer solar cell (I) comprises: a cathode and an anode (14); an active layer (18) having a first surface and a second surface disposed between the cathode and the anode; and a titanium dioxide layer (20) formed on one of the first surface and the second surface of the active layer.    USE - Used as polymer solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - (I) possesses higher efficiency at a lower cost. (I) has improved cell stability and lifespan. The poly(3-hexylthiophene)/(6,6)-phenyl 61C-butyric acid methyl ester is cost effective and has light weight, and exhibits flexibility and potential for applying in large-area device fabrication.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view of a polymer solar cell.    Composite anode (12)    Anode (14)    Material layer (16, 24)    Active layer (18)    Titanium dioxide layer. (20)
NOVELTY - A gel electrolyte (9) of photosensitive dye comprises bismaleimide, bronsted base solution, barbituric acid, and ionic liquid electrolyte.    USE - A gel electrolyte of photosensitive dye used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Even if gelling additive is not added to ionic liquid electrolyte, it will self-gel after a period of time. Because gelling additive amount is low, it will not influence inherent conductivity of ionic liquid electrolyte. The solar cell with ionic liquid electrolyte having solvent of mixture of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate has higher conversion efficiency than that having single solvent. Because gel electrolyte does not need heating to be gelled, damage to photosensitive dye is avoided. The gel in gel electrolyte did not shrink or release liquid after being stationary for 2 weeks. The solar cell with gel electrolyte has conversion efficiency of over 5%. The polymerized bismaleimide improves heat resistance of gel electrolyte, thus extending lifetime of solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of gel electrolyte of photosensitive dye, comprising dissolving bismaleimide and barbituric acid in Bronsted base solution to form gelling additive; and adding gelling additive to ionic liquid electrolyte for gelling of ionic liquid electrolyte at room temperature to form gel electrolyte of photosensitive dye.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.    Top substrate (1)    Bottom substrate (3)    Sealing material (5)    Pore (7)    Gel electrolyte (9)
NOVELTY - A catalyst (C1) comprises nickel supported on an alumina support formed from precursor materials containing nickel and aluminum, and several mesopores and a negligible amount of macropores having a size as given in the specification.    USE - For catalytic reforming of hydrocarbons, and in fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The nickel based catalyst has unique composition and pore structure that facilitate a long catalyst life for syngas production under conditions of heat, steam, and electrolyte deposition as the negligible presence of macropores limits the deposition of alkali metal hydroxide/carbonate on the outer shell of the catalyst pellet in the molten carbonate fuel cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing (M1) catalyst (C1) involving providing a first solution comprising at least one nickel salts, where the first solution is one of a solution and a dispersion; providing a second solution comprising at least one of aluminate, carbonate, bicarbonate and a base; and reacting the first solution with the second solution.
NOVELTY - A base material is cleaned by using swelling gel for adhesive layer, laminating adhesive film (201) on surface of base material (301) after making adhesive layer provide and swell moisture content, and peeling adhesive film after making moisture content of adhesive layer to 5-500%.    USE - Cleaning of base material for LCD, electroluminescent display, plasma display, electrochromic display, solar cell, electronic paper, electronic components, printed circuit board, diode, transistor, magnetic head and ceramic application element.    ADVANTAGE - The method can track fine corrugation and foreign material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the cleaning apparatus which uses adhesive film.    Cleaning apparatus (1)    First supply part (2)    Second supply part (3)    Adhesive film (201)    Base material (301)
NOVELTY - A connection structure (1) relays a solar power generation module and a cable for connecting with the solar power generation module. The structure contains a thermoplastic resin composition having a relative thermal index (RTI) of tensile impact strength as an index of heat resistance of 115 degrees C or more at a thickness of 1.5 mm, and a Charpy impact strength of 6.5 kJ/m2 or more at -40 degrees C.    USE - Connection structure is used as junction box or connector in solar power generation modules (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The connection structure has excellent long-term heat resistance even when the structure is reduced in thickness and size, and excellent low-temperature impact resistance. Since the resin composition is excellent in hydrolysis resistance, the physical property of the connection structure is not reduced in high temperature/humidity environment even when installed at the back side of a solar panel. Generation of shrinkage cavity and warpage in the connection structure, which impairs the surface smoothness and dimensional accuracy of the structure, is prevented. Waterproofness and insulation are ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the connection structure.    Connection structure (1)    Main component (10)    Cover (12)    Connection portions with cable of solar power generation module and with external connection cable (102,104)
NOVELTY - A metal oxide nanoparticle solution is coated on a support, and baked or irradiated by laser to obtain metal oxide thin film. A metal-containing precursor solution is coated on the obtained metal oxide thin film, and substances other than metal and metal oxide are removed by performing heating process, plasma irradiation process, and/or ultraviolet light irradiating process simultaneously. Thus, metal-containing metal oxide thin film is carried out by chemical-solution method.    USE - Manufacture of metal oxide thin film used for solar cell, liquid crystal display, capacitor and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides metal oxide thin film with excellent productivity.
NOVELTY - A sulfone compound (1) is new.    USE - New sulfone compound is used as aprotic polar solvent for electrochemical devices e.g. electric double layer capacitor, lithium primary battery, lithium secondary battery, lithium ion battery, fuel cell and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sulfone compound provides aprotic polar solvent having excellent thermal stability, and low melting point, water solubility and viscosity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sulfone compound of formula: R1-S(=O)2-R2 (I) is new.    R1,R2=3-6C alkyl.
NOVELTY - A liquid crystalline blend comprises electron donor and electron acceptor at a weight or molar ratio of 1:20-20:1. The electron donor or electron acceptor can be excited by electromagnetic radiation to induce electron transfer between them.    USE - Liquid crystalline blend for organic semiconducting material, photovoltaic device, bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cell, solar cell, homeotropically aligned blend thin film, liquid crystalline blend thin film, photosensitive electric resistor, and an organic light emitting device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The blend makes possible for a device incorporating the blend to exhibit merits including favorable molecular arrangement with more interface between electron donating material and electron accepting material, and a viable path for dissociation and electrons and/or holes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a photovoltaic device (10) comprising a layer which comprises the liquid crystalline blend; and    (2) a method for producing photovoltaic cell, comprising sealing first and second electrodes together while maintaining an opening between the 2 electrodes for uptaking the liquid crystalline blend; heating the liquid crystalline blend in a vacuum chamber to melt it; placing the cell in the vacuum chamber to remove air from the cell; dipping the cell opening into the melted blend; and reducing the vacuum level in the vacuum chamber to allow the cell to uptake the liquid crystalline blend.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a photovoltaic cell.    Cell (10)    Photoactive layer (12)    First electrode (14)    second electrode (16)    Substrates (18, 20)
NOVELTY - A conductive layer comprises a multiplicity of magnetic nanostructures in a plane, where the magnetic nanostructures being aligned in strings, where strings being roughly parallel to each other and configured to provide several of continuous conductive pathways; where the density of the magnetic nanostructures provides substantial optical transparency of conductive layer. The magnetic nanostructures are selected from nanoparticles, nanowires (320) and compound nanowires.    USE - As conductor layers (claimed) used in e.g. liquid crystal displays, plasma displays, organic light emitting diodes, solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive layer has low electrical sheet resistance and good optical transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for forming a conductive layer on a substrate, where conductive layer being substantially optically transparent involving providing a multiplicity of magnetic nanostructures; depositing multiplicity of magnetic nanostructures on substrate; and applying a magnetic field to form multiplicity of magnetic nanostructures into several of conductive pathways parallel to the surface of substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows top view of conductive coating comprising magnetic nanowires.    Thin film (310)    Metallic nanowire (320)
NOVELTY - The PV device has an n-doped base layer (108) and a p-doped emitter layer (110). The p-doped emitter layer is arranged adjacent to n-doped base layer to form p-n layer such that an electric energy is created when electromagnetic radiation is absorbed by p-n layer. The n-doped base layer and p-doped emitter layer are provided with absorber layer having thickness of less than 800 nm.    USE - PV device such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy is converted into electric energy with increased efficiency and greater flexibility. Higher doping levels can be obtained to allow flow of current even in very thin absorber layers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for fabricating PV device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of multiple epitaxial layers of PV device.    Buffer layer (102)    Release layer (104)    Window layer (106)    N-doped base layer (108)    P-doped emitter layer (110)
NOVELTY - The device has an absorber layer arranged below a window layer (106) such that electrons are generated, when photon travel through the window layer. Several contacts (602,604) made of palladium/germanium are arranged below the absorber layer for external connection so that the contacts do not block the photon from reaching the absorber layer through the window layer.    USE - Photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is manufactured with increased efficiency and greater flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for fabricating photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the semiconductor layers.    Window layer (106)    Base layer (108)    Emitter layer (110)    Recess (114)    Contacts (602,604)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic (PV) device has PV unit (100) that has window layer and absorber layer arranged below window layer. The electrons are generated when photons travel through window layer, and absorbed by absorber layer. The external connection contacts are coupled to absorber layer such that contacts are arranged below absorber layer. The contacts are connected to PV units by electrically conductive connections. A base layer is arranged adjacent to window layer. An emitter layer containing gallium arsenide and aluminum gallium arsenide, is formed below base layer.    USE - Photovoltaic (PV) device such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The external connection contacts are coupled to the absorber layer such that contacts are connected with PV units by electrically conductive connections. Hence the built-in tolerance can be provided against local defects and shadowing effect. The operating efficiency of the PV device can be improved. The flexibility of the PV device can be improved. The cost of the PV device can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the PV module.    PV unit (100)    PV banks (1600)    PV module (1700)    Couplings (1702)    P-side bus bar (1704)
NOVELTY - An optoelectronic conductive foil comprises a laminar layer having a predetermined transparency for visible light (10). The layers are realized by using an electrically conductive fiber. The fiber is provided with coating comprising a transparent, electrically non-conducting polymer material so the fibers are partially surrounded by the polymer material.    USE - Optoelectronic conductive foil for manufacture light and/or indicator devices for entertainment und/or household electronics, lightening, advertising, designing, architecture, security and/or traffic, particularly air traffic and for use as an electrode in an optoelectronic device, particularly display device, organic light emitting diode device or solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The optoelectronic conductive foil is producible with mass production in a cost-effective manner and provides mechanically improved electrode surface with high transparency by using inexpensive materials.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of the optoelectronic conductive foil.    Visible light (10)    Active layer (12)    Dielectric layer (14)    Electrode layer (16)
NOVELTY - Nano-conductive polymer counter-electrode manufacturing involves placing conductive substrate in an aqueous solution of polymer monomer and inorganic acid having a concentration of 0.001-1.0 mol/liter at room pressure. An electrochemical cell system is made of working electrode, an auxiliary electrode and a silver-silver chloride reference electrode, in which in-situ polymerization is carried out on the conductive substrate using an electrochemical technology to obtain the nano-conductive polymer counter-electrode.    USE - Method for manufacturing nano-conductive polymer counter-electrode for manufacturing dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nano-conductive polymer counter-electrode manufacturing method is simple and cost-effective and produces the nano-conductive polymer counter-electrode with uniform surface film in a very short time.
NOVELTY - The method involves quickly forming an encapsulating material, where the material contains a photo-cured water oxygen barrier layer and a photo-cured outermost protective layer. A water oxygen barrier layer is photo-cured on a front panel substrate with a solar cell chip. A solar cell is encapsulated by laminating the front panel substrate, solar cell chip, photo-cured water oxygen barrier layer and the photo-cured outermost protective layer in a sequence, where the photo-cured water oxygen barrier layer is made by photo-cured material such as photo-curing glue or UV glue.    USE - Method for encapsulating a thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables greatly improving encapsulating speed of the solar cell and ensuring better encapsulating process, high product yield and high uniformity. The photo-cured water oxygen barrier layer and the photo-cured outermost protective layer have better weather resistance property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a method for encapsulating a thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor substrate is provided into the chamber, etched using plasma produced by chlorine gas, boron trichloride gas or oxygen gas, or chlorine gas, phosphorus trichloride gas or oxygen gas under high-frequency and vacuum, and formed unevenness on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. Thus, manufacture of solar battery is carried out.    USE - Manufacture of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides environmental friendly solar battery with reduced reflectivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar battery; and    (2) manufacturing apparatus of solar battery.
NOVELTY - A modified heavy liquid containing methylene bromide and acetone, is added to solid containing silicon or silicon carbide, and silicon is separated based on specific gravity difference.    USE - Separation of silicon used for wafer for semiconductor and solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically separates silicon with purity of more than 99.5%.
NOVELTY - The film forming apparatus (10) comprises a first film-forming unit (40a) with anodes (43a,43b) arranged in the surrounding vicinity of a first target, faces the surface of a board (100). A first power supply unit (44a) applies voltage to the first target with a fixed period. A second film-forming unit (40b) has second power supply unit (44b) that applies voltage to two or more targets. A sputtering gas supply unit applies sputtering gas between the board and each target as the two film-forming units form an inorganic film (110).    USE - Film forming apparatus for producing film, such as but not limited to, optical film, gas barrier film, protective film, optical filter, anti-reflection film, used for various apparatuses, such as semiconductor device and thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Can form quality film stably for a long time. Maintains productivity for a smooth and precise inorganic film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) Film forming method; and    (2) Gas barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the model showing the film forming apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Film forming apparatus (10)    First film-forming unit (40a)    Second film-forming unit (40b)    Anodes (43a,43b)    First power supply unit (44a)    Second power supply unit (44b)    Board (100)    Inorganic film (110)
NOVELTY - The transparent conductive film has a substrate (1) on which a first zinc oxide film layer (2), a metal layer (3) and a second zinc oxide film layer (4) are laminated. The substrate is made of organic polymer. The first zinc oxide film layer and the second zinc oxide film layer are n-type zinc oxide thin films doped with gallium. The metal layer is a copper layer.    USE - Transparent conductive film used for manufacturing flexible luminescent device, plastic LCD and amorphous silicon solar cell. Also serves as transparent electromagnetic shielding and touch sensitive coating applied in vinyl house.    ADVANTAGE - Obtains outstanding electrical property and resistance. Offers lightweight, foldable, durable, easy to mass produce, convenient to transport and inexpensive conductive film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a transparent conductive film preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the side view of a transparent conductive film.    Substrate (1)    First zinc oxide film layer (2)    Metal layer (3)    Second zinc oxide film layer (4)
NOVELTY - An aluminum alloy board comprises 70% or of manganese as manganese solid solution and remaining aluminum and unavoidable impurity, and has tensile strength of 200 MPa or more at 200 degrees C. The aluminum alloy board is cold-rolled.    USE - Aluminum alloy board for battery case, back plate for solar panel and pan for induction heating cooker.    ADVANTAGE - The aluminum alloy board has excellent moldability, heat resistance and is manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the aluminum alloy board.
NOVELTY - Production of polycrystalline silicon comprises reacting metallurgical silicon with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (HF), under 1.1 bar at 250-600 degrees C, to obtain silicon tetrafluoride (SiF4); reacting hydrogenation of SiF4 with alkaline or alkaline earth metals halide in fluid medium of organic solvent or melt salts to obtain monosilane (SiH4); and carrying out thermal decomposition of SiH4 in boiling-pseudo fluidized bed reactor, under 2 bar at 650 degrees C, to obtain high purity granulated polycrystalline silicon.    USE - Method for production of polycrystalline silicon (claimed) used in photovoltaic solar panels production.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides process enabling the production polycrystalline silicon with reduced energy consumption, and produces polycrystalline silicon with high yield in comparison inlet raw materials, and with structure endowed with a greater structural and functional simplicity and reliable operating conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for plant for the production of polycrystalline silicon starting from metallurgical silicon, milled up to predetermined granulometry, comprising reaction unit to produce reaction of metallurgical silicon with anhydrous HF, under 1.1 bar at 250-600 degrees C; synthesis unit to carry out synthesis of SiH4 by hydrogenation reaction of SiF4 with alkaline or alkaline earth metals halide in fluid medium of organic solvent or melt salts; operator to operate thermal decomposition of SiH4 in pseudo fluidized boiling bed reactor, under 2 bar at 650 degrees C.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the production of polycrystalline silicon.
NOVELTY - The array has a slew speed reducer along central section of longitudinal support (120), whose portions are fixedly connected to vertical support (130) and longitudinal support. Several solar cell array modules (200) are spaced apart along longitudinal support. Each solar cell array module has support and several concentrating lenses placed over respective optical receivers each comprising III-IV compound solar cell. String of linkages (140) is moved along longitudinal support to rotate each solar cell array module, to track azimuth of sun during course of the day.    USE - Terrestrial solar tracking photovoltaic array.    ADVANTAGE - A terrestrial solar tracking photovoltaic array of reduced size and weight can be easily installed with less manual effort, while achieving adjustment in necessary power requirements during or after installation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for tracking sun with solar cell array modules.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the mount and solar cell modules connected to longitudinal support of terrestrial solar tracking photovoltaic array.    Longitudinal support (120)    Vertical support (130)    Linkage (140)    Drive linkage (144)    Solar cell module (200)
NOVELTY - A forming apparatus comprises a first frame portion with a body to hold an assembly substrate including openings and defining a first pattern for an epitaxial layer; a manifold for directing a liquid phase epitaxial material into the openings; and a second base portion for holding a seed substrate in fixed contact with the assembly substrate for a first duration. The assembly substrate and the seed substrate are arranged such that epitaxial layer growth is initiated at a surface region of the seed substrate and can be controlled until the epitaxial layer is formed within the first pattern.    USE - Apparatus for forming an epitaxial thin film used in making devices such as solar cell, LED, or other devices.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus has low cost, high yield, high material quality, and wide applications.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an apparatus for transferring an epitaxial thin film comprising a first frame portion and a second base portion.
NOVELTY - Hydroxide ions are provided to nanorods comprising a piezoelectric material having an asymmetric crystal structure, to etch at least a portion of an inner portion of the nanorods to form nanotubes.    USE - Preparation of nanotubes e.g. zinc oxide nanotube and tin oxide nanotube (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to current generating systems, electrochromic devices, LEDs, solar cells, and sensors.    ADVANTAGE - The method controls the degree of etching to carry out selective etching while ensuring a tube shape from the nanorods and preventing the nanorods from being etched in other portions in addition to the inner portions of the nanorods. Controlled etching prevents the formed nanotubes from being broken at the bottom portions and variations in the external characteristics of the nanotubes. The obtained nanotubes having high specific surface area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for nanotube.
NOVELTY - An underlying gallium nitride layer (103) is masked using mask (105) including array of openings, an overgrown gallium nitride semiconductor layer is provided on underlying gallium nitride layer through array of openings, and zinc oxide is laterally grown, to obtain overgrown single crystalline zinc oxide semiconductor layer (111). Thus, zinc oxide semiconductor layer is fabricated.    USE - Fabrication of zinc oxide semiconductor layer used for optoelectronic device, microelectronic device (claimed). Can also be used in sensor, transparent conductor, dielectric material and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides high quality zinc oxide semiconductor layer having improved electrical property, chemical property, optical property and acoustic property. The optoelectronic device containing zinc oxide semiconductor layer has high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross sectional view of zinc oxide semiconductor layer.    Substrate (101)    Buffer layer (101b)    Underlying gallium nitride layer (103)    Mask (105)    Overgrown single crystalline zinc oxide semiconductor layer (111)
NOVELTY - An assembly substrate comprises solid substrate including openings defining a multi-dimensional pattern to be imparted to a thin film epitaxial layer. The solid substrate receives liquid phase epitaxial material and has thermal characteristics to support growth of epitaxial material within the openings without causing damage to the rigid substrate.    USE - Assembly substrate for epitaxial semiconductor structures (claimed) useful in solar cell, light emitting diode, and other devices assembled into higher integration of desired applications.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate has lower material cost by replacing a conventional semiconductor substrate with a lower-cost assembly substrate and further uses low-cost liquid phase epitaxy manufacturing process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a method showing growing and transferring epitaxy layer from crystalline substrate to an assembly substrate by liquid phase epitaxy.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a heater board (122) on which a to-be-processed object (10) is mounted. Fillers provided inside the to-be-processed object are melted for laminating the to-be-processed object. A diaphragm (112) is equipped with a contact prevention member (150) to prevent contact between the diaphragm and the to-be-processed object for reducing pressure in an upper chamber (113) and a lower chamber (121) during lamination.    USE - Apparatus for laminating a to-be-processed object i.e. solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The diaphragm is equipped with the contact prevention member to prevent contact between the diaphragm and the to-be-processed object for reducing pressure in the upper chamber and the lower chamber during lamination such that generation of inferior goods at the time of laminating the to-be-processed object can be prevented by preventing that a bubble remains inside the to-be-processed object, thus improving a yield and productive efficiency of the to-be-processed object.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a contact prevention member of a diaphragm of a lamination apparatus.    To-be-processed object (10)    Lamination apparatus (100)    Diaphragm (112)    Upper chamber (113)    Lower chamber (121)    Heater board (122)    Contact prevention member (150)
NOVELTY - Aluminum particles (P) are heated to oxidize the surface of aluminum particles such that the mass fraction of oxygen in the oxidized aluminum particles is 0.005-0.5% with respect to total particles. Then, a halogenated silane is reduced by contacting the heated aluminum particles and halogenated silane, to obtain silicon.    USE - Manufacture of silicon used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides highly-purified silicon at high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Aluminum particles (P) are heated to oxidize the surface of aluminum particles such that the mass fraction of oxygen in the oxidized aluminum particles is 0.005-0.5% with respect to total particles. Then, a halogenated silane is reduced by contacting the heated aluminum particles and halogenated silane, to obtain silicon. The halogenated silane is of formula: SiHnX4-n.    n=0-3;and    X=fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic block diagram of structure of manufacturing apparatus of aluminum particles. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Molten metal accommodating portion (1)    Atomize gas injection portion (2)    Reaction apparatus (20)    Atomize gas (G)    Aluminum particles (P)
NOVELTY - A composite film comprises meso-porous silica membrane which has mesopore structure with average pore periods of 1.5-6 nm and mesopore containing metal nanoparticle which orientates in 75-90 degrees direction with respect to film surface.    USE - A composite film for storage and conveyance/conversion material of energy, high density material, high capacity recording medium, solar cell, electrode for batteries, photocatalyst, thermoelectric conversion material, hydrogen storage material, sensors, photonic crystal material, and light emitting device.    ADVANTAGE - The composite film can be manufactured efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing composite film involving manufacturing meso-porous silica membrane which has mesopore structure with average pore periods of 1.5-6 nm and mesopore that orientates in 75-90 degrees direction with respect to film surface, and reducing metal seed after contacting meso-porous silica membrane and solution or electrolyte containing metal seed and depositing metal nanoparticle in mesopore of meso-porous silica membrane.
NOVELTY - A mixture of titanate and aqueous alkali solution is subjected to pressure heating process, and titanate is grown to obtain thin-line-state titanium compound. The number of component of an impurity atom having cation radius smaller than the alkali metal in titanate obtained by pressure heating process is controlled to 1/50 or less with respect to number of component of atom of titanium element in the raw material.    USE - Manufacture of thin-line-state titanium compound (claimed) used for electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of thin-line-state titanium compound having excellent handleability. The dye-sensitized solar cell formed using the thin-line-state titanium compound has excellent electric power generation efficiency and photovoltaic efficiency.
NOVELTY - A laminated film has an application layer containing binder compound and sphere-shaped particles on surface(s) of a base-material thermoplastic resin film. The sphere-shaped particles have coefficient-of-variation of 15% or less, and small diameter particle abundance of 1% or more.    USE - Laminated film is used for backlight and solar cell (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electronic component, display device, label, home delivery voucher, image-receiving paper for video printer and bar code printer, poster, thermal transfer, offset printing, telephone card and identification card.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated film has excellent external appearance.
NOVELTY - A metal plating apparatus (1) has a metal plating material adhesion apparatus (2) for adhering heat-melting state metal plating material on surface of a wire (Cw), and a cooling device (5) for cooling adhered plating material. The apparatus (1) forms a plating layer on the surface of wire.    USE - Apparatus is used for metal plating wire e.g. conducting copper wire and forming metal plated wire (both claimed) used for connecting solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus enables to form plating layer with uniform thickness and high quality on wire. The temperature fall of metal plating material of liquid level vicinity of metal plating material storage tank is suppressed. The metal plated wire is economically and safely formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for metal plating method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of metal plating apparatus.    Metal plating apparatus (1)    Metal plating material adhesion apparatus (2)    Flat-copper wire supply apparatus (4)    Cooling device (5)    Wire (Cw)
NOVELTY - A bulk heterojunction-type organic photoelectric transducer (10) has two or more organic layers laminated between electrodes (12,13). The organic layer(s) is formed by applying a compound having one or more polymeric groups, polymerizing and carrying out insolubilization.    USE - Bulk heterojunction-type organic photoelectric transducer is used for solar cell and optical sensor array (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The bulk heterojunction-type organic photoelectric transducer has improved durability and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for optical sensor array, which has the organic photoelectric transducer arranged in array form.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of organic photoelectric transducer.    Organic photoelectric transducer (10)    Substrate (11)    Transparent electrode (12)    Counter electrode (13)    Electric power generation layer (14)
NOVELTY - A multi-component target (21,22,23) which is mounted with a target electrode (21a,22a,23a) connected to high frequency electric power (II), and a substrate (11) are arranged opposingly. The multi-component target comprises coating film substance which includes elements chosen from IB, IIIB and VIB group of the periodic table. Thin films are formed into film on the substrate by applying high voltage to target electrode and sputtering using multi-component target in inert atmosphere.    USE - Sputtering method used in manufacture of photovoltaic device (claimed) e.g. copper-indium-selenium-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the efficient formation of film of semiconductor precursor layers containing different elemental composition using multi-component target material. The photovoltaic device has favorable crystallinity, and compound semiconductor layer which forms a p-n junction is manufactured consistently at a high speed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of a photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of sputter apparatus.    Vacuum chamber (10)    Substrate (11)    Multi-component targets (21,22,23)    Target electrodes (21a,22a,23a)    High frequency electric power (II)
NOVELTY - A silver plating electrode layer (6) is formed on substrate electrode layer (5), so as to form linear light receiving surface electrode (7) on the PN junction substrate (1). The line width of the plating electrode layer is same or narrower than that of substrate electrode layer.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The deterioration of solar cell characteristics in high-temperature and high-humidity environment can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    PN junction substrate (1)    Substrate electrode layer (5)    Silver plating electrode layer (6)    Linear light receiving surface electrode (7)    Solar cell (10)
NOVELTY - The device (100) has a buffer layer (140) formed on a back surface electrode layer (120) formed on a glass substrate (110). A semiconductor layer (150), transparent electrode layer (160) formed on semiconductor layer, and surface transparent electrode layer (170) formed on transparent electrode layer are formed using same amorphous laminated constitution material. Refractive index of transparent electrode layer is larger than that of semiconductor layer. Refractive index of surface transparent electrode layer is smaller than that of transparent electrode layer.    USE - Photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell such as single crystal silicon solar cell, polycrystalline silicon solar cell, copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) type solar cell, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The optical refraction in a surface transparent electrode layer can be restrained to a minimum value, and internal reflection of light inside the transparent electrode layer can be carried out effectively, while improving the lock-in effect of light. A photovoltaic device having high photoelectric conversion efficiency can be manufactured, and a laminated structure can be formed without requiring replacement of laminated constituent material and switching of manufacturing apparatus for every class formation process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic device.    Photovoltaic device (100)    Glass substrate (110)    Back surface electrode layer (120)    Buffer layer (140)    Semiconductor layer (150)    Transparent electrode layer (160)    Surface transparent electrode layer (170)
NOVELTY - The device (100) has a p-type optical absorption layer (130) that is stacked over a back surface electrode layer (120) containing chalcopyrite compound, an n-type buffer layer (140) that is stacked on the optical absorption layer. A transparent electrode layer (160) is formed over the back surface electrode from one side of the optical absorption layer, while stacking the transparent electrode layer on the buffer layer. The membrane stress acting on the transparent electrode layer is less than plus minus 1asterisk109 Pa.    USE - Photovoltaic device such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The incident light can be efficiently converted into electrical energy, since the transparent electrode layer is stacked on the buffer layer. The manufacturing cost of the photovoltaic device can be reduced and joining defect of the transparent electrode layer, by using a simple structure. The generation of crack in the transparent electrode layer can be prevented and adhesiveness of the transparent electrode layer with the back surface electrode layer can be improved. The processing precision and manufacture yield of the photovoltaic device can be improved, by using a simple technique.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photovoltaic device.    Photovoltaic device (100)    Back surface electrode layer (120)    Optical absorption layer (130)    Buffer layer (140)    Transparent electrode layer (160)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has discharge electrode (17) which is installed so as to oppose heater cover (13). An implant-proof board (18) is installed on side opposite to cover so that discharge electrode is covered. A substrate press bar (50) is extended from board to the direction of cover. A substrate (16) is supported with heater cover so as to oppose discharge electrode. The edge portion of substrate is pressed down to cover by bar. The semiconductor film is vapor deposited on substrate by generating plasma in region of substrate between cover and discharge electrode.    USE - Substrate processing apparatus such as plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus and dry etching apparatus used in manufacturing process of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the substrate press bar presses down edge portion of substrate to heater cover, the adhesiveness of substrate and heater cover is improved. The plasma can be generated stably. The film forming process with respect to the substrate is improved and high quality film can be formed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the substrate processing apparatus.    Heater cover (13)    Substrate (16)    Discharge electrode (17)    Implant-proof board (18)    Substrate press bar (50)
NOVELTY - The mask (40) has a first flat portion (44) that has an opening (41) that is formed at the position corresponding to the film formation region (S1) and is formed overlying the film formation surface (11a) of substrate (11). A second portion (43) arranged along the side of first flat portion covers a portion of side surface of the substrate. A superposition portion (B) is formed when extension portion mutually overlaps with extension portion (52) of adjacent mask (40a).    USE - Mask used in film forming chamber of sputter apparatus used for manufacturing solar cell of amorphous silicon type. Can also be used for manufacturing tandem type solar cell, microcrystal silicon type solar cell and crystalline silicon type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the extension portion of mask is mutually overlapped with extension portion of adjacent mask to form superposition portion, passing of film forming material dispersed in film forming chamber through gap between the masks is prevented. The need of washing and cleaning the substrate is prevented. The high efficient solar cell can be manufactured efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for film-forming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the mask.    Substrate (11)    Film formation surface (11a)    Masks (40,40a)    Opening (41)    Second portion (43)    First flat portion (44)    Extension portion (52)    Superposition portion (B)    Film formation region (S1)
NOVELTY - A magnetic field generation mechanism (42) rotationally drives rotation magnet group (48) integrally with columnar rotating shaft (44). Several target retention mechanisms (24R,24L) provided in circumference of group, extend in parallel along radial direction of shaft. Several pressure-reducible process chambers (18R,18L) formed opposite to retention mechanisms, accommodate processing substrate. An electric power supply mechanism (56) supplies electric power for discharge, to generate plasma of sputtering gas in chamber.    USE - Magnetron sputtering apparatus e.g. upright, transit-type sputtering apparatus and two-sheet concurrent-processing type sputtering apparatus for manufacture of organic electroluminescent (EL) display, single injection type solar cell and multi-injection type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The formation of thin film of same material or different material are formed on processing substrates held in several parallel process chambers using several sputtering targets simultaneously by using single held in magnetic field generation mechanism. Hence sputtering process efficiency and production efficiency of the magnetron sputtering apparatus can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the Magnetron sputtering apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Pressure-reducible process chambers (18R,18L)    Target retention mechanisms (24R,24L)    Magnetic field generation mechanism (42)    Columnar rotating shaft (44)    Rotation magnet group (48)    Electric power supply mechanism (56)
NOVELTY - The device has a solar battery (1) set on a LED light-emitting module (5) on back of a Sakyamuni statue (6) to generate direct current. A photosensitive automatically controlled switch (9) switches on a circuit fixed to the light emitting module and a LED (7) e.g. green LED, so that the direct current from a lithium ion battery (4) supplies electric power to the light emitting module and the LED via a conductor wire (2) and a controller (3) to shine Buddha light ring with the light emitting module and a lotus base (8) with the LED and to symbolize Buddha light.    USE - Illumination device for a solar photovoltaic power generation system that is utilized on a Sakyamuni statue.    ADVANTAGE - The world Buddhist tribune exhibits the traditional Buddhist culture such as environmental protection philosophy to the people all over the world, and exhibits Buddhist historical relic and Buddhist artwork, thus providing clean energy to manufacture the Buddhist article. The light emitting module is water-proof and inexpensive, and has thick texture, and saves the power. The light emitting module supplies power at a low voltage of 12-24V, and has long operating life, has strong acid rain-resistance and UV resistant properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar battery is compound semiconductor film solar battery such as crystalline silicon film solar battery, non-crystalline silicon film solar battery, multi-crystalline silicon film solar energy and copper-indium-gallium-selenium film solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an illumination device for a solar photovoltaic power generation system on Sakyamuni statue.    Solar battery (1)    Conductor wire (2)    Controller (3)    Lithium ion battery (4)    LED light-emitting module (5)    Sakyamuni statue (6)    LED (7)    Lotus base (8)    Photosensitive automatically controlled switch (9)
NOVELTY - An organic mesomeric radialene compound (I), its radical anionic salts, dianionic salts and its charge transfer complexes, are new.    USE - As organic doping agent for the doping of an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker layer, as charge injection layer and as organic semiconductor; for used with donors as organic conductors, ferromagnets, and electro- or photochromic material; for preparing organic semiconductive material; and for electronic component such as organic light-emitting diode, photovoltaic cell, organic solar cell, organic diode and organic field effect transistor (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound as doping agents provides doped organic semiconductive material and electronic component having an improved long-time stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic mesomeric radialene compound of formula (I), its radical anionic salts, dianionic salts and its charge transfer complexes, are new.    X=R1-CH2-CN;    R1=(hetero)aryl (at least partially, preferably completely, substituted by electron acceptor groups such as cyano, fluoro, trifluoromethyl, chloro or bromo).    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic semiconductive material containing at least one organic matrix compound and one doping agent, where the doping agent is at least one radialene compound (I); and    (2) electronic component comprising an electronically functionally active area produced using at least one of the radialene compound (I).
NOVELTY - A semiconductor device (1), particularly solar cell module, comprises transparent substrate (2) arranged at front side of semiconductor device; layer system (3) comprising thin film semiconductor layer (5) and electrode layer (6) deposited on thin film semiconductor layer; back encapsulation element (7) arranged at back side of semiconductor device; and bonding material layer (8) for bonding the back encapsulation element to substrate. The bonding material layer is configured as a reflective layer for reflecting light transmitted through the layer system.    USE - A semiconductor device, particularly solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The device has high efficiency at reduced manufacturing cost. It has a bonding layer which acts as a reflective layer, thus an additional production step of providing a reflective layer is eliminated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Semiconductor device (1), particularly solar cell module, comprises transparent substrate (2) arranged at front side of semiconductor device; layer system (3) comprising thin film semiconductor layer (5) and electrode layer (6) deposited on thin film semiconductor layer; back encapsulation element (7) arranged at back side of semiconductor device; and bonding material layer (8) for bonding the back encapsulation element to substrate. The bonding material layer is between the layer system and encapsulation element, and is configured as a reflective layer for reflecting light transmitted through the layer system. It has a carrier material and reflective material, and reflective particles white color and/or white dye embedded in the carrier material. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of producing semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of the semiconductor device.    Semiconductor device (1)    Substrate (2)    Layer system (3)    Thin film semiconductor layer (5)    Electrode layer (6)    Back encapsulation element (7)    Bonding material layer (8)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a silicon oxide layer at a part of a surface of a silicon wafer before etching the wafer in a solution containing hydrochloric acid that oxidizes metallic contaminations. A partial area of the layer is unprotectedly exposed to the acid, and the wafer is rinsed in deionized water after the etching process. The unprotected partial area of the layer is removed from a part of the wafer, and the wafer is dried after rinsing. The wafer is etched in the deionized water in alkaline etching solution e.g. calcium hydroxide solution and sodium hydroxide solution.    USE - Method for oxidizing and cleaning a silicon wafer that is utilized for manufacturing a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The partial area of the silicon oxide layer is unprotectedly exposed to the hydrochloric acid, and the silicon wafer is rinsed in the deionized water after the etching process, thus improving cleaning efficiency of the silicon wafer, and hence increasing efficiency of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic flowchart illustrating the steps of a silicon wafer oxidizing and cleaning method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Single-flake graphene production involves utilizing single-flake oxidized graphene, which is prepared by natural flake graphite. 0.27-1 mg/mL of single-flake oxidized graphene water dispersing liquid is prepared. 98 wt.% of concentrated sulfuric acid is dripped into single-flake oxidized graphene water dispersing liquid in 100:74-16 volume ratio under ice water bath condition. Reaction temperature is 60-100 degrees C. Reaction liquid is added into de-ionized water and cooled at room temperature. The obtained mixture is filtered by solvent filter.    USE - Method for producing single-flake graphene (claimed) for use in microelectronic elements, lithium ion batteries, fuel batteries and reinforced composite nano-material.    ADVANTAGE - The single-flake graphene production method is cost-effective, simple and safe.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The single-flake graphene is produced by utilizing single-flake oxidized graphene, which is prepared by natural flake graphite. 0.27-1 mg/mL of single-flake oxidized graphene water dispersing liquid is prepared. 98 wt.% of concentrated sulfuric acid is dripped into single-flake oxidized graphene water dispersing liquid in 100:74-16 volume ratio under ice water bath condition. Reaction temperature is 60-100 degrees C. Reaction liquid is added into de-ionized water and cooled at room temperature. The obtained mixture is filtered by solvent filter. The obtained filter cake is washed with de-ionized water. The filter cake is put into vacuum box for drying at 65-75 degrees C for 8-12 hours to obtain black graphene.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has packaging material, and multiple strip-shaped monomeric cell units composed of dye-sensitized nano porous oxide thin film, electrolyte and a counter electrode and connected in series or parallel. A transparent conductive layer and a low resistance grid electrode are set on upper and lower substrates that are glass plates, ceramic plates, stainless steel plates, titanium plates or polymer substrates. The grid electrode is made of corrosion-resistant low resistance metallic material or formed by covering a protective layer with corrodible low resistance metallic material.    USE - High power dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell improves the light absorption efficiency, and has high stability and large area. The consistency and repetitiveness of the solar cell are improved, so that the solar cell is applied to an industrial large-scale production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The transparent conductive layer is fluorine-doped tin oxide, aluminum-doped zinc oxide or tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) thin film. The protective layer is made of glass, ceramic, silicon dioxide or high molecular material. The dye-sensitized nano porous oxide thin film is nano oxide porous interconnect thin film prepared from titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide or indium oxide nano-particle, nano-tube or nano-fiber. The counter electrode is a platinum electrode, carbon nano-tube, carbon nano-fiber, graphite electrode, carbon black or graphene electrode. The packaging material is low melting point glass powder, thermosetting epoxy resin or ultraviolet curing epoxy resin. The transparent conductive layer is uniformly sprayed with isolating material that is glass, silicon dioxide, ceramic or small polymer ball.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a high power dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a lower substrate e.g. polymer underlay substrate, whose low resistance grid mesh electrode is provided with a pair of electrodes and an anode with a space. A frame is provided with a small separating ball i.e. glass or polymer small ball, and a packaging material. An upper substrate i.e. transparent underlay substrate of glass or polymer, covers the lower substrate to solidify integrally so that a cavity is formed between the upper and lower substrates. The cavity is stuffed with electrolyte and dye to package via the packaging material.    USE - High-power dye sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is provided with large current, large voltage and large power, which largely improves the reliability of the cell and the consistence and repeat of the processing. The solar cell is suitable for industrializing mass production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electrodes utilize thermal decomposition, magnetron sputtering, evaporation, plating, screen printing and solution method to prepare the metal or carbon nanometer thin film electrode on the low resistance grid mesh electrode. The metal nanometer thin film electrode is platinum or tungsten. The carbon nanometer thin film electrode is carbon nanometer tube, carbon nanometer fiber, graphite, carbon black or graphen. The packaging material comprises low melting point glass powder, thermal solidifying epoxy resin or UV solidifying epoxy resin to solidify the upper and the lower substrates integrally.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a high-power dye sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - Improving stability of a dye-sensitized solar cell comprises coating an ultraviolet filtering film at any light-transmission part on a light receiving side of the dye-sensitized solar cell and a component to effectively filter ultraviolet light with the wavelength of less than 400 nm.    USE - The process is useful for improving stability of a dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process can effectively filter ultraviolet light, reduce the influence of the ultraviolet light on the stability of the dye-sensitized solar cell, improve the service life of the dye-sensitized solar cell, and have the significant practical value.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schemtic diagram of the ultraviolet filtering film in the dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - The cell has an electroconductive layer (13) and a photoconversion layer (15) that are formed of a porous semiconductor layer into which a dye is absorbed. A porous insulation layer (19), a catalyst layer (16) and a counter-electrode electroconductive layer (17) are stacked on a light-transmissive substrate (11). An insulating cover made of material different from that of the porous insulation layer is formed on a portion or throughout the surface of the porous insulation layer.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell of solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cell is capable of suppressing the decrease in the photoelectric conversion efficiency caused by dye adsorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dye-sensitized solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the laminated structure of the dye-sensitized solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (11)    Electroconductive layer (13)    Photoconversion layer (15)    Catalyst layer (16)    Electroconductive layer (17)    Porous insulation layer (19)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying voltage between photocatalyst electrode (2) and metal electrode (3) immersed in hydrogen-sulfide containing liquid (10) using solar cell (5), so that hydrogen is generated and electric power is produced by solar cell, while exposing photocatalyst with respect to light (L). Green laser beam is irradiated to photocatalyst containing metal sulfide material.    USE - Method for processing hydrogen-sulfide containing liquid.    ADVANTAGE - Recovery of hydrogen from hydrogen-sulfide containing liquid using photocatalytic reaction can be easily achieved at low cost in a highly efficient manner, while achieving effective utilization of light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus of hydrogen-sulfide containing liquid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the processing apparatus of hydrogen-sulfide containing liquid.    Photocatalyst electrode (2)    Metal electrode (3)    Solar cell (5)    Hydrogen-sulfide containing liquid (10)    Light (20)
NOVELTY - A ruthenium-based complex, as a photosensitizer dye, is new.    USE - As a photosensitizer dye useful as dye layer material in dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photosensitizer dye has good light-absorbing ability, i.e. its absorption spectrum is similar to the solar light spectrum; can absorb solar light effectively; and has good photoelectric conversion efficiency. When the ruthenium-based complex photosensitizer dye is applied to the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), the solar light can be effectively accepted and converted into electric currents.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A ruthenium-based complex of formula (I), as a photosensitizer dye, is new.    X1 = groups of formulae (ii)-(vii);    X2 = H or X1;    R1a, R1b and R1f-R1p = H, CmH2m+1 or OCpH2p+1;    m and p = 1-15;    n = 1-4;    Y1 = H, lithium, sodium or tetra-alkyl ammonium group of formula D1-N+(A1)(C1)-B1 (viii);    Y2 = H or Y1;    A1-D1 and R1c = H or CmH2m+1;and    R1d, R1e and R1q = CmH2m+1 or OCpH2p+1.
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer contains thiophene-containing compound (I) between cathode and anode.    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer is used for solar cell and optical sensor array (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell comprising organic photoelectric transducer has excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic photoelectric transducer contains thiophene-containing compound of formula (I) between cathode and anode.    Z=atomic group which forms optionally substituted 5 or 6-membered aromatic ring or condensed aromatic ring;    R1,R2=H, halo, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, silyl, ether, thioether, and amino;and    R1+R2=ring.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of solar cell.    Organic photoelectric transducer (10)    Substrate (11)    Transparent electrode (12)    Counter electrode (13)    Photo electric conversion portion (14)
NOVELTY - A charge-transporting varnish contains quinone diimine derivative, which is oligoaniline derivative or its oxidant, electron-accepting dopant substance or hole-accepting dopant substance, and silane compound(s).    USE - Charge-transporting varnish is used for charge-transporting thin film used for organic electroluminescent element (both claimed), solar cell and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The charge-transporting varnish provides organic electroluminescent element having excellent light emission efficiency and luminance characteristics. The varnish provides thin film having high planar property and charge transporting property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A charge-transporting varnish contains quinone diimine derivative, which is oligoaniline derivative or its oxidant, electron-accepting dopant substance or hole-accepting dopant substance, and silane compound(s). The quinone diimine derivative is of formula: R1-(A-NH)n-(B-N(-R2))m-R3.    R1-R3=H, halo, hydroxy, amino, silanol, thiol, carboxy, phosphoric acid, phosphate ester, ester, thioester, amide, nitro, monovalent hydrocarbyl, organo oxy, organo amino, organosilyl, organothio, acyl or sulfonic acid group;    A,B=bivalent group of formula (i or ii);    R4-R11=R1;    m,n=1 or more;and    m+n=20 or less.
NOVELTY - A photoanode is formed by providing a solution comprising metal ionic species and anionic species; providing a photoactive electrode (130); and causing the metal ionic species and the anionic species to form a catalytic material associated with the photoactive electrode by application of a voltage to the photoactive electrode.    USE - Method for forming a photoanode for the catalytic production of oxygen from water. The photoanode is also used in photoelectrochemical device for electrolysis of water. (all claimed)    ADVANTAGE - The method can form photoanode which can operate with increased energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing oxygen from water, comprising:    (A) providing a photoelectrochemical cell comprising a photoactive electrode (130); an electrolyte (132); and a catalytic material integrally connected to the photoactive electrode the catalytic material comprising metal ionic species and anionic species, and where the catalytic material does not comprise metal oxide or metal hydroxide; and    (B) illuminating the photoelectrochemical cell with light to produce oxygen from water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photoelectrochemical cell.    Chamber (128)    Photoactive electrodes (130, 134)    Electrolyte (132)    Resistor (136)    Power source (138)
NOVELTY - The electrode has a porous semiconductor electrode layer i.e. titanium dioxide (TiO2) nano-pore electrode layer, formed on a conductive substrate, and a semiconductor nano-particle film i.e. TiO2 nanocrystalline particle film, attached to the porous semiconductor electrode layer. Thickness of the TiO2 nanocrystalline particle film is 50-500 nm, and the TiO2 nano-pore electrode layer is formed by conducting etching and oxidization to a titanium thin film using an anode oxidation method. The semiconductor nano-particle film is prepared by a coating and sintering method.    USE - Composite electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The titanium thin film has better interface contact with the nanometer titanium dioxide (TiO2) layer on the transparent conductive substrate, which effectively avoids the transport loss of the photoelectron on the transparent conductive substrate and the nanometer TiO2 layer interface, thus improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a preparation method of a composite electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell    (2) a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a positive electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a composite electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a glass substrate, an anode, an anode modification layer, a photoelectric active layer and a cathode, which are designed in a proper order. A conjugated polymer electron donor material layer is arranged between the anode modification layer and the photoelectric active layer.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is producible in a simple manner with high reproductivity and improved energy conversion efficiency and has a plane structure and a bulk heterojunction structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing solar cell.
NOVELTY - Low-permeability proton exchange membrane preparation involves compounding perfluorosulfonic acid resin solution on a surface of an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane through combined ultrasonic immersing and spray coating method. The expanded micro-porous membrane is oscillated and ultrasonically immersed in the perfluorosulfonic acid resin solution. The spray coating is performed to cover two surfaces of the ultrasonically immersed expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane with material to obtain predetermined thick proton exchange membrane.    USE - Method for preparing low-permeability proton exchange membrane for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The low-permeability proton exchange membrane preparation method enables to fully and effectively fill micropores of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane to reduce gas permeability, accurately controls thickness of membrane, improves strength and size stability of membrane and increases service life of membrane.
NOVELTY - The cell has a conductivity polyimide layer made of polyimide resin and provided with a carbon nanotube, and an electrolyte layer formed in a cathode border and an anode border. The cathode border is provided on an insulating base layer, and a sensitization dye carrying layer is formed on a metal oxide layer. Thickness of the conductivity polyimide layer ranges from 30 nanometer to 30 micrometer, and the carbon nanotube is selected from a group consisting of a single-walled carbon nanotube, a double-walled carbon nanotube or multi-walled carbon nanotube.    USE - Wet-type dye sensitized solar cell for a building window and a car window.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has high conductivity effect, improves quantum efficiency, and increases optical transmittance rate to greater than 75 percent or 85 percent when thickness of the insulating base layer is 420 or 550 nanometer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a wet-type dye sensitized solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A conductive paste composition comprises a binder resin, fine powder, glass frits and a solvent, where the binder resin comprises -NHCOO- link in the main chain (backbone) or side chain.    USE - Conductive paste composition for gravure offset printing and for forming electrode pattern of plasma display panel, solar battery and optical filter.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive paste composition has excellent physical properties. The composition is easily prepared with improved productivity in an eco-friendly manner.
NOVELTY - A metal transparent electrode (20) having holes is formed on one surface of a transparent polymer board (10), and an electron transfer layer (30) is formed on the metal transparent electrode. A photosensitive dye (35) is absorbed into the electron transfer layer, to obtain an electrode.    USE - Manufacture of electrode for use in dye-sensitized solar cells (both claimed) of mobile devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of flexible electrodes which provide flexible dye-sensitized solar cells having excellent solar conversion efficiency, as absorption of light by the dye is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electrode; and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Transparent polymer board (10)    Metal transparent electrode (20)    Electron transfer layer (30)    Photosensitive dye (35)    Support (45)
NOVELTY - A polycrystalline silicon is grown from a silicon melt solution (32) in a chamber (10), while introducing hydrogen gas into the chamber during crystal growth.    USE - Manufacture of polycrystalline silicon used for polycrystal silicon wafers (claimed) used in electric-power generation components of solar power generation devices e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of polycrystalline silicon which improves electric-power generation efficiency of solar power generation device. Danger of detonation by hydrogen gas is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polycrystalline silicon wafer consisting of a dangling bond terminated by hydrogen. The hydrogen concentration is 1x 1015-1x 1021 atoms/cm3. The hydrogen concentration in the surface direction and thickness direction is constant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the apparatus used for manufacturing polycrystalline silicon.    Chamber (10)    Graphite susceptor (13)    Heat insulating material (14)    Silicon raw material (31)    Silicon melt solution (32)
NOVELTY - The cell has a back electrode formed with an aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) layer, a silver layer and a metal protection layer. A transition layer is formed between the AZO layer and the silver layer, and is made of chromium, vanadium, manganese, molybdenum, tungsten, aluminum and titanium. The thickness of the transition layer is 0.1-0.5 nanometers. Inert gas is supplied to a box body.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has long service life, and increases the adhesive force between the aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) layer and the silver layer by forming the transition layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The rotatable target base device (2) has a backing tube (4) with a lateral surface (3). The maximum outer diameter of opposite lateral regions (7,9) of the backing tube is less than or equal to outer diameter of middle portion (12).    USE - Rotatable target base device of rotatable target for sputter-coating installation (both claimed) used for depositing thin film on substrate during manufacture of solar cell and semiconductor device. Can also be used in manufacture of displays such as LCD, thin-film-transistor (TFT) display and organic light emitting diode (OLED) display.    ADVANTAGE - Since the maximum outer diameter of the lateral regions of the backing tube is less than or equal to outer diameter of middle portion of the backing tube, thermal expansion of target along rotational axis of the backing tube is possible. The consumption of excess target material is avoided. The optimal positioning of the target parallel to the rotational axis of the target is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of producing rotatable target for sputtering installation; and    (2) method of restoring rotatable target for sputtering installation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of target base cylinder of rotatable target base device.    Rotatable target base device (2)    Lateral surface (3)    Backing tube (4)    Lateral regions (7,9)    Middle portion (12)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (100) has several quantum dots (106A-106D) on surface of electron conductor (102) for forming a quantum dot layer. A supplemental light-absorbing material comprising polymers, fluorophores, semiconductors, nanowires, nanotubes, etc is formed in one or more gaps (118) in quantum dot layer. The light-absorbing material is capable of absorbing light that passes through gaps in quantum dot layer, and converting absorbed light into holes (112) and electrons (110).    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The infrared light cannot absorbed by quantum dots, are absorbed by light-absorbing material such that ability of solar cell to harvest light in wider range of frequencies, is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for forming solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar cell.    Solar cell (100)    Electron conductor (102)    Quantum dots (106A-106D)    Electrons (110)    Holes (112)    Gaps (118)
NOVELTY - A doped zinc oxide is deposited with process atmosphere including hydrogen, to form transparent conductive oxide coating.    USE - Method for forming transparent conductive oxide coating used for transparent contacts for solar cells and displays (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple and economical formation of transparent conductive oxide coating having high transmittance and low resistance. The solar cells comprising transparent conductive oxide coating are economically manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent conductive oxide coating.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the graph illustrating the relationship between resistivity and content of hydrogen in the transparent conductive oxide coating.
NOVELTY - A manufacturing semiconductor device involves providing a semiconductor substrate (14), forming on the semiconductor substrate a layer (20) including a semiconductor compound and a dope additive (22), and then forming an emitter region and gettering impurities by annealing the semiconductor substrate including the layer.    USE - For manufacturing semiconductor device (claimed) e.g. a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor device manufacturing method provides improved emitter profile e.g. the emitter profile is sharper, thus allows for a better control of the emitter profile. The semiconductor device has improved emitter region, improved surface passivation, reduced charge carrier recombination and/or improved anti-reflective properties is produced in simplified manufacturing process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A manufacturing semiconductor device involves providing a semiconductor substrate (14), forming on the semiconductor substrate a layer (20) including a semiconductor compound and a dope additive (22), and then forming an emitter region and gettering impurities by annealing the semiconductor substrate including the layer. In the method, forming the layer is performed by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) of a gas mixture including SiH4 and at least one element selected from NH3, CH4, and PH3. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for semiconductor device manufacturing installation involving a coating device adapted for coating a semiconductor substrate, a heating device adapted for annealing the coated semiconductor substrate, and a control device adapted for controlling the coating device and the heating device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic view of semiconductor manufacturing method.    Coated wafer (10)    Impurities (16)    Layer (20)    Dope additive (22)    N-type emitter region (30)
NOVELTY - A ceramic membrane structure has ceramic membrane structure attached to the outer wall of a tubular anode support, in which the membrane structure is orderly composed of anode decorative layer, compact electrolyte layer and cathode layer from inside to outside. The structure includes a rough electrolyte layer between the compact electrolyte layer and the cathode layer.    USE - Ceramic membrane structure for tubular ceramic membrane fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cathode layer prepared on the rough electrolyte surface is easy to attach and excellent in bonding of boundary surface after being sintered to facilitate the electrochemical transport of ions and electrons and ensure excellent performance of the cell, larger electrolyte-cathode-air three-phase boundary surface on the boundary increases to improve the utilization rate of the cell material and improve the power of the cell, and equipment investment and preparation cost is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of ceramic membrane structure for tubular ceramic membrane fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross section of the ceramic membrane structure.
NOVELTY - The system has a loader conveyor for supplying a solar cell module. A laminator part (100) is provided with multiple lamination chambers (101) that are provided in the solar cell module. An unloader conveyer part receives the solar cell module and performs a fabrication process of the solar cell module from the laminator part. A diaphragm sheet is provided in an inner side of a vacuum chamber (110) with a head-space and a down space. A hot stage is installed at the down space of the vacuum chamber that is segmented with the diaphragm sheet.    USE - Laminator system for manufacturing a solar cell module such as thin film type amorphous silicon solar cell module, thin film type copper indium gallium cesium solar cell module and thin film type cadmium tellurium linium solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The system quickly processes the solar cell module, extends replacement period of the diaphragm sheet, uniformly pressurizes the solar cell module, and provides the high vacuum environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a laminator method for manufacturing a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a laminator system.    Laminator part (100)    Lamination chambers (101)    Vacuum chamber (110)    Cover (120)
NOVELTY - The system has a diaphragm sheet formed in an inner side of a vacuum chamber with a head space and a down space. A conveying member returns a solar cell module at the vacuum chamber, and is installed at a down space of the vacuum chamber. The solar cell module is placed in a hot stage (140) that is installed at the down space of the vacuum chamber. An elevating member (170) raises the hot stage to closely adhere the solar cell module to the diaphragm sheet. A driving shaft is rotated with a motor, and a driven shaft is connected to the driving shaft.    USE - Laminator system for manufacturing a solar cell module such as thin film type amorphous silicon solar cell module, thin film type copper indium gallium cesium solar cell module and thin film type cadmium tellurium linium solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The system quickly processes solar cell module, extends replacement period of the diaphragm sheet, uniformly pressurizes the solar cell module, and provides high vacuum environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a lamination chamber of a laminator system.    Cover (120)    Top heater (132)    Hot stage (140)    Elevating member (170)    Loader conveyor (180)
NOVELTY - The cell has optical coupling devices located in zinc oxide or titanium dioxide or silicon dioxide nano-sized stick arrays, where the cell is fixed with an upper cell i.e. silicon quantum dot cells, a middle cell i.e. silicon quantum dot cells, and a lower cell i.e. silicon cell. Quantum dots are silicon, germanium and silicon carbide quantum dots utilizing silicon dioxide, silicon nitride and silicon carbide as base materials, or indium-arsenic, gallium-antimony and gallium-arsenic quantum dots. Sizes of the silicon quantum dots are 20 to 40 nanometers and 65 to 85 nanometers, respectively.    USE - Laminated solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell effectively increases absorption efficiency and photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar spectrum. The cell has simple manufacturing technique and low manufacturing cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic view of a laminated solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A conductive resin molded product contains (in weight%) thermoplastic resin (30-85), electroconductive carbon (6-53) and electroconductive polyaniline (0.9-10).    USE - Conductive resin molded product e.g. electronic material, solar cell component and separator component.    ADVANTAGE - The resin molded product has excellent electroconductivity, bending strength and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of conductive resin molded product, which involves molding the conductive resin composition including thermoplastic resin, electroconductive carbon and electroconductive polyaniline and washing.
NOVELTY - A solar cell (50) consisting of a transparent conductive film (54) having an upper electrode (53) for extracting power on the incident light side and containing indium, zinc and tin, is manufactured as follows. A texture is formed by wet etching in the surface of a transparent substrate (51) in which the transparent conductive film is formed. During texture formation, a metal thin film is formed on the substrate and anisotropic etching is carried out by using the metal thin film as a mask.    USE - Manufacture of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of solar cells with high productivity, by reliably transferring texture from the transparent conductive film to the substrate. The transparent conductive film has excellent electroconductive characteristics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (50)    Transparent substrate (51)    Upper electrode (53)    Transparent conductive film (54)    Bipolar electrode (57)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a n-type silicon thin-film layer (4na) having n-type silicon alloy layer (4n1) such as n-type amorphous silicon-carbide layer with thickness of 1-12 nm, in contact with the crystalline i-type silicon photoelectric converting layer (4ic). A n-type microcrystal silicon layer (4nc) is formed as n-type layer on the n-type silicon thin-film layer. The n-type silicon thin-film layer is formed by depositing the n-type amorphous silicon layer (4n2) on n-type silicon alloy layer.    USE - Manufacturing method of hybrid silicon thin-film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell excellent in both photoelectric transfer characteristic and mass productivity can be obtained. The fall of open circuit voltage and curvilinear factor can be suppressed. Since the silicon alloy layer is doped with n-type material, the recombination of carrier by hole can be suppressed. The open-circuit voltage is increased by collection of electrons at the side of valence bands and the increase in series resistance is suppressed. Hence the thin-film solar cell with higher conversion efficiency can be obtained and the mass productivity of solar cell is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hybrid silicon thin-film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the hybrid silicon thin-film solar cell.    Amorphous silicon photoelectric conversion unit (3)    Crystalline silicon photoelectric conversion unit (4)    Crystalline i-type silicon photoelectric converting layer (4ic)    N-type silicon alloy layer (4n1)    N-type amorphous silicon layer (4n2)    N-type silicon thin-film layer (4na)    N-type microcrystal silicon layer (4nc)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system (1) has fuel cell (10), and main fuel supply system (12) for supplying main fuel to fuel cell. A sub-fuel supply system (13) supplies sub-fuel such as ethylene glycol when the saturation vapor pressure of sub-fuel is lower than that of main fuel. The electronic control unit (ECU) (30) controls each portion of system such that the main fuel is replaced with sub-fuel when the operation of fuel cell is stopped.    USE - Fuel cell system for fuel cell electric vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The consumption of fuel is reduced, as main fuel is replaced with sub-fuel when operation of fuel cell is stopped. Hence operating cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawings includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (1)    Fuel cell (10)    Main fuel supply system (12)    Sub-fuel supply system (13)    ECU (30)
NOVELTY - An antireflective film (1) consisting of indium oxide group thin films (11,12), sequentially, is formed as follows. Thin film (11) is formed by sputtering using indium oxide group target (I) in a reactive gas containing oxygen gas, hydrogen gas, and/or water vapor. Thin film (12) is formed on thin film (11) by sputtering using indium oxide group target (II) in a reactive gas containing oxygen gas, hydrogen gas, and/or water vapor in a composition different from that used in formation of thin film (11).    USE - Formation of antireflective film (claimed) for display surfaces of flat panel displays, touch panels, and light-receiving surfaces of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient formation of antireflection films having excellent reflection-prevention property, by enabling easy lamination of layers having differing refractive index, at a high film-forming rate. The antireflective film has excellent transparency with respect to visible ray.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) antireflective film; and    (2) film-forming apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the antireflective film.    Antireflective film (1)    Transparent substrate (2)    Substrate surface (2a)    Indium oxide group thin films (11,12)
NOVELTY - The ribbon crystal (10) has an end string (12) provided within a main portion. The end string having cross-sectional shape is formed from two individual strings which are in physical contact. The individual strings are spaced apart along the thickness dimension of the main portion. A silicon material is provided between the two individual strings.    USE - Ribbon crystal used for manufacture of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The impact of end string is reduced so that efficiency of ribbon crystal is improved and the cost for forming ribbon crystal is reduced. The ribbon crystal is less prone to breakage such that yield is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for forming ribbon crystal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the ribbon crystal with end strings.    Ribbon crystal (10)    End string (12)    Neck portion (36)    Wider portion (38)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor structure comprises silicon substrate, buffer region formed directly on the silicon substrate, and several III-V active blocks formed on the buffer region. The buffer region comprises a germanium layer formed directly on the silicon substrate, or a germanium-tin layer formed directly on the silicon substrate and a germanium-silicon-tin layer formed on the germanium-tin layer. The germanium layer has threading dislocation density of less than 105/cm2.    USE - Semiconductor structure is used as active component for solar cell used for space application.    ADVANTAGE - The large-sized semiconductor structure is formed economically, and has excellent mechanical property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A semiconductor structure comprises silicon substrate, buffer region formed directly on the silicon substrate, and several III-V active blocks formed on the buffer region. The buffer region comprises a germanium layer formed directly on the silicon substrate, or a germanium-tin (Ge1-xSnx) layer formed directly on the silicon substrate and a germanium-silicon-tin (Ge1-x-ySixSny) layer formed on the germanium-tin (Ge1-xSnx) layer. The germanium layer has threading dislocation density of less than 105/cm2. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method for forming semiconductor structure, which involves forming a buffer region directly on silicon substrate, and forming several III-V active blocks on the buffer region;    (2) germanium-silicon-tin (Ge1-x-ySixSny, where x is 0.07-0.42 and y is 0.01-0.2) alloy, which is lattice matched or pseudomorphically strained to germanium; and    (3) germanium-silicon-tin alloy is of formula: Ge1-x(Si(~b)Sn1-(~b)x), where ( beta ) is 0.79 and x is more than 0 to less than 1.
NOVELTY - A solution comprising cerium nitrate hexahydrate (102) is combined with a solution comprising hexamethylenetetramine (104), to form a combined aqueous solution. The combined aqueous solution is then combined (108) with a solution comprising copper nitrate trihydrate to form further aqueous solution, which is then mixed (112) to produce nanoparticles (114).    USE - Method for producing nanoparticles used as catalyst in redox reaction e.g. water-gas shift reaction used in fuel cell (all claimed). Can also be used for chemical mechanical planarization.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the production of nanoparticles having high defect density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for nanoparticle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows flow chart of production method of nanoparticles.    Cerium nitrate hexahydrate (102)    Hexamethylenetetramine (104)    Addition of copper nitrate and mix (108)    Step for mixing (112)    Collection of nanoparticles (114)
NOVELTY - A back contact layer is formed on a substrate. An absorber layer (10) comprising copper indium gallium selenide is extended over the back contact layer. A buffer layer and a high resistive layer are formed on the absorber layer. A window layer (14) covering the absorber layer is formed. A portion of absorber layer is irradiated with a laser beam to transform the irradiated portion to an electrically conductive compound.    USE - Manufacturing method of thin film solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - Since a portion of absorber layer is transformed to electrically conductive compound by irradiating the portion with laser beam, the formation of defect in the interface between the absorber layer and window layer is prevented and the cleanliness of the manufacturing process is enhanced. The processing time is decreased and the manufacturing efficiency of thin film solar cell module is improved without breaking the vacuum deposition between absorber and window layers while improving the stability of the thin film solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the thin film solar cell module at the time of formation of electrical interconnection through window layer.    Thin film solar cell (1,2)    Back contact (5,6)    Absorber layer (10)    Window layer (14)    Trench (20)
NOVELTY - Fluoropolymer composition comprises at least one hydrogen-containing fluoropolymer (A); at least one inorganic pigment (I) (5-80 wt.% of (A)); and at least one per(halo)fluoropolymer (1-99 wt.% of (I)), which is tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymers (B1) having a dynamic viscosity of less than 100 Pax second at a shear rate of 1 radianx per second and at 280 degrees C. The composition has a total luminous transmittance (TT) of less than 15%, when measured according to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D1003 on a sample having a thickness of about 50 mu m.    USE - The Composition is useful in the form of a sheet or film in a solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition possesses outstanding opacity, and can be processed to produce films with adequate mechanical properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a process of manufacturing the composition;    (2) a film or sheet comprising the composition; and    (3) a solar cell module comprising at least one photovoltaic element encapsulated between a front layer on its light receiving surface side and a back layer, where the back layer comprises at least one layer comprising the composition.
NOVELTY - The unit (500) has a high-frequency coil part provided with a conductive pipe for covering an outer side of a crucible. An inner side of the conductive pipe is circulated with a cooling medium. The crucible is provided with a raw material. The high-frequency coil part is mounted on the outer side of the crucible. An injector is connected with the crucible, and sprays the raw material vaporized in the crucible. A resistive type heating system is fixed in an outer side of the injector. A cooling member is fixed in an outer side of the resistive type heating system.    USE - Raw material feeding unit for use during manufacturing process of a semiconductor device. Uses include but are not limited to a copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell, a cadmium telluride solar battery, an organic LED and an LCD.    ADVANTAGE - The unit improves the thin film quality, reduces thickness of the thin film, and prevents generation deflection phenomenon in the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a thin film depositing apparatus comprising a chamber    (2) a raw material supplying method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a raw material feeding unit. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Raw material feeding unit (500)    Housing (600)
NOVELTY - The method involves coating metal paste (204) e.g. aluminum paste, on a passivation layer (202). Sintering is performed at high temperature such that the metal paste penetrates the passivation layer and joins with a silicon substrate (200) so as to be diffused into a back portion of the silicon substrate. Another metal paste (206) e.g. silver paste, is coated on the back portion of the substrate. Another sintering is performed at low temperature to cure the latter metal paste without penetrating the passivation layer so as to finish a back electrode structure (208).    USE - Method for manufacturing a back electrode i.e. screen printed point-contact electrode, of a silicon bulk solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method performs evaporation or sputtering process so as to increase manufacturing speed while reducing manufacturing cost of the electrode. The electrode can be simply manufactured without requiring a photolithographic process such that a passivation effect of a passivation film is effectively utilized for improving photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a back electrode of a silicon bulk solar cell.    Silicon substrate (200)    Passivation layer (202)    Metal pastes (204, 206)    Back electrode structure (208)    P-type diffusion region (210)
NOVELTY - The chamber has a housing (110) having a structure (132) that has a sealable port (123). A movable door (122) is coupled with the sealable port. The door and housing is coupled by door actuation assembly. The assembly is provided with primary actuators (116) that are coupled with door for moving the door in preset direction. The assembly is provided with secondary actuators (126) for moving the door in direction orthogonal to the preset direction.    USE - Vacuum chamber such as load lock chamber for processing glass substrate, polymer material, semiconductor substrate for thin film transistor (TFT), solar array, photovoltaic cell, organic LED (OLED) and PIN diode for flat panel display and solar cell array. Can also be used in processing chamber, testing chamber, deposition chamber, thermal treatment chamber and etch chamber.    ADVANTAGE - Since the door actuation assembly is provided with secondary actuators for moving door in direction orthogonal to preset direction, misalignment of door during lifting and lowering is prevented. The occurrence of damage to the O-ring during raising and lowering the door is avoided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for selectively opening and closing sealable port in vacuum chamber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view of the load lock chamber.    Housing (110)    Actuators (116,126)    Door (122)    Sealable port (123)    Structure (132)
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive oxide coating, i.e. transparent conductive oxide layer, comprises zinc oxide and dopant. The resistance of coating is less than 1000 (preferably 450) mu ~o cm, and coating is deposited at 350 degrees C.    USE - Transparent conductive oxide coating, i.e. transparent conductive oxide layer, used for transparent contact for solar cells and displays (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive oxide layer has high transmittance and low resistance in simple and low cost way compared to indium tin oxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of generating transparent conductive oxide coating comprising depositing doped zinc oxide, in process atmosphere having hydrogen.
NOVELTY - A solar cell device structure comprises wide band-gap PN junction including p-type layer, n-type layer, and depletion region between p-type and n-type layers; narrow band-gap absorber layer within depletion region; and indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) barrier layer within depletion region.    USE - Solar cell device structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure allows separate optimization of current and voltage, thus maximizing conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for making the solar cell device structure.
NOVELTY - The lower and upper subcells (110,112) include respective base layers (102,106) and emitter layers (103,107). The base layers and emitter layers are formed of respective group IV and group II-VI materials. The upper subcell is made to generate secondary short-circuit current density responsive to solar radiation incident on upper subcell. The lower subcell is made to generate primary short-circuit current density responsive to the solar radiation passed through upper subcell into lower subcell. The short-circuit current densities are equal to each other.    USE - Monolithic multijunction photovoltaic solar cell for LED, photodiode detector, semiconductor diode laser. Can also be used in electric utility grid for providing residential electric power, electric power for building, electric power for automobile, airplane, satellite, spacecraft, for water heating application, military application, and embedded in fabric for clothing, tent, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy conversion efficiency can be improved. The solar cell can be manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an elevational sectional view of the photovoltaic solar cell.    Lower base layer (102)    Lower emitter layer (103)    Upper base layer (106)    Upper emitter layer (107)    Lower subcell (110)    Upper subcell (112)
NOVELTY - The composition for forming solar cell contact comprises an organic portion made from about 85-99 w.t.% of a silver component, and 1-15 w.t. % of glass component, which includes 15-75 mol % of lead oxide, 5-50 mol % of Silicon dioxide, and is free of antimony oxide. Preferably silver component and glass component constitute a solids portion whose weight ratio with respect to the organics portion is from 20:1 to 1:20.    USE - Composition for forming solar cell contact, used in fabricating photovoltaic cells.    ADVANTAGE - Uses silver-and glass-containing thick film pastes to make front contacts for silicon-based solar cells to collect current generated by exposure to light, thus providing low series resistance and high shunt resistance to give high performance solar cells.
NOVELTY - Two electrodes are immersed in a solution which is obtained by dissolving carbon nanotube in a mixed solvent of water and low molecular alcohol, and the alternating voltage of 1-5 kV/cm at frequency of 1-50 kHz is applied to the electrodes. A substrate is pull-up after immersing into the solution, and solvent is dried, to produce carbon nanotube alignment film in which carbon nanotube is orientated.    USE - Carbon nanotube alignment film is used for transparent electrode and liquid-crystal orientation electrode. Can also be used as photoelectric conversion film used for electroluminescent element and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The uniform carbon nanotube alignment film is formed easily and efficiently, and has high transparency and visible light transmittance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of electric-field alignment film manufacturing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A dye sensitized solar cell electrode has a thin film (5) containing metal oxide particles (1) and a dye (2), provided on a transparent conductive substrate (3). The thin film has a space (4) formed of metal oxide particles extending in row in bead string form, and has high connectivity of particles.    USE - Dye sensitized solar cell electrode.    ADVANTAGE - The dye sensitized solar cell electrode has improved surface area, and provides solar cell having improved conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell electrode. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Metal oxide particles (1)    Dye (2)    Transparent conductive substrate (3)    Space (4)    Metal oxide thin film (5)
NOVELTY - An oxide semiconductor electrode has a substrate having electroconductive surface, an oxide semiconductor layer formed on electroconductive surface, and a cured resin layer provided between electroconductive surface and semiconductor layer.    USE - Oxide semiconductor electrode is used for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The oxide semiconductor electrode has high adhesion strength between oxide semiconductor layer and substrate, and favorable peeling resistance, and provides solar cell with favorable photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of oxide semiconductor electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded view of oxide semiconductor electrode. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A carbon monoxide (CO) modifying device (6) reduces the concentration of CO in fuel. A CO removal device reduces the concentration of CO in fuel from CO modifying device. The CO modifying and removal devices have a case (51) provided with the inflow and outflow ports (51a,51b) through which fuel gas flows in and out respectively, and a catalytic reaction chamber (59) filled with shift catalyst (S). The chamber has dispersing plates (53,54) formed of uneven shape and provided in upper and lower portions respectively. The holes (53a,54a) are formed in plates.    USE - Fuel cell system used as domestic electric power supply.    ADVANTAGE - Since the dispersing plates are formed of uneven shape, the catalyst fitting into the hole in the plate is prevented and the flow of the fuel gas is made smooth. The catalytic reaction is performed favorably, and the efficiency of the catalyst is improved. The strength of the dispersing plate is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the carbon monoxide modifying device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    CO modifying device (6)    Case (51)    Inflow port (51a)    Outflow port (51b)    Dispersing plates (53,54)    Holes (53a,54a)    Catalytic reaction chamber (59)    Shift catalyst (S)
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a laminate having an adhesive layer containing a compound including alkoxy silyl group and amino group and whose molecular weight is 500 or less, in between polyvinyl acetal layer and resin layer.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - Since polyvinyl acetal is used for filler and resin sheet is used for back surface of a protection component, the solar cell module has excellent interlayer-adhesiveness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cell module which blocks a crystalline silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A film has layer (A) and layer (B) which are adjoined. The layer (B) consists of plastic film which has hydrolysis resistance. The layer (A) has surface resistance of 1x 107-1x 1012 and average transmittance of 5% or less in wavelength of 350-360 nm. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for back surface of protection sheet, which has layer (C) having sunlight reflective power, layer (D) having adhesion ability and layer (A) which is an exposed surface.    USE - Film is used for back surface protection sheet for solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The back surface protection sheet comprising the film has improved water vapor barrier property and stability, and yellow coloring of the sheet is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional side view of back surface protection sheet. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Polyethylene film (5)    White polyester film (6)    Polyester film having hydrolysis proof (7)    Conductive layer and ultraviolet blocking layer (8)
NOVELTY - The method involves coating dispersive agent on P-type silicon substrate (1). A diffusion prevention agent containing silicic-acid alkyl and titanic acid alkyl, is coated on the back side of the substrate. A PN junction is formed on the surface side of substrate by thermal diffusion process. A diffusion prevention agent is coated on the other side of the substrate. The periphery of the substrate is dehumidified on coating diffusion prevention agent on back surface of substrate.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The more stable diffusion prevention film can be formed. The characteristic of the solar cell can be easily improved by restraining leakage current.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating manufacturing method of solar cell.    P-type silicon substrate (1)    Spin-coater (10)    Position (11)    Nozzle (11a)    Dehumidification unit (13)
NOVELTY - A filler sheet has intermediate layer (1) clamped between adhesive layers (2) containing transparent resin like silane-modified transparent resin. The intermediate layer contains nucleating agent-dispersed in the transparent resin.    USE - Filler sheet is used for solar cell modules (claimed) using single crystal silicon-type solar element , poly crystal silicon-type solar element, amorphous silicon-type solar element, III-IV group compound semiconductor-type solar element or II-VI group compound semiconductor-type solar element.    ADVANTAGE - The filler sheet has excellent adhesiveness and transparency. Cloudiness of resin used in filler sheet is suppressed when temperature change occurs by hot-spot phenomenon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell modules.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of filler sheet.    Intermediate layer (1)    Adhesive layer (2)
NOVELTY - A back surface filler sheet (3) has a black layer (1) and an adhesive layer (2) adhered on the black layer. The black layer contains transparent resin (A) and a black pigment. The adhesive layer contains silane-modified transparent resin (B).    USE - Back surface filler sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module using back surface filler sheet has excellent designability, adhesiveness and insulation property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module, which has sequential lamination of transparent front substrate, front filler sheet, solar cell element, back surface filler sheet and back surface protection sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of back surface filler sheet.    Black layer (1)    Adhesive layer (2)    Back surface filler sheet (3)
NOVELTY - A filler comprises silane modified resin obtained by polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated silane compound and polyolefin compound, and flame retardant. The resin is transparent resin. The flame retardant is hydrotalcite. The filler further contains polyethylene type resin and additive chosen from optical stabilizer, ultraviolet absorber, thermal stabilizer and antioxidant.    USE - Filler for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The filler has excellent flame retardance and transparency, and provides solar cell module having excellent electric power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module (11).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the laminated structure of solar cell module.    Solar cell module (11)    Back surface protection sheet (12)    Back surface filler sheet (13)    Solar cell element (14)    Front filler sheet (15)
NOVELTY - The method involves coating metal microparticle solution to a surface of an electromagnetic wave shield substrate. A metal microparticle layer is laminated on the electromagnetic wave shield substrate. Wind speed of air flow is 1.0 to 10 meter/sec. The electromagnetic wave shield substrate is provided in front surface of a display.    USE - Method for manufacturing a mesh shaped metal microparticle multilayer substrate e.g. transparent conductive substrate such as electromagnetic wave shield substrate or solar cell, for a plasma display panel (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to household appliance article, mobile telephone, personal computer and liquid crystal TV.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides excellent transparency, and allows realization of proof property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of mesh shaped metal microparticle multilayer substrate manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - An etching process is performed on surface of silicon substrate (10) using an etching liquid at more than 80 degrees C, to form corrugation. The etching liquid contains an aqueous alkali solution. Thus, manufacture of solar cell is carried out.    USE - Manufacture of solar cell used for transforming solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The method stably forms the corrugation on the silicon substrate surface of the light-receiving surface of solar cell which enables high conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional schematic view of silicon substrate used for manufacture of solar cell.    P-type silicon substrate (10)    Anti-reflective film (12)    Silver electrode (13,16)    Aluminum electrode (14)
NOVELTY - A thin film (104") containing a precursor of metal oxide and metal oxide fine particles is formed on a substrate (106). An electromagnetic wave is irradiated to thin film and a conductive thin film is formed. Thus, an electrode (104) is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of electrode used for thin film transistor element and organic electroluminescent element (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, touch panel, sensor, solar cell, electronic paper, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive film has favorable surface smoothness, and provides electrode with low resistance. The thin film transistor element is efficiently manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) thin film transistor element; and    (2) organic electroluminescent element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of conductive thin film of gate electrode of thin film transistor element.    Semiconductor layer (101)    Source electrode (102)    Drain electrode (103)    Electrode (104)    Thin film (104")    Insulating layer (105)    Substrate (106)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive paste contains aluminum powder, organic binder, solvent and glass frit. The aluminum powder consists of particles (A) with particle size of 5.0 mu m or less and particles (B) with particle size of 7.0 mu m or more.    USE - Electroconductive paste used for forming electrode e.g. current collection electrode of solar cell element (claimed) for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste enables to economically manufacture solar cell element having high conversion efficiency. The curvature of the semiconductor substrate during the manufacture of the solar cell element is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell element; and    (2) manufacture of the solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structure of the aluminum powder having different particle size.    Particles (A,B)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing an absorber wafer (01) and depositing the metallic point- or strip contacts with steep flanks on the rear side of the absorber wafer. The point- or strip contacts are coated with an insulation jacket. An emitter layer is deposited on the entire surface on the rear side of the absorber wafer. An emitter-contact layer is deposited on the entire surface of the emitter layer for forming the emitter-contact system.    USE - Method for manufacturing wafer-based, rear-contacted hetero-solar cells (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method involves preparing an absorber wafer and depositing the metallic point- or strip contacts with steep flanks on the rear side of the absorber wafer, where the point- or strip contacts are coated with an insulation jacket, and hence ensures simple manufacturing without complex structuring measures for the two contact systems, reliable working and high efficiency of the solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a step of the solar cell manufacturing method.    Absorber wafer (01)    Light incidence (02)    Absorber wafer front side (03)
NOVELTY - A coating liquid having solid content of less than 35 weight% is coated on surface(s) of a base-material thermoplastic resin film to form a flame-resistant layer. Thus, manufacture of laminated film is carried out. The flame-resistant layer contains 3-10 parts weight of isocyanate compound.    USE - Manufacture of laminated film used as reflecting film and sealing film for solar cell and backlight (both claimed) for liquid crystal television.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated film has excellent coating property, adhesive strength, productivity and reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for backlight.
NOVELTY - Surface-modified inorganic compound fine particles are obtained by reacting compound (A) having 2 or more silyl groups with inorganic compound fine particles and reacting compound (B) having silicon-containing repeating unit of formula (I) further with remaining silyl group, or reacting compounds (A and B) with inorganic compound fine particles.    USE - Surface-modified inorganic compound fine particles used for inorganic compound dispersion (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to adhesive agent for optical component, sealing material, coating material, photoresist material, solar cell, motor-vehicle component, optical fiber, printed wiring board, cosmetics and construction material.    ADVANTAGE - The surface-modified inorganic compound fine particles have excellent dispersibility to organic medium, and dispersion stability for long period of time.
NOVELTY - An adhesive resin composition comprises (in weight%) ethylene-(meth)acrylic-acid alkyl ester-organic silane compound (A) (1-98), ethylene-(meth)acrylic-acid alkyl ester (B) (1-98) and tackifying resin (C) (1-30). The ethylene-(meth)acrylic-acid alkyl ester-organic silane compound (A) is obtained by reacting ethylene, (meth)acrylic-acid alkyl ester and organic silane compound, or ethylene-(meth)acrylic-acid alkyl ester copolymer and organic silane compound.    USE - Adhesive resin composition is used for forming adhesive film used for sealing solar cell (both claimed) e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to elastic barrier material, coating-film waterproof material, flooring material, sealing agent, molding material, magnetic-recording medium, ink binder, burned brick binder, sound absorption material, damping material, elastic fiber and artificial leather.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive film formed using the resin composition has excellent adhesiveness, and provides high sealing performance and tolerance with respect to electrolyte solution in solar cell. The gas leakage and liquid spill from joining interface of solid gasket and electrode substrate in the dye-sensitized solar cell are suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for adhesive film, which is formed by laminating adhesive resin composition on a base material.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte comprises ionic compound having imidazolium ion structure portion and molecular structure portion having two negative charges bonded with two nitrogen atoms of imidazolium ion which is not ion dissociated. The ionic compound contains organic ion having monovalent negative charge and one alkali metal ion as carrier ion. The molecular structure portion contains sulfonate anion.    USE - Electrolyte for electrochemical device (claimed) e.g. lithium primary battery, lithium secondary battery, lithium ion battery, fuel cell and electrical double layer capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte having high carrier ion transport number is provided. The electrolyte provides electrochemical device having excellent electrical property.
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (1) has electrolyte layer (6) containing electrolytic composition provided between electrodes (2), and zinc oxide layer (4) provided inside the electrode(s). The electrolytic composition contains pyrrolidinium salt.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (1)    Electrode (2)    Sealing agent (3)    Zinc oxide layer (4)    Electrolyte layer (6)
NOVELTY - Substrate (1) comprises a layer (2), which is highly transparent at least for radiation with a wavelength of 600-1200 nm at a layer temperature below a transition temperature and is non permeable at a layer temperature above the transition temperature. The layer exhibits a substance system, which is a primary material and is doped with an additive, preferably manganates.    USE - The substrate is useful in: a solar collector of a thermal solar system for at least temporary shading of a solar absorber for heating a fluid thermofluid; and in a solar collector of a photovoltaic system for at least temporary shading of a solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The substrate for covering a thermal and/or a photovoltaic solar collector prevents the collector heated to a temperature above the transition temperature of the thermochromic layer, thus the efficiency losses of a photovoltaic solar collector and/or the overheating of a thermal solar collector can be reliably prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substrate (1) comprises a layer (2), which is highly transparent at least for radiation with a wavelength of 600-1200 nm at a layer temperature below a transition temperature and is non permeable at a layer temperature above the transition temperature. The layer exhibits a substance system, which is a primary material of Bi(RxOy) and is doped with an additive of (Y1z)MnO3, preferably manganates.    R = metal, preferably Fe; and    Y1, x, y, z = not defined.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing the substrate, comprising placing the layer on the substrate or vapor depositing the layer on the substrate or applying the layer on the substrate with the help of a sol-gel procedure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a layered structure of a thermochromic layer.    Substrate (1)    Thermochromic layer (2)
NOVELTY - The glass fiber filter comprises a borosilicate glass heated to 550 degrees C, and a quartz glass heated to 1000 degrees C, where the filter is coated with noble-metal stoving paints.    USE - Glass fiber filter useful as a noble metal coated membrane in a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass fiber filter can be economically, compactly and simply manufactured with light-weight, less porosity and improved beneficial properties without fiber breakage during the use and burning the electrically conductive noble metal layers.
NOVELTY - Ruthenium complex (I) is new.    USE - (I) is useful as a dye for a dye-sensitized solar cell, and in a dye solution (all claimed)    ADVANTAGE - (I) has improved photoelectric properties, thus improves the photoelectric efficiency of the dye sensitized solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Ruthenium complex of formula (RuL2(NCS)2Am) (I) is new.    L = 2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid, 2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-disulfonic acid or 2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-diphosphonic acid;    A = quaternary phosphonium cation; and    m = 1-4.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising (I), a cathode and an electrode layer that is arranged between the photoanode and the cathode; and    (2) a dye solution comprising (I) (0.01-1 wt.%), and an organic solvent (99.99-99 wt.%), where the organic solvent is acetonitrile, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, dimethylformamide or N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone.
NOVELTY - Hole conductor material containing compounds (Q) are new.    USE - (Q) are useful as semiconductor material, preferably p-semiconductor in a solar cell, preferably dye photovoltaic cell; ionic liquid; solvent for chemical reaction; auxiliary material in the separation of material mixture and for the extractive rectification for the close boiling or azeotropic mixtures; and heat carriers (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (Q) exhibits extremely low vapor pressure and high thermal stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Hole conductor material containing compounds (Q) of formula ((IL)n-Linker-(HTM)n) (I), ((IL-Linker)p-HTM) (II) or (IL-(Linker-HTM)p) (III) are new.    IL = a salt group having at least a cation and at least an anion, where at least one of the ion is organic, in (I) and (II) the salt group has binding site to the linker group, and in (III), the salt group q has a binding site to the left group of the linker group;    n, m = at least 1;    p, q = at least 2;    linker = a chemical bond or (n+m) valent 1-50C-organic residue (in case of (I)), or a chemical bond or 1-50C-bivalent residue (in case of (II) and (III)); and    HTM = hole conductor material (p-semiconductor) containing group.
NOVELTY - The housing (1) has an electronic circuit (4) for supplying current to an externally attached portable device by an externally attached dynamo/generator and/or electrical energy source. The energy source is a solar cell and attached to a bicycle. A mounting system mounts and/or fastens to a beverage holder fastener e.g. screw (6), of a bicycle frame. A battery charging and discharging unit i.e. electronic charger, is provided for batteries (3). A beverage holder is attached to the housing by the beverage holder fastener.    USE - Housing for use at a bicycle with an auxiliary engine drive for accommodating a portable device e.g. bicycle navigation device, MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 player and mobile telephone (all claimed). Can also be used for accommodating a personal digital assistant (PDA).    ADVANTAGE - The mounting system mounts and/or fastens to the beverage holder fastener of the bicycle frame, thus enabling easy change of the cable wiring during upgradation of the bicycle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a portable device housing.    Portable device housing (1)    Battery cover (2)    Batteries (3)    Electronic circuit (4)    Screw (6)
NOVELTY - The device (1) has two filters (4) comprising multiple rods (6) with a diameter (D) extending along a longitudinal direction (5). The rods together with a counter wall form a gap (7) of width (B) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The width of the gap is 0.5 mm. The diameter of the rod is 30 mm. The number of rods is 20. The rods are rotatably driven around an axis (8) parallel to the longitudinal direction, where the rods are arranged in level. The rods are arranged on a circle to form a sieve screen. The filters are arranged one behind the other in a cascade manner.    USE - Device for separating a mixture of glass breakage and cell breakage i.e. silicon broken wafer, during recycling of old solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The rods together with the counter wall form gap of specific width perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, so that the cell breakage can be separated from the glass breakage in a simple and reliable manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for separating a mixture of glass breakage and cell breakage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic partial cross sectional view of a separation device.    Width of gap (B)    Diameter of rods (D)    Separation device (1)    Filters (4)    Longitudinal direction (5)    Rods (6)    Gap (7)    Axis (8)
NOVELTY - A titanium oxide is manufactured by partially dissolving titanium oxide particles dispersed in liquid and heat processing titanium oxide particles which became small in oxygen containing atmosphere after water washing and drying.    USE - Manufacture of titanium oxide for photocatalysts used for decontamination of chemical weapon agent (claimed). Can also be used for air-conditioning equipment or water purification apparatuses e.g. air cleaner and deodorizing machine, or protective film, dielectric film, semiconductor film, UV protection film and dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method manufactures titanium oxide particles which have improved photocatalytic activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) decontamination of chemical weapon agent involving partially dissolving titanium oxide particles dispersed in liquid, heat processing titanium oxide particle at 100-500 degrees C by oxygen containing atmosphere after water washing and drying, irradiating under UV ray and decomposing chemical agent; and    (2) decontamination apparatus (1) of chemical weapon agent comprising cylindrical ceramics which have three-dimensional network structure which carries titanium oxide particles, reaction chamber which is formed between double pipes formed by transparent material, light source which emits UV ray on inner surface and outer surface of double pipes and has inflow port of contamination gas containing chemical weapon agent in one edge part of reaction chamber, and discharge port which discharges decontamination gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the decontamination apparatus of chemical weapon agent.    Decontamination apparatus (1)    Photocatalyst carrier (2)    UV light transmissivity material (3)    Reaction tube (4)    UV ray lamp (5)
NOVELTY - The sheet (100) has projection parts formed in a synthetic resin corrugated sheet (101), and a synthetic resin flat sheet (102) joined to an opening side of the projection part in the corrugated sheet. A bubble part (104) is formed between the projection part and the flat sheet. The uneven sheet and the flat sheet are comprised from a gas-barrier film. An outer surface is provided with a metal layer. The metal layer is provided in the outer surface of the bubble sheet. A sheet supply part is provided between a forming roll and a pressure roll.    USE - Synthetic resin bubble sheet for use as a structural material i.e. panel of a solar cell, in a low pressure environment.    ADVANTAGE - The sheet improves durability of the bubble sheet by providing the metal layer in an outer surface of the bubble sheet, and improves bending rigidity of synthetic resin bubble sheets. The sheet effectively suppresses gas leakage from the bubble part, and can be used for long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a synthetic resin bubble sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a bubble part.    Synthetic resin bubble sheet (100)    Synthetic resin corrugated sheet (101)    Synthetic resin flat sheet (102)    Bubble part (104)
NOVELTY - A photosensitizer (I), is new.    USE - New photosensitizer is used for photovoltaic device (claimed) for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic device formed using photosensitizer has improved conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photosensitizer of formula ML1L2Xn (I), is new.    M=group VIII transition metal of periodic table;    L1=bidentate ligand containing naphthidine of group of formulae (IIa and IIb);    R1,R2=COOH, H, 1-30C alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkoxy or amino;    L2=ligand chosen from group of formulae (a-g);    R21-R32=H, 1-30C alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkoxy, OH, halo, amino, cyano or nitro;    Y'=O, S or NR13;    R13=1-30C alkyl, aryl or aralkyl;    X=ionic ligand chosen from halo, CN, NCS, SCN, NCO and NCN2;    R33-R35=H, 1-30C alkyl, 2-30C alkoxy alkyl, 1-30C perfluoroalkyl, 6-30C aryl or 7-30C aralkyl;    R36,R37=H, cyano, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C perfluoroalkyl or 6-15C aryl;and    R36+R37=ring.    When L2 is not group (a) or group (g) and n is 2, the bidentate ligand is group of formulae (IIIa and IIIb). When L2 is group (a) or group (g) and n is 1, ionic ligand is chosen from halo, CN, NCS, SCN, NCO and NCN2. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photovoltaic device, which has metal oxide semiconductor layer containing photosensitizer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of photovoltaic device.    Transparent conductive substrate (1)    Counter electrode substrate (2)    Semiconductor layer (3)    Electrolyte layer (4)    Sealing material (5)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive ink composition contains electroconductive particles and organic-type vehicle containing resin composition and solvent. The solvent contains 5-30 %mass of low-temperature volatile solvent which volatilize at room temperature, with respect to 100 %mass of total contents. The electroconductive ink composition has viscosity of 0.5-15 Pa.second.    USE - Electroconductive ink composition used for formation of electrode for photovoltaic cell for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive ink composition has high fluidity, viscosity, adhesiveness and electroconductivity. The electrode using electroconductive ink composition has favorable electric reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) formation of electrode on a substrate using electroconductive ink by intaglio-plate offset printing, which involves filling the printing plate having concave pattern with the electroconductive ink containing low-temperature volatile solvent, transferring the filler with printing blanket having silicone sheet, transferring transferred filler on a substrate, repeating the process, forming linear laminated component on the substrate, heating, baking the linear laminated component and forming electrode;    (2) photovoltaic cell, which has collector electrode formed using the electroconductive ink composition; and    (3) solar cell module, which is provided with the photovoltaic cell.
NOVELTY - A new polymeric organic compound has a molecular structure consisting of structural unit (a) with ether having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, and structural units (b) containing sulfonic acid group or sulfonate group in molecule.    USE - New polymeric organic compound is used for ion exchangers, electrolytic membranes, catalyst, membrane-electrode assemblies, and fuel cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The new polymeric organic compound has excellent radical resistance, proton conductivity, film-forming property, chemical stability, thermal stability, heat resistance, ion-exchange capacity, and activity as acidic catalyst. The polymeric organic compound can be synthesized easily and economically. The compound provides fuel cells having excellent reliability and electric-power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A new polymeric organic compound has a molecular structure of formula (I) consisting of structural unit (a) with ether having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, and structural units (b) containing sulfonic acid group or sulfonate group in molecule.    H'C'y=nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring;    A=compound;    n=number of structural unit (a);    m=number of structural unit (b);    wavy line=indirectly coupled with A through interposition group even if sulfonic acid group or sulfonate group is coupled with A directly;and    X+=cation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional explanatory view of a membrane-electrode assembly having electrode catalyst layers formed on both surfaces of an electrolytic membrane.    Electrolytic membrane (1)    Air-electrode catalyst layer (2)    Fuel-electrode catalyst layer (3)    Membrane-electrode assembly (12)
NOVELTY - A new polymeric organic compound has a molecular structure consisting of structural unit (a) comprising silicon derivative having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, and structural units (b) containing sulfonic acid group or sulfonate group in molecule.    USE - New polymeric organic compound is used for ion exchangers, electrolytic membranes, catalyst, membrane-electrode assemblies, and fuel cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The new polymeric organic compound has excellent radical resistance, proton conductivity, chemical stability, heat resistance, ion-exchange capacity, thermal stability, and activity as acidic catalyst. The polymeric organic compound can be manufactured easily. The compound provides fuel cells having excellent reliability and electric-power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A new polymeric organic compound has a molecular structure of formula (I) consisting of structural unit (a) comprising silicon derivative having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, and structural units (b) containing sulfonic acid group or sulfonate group in molecule.    H'C'y=nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring;    A=compound;    n=number of structural unit (a);    m=number of structural unit (b);    wavy line=indirectly coupled with A through interposition group even if sulfonic acid group or sulfonate group is coupled with A directly;    R1,R2=arbitrary substituents;and    X+=cation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional explanatory view of a membrane-electrode assembly having electrode catalyst layers formed on both surfaces of an electrolytic membrane.    Electrolytic membrane (1)    Air-electrode catalyst layer (2)    Fuel-electrode catalyst layer (3)    Membrane-electrode assembly (12)
NOVELTY - An aqueous coating composition contains fluoro-olefin copolymer, pigment, copolymer (A) and aqueous medium. The copolymer (A) is a A-B-type block copolymer containing hydrophilic blocks (a,b) having repeating units (a1,b1). The repeating unit (a1) has polyoxyethylene chain in side chain. The repeating unit (b1) has hydrocarbon group in side chain, and does not have fluorine atom and ionic group.    USE - Aqueous composition is used for manufacture of coating film (claimed) for construction material and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The aqueous composition has excellent storage stability, film-forming property, and provides coating film having excellent adhesiveness, weather resistance, corrosion resistance, external appearance, durability, glossiness and water resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) manufacture of aqueous coating composition. The fluoro-olefin copolymer is solution-polymerized using organic solvent. The resulting fluoro-olefin copolymer is dissolved and/or dispersed in aqueous medium, to obtain fluoro-olefin copolymer aqueous dispersion liquid. The pigment and the copolymer (A) are dissolved and/or dispersed in aqueous medium, to obtain pigment aqueous dispersion liquid. The fluoro-olefin copolymer aqueous dispersion liquid and the pigment aqueous dispersion liquid are mixed, to obtain aqueous coating composition; and    (2) manufacture of coating film, which involves mixing the aqueous coating composition in water-soluble or water-dispersible hardening agent and coating the obtained aqueous coating composition to base-material surface.
NOVELTY - A weatherable film has a hard layer containing polyester or copolyester polymer resin, and a soft layer containing polybutylene terephthalate glycol copolymer containing polytetramethylene ether glycol, laminated in multilayer form.    USE - Weatherable film is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The weatherable film has excellent elongation change rate, strength change rate and haze.
NOVELTY - A substrate having support handle disposed on laminated epitaxial material provided on etch-stop layer, is exposed to etching solution (a) containing succinic acid, and laminated epitaxial material is peeled from substrate, to obtain thin film.    USE - Formation of thin film during epitaxial-lift off process in manufacture of solar device, semiconductor device and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides tin film in short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for etching solution composition.
NOVELTY - An electronic device comprises a substrate including a surface; and an anti-reflective multi-layer coating of nanowires on a portion of the surface, the coating comprising greater than or equal to 3 laminar layers of nanowires, including a bottom layer of nanowires affixed to the surface, and a top-most layer of nanowires.    USE - An electronic device, e.g. a display device, an optical device, a solar cell, a sensor, a cellular device, an avionic device, a nautical device, and/or a projectile device.    ADVANTAGE - The coating has improved durability and anti-reflective properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electronic device comprises a substrate including a surface; and an anti-reflective multi-layer coating of nanowires on a portion of the surface, the coating comprising greater than or equal to 3 laminar layers of nanowires, including a bottom layer of nanowires affixed to the surface, and a top-most layer of nanowires, where a nanowire within a laminar layer is oriented parallel to another nanowire within the same laminar layer, nanowires within adjacent laminar layers are not parallel to one another, the top-most layer of nanowires has a refractive index of 5-70% of a refractive index of the bottom layer of nanowires, and the refractive index of the laminar layers of nanowires decreases by greater than or equal to 10% per laminar layer from the bottom layer to the top-most layer of nanowires. The nanowires have a refractive index of 30-100% of refractive index of the substrate. The top-most layer of nanowires has a refractive index of 1-40% of the refractive index of the substrate. The laminar layers comprise a matrix incorporating a different degree of porosity. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a composition, comprising a metallic substrate including a surface, and an anti-reflective multi-layer coating of nanowires; and    (2) a method process for preparing an anti-reflective multi-layer nanowire coating on a surface of a substrate.
NOVELTY - A laminated material is obtained by laminating a polyvinyl acetal layer (A) and a resin layer (B). An adhesive layer (C) is provided between the polyvinyl acetal layer (A) and the resin layer (B). The adhesive layer (C) contains a polymer having an amino group.    USE - Laminated material is used for intermediate film for laminated glass, solar cell module (all claimed), recording material for inkjet, and sublimation-type inked ribbon.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated material has excellent interlayer adhesiveness, strength, transparency and weather resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) intermediate film, which contains laminated material;    (2) laminated glass, which has intermediate film;    (3) solar cell module, which contains laminated material; and    (4) manufacture of the laminated material, which involves forming the adhesive layer (C) on surface of the polyvinyl acetal layer (A) or resin layer (B).
NOVELTY - A dark-color fluororesin film comprises ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (100 parts mass) as a main component, and carbon black (1.0-4.5 parts mass) having a pH of 8-10 as measured based on JIS K6221 6.4.2.    USE - Dark-color fluororesin film is used for outermost layer of back sheet of solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dark-color fluororesin film has excellent electric insulation, hydrolysis resistance, light resistance, weather resistance, heat resistance and breaking strength/breaking elongation, which provides the solar cell module with excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell module back sheet which contains a laminate obtained by laminating dark-color fluororesin film (11), adhesive layer (12) and water vapor barrier (13) sequentially.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module back sheet.    Fluororesin film (11)    Adhesive layer (12)    Water vapor barrier (13)
NOVELTY - A fullerene derivative (I), is new.    USE - Fullerene derivative is used for composition and organic photoelectric transducer (both claimed) for solar cell, image sensor and photosensor.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer comprising the fullerene derivative has high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fullerene derivative of formula (I), is new.    ring A=60C or more fullerene structure;    Ar1-Ar3=arylene optionally having halo, alkyl, alkoxy or aryl;    E1-E4=aryl group optionally having halo, alkyl, alkoxy or aryl;    a,b=0 or 1, where sum of a and b is 0-1;    m=1-6;    n=1-4;    p=0-5;and    r=0-4.    Two groups chosen from arylene group and aryl group are adjacent through nitrogen atom. The carbon atom in arylene group and carbon atom in aryl group optionally bonds with each other through sulfur atom or oxygen atom, to form a ring. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) composition, which contains the fullerene derivative and electron donor; and    (2) organic photoelectric transducer, which has organic layer containing the fullerene derivative provided between pair of transparent or semi-transparent electrodes.
NOVELTY - A fullerene derivative (I), is new.    USE - Fullerene derivative is used for composition and organic photoelectric transducer (both claimed) for solar cell, image sensor and photosensor.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer comprising the fullerene derivative has high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fullerene derivative of formula (I), is new.    ring A=60C or more fullerene structure;    R1,R2=halo, alkyl, alkoxy or aryl, where portion or all hydrogen in alkyl, alkoxy or aryl is optionally substituted by halo;    m,w=1-6;    n=1-4;    p=0-5;    q=0-2;    v=0-3;and    r=0-4.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) composition, which contains the fullerene derivative and electron donor; and    (2) organic photoelectric transducer, which has organic layer containing the fullerene derivative provided between pair of transparent or semi-transparent electrodes.
NOVELTY - The substrate (100) has a translucent glass layer (102) formed on surface of glass substrate (101) so that to cover an auxiliary wiring pattern (200) formed on main surface of glass substrate. The surface roughness of the glass layer is equal to or less than 30nm. A through hole (H) is formed in portion of the glass layer so as to expose the auxiliary wiring pattern.    USE - Substrate for electronic device, used for manufacturing organic LED (both claimed). Can also be used in manufacturing inorganic LED used for solar cell and dynamic RAM.    ADVANTAGE - The auxiliary wiring pattern having high stability and long life can be formed efficiently on main surface of the glass substrate. The thickness of the layers formed on the glass substrate can be minimized effectively. The possibility for peeling-off of auxiliary wiring pattern from the glass substrate can be avoided. Thus the electronic device having long life and high reliability can be obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of substrate for electronic device;    (2) electronic device;    (3) substrate for organic LED; and    (4) manufacturing method of electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the top view of the substrate for electronic device, and sectional view of the organic LED.    Substrate (100)    Glass substrate (101)    Translucent glass layer (102)    Auxiliary wiring pattern (200)    Through hole (H)
NOVELTY - A transparent conducting film (13a) is formed on a transparent substrate (12a) and an electrically conductive film (13b) is formed on a substrate (12b). The electrolyte solution (16) is filled between the substrates. An inner main seal (15a) made of a UV-cured resin is formed between substrates for sealing the electrolyte solution. An outer main seal (17a) made of UV-cured resin is formed between, and joins the substrates on the outside the inner main seal.    USE - Functional device e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The leakage of the electrolyte solution to the exterior is prevented. The dye-sensitized solar cell can be operated stably for long period of time with high barrier property and excellent durability. The solar cell provided excellent water resistant, oxygen resistant and organic solvent resistant.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of functional device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent substrate (12a)    Counter electrode side substrate (12b)    Transparent conducting film (13a)    Electrically conductive film (13b)    Inner main seal (15a)    Electrolyte solution (16)    Outer main seal (17a)
NOVELTY - An organo metallic compound of group (4 or 5) transition metal and/or metal salt, nitrogen source, carbon source and oxygen source are mixed with diluent gas, and heated using laser beam obtain metal carbonitride mixture particles or oxycarbonitride mixture particles.    USE - Manufacture of metal carbonitride mixture particles or oxycarbonitride mixture particles used for catalyst for electrodes for membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell (all claimed). Can also be used for photocatalyst, solar cell, fluorescent substance and quantum dot.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst using metal carbonitride mixture particles or oxycarbonitride mixture particles have excellent durability, oxygen reduction ability, and corrosion resistance with respect to acidic electrolyte and high potential.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) catalyst, which contains metal carbonitride mixture particles or oxycarbonitride mixture particles;    (2) electrode, which contains catalyst layer containing catalyst, and porous support; and    (3) membrane electrode assembly, which has electrolytic membrane arranged between cathode and anode. The cathode and anode are electrodes.
NOVELTY - A carbazole derivative (I) is new.    USE - New carbazole derivative is used in organic electronic devices e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic phosphorescent device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor, and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The new carbazole derivative significantly enhances the durability, efficiency, electrochemical stability, and thermal stability of organic electronic devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A carbazole derivative of formula (I), is new.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device consisting of organic layer(s) provided between electrodes (2,4). The organic layer contains the carbazole derivative.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device.    Substrate (1)    Electrodes (2,4)    Light-emitting layer (3)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (1) consists of a photoelectrode (30) having a semiconductor layer (6) which supports a sensitizing dye (8), an electrolyte solution (9), and a counter electrode (40). The counter electrode comprises a material having a catalyst film layer (11) formed on a base material (21) made of stainless steel. The electrolyte is interposed between the semiconductor layer and catalyst film layer. The corrosion weight loss of stainless steel when immersed for 500 hours in the electrolyte solution heated to 80 degrees C, is 1 g/m2 or less.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell is used in personal-use apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, and uses reduced amount of catalyst. Inexpensive metal materials which exhibit excellent corrosion resistance are used as counter electrode.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dye-sensitized solar cell consists of a photoelectrode having a semiconductor layer which supports a sensitizing dye provided on the surface of a translucent electroconductive material (3), an electrolyte solution, and a counter electrode. The counter electrode comprises a material having a catalyst film layer formed on the surface of a base material made of stainless steel containing (in %mass) chromium (16 or more, preferably 16-32) and molybdenum (0.3 or more, preferably 0.8 or more). The electrolyte solution is interposed between the semiconductor layer and catalyst film layer. The corrosion weight loss of stainless steel when immersed for 500 hours in the electrolyte solution heated to 80 degrees C, is 1 g/m2 or less.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    Translucent electroconductive material (3)    Semiconductor layer (6)    Sensitizing dye (8)    Electrolyte solution (9)    Catalyst film layer (11)    Base material (21)    Photoelectrode (30)    Counter electrode (40)
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer (10) consists of bulk heterojunction layer provided between transparent electrode (12) and counter electrode (13), and polycyclic compound (I).    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer for solar cell and optical sensor array (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer has high conversion efficiency, excellent durability and is manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic photoelectric transducer consists of bulk heterojunction layer provided between transparent electrode and counter electrode, and polycyclic compound of formula (I).    X1,X2=optionally substituted N, O, C, S, Si, Ge or Se;and    R1-R10=H, halo, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, silyl, ether, thioether, amino or group which forms ring structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar cell.    Organic photoelectric transducer (10)    Substrate (11)    Transparent electrode (12)    Counter electrode (13)    Photoelectric conversion portion (14)
NOVELTY - The additive is provided with ethylene glycol, or propylene glycol, or mixture of ethylene glycol, or propylene glycol in any proportion.    USE - Additive for preparing monocrystal silicon matte for solar cell preparation.    ADVANTAGE - Reduce volatilization loss of ethanol or isopropanol, increase temperature for manufacturing monocrystal silicon matte, shortens reaction time to obtain larger productivity, and has good practical value.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for using additive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of additive.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing aluminum doped zinc oxide transparent conductive thin film by utilizing magnetron non-reaction sputtering way in radio frequency and intermediate frequency ways. A mask layer nanometer thin film is prepared, and late wet chemical etching process is performed on the deposited aluminum doped zinc oxide transparent conductive thin film by utilizing the mask layer nanometer thin film to form a pile structure. Power, voltage and current of radio frequency way are controlled separately by work mode of a power source.    USE - Method for preparing transparent conductive thin film of a high-efficient photoelectrical device, a flat panel display and a silicon thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method can prepare conductive thin film in a simple and cost effective manner. The prepared conductive thin film has better light trapping effect so that the film can be widely applied to the high-efficient photoelectrical devices, flat panel displays and silicon thin film solar cells. The conductive thin film can improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a transparent conductive thin film. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery has an upper electrode, a silicon nitride anti-reflecting film, a P plus diffused layer, a type N monocrystalline silicon slice, an N plus layer and a back electrode arranged from an upper side to a lower side of the battery. Thickness of the silicon nitride anti-reflecting film is about 0.75 micrometer, thickness of the P plus diffused layer is 0.2-0.25 micrometer, and thickness of the N plus layer is 5-10 micrometer. Resistivity of the type N monocrystalline silicon slice is greater than 0.5 ohm-cm.    USE - N type substrate monocrystalline silicon solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an N type substrate monocrystalline silicon solar battery.
NOVELTY - The subassembly has lower and upper compound copper belts (5) welded between upper surface and lower surface of a solar battery (4). Lower and upper protecting films (2) are installed on the upper and lower compound copper belts. A bending transmission board (1) is connected to an upper side of the upper protecting film. A compound film is connected under the lower protecting film. The bending transmission board is equipped with bending glass. Thickness of the solar battery ranges from 0.16 to 0.24 mm.    USE - Bending solar battery subassembly.    ADVANTAGE - The subassembly improves the photoelectricity changing efficiency of the solar battery with high transmission rate. The polyvinyl fluoride compound film is provided in the subassembly to generate electricity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a bending solar battery subassembly.    Bending transmission board (1)    Lower and upper protecting films (2)    Solar battery (4)    Lower and upper compound copper belts (5)
NOVELTY - The battery has a gluey film (1) i.e. polyethylene terephthalate (PET) gluey film, a pasting film (2) i.e. ethylene vinyl acetate gluey film, a solar battery chip (3), and pressed printed circuit board (PCB) connecting boards (4), where the solar battery chip is fixed between the gluey film and the PCB connecting boards. Positive and negative leads (5) are passed through the PCB connecting boards. The gluey film is formed on the pasting film. The PCB connecting boards are formed by parallel connection of a diode and a resistor and generate battery current.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is firm and inexpensive. The battery is prevented from being changed to yellow color in 10 years during service period.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar battery.    Gluey film (1)    Pasting film (2)    Solar battery chip (3)    Pressed printed circuit board connecting board (4)    Positive and negative leads (5)
NOVELTY - A laminated barrier film (10) consists of organic layers (14,18) and inorganic layers (16,20) laminated in turns on a substrate (12). When the number of organic and inorganic layers is counted from the substrate side, an organic silicon layer (24) from the substrate is provided between n-inorganic layer and (n+1)-organic layer. The n-inorganic layer is a layer containing a silicon compound. The (n+1)-organic layer is a layer containing a UV-curable resin or an electron-beam-curable resin.    USE - Laminated barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to optical elements, LCDs, organic electroluminescent displays, packaging materials of foodstuffs, thin-film solar cells, clothing, and electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated barrier film has excellent adhesiveness with respect to organic and inorganic layers, provided by silicon-silicon bond, silicon-oxygen-silicon bond, carbon-carbon bond, carbon-carbon double bond, oxygen-carbon-oxygen bond, and carbon-oxygen double bond. Thus, reduction in gas-barrier property by peeling of organic layer is suppressed. The laminated barrier film has excellent mechanical strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of laminated barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the laminated barrier film.    Laminated barrier film (10)    Substrate (12)    Organic layers (14,18)    Inorganic layers (16,20)    Organic silicon layer (24)
NOVELTY - The method involves controlling pressure applied to a chemical etching process for texturing a silicon wafer e.g. n-type single-crystal silicon wafer, and providing the wafer in etching solution e.g. deionized water, that is provided in a chamber. Temperature of the etching solution ranges from 70 to 80 degree centigrades. The wafer is provided with potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, cesium hydroxide, rubidium hydroxide, tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide. The wafer is provided with additive selected from sodium carbonate isopropyl alcohol, or potassium carbonate.    USE - Method for texturing a silicon wafer of a solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method removes shield effect of hydrogen gas through texturing process at low pressure, and reduces manufacturing process and time of the solar battery, thus increasing efficiency of the solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a silicon wafer for a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a silicon wafer texturing method.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a layer stack placed on a metal substrate (10), where the layer stack includes a cap layer placed on an outermost granular layer. An outer surface of the cap layer is ion etched by performing sputter-etching of ions of an inert gas i.e. argon, at a set ion energy over a duration of time, where the set ion energy includes an ion energy followed by a lower ion energy. The cap material is made of a material selected from a group consisting of chromium-containing alloys, tantalum-containing alloys and niobium-containing alloys.    USE - Method for manufacturing granular media. Uses include but are not limited to optical application, solar cell application, semiconductor application and magnetic film application.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing corrosion and environmental resistance of the granular media by reducing the incomplete surface coverage of the protective overcoat layer rising from nano-scale roughness of the granular layer. The method enables increasing the etching rates of the granular media to increase productivity of the granular media, thus reducing manufacturing cost of the granular media.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a granular magnetic recording medium, comprising a set of instructions for manufacturing granular media.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a portion of a thin film longitudinal magnetic recording medium.    Thin-film-hard disk-type magnetic recording medium (1)    Metal substrate (10)    Plating layer (11)    Seed layer (12A)    Polycrystalline underlayer (12B)    Magnetic recording layer (13)    Protective overcoat layer (14)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a thin flexible power source providing power to external components e.g. mixers, and comprising metallization layers, where one of the layers is configured as a miniature powered antenna (100) for transmitting or receiving wireless signals. The power source has a lithium aluminum hydride-based hydrogen generator for producing hydrogen gas, and a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell for generating an electrical current using the hydrogen gas. The generator has fuel (102) for producing the hydrogen gas and a permeable membrane (104) surrounding the fuel.    USE - Wireless communications apparatus for a wireless communications system e.g. wireless radio, navigation system i.e. global positioning system (GPS) system, and computer system (all claimed), that is utilized for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal.    ADVANTAGE - The antenna, the power source and integrated circuitry are integrated to increases wireless communication range, and to reduce the weight, size and cost of the apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a wireless communications system    (2) a wireless communications method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a miniature powered antenna.    Miniature powered antenna (100)    Fuel (102)    Permeable membrane (104)    Electrode (108)    Proton exchange membrane (110)    Cover (112)
NOVELTY - A device comprises a first electrode, and a first electrically conductive layer formed by nanoimprint lithography and electrically coupled to the first electrode. The first conductive layer has protrusions and recesses. A second electrically conductive layer fills the recesses and covers the protrusions. A second electrode is electrically coupled to the second conductive layer. A circuit electrically connects the first and second electrodes.    USE - Device, i.e. photovoltaic cell or hybrid solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a nanoimprint lithography method which includes forming a first electrically conductive layer having protrusions and recesses, depositing a second electrically conductive layer on the first conductive layer, electrically coupling a first electrode to the first conductive layer, electrically coupling a second electrode to the second conductive layer, and electrically connecting the first and second electrodes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view of a photovoltaic cell.    Electron donor layer (402)    Electron acceptor layer (404)    Transparent electrode (406)    Reflective electrode (408)    Electrical circuit (410)    Protrusions (412, 414)    Recesses (416, 422)    Residual layers (418, 420)
NOVELTY - Polymer electrolyte membrane is manufactured by directly removing a part of the salt in a polymerized solution of polyelectrolyte, produced during desalination polycondensation, by centrifugation and/or filtration to obtain a coating liquid, spread coating on a base material, removing some of the solvent and contacting with water and/or aqueous acids to obtain membranous substance. The polyelectrolyte contains hydrolysable group and ionic group in which the ionic group density is greater than or equal to 1 mmol/g.    USE - Manufacture of polymer electrolyte membrane for electrochemical apparatus such as fuel cell, water electrolysis apparatus or chloro alkali electrolyzer, household appliances, portable apparatuses, such as mobile telephone, personal computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), video camera, digital camera, handheld terminal, radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, digital audio player, displays, electrical shaver or (vacuum) cleaner, electric power supply sources in mobiles, motor vehicles, electric tool, domestic electric power supply machine, passenger car, bus, truck, two-wheeled vehicle, electric power assisted bicycle, electrically-driven cart, electric wheelchair, vessel, railway, robots or cyborg, secondary battery for portable apparatuses, or hybrid type electric power supply source used together with a secondary battery, capacitor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The quality and productivity, protonconductivity, fuel-shutoff property, mechanical strength, hot water resistant property, heat-resistant methanol property, workability, chemical stability and high temperature and low humidity electric power generation performance of film membrane are excellent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polymer electrolyte membrane.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor electrode (6) containing a pigment (4) adsorbed to oxide semiconductor, and a counter electrode (8) are arranged opposingly through a charge transfer layer (7), on electroconductive support. A coating liquid containing primary charge transporting substance and a coating liquid containing secondary charge transporting substance in concentration more than that of primary charge transporting substance are sequentially applied on semiconductor electrode, and charge transfer layer is formed to manufacture photoelectric transducer.    USE - Manufacture of photoelectric transducer used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer having high photoelectric conversion efficiency is manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of photoelectric transducer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (1)    Transparent conductive film (2)    Insulating layer (3)    Pigment (4)    Semiconductor layer (5)    Semiconductor electrode (6)    Charge transfer layer (7)    Counter electrode (8)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive paste contains electroconductive powder having silver or its compound as main component, binder resin, solvent, glass frit and silver-type organic compound.    USE - Electroconductive paste is used for condensing electrode of solar cell (both claimed) e.g. photovoltaic cell. Can also be used in semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste has excellent adhesiveness with respect to antireflective film, favorable contact resistance with respect to silicon substrate, and provides solar cell having high conversion efficiency and electric current voltage characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) condensing electrode (2); and    (2) solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of basic structure of solar cell.    P-type silicon substrates (1,1b)    N-type diffused layer (1a)    Condensing electrode (2)    Antireflective film (3)    Back surface electrode (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a surface resin layer (2) in an outermost surface on a decorative molding sheet (110), where the surface resin layer includes glycidyl acrylate type polymer. A nanoimprint metal mold (20) is pressed to the surface resin layer formed with fine irregularities such as matte. The nanoimprint metal mold is pulled apart from the surface resin layer. Ionizing radiation (25) is irradiated to the surface resin layer formed with fine irregularities. The fine irregularities formed in the surface resin layer are low reflex structures.    USE - Method for manufacturing a decorative molding sheet (claimed) in a molded article that is utilized in a communication apparatus. Uses include but are not limited to a mobile telephone, an electronic information apparatus, a LCD and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The nanoimprint metal mold is pulled apart from the surface resin layer, thus improving the release property of the surface resin layer while improving the through-put of the nanoimprint process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating decorative molding sheet manufacturing method.    Surface resin layer (2)    Image layer (3)    Nanoimprint metal mold (20)    Ionizing radiation (25)    Decorative molding sheet (110)
NOVELTY - A dye (1) comprising bidentate ligands and metal, is new.    USE - New dye used in manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dye enables to manufacture solar cell with high conversion efficiency, excellent weather resistance and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dye of formula: ML1L2L3 (1), is new.    M=element of group 8-10;    L1=bidentate ligand of formula (2);    L2=bidentate ligand of formula (3);    L3=bidentate ligand of formula (4);    R1,R2=group chosen from groups of formulae (2-1 to 2-3);    l=0-5;    A=cation;    m=1-5;    n=0-5;    o=1-3;    X=halo;    n5=0-2;    p,q=1-3;and    R3,R4=1-20C hydrocarbyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dye-sensitized solar cell, which consists of anode, cathode which is a base material consisting of transparent conductive glass and oxide film electrode adsorbed with the dye formed in the surface of base material, and electrolyte; and    (2) manufacture of the dye-sensitized solar cell, which involves contacting solution containing the dye with the component for cathode and producing the cathode.
NOVELTY - A selective adsorption agent contains silver-carrying zeolite.    USE - Agent is used for selective adsorption of cyclohexene from fuel gas used for producing hydrogen for polymer electrolyte fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to town gas, liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline and kerosene.    ADVANTAGE - The agent efficiently adsorbs and removes cyclohexene from fuel gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus for removing cyclohexene, which has container filled with selective adsorption agent.
NOVELTY - An ion conductor contains an inorganic solid-acid salt and salt containing molecular anion and molecular cation. The molecular anion and/or molecular cation are protic ions.    USE - Ion conductor is used in electrochemical cell and fuel cell of vehicle (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to lithium ion battery, electrical double layer capacitor, dye-sensitized solar cell, water-electrolysis, hydrohalic acid electrolysis, oxygen enricher, humidity sensor and gas sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The ion conductor-containing vehicle has excellent proton-conductivity and heat resistance.
NOVELTY - Solar battery surface film comprising fluorine on middle surface comprises a fluorine base layer manufactured by fluorine-containing transparent materials and a fluorosilicone film forming layer or silicotitanium film forming layer on the surface of the fluorine base layer.    USE - The solar battery surface film is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The abrasion scrape resistance of the outer surface of the surface film is increased, the cohesiveness on the inner surface is increased, and the transparency of the surface film is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method for manufacturing the solar battery surface film containing fluorine on middle surface, comprising: (a) performing the plasma processing on the surface of the fluorine base layer, activating the surface of the fluorine base layer; and (b) spray finishing or roller coating or dipping the fluorosilicone compound or silicotitanium compound on the activated fluorine base layer, heating for 1 to 600 seconds at 20 to 200 degrees C to form the fluorosilicone film forming layer or silicotitanium film forming layer on the surface of the fluorine base layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar battery surface film.
NOVELTY - A ruthenium complex is new.    USE - Ruthenium complex used as dye compound for dye-sensitized solar cell, and used in dye solution (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The short circuit current, open circuit voltage and filling factor of the dye-sensitized solar cells prepared by ruthenium complex are improved, as compared with dye-sensitized solar cell prepared by N719 dye, thus the ruthenium complex can improve the photoelectric characteristics of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A ruthenium complex of formula RuL2(NCS)2Am (I) is new.    L=2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid, 2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-disulfonic acid or 2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-diphosphonic acid (preferably);    A=N+R1R2R3R4 (preferably), or groups of formulae (Ia)-(Ie);    R1=5-20C alkyl (preferably), phenyl or benzyl;    R2, R3, R4=1-20C alkyl, phenyl or benzyl;    R5, R6, R7=1-20C alkyl;and    m=1-4.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising photoanode having ruthenium complex, cathode, and electrolyte layer disposed between photoanode and cathode;and    (2) a dye solution comprising ruthenium complex having content of ruthenium of 0.01-1 wt.%, and organic solvent (99.99-99 wt.%) having acetonitrile, methanol, ethanol, propyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, dimethyl formamide, and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone.
NOVELTY - The box body has an expansion box body extended corresponding to a side of a main box body, where a top of the main box body is fixed with multiple solar battery plates. The solar battery plates are made of solar batteries, polycarbonate plates and a high strength optical glass, where the optical glass is covered on the polycarbonate plates. The solar batteries are laid under the polycarbonate plates. The solar battery plates are connected with a power supply system via a photoelectric converting device. A bottom of the expansion box body is provided with multiple supporting poles.    USE - Solar power supply medical examination box body for physical examination of people.    ADVANTAGE - The expansion box body extends corresponding to the side of the main box body, thus expanding the physical examination space in an effective manner. The box body utilizes solar energy as power supply energy, thus cleaning and saving energy of the box body. The box body provides comfortable and delicate physical examination services to a person undergoing physical examination.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar power supply medical examination box body.
NOVELTY - Production of superfine rare-earth polishing powder comprises dissolving cerium nitrate and praseodymium nitrate in organic solvent, dropping 2 mol/L alkali liquid, agitating and dissolving to obtain transparent sol; putting obtained transparent sol in jacket of reaction kettle and evaporating in water bath to transform sol into gel; and drying gel, roasting, controlling heating rate at 80-120 degrees C/hour, and maintaining temperature for 8-12 hours to obtain mono-dispersed superfine rare-earth polishing powder.    USE - Method for production of superfine rare-earth polishing powder (claimed) used for polishing lens, plate glass, glass shell, glasses and watch case, and used in functional ceramic, catalysis, luminescence, gas sensor, fuel battery and UV radiation absorption.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves simple production technique, has low production cost, and has no effect to environment. The product has homogeneous granularity and small particle diameter.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Production of superfine rare-earth polishing powder comprises:    (A) dissolving cerium nitrate (1-3 pts.wt.) and praseodymium nitrate (0.5-1.5 pts.wt.) in organic solvent (0.5-1.5 pts.wt.), dropping 2 mol/L alkali liquid (0.1-0.8), agitating and dissolving for 10-30 minutes to obtain transparent sol;    (B) putting obtained transparent sol in jacket of reaction kettle and evaporating in water bath to transform sol into gel; and    (C) drying gel at 80-120 degrees C for 1-3 hours, roasting at 500-700 degrees C for 1-3 hours, controlling heating rate at 80-120 degrees C/hour, and maintaining temperature for 8-12 hours to obtain mono-dispersed superfine rare-earth polishing powder.
NOVELTY - Azapyrene substituted metal complexes (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful in an organic device including an electro photographic photoreceptor, a photoelectric converter, a solar cell, an image sensor, a dye laser or an organic transistor, and in electronic devices, especially organic light emitting diodes, electro photographic photoreceptors, photoelectric converters, solar cells, image sensors, dye lasers, organic transistors, as oxygen sensitive indicators, as phosphorescent indicators in bioassays, or catalysts (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I), especially orange, or red emitters, have improved performance to provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, and spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Azapyrene substituted metal complexes of formula (I) are new.    Q1 = optionally substituted (hetero)aromatic ring;    L = mono- or bi-dentate ligand;    n = 1-3;    m = 0-4, depending on the ligand and the metal;    M = a metal with aromatic weight of greater than 40, especially Fe, Ru, Ni, Co, Ir, Pt, Pd, Rh, Re or Os;    Y1-Y4, X1-X3 = N or CR4, provided that at least one of the groups X1-X3 is CR4; either    R4 = F, -SiR100R101R102, or an organic substituent, or any of the substituents R4, which are adjacent to each other, together form optionally substituted (hetero)aromatic ring; and    R100-R102 = 1-8C alkyl, 6-24C aryl or 7-12C aralkyl (all optionally substituted).    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an organic electronic device comprising an emitting layer having (I);    (2) iridium complex of formula (aa) or (bb); and    (3) the preparation of (I).    X = H, CH3 or ethyl; and    L1a = complex of formula (cc).
NOVELTY - The battery has a traditional plane solar battery unit directly deposited on a collecting prism by using a felt material that is selected from ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), optical transparent hot melt material, optical transparent polyester gum or resin gum. The traditional plane solar battery unit is selected from photovoltaic solar battery unit, organic solar battery unit and photo-thermal solar battery unit. The collecting prism has three planes. The collecting prism is made of low galvanized iron glass or transparent optical material of organic glass.    USE - Light-collecting solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The collecting prism collects incident light beam in wide field coverage by reducing traditional plane solar battery unit area and reduces solar battery cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a collecting prism of a light-collecting solar battery.
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell with enhancing photosynthesis has an electrolyte layer provided in space between a transparent electrode substrate and an opposing electrode substrate. A photosensitive dye having light transmission/reflection wavelength of 400-500 nm or 600-700 nm is adsorbed to surface of a metal oxide thin film formed in side contacting electrolyte layer of transparent electrode substrate.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell with enhancing photosynthesis.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell with enhancing photosynthesis has improved energy conversion efficiency, and is economical.
NOVELTY - A conductive ink composition containing primary metal nanoparticles, secondary metal nanoparticles and solvent is coated on the surface of a substrate, heat-treated at low temperature of less than 300 degrees C, and an electrode pattern of desired shape is formed on the substrate. The average particle diameter of secondary metal nanoparticles is two times or more than the average particle diameter of primary metal nanoparticles. The content of primary metal nanoparticles and secondary metal nanoparticles is in the volume ratio of 2.31-3.09.    USE - Formation of electrode pattern used for display device, solar battery, sensor lamp and active/passive device.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode pattern has high packing density, and excellent impact resistance and heat resistance, exhibits improved conductivity with respect to metal nanoparticles, and provides improved compatibility and portability to electrical components.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for conductive ink composition.
NOVELTY - A zinc complex-containing precursor (I) is new.    USE - New zinc complex-containing precursor is used for manufacturing zinc oxide thin film for solar battery (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The new zinc complex-containing precursor provides zinc oxide thin film having excellent thermal characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A zinc complex-containing precursor of formula (I) is new.    R=1-4C linear or branched alkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of zinc oxide thin film; and    (2) solar battery.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte material (13) has bottleneck-type pore and bottleneck-type silica-type meso-porous substance with which an organic group having an ion-exchange-capacity functional group is introduced into the pore. The diameter of a pore internal portion is 1.5-30 nm. The ratio of diameter of pore inlet port and diameter of pore internal portion is 0.05-0.95.    USE - Electrolyte material is used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell formed using the electrolyte material has excellent electric power generation efficiency at low humidity condition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the terminal electrode substrate.    Four terminal electrode substrate (11)    Platinum electrodes (12a-12d)    Electrolyte material (13)
NOVELTY - Method for storing fuel system cell involves providing electrolyte (2c) between anode (2a) and cathode (2b) where hydrogen containing fuel gas and oxidizing agent gas is supplied and stopping the output of electrical power while supplying hydrogen containing gas to the anode and cathode.    USE - Method for storing fuel cell system for preventing deterioration of anode and cathode.    ADVANTAGE - The performance of anode and cathode of a fuel cell system is maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system.    Fuel gas generating apparatus (1)    Anode (2a)    Cathode (2b)    Electrolyte (2c)    Gas supply part (3)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has support stage (16) for supporting to-be-processed object (Y) on upper surface. The front surface (17a) of cover (17) is positioned opposed to to-be-processed object. The cover is provided with etching processing portion (19) into which etching gas e.g. oxygen from front surface of cover, is poured. A through hole (17c) is formed between covers, so as to induce etching gas towards etching processing portion. The opening area of through hole between front surfaces of adjacent covers, is larger than opening area between rear surfaces (17b) of covers.    USE - Etching apparatus for roughing crystalline silicon substrate used for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The etching gas can be introduced efficiently towards the to-be-processed substrate. The non-uniformity of etching gas in etching process portion can be reduced. The to-be-processed substrate can be etched efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of processing chamber of etching apparatus.    Support stage (16)    Cover (17)    Front surface of cover (17a)    Rear surface of cover (17b)    Through hole (17c)    Etching processing portion (19)    To-be-processed object (Y)
NOVELTY - The module has several solar cells which are mutually and electrically connected by connection element (8a). A translucent element is arranged on light receiving surface of solar cell and back surface element is arranged on back surface of solar cell. A sealing material is provided between the translucent element and back surface element. The connection element is provided with reflection layer (31) which is positioned opposed to translucent element. A protective layer (32) is formed between the sealing material and reflection layer.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The light injected into connection element can be reflected in high ratio. The optical loss of solar cell module can be reduced. The power generation efficiency can be improved. The decrease in reflectance value of reflective layer, by sulfuration can be suppressed. The durability of solar cell module can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of connection element.    Connection element (8a)    Core material (30)    Groove (30a)    Reflection layer (31)    Protective layer (32)
NOVELTY - An asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator (100) arranged in water, has entrance aperture (115) and exit aperture (120), and distinct parabolic shaped reflective surfaces (105,110) made of acrylic material. The photovoltaic cell (130) is positioned near the exit aperture of parabolic concentrator, such that the maximum amount of light incident at the parabolic concentrator is directed toward the active surface of the photovoltaic cell.    USE - Solar cell mounted in building and pitched roof.    ADVANTAGE - The asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator can collect the sunlight without the usage of mechanical and actuating tracking devices and capture high percentage of sunlight as the sun moves through celestial path with the sun's daily and seasonal variations. Since the asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator is arranged in water, total internal reflectance is increased at small incidence angles and the production amount of electricity is increased at low and high temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for producing solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator.    Asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator (100)    Reflective surfaces (105,110)    Entrance aperture (115)    Exit aperture (120)    Photovoltaic cell (130)
NOVELTY - The back surface protection sheet main portion (10) comprises an outer side base material (11) and weather resistance base film (12). A peelable heat resistant protection sheet (20) is stacked on the outer side base material surface of the sheet main portion.    USE - Back surface protection sheet of solar cell used in solar cell module (claimed) for photovoltaic power generation.    ADVANTAGE - Since peelable heat resistant protection sheet is provided in outer side base material surface of sheet main portion, the cushion effect and mechanical strength of the protection sheet are improved and damage to the protection sheet is prevented. Since the heat resistant protection sheet is peelable the sheet main portion, the external appearance inspection process and foreign material removal process can be skipped. The weather resistance, moisture resistance, light reflection property, recycling efficiency and light diffusivity of the protection sheet can be improved so that electric power generation efficiency of the solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of back surface protection sheet of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional views of the back surface protection sheet.    Back surface protection sheet main portion (10)    Outer side base material (11)    Weather resistance base film (12)    Heat resistant protection sheet (20)    Barrier layer (30)
NOVELTY - The optical sheet has a micro structure layer (11) having a micro structure formation surface containing convex portions and recessed portions. An adhesive layer (12) is formed on the solar cell panel lamination surface of micro structure layer. The micro structure (20) has a shape selected from a group consisting of prism, polygon, cone, micro lens shape, diffraction grating shape and random shape.    USE - Optical sheet for solar cell of solar cell panel attached to roof of building.    ADVANTAGE - The optical sheet has solar cell protection function and improves solar cell operation efficiency by providing light reflection prevention effect using the micro structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the optical sheet for solar cell.    Micro structure layer (11)    Adhesive layer (12)    Micro structure (20)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive composition contains silver powder, vehicle including organic substance and non-lead glass powder containing bismuth trioxide, boron trioxide, zinc oxide and 10-50 mole% of an alkaline earth metal oxide. An electrode is provided, such that it penetrates a silicon nitride layer formed on a N-type semiconductor layer.    USE - Electroconductive composition is used for electrode of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive composition provides electrode having excellent adhesiveness and electrical performance and conducting P-type-semiconductor substrate directly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell; and    (2) manufacture of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of solar cell using electroconductive composition. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell (10)    Silicon nitride layer (11)    N-type semiconductor layer (12)    Electrode (13)    P-type semiconductor layer (14)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying a metal oxide layer in liquid phase as dispersion of metallic nanoparticles or a solution comprising metal containing organic molecules on a polymer layer, before application of a metallic electrode. The metal oxide layer is chemically, thermally or photochemically transformed into an amorphous, semicrystalline or fully crystalline layer by a subsequent sintering process. The metal oxide layer is sintered together with the dispersion or the solution.    USE - Method for applying a metallic electrode i.e. cathode, on a polymer layer, during manufacture of an electronic component i.e. polymer solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method eliminates the need for vacuum technology during manufacture of an electronic component such as polymer solar cell, thus optimizing manufacturing and installation processes of the electronic component.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming surface resin layer (2) on surface of decorative molded product (110). A nanoprint metal mold (20) is pressed to surface resin layer. The metal mold is pulled apart from the surface resin layer. The ionization radiation (25) is irradiated to the resin layer to form fine irregularities.    USE - Manufacturing method of decorative molded product (claimed) for mobile telephone, electronic information apparatus, LCD and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The combination of image layer and fine irregularities portion is obtained easily. The problem associated with release property of resin material is eliminated. The through put of the nano print process is improved. The need for cooling process is eliminated and dimensional accuracy is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for decorative molded product.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic views explaining nanoprint process and ionization irradiation process.    Resin layer (2)    Image layer (3)    Nanoprint metal mold (20)    Ionization radiation (25)    Decorative molded product (110)
NOVELTY - The metal mold (100) manufactured by cutting process has several fine linear-convex shaped portions (5) whose inclination angle is 20-50 degrees . the average value of height of the convex shaped portions is 50-2000nm. The average value of the distance between the vertices of the adjacent convex shaped portions is 200-2000nm.    USE - Metal mold for manufacturing nanoimprint goods (claimed) comprising resin substrate. Uses include but are not limited to communication apparatus such as mobile telephone, electronic information apparatus, LCD, solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal mold can efficiently transfer the nanoimprint to the to-be processed substrate so that the through-put of the nanoimprint goods can be improved while the metal mold can be smoothly released from the base material after the nanoimprint transfer process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of nanoimprint goods.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show sectional views of the metal mold.    Fine linear-convex shaped portion (5)    Metal mold (100)    Fine line portion (110)
NOVELTY - A flexible board has flexible metal board with planarized layer which contains a molecule with functional group able to react with siloxane compound and hydroxyl group which the siloxane compound has during polymerization, and polysiloxane polymer consists of compound A which does not have silicon in the molecule.    USE - Flexible board for display, illumination or solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The flexible board has a desired flatness, flexibility, insulation property and expansion and contraction property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of flexible board.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of flexible board.    Flexible board (1)    Metal board (2)    Planarized layer (3)
NOVELTY - Metallic sodium (1) and silicon (2) are heated under inert gas atmosphere, to obtain reaction mixture (3). The obtained reaction mixture is then heated, such that the sodium is evaporated, to obtain silicon crystal.    USE - Manufacture of silicon crystal used for forming film (claimed) used as optoelectronic semiconductor material for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides silicon crystal even at low temperature by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell film, which is formed by arranging pyramid-type granular single silicon crystal in planar shape.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the manufacture of silicon crystal.    Metallic sodium (1)    Silicon (2)    Mixture (3)    Reaction containers (11,12)    Caps (11c,12a)
NOVELTY - A carbon nanotube composite material (10) has carbon nanotube structure containing several carbon nanotubes (11) and several nanoparticles (12). The carbon nanotubes are connected mutually, and the nanoparticles are uniformly distributed in the carbon nanotube structure.    USE - Carbon nanotube composite material is used for super capacitor and solar cell electrode. Uses include but are not limited to machine industry, electrical and electronic fields, and bio-energy application.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanotube composite material is manufactured economically and easily, and has favorable flexibility, mechanical strength and toughness. The aggregation of carbon nanotube is prevented during manufacture of carbon nanotube composite material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of carbon nanotube composite material, which involves providing carbon nanotube structure containing several carbon nanotubes, providing preliminary material containing several nanoparticles, and distributing the nanoparticles to carbon nanotube structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of carbon nanotube composite material.    Carbon nanotube composite material (10)    Carbon nanotube (11)    Nanoparticles (12)    Micropore (20)
NOVELTY - A cyclized polymer is obtained by cyclizing random copolymer containing structural unit derived from styrene derivative and structural unit derived from conjugated diene derivative. The mole content ratio of structural unit derived from styrene derivative and structural unit derived from conjugated diene derivative is 50/50-95/5. The cyclized polymer has cyclization rate of 95% or more and glass transition temperature of 100-170 degrees C.    USE - Cyclized polymer is used for resin composition (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to Fresnel lens, lens for digital electronic camera, contact lens, optical fiber connector, phase different plate for liquid crystal, front guard plate for solar cell, rewritable semiconductor sealing material, window glass for residence, antireflective film for headlight lens for motor vehicle, and optical waveguide.    ADVANTAGE - The cyclized polymer has low linear expansion coefficient and low water absorption property, and provides optical medium having excellent heat resistance transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hydrogenated substance of cyclized polymer, which is obtained by hydrogenating the cyclized polymer; and    (2) resin composition, which contains hydrogenated substance of cyclized polymer or cyclized polymer.
NOVELTY - A coating liquid contains acrylate and solvent having functionality of 3 or more.    USE - Coating liquid is used for forming heat-resistant layer for manufacture of gas-barrier sheet for illumination, solar cell and display (all claimed) e.g. organic electroluminescent display and liquid crystal display. Can also be used in packaging material of foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The coating liquid provides high quality gas-barrier sheet having excellent productivity and crack resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas-barrier sheet (1), which involves drawing out elongate base material (2) wound by roll shape using the coating liquid, forming heat-resistant plasma layer (3) and gas barrier layer (4) sequentially on the base material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier sheet.    Gas-barrier sheet (1)    Base material (2)    Heat-resistant plasma layer (3)    Gas-barrier layer (4)    Heat-resistant overcoat layer (5)
NOVELTY - Heat transfer component (3) arranged to be placed on the shadow side of and in contact with a panel of solar cells, for collecting heat from the solar cells to lower the temperature of the solar cells, comprises inlet (4), outlet (5), and internal passage (6) extending between the inlet and outlet and arranged to guide a heat transporting fluid. The passage is defined between two parallel sheets, where spot joints between the sheets are distributed over the passage area, preferably in combination with dimples arranged in at least one of the plates.    USE - The heat transfer component arranged to be placed on the shadow side of and in contact with a panel of solar cells is used for collecting heat from the solar cells, thus lowering the temperature of the solar cells. It is for use in cooling arrangement for cooling a panel of solar cells. (all claimed)    ADVANTAGE - The passage guides a heat transporting fluid. Thus, heat can be transported away from the solar cells using conduction. The risk of short circuiting the solar cells can be avoided. The heat transfer component keeps its intended form and is easy to position. The plane sheet can be placed against the shadow side of a panel of solar cells or the plane side can act as a substrate on which solar cells are mounted to maximize the contact surface between the heat transfer component and the solar cells. The efficiency of the heat transfer component can be fine-tuned and adapted to different working conditions by adapting the distance between the sheets in the passage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for cooling arrangement for cooling a panel of solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a patterned side of the heat transfer component.    Heat transfer component (3)    Inlet (4)    Outlet (5)    Internal passage (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying a coating liquid to form a resin film (12) on a base material (B). An organic film (14) is formed by performing gaseous-phase film formation process with respect to the resin film. A laminated film such as optical film (10) is formed by stacking the layers of organic film obtained by film formation process. The thickness of organic film at both ends vicinity is set larger than the thickness of center region of organic film.    USE - Method of manufacturing optical film. Uses include but are not limited to manufacture optical film such as gas barrier film, protective film, antireflection film for LCD, organic electroluminescent display, semiconductor device, optical element and thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The damage with respect to the back surface of organic film by dust adhered to the film is prevented and interference of dust with the nozzle of coating device is prevented efficiently by setting thickness of organic film at both ends vicinity larger than the center region.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing show a sectional view of optical film.    Optical film (10)    Resin film (12)    Organic film (14)    Base material (B)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a sacrificial layer on a substrate, and forming an image photosensitive film on the sacrificial layer. A wiring pattern is formed in an imprinting mold. A metal layer is formed on the substrate. The sacrificial layer is removed. The image photosensitive film is solidified. A UV light source is equipped at a backside of the substrate. A micro-pattern is formed in a roll mold. The width of the micro-pattern ranges between 0.5 and 10 micrometers. A UV laser beam formation unit is moved according to a shaft.    USE - Anilox roll imprinting method. Uses include but are not limited to manufacture a flat board, a solar battery, a transistor, radio frequency identification (RFID) unit, an LCD, a plasma display panel (PDP) and an organic LED (OLED).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing manufacturing cost of a flat board, solar battery, transistor, radio frequency identification (RFID) unit, LCD, plasma display panel (PDP) and an organic LED (OLED). The method enables controlling the width of the micro-pattern, and avoids need to utilize a sensitive film. The photosensitive film can be quickly manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of an anilox roll imprinting method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery group has a light obtaining device for obtaining light and converting the obtained light into voltage. A charging-discharging protection circuit is connected to the light obtaining device via an output end of anode and connected to a rechargeable battery i.e. lithium battery, through an output end of cathode and charged according to voltage of the light obtaining device. An integrated circuit (IC) controller is connected to the output end of anode and cathode. The light obtaining device comprises a solar battery fixing board that is provided with a solar crystal board.    USE - Rechargeable battery group.    ADVANTAGE - The charging-discharging protection circuit charges the rechargeable battery through received voltage based on the utilization of the rechargeable battery. The battery group is recyclable, and has long service life so as to save manufacturing cost of battery. The battery group prevents pollution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a rechargeable battery group.
NOVELTY - Preparing inorganic nano-material and polythiophene derivative composite material comprises: (a) dissolving polythiophene derivative monomer into organic solvent to form saturated solution; and (b) adding the solution prepared in step (a) into the hermetic container; oxidizing and polymerizing for 1-24 hours at -5 to 30 degrees C; removing solvent; washing; drying; obtaining inorganic nano-material and polythiophene derivative composite material, where the catalyst is anhydrous iron chloride (FeCl3); and the amount is 4 times of amount of polythiophene derivative monomer in step (a).    USE - The method is useful for preparing inorganic nano-material and polythiophene derivative composite material (claimed) for photoelectric devices and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The composite material overcomes the disadvantages of n-type semiconductors and p-type semiconductors, and the conductivity of the whole scanning voltage zone is greatly improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing inorganic nano-material and polythiophene derivative composite material of Formula (I) comprises: (a) dissolving polythiophene derivative monomer into organic solvent to form saturated solution; adding inorganic nano-material into the saturated solution; the weight ratio of inorganic nano-material to polythiophene derivative monomer is 10-0.1: 1; and (b) adding the solution prepared in step (a) into the hermetic container; oxidizing and polymerizing for 1-24 hours at -5 to 30 degrees C; removing solvent; washing; drying; obtaining inorganic nano-material and polythiophene derivative composite material, where the catalyst is anhydrous FeCl3; and the amount is 4 times of amount of polythiophene derivative monomer in step (a).
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a battery orderly provided with an alkaline silicate film layer, a lower electrode layer, a copper-indium-gallium-selenium light absorbing layer, a transition layer, an intrinsic zinc oxide layer, an aluminum-adulterated zinc oxide layer and an upper electrode layer on a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate is made of titanium, alloy aluminum, molybdenum, stainless steel, zirconium oxide or polyimide sheet, which is treated via glowing by 20-50 watts plasma, and the sheet has 20-200 micrometers thickness.    USE - Flexible copper-indium-gallium-selenium film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has high battery voltage and filling factor, and greatly increases the light transmission efficiency, service life, quality and performance of the solar battery. The manufacturing technique of the solar cell is simple. The production cost of the cell is low, so that the solar battery can be applied and popularized widely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a flexible copper-indium-gallium-selenium film solar cell.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a P type silicon layer, N type silicon layer, a silicon nitride layer, wideband decreasing reversed complex film or a spectrum down converting nanometer grain thin film, where the wideband decreasing reversed complex film is formed by overlapping multi-layer nanometer film material in magnetron sputtering, vacuum evaporating, chemical plating, immersion plating, rotating coating or ultrasonic plating processes. The film layer material is silver, gold, titanium die oxide, magnesium mono oxide, silicon die oxide or diamond.    USE - Thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has higher photoelectric conversion efficiency, and utilizes simple making technique. The production cost of the solar cell is low. The solar cell greatly improves the service life, quality and performance of the solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a thin film solar cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging a transparent electro-conductive film on a transparent glass substrate, and placing the transparent glass substrate with a transparent electro-conductive film in a near space subliming furnace with a superconducting magnet coil. A buffer layer is grown on the glass substrate. A metal back electrode is sputtered on the surface of a cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell using a magnetron sputtering instrument, and an ohmic contact is formed through high-temperature annealing process to obtain a high-efficiency cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell.    USE - Method for preparing a cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell in a magnetic field.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves the surface evenness and compactness of the cadmium telluride thin film, and increases conversion efficiency of the cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a cadmium telluride thin-film solar cell.
NOVELTY - The Fresnel lens (1) has a Fresnel structure (11) that is integrally molded on a substrate (10) made from glass material, using plastic material having heat solidification property and optical solidification property. The thickness of the Fresnel structure is 2.5 mm.    USE - Fresnel lens used in solar energy condensing module for electric power generation application, hot water installation, heating equipment, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing cost of the Fresnel lens can be reduced and weather resistance of the Fresnel lens can be improved by using a simple arrangement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) Fresnel lens manufacturing method; and    (2) Fresnel lens manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the Fresnel lens.    Fresnel lens (1)    Substrate (10)    Fresnel structure (11)
NOVELTY - The system has three reactive tanks (8) and a fluid storage box (2) that are connected through a pump (5), manual valve (6), automatic valve (7) and a flow meter (9) to form a circulating loop, where reactive tanks are made of stainless steel or PVDF or polypropylene. A heating system and a liquid level sensor (10) are arranged inside each of the fluid storage box, reactive tanks and a liquid medicine metering tank. The fluid storage box is connected to the liquid medicine metering tank through the manual valve and the automatic valve.    USE - Automatically circulatory fluid replenishing system for teaseling fluid for a crystalline silicon solar battery slice.    ADVANTAGE - The system connects the reactive tanks to form a large-capacity reactive tank, which reduces influence of reaction consumption and reaction heat on the concentration and temperature of liquid medicine, increases the homogeneity of the liquid medicine and effectively reduces the rate of change of the concentration while replenishing the fluid.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for using an automatically circulatory fluid replenishing system of a teaseling fluid for crystalline silicon solar battery slice    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an automatically circulatory fluid replenishing system. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Fluid storage box (2)    Pump (5)    Manual valve (6)    Automatic valve (7)    Reactive tanks (8)    Flow meter (9)    Liquid level sensor (10)
NOVELTY - An aggregation-induced luminescent material includes triphenylethylene structure.    USE - Aggregation-induced luminescent material for manufacturing organic luminescent apparatus, chemical/biological sensor or sensitizing dye for solar battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The aggregation-Induced luminescent material is producible with high purity in a simple manner and ensures high heat stability, glass-transition temperature and luminous intensity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aggregation-induced luminescent material includes triphenylethylene structure of general formula (I).    R1 to R3=aromatic diamino, phenyl or other aromatic groups.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing aggregation-induced luminescent material.
NOVELTY - Production of elemental silicon from a silica-containing glass melt involves contacting the silica containing glass in the glass melt with a metal capable of undergoing a bimolecular reaction between the silica containing glass and metal at elevated temperature to reduce the oxidation state of silicon in the glass to elemental silicon while oxidizing the metal; and collecting the elemental silicon and optionally separating the elemental silicon.    USE - For the production of elemental silicon; and for the production of elemental germanium (claimed), where the elemental silicon is used in photovoltaic devices; as solar cell substrate (such as for epitaxy or diffusion); in rectifier, and diodes such as light emitting diodes (LEDs).    ADVANTAGE - The process can be carried out using conventional glass furnace technology that has been modified for the collection and optional separation of elemental silicon product. The aluminum is practical and economical metal capable of achieving the reaction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of elemental germanium from a germania-containing glass melt involving contacting the germania-containing glass in the glass melt with a metal capable of undergoing a bimolecular reaction between the germania-containing glass and metal at elevated temperature to reduce the oxidation state of germanium in the glass to elemental germanium while oxidizing the metal; and collecting the elemental germanium, and optionally separating the elemental germanium.
NOVELTY - An anode is obtained by forming a thin film (110) for anode on a substrate (100), and irradiating an electron beam on the thin-film surface. The substrate is Pyrex (RTM: glassware), quartz, polymer, silicon, sapphire, nitride, or compound semiconductor.    USE - Manufacture of transparent anode for solar cells, organic light-emitting devices, thin-film transistors, LCDs, plasma display panels, LEDs, laser diodes, and touch screens (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of anode without requiring additional heat-treatment process after thin-film formation. The electron-beam irradiation process is carried out at low temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the manufacturing method of anode.    Substrate (100)    Thin film (110)    Plasma (120)
NOVELTY - A polycrystalline-silicon manufacturing container contains fused quartz glass (99.75 wt.% or more) as structural component in the surface that contacts with silicon melt solution. The fused glass contains aluminum (150-550 weight ppm), and 25 weight ppm or less of iron, sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium.    USE - Container is used for manufacture of polycrystalline-silicon ingot for solar cell substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The container has excellent shape stability and contamination-prevention property with respect to silicon ingot.
NOVELTY - The filter has a barrier layer arranged on a transparent substrate (230), and a photonic crystal layer formed on the barrier layer, where the photonic crystal layer has a material periodically arranged within another material. An optical cut-off layer is formed on the former material. Refractive index of the former material is higher than refractive index of the latter material. The photonic crystal layer is arranged to reflect light having a wavelength band corresponding to a photonic band gap. The former material is formed into island-shaped patterns.    USE - Photonic crystal optical filter for a solar cell, a quantum dot light emitting diode (QD-LED) and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) of a display apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The filter enables realizing red, green and blue colors by using single nano-imprinting process, and avoids the need of performing the photolithography process for 3 times, thus reducing number of manufacturing processes, manufacturing errors and manufacturing cost, and enhancing quality of display.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a display apparatus comprising a liquid crystal layer    (2) a method for manufacturing a reflective color filter of a display apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a display apparatus.    Reflective color filter (200)    Absorption layer (210)    Transparent substrate (230)    Display apparatus (300)    Transparent electrode (350)
NOVELTY - Forming a metal-polymer composite comprises: providing a thermally-cured dense polyaniline substrate; contacting the thermally-cured dense polyaniline substrate with an acid dopant to form a doped substrate; providing a solution comprising a metal ion; and contacting the solution comprising a metal ion with the doped substrate, where metal nanostructure deposits are formed on the doped substrate, and the deposits have a morphology which is dependent upon the acid dopant.    USE - The method is useful in surface enhanced Raman scattering applications. The composite materials is useful in surface processing catalysis e.g. fuel cells or other chemical reactions, as modified surface electrodes, for anticorrosion and biosensors.    ADVANTAGE - The method is inexpensive. The method provides good catalytic activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) performing surface-enhanced Raman spectral analysis of an analyte comprising providing a thermally-cured dense polyaniline substrate, where a surface of the substrate comprises metal nanostructure deposits and an acid dopant, bringing an analyte into effective contact with the metal-polyaniline (PANI) composite, illuminating the metal-PANI composite with radiation of at least one wavelength for causing elemental-state particles to produce a plasmon field and for causing the plasmon field to interact with molecules of the analyte, in such a manner, so as to produce Raman photons; and collecting scattered radiation emitted from the metal-PANI composite for spectral analysis; and    (2) a metal-polymer composite comprising a thermally-cured dense polyaniline substrate, an acid dopant, and metal nanostructure deposits.
NOVELTY - A pair of susceptors has vertical edges that are in contact with each other, to form enclosed narrow channel between substrates mounted on different susceptors. Several gas nozzles have gas inlets and outlets for injecting reaction gas into the narrow channel and for discharging exhaust gas, respectively. Inlet and outlet are controlled such that reaction gas flow directions inside the channel are alternated. Several heating units are placed outside the chamber to radiate heat directly to back side of susceptors.    USE - Multi-chamber batch type epitaxial reactor for silicon deposition on crystalline silicon thin film solar cell. Can also be used for deposition of amorphous silicon, polycrystalline silicon, cadmium telluride film in device such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuit (IC), power device, and high voltage discrete device.    ADVANTAGE - Uniform deposition of material on the substrate is achieved, since the gas inlet and outlet are controlled such that reaction gas flow directions inside narrow chamber is alternated. The energy utilization is increased by the heating units, so the electronic consumption is reduced. Thus the cost for epitaxial process is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) system for material deposition; and    (2) method for material deposition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the multi-chamber reactor module.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a metallic flexible film having a predetermined coefficient of thermal expansion. A semiconductor solar cell is attached to the metallic film so that the coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate (101) closely matches with the predetermined coefficient of thermal expansion of the metallic film.    USE - Method for manufacturing mounted solar cell e.g. inverted metamorphic multijunction (IMM) solar cell used in satellite and space related application. Can also be used in manufacturing optoelectronic device such as thermophotovoltaic cell and photodetector.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is manufactured with increased efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Substrate (101)    Buffer layer (102)    Contact layer (104)    Window (105)    Base (107)
NOVELTY - A middle section (28) has a gas manifold that extends from a gas inlet (28A) to a passageway, and a tube (19) that contains a channel (17) along the central axis. A lower section (29) has another gas manifold that extends from a gas inlet (29A) to another passageway, and an opening (29C) that is concentric with the central axis. The tube extends to the opening to form a channel (18) between the tube and an edge of the opening. An upper section (27) is coupled to middle section and the passageways are in communication with respective channels.    USE - Gas manifold assembly for use in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor e.g. atmospheric pressure CVD reactor and low pressure CVD reactor of chemical vapor deposition system (claimed) used in semiconductor industry, for formation of thin films of various compositions on wafer used in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the gas manifold assembly can be improved, and the depletion effects, contamination and reactor maintenance can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method for forming material on substrate surface; and    (2) chemical vapor deposition system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the gas manifold assembly.    Channels (17,18)    Tube (19)    Upper section (27)    Middle section (28)    Gas inlets (28A,29A)    Lower section (29)    Opening (29C)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has susceptors (604,608) with front side comprising several substrates arranged so as to form an enclosed narrow channel (610). Several gas nozzles (618) include gas inlet (611,612) for injecting preset small amount of purge gas during material deposition so as to prevent material deposition around the gas inlet. The gas inlet and gas outlet (613,614) are controlled so as to change the reaction gas flow directions inside the channel. Several heating units are arranged outside the reaction chamber, to radiate heat energy to the back side of susceptors.    USE - Multi-chamber batch type epitaxial reactor for depositing silicon on single-crystal silicon thin film of solar cell. Can also be used in depositing silicon on single-crystal silicon thin film of semiconductor element for power device, complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuit and high voltage discrete device.    ADVANTAGE - The multi-chamber batch type epitaxial reactor with high throughput can be obtained and the efficiency of the reactor can be improved. The process of depositing silicon on quartz chamber can be performed efficiently. The risk of contamination and re-deposition of silicon can be avoided effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) system for material deposition; and    (2) method of material deposition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the reaction chamber.    Susceptors (604,608)    Channel (610)    Gas inlet (611,612)    Gas outlet (613,614)    Gas nozzles (618)
NOVELTY - The method involves sputter depositing primary TCO layer (4e1) on substrate using ceramic sputtering target. A secondary TCO layer (4e2) is sputter-deposited using metallic sputtering target. The secondary TCO layer is directly contacted with primary TCO to form TCO film. The TCO film is etched to form textured surface. A portion of the secondary TCO oxide layer is removed during etching and majority of primary TCO layer is remained after etching.    USE - Method for making electrode of photovoltaic device (claimed) such as solar cell e.g. tandem type amorphous silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The TCO is etched film so that portion of secondary TCO layer is removed during etching and majority of primary layer is remained after etching, hence the fabrication cost and time required for fabrication are reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the photovoltaic device.    Glass substrate (1)    Dielectric layer (2)    Silver seed layer (4b)    TCO layers (4e1,4e2)    Semiconductor film (5)
NOVELTY - A conductive grid (102) is manufactured by depositing a first conductive layer over a light receiving surface of a solar cell (100). The first conductive layer has a pattern including a busbar (116) and fingers (118) connected to the busbar. Then, a second conductive layer is deposited onto the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer or the second conductive layer includes conductive carbon nanotube material.    USE - Method for manufacturing conductive grid used in a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides high electrical conductivity grid patterns having minimum shadowing effect on the illuminated side of the solar cells. It allows fabrication of narrow fingers with low resistance so that the conversion efficiency of the solar cells is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a conductive grid formed on a light receiving surface of a solar cell, comprising a first conductive layer deposited over a light receiving surface of a solar cell, where the first conductive layer has a pattern including a busbar and fingers connected to the busbar; and a second conductive layer deposited onto the first conductive layer, where one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is a conductive carbon nanotube material layer and where the remaining one of the first conductive layer and second conductive layer is a metallic layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top schematic view of a solar cell having a conductive grid.    Solar cell (100)    Conductive grid (102)    Front surface (107)    Busbar (116)    Fingers (118)
NOVELTY - The connecting box (100) has a base housing (122) that is releasably attached to a lid. A latch catch of base housing is disengaged by a latch (115) when a tool depresses a latch release (113). The gland nuts (102,210) have cable seals (206,216) that are inserted into pinch rings (204,212). The pinch rings have several arms that are forced inward towards a cable by tapered portion of gland nut for engaging the connecting box or connector. A breather of housing is arranged to permit air to travel in and out of base housing upon a change in temperature or pressure.    USE - Connecting box for connecting solar panels used for supplying power to battery or alternating current network.    ADVANTAGE - The interior of connecting box is unaffected by environmental stresses such as moisture, since the gland nut prevents moisture from entering the connecting box by providing tight seal when assembled with cable seal and pinch ring. The connecting box which can be accessed by a tool, resistant to external environment stresses and which is not expensive, bulky or cause additional interference is achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of connecting box.    Connecting box (100)    Gland nut (102,210)    Latch release (113)    Latch (115)    Pinch ring (204,212)    Cable seal (206,216)
NOVELTY - A solid polymer electrolyte based on block-type copolymers comprises polyethylene oxide and other chemically complementary blocks that form amorphous intramolecular polycomplexes, where the intramolecular polycomplexes is hydrogen-bonded and are filed by ion conductive materials, organic plasticizer and nanometer-scale inorganic particles.    USE - As solid polymer electrolyte based on block-type copolymers useful for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC), batteries (lithium-ion batteries) (claimed) and organic solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte is non-corrosive, high conductive, electrochemically and chemically stable and low cost electrolyte; and is solid solvent free polymer electrolyte based on amorphous polymer materials. The poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based solid polymer electrolytes have many potential applications in solid-state lithium batteries and dye-sensitized solar cells. The polymer layer provides not only a high ionic conductivity of salts dissolved but also a large interfacial contact area between electrolyte and nanocrystalline dye thus increasing the energy conversion efficiency. The electrolyte provides high conductivity and stable operation over a wide temperature range.
NOVELTY - A silicon substrate (42) has an etched pattern comprising components with aspect ratio of 80:1 or more and smooth sidewalls without zigzag pattern, and components are arranged along crystallographic direction(s).    USE - Silicon substrate e.g. bulk silicon wafer and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer for use in manufacture of electrochemical device, optoelectronic device e.g. LED, photonic elements and waveguides, electromechanical device, photovoltaic or solar cell device (all claimed). Can also be used in manufacture of radio frequency (RF) micro electromechanical system (MEMS) device such as RF MEMS phase shifter and RF MEMS resonator.    ADVANTAGE - The device formed using the silicon substrate has high output characteristics, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for etching of silicon-containing substrate, which involves depositing and patterning metal on a silicon-containing substrate such that the metal touches the silicon where etching is required and is blocked from touching silicon in other portions, submerging metallized substrate in an etchant aqueous solution containing hydrogen fluoride (4-49 wt.%) and an oxidizing agent to obtain metallized substrate with trenches and optionally providing silicon etch to remove nanowires inside the trenches.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the apparatus for etching the silicon substrate.    Hydrogen fluoride etchant (40)    Silicon substrate (42)    Oxygen source (44)    Oxygen bubbles (46,48)
NOVELTY - A sealing sheet (A) is obtained by lamination integration of a surface layer (2) containing ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer having tensile elastic modulus of 20-50 MPa on a surface of a main component layer (1) containing vinylacetate component (27-35 wt.%) and ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer having melt flow rate of 15-150 g/10 minutes.    USE - Sealing sheet is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing sheet unwounds smoothly, without generation of blocking.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the sealing sheet.    Main component layer (1)    Surface layer (2)    Sealing sheet (A)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive ink composition contains electroconductive particles and an organic-type vehicle comprising a heat-hardenable resin composition, a hardening agent and a solvent. The electroconductive particles comprise spherical electroconductive particles having average particle diameter of 0.1-3 mu m and flake-shaped electroconductive particles having diameter of average flake of 0.1-3 mu m. The mass ratio of flake-shaped electroconductive particles is more than or same with respect to spherical electroconductive particles.    USE - Electroconductive ink composition is used for photovoltaic cell for solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module formed using the electroconductive ink composition has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency. The lead wire in the solar cell module formed using the electroconductive ink composition is thin, and has low resistance. The electrode formed using the electroconductive ink composition has excellent heat resistance and reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic cell, which has a collector electrode (14) containing electroconductive ink composition on a transparent conductive layer; and    (2) solar cell module, which has photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the photovoltaic cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Single crystal silicon substrate (11)    Amorphous-silicon layers (12,16)    Transparent electrodes (13,17)    Collector electrode (14)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming transparent electrode layers (2,3) on both surfaces of transparent base material (1) of the transparent conductive film. The electrode layer on one of the surfaces is patterned using laser source such as second harmonic yttrium aluminum garnet laser source or yttrium vanadium oxide laser source having power of 0.2-0.6W, in laser entrance plane so that width of patterned portion is 8-30 mu m. The width of patterned portion is formed of zinc oxide and zinc oxide.    USE - Method for patterning transparent conductive film. Uses include but are not limited to touch panel, plasma display panel, LCD, electroluminescent display, hybrid solar cell, high speed compound semiconductor device, surface acoustic device, optical recording element, optical switch, optical waveguide, optical splitter, photoacoustic material, high temperature exothermic heating material, and portable equipment.    ADVANTAGE - The single sided high precision patterning of the transparent conductive film can be performed reliably using second harmonic laser.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the process of transparent conductive film.    Transparent base material (1)    Transparent electrode layers (2,3)    Laser (4)    Condensing lens (5)
NOVELTY - Discarded silicon (5,6) is supplied as a raw material to an arc furnace, and the impurities (9,10) contained in the discarded silicon are removed by performing arc discharge process, to manufacture silicon polycrystal.    USE - Manufacture of silicon polycrystal used for solar cell (both claimed) and semiconductor material.    ADVANTAGE - The highly purified silicon polycrystal is manufactured efficiently and economically, and has high electroconductivity and high electric power utilization efficiency. The solar cell is economically manufactured using silicon polycrystal, and has photovoltaic power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for silicon polycrystal manufacturing apparatus, which removes impurity of discarded silicon by arc discharge performed using a carbon component in at least one portion of arc furnace or an electrode (3) which applies voltage to arc discharge.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional views of arc furnace, before and during manufacture of silicon.    Carbon furnace (1)    Refractory furnace (2)    Electrode (3)    Raw material containing discarded silicon (5,6)    Impurities (9,10)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen storage system (1) has a heat engine (3) using combustion energy of hydrogen storage material or its dehydrogenation compound, a hydrogen supply system (4) and a compressor (2) for compressing hydrogen supplied from supply system using motive power of heat engine. The hydrogen supply system supplies hydrogen using catalyst from hydrogen storage material capable of chemically storing hydrogen and heat of exhaust gas of heat engine.    USE - Hydrogen storage system is used for supplying hydrogen to distributed power supply e.g. motor vehicle and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen storage system has high energy efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of hydrogen storage system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen storage system (1)    Compressor (2)    Heat engine (3)    Hydrogen supply system (4)    Hydrogen storage tank (5)
NOVELTY - Electroconductive ink composition comprises organic vehicle which contains electroconductive particle, heat-hardenable epoxy resin composition, hardening agent and solvent. The epoxy resin composition is solid at room temperature and has melt viscosity of at 150 degrees C of less than or equal to 0.5 Pa.s. The mass ratio of the heat hardenable resin composition and the electroconductive particle is 2-15:75-95.    USE - Electroconductive ink composition for a photovoltaic cell and solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Forms thin electrical wiring with low resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a photovoltaic cell; and    (2) a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the photovoltaic cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    N-type single crystal silicon substrate (11)    Amorphous silicon layer (12, 16)    Transparent electrode (13, 17)    Collector electrode (14)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a film production chamber that forms a film on the surface of flexible substrate (101). A cooling roller (103) is inclined with respect to the width direction of flexible substrate, for cooling the flexible substrate. A winding-up roller winds up the flexible substrate after forming film on the surface of substrate.    USE - Film making apparatus for use in production of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of wrinkles after forming film on the flexible substrate can be suppressed reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the front view of the film making apparatus.    Flexible substrate (101)    Conveyance roller (102)    Axis line of conveyance roller (102a)    Cooling roller (103)    Axis line of cooling roller (103a)
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide type sintering target contains 0.2-3 %mass of aluminum in which 8 atomic% or more of aluminum exists in the form of solid solution. The sintering target has sintered density of 5.5 g/cm3 or more.    USE - Zinc oxide sintering target is used for formation of transparent conductive film used for flat panel displays such as liquid crystal display, solar cell, and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide type sintering target provides high quality transparent conductive film with high stability and low resitivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of zinc oxide type sintering target.
NOVELTY - A tin oxide film is formed on a substrate by chemical vapor deposition reaction. The substrate is irradiated using ultraviolet ray having intensity of 0.03-1 mW/cm2 and heated simultaneously. Thus, thin film formation method is carried out.    USE - Formation of thin film used as electrode for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film-forming method provides improved crystallinity without changing the film forming velocity rate. The solar cell comprising the film has improved electric power generation efficiency.
NOVELTY - Alkali is added to an aqueous acid containing tin and indium without stirring, and primary neutralization (S3) is performed to obtain an aqueous solution (S1). Alkali is further added to the obtained aqueous solution and secondary neutralization (S6) is performed. The indium hydroxide-containing tin obtained from the aqueous solution is baked (S10) to obtain indium oxide-containing tin.    USE - Manufacture of indium oxide-containing tin used for manufacture of conductive paint (claimed) for electroconductive coating film for solar cell, and used as transparent electrode for display devices e.g. liquid crystal display device and electroluminescent device.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides indium oxide-containing tin having favorable particle size distribution. The electroconductive coating film using indium oxide-containing tin has high light transmittance and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of conductive paint, which involves dispersing indium oxide-containing tin in a solvent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows flow chart of indium oxide-containing tin manufacture. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Preparation of aqueous solution (S1)    Temperature control (S2)    Primary neutralization (S3)    Secondary neutralization (S6)    Baking process (S10)
NOVELTY - The thermo-electric generator has a thermocouple (5) which generates an electrical voltage depending on a temperature difference. Two polymer substrates (3) are provided, where multiple thermocouples are arranged between the plane polymer substrates. The thermocouples are connected with each other in electrically conductive manner, and are connected in series.    USE - Thermo-electric generator for producing energy in buildings, motor vehicles, aircrafts, water vessels, garment estates, hand-held units, solar cells, wrist-watches and electrical or electronic devices (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The thermocouples are arranged between the plane polymer substrates, and are connected with each other in electrically conductive manner, and hence ensure energy production with a large surface extension.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing a thermo-electric generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a layer arrangement.    Layer arrangement (1)    Polymer substrate (3)    Coupling material (4)    Thermocouples (5)    Electrically conductive materials (7,8)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive material has support (40), electroconductive layer(s) (10), two or more easily bonding layers (20) formed between the support and electroconductive layer.    USE - Electroconductive material. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, plasma display, electroluminescent element, mobile telephone, television, computer, touch panel, actuator, sensor, electronic paper, solar cell, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive material has excellent durability and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electroconductive material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of laminated conductive polymer material.    Electroconductive layer (10)    Easily bonding layers (20,30)    Support (40)
NOVELTY - A GaN barrier layer (102) is positioned beneath a gate region (112) of GaN-spacer MOSFET (90). An AlN intermediate layer (104) positioned between the GaN barrier layer and the GaN channel layer (106), and optionally substituted by formed with wider bandgap than the GaN channel layer which provides electrical conduction. The channel layer is positioned to receive transported electrons at the interface between the channel layer and the intermediate layer. The thickness of the intermediate layer and the channel layer are 0.5-10nm and 5nm-3 mu m respectively.    USE - Heterojunction for use in transistor structure (claimed) such as GaN-spacer MOSFET structure used in hybrid vehicles, solar cells with integrated power inverters and high power transmission lines controlled and monitored by solid state power electronics. Can also be used in MOSFET containing other nitride-based semiconductor materials such as aluminum-gallium-nitride (AlGaN) and aluminum-indium-gallium-nitride (AlInGaN).    ADVANTAGE - The wide bandgap of GaN and very high current density makes the heterojunction used in transistor structure ideal for power applications. Hence, the use of GaN device prevents the lack of robust normally-off devices. The GaN-spacer MOSFET has also made significant improvement in energy systems. The low on-resistance, high voltage and normally off-conduction are achieved. The GaN device can also be combined with other techniques such as fluorine plasma treatment under the gate or gate recesses to fabricate normally-off devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) transistor structure; and    (2) method of performing electrical conduction in GaN-spacer MOSFET structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of GaN-spacer MOSFET.    GaN-spacer MOSFET (90)    GaN barrier layer (102)    AlN intermediate layer (104)    GaN channel layer (106)    Gate region (112)
NOVELTY - The semiconductor substrate (100) has thin film (112) for forming semiconductor device, and inhibition region (114) which surrounds the thin film so as to inhibit crystal growth of precursor of thin film. A sacrificial growth region (116) is formed by sacrificially growing the precursor into crystal, at the periphery of thin film. A polyimide material made protective film covers the upper portion of sacrificial growth region, such that upper portion of thin film is exposed out.    USE - Semiconductor substrate such as silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate and germanium on insulator (GOI) substrate for semiconductor device (claimed) such as hetero-junction bipolar transistor. Can also be used in germanium substrate, gallium arsenide substrate, indium phosphide substrate, glass substrate, sapphire substrate, ceramic substrate, and plastic substrate for metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor, MOSFET, high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT), pseudomorphic HEMT, metal semiconductor FET (MESFET), semiconductor laser diode, light emitting diode, light emission thyristor, light reception diode, solar cell, resistor, capacitor, and inductor.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film for forming semiconductor device can be formed uniformly on the substrate. The performance of semiconductor device can be improved reliably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) system for designing semiconductor substrate;    (2) method for manufacturing semiconductor substrate; and    (3) method for designing semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the semiconductor substrate.    Semiconductor substrate (100)    Base substrate (110)    Thin film (112)    Inhibition region (114)    Sacrificial growth region (116)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric transducer has a pn junction, and an electroconductivity variable material (16) which causes a change in electroconductivity upon reception of light, provided in the pn junction portion.    USE - Photoelectric transducer e.g. solar cell element or light-receiving element.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and improved electron mobility. The photoelectric transducer produces an electromotive force by light of large band. The photoelectric transducer can be manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric transducer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the photoelectric transducer (solar cell element).    Insulated substrate (10)    Electrodes (11,14)    P-type conductor (12)    N-type conductor (13)    Electroconductivity variable material (16)
NOVELTY - A solar cell back surface protective film (1A) is provided with a resin layer formed using a thermoplastic resin composition which is obtained by melt-kneading a starting material composition which contains a thermoplastic resin and a silane coupling agent.    USE - Solar cell back surface protective film is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell back surface protective film is excellent in hydrolysis resistance, dimensional stability, damp-proof property, light reflection property, flame retardance and impact resistance. The solar cell has improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of solar cell back surface protective film.    Solar cell back surface protective film (1A)
NOVELTY - Stabilized silver particles contain particles comprising silver, short-chain capping agent adsorbed on particles and long-chain capping agent adsorbed on particles. The short-chain capping agent is anionic polyelectrolyte (a) having molecular weight of 10000 or less. The long-chain capping agent is anionic polyelectrolyte (b) having molecular weight of 25000 or more. The stabilized silver particles contain 50 wt.% or more of metallic silver.    USE - Stabilized silver particles is used in silver particles ink used for formation of conductive structure (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to display, chemical reactor, solar cell, antenna, metamaterial, sensor, photovoltaic material, light emitting diode and radio-frequency identification.    ADVANTAGE - The silver particles ink comprising stabilized silver particles is economical. The conductive structure formed using silver particles ink has excellent flexibility and stretchability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) silver particles ink;    (2) formation of conductive structure; and    (3) formation of stabilized silver particles.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic device comprises polymer material and nanoparticle material within polymer material, where one of the materials forms electron donor and another of the materials forms electron acceptor material. The nanoparticle material includes magnetic functionality and is arranged within polymer material along lines as produced by an electromagnetic field.    USE - Photovoltaic device, preferably solar cell device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides way to control morphology of blended photovoltaic devices, thus improving efficiencies; and provides way to control growth of novel, cheap, solar cells, thus enhancing performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for making the photovoltaic device comprising preparing mixture of polymer material and magnetically responsive nanoparticle material within polymer material; applying mixture as thin film to a substrate; applying electromagnetic field to mixture across thin film to align nanoparticle along lines of electromagnetic field; and curing polymeric material to fix nanoparticles in alignment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram showing the behavior of unfunctionalized 60-C versus magnetically functionalized 60-C in presence of electric of magnetic field.    Fullerene spherical molecules; and (202)    Magnetically functionalized fullerenes (204)
NOVELTY - An electricity-consuming device (30) is electrically connected to a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) (10) and a supercapacitor (20). The light energy is transformed into electrical energy by the DSSC. A portion of electrical energy of the DSSC when exposed to light is used for operating the electricity-consuming device and other portion of electrical energy is stored in the supercapacitor. The stored electrical energy is released from the supercapacitor to the electricity-consuming device to maintain the operation in the absence of light.    USE - Photovoltaic module for clock such as wall clock and table clock, night lamp, and calculator (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The supplemental power supply device is not necessary, since the supercapacitor releases the stored electrical energy to maintain the operation of the electricity -consuming device. The photovoltaic module can continuously operate for very long time, which improves the energy efficiency and eliminates the environmental pollution from the spent batteries. The photovoltaic module is economic and environment friendly. The dye-sensitized solar cell can transform light energy into electrical energy at low light intensity or at sufficient light intensity and even under no light condition for maintaining the function of the electricity-consuming products.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a photovoltaic module.    Photovoltaic module (1)    Dye-sensitized solar cell (10)    Supercapacitor (20)    Electricity-consuming device (30)
NOVELTY - A ruthenium complex (I), is new.    USE - As a dye compound for a dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed), and a photoelectric component.    ADVANTAGE - The ruthenium complex improves the photoelectric efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell. The ruthenium complex provides dye-sensitized solar cell has low manufacturing cost, large-scale production, great flexibility, light transmittance, and capable of use in the buildings.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A ruthenium complex of formula RuL2(NCS)2A'm (I), is new.    L=2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid, 2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-disulfonic acid, or 2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-diphosfonic acid;    A'=N+R1R2R3R4, or compound of formulae (i-v);    R1=5-20C alkyl, phenyl, or benzyl;    R2, R3, and R-4=1-20C alkyl, phenyl, or benzyl;    R5, R6, and R7=1-20C alkyl;    m=1-4.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a dye-sensitized solar cell, comprising: a photoanode, which comprises a ruthenium complex (I); cathode; and an electrolyte layer disposed between the photoanode and the cathode; and    (2) a dye solution, comprising: a ruthenium complex (I) (0.01-1 wt.%); an organic solvent (99.99-99 wt.%), and the organic solvent is selected from acetonitrile, methanol, ethanol, propyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, dimethyl formamide, and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone.
NOVELTY - Chemically gelled hardenable composition (I) comprises at least one epoxide type organic compound having a functionality greater than 1, at least one amine and at least one ionic liquid.    USE - (I) is useful: for preparing an elementary cell for battery; and in gelled electrolyte, which is useful in system for storing or converting energy, preferably energy conversion system of electrochromic device and photoelectrochemical solar cell, energy accumulation system of battery or supercapacitor type, battery type energy accumulation system acting by mechanisms of ionic insertion and ionic displacement and energy accumulation system of lithium-ion battery. The battery and/or a supercapacitor is useful for hybrid electric vehicle or the electric vehicle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) possess good ionic conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparing (I) comprising: mixing of at least one organic compound of epoxide type comprising a functionality of greater than 1, at least one amine and at least one ionic liquid and additives; and polymerization of polyamine-polyepoxide polymer;    (2) preparing an elementary cell for battery comprising: (a) depositing continuously by coating (I) on an electrode; (b) recovering the electrode coated by the second electrode; (c) hardening (I) in situ; and (d) optionally repetition of steps (a), (b) and (c) for constituting a solid assembling of electrode-electrolyte-electrode single or multi-layers; and    (3) gelled electrolyte comprising (I).
NOVELTY - The cell has conductive layers (2,3) that are provided in inner surface of primary substrate (1) in independent area, and oxide semiconductor layer (4) that is provided on conductive layer to support the dye. A secondary substrate (7) is arranged facing the primary substrate, and an electrode layer is arranged between the primary substrate and secondary substrate.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive layers are provided side by side on same substrate, so that the contact of conductive layers can be prevented. Hence, the short-circuit of conductive layers can be avoided and the photoelectric conversion efficiency can be improved. The size of solar cell can be reduced by simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Primary substrate (1)    Conductive layers (2,3)    Oxide semiconductor layer (4)    Catalyst layer (5)    Secondary substrate (7)
NOVELTY - A mixed paste containing mixture comprising complex oxide and oxide having ionic conductivity, is produced and the mixed paste is provided on electrolyte layer surface in a laminate form to obtain a laminated material. The laminated material is baked to obtain a sintered compact and the sintered compact is reduced to obtain hydrogen electrode.    USE - Manufacture of hydrogen electrode for electrochemical cell e.g. solid oxide fuel cell and high temperature steam electrolysis cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen electrode having high activity and stability is manufactured economically. The hydrogen electrode provides electrochemical cell having excellent durability and output characteristics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of the manufacture of the hydrogen electrode. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell has a transparent substrate (2) having transparent conductive film (1), and a photoelectrode (3) containing sensitizing dye and titanium oxide-type semiconductor. The transparent conductive film is formed by coating a precursor liquid including a reaction product (A) obtained by reacting hydrogen peroxide with titanium compound and a reaction product (B) obtained by reacting hydrogen peroxide with niobium compound or tantalum compound on transparent substrate, baking and performing annealing treatment by heating under reduced environment.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell is economical, and exhibits favorable photoelectric conversion efficiency and excellent current-voltage characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dye-sensitized solar cell has a transparent substrate having transparent conductive film, and a photoelectrode which contains sensitizing dye and titanium oxide-type semiconductor, and is electrically connected with the transparent conductive film. The transparent conductive film is formed by coating a precursor liquid including a reaction product (A) obtained by reacting hydrogen peroxide with titanium compound and a reaction product (B) obtained by reacting hydrogen peroxide with niobium compound or tantalum compound on transparent substrate, baking and performing annealing treatment by heating under reduced environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell.    Transparent conductive film (1)    Transparent substrate (2)    Photoelectrode (3)    Conductive layer (4)    Counter electrode (6)
NOVELTY - Non-bridge-type sealing sheet (1) contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A) (40-90 weight%) having 5-15 weight% of content of vinyl acetate component and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (B) (10-60 weight%) having 20-40 weight% of content of vinyl acetate component.    USE - Sealing sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sealing sheet has excellent heat resistance and fluidity during heating, and efficiently provides solar cell module having excellent stability. Generation of air bubble between sealing sheet and solar cell element is suppressed. The solar cell element and sealing sheet are separated easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module, in which solar cell element (2) is sealed using transparent protection material (3) and sealing sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of solar cell module.    Sealing sheet (1)    Solar cell element (2)    Transparent protection material (3)    Polyvinyl fluoride resin sheet (4)
NOVELTY - An organic device has an organic molecule layer (12) provided on a substrate (11), an organic molecule layer (14) provided on layer (12), a coupling portion (13) which connects layers (12,14), and a covalent bond portion (131) which connects coupling portion and layers (12,14). The layers (12 and/or 14) contain chemical bond (132) connected between constituent atoms of covalent bond portion.    USE - Organic device e.g. organic transistor, organic solar cell and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The organic device has excellent durability. The tolerance with respect to organic molecule is improved when electric field is supplied to organic thin film. The organic device is economically manufactured without affecting environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of organic thin film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (11)    Organic molecule layers (12,14)    Coupling portion (13)    Covalent bond portion (131)    Chemical bond (132)
NOVELTY - The glass substrate fixing device has a glow discharge metal electrode with parallel sides that are symmetrically mounted on a glass substrate, and a lower end that is fixed to a supporting wheel. Glass substrate locating grooves are symmetrically molded at the sides of a glow discharge metal electrode locating groove, which is independently molded on rails. A glass substrate supporting groove is symmetrical to the glow discharge metal electrode, and formed on the supporting wheels for inlaying the glass substrate groove on the corresponding rails.    USE - Glass substrate fixing device for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents damage such as scratch on the surface of glass substrate by separating from the glow discharge metal electrode by a predetermined gap. Offers reduction in the manufacturing cost of solar cell, while increasing yield.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross sectional view of the glass substrate fixing device.
NOVELTY - The composite back film has a polyvinyl fluoride thin film (1) and a polyethylene terephthalate thin film (2) that are joined together by a first adhesive layer (12). The polyethylene terephthalate thin film and a hot melt glue thin film (3) are joined together by a second adhesive layer (32).    USE - Composite back film for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - Provides film with reasonable and inexpensive structural design. Improves weather resistance, chemical resistance, and electrical insulation performance of the film with strong waterproof performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross sectional view of the composite back film.    Polyvinyl fluoride thin film (1)    Polyethylene terephthalate thin film (2)    Hot melt glue thin film (3)    First adhesive layer (12)    Second adhesive layer (32)
NOVELTY - Gas barrier multilayer film (1) comprises inorganic compound layer (4) which consists of inorganic oxide thin film and organic compound layer (3) which consists of organic compound thin film which contains a styrene polymer on the surface of a base material (2) which consists of plastic material.    USE - Gas barrier multilayer film used as base material of industrial materials such as packaging materials for foodstuff, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, organic electroluminescent element and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic compound layer is not blocked and has excellent productivity and improved gas barrier property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the gas barrier film.    Gas barrier multilayer film (1)    Base material (2)    Organic compound layer (3)    Inorganic compound layer (4)
NOVELTY - A porphycene having bicyclo structure (1) is new.    USE - Porphycene is used for film, semiconductor material, fluorescent dye and solar cell (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to rectifier, transistor, thyristor, amplifier, memory device, field effect transistor, chemical sensor, electroluminescent element, photo transistor, photo diode, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The porphycene has favorable solubility and suppressed degree of freedom.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A porphycene having bicyclo structure of formula (1) is new.    R 1,R 2=H, halo, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, optionally substituted amino, optionally substituted carboxyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkoxyl, optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbyl or optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic group;    R 1+R 2=ring;    X=bivalent coupling group;    C 1, C 2=carbon atom of porphycene structure;    ring A=cyclic stucture;and    n=0-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for:    (1) manufacture of porphycene having one or more structure of formula (2), which involves converting porphycene having bicyclo structure (1); and    (2) porphycene having one or more structure of formula (2).
NOVELTY - The sleeve has sleeve walls fixed at four sides of the sleeve and a bottom sleeve, where the sleeve is made of flexible heat-conducting silica gel, and the sleeve walls are uniformly distributed with air vents. Thickness of the bottom sleeve and the sleeve wall is 8-15mm. Heat resistance range of the flexible heat-conducting silica gel is negative 40 degrees to positive 220 degrees centigrade.    USE - Laminating sleeve for preparing a film solar cell component.    ADVANTAGE - The sleeve vacuum-cleans the components in a better manner. The sleeve can effectively improve the qualified rate and performance of terminal products for the film solar cell components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a laminating sleeve.
NOVELTY - A conjugated polymer, i.e. photovoltaic material, comprises repeated thiophene unit.    USE - Conjugated polymer, i.e. photovoltaic material, used for electronic or electro-optic device (e.g. polymer solar cell device (i.e. bulk heterojunction structure) or photodetector device) (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polymer has high mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A conjugated polymer, i.e. photovoltaic material, comprises repeated unit of formulae (I), (II) or (III).    A1, A2, R1, R2=proton, 1-18C alkyl, 1-18C alkoxy, cyano, nitro, aryls and substituted aryls;and    Ar'=ethenylene, ethynylene, monocyclic arylene, bicyclic arylene, polycyclic arylene, monocyclic heteroarylene, bicyclic heteroarylene, polycyclic heteroarylene, and 1-5 fused or linked.    R1, R2, R3, R4=1-18C alkyl or 1-18C alkoxy;and    Ar1'=monocyclic, bicyclic and polycyclic N-containing heteroarylene with 1-5N.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the electro-optic device.    Electro-optic device (100)    First electrode (102)    Second electrode (104)    Layer (106)
NOVELTY - Manufacturing a (non)doped powder particles of zirconium and/or hafnium hydrate and their mixtures, comprises a basic hydrolysis of starting powder particles into a zirconium and/or hafnium derivative (I), where the material has a solubility of less than 10-3 in water at a temperature of less than 20 degrees C, the derivative is (non)doped, and the starting particle is constituted of (non)aggregated base particles, having a sphericity index of less than 0.6.    USE - The process is useful for the preparation of (non)doped powder particles of zirconium and/or hafnium hydrate, which is useful in catalysis and filtration.    ADVANTAGE - The process is simple and efficient to obtain the powder with high specific surfaces and/or new forms.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacturing a (non)doped powder particles of zirconium and/or hafnium hydrate and their mixtures, comprises a basic hydrolysis of starting powder particles into a zirconium and/or hafnium derivative of formula (M(OH)x (N1)y(OH2)z) (I), where the material has a solubility of less than 10-3 in water at a temperature of less than 20 degrees C, the derivative is (non)doped, and the starting particle is constituted of (non)aggregated base particles, having a sphericity index of less than 0.6.    M = Zr4-, or Hf4-;    N1 = anion or its mixture;    x, y = positive numbers; and    z = a positive number or zero.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) the powder comprising more than 20% in number of (non)aggregated base particles, having a sphericity index of less than 0.6 and constituted of zirconium hydrate and/or hafnium hydrate of formula (MOx(OH)y(OH2)z) (II); and    (2) a device comprising a catalyst, a catalyst support, a filtration component, a component of a fuel cell, a piezoelectric material, an optical connector, a dental ceramic, structural ceramic, or obtained from the powder.    M = Zr4-, and/or Hf4-;    x, z = positive numbers or zero; and    y = positive number, where 2x+y is 4.
NOVELTY - An ethylene-vinyl acetate composition comprises 100 parts of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer of which the vinyl acetate content is 16-40%, 0.1-10 parts of cross-linker, 0.001-4 parts of antioxidant and 0.01-2 parts of ultraviolet absorber.    USE - The ethylene-vinyl acetate composition is useful for preparing ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) glue film for encapsulating solar battery assembly (claimed). It can also be used for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) or other solar battery assembly with high weather resistance.    ADVANTAGE - The composition comprises compounding system composed of special cross-linking system, antioxidant and ultraviolet absorber, has good ultraviolet resistance characteristic and foaming characteristic; the EVA glue film prepared by the invention is completely colorless, has very high light-transmission rate in visible light region.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ethylene-vinyl acetate composition comprises 100 parts of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer of which the vinyl acetate content is 16-40%, 0.1-10 parts of cross-linker, 0.001-4 parts of antioxidant and 0.01-2 parts of ultraviolet absorber, where the cross-linker is selected from one or mixture of superoxide ester cross-linker, diperoxyketal cross-linker and dialkyl superoxide cross-linker; the antioxidant is selected from one or mixture of phenol antioxidant, phosphite ester antioxidant, compound of phenol and phosphite ester, and hindered amine antioxidant; the ultraviolet absorber is selected from one or mixture of ortho-hydroxybenzoic acid ultraviolet absorber, polybenzoxazine ultraviolet absorber and benzotriazole ultraviolet absorber.
NOVELTY - Solar photovoltaic electrochromic device comprises transparent non-conducting base material; semitransparent film solar battery base material which comprises transparent base material and multiple film solar batteries, where the anode and the cathode of the film solar battery are synchronously used as the anode and the cathode of the solar photoelectric electrochromic device; and electrochromic solution located between the semitransparent film solar battery base material and the transparent non-conducting base material.    USE - The solar photovoltaic electrochromic device is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - Because the driving voltage for the electrochromic solution is low, so the thickness of the intrinsic layer of the film solar battery can be reduced to increase the transmittance of the solar photoelectric electrochromic device. Furthermore, the solar photoelectric electrochromic device can control the current output provided by the film solar batteries by adding in the output switch configuration connected with the film solar batteries.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a solar photovoltaic electrochromic device solution comprising the redox small organic molecular electrochromic material and solvent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar photovoltaic electrochromic device.c
NOVELTY - Solar battery assembly glass comprises a glass matrix, and a thin film layer coated on the surface of the glass matrix, where the main raw material of the thin film layer is titanium dioxide and rare earth; the titanium in the titanium dioxide and the rare earth element has the mol percentage content respectively as follows: 90-99.5% and 0.5-5%.    USE - The solar battery assembly glass is useful for lowering sunlight reflection index.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a preparation method for solar battery assembly glass comprising placing the glass substrate on a carrying platform evenly heated; configuring the water solution of the titanium dioxide front body, evenly mixing one or several ones in the halide of the rare earth element and the derivate with the water solution to obtain the plating bath, where in the water solution, the rate of the mol percentage content of the titanium element and the rare earth element is (90-99.5%); and (0.5-5%); spraying to plate the plating bath on the surface of the heating glass matrix to form the thin film on the surface of the glass matrix.
NOVELTY - The method involves conducting absorbing-impurity-with-phosphorus process to a pre-treated metallurgy polysilicon film by introducing phosphorus source and removing the impurity-absorbing layer. The metallurgy polysilicon film is introduced after completing absorbing-impurity-with-phosphorus process and removing the impurity-absorbing layer. A battery is prepared according to a process with the metallurgy polysilicon film after wet oxidation process and removing the oxidation layer, and the prepared battery is annealed.    USE - Method for preparing a metallurgy polysilicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method greatly reduces production cost of the batter by adopting a silicon material with lower purity.
NOVELTY - The platform has a rubber board (11) positioned on a main laminating board (2) that is placed on an upper vacuum chamber (1), where the rubber board is provided with a coattail groove, which is connected with another coattail groove formed on an end surface of the main laminating board. An oil cylinder (6) is provided on the upper vacuum chamber, where the cylinder is fixed to a flange vacuum corrugated pipe (3) that is connected to a connection flange (4) of the laminating board through an anti-rotation floating joint (5).    USE - Rubber board type packing platform for a solar battery laminating machine.    ADVANTAGE - The anti-rotation floating joint ensures stability of the rubber board when the board is in contact with a cell component. The synchronous hydraulic system provides pressure for laminating. The platform enables laminating of different components by adjusting the pressure of the hydraulic system according to size of the laminating component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a rubber board type packing platform in partial section.    Upper vacuum chamber (1)    Main laminating board (2)    Flange vacuum corrugated pipe (3)    Connection flange (4)    Anti-rotation floating joint (5)    Oil cylinder (6)    Rubber board (11)
NOVELTY - Production of a photoelectric grade film comprises coating a substrate (102) with a semiconductor powder layer (106); and moving the substrate under an energy source (104) at a1 cm/hour to 1 cm/minute to melt the semiconductor powder by the energy source and to cool the substrate such that all impurities are moved to an edge of the substrate. The energy source provides energy in a form of heat, radiation, radio frequency, convection, conduction, or electromagnetic. The energy source comprises a gyrotron.    USE - Method for the production of a photoelectric grade film (claimed) for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides a high purity film having an edge containing all of the impurities at a relatively low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a system (100) for producing a photoelectric grade film    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view of the system.    System (100)    Substrate (102)    Energy source (104)    Semiconductor powder layer (106)    Controller (116)
NOVELTY - The battery has a positive surface comprising a grid-like silver electrode, where backlight surface of the battery is a metal bottom silver electrode and an aluminum back field. Silver electrodes on the positive surface and the backlight surface respectively are in ohmic contact with an N-type region and a P-type polycrystalline silicon substrate. A positive surface is uniformly covered with an anti-reflecting film.    USE - Polycrystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery utilizes silicon nitride layer for protecting the positive surface of the silicon sheet, and the plasma chemical vapor deposition method is utilized for depositing the anti-reflecting film on the positive surface of battery for reducing the blue-ray reflection in maximum mode and raising the response capability of the battery in the short-wavelength range.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a preparation method for a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a polycrystalline silicon solar battery.
NOVELTY - The wing has a solar battery piece that is cut into a set of small pieces with different grids based on a bending plane demand of a plane wing. The pieces are uniformly covered with a surface of the wing based on a change of bending rate. The pieces are connected in series and in parallel to form a solar battery pole through a hinging strip. A layer of a reflection-reducing membrane is covered on a solar battery plate, where the membrane is connected with the plane of the wing. The connecting ways of the pieces and the wing are glued by epoxy resin glues.    USE - Plane wing.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the wing is simple, enables the solar battery plate to supply electricity to the plane, reduces oil amount of the plane and improves flying distance of the plane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a plane wing.
NOVELTY - The subassembly has an ethylene vinyl acetate material provided with a transparent tedlar-polyeaster-tedlar stacked material. An electrical property and appearance of an assembly welded battery are checked. A monomer solar battery is selected by utilizing a laser scribing and electrical property. The ethylene vinyl acetate material is coated on clean strip shaped ultra-white glass with thickness of 0.6-1.0 mm. Assembly welded batteries are vacuumized for 3-8 minutes by a laminator at temperature of 140-150 degrees centigrade.    USE - Building integrated photovoltaic subassembly.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of bubbles and wrinkles on the subassembly can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a building integrated photovoltaic assembly.
NOVELTY - Colloidal-printed carbon structure component has honeycomb structure. The colloidal-printed carbon structure component has meso-pores and/or macro-pores having uniform average diameter of 5-500 nm and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of 100-1500 m2/g.    USE - Colloidal-printed carbon structure component is used for manufacture of colloidal-printed carbon supported catalyst (claimed) used for fuel cell electrode.    ADVANTAGE - The colloidal-printed carbon supported catalyst formed using colloidal-printed carbon structure component has excellent activity and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of colloidal-printed carbon structure component; and    (2) manufacture of colloidal-printed carbon supported catalyst.
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a gallium arsenide (GaAs) first layer connected with a first terminal (18) and having a band gap of approximately 1.43 eV; an indium-gallium-phosphide second layer connected with a second terminal (16) and having a band gap of approximately 1.84 eV; and a middle lateral conduction layer (MLCL) disposed between the first and second layers. The MLCL has a band gap higher than the band gap of the GaAs first layer.    USE - A solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a photovoltaic solar cell arrangement comprising an indium (In)-gallium (Ga)-nitride (N) solar cell for converting photons having an energy of approximately 2.4- approximately 2.6 eV into electric energy; and a three terminal solar cell for receiving photons passing through the InGaN solar cell and converting the photons having an energy of approximately 1.84- approximately 1.43 eV into electric energy. The three-terminal solar cell comprises an InGa-phosphide (P) layer, an InGaP lateral conduction layer, and a Ga arsenide (GaAs) layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a block diagram of a solar cell.    InGaP subcell (10)    GaAs subcell (12)    MLCL (14)    Terminals (16, 18, 20)
NOVELTY - Silver powder contains halogen of more than 0.1 %mass to 0.5 %mass or less, and has a volumetric-shrinkage rate of 0.7-2% at 240 degrees C.    USE - Silver powder. Uses include but are not limited to internal electrode for forming resin-type paste and laminated ceramic capacitor, conductive pattern of circuit board, electrode of solar cell, substrate for plasma display panel and circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The silver powder has a high shrinkage rate with respect to the content of halogen. Hence, the electroconductivity of the product formed using silver powder-containing resin-type paste, is increased. The silver powder containing halogen is manufactured easily and economically by producing silver particle containing halogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the silver powder.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming granules of predetermined mass from a feed-stock including a semiconductor powder e.g. silicon powder (15) by a granulation process by disposing the granules on a heating substrate such that the granules are spaced apart from one another. The granules are heated to melt and fuse the semiconductor powder included in the granules to obtain molten spheres by heating the granules to vaporize a liquid binder (16) by thermal decomposition, combustion, or evaporation. The molten spheres are cooled to solidify the granules to obtain spherical semiconductor particles.    USE - Method for producing semiconductor particles i.e. silicon particles, in a photovoltaic device i.e. photovoltaic device i.e. low concentrator-type spherical solar cell, installed in a building such as house, for self-generation of electricity. Can also be used for germanium and gallium-arsenic particles.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor powder hardly separates from the granules formed by the granulation process to suppress the oxidation of the semiconductor powder, thus efficiently producing spherical semiconductor particles with small variation in mass, size, and shape, and increasing the yield of the silicon powder, and hence significantly enhancing the productivity of the semiconductor particles.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing semiconductor particles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a tumbling granulator for producing granules.    Cylindrical flame (11)    Air slit (12)    Disc (13)    Supporting bar (14)    Silicon powder (15)    Liquid binder (16)
NOVELTY - The method involves transporting a substrate web through a multi-zone deposition region, and depositing primary layer of gallium indium in presence of selenium gas, onto web, within enclosed gallium indium deposition zone. The A primary layer of copper in presence of selenium gas is deposited onto web, within enclosed copper deposition zone, and then secondary layer of copper in presence of selenium gas is deposited onto web. Further, a secondary layer of gallium indium in presence of selenium gas is deposited onto web.    USE - Method for depositing thin film semiconductor layer onto flexible substrate during thin film solar cell manufacture.    ADVANTAGE - The uniform thin film semiconductor layer can be formed on flexible substrate so that manufacturing yield of solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for physical vapor deposition effusion system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side elevational view showing formation of P-type semiconductor layer within deposition chamber.    Chamber (24)    Feeding direction of substrate web (25)    Pay-out roll (60)    Take-up roll (68)    Vapor-deposition creating system (83)
NOVELTY - The film has a concavo-convex part formed on a surface. A protrusion part is provided with two ridge parts that are formed in projection direction, where an angle formed by the ridge parts extending from center of a vertex is obtuse angle of 90 degrees or greater than 90 degrees when an end of the protrusion part includes the vertex. The film is made of aluminum, gallium, boron and silicon. Thickness of the film ranges from 100-500 nanometer, and diagonal length of a bottom plane ranges from 200-600 nanometer.    USE - Zinc oxide transparent conductive film for use in a zinc oxide transparent electrode of a thin film type silicon solar battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film performs a sputtering process without a wet-etching process, simplifies manufacturing process, and saves the manufacturing time. The thickness and resistivity of the film are reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a zinc oxide transparent conductive film    (2) a zinc oxide transparent electrode comprising a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic view of a surface scanning electron microscopy photograph of a zinc oxide transparent conductive film.
NOVELTY - A group III-V compound semiconductor multi-junction solar cell (102) mounted on ceramic substrate (101) converts solar energy into electricity. The solar cell has contacts coupled to p-polarity and n-polarity side of cell. A bypass diode (103) coupled in parallel with contacts of solar cell has anode contact and cathode contact. The output terminals (104) coupled to solar cell and diode handles more than 10 watts of power. A spacer (107) and lid (108) are provided so that lid covers and protects solar cell.    USE - Solar cell receiver apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - Since the spacer and lid are provided so that lid covers and protects solar cell, the damage of solar cell can be prevented easily and reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of solar cell receiver apparatus.    Ceramic substrate (101)    Solar cell (102)    Bypass diode (103)    Output terminal (104)    Spacer (107)    Lid (108)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (100) has n-type or p-type amorphous silicon layer (110) formed on a base silicon layer (200) which is formed of crystalline silicon. A metal buffer layer (130) is formed between a transparent electrode (120) which is made of indium tin oxide, and amorphous silicon layer, with thickness less than that of transparent electrode. The difference between electronegativities of metal buffer layer and amorphous silicon layer is less than the difference between electronegativities of transparent electrode and amorphous silicon layer.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electric field of the amorphous silicon layer can be enhanced effectively and thus the photoelectric transformation efficiency of the solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (100)    Amorphous silicon layer (110)    Transparent electrode (120)    Metal buffer layer (130)    Base silicon layer (200)
NOVELTY - The film has a bonding layer formed in a substrate for attaching a carbon nanotube e.g. multi-walled carbon nanotube, on top of the substrate. A release paper is adhered to a rear side of the bonding layer. A carbon nanotube layer is formed on the bonding layer with pulverized body coating. Conducting polymer for filling an air gap between the carbon nanotube and the carbon nanotube layer is coated on the carbon nanotube layer, where the conductivity polymer is selected from one of polyacetylene, polypyrrole, polyaniline and polythiophene.    USE - Soft transparent conductive thin film e.g. glass, metal foil and silicon wafer or plastic substrate (all claimed), for use in a flat panel display industry and an aerospace industry. Uses include but are not limited to mobile electronic information system, organic solar cell, wearable personal computer (PC), next generation intelligent smart window and transparent electrode of backlight, touch panel, digital paper and LED.    ADVANTAGE - The film enables easily coating the carbon nanotube on top of the substrate, and has high sheet resistance, high conductivity and better transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a transparent conductive thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a soft transparent conductive thin film.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a concavo-convex part e.g. needle shaped concavo-convex part, on a silicon solar cell substrate through reactive ion etching process. Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas, oxygen gas and chlorine gas are mixed for performing the reactive ion etching process. The ratio of the hydrochloric acid gas about the oxygen gas is set up as a range of 0.2- 2. The ratio of the sulfur hexafluoride gas about the oxygen gas is set up as a range of 2-4. Size of the needle shaped concavo-convex part is set in a range of 10 to 500 nm.    USE - Method for manufacturing a silicon solar cell substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables optimally controlling rate of the gas applying to the reactive ion etching process, and enables improving reflectivity of a silicon solar cell substrate surface. The uniform concavo-convex part is formed in a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a silicon solar cell substrate manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The substrate (10) has semiconductor porous layer (3) that is formed in surface of metal substrate (1). A deformation prevention layer (5) containing oxide fine particle is provided in metal substrate for suppressing deformation resulting from volume shrinkage during formation of semiconductor porous layer.    USE - Negative electrode substrate used for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The curvature on negative electrode substrate can be suppressed by deformation prevention layer, so that the crack in semiconductor porous layer can be prevented effectively. Hence, the internal resistance in substrate can be reduced and the light conversion efficiency can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the negative electrode substrate.    Metal substrate (1)    Semiconductor porous layer (3)    Deformation prevention layer (5)    Negative electrode substrate (10)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has glass substrate and aluminum substrate (1) that are arranged opposite to each other. The aluminum substrate is provided with sealing area (Y) consisting of sealing material, located in surroundings of electric power generation area (X) consisting of electrolyte layer and semiconductor porous layer. Several recesses (20) are formed in surface of aluminum substrate for absorbing the expansion and contraction of substrate by heat.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The recesses are formed in surface of aluminum substrate so that the expansion and contraction of substrate by heat can be suppressed. Thus, the destruction of solar cell and peeling of sealing material can be prevented reliably, and the electric power generation efficiency of solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic views of the patterns of recess formed in surface of aluminum substrate in dye-sensitized solar cell.    Aluminum substrate (1)    Recess (20)    Electric power generation area (X)    Sealing area (Y)
NOVELTY - The dye-sensitized solar cell has an oxide semiconductor layer (3) that is formed on a photoelectrode substrate. A counter electrode substrate is arranged opposite to the oxide semiconductor layer. The substrates are laminated through an electrolyte solution layer. An electrolyte solution (8) is filled in an airtight container (7) arranged between the counter electrode substrate and photoelectrode substrate.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The airtight container is arranged between counter electrode substrate and photoelectrode substrate. Hence the thermal deterioration of the substrate can be suppressed. The durability of the dye-sensitized solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Conductive layer (2)    Oxide semiconductor layer (3)    Catalyst (4)    Airtight container (7)    Electrolyte solution (8)
NOVELTY - The substrate (1) is provided with transparent conductive film (2) whose thickness is 10 nm or more and 1 mu m or less. A transparent conductive film (3) containing indium oxide as main component is formed on transparent conductive film (2). The etching rate of transparent conductive film (2) is larger than etching rate of transparent conductive film (3).    USE - Substrate such as glass substrate, monocrystal substrate, metal substrate, plastic substrate and multilayer substrate used for solar cell and display element (both claimed) used for LCD, plasma display and organic LED display. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, mobile terminal, mobile computer, wall-mounted TV and car navigation apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The etching rate of transparent conductive film is larger than etching rate of another transparent conductive film so that the indium-tin-oxide (ITO) recovery property and transparent electroconductivity property can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) display element; and    (2) solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the substrate, and explanatory view demonstrating the element ratio of transparent conductive film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (1)    Transparent conductive films (2,3)
NOVELTY - A precursor of electroconductive base material has coating film provided on base material. The coating film contains metal colloid including metal nanoparticles and protective colloid which covers the metal nanoparticles. The protective colloid contains organic compound having carboxyl group, and polymer dispersing agent.    USE - Precursor of electroconductive base material. Uses include but are not limited to plasma display panel, fluorescent display tube, liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, inorganic electroluminescent display, conductors, electromagnetic shield, solar cell, electroconductive sealant and radio-frequency identification tag.    ADVANTAGE - The precursor of electroconductive base material has excellent reliability, and is manufactured using simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electroconductive base material.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric transducer has a primary electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and a secondary electrode layer arranged in order. The secondary electrode layer is titanium oxide type transparent conductive film formed by coating precursor liquid, baking and carrying out annealing treatment by heating in reducing environment. The precursor liquid contains reaction product obtained by reacting titanium compound and hydrogen peroxide, and reaction product obtained by reacting niobium compound or tantalum compound with hydrogen peroxide.    USE - Photoelectric transducer is used as pn-junction type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer has excellent light transmittance in long wavelength region. The transparent conductive film is economically and easily formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectric transducer has a primary electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and a secondary electrode layer arranged in order. Light is injected from secondary electrode layer side and photo-electromotive force is generated. The secondary electrode layer is titanium oxide type transparent conductive film formed by coating precursor liquid, baking and carrying out annealing treatment by heating in reducing environment. The precursor liquid contains reaction product obtained by reacting titanium compound and hydrogen peroxide, and reaction product obtained by reacting niobium compound or tantalum compound with hydrogen peroxide. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for optical detection element.
NOVELTY - The method involves joining lower portion of semiconductor particle (2) and upper surface of conductive substrate (1). A resist made of UV-ray cured resin is formed to cover the outer semiconductor portion (2b) of semiconductor particle, with thickness gradually decreasing from upper portion to lower portion of semiconductor particle. The inner semiconductor portion (2a) which is not covered by the resist is removed. A resin precursor is arranged on resin sheet which is made of polycarbonate, on the support substrate.    USE - Manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion apparatus e.g. solar cell for photovoltaic power generation apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The reliability of the photoelectric conversion apparatus can be improved effectively. The residue in surface of semiconductor particle can be reduced. Since the adhesive force of resist can be reduced, the removal process of semiconductor portion which is not covered with resist can be performed easily. The non-uniformity of resist on surface of support can be reduced. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion apparatus can be increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Conductive substrate (1)    Semiconductor particle (2)    Inner semiconductor portion (2a)    Outer semiconductor portion (2b)    Transparent electrode (4)
NOVELTY - A preparation kit comprises container A containing liquid dispersion A' comprising dispersed nanoparticles having metallic surface and ligand capable of binding to surface; container B containing liquid B' comprising reducible silver ions or other reducible metal ions; and container C containing liquid C' comprising reducing agent for metal ions of liquid from container B.    USE - Preparation kit for preparing a conductive element useful for preparing product (claimed) particularly electronic devices including circuit boards, solar cells, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, RFID antennas, LED's, particularly OLEDs, LCD's, conductive arrays, shunt lines and bus bars such as those in LEDs and LCDs, and photovoltaic cells (e.g., interconnects for monolithic cell modules).    ADVANTAGE - The kit exhibits good storage stability. The method prepares conductive element which does not require sintering step or which allows effective sintering at moderate temperature, e.g. of less than 150 degrees C; can be carried out without having to subject a printed or sprayed element to heat treatment in excess of 75 degrees C, preferably in excess of 25 degrees C; and allows preparation of conductive element with satisfactory properties, where components of product only need to be applied once.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparing a conductive element, comprising applying liquid dispersion A', liquid B' and liquid C' to a substrate; and reducing reducible salt under formation of conductive element.
NOVELTY - An alkali silicate glass device comprises alkali silicate composition, and nano- or micro-particle composition co-deposited with alkali silicate composition, where alkali silicate composition and nano- or micro-particle composition are co-deposited and thermally cured to form moisture free substrate.    USE - Alkali silicate glass device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method for forming embedded passive device module;    (2) a surface;    (3) a method for inhibiting oxidation of solder joint or electrical interconnect of electronic device;    (4) a method for applying alkali silicate glass based coating to solder joint or electrical interconnect;    (5) a coating for reducing interaction between a surface and environment around surface;    (6) a coating for reducing corrosion of a solar cell;    (7) a method for improving moisture durability in liquid cooling pipe;    (8) an integrated circuit;and    (9) a method for forming an integrated circuit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of the method for producing integrated circuit assembly.    Production of integrated circuit assembly (100)    Provide substrate (102)    Provide silicate glass material solution on substrate (104)    Provide integrated circuit die on alkali silicate glass solution (106)    Remove moisture from alkali silicate glass solution to cure material (108)
NOVELTY - An organic-inorganic hybrid transparent material is obtained by modifying hardening agent containing siloxane polymer using organic group containing halogen element, coating on surface of adherence component which consists of plastic substrate and metal electrode, and heat-hardened. The modification is carried out such that (un)saturated hydrocarbon group-containing aromatic ring of siloxane polymer, is modified.    USE - Organic-inorganic hybrid transparent material. Uses include but are not limited to sealing elements in solar cell module, semiconductor package, light-receiving portion of optical communication device, optical switch, optical coupling device, and light-emitting diode used for backlight display board, indicator and display device e.g. plasma display panel.    ADVANTAGE - The organic-inorganic hybrid transparent material has excellent adhesiveness and surface hardness, and reduced generation of peeling and cracks.
NOVELTY - The counter electrode (10) has a metal mesh pattern (6) consisting of a metal plating layer (4) formed on a thin line mesh pattern (2) consisting of a conductive thin film formed on a single side of a transparent base material (1). An electroconductive polymeric layer (5) is laminated on the surface of a recessed portion formed on the transparent base material and the metal mesh pattern.    USE - Counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The counter electrode having outstanding light transmittance is manufactured inexpensively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dye sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the fragmentary sectional view of the counter electrode.    Transparent base material (1)    Thin line mesh pattern (2)    Metal plating layer (4)    Electroconductive polymeric layer (5)    Metal mesh pattern (6)    Counter electrode (10)
NOVELTY - The dye-sensitized solar cell has an electrolyte layer provided between photoelectrode (10) and counter electrode. Current collection electrode and metal oxide semiconductor layer (8) are formed in the single side of the transparent base material (1). Ambient light is entered from both surfaces of photoelectrode and counter electrode. The photoelectrode and counter electrode have metal mesh pattern (6) in which metal plating layer (4) is stacked on thin wire mesh pattern (2) containing conductive thin film formed in single surface of transparent base material.    USE - Double-sided light reception type dye-sensitized solar cell for use in electric power generation application.    ADVANTAGE - Enlargement of dye-sensitized solar cell having excellent external appearance can be easily achieved, by providing photoelectrode and counter electrode having excellent electro-conductivity and light transmittance characteristics at low cost, without the need of installing expensive vapor deposition apparatus, while improving current collection efficiency, condensing efficiency, and electric power generation efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectrode of dye-sensitized solar cell.    Transparent base material (1)    Thin wire mesh pattern (2)    Metal plating layer (4)    Metal mesh pattern (6)    Metal oxide semiconductor layer (8)    Photoelectrode (10)
NOVELTY - The device (1) has a conveying section (21) mounted on a platform (2) for moving an electronic main body (11) e.g. solar cell, and a substrate. A dissolving section (22) sprays a solvent (223) onto the electronic main body and the substrate. A cleaning section (24) cleans the electronic main body. A partition plate (25) is mounted between the dissolving section and the cleaning section. The partition plate is provided with a slot (252) having a height allowing the electronic main body without passing the substrate through the slot, so that the body is separated from the substrate.    USE - Separating device for separating an electronic main body e.g. wafer, solar cell and panel (all claimed), from a substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The device automatically separates the electronic main body from the substrate when the electronic main body is horizontally moved forward on the device. The device has largely increased productivity, and can be manufactured at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for separating an electronic main body from a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a separating device.    Separating device (1)    Platform (2)    Electronic main body (11)    Conveying section (21)    Dissolving section (22)    Cleaning section (24)    Partition plate (25)    Solvent (223)    Slot (252)
NOVELTY - An electric power generation system (1) comprises hydrogen producing apparatus (2) which is equipped with metal type hydrogen producing agent, water-permeable accommodating part which is filled with metal type hydrogen producing agent and water tank which stores water supplied to metal type hydrogen producing agent, and fuel cell (3) which generates hydrogen supplied from hydrogen producing apparatus as fuel.    USE - Electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The electric power generation system efficiently generates hydrogen as fuel for efficiently producing electric power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electric power generation system (1) comprises hydrogen producing apparatus (2) which is equipped with metal type hydrogen producing agent, water-permeable accommodating part which is filled with metal type hydrogen producing agent and water tank which stores water supplied to metal type hydrogen producing agent, and fuel cell (3) which generates hydrogen supplied from hydrogen producing apparatus as fuel. The metal type hydrogen producing agent contains fine powder of mixture of iron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, sodium, zeolite and/or cordierite. The zeolite and cordierite of predetermined amount are contained with respect to total weight of mixture. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) hydrogen producing apparatus; and    (2) fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the electric power generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Electric power generation system (1)    Hydrogen producing apparatus (2)    Fuel cell (3)    Electrical storage part (4)    Inverter (5)
NOVELTY - A back film of solar battery has primary polyvinyl fluoride thin film (1), polyethylene terephthalate thin film (2) and secondary polyvinyl fluoride thin film (3). The primary polyvinyl fluoride thin film and polyethylene terephthalate thin film are adhered using primary adhesive layer (12). The secondary polyvinyl fluoride thin film and polyethylene terephthalate thin film are adhered using secondary adhesive layer (32).    USE - Back film of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The back film of solar battery has excellent weather resistance, chemical resistance, electrical insulating property, stability, and can be manufactured simply and economically.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of back film of solar battery.    Primary polyvinyl fluoride thin film (1)    Polyethylene terephthalate thin film (2)    Secondary polyvinyl fluoride thin film (3)    Primary adhesive layer (12)    Secondary adhesive layer (32)
NOVELTY - A catalyst contains a metal complex comprising rhodium, ruthenium or iridium as a metal component and a nitrogen containing polycyclic compound or carbon monoxide as a ligand.    USE - Catalyst is used for electrochemical oxidation of hydride e.g. borohydride compound of alkali metal for anode pole of direct-type fuel cell and hydrogen-producing apparatus (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high activity with respect to electrochemical oxidation of hydride. The hydrogen-producing apparatus formed using the catalyst has self-electric power generation property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) anode pole of direct-type fuel cell, which contains catalyst for anode poles and borohydride compound as fuel; and    (2) hydrogen-producing apparatus (1), which has a portion of an anode side electrode (2) to which a solution containing hydride and hydroxide is supplied, a portion of a cathode side electrode (3) which is arranged opposingly with the anode side electrode portion and generates hydrogen by reduction reaction of a proton, and an ionic-permeability diaphragm (4) provided between the anode side electrode portion and cathode side electrode portion. The anode side electrode comprises catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the hydrogen-producing apparatus.    Hydrogen-producing apparatus (1)    Anode side electrode (2)    Cathode side electrode (3)    Ionic-permeability diaphragm (4)    External circuit (5)
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive laminated film comprises film layer (B) having thickness of 0.1-20 mu m formed by hardening mixture (b) containing polymerizable acrylic-type monomer and oligomer on base material (A) having transparent plastic film, and transparent conductive film layer (C) provided on film layer (B). The cured shrinkage rate of mixture (b) is 0.2-10%.    USE - Transparent conductive laminated film is used for display input output device, liquid crystal display, touch panel and solar cell transducer.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive laminated film has improved durability and markability-proof property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of transparent conductive laminated film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base material (A)    Film layer (B)    Transparent conductive film layer (C)
NOVELTY - A halogenated silane (I) is reduced by contacting halogenated silane (I) with a metal having mass fraction of oxygen of 5 ppm or less to obtain silicon.    USE - Manufacture of silicon used for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of silicon having high purity, stably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A halogenated silane of formula: SiHnX4-n (I) is reduced by contacting halogenated silane (I) with a metal having mass fraction of oxygen of 5 ppm or less to obtain silicon.    n=0-3;and    X=fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the apparatus for manufacturing silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Nozzle (1a)    Reactor (3)    Atomized gas (G)    Molten metal (L)    Molten metal particles (P)
NOVELTY - A coolant (10) is contacted with a silicon melt solution (1) containing eutectic-type impurity, and the surface of the coolant crystallize the silicon to obtain solid silicon (2). The progress of contact time of silicon melt solution and coolant is lowered with respect to temperature of silicon melt solution.    USE - Manufacture of solid silicon used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of solid silicon, with high yield.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic view of the apparatus for manufacturing the solid silicon.    Silicon melt solution (1)    Solid silicon (2)    Coolant (10)    Pipe (11)    Container (15)
NOVELTY - The method involves making the convex portion of to-be-plated element (1) to contact the liquid retainer (4) immersed in gold plating bath (3). The partial electrolysis metal plating is performed on top face region (2) of convex portion. The maximum and average current density of electric current (5) applied on convex portion is 20-260 A/dm2 and 5-26 A/d2 respectively.    USE - Partial electrolysis metal plating method for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the predetermined amount of maximum and average current density of electric current is applied on convex portion, the usage amount of gold can be reduced and the cost required for performing electrolysis metal plating can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view explaining the operation of partial electrolysis metal plating process.    To-be-plated element (1)    Top face region (2)    Gold plating bath (3)    Liquid retainer (4)    Electric current (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a base layer on a surface of base materials (Bo), where predetermined polymer is utilized as a main component in the base layer. A thin film is laminated by vacuum coating on the base layer using an inorganic film-forming apparatus. A tape (82) is located between base materials. The tape is wound to ends of the thin film by a winding shaft, where embossing or slit texture process is performed using the tape. Thickness of the tape is 50 micrometers or more.    USE - Method for manufacturing an optical film. Uses include but are not limited to gas barrier film, protective film, optical filter, antireflection film, and an adhesive film, for an optical element, a semiconductor device, a thin film solar cell and a display device such as LCD and organic electroluminescent display.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film is laminated on the base layer, and the tape is wound to the ends of the thin film, thus preventing damage of a base layer and a film due to dust and generation of nick and wrinkles.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an optical film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a tape in a state between base materials.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Base material (Bo)    Tape (82)
NOVELTY - A spherical silver powder has 10 %mass accumulation particle size specified as D10, 50 %mass accumulation particle size specified as D50 and 90 %mass accumulation particle size specified as D90, measured by laser diffractometry. The ratio of 50 %mass of accumulation particle size and average primary particle diameter obtained by scanning electron microscope image analysis is 1.3 or less. The 50 %mass accumulation particle size is 0.1-1 mu m.    USE - Spherical silver powder for electroconductive paste for internal electrodes of laminated ceramic capacitors, conductive pattern of circuit boards, electrode of solar cells and substrate for plasma display panels.    ADVANTAGE - The spherical silver powder has sharp particle size distribution and high dispersibility. The manufacturing method of the silver powder does not require wastewater processing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A spherical silver powder has 10 %mass accumulation particle size specified as D10, 50 %mass accumulation particle size specified as D50 and 90 %mass accumulation particle size specified as D90, measured by laser diffractometry. The ratio of 50 %mass of accumulation particle size and average primary particle diameter obtained by scanning electron microscope image analysis is 1.3 or less. The 50 %mass accumulation particle size is 0.1-1 mu m. The value of accumulation particle size satisfies the formula: (D90-D10)/D50=0.8 or less. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the spherical silver powder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the coaxial doubled pipeline. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor thin film is formed by applying an inorganic semiconductor fine particle-dispersion solution on a substrate and drying the coating to form a semiconductor fine particle layer; and immersing the semiconductor fine particle layer in a solution to form a semiconductor thin film.    USE - Method for forming a semiconductor thin film used in manufacturing an electronic device including FET (claimed), light-emitting element or solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method can simply manufacture large-area electronic devices having flexibility at low cost and low temperature. The performance and physical properties of electronic devices can be controlled by the semiconductor fine particles used.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing an electronic device including a control electrode (14), first and second electrodes (16), and an active layer (17) comprising a semiconductor thin film and provided between the two electrodes to face the control electrode through an insulating layer (15).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic partial sectional view of an electronic device.    Support (11)    Control electrode (14)    Insulating layer (15)    Electrodes (16)    Active layer (17)
NOVELTY - A method involves supporting a substrate (132) in a reaction chamber (130), and introducing a film forming gas into the reaction chamber. Plasma is generated in the reaction chamber by ionizing the film forming gas for decomposing while simultaneously emitting a laser sheet (166) into the reaction chamber through an incidence window (168), so that a film is formed on the substrate, where the laser sheet passes parallel with the substrate along a plane.    USE - Method for forming a semiconductor film i.e. silicon-carbon-germanium semiconductor film on a substrate (claimed) for manufacturing solar cell and thin-film transistor devices using high-rate chemical vapor deposition apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming a dense semiconductor film uniformly over a large area of substrate at high rate under high-rate deposition conditions by utilizing a laser sheet and plasma to excite and decompose a film forming gas without any damage. The method enables improving the crystallinity and electrical properties and increasing the grain size of the film. The film forming gas in the reaction chamber is prevented from reaching the surface of the laser incidence window by flowing inert gas through the purge port during the film forming process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a high-rate chemical vapor deposition apparatus.    Reaction chamber (130)    Substrate (132)    Mounting base (134)    Gas delivery line (144)    Laser sheet (166)    Incidence window (168)
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a liquid dopant that comprises a set of conductivity-determining type elements overlying a region of a semiconductor material. Another liquid dopant that comprises another set of conductivity-determining type elements overlying another region of the semiconductor material is deposited, where the former and the latter conductivity-determining type elements have opposite conductivity. Portions of the former and latter conductivity-determining type elements are simultaneously diffused into the regions.    USE - Method for fabricating a semiconductor device. Uses include but are not limited to microelectronics, solar cells, displays, radio frequency identification components, micro-electromechanical systems devices, medical devices, and optical devices such as microlenses.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows preventing/minimizing diffusion of conductivity-determining type elements into the region of the semiconductor material through vapor phase transport.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A barrier material is deposited on the semiconductor material, where the barrier material is selected from silicon oxides, silicon nitrides, silicon carbides, siloxanes, silsesquioxanes and silicates, including organosilicates, titanium oxide, alumina, barium titanate, end-capped siloxanes, end-capped silsesquioxanes, end-capped silicates, or end-capped organosilicates.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for simultaneously forming doped regions with opposite conductivity.
NOVELTY - The battery has multiple concentrator electrodes patterned between a transparent substrate (110) and a lower transparent electrode layer (120). A photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer (130) and a top metal electrode layer (150) are provided on the lower transparent electrode layer. The lower transparent electrode layer is formed on the transparent substrate. A reflecting layer (140) is formed on the photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer. The lower transparent electrode layer is made of zinc oxide, tin oxide or indium-tin-oxide.    USE - Thin film type solar battery for a logistics equipment.    ADVANTAGE - The battery reduces resistance value of the lower transparent electrode layer, and increases conductivity of the lower transparent electrode layer, thus improving permeability of the lower transparent electrode layer. The thickness of the battery can be reduced. The processing time and cost of the battery can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a thin film type solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a thin film type solar battery.    Transparent substrate (110)    Lower transparent electrode layer (120)    Photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer (130)    Reflecting layer (140)    Top metal electrode layer (150)
NOVELTY - Production of a semiconductor component, particularly a solar cell, based on a silicon thin film (5), comprises providing a silicon substrate (1); forming a porous layer (3) at a surface of the silicon substrate; depositing a silicon thin film on the porous layer; and separating the silicon thin film from the silicon substrate, with the porous layer serving as a preset breaking point. The porous layer is formed by currentless chemical etching of the silicon substrate.    USE - Method of producing a semiconductor component, particularly a solar cell i.e. silicon solar cell, based on a silicon thin film.    ADVANTAGE - By replacing conventionally used anodic etching with currentless chemical etching, the electrical contacting of the silicon substrate and of the etching solution can be dispensed with, and thus, the production method is simplified and suitable for large-scale use. The processing expenditure is reduced compared with conventional methods. The relative movement of silicon substrate and etching solution can lead to small gas bubbles, which can form during the etching process, e.g. gaseous hydrogen, being flushed away from the surface of the silicon substrate, and hence inhomogeneities can be avoided during etching.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of silicon thin film, which is deposited on a silicon substrate.    Silicon substrate (1)    Porous layer (3)    Silicon thin film (5)
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer has a pair of electrodes in which at least one of the electrode is transparent or semi-transparent electrode, and an organic layer provided between the pair of electrodes. The organic layer comprises a conjugated polymer compound, and compound (a) chosen from non-conjugated polymer compound having estrogen and hydroxyl group, and low molecular aromatic compound having hydroxyl group and group in which two hydrogen atoms are removed from the benzene ring-containing structure (1).    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer e.g. organic solar cell and photosensor.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic photoelectric transducer has a pair of electrodes in which at least one of the electrode is transparent or semi-transparent electrode, and an organic layer provided between the pair of electrodes. The organic layer comprises a conjugated polymer compound, and compound (a) chosen from non-conjugated polymer compound having estrogen and hydroxyl group, and low molecular aromatic compound having hydroxyl group and group in which two hydrogen atoms are removed from the benzene ring-containing structure of formula (1).    R1,R2=H, alkyl or aryl;    R1+R2=ring;    R3,R4=alkyl or aryl;and    m,n=0-4.
NOVELTY - A fluoropolymer composition contains fluoropolymer (A), dehydrating agent (B), hydroxyl-containing compound (C) in which 1-6C aliphatic hydrocarbon compound is substituted by hydroxyl group, and organic solvent (D) other than dehydrating agent (B) and hydroxyl-containing compound (C). The fluoropolymer (A) has fluoro-olefin-type repeating unit (a1) and silicon group-containing repeating unit (a2).    USE - Fluoropolymer composition is used as coating material. Uses include but are not limited to back sheet of solar cell, motor vehicle, electric train, aircraft, civil engineering material, industrial equipment e.g. waterproof material sheet, tank and pipe, building material, road material e.g. transparent board and sound insulating wall, communication-apparatus material and electrical and electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The fluoropolymer composition has high storage stability for long period of time without causing increase in viscosity and gelation due to atmospheric moisture, high polymer concentration and excellent weather resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluoropolymer composition contains fluoropolymer (A), dehydrating agent (B), hydroxyl-containing compound (C) in which 1-6C aliphatic hydrocarbon compound is substituted by hydroxyl group and organic solvent (D) other than dehydrating agent (B) and hydroxyl-containing compound (C). The fluoropolymer (A) has fluoro-olefin-type repeating unit (a1) and silicon group-containing repeating unit (a2) of formula: -OC(O)NH(CH2)mSiXnR3-n.    R=H or 1-10C monovalent hydrocarbyl;    X=1-5C alkoxy;    n=1-3;and    m=1-5.
NOVELTY - An organic thin film device includes electrode (30, 70), organic semiconductor layer on a substrate (20), and UV barrier layer having UV blocking effect.    USE - An organic thin film device useful as solar cell devices.    ADVANTAGE - The device uses a film or coating liquid which exhibits UV blocking effect, thus minimizing photodecomposition of organic material and innovatively increasing the lifetime of the device. The thin film is capable of effectively blocking UV rays on the rear side of the device to minimize variance of main parameters including short-circuit current, open voltage and fill factor for improving energy conversion efficiency of a solar cell, thus realizing a device that minimizes variance in energy conversion efficiency. The UV barrier film has high transmittance in wavelength range of visible light.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the organic thin film device.    Substrate (20)    Electrode (30, 70)    Hole delivering layer (40)    Active layer (50)    Titanium oxide layer (60)
NOVELTY - A substituted heterocyclic aromatic compound (1) is new.    USE - Novel substituted heterocyclic aromatic compound used for organic electronic device e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The substituted heterocyclic aromatic compound provides organic electronic device with excellent driving voltage, efficiency and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A substituted heterocyclic aromatic compound of formula (1) is new. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device, which has organic layer including hole implant layer or hole transport layer containing substituted heterocyclic aromatic compound (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of organic light-emitting device.    Substrate (101)    Anode (102)    Light-emitting layer (105)    Cathode (107)
NOVELTY - A nanostructured sheet comprises planar body; multiple nanotubes defining a matrix within the body; and a protonation agent dispersed throughout the matrix of nanotubes for enhancing proximity of adjacent nanotubes to one another.    USE - A nanostructured sheet useful in radio frequency, electromagnetic interference or electromagnetic pulse applications; high current transmission; lightning strike resistance; thermal conduction, electrical conduction, thermo-electric applications, or power generation; sensor applications, space antennae, tunable antennae, solar cell, radar, aerospace, flat panel displays, or heat sinks (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nanostructured sheets promote shielding, absorption and increased conductivity; and provide bulk nanomaterials of high strength, lower or similar weights, in composite sheet. The proximity of adjacent nanotubes enhances conductivity of the sheet.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for forming the nanostructured sheet.
NOVELTY - A thin film stack (200) comprises an electrical conductor layer (220) comprising permeation pathways (224); and a thin metal film (230) comprising a metal forming a self-terminating oxide when exposed to oxygen. A permeation plug (236) is formed proximate to an interface between the thin film and the conductor layer to partially block a number of the permeation pathways when oxygen passes through the number of the permeation pathways.    USE - A thin film stack for use in electronic devices (claimed), e.g. photovoltaic devices, organic LED, or solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The stack includes materials that enable a desired level of light transmission, electrical conductivity, permeation rates, and fracture toughness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a partial sectional view of the electronic device.    Thin film stack (200)    Electrical conductor layer (220)    Permeation pathways (224)    Thin metal film (230)    Permeation plug (236)
NOVELTY - An excitonic solar cell comprises a heterojunction between donor and acceptor semiconductor materials, where the semiconductor material is a matrix material or a nanoscale channel material contacting an electrode. The nanoscale channel material extends through the matrix material as separated channel elongated structures along X axis, Y axis, and Z axis, to minimize diffusion distance to a channel elongated structure of a member of an exciton pair formed in the matrix material by incoming light. The channel members comprise void bearing molecules.    USE - An excitonic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The excitonic solar cell reduces electrical shorting and minimizes interface electronics problems encountered when irregular blend morphologies are employed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of making an excitonic solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of the cell.    Lattice structure (202)    Linear channels (204, 204a, 206, 206a, 208)
NOVELTY - A heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains polymer chosen from rubber, elastomer and resin, aluminum hydroxide and calcium carbonate.    USE - Heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is used for forming sheet for electronic component e.g. portable information terminal, notebook personal computer, liquid crystal, surface-conduction electron-emitter display, plasma display panel, integrated circuit, power device of motor vehicle, fuel cell, solar cell, battery, mobile telephone, electroluminescent device and light emitting diode (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive composition has excellent moldability, and easily provides the sheet having excellent peelability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, which is formed by heating the heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and molding into sheet form.
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a p-n junction formed by joining a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor (5). The p-type semiconductor is a chalcopyrite compound semiconductor with a band gap of greater than or equal to 1.5 eV within which an intermediate level exists with a half bandwidth of greater than or equal to 0.05 eV.    USE - A solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has high photoelectric-conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.    Substrate (1)    Extraction electrode (2)    Metal electrode (3)    Optical absorption layer (4)    N-type semiconductor (5)
NOVELTY - An organic solar cell device comprises a substrate, a power-generating laminate (2) and a barrier laminate (5) provided on side(s) of the power-generating laminate. The power-generating laminate comprises two electrodes, and the barrier laminate comprises organic polymer layer(s) and inorganic layer(s).    USE - An organic solar cell device.    ADVANTAGE - The organic solar cell device has high storage stability and bears long-term use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an organic solar cell device.    Power-generating laminate (2)    Protective layer (3)    Adhesive layer (4)    Barrier laminate (5)    Gas-barrier films (7a-b)
NOVELTY - Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are prepared by synthesizing CNTs from a carbon source using an arc-discharge process in presence of a catalyst and a promoter. The promoter contains an element simple substance capable of reducing a surface energy of CNTs growth sites in the catalyst.    USE - Method for preparing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) including single-walled CNTs used in conductive film, field emission source, transistor, conductive wire, spin conduction device, nano-electro-mechanic system, nano cantilever, quantum computing device, LED, solar cell, surface-conduction electron-emitter display, filter, drug delivery system, space elevator, thermal conductive material, nano nozzle, energy storage system, fuel cell, sensor, and catalyst support material (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method can prepare carbon nanotubes having purity of up to greater than 99% and a diameter distribution of 1.47-1.53 nm.
NOVELTY - The device has conductive substrate (190) that conducts charge carriers such as electrons (165) and holes (164). The conductive substrate formed of a mixture of polymethyl methacrylate doped with polyaniline, has a textured surface with nanometer-scaled features that are configured to direct the solar radiation to an organic semiconductive composition. The organic semiconductive composition has a portion conforming to the textured surface and the semiconductive composition has material that forms a portion of heterojunction.    USE - Photon processing device e.g. photovoltaic cell such as organic solar cell (claimed) and sensor. Can also be used in photodiode and photo-emission device.    ADVANTAGE - The fraction of photons absorbed by the photon processing device can be increased by the use of organic semiconductor layer conforming to the nanotextured surface. The conversion efficiency of the photon processing device can be improved. Since the optical absorption lengths in organic semiconductors are in the order of magnitude larger in size, only small fraction of light is effectively used. The performance of the photon processing device can be improved and the device can be fabricated easily. The photon processing device having nanostructure can exhibit enhanced electron transport characteristics relative to the interdigitated N-type and P-type structures. A flexible organic based solar cell which can be rolled up and unrolled for operational use can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of forming photon processing device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side cross-sectional view of the organic solar cell.    Interface (130)    Cathode (140)    Anode (150)    Hole (164)    Electron (165)    Hole conducting exciton blocking layer (180)    Substrate (190)
NOVELTY - A to-be-processed water containing hydrogen peroxide is contacted with a catalyst resin comprising an anion exchange resin which supports a catalyst metal having hydrogen peroxide decomposition ability. The hydrogen peroxide in the to-be-processed water is reduced. The anion exchange resin has total hydroxyl anion exchange capacity of 70% or more.    USE - Reduction of hydrogen peroxide in to-be-processed water used for washing manufacture instrument of electronic component, and electronic component (claimed) for manufacturing semiconductor device. Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor substrate, memory element, sensor device, solar cell, washing tank, substrate carrier and quartz tube.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reduction of hydrogen peroxide in to-be-processed water quickly and reliably, using the catalyst resin.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hydrogen peroxide reduction apparatus; and    (2) washing of electronic component, which involves washing manufacture instrument of electronic component, or electronic component using the treated water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the ultrapure water production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Ultrapure water production apparatus (1)    Pre-processing system (2)    Primary-pure-water system (3)    Subsystem (4)    Circuit (6)
NOVELTY - A transparent vapor deposition film has inorganic oxide vapor deposition film (3) and plasma-resistant protective layer (2) provided on a surface of base film (1). The plasma-resistant protective layer is formed by coating liquid mixture containing organo-silica sol (a) obtained by dispersing colloidal silica having average particle diameter of 30 nm or less in organic dispersion medium, active hydrogen-containing resin (b), silane coupling agent (c) and isocyanate (d) to base film and hardening. The base film contains plastic material.    USE - Transparent vapor deposition film is used for laminate (claimed) for solar cell and packaging container for foodstuff and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent vapor deposition film has excellent weather resistance, adhesiveness with respect to base film and inorganic oxide vapor deposition film and gas barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laminate, which is formed by laminating lamination layer containing polyolefin-type resin on the surface of inorganic oxide vapor deposition film of transparent vapor deposition film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of transparent vapor deposition film.    Base film (1)    Plasma-resistant protective layer (2)    Inorganic oxide vapor deposition film (3)
NOVELTY - An amine derivative (I), is new.    USE - Amine derivative is used for organic electroluminescent element (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic photoconductive material, photosensitive material, photoelectric transducer, solar cell, image sensor, electrophotographic photoreceptor, hole-transport material and luminescent material.    ADVANTAGE - The highly-efficient organic electroluminescent element comprising the amine derivative has excellent durability and reduced drive voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An amine derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1-R5=H, 1-18C linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, 1-18C linear, branched or cyclic alkoxy or optionally substituted phenyl;    Ar1,Ar2=6-40C optionally substituted aryl or 5-40C heteroaryl;and    or R1+R2=ring.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electroluminescent element, which has light-emitting layer and hole-transport layer and positive hole-injection layer containing the amine derivative.
NOVELTY - A silicon-type solar cell has a photoelectric conversion layer in which insulating microparticles are dispersed.    USE - Silicon-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon-type solar cell has improved conversion efficiency, high sensitivity with respect to near-infrared region, and extended optical path length of near-infrared region.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of microparticles-dispersed thin silicon-type solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - An organic thin film solar cell material is benzocarbazole compound (I, II or III).    USE - Material is used for organic thin film solar cell for apparatus (both claimed) e.g. solar cell module, timepiece, portable information terminal, personal apparatus and photovoltaic power generation panel.    ADVANTAGE - The material has highly efficient photoelectric transfer characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic thin film solar cell material is benzocarbazole compound of formula (I, II or III).    Ar1,Ar2=6-40C aryl, 6-40C heteroaryl or 1-40C alkyl (all optionally substituted);    R1-R10=H, halo, cyano, (1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 2-40C alkynyl, 6-40C aryl, 6-40C heteroaryl, 6-40C arylamino or 1-40C alkylamino) (all optionally substituted);    or R1+R2+R3+R4+R5+R6=ring;    R11-R22=H, (6-40C aryl or 6-40C arylamino) (both optionally substituted);and    R23-R34=H, (1-40C alkyl, 6-40C aryl or 6-40C arylamino) (all optionally substituted).
NOVELTY - An organic thin film solar cell material contains benzochrysene derivative (I).    USE - Organic thin film solar cell material is used for organic thin film solar cell (claimed) for solar cell module, photovoltaic power generation panel, timepiece, mobile information terminal and personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The organic thin film solar cell material is stable with respect to light, heat and oxygen, and provides organic thin film solar cell having high efficient photoelectric transfer characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic thin film solar cell material contains benzochrysene derivative of formula (I).    R1-R14=H, and 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 6-40C aryl, 3-40C heteroaryl or 6-40C arylamino (all optionally substituted);and    or R6+R7,R11+R12=ring.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic thin film solar cell, which comprises electron carrying layer having organic thin film solar cell material provided between pair of electrodes.
NOVELTY - The structure has fiber-like element semiconductor and/or connecting semiconductor that are formed by twisting, braiding, sewing and/or weaving into one, two and three dimensional structures. The one-dimensional structures have rovings and tapes. The two-dimensional structures have unidirectional fabric formed by plain weaving. The three-dimensional structures have fabric formed by knitting, three-dimensional braiding and sewing. The structures have preset geometry and alignment and utilized in solar cells for power generation.    USE - Semiconductor fiber structure for use as a power generator, for manufacturing a semiconductor wafer, a flexible standard wafer and a continuous wafer for forming a single cell or multi-cell solar module, and for manufacturing a thick film solar cell, a thin film solar cell and a flexible solar cell (all claimed) that convert solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The structure has a large light-receiving surface area and improved mechanical stability. The structure allows combination of different semiconductors for different wavelengths of light. The structure is inexpensive and has maximum space charge region and self-cooling effect. The structure can be manufactured with different geometries and sizes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a plain weave.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion element has a primary electrode, a secondary electrode, a solar battery, and a photoactive layer. The photoactive layer is a complex active layer of polymer and semiconductor nanocrystals. The semiconductor nanocrystals are multilayer semiconductor nanocrystals having 2 or more semiconductor layers. The semiconductor nanocrystals have 1 or more interfaces in which the band gap intersects.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion element has excellent quantum efficiency, sunlight absorption capacity and photoelectric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A supported graphite oxide/hydroxyl bismuth oxynitrate composite material is synthesized by dispersing graphite oxide and bismuth salt in solvent and performing ultrasound uniform stir mixing to obtain graphite oxide turbid liquid, dissolving bismuth salt in solvent and dispersing uniformly by ultrasound to obtain bismuth salt solution, mixing solutions and stirring uniformly to obtain mixed liquid, and placing mixed liquid to oven to remove solvent and water by evaporation, drying and grinding to obtain composite graphite oxide carrying hydroxyl bismuth oxynitrate.    USE - Synthesis of supported graphite oxide/hydroxyl bismuth oxynitrate composite material for catalysis reaction, solar battery and polluted water.    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces aggregation of bismuth oxynitrate carrying hydroxyl, enhances surface area and improves absorbability and catalysis performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the result of X-ray diffraction of supported graphite oxide/hydroxyl bismuth oxynitrate composite material.
NOVELTY - Preparing solar micro cell based on aligned carbon nanotube comprises: (a) ultrasonically dispersing carbon nanotube in organic solvent to form carbon nanotube suspension; (b) fabricating non-symmetrical metal electrode pair on a substrate through photo-etching technology; (c) applying an alternating bias voltage to the non-symmetrical metal pair; and (d) removing the metal carbon nanotube in the aligned carbon nanotube.    USE - The method is useful for preparing solar micro cell based on aligned carbon nanotube (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The micro cell is simple in structure, high in stability of long-term use and can produce high open-circuit voltage and efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing solar micro cell based on aligned carbon nanotube comprises: (a) ultrasonically dispersing carbon nanotube in organic solvent to form carbon nanotube suspension; (b) fabricating non-symmetrical metal electrode pair on a substrate through photo-etching technology; (c) applying an alternating bias voltage to the non-symmetrical metal pair; then dripping the carbon nanotube suspension on the two electrodes of the non-symmetrical electrode pair so that the carbon nanotube forms aligned carbon nanotube thin film between the non-symmetrical electrodes under the action of the two-dimensional electrophoresis; and (d) removing the metal carbon nanotube in the aligned carbon nanotube with heavy current through selective burning or methane plasma selective etching, and then taking the silicon substrate as the gate to obtain the solar micro cell.
NOVELTY - Carbon-based titanium dioxide composite material preparation involves using rape pollen with porous fine structure as biological molding plate material, where the pollen is put in an alcoholic solution and processed through ultrasonic dispersion. The alcoholic solution is extracted and filtered after turning yellow to prepare yellow powder. The yellow powder is dried using blower to prepare clean pollen. Tetrabutyl titanate is dissolved in absolute ethyl alcohol, where alcohol amine is also added at room temperature.    USE - Method for preparing carbon-based titanium dioxide composite material (claimed) for use in gas pressure-sensitive element, non-linear optical element, solar battery and environment purification.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon-based titanium dioxide composite material preparation method enables to prepare the carbon-based titanium dioxide composite material in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Carbon-based titanium dioxide composite material is prepared by using rape pollen with porous fine structure as biological molding plate material, where the pollen is put in an alcoholic solution and processed through ultrasonic dispersion. The alcoholic solution is extracted and filtered after turning yellow to prepare yellow powder. The yellow powder is dried using blower to prepare clean pollen. Tetrabutyl titanate is dissolved in absolute ethyl alcohol, where alcohol amine is also added at room temperature. The obtained reaction mixture is blended for 1-3 hours for preparing stable transparent titanium gel. The obtained clean pollen is dipped in the titanium gel for 10-24 hours, then filtered and washed by using alcohol solution to obtain solid product. The solid product is dried in a furnace at 300 degrees C for 2-6 hours.
NOVELTY - A donor-receptor conjugated polymer includes receptor based on 2-pyran-4-subunit pro-dicyan.    USE - Donor-receptor conjugated polymer for preparing solar battery apparatus or photoelectric layer of the solar apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - By applying the conjugated polymer in producing solar battery, the apparatus with high open circuit voltage and photoelectric conversion efficiency is obtained, moreover. Further, the production technique of the apparatus is simple, and easily repeated, and good for industrial production in batches.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A donor-receptor conjugated polymer comprises receptor based on 2-pyran-4-subunit pro-dicyan of formula (I).    D=group of formulae (1)-(4); and    Dasterisk=group of formulae (5)-(12).
NOVELTY - A liquid composition comprises aqueous solution of conductive polymer based on polythienyl, alcohol solution, film forming resin, coupling agent, high-b. pt. polar solvent, and surfactant. The aqueous solution of conductive polymer based on polythienyl comprises aqueous solution of conductive polymer based on polythienyl having high conductivity and aqueous solution of conductive polymer based on polythienyl having low conductivity with a weight ratio of 1-3:1-4.    USE - A liquid composition for preparing a conductive polymer film for preparing plating though hole of printed circuit board, organic solar cell, organic luminous LED, organic thin film crystal pipe or touch screen film (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition produces a polymer film resistance of 10-103 omega /block.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a conductive polymer film prepared by coating the composition on the substrate.
NOVELTY - The method involves commanding a hydraulic station by a lifting system to cause an upper chamber to go down to position, and sealing a semi-finished solar cell assembly in the chamber. A toughened glass, a ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) glue film, a solar cell array are thermally laminated together in series connection, where the EVA glue film and a tedlar-polyester-tedlar (TPT) back film are laminated together after vacuuming, heating and pressurizing. An aluminous alloy frame and a wire connecting device are added on a thermally-pressed solar cell assembly to produce a solar cell assembly.    USE - Laminate production method for a solar cell assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves production efficiency of a solar cell assembly by reducing production cost and prolonging service life of the solar cell assembly. The semi-finished solar cell assembly is heated, pressurized and vacuumized and forms specific vacuum between a silicon rubber plate and the upper chamber when the solar cell assembly is heated and pressurized so that a silicon rubber plate does not apply large pressure on the solar cell assembly, thus protecting a cell plate in an effective manner.
NOVELTY - Zinc oxide nanoparticles are manufactured by applying discharge between metal zinc electrodes in an aqueous medium.    USE - Manufacture of zinc oxide nanoparticles. Uses include but are not limited to optoelectronic material, photosensitive agent, photocatalyst for transparent conductive thin film, electronic-ceramic material, display device, fluorescent substance, electrode material for dye-sensitized solar cell, pigment for coating material, pharmaceutical and cosmetics.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of zinc oxide nanoparticles having uniform particle size and high yield stably and environmental-friendly, using low voltage.
NOVELTY - Boron paste comprises boron-containing doping agent, solid content of thixo agent containing organic binder, and/or organic solvent. The boron paste is coated on a substrate to form a diffused layer by screen printing method. The boron-containing doping agent is a boron compound, and serves as dopant of diffused layer.    USE - Boron paste is used for manufacture of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The boron paste has reduced viscosifying effect. The solar cell using boron paste has excellent yield, productivity, and can be manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell.
NOVELTY - Carbon nanotube and binder are mixed, to obtain carbon nanotube binder mixed solution. Portion(s) of obtained carbon nanotube binder mixed solution is coated on upper surface of substrate, to form transparent conductive film.    USE - Manufacture of transparent conductive film used for plasma display panel, liquid crystal display device, light emitting diode, organic electroluminescent device, touch panel and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides transparent conductive film having excellent adhesiveness, chemical stability, durability, and scratch resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of transparent conductive film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a window layer (200) in an upper body of a glass (100), and forming a zinc oxide nano-rod layer (300) in an upper body of the window layer. A buffer layer (400) is formed along the nano-rod layer, and a light absorption layer (500) is formed in an upper body of the buffer layer. An electrode layer (600) is formed in an upper body of the light absorption layer, and a substrate (700) is formed in an upper body of the electrode layer. The nano-rod layer is made of zinc sulfide, cadmium, zinc selenide, indium oxyhydroxide or zinc oxyhydroxide.    USE - Method for manufacturing a compound solar battery (claimed). Can also be used for a crystalline silicon solar cell, a compound solar battery and a stack solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enhances diffusion coefficient of the electronic device, and enables improving the optical characteristic of the solar battery. The efficiency of the solar battery can be enhanced. The adhesive force of the battery can be improved, and the performance of the solar battery can be maintained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a compound solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a compound solar battery in partial section.    Glass (100)    Window layer (200)    Zinc oxide nano-rod layer (300)    Buffer layer (400)    Light absorption layer (500)    Electrode layer (600)    Substrate (700)
NOVELTY - A copolymer has 4H-cyclopenta(def)phenanthrene repeating unit (I).    USE - Copolymer is used for organic polymer-type thin film solar battery, organic thin film transistor and organic electroluminescent device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic polymer-type thin film solar battery comprising the copolymer has high efficiency, and is prepared by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A copolymer has 4H-cyclopenta(def)phenanthrene repeating unit of formula: -(A-D)n- (I).    A=electron-receptor group;    D=4H-cyclopenta(def)phenanthrene derivative;and    n=10-150.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic polymer-type thin film solar battery, which contains the copolymer as light absorbing material;    (2) organic thin film transistor, which contains the copolymer as organic semiconductor material; and    (3) organic electroluminescent device, which contains the copolymer as luminescent material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the organic polymer-type thin film solar battery.    Substrate (1)    Semitransparent electrode (2)    Hole-transport layer (3)    Light absorption organic semiconductor layer (4)    Metal electrode (5)
NOVELTY - A metal organic chemical vapor deposition device consists of a gas feed assembly for diethyl zinc precursor and oxygen precursor, a carrier-gas feed assembly, a reaction container in which the precursor gases are reacted, and a gas shower head arranged within the reaction container.    USE - Metal organic chemical vapor deposition device is used for growing zinc-oxide nanostructures (claimed) e.g. nanorod used in displays. Can also be used in optical devices, solar cells, magnetic storage media, and conductive coating materials.    ADVANTAGE - The metal organic chemical vapor deposition device enables growth of zinc-oxide nanostructures having excellent quality, electrical property, and optical property, at temperatures lower than their transition temperature, controlling the flux of precursor gases.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for growth process of zinc-oxide nanostructure.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing glass substrates, and forming a transparent electrode layer on each substrate. A p-type amorphous silicon layer is formed on the transparent electrode layer, and the amorphous silicon layer is crystallized. An n-type amorphous silicon layer is formed on the crystallized silicon layer, and a seed layer and an electrode layer are formed on the amorphous silicon layer, where the seed layer is selected from a cerium oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer or a silicon dioxide layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing an amorphous silicon thin film solar cell for a mobile apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables uniformly crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer without causing damage to a thin film solar cell, improving efficiency and providing simple manufacturing technique.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for crystallizing amorphous silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of an amorphous silicon thin film solar cell manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises down-converter including combination of neodymium and ytterbium in sulfide composition. The composition is indium sulfide, doped with the neodymium and ytterbium.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell provides more efficient conversion as compared to conventional cell, thus increasing efficiency; and has low manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing of the solar cell comprising providing neodymium and ytterbium doped sulfide layer as down-converter in the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is schematic diagram illustrating a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves inserting a carrier structure (12) into a receiver of a mold (26), and flooding the carrier structure using a low viscosity, curable material (18) i.e. polyurethane material. The curable material is partially cured, and the carrier structure is partially coated. Photovoltaic cells are applied on the flooded bearing structure, where lower sides of the cells completely lye on the coating. Upper sides of the cells are flooded with another low-viscosity curable material that is translucent in cured state, and the translucent material is hardened.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The method prevents damage of the photovoltaic cells caused due to sealing or overflowing of the curable material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a device for manufacturing a solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a device for manufacturing a solar module.    Carrier structure (12)    Low viscosity, curable material (18)    Mold (26)    Mixing head (40)    Upper die (42)
NOVELTY - An autoclave comprises a base body (2) and cover element (4) which is arranged at respective ends (3). A door (5) is arranged on outer surface (M) of the main body, where the door is opened automatically in interior of the autoclave. The autoclave is provided on central heating equipment, central cooling equipment or central pressurizing equipment.    USE - Autoclave for manufacturing solar glasses or solar cells, and for assembly (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The autoclave allows convection airflow and openings of door during loading and final loading, and provides solar glasses or solar cells having appropriate dimensions and technical designing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an arrangement, which comprises two autoclaves, which are supplied from central heating equipment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the autoclave for producing solar glasses.    Base body (2)    Respective ends (3)    Cover element (4)    Door (5)    Outer surface (M)
NOVELTY - The method involves cooling a melt (10) made of a material, and forming a sheet (13) made of the material in the melt. A fluid i.e. gas, is introduced around the sheet during formation of the sheet of the material. The sheet is transported. The material is selected from a group consisting of silicon, silicon and germanium, gallium and gallium nitride. The sheet is separated from the melt using a spillway (12) e.g. ramp, after introducing the fluid. Another fluid e.g. noble gas, is introduced around the sheet prior to introduction of the former fluid around the sheet.    USE - Method for introducing solutes into a sheet e.g. silicon wafer such as single crystal silicon wafer, formed from a melt e.g. silicon, in integrated circuit and solar cell industry.    ADVANTAGE - The method enable quick formation of the sheet to allow proper cooling and crystallization of the sheet on the melt, thus reducing stress on the sheet, and hence increasing the quality of the sheet and the production speed of the sheet. The method utilizes a cooling plate to remove heat from the liquid melt quickly, uniformly, and in controlled amounts, so that disturbances to the melt can be reduced while preventing imperfections in the sheet.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fluid is selected from a group consisting of phosphorus chloride oxide, arsine, diborane, methane, ethane and carbon tetrafluoride. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a sheet-forming apparatus comprising a vessel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional side view of an apparatus for separating a sheet from a melt.    Melt (10)    Spillway (12)    Sheet (13)    Vessel (16)    Sheet-forming apparatus (21)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a semiconductor oxide layer (120) over a substrate (110) e.g. planar substrate, where the layer includes a material e.g. transparent conductive oxide. A patterned metal layer (140) is applied over the layer via a polydimethyl siloxane stamping process, where the metal layer includes another material i.e. gold. A portion of the layer is covered by the metal layer, where another portion of the layer is not covered by the metal layer. The latter portion is removed through a subtractive process while the former portion is protected from removal by the metal layer.    USE - Semiconductor oxide layer patterning method for fabrication of an opto-electronic device such as photodetector, solar cell and light emitting device i.e. organic LED device, for a consumer product. Uses include but are not limited to a computer monitor, a TV, a laser printer, a telephone, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a laptop computer, a digital camera, a camcorder and a viewfinder.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently performs pattering of the semiconductor oxide layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a device structure after transferring patterned metal from a stamp to a planar substrate.    Substrate (110)    Semiconductor oxide layer (120)    Strike layer (130)    Patterned metal layer (140)
NOVELTY - A wood-metal composite structure comprises wood material and metal material, and the wood and metal materials are joined together by coupling agent, where the composite structure (5) comprises coupling material containing metal material, and the coupling material comprises at least three layers, and at least outer layers (1,3) of the coupling material contain polymer and coupling agent which is reactive with hydroxyl groups of the materials for forming self-adhesive properties and at least one layer of metal material (2) is arranged between outer layers.    USE - As wood-metal composite (claimed) used as solar panel reflectors; for roofing; for furniture, vehicle, airplane and other construction applications; for the applications of cool transport and frozen/cold storages; for making Farady's cage and electronic monitoring system (EMS)-panel.    ADVANTAGE - The metal material decreases the warping of the panel; protects soft wood against wearing at high point loads. The wood-metal composites are heat and wear resistant; provides excellent roofing; provides an excellent humidity and gas barrier, e.g. to the applications of cool transport or frozen/cold storages.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows wood-metal composite.    Outer layer (1)    Layer of metal material (2)    Outer layer (3)    Middle layer (4)    Composite structure (5)
NOVELTY - A mist of a solution containing zinc, or zinc and magnesium is formed. A substrate (2) is heated. The mist and ozone are supplied to a main surface of the substrate to form a zinc oxide film or magnesium-zinc oxide film.    USE - Formation of zinc oxide film or magnesium-zinc oxide film on substrate used for solar cell, light-emitting device, light receiving element, touch panel and liquid crystal panel.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of zinc oxide film or magnesium-zinc oxide film having high permeability, economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus for forming zinc oxide film or magnesium-zinc oxide film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the apparatus for forming the zinc oxide film or magnesium-zinc oxide film.    Reaction container (1)    Substrate (2)    Heater (3)    Solution container (5)    Ozone generator (7)
NOVELTY - A mist of a solution containing a metal is formed. A substrate (2) is heated. The mist and ozone are supplied on a main surface of the substrate to form a metal oxide film.    USE - Formation of metal oxide film on substrate used for solar cell, light-emitting device, touch panel and liquid crystal panel.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of metal oxide film having low sheet resistance and excellent optical confinement property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus for forming metal oxide film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of apparatus for forming the metal oxide film.    Reaction container (1)    Substrate (2)    Heater (3)    Solution container (5)    Ozone generator (7)
NOVELTY - The target has several stacked cylindrical target materials (2) which are joined with respect to an outer peripheral surface of cylindrical base material (1) using a joining material. The division portions are arranged by joining the cylindrical target materials arranged at a specific interval, to the cylindrical base material. The level difference of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical target material adjacent to the division portion is 0.5mm or less.    USE - Cylindrical sputtering target for rotatable magnetron cathode-sputtering apparatus for use in deposition of thin film on glass substrate used for flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of abnormal discharge of particles is suppressed during the sputter film deposition process performed using the elongate cylindrical sputtering target including multiple cylindrical target materials. The manufacturing yield of the film-forming process can be improved, and the quality deterioration of thin film is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of cylindrical sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the cylindrical sputtering target.    Cylindrical base material (1)    Cylindrical target material (2)    Sealing jig (4)    Sealing material (5)    Connecting shaft (9)
NOVELTY - The device has a storage unit (2) in which organic solvent mixture containing aqueous titanium dioxide sol and dispersing stabilizer is stored. A separation unit (4) separates the solvent mixture including titanium dioxide particles, water and stabilizer. A circulating liquid movement route (14) is connected to the separation unit and storage unit so as to transfer the titanium dioxide particles to the storage unit. A discharge unit (12) is connected to one side of separation unit so as to discharge solvent mixture including water and dispersing stabilizer.    USE - Device for manufacturing titanium dioxide sol for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The titanium dioxide sol dispersed in the organic solvent is prepared easily and the titanium dioxide paste composition is utilized for screen printing process, while efficiently maintaining the solvent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method for manufacturing titanium dioxide sol; and    (2) manufacturing method of paste composition for screen printing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the manufacturing device of titanium dioxide sol.    Storage unit (2)    Separation unit (4)    Organic solvent implantation portion (10)    Discharge unit (12)    Circulating liquid movement route (14)
NOVELTY - An anthracene derivative (I) is new.    USE - Novel anthracene derivative is used for organic electronic device e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor drum and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device formed using the anthracene derivative has excellent luminous efficiency, stability, driving voltage and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An anthracene derivative of formula (I) is new. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device, which has an electrode (i), an organic layer containing anthracene derivative (I) and an electrode (ii). The organic layer is arranged between the electrode (i) and electrode (ii).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the organic light-emitting device.    Substrate (1)    Anode (2)    Hole implant layer (3)    Hole-transport layer (4)    Light-emitting layer (5)    Electron-transport layer (6)    Cathode (7)
NOVELTY - A solar battery comprises a transparent conductive layer (500) which has an average transmittance of greater than or equal to 80% with an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 1100-2000 nm and a sheet resistance of less than or equal to 20 ohm/sq., and which contains metal nanowires. The battery also comprises a light-absorbing semiconductor layer containing silicon. The light-absorbing semiconductor layer is formed of Ib, IIIb and VIb group element. The transparent conductive layer has a larger conductivity in a planar direction than that in a thickness direction.    USE - As a clean energy source.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery contains the transparent conductive layer having a high transmittance with the light of the infrared region and a low sheet resistance, and metal nanowires; and also has high conversion efficiency of light of various wavelengths from sunlight shining to the earth to electric energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a method for producing a cell of a copper/indium/gallium/selenium/sulfur type thin film solar battery.    Substrate (100)    Molybdenum electrode layer (200)    Light absorption layer (300)    Buffer layer (400)    Transparent conductive layer (500)
NOVELTY - A high efficiency hybrid solar cell (30C) comprises unit for separating light (41) into spectral component(s) based upon energy of photons of light; and individual cells or cell stacks, at least one of which is cell stack. In first cell stack (32), the first cell is gallium indium phosphide cell and the second cell is gallium arsenide cell. In second cell stack (33), the first cell is silicon cell (36), the second cell is gallium indium arsenic phosphide cell (37), and the third cell is gallium indium arsenide cell (38).    USE - A high efficiency hybrid solar cell for converting solar light into electrical power (claimed) for use in both mobile and stationary applications.    ADVANTAGE - The hybrid solar cell has efficiency in excess of 30%, preferably more than 40%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for conversion of solar light into electrical power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a hybrid solar cell with a dichroic mirror.    Solar cell (30C)    First cell stack (32)    Second cell stack (33)    Silicon cell (36)    Gallium indium arsenic phosphide cell (37)    Gallium indium arsenide cell (38)    Light (41)
NOVELTY - The TEC device (10) has a vertical stack (ST1) provided with an upper solar cell panel (11) and a lower solar cell panel (15) each provided with solar cells (12,14) having different energy band gaps. The solar cell panels absorb a fraction of sunlight incident on the top surface of upper solar cell panel with solar photon energies larger than the energy band gap.    USE - TEC device.    ADVANTAGE - An optimized solar cell panel provided with high performance/efficiency can be easily provided. Maximum portion of solar spectrum with photon energies above the band gap of the upper solar cells can be absorbed and converted into electrical energy, since the incident light is downwardly directed to be incident upon the top surface of the upper solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the TEC device.    TEC device (10)    Upper solar cell panel (11)    Solar cells (12,14)    Lower solar cell (15)    Stack (ST1)
NOVELTY - The metal nanowires, which have a diameter of 50 nm or less and a major axis length of 5 mu m or more in an amount of 50 mass% or more in terms of metal amount with respect to total metal particles, is claimed, where the coefficient of variation of diameter of the metal nanowires is 40% or less and a cross-section of each of the metal nanowire has round corners.    USE - The metal nanowires are useful for a transparent conductor, which is useful in a touch panel or a solar battery panel (all claimed), antistatic film for displays, electromagnetic shielding materials, electrodes for organic or inorganic electroluminescence displays, other kinds of electrodes or antistatic materials for flexible displays, electrodes for solar batteries, E-paper, electrodes for flexible displays, antistatic film for flexible display and electrodes for solar batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The metal nanowires have improved transparency, conductivity and durability thus providing excellent rust-retarding effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method for producing metal nanowires; and    (2) a transparent conductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a method of determining a degree of sharpness of cross-section's corners of a metal nanowire.
NOVELTY - A metal nanowire-containing composition (C1) comprises metal nanowire, and heterocyclic compound having interaction potential of less than -1 mV.    USE - As transparent conductor used in touch panel and solar cell panel (claimed), antistatic displays, electromagnetic shields, electrodes for organic or inorganic ET, display, electron paper, electrodes for flexible-display, antistatic panels for flexible display.    ADVANTAGE - The metal nanowire-containing composition provides excellent thermal stability, without impairing its excellent transparency, conductivity and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent conductor comprising transparent conductive layer which comprises metal nanowire-containing composition (C1).
NOVELTY - Polymer comprising 1-100 mol.% of one or more repeating units of spirobifluorene-, indenofluorene-, phenanthrene-, dihydrophenanthrene-, dihydropyrene-, tetrahydropyrene- or dihydrobenzooxepine-derivatives, is new, where the polymer exhibits a polydispersity of less than or equal to 2 and a weight average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 100000 g/mole.    USE - The polymer, the blend or the formulation is useful in an electronic or optoelectronic device. The polymer is useful in an electronic or optoelectronic component, which is organic or polymeric LED, organic field-effect transistors, organic integrated circuits, organic thin-film transistors, organic solar cells, organic laser diodes, organic photovoltaic elements, devices or organic photoreceptors (all claimed). The polymer is useful for the production of films or charging, preferably for the production of structured charging e.g. by thermal or light induced in-situ polymerization and in-situ crosslinking e.g. in-situ UV-photopolymerization or photopatterning.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer exhibits low polydispersity, high molecular weight and high durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) the preparation of the polymer;    (2) a polymer blend comprising the polymer and one or more further polymeric, oligomeric, dendritic or low molecular substances;    (3) solutions and formulations of the polymer or the blend in one or more solvents; and    (4) electronic or optoelectronic components with one or more active layers, where at least one of these active layers contains the polymer.
NOVELTY - The thin film forming apparatus has a source gas supply apparatus (23a) to supply source gas (G1) between a roll electrode (21) and a fixed electrode (22); and a control apparatus which simultaneously operates the supply start of the discharge gas (G2) by the discharge gas supply apparatus (23b), the supply start of the source gas by the source gas supply apparatus, and the application start of the high frequency voltage to the electrode by the high frequency electric-power (25).    USE - Thin film forming apparatus for forming thin film, such as thin film of metal oxides, such as aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide and silicon oxide, used for packaging goods. Uses include but are not limited to foodstuff, industrial goods, a pharmaceutical, LCD element, a solar cell, and an electroluminescence (EL) board.    ADVANTAGE - Thin film of uniform quality can be formed from the time of working start without requiring complicated apparatuses, such as a vacuum device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin film forming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic diagram of the thin film forming apparatus which forms the inorganic compound layer of the belt-shaped intermediate transfer body by atmospheric pressure plasma chemical vapor deposition method.    Roll electrode (21)    Fixed electrode (22)    Source gas supply apparatus (23a)    Discharge gas supply apparatus (23b)    High frequency electric-power (25)    Source gas (G1)    Discharge gas (G2)
NOVELTY - The mechanism has several metal molds (2) on the surface of component of the fuel cell. A nozzle (3a) of an injection plunger (3) is pressed on the gasket material injection portion (2a) of the metal molds. A metallic mold side hook (4) is provided in each metal mold. The metal mold side hook and injection-plunger side hook (5) are engaged by the drive of servo motor (6), so that the nozzle of the injection plunger is pressed on the gasket material injection portion of metal mold.    USE - Nozzle-touch mechanism for gasket molding of component of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The nozzle of the injection plunger is pressed easily and reliably on the gasket material injection portion of metal mold by engaging metal mold side hooks and injection-plunger side hooks using the drive of servo motor. The cycle time for molding the gasket on surface of component of fuel cell is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the nozzle-touch mechanism.    Metal mold (2)    Gasket material injection portion (2a)    Injection plunger (3)    Nozzle (3a)    Metallic mold side hook (4)    Injection-plunger side hook (5)    Servo motor (6)
NOVELTY - A raw material powder containing oxide of metallic element (A) chosen from zinc, tin, indium, gallium and titanium is sintered by supplying direct current under pressure, to obtain oxide sintered compact. Portion of oxide of metallic element (A) is substituted by solid solution of metallic element (B) having higher valency than the metallic element (A).    USE - Manufacture of oxide sintered compact used for sputtering target for forming oxide thin film for manufacture of thin-film transistor for semiconductor device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to antistatic film, heat-resistant transparent film, flat panel display, liquid crystal display, solar cell, touch panel, and organic/inorganic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides oxide sintered compact with high density and deformation resistance, in short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) oxide thin film; and    (2) manufacture of thin-film transistor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin-film transistor.    Substrate (1)    Gate electrode (2)    Gate insulating film (3)    Channel layer (4)    Source electrode (5)
NOVELTY - A raw material powder containing zinc compound having zinc and oxygen and tin compound containing tin and oxygen is sintered electrically under pressure by supplying direct flow pulse current to obtain sintered oxide.    USE - Manufacture of sintered oxide for sputtering target (both claimed) for transparent electrode material and transparent semiconductor film-forming material. Uses include but are not limited to antistatic film, transparent-resistant film, light-emitting device, solar cell, liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The sintered oxide is manufactured easily without producing deformation during sintering process, and provides sputtering target having low bulk resistance value.
NOVELTY - Raw material powder is mixed, the obtained mixture is molded, and the formed molded product is baked at 1100-1380 degrees C for 2 hours or more, to manufacture oxide sinter.    USE - Manufacture of oxide sinter used for sputtering target for forming amorphous transparent conductive film used for substrate (all claimed) for touch panel of flat panel display, transparent surface heater and antistatic article. Uses include but are not limited to transparent heat generating component for fog prevention, liquid crystal display element, transparent electrode, plasma light-emitting device, solar cell, motor vehicle, heat-ray reflecting film of structural glass, anti-reflective film of cathode ray tube, and refrigerator.    ADVANTAGE - The amorphous tin oxide-type transparent conductive film formed using sputtering target containing oxide sinter has excellent chemical resistance and surface smoothness.
NOVELTY - An ionic liquid comprises predetermined structure.    USE - Ionic liquid for fuel cell, capacitor, dye sensitized solar cell and lithium ion battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The ionic liquid has enough low melting point.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ionic liquid comprises predetermined structure of formula R1aR2bR3cHA+asteriskX-.    R1aR2bR3cHA+=cation component;    R1-R3=alkyl group;    a+b+c=5-11;    A=N or P; and    X-=anion component.
NOVELTY - Pigment has dioxane-containing structure (1).    USE - Pigment is used for photoelectric transducer (claimed) e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer including pigment has high electron mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Pigment has dioxane-containing structure of formula (1).    R1-R4=H, methyl or tert-butyl;    R5=bivalent group;    L1,L2=ligand coordinated to ruthenium, and at least one of L1 and L2 contains electron-donating ligand and other contains electron-withdrawing ligand;    n,m=1-4;and    p=0 or more.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photoelectric transducer, which has electrode containing pigment and carrier which supports the pigment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of photoelectric transducer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Working electrode (10)    Conductive substrates (11,21)    Metal oxide semiconductor layer (12)    Counter electrode (20)
NOVELTY - A palladium-copper type alloy comprises (in wt.%) copper (50-66), manganese (0.01-1.5), and remaining palladium.    USE - Palladium-copper type alloy used in hydrogen-permeable membrane (claimed) for fuel cells and for hydrogen purification.    ADVANTAGE - The palladium-copper type alloy has excellent hydrogen permeability, and increases the capacity of hydrogen purification apparatus.
NOVELTY - The gasket molding line has an opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing several metal molds (1) arranged immovably and an injection plunger (3) moved above the metal molds. The injection plunger has a nozzle (3a) joined to a gasket material injection portion of each metal mold for pouring gasket material on a fuel cell component (M) accommodated in the metal mold. A component conveyor (4) removes the component molded with the gasket from the metal mold.    USE - Gasket molding line for molding gasket on surface of component of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gasket molding operation is performed reliably within a short time with a simple structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gasket molding method for fuel cell component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the fuel cell component molding line.    Metal mold (1)    Injection plunger (3)    Nozzle (3a)    Component conveyor (4)    Fuel cell component (M)
NOVELTY - The tandem-type photoelectric transducer has photoelectric transducer sections that are connected in series or in parallel, whose half value width of absorption band is set to be 150 nm or less. The photoelectric transducer section has electrodes (Y1-Y4) that are stacked on substrates (T1-T4). The photoelectric converting layers (E1-E4) are made of conductive polymer and electron acceptor, and arranged on the electrode. The energy level differences of lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of conductive polymer and electron acceptor is set to be 1 eV or less.    USE - Tandem-type photoelectric transducer such as solar cell element and photosensor element (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the energy level differences of lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of conductive polymer and electron acceptor is set to be preset value, open circuit voltage of the photoelectric transducer can be improved. Moderation of excitation energy level in conductive polymer of the photoelectric converting layer can be prevented. Photoelectric conversion efficiency of the transducer can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the tandem-type photoelectric transducer.    Photoelectric converting layers (E1-E4)    Substrates (T1-T4)    Electrodes (Y1-Y4,Y'1-Y'4)    Hole extraction layers (i1-i4)
NOVELTY - An electrode comprises carbon material having microcrystalline carbon of graphite analogue, and binder. The carbon material has average sphericity of 0.65 or more measured by flow-type image-analysis method.    USE - Electrode used for electrical double layer capacitor (claimed) used for power supply of electrical vehicle, solar cell and wind-powered electricity generation.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode is manufactured efficiently with excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of electrode, which involves heat processing carbon material at 400-600 degrees C, and carrying out spheroidization process by impacting-in high-speed air flow method; and    (2) manufacture of carbon material.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a film forming chamber in which a microcrystal silicon film is formed on a substrate by plasma generated by application of a high frequency voltage on a plasma electrode (12). A silane gas storage feed chamber (120) supplies silane gas to the plasma electrode from outside of the film formation chamber, while a hydrogen gas supply unit (130) separately supplies hydrogen gas to the plasma electrode from outside the chamber and plasmifies the silane gas.    USE - Apparatus for forming thin film such as microcrystal silicon thin film used as photoelectric conversion layer of silicon thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The microcrystal silicon thin film can be formed without defect at high speed maintaining high quality crystallinity equivalent to the microcrystal silicon thin film manufactured by the conventional high voltage depletion method, and the throughput of the silicon thin film solar cell manufacturing process is improved, by supplying silane gas and hydrogen gas separately into film forming chamber.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film forming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the plasma electrode.    Plasma electrode (12)    Silane gas supply port (21)    Hydrogen gas supply port (31)    Silane gas storage feed chamber (120)    Hydrogen gas supply unit (130)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (11) has a tubular structure that is made of fluororesin. Several grooves (34) formed in the outer periphery of the tubular structure. The tubular structure is stretched by the application of the tensile strength, so that the linear expansion coefficient of tubular structure corresponds to linear expansion coefficient of a reinforcement structure.    USE - Apparatus for holding substrate e.g. glass substrate and semiconductor wafer used for manufacturing semiconductor device such as display device, solar cell and integrated circuit (IC).    ADVANTAGE - The distortion between the tubular structure and the reinforcement structure can be prevented effectively. The automatic charge of the substrate can be performed smoothly with sufficient precision by the grooves formed on the outer periphery of the tubular structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the substrate holding apparatus.    Substrate holding apparatus (11)    Substrate (12)    End plate (21)    Holder rod (31)    Groove (34)
NOVELTY - A sealing film is obtained by mixing a hindered amine compound (0.05-10 parts weight) having partial structure (I) and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (100 parts weight).    USE - Sealing film is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing film has excellent yellowing prevention property, light resistance and heat resistance. The solar cell formed using the sealing film has excellent electric power generation efficiency and high ultraviolet-ray absorptivity for a long period of time, and suppresses deterioration of cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing film is obtained by mixing a hindered amine compound (0.05-10 parts weight) having partial structure of formula (I) and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (100 parts weight).    R1-R4=1-4C lower alkyl;and    R=H, 5-8C cycloalkyl, or linear or branched 1-18C alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxyl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the solar cell.    Surface-side transparent protection material (1)    Back surface side protection material (2)    Surface side sealing film (3A)    Back surface side sealing film (3B)    Cell (4)
NOVELTY - Powder having a maximum particle size of less than 200 mu m, comprises more than 20% in number of (non)aggregated base particles having a sphericity index of less than 0.6 and comprising a derivative of zirconium and/or hafnium (I), where the material has a solubility of less than 10-3 in water at a temperature of less than 20 degrees C, and the derivative is (non)doped.    USE - The powder is useful in catalysis and filtration.    ADVANTAGE - The preparation of the powder is simple. The powder has high specific surfaces, good mechanical properties and/or good resistance to wear.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Powder having a maximum particle size of less than 200 mu m, comprises more than 20% in number of (non)aggregated base particles having a sphericity index of less than 0.6 and comprising a derivative of zirconium and/or hafnium of formula (M(OH)x (N1)y(OH2)z) (I), where the material has a solubility (less than 10-3) in water at a temperature of less than 20 degrees C, and the derivative is (non)doped.    M = Zr4- or Hf4-;    N1 = anion or its mixture;    x, y = positive numbers; and    z = positive number or zero.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device comprising a catalyst, a catalyst support, a filtration element, an element of a fuel cell, a piezoelectric material, an optical connector, a dental ceramic, or structural ceramic, or obtained from the powder.
NOVELTY - Organic electronic component comprises a substrate (1), a first electrode (2), a second electrode (4) and an electron-conducting layer (3). The electron-conducting layer is arranged in such a manner that it is connected in an electrically conductive manner with at least one of the electrodes. The electron conducting layer is obtained by evaporation of a metal complex together with an organic compound.    USE - The organic electronic device is useful as: an organic LED, which additionally comprises an organic emitting layer (5) (claimed), an organic field-effect transistor, an organic solar cell and an organic photo detector.    ADVANTAGE - The presence of more than one central atom improves the possibility that several organic compounds simultaneously coordinate to the metal complex. The organic electronic device has higher current density, higher luminescence, better efficiency and longer shelf life due to the combined evaporation of the metal complex with the organic compound.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:producing an organic electronic component, comprising providing a substrate, applying a first electrode, depositing an electron conducting layer on the substrate and applying a second electrode. The deposition of the electron conducting layer is carried out by simultaneous evaporation of a metal complex and an organic compound.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing illustrates a schematic side view of an organic electronic component.    Substrate (1)    First electrode (2)    Electron-conducting layer (3)    Second electrode (4)    Emitting layer (5)
NOVELTY - A dopant based core/shell/shell semiconductor having a quantum dot core with tunable excitation band-gap comprises an alloy of cadmium sulfide and zinc sulfide semiconductor materials to form a core; a concentric layer composed of in-situ formed cadmium zinc sulfide alloy embedded with the dopant manganese forming an inner shell surrounding the core; and an outer shell of zinc sulfide.    USE - In next generation memory storage devices, in computers, sensitive ultra-small bioimaging probes and in Spin-Based electronics (spintronics). Also used as a high-performance solar cell absorber material and an efficient electroluminescent (phosphor) material.    ADVANTAGE - Unlike the traditional dopant-based, as well as, non-dopant based core/shell Qdots, the present Qdot core is atomically engineered to obtain a broad spectrum excitation range (i.e. 275-490 nm) which is achieved by making the Qdot core an alloy of two semiconductor materials where these two semiconductor materials were selected in such a way that they possess very similar crystal structure with minimal lattice mismatch and their luminescence excitation spectra partially overlap. Thus, by changing the alloy composition of the Qdot core, the excitation band of the Qdot can be tuned, providing a tunable dopant based core/shell semiconductor Qdot. Also the Qdot core is efficient for capturing a broad spectrum of solar light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dopant based core/shell/shell semiconductor having a quantum dot core with tunable excitation band-gap comprises an alloy of cadmium sulfide (CdS) and zinc sulfide (ZnS) semiconductor materials to form core; concentric layer composed of in-situ formed CdxZn(1-x)S (where x is not defined) alloy embedded with the dopant manganese (Mn) forming an inner shell surrounding the core; and an outer shell of ZnS.
NOVELTY - The battery has a cadmium sulfide buffer layer provided with a zinc oxide film. An n-type semiconductor layer includes a trench that is formed in a substrate, and a copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) p-type semiconductor layer is formed on the cadmium sulfide buffer layer. The cadmium sulfide buffer layer is formed on the trench of the substrate, and an aluminum film is coated in the n-type semiconductor layer. An electrode metal is formed on the CIGS p-type semiconductor layer.    USE - Three-dimensional heterogeneous solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery increases junction area, consumes less power, reduces the process time, increases semiconductor property, and simplifies a process without plasma corruption. The battery reduces the sunlight loss and reflection loss due to refraction index differential of air/window layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional heterogeneous solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a three-dimensional heterogeneous solar battery.
NOVELTY - The stainless steel heat reflecting plate has quartz glass bracket (4) which is provided below stainless steel plates (3). The stainless steel plates and predetermined number of infrared heating lamp tubes (2) are overlapped in sequence.    USE - Heat reflecting plate for heating glass substrate used in preparing non-crystal silicon film solar cell, transparent conductive glass, and low radiation glass. Can also be used in heating lining in preparation of LCD with film field effect transistor.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents damaging of infrared lamp tubes since quartz glass bracket is used to support the stainless steel heat reflecting plate. Provides a quartz glass that resists high temperature, and has high intensity. Provides a stainless steel heat reflecting plate with good heat reflectivity to increase heating effect, reduce the power consumption and prolong the service life.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an application of heat reflecting plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic diagram of heat reflecting plate.    Infrared heating lamp tubes (2)    Stainless steel plates (3)    Quartz glass bracket (4)    Supporting plane (5)    Supporting legs (6)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic cell comprises 3-dimensional electrodes comprising conductive or semiconductive material including carbon, carbon allotrope, or organic polymer; and at least one photoactive material.    USE - Photovoltaic cell, particularly solar cell for making a solar panel (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cell provides energy conversion efficiency of at least 5, preferably 50%. The anodes have work function of greater than or equal to 5 eV.
NOVELTY - The system has a thermal insulation system outer bracket (1) and a thermal insulation transmission device arranged on a transmission roller that is connected with a speed reducer (18). A thermal insulation system inner bracket (2) is provided with a multi-layer thermal insulation transmission device. Guide columns (4) at two sides of the outer bracket are provided with position sensors (7) with a certain distance between the sensors. The outer bracket is provided with an inner and outer loop control device connected with the thermal insulation transmission device.    USE - Laminator multi-layer thermal insulation system for an amorphous silicon solar cell module in a factory.    ADVANTAGE - The system ensures uniformity and controllability of inner temperature by an air loop control system. The system effectively avoids the problem of long length of the machine, the large area utilization and the low utilization rate of a factory.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a laminator multi-layer thermal insulation system.    Thermal insulation system outer bracket (1)    Thermal insulation system inner bracket (2)    Guide columns (4)    Position sensors (7)    Speed reducer (18)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a light absorption layer on an electrode, and performing metal free cursor crystallization process. The electrode is formed in top of a substrate, and another metal free cursor crystallization process is performed by utilizing copper, indium and gallium. Chalcogenide is provided in an area of a chamber, and saponification process is performed, where thickness of the light absorption layer ranges from 0.5 micrometer to 3 micrometers.    USE - Method for manufacturing a copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) system solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables uniformly distributing chalcogen element in the light absorption layer and regularly maintaining component ratio of the light absorption layer, thus improving uniformity of the light absorption layer. The method improves adhesivity of the chalcogen element, increases grain size and crystalline property of the light absorption layer, and enhances performance of the solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an apparatus for forming a light absorption layer for a copper-indium-gallium-selenide system solar battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves improving surface roughness of a substrate during a surface-process, and forming a back contact electrode on a surface-treated side, where the surface is processed with a thickness of 5.0-20 nm. The substrate is surface-treated by dry etching, wet etching and sand blast process. A light absorption layer is formed on the back contact electrode. Zirconium oxide particle, aluminum oxide particle and yttrium oxide particle are sprayed on one side of the substrate. Multiple concavo-convex parts are formed on a side part of the back contact electrode.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar battery (claimed) of a copper indium gallium selenide system.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving the coherence between the back contact electrode and the substrate, and manufacturing the solar battery in a simple manner. The method enables improving the electrical property and performance of the solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional illustration of a solar battery manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - Manufacturing an apparatus, comprises: preparing a substrate; forming a coating layer comprising polyamic acid co-polymer on the substrate to planarize the substrate; and forming many thin films on the coating layer.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing a display apparatus (claimed) including LCD, an electroluminescent device having an organic light emitting layer, electrophoresis display including electric-charged pigments and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method easily planarizes a concave-convex substrate through a simple process under a relatively low temperature, and provides a high-quality display apparatus capable of remarkably minimizing defects caused by step difference(s) of the substrate in subsequent processes by overcoming the step difference of the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an apparatus comprising a substrate comprising many pixels, and a coating layer on the substrate, in which the coating layer comprises polyamic acid co-polymer; and    (2) manufacturing a display apparatus, comprising preparing a first substrate, preparing a second substrate, coating a coating material comprising polyamic acid copolymer on at least one of the first and second substrates, curing the coating material at less than or equal to 180 degrees C to form a coating layer planarizing the at least one of the first and second substrates; forming many thin films on the coating layer; and coupling the first substrate to the second substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic plan view of a portion of an LCD.    Gate lines (111)    Data lines (112)    Gate electrode (113)    Active layer (117)    Source and drain electrodes. (121)
NOVELTY - Film (10) comprises a long base material, a cleaning layer (12B) formed at an end of the long base material (B) surface in a running direction, and a functional layer (12A) formed on an area of the long base material surface, where the cleaning layer is not formed.    USE - The film is useful as optical films such as gas barrier film, protection film, optical filter and anti-reflection film, which are useful in various devices including optical element, display devices such as LCD, organic electroluminescent display, semiconductor device and thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The treatment of the cleaning layer and functional layer is carried out on the same base material, hence the film reduces time and labor losses associated with the cleaning. The film exhibits reduced adherence of foreign matters on transporting rollers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for producing the film, comprising: feeding a long base material; applying a coating liquid to the long base material; forming a cleaning layer by treating the applied coating liquid under first film forming conditions; forming a functional layer by treating the applied coating liquid under second film forming conditions, which are different from the first film forming conditions; and winding up the long base material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of a film.    Film (10)    Functional layer (12A)    Cleaning layer (12B)    Base material. (B)
NOVELTY - Cyano substitute carboxylic acid dye compounds (I) are new.    USE - (I) is useful as a dye sensitizer in a dye sensitized solar cell (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Cyano substitute carboxylic acid dye compounds of formula (N(B1)(B2)-A1-A2-A3-CH=C(CN)-COOH) (I) are new.    A1-A3 = 1,4-phenylene or 2,5-thiophene (both optionally substituted); and    B1, B2 = aryl (optionally substituted), preferably phenyl or naphthyl group, in which arbitrary hydrogen atom may be substituted by a 1-3C alkyl (preferably methyl) or 1-3C alkoxy (preferably methoxy).
NOVELTY - The cell has a lower tunneling junction layer comprising a heavily doped n-type gallium arsenide (GaAs) layer (5) and a heavily doped p-type gallium arsenide layer (6). An intermediate cell layer comprises a p-type gallium arsenide layer (7), an n-type gallium arsenide layer (9) and a quantum well structure (8) i.e. antireflection film layer. An upper tunneling junction layer comprises a heavily doped n-type gallium arsenide layer (10) and a heavily doped p-type gallium arsenide layer (11). A top cell layer comprises p-type and n-type gallium indium phosphide (GaInP) layers (12, 13).    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell extends absorption spectrum of the intermediate cell, thus improving current matching among the three sub-cells, and improving conversion efficiency of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The quantum well structure is divided into a quantum well layer and a barrier layer that are made of three or five clusters of semiconductor materials, where the quantum well layer and barrier layer are made of gallium indium phosphide, gallium arsenide, indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs), gallium aluminum phosphide (GaAlP), aluminum gallium arsenide (AlGaAs) or gallium arsenide phosphide (GaAsP). The antireflection film layer is made of oxide, nitride or fluoride thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar cell.    Heavily doped n-type gallium arsenide layer (5, 10)    Heavily doped p-type gallium arsenide layer (6, 11)    P-type gallium arsenide layer (7)    Quantum well structure (8)    N-type gallium arsenide layer (9)    P-type gallium indium phosphide layer (12)    N-type gallium indium phosphide layer (13)
NOVELTY - Organic light emitting device (100), comprises an organic layer positioned between an anode layer (115) and a cathode layer (160), where the organic layer comprises an organo selenium material comprising a dibenzoselenophene compound, a benzo(b)selenophene compound or a benzo(c)selenophene compound.    USE - The device is useful in consumer products, including flat panel displays, computer monitors, televisions, billboards, lights for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, heads up displays, fully transparent displays, flexible displays, laser printers, telephones, cell phones, personal digital assistants, laptop computers, digital cameras, camcorders, viewfinders, micro-displays, vehicles, a large area wall, theater or stadium screen, or a sign. (A) is useful in other optoelectronic devices such as organic solar cells, organic photodetectors and organic transistors.    ADVANTAGE - The device has improved efficiency and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for 54 organoselenium compounds (A) e.g. of formula (I)-(XX).    R1-R7 = optional substituent to any possible position in the relevant moiety; and    Ar1 = aromatic group, where each line linking two molecular moieties indicate attachment between the two moieties at any possible positions on the respective moieties.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an organic light emitting device.    Organic light emitting device (100)    Substrate (110)    Anode layer (115)    Hole injection layer (120)    Cathode layer. (160)
NOVELTY - A transparent 1 ingredient curable composition has organic polymer (A) with silicon containing group which can be crosslinked by forming siloxane bond, silica (B) and fluoride salt compound (c-1) and/or amine compound (d) complex (C). Silica (B) contains 30 weight part hydrophobic silica with respect to 100 weight parts organic polymer (A).    USE - Transparent 1 ingredient curable composition for sealing material, adhesive agent for building or vessel, and transparent cured material (claimed), adhesive agent, molding agent, damping material, sound insulating material, foamed material, coating material, spraying material, electrical insulation materials, electronic components, solar cell back surface sealing material, insulation coating for electric wire, material for cables, elastic adhesive agent, contact adhesive, spray-type sealing material, crack repair material, tiling adhesive, powder coating material, casting material, medical rubber material, medical adhesive, medical device sealing material, food packaging material, sizing board, primer, electroconductive material for electromagnetic wave shielding, thermal conductivity material, fluid-sealant agent used in hot-melt material, potting agent for electric electrons, film, gasket, molding materials, wire glass, antirust, sealing material for waterproof laminated glass end surface, motor vehicle component, electrical machinery components, machine components, adhesive agent for interior panels, face panels, stone spreading, ceiling finishing, floor finishing, wall finishing, vehicle panels and precision equipment assemblies, sealing material for direct gradings, multi-layer glasses, SSG construction methods, or building joint.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has favorable storage stability and thixotropic property, without using an organic tin catalyst.
NOVELTY - The method involves heating a base made from titanium or titanium alloy at a temperature of 700 degree Celsius to 1000 degree Celsius for 4 minutes to 30 minutes in such a manner that a layer of titanium oxide is formed on a surface of the base and the titanium or titanium alloy is mixed with the titanium oxide. The base is cooled in a cold water having temperature not more than 10 degree Celsius after the layer of titanium oxide is formed, such that cracks in the layer of titanium oxide are removed.    USE - Method for manufacturing a semiconductor photoelectrochemical cell (claimed) that is utilized in an industry. Uses include but are not limited to a food industry, chemical industry, medical industry and environmental equipment industry.    ADVANTAGE - The method heats the base made from titanium or titanium alloy at the temperature of 700 degree Celsius to 1000 degree Celsius in such a manner that the layer of titanium oxide is formed on the surface of the base and the titanium or titanium alloy is mixed with the titanium oxide, thus manufacturing the photoelectrochemical cell with excellent photocatalytic effects in a cost-effective manner, while avoiding the need for precious metals.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a semiconductor photoelectrochemical cell comprising a base.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a photocatalytic reaction in a semiconductor photoelectrochemical cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A metal oxide layer is formed on a transparent conductive substrate and primary dye-absorption is carried out on the metal oxide layer using a metal complex dye. Secondary dye-absorption is then carried out on the metal oxide layer using an organic dye, to obtain a working electrode.    USE - Fabrication of working electrode for dye-sensitized solar batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The method uses multi-absorption process for absorbing dye, which increases the quantity of dye absorbed. Hence, the working electrode provides dye-sensitized solar batteries having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - The module has a vertical light brightness enhancement film provided on a top side of a solar panel in which a solar cell is formed, where sunlight is passed through the solar cell. Multiple cubic structures e.g. square pillar prism, are formed in a side of the vertical light brightness enhancement film.    USE - Module for a semiconductor solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to silicon based solar cell, cadmium telluride based solar cell, gallium arsenide based solar cell, copper indium gallium selenide based solar cell and dye sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The module improves electric conversion efficiency of the solar cell, and improves luminance of vertical sunlight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a semiconductor solar cell module. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The structure has a solar battery film whose backlight side is arranged with a low-emissivity glass. A hollow structure includes a cavity body and a spacer frame that is selected from one of aluminum spacer strip, stainless steel spacer strip, thermoset polyester spacer strip, and polypropylene-stainless-steel combined warm edge spacer strip. A cavity body is filled with air, argon, krypton or mixed gas. A sealing layer of a gap between the low-emissivity glass and a glass is sealed by the copper silicon structure colloid or polysulfide colloid. A middle film is fixed on a glass substrate.    USE - Solar battery structure for a heat-insulating film.    ADVANTAGE - The structure reduces heat emission entering a room, avoids increased indoor temperature and saves energy for temperature reduction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The banding layer of the hollow structure bands the spacer frame by an adhesive i.e. butyl colloid material. The middle film is made of polyvinyl butyral, ethylene vinyl acetate or polyurethane with thickness of 0.2-50 mm. The film is made of cadmium telluride/cadmium sulfide, copper indium selenide, copper-indium-selenide-gallium, amorphous silicon/ microcrystalline silicon and triple junction amorphous silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar battery structure for a heat-insulating film.
NOVELTY - The assembly has a battery array divided into multiple solar battery slices connected together in series or parallel through welding strips. A cavity is formed at an inner side of a flat glass model. The battery array is arranged in the cavity of the glass model. Sealing material is filled in the cavity of the battery array. A sealant seals a side opening of the glass model, where the sealing material is polyurethane, silicon rubber or UV curing glue. A side frame is installed at circumference of the glass model.    USE - Solar battery assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly is sealed in the glass mode provided with an opening, thus improving sealing property, weathering resistance and photoelectric conversion efficiency. The assembly avoids laminating method, thus preventing displacement, bubble generation, crushing of battery slices, de-lamination and aging.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar battery array manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery assembly.
NOVELTY - An organic electroluminescent composition contains triphenylene derivative (1) as light-emitting material.    USE - Composition is used for organic electroluminescent device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to light-emitting diode, field-effect transistor, organic thin-film transistor, organic laser diode, organic solar cell, organic electrochemical cell and organic integrated circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent thermal stability, and provides organic electroluminescent device having excellent light emitting property, luminous efficiency, thermal stability and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic electroluminescent composition contains triphenylene derivative of formula (1) as light-emitting material.    R1=optionally substituted 6-30C aryl;and    E=optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, 6-30C aryl, styryl, cyano, nitro or amino.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electroluminescent device, which consists of an organic layer formed using the organic electroluminescent composition.
NOVELTY - An absorber (12) includes an amorphous silicon germanium (SiGe) intrinsic layer (32) provided between a P-doped region (28) and N-doped region (30) having band gap greater than about 2eV. A transparent conductive oxide (TCO) electrode (34) is provided adjacent to one side of the absorber and a TCO electrode (36) is positioned adjacent to other side of the absorber. An up-converter (14) positioned adjacent to the electrode (36) is provided with quantum dots (20) made of semiconductive in matrix of semiconductive or insulator material.    USE - Photovoltaic apparatus e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic device uses quantum dots for up-converting light so that low energy light that passes through the absorber layer is up-converted and emitted back to the absorber by the quantum dots, thus enhancing the conversion efficiency of the device. The up-conversion layer is in the form of a two-dimensional sheet film structure that includes a matrix containing co-planar precipitates of quantum dot (QD) semiconductors, which yields very high coverage of the seed layer surface with quantum dots enabling high optical absorption.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photovoltaic apparatus.    Absorber (12)    Up-converter (14)    Quantum dots (20)    P-doped region (28)    N-doped region (30)    SiGe intrinsic layer (32)    TCO electrodes (34,36)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen-ion conductive ceramic material contains a metallic composition (I or II).    USE - Hydrogen-ion conductive ceramic material is used for fuel cell and gas separation membrane.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen-ion conductive ceramic material is cofired at low temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrogen-ion conductive ceramic material contains a metallic composition of formula: A(B'1-x-yRexMy)O3-d (I), or A(B'1-xRexO)O3-d+y(MaOb).    A=barium, strontium or calcium;    B'=zirconium or cerium;    Re=rare earth element;    M=transition metal chosen from copper or zinc;    x=greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.2;    y=greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.1;    d=greater than 0 and less than 0.3;and    a,b=2 or 3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrogen-ion conductive ceramic material.
NOVELTY - The method involves aligning mask on top of wafer (41) processed to flat surface. The top of wafer aligned with mask is coated with diffused phosphoric acid (45) to form an oxide film (44) by wet oxidation. A front side electrode is formed after oxidation and a back side electrode is formed in a location corresponding to the front side electrode such that the front side electrode and back side electrode are heated.    USE - Manufacturing method of color solar cell integrated in building.    ADVANTAGE - The difference of color reflectivity in the integrated photovoltaic color solar cell can be reduced to 10% and the difference of power generation availability ratio can be minimized. Various colors of solar cells can be manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a manufacturing process of integrated photovoltaic color solar cell.    Wafer (41)    Oxide film (44)    Diffused phosphoric acid (45)
NOVELTY - The cathode (110) has a backing layer (120) with Nafion (RTM: sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene based fluoropolymer-copolymer) is mounted on an aperture in a fuel chamber of a microbial fuel cell (100). A catalyst layer (125) made of cobalt or platinum is mounted on the backing layer in the face that opposes the aperture so that the catalyst layer is in fluid communication with atmospheric oxygen. The backing layer communicates protons from the chamber to the catalyst layer and prevents contamination of the catalyst layer by fuel within the chamber.    USE - Cathode for microbial fuel cell such as single chambered microbial fuel cell and two-chambered fuel cell used for generating electricity and microbial electrolysis cell used for generating hydrogen (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The backing layer communicates protons from the fuel chamber of the microbial fuel cell to the catalyst layer and prevents contamination of the catalyst layer by the fuel within the chamber and hence the performance and durability of the microbial fuel cell is increased effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the microbial fuel cell.    Microbial fuel cell (100)    Cathode (110)    Teflonized carbon cloth (115)    Backing layer (120)    Catalyst layer (125)
NOVELTY - A silicon containing silicon carbide, silicon nitride or diamond as particulate impurity and silica are heated, to obtain silicon melt solution. The obtained silicon melt solution is cooled, to obtain silicon block. The silicon block is ground, to obtain silicon grains. The silicon grains are washed using acid solution and the silica with particulate impurity is removed. Thus, purification method of silicon is carried out.    USE - Purification of silicon used for integrated chip, solar cell and silicon wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently removes chemically inactive particulate impurities.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows block diagram of structure of solid-liquid-separation process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solid-liquid separator (1)    Pre-washing apparatus (2)    Melting apparatus (3)    Grinding apparatus (4)    Acid-cleaning apparatus (5)
NOVELTY - A conductive layer is formed on a transparent support. A pattern is formed on the conductive layer by gravure method using a dispersion liquid containing metal nanowire and conductive polymer. Thus, a transparent electrode is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of transparent electrode used for organic electroluminescent element (claimed) for self-illuminating type display and backlight for liquid crystal and illumination. Can also be used for plasma display, touch panel, mobile telephone, electronic paper, solar cell and electroluminescent modulated-light element.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the manufacture of transparent electrode with excellent transparency, electroconductivity and surface smoothness, easily and economically.
NOVELTY - An opto-electric cell consists of substrate (5), electrode layer (1) formed on the surface of substrate (5), a porous metal-oxide semiconductor film (2) formed on the electrode-layer surface, substrate (6), electrode layer (3) formed on substrate (6) opposing electrode layer (1), and an electrolyte layer (4) provided between the semiconductor film and electrode layer (3). The electrolyte layer includes a water-molecule adsorption agent.    USE - Opto-electric cell e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The opto-electric cell maintains excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency over a long period of time. The water-molecule adsorption agent in the electrolyte inhibits influence of water molecule with respect to the photoelectric conversion efficiency. The opto-electric cell can be manufactured economically as the need for anhydrous atmosphere is eliminated. Since the adsorption agent is an insulating material, it has a spacer function, and prevents contact of electrodes even when stress is applied.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the opto-electric cell.    Electrode layers (1,3)    Porous metal-oxide semiconductor film (2)    Electrolyte layer (4)    Substrates (5,6)    Titanium-oxide thin film (7)
NOVELTY - The cell module (2) has solar cell strings (1) that are connected in series with each other and terminal electrode (15) is arranged at both sides of back side of the solar cell string. A bus-bar lead (16) is arranged connected to the terminal electrode and a lead (20) is provided with conducting wire. The lead is arranged extending towards the center of the solar cell string through insulation resin film-forming layer formed at the back surface of the solar cell string and intersecting terminal electrode.    USE - Solar cell module for solar power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The reliability and production yield of the solar cell module are improved and the cost of the solar cell module is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell strings (1)    Solar cell module (2)    Terminal electrode (15)    Bus-bar lead (16)    Lead (20)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying a protection layer on a sintered metal compound, where abrasion and/or polishing of a front side of the sintered compound is enabled such that a conductive surface is provided. A conductive diffusion barrier is applied, where a cathode (k) is in direct contact with an abraded layer for use as metallic carriers (2) for a high temperature fuel cell. An alumina surface layer is provided in a metal substrate containing aluminum and chromium. A nickel layer is applied on outer and inner surfaces of the metal substrate.    USE - Method for protecting a porous metal substrate containing chromium to prevent migration of chromium in a high temperature fuel cell (claimed) i.e. solvent oxides fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The alumina surface layer is provided in the metal substrate containing aluminum and chromium, thus preventing chromium evaporation and chromium oxide formation completely, and hence avoiding the unwanted solid chromium diffusion of metal substrate to the cathode.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a high temperature fuel cell with ceramic solid electrolyte.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a layer structure with fuel cell and metallic carrier. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Anode (A)    Electrolytes (EI)    Cathode (k)    Metallic carriers (2)    Functional layer system (100)
NOVELTY - The material complex has n-type metal conductor (140) comprising metallic electronic structure that undergoes MIT due to light and electrons are induced by light. A p-type metal conductor (130) has metallic electronic structure that undergoes MIT due to light, and holes are induced by light. The n-type and p-type metal conductors are bonded together. The electrons and holes in gap between the conductors become the carriers and a potential difference is generated, as light is incident on bonded conductors.    USE - Photo-induced metal-insulator-transition (MIT) material complex for solar cell of solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The number of induced carriers is far greater than the number of carriers induced from the impurity level of semiconductor as the intrinsic energy level is broken by light. The efficiency of the solar cells is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell; and    (2) solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Substrate (110)    P-type metal conductor (130)    N-type metal conductor (140)    Anti-reflection layer (150)    Upper electrode (160)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a silicon dioxide dielectric layer (208) on a crystalline silicon substrate. A pin-hole-free masking layer is formed above the dielectric layer. The pin-hole-free masking layer is patterned without using a mask to form a patterned pin-hole-free masking layer (230). The pin-hole-free masking layer is patterned by using laser ablation technique or spot etching technique.    USE - Solar cell fabrication method.    ADVANTAGE - Since the pin-hole-free masking layer is patterned without using mask, formation of pin-hole in the dielectric layer or stack is eliminated, and also the substrate is protected by the dielectric layer during patterning.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of substrate having a patterned pin-hole-free masking layer.    Light-receiving surface (202)    Dielectric layer (208)    Patterned pin-hole-free masking layer (230)
NOVELTY - The tool (100) has a linear conveyor (112) for moving a substrate (110) i.e. large area substrate, through the tool. A micro-plasma process unit (130) has a set of micro-plasma spray guns (131) arranged in an array. The micro-plasma process unit is positioned above the linear conveyor, and deposits a material on a surface of the substrate as the substrate passes under the micro-plasma process unit on the linear conveyor. A heating unit heats the surface of the substrate as the substrate passes under the heating unit on the linear conveyor. The process unit is made of ceramic material.    USE - Linear process tool for processing tools for integrating carbon nanotubes i.e. nanometer-scale cylinders, into a semiconductor device. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, battery, capacitor and electrochromic device.    ADVANTAGE - The tool significantly reduces the cost of integrating carbon nanotubes into the electronic devices by enabling simplified, high-volume manufacturing (HVM)-compatible deposition equipment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for depositing carbon nanotubes on a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of a linear deposition tool.    Linear process tool (100)    Substrate (110)    Linear conveyor (112)    Micro-plasma process unit (130)    Micro-plasma spray guns (131)
NOVELTY - A laminated film obtained by cutting a laminate (10), where the laminate comprises: a long support, and a hard thin film which is harder and thinner than the support and is provided on the support, where the ratio of sag length B to sag amount A, (B/A), on a surface on which the hard thin film is provided, when a cut end face is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the end face, is greater than or equal to 5.    USE - As laminated film (claimed) useful in optical elements, displays, such as liquid crystal displays, semiconductor devices, thin film solar cells, optical film, such as gas barrier film, protective film and optical filter.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated film, obtained by cutting a laminate where the ratio of the sag length B to the sag amount A is greater than or equal to 5, has less cracking of the hard thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a conceptual view of a laminate.    Laminate (10)    Organic film (12)    Inorganic film (14)    Substrate (F)
NOVELTY - Electroconductive material comprises: a support (30); at least one electroconductive layer (10) on or above the support; and an adhesive layer (20) containing at least two binder resins between the support and electroconductive layer.    USE - The electroconductive material is useful to form an electroconductive film, which is useful: as a wiring and an electrode for electronic materials; and for flexible electroluminescence devices, touch screens, touch panels, organic thin-film transistors, actuators, sensors, electronic paper or flexible photo-modulating material and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive material has: an excellent durability against light, humidity and heat; an excellent electrical conductivity; an excellent adhesion in practical applications; and a high transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of producing the electroconductive material, comprising: biaxially drawing a support (30) made of polyester; forming an adhesive layer (20) by coating an aqueous coating liquid on at least one face of the support after the drawing; drying; and forming an electroconductive layer (10).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates a cross-sectional view of the layered configuration of the electroconductive polymer material.    Electroconductive layer (10)    Adhesive layer (20)    Support (30)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a layer (31) over a substrate (20) by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CVD), where a part of a surface of the substrate is made of organic material. Another layer (32) is formed on the former layer by plasma-enhanced CVD. A film of a gas barrier layer (30) is made of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride and silicon oxynitride carbide. The former layer is formed at pressure of 80 to 300 Pascal until thickness of the former layer is 3 nm.    USE - Method for forming a gas barrier layer of a gas barrier film (claimed) for a display panel e.g. LCD, electronic paper and organic electro-luminous (EL) display, a photoelectric transducer and an optical device e.g. lens and optical filter. Can also be used for a semiconductor device, thin-film solar battery and a packaging material for packing food, a clothing item and an electronic component.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving quality of the gas barrier layer. The method enables forming the gas barrier layer in a cost effective manner. The method enables reducing excessive temperature rise for preventing damage to a structure of the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a gas barrier film comprising a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a gas barrier film with a gas barrier layer.    Gas barrier film (10)    Substrate (20)    Gas barrier layer (30)    Layers (31, 32)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a substrate, and forming a back electrode layer on the substrate. Two metal layers are formed sequentially on the back electrode layer, where two of the metal layers are a group III element, and other metal layer is a group I element. A group VI element and reaction process i.e. selenization, are provided for allowing the metal layers and the group VI element to form a light-absorbing layer of I-III-VI compound. A buffer layer is formed on the light-absorbing layer. A window layer is formed on the buffer layer, and a top electrode layer is formed.    USE - Method for manufacturing a stacked-layered thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the stacked-layered thin film solar cell with a light-absorbing layer having band gradient, so as to increase the efficiency of light emission, reduce manufacturing cost and enhance process stability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating aluminum and indium content percentages of upper half portion and lower half portion of a light-absorbing layer.    Aluminum (Al)    Indium (In)    Upper half portion (X)    Lower half portion (Y)
NOVELTY - Forming a p-n junction in a crystalline silicon substrate (226) involves placing the substrate inside vacuum deposition chamber (300); delivering precursors mixture comprising silicon-containing compound and dopant into the chamber; depositing doped amorphous silicon film (260) on substrate surface; and heating the substrate and silicon film in an oxygen environment, while completely oxidizing the surfaces of the substrate and silicon film. The mixture of precursors further comprises hydrogen gas. The heating is performed inside single substrate rapid thermal processing chamber.    USE - For forming a p-n junction in a crystalline silicon substrate (claimed) which is useful for integrated formation and passivation of an emitter portion of crystalline silicon solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method forms an emitter region in a crystalline silicon substrate and passivates the substrate surface to provide a structure for the formation of a solar cell which eliminates many of the pre-cleaning, post-cleaning, etching, and stripping steps present in the prior art, thus provides a more economical, efficient solar cell fabrication.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic, cross-sectional view of a chamber for heating the lower surfaces of the silicon substrates.    Crystalline silicon substrate (226)    Upper surface (244)    Doped amorphous silicon layer (260)    Surface of the silicon layer (264)    Chamber (300)
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide type transparent conductive film contains zinc oxide as main component, 1.1 atomic% or more of titanium and 4.5 atomic% or more of gallium.    USE - Zinc oxide type transparent conductive film is used for transparent electrode for solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to infrared shielding board, electrostatic-shielding board, surface heat generating element, touch switch of semiconductor device, liquid crystal device, plasma display device and electroluminescent device.    ADVANTAGE - The environmental-friendly zinc oxide type transparent conductive film has excellent workability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of zinc oxide type transparent conductive film.
NOVELTY - The electrostatic chuck (8) has metal base (1) for mounting electrode sheet (5) provided with attraction electrode (3). An internal power supply such as solar cell (6) obtains power to be supplied to the attraction electrode, and voltage increasing unit (7) increases the voltage of the power obtained by the solar cell. The light energy generated in plasma-etching apparatus (11) while processing the silicon wafer (w), is converted into electric power by solar cell. The silicon wafer is held by attracting the silicon wafer to the electrode sheet.    USE - Electrostatic chuck for parallel-plate plasma-etching apparatus for etching semiconductor substrate such as silicon wafer in semiconductor manufacturing process. Can also be used in holding glass substrate used for liquid-crystal manufacturing process, ion implantation equipment, ion doping apparatus, plasma immersion apparatus, plasma doping apparatus, ashing device, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus, exposure apparatus, wafer inspection apparatus, sputter apparatus, photo-cleaning apparatus, lamp annealing apparatus, oxidation treatment apparatus, thermal-diffusion apparatus, substrate lamination apparatus, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Self power feeding type electrostatic chuck can feed power to the attracting electrode, while generating electric power during a time when silicon wafer is being processed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view of the electrostatic chuck of the parallel-plate plasma-etching apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Metal base (1)    Attraction electrode (3)    Electrode sheet (5)    Solar cell (6)    Voltage increasing unit (7)    Electrostatic chuck (8)    Parallel-plate plasma-etching apparatus (11)    Silicon wafer (w)
NOVELTY - A solar cell has photoelectric conversion layer (300), an alkali-metal-ion supply layer (250), and insulating oxide film formed on a metal substrate (100) by anodic oxidation. The photoelectric conversion layer has a semiconductor containing Ib group element, IIIb group element and VIb group element. The alkali-metal-ion supply layer is formed after forming the insulating oxide film and before completing the formation of photoelectric conversion layer.    USE - Solar cell e.g. thin film solar cell and copper-indium gallium-selenium type solar cell is used as electric power supply source for residence.    ADVANTAGE - The flexible and lightweight solar cell has excellent electric power generation efficiency, voltage withstand characteristics, conversion efficiency, and is economical.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional view explaining the manufacture of solar cell.    Metal substrate having insulating oxide film (100)    Molybdenum electrode layer (200)    Alkali-metal-ion supply layer (250)    Photoelectric conversion layer (300)    Buffer layer (400)    Light-permeable layer (500)
NOVELTY - A substrate has a polyacid sodium layer formed on the flexible substrate. The polyacid sodium layer contains molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, titanium, aluminum, silicon, and/or phosphorus.    USE - Substrate e.g. soda-lime glass is used for solar cell (claimed) e.g. thin film solar cell and copper-indium gallium-selenium type solar cell used as electric power supply source for residence.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate can be handled simply, and is flexible. The economical and lightweight solar cell formed using the substrate has excellent electric power generation efficiency and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for I-III-VI group compound solar cell, which has an optical absorption layer containing Ib group elements, IIIb group elements and VIb group elements formed on the flexible substrate.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor structure has a silicon substrate and a region (b) formed directly on the substrate. The silicon substrate has effective bandgap and thickness of 1-100 mu m. The region (b) has germanium-tin layer or germanium layer having a threading dislocation density of less than 105/cm2. The bandgap of region (b) is less than the effective bandgap of the silicon substrate.    USE - Semiconductor structure is used in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor structure has favorable direct emission and absorption characteristics, and favorable thermodynamic efficiency. The semiconductor structure is manufactured by low temperature rapid growth process with short deposition time, selective growth for application in high frequency devices and negligible mass segregation of dopants.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of semiconductor structure.
NOVELTY - Electrode system (S1) for plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor comprises radio frequency (RF) electrodes (62) and counter-electrodes (64), where RF electrode have contact edge and cascading arrangement of slots, and each slot having longitudinal dimension parallel to edge, where RF electrodes are adapted to receive RF-power at position adjacent to contact edge.    USE - For fabricating photovoltaic modules for fuel cell applications, for forming solar cells which harvest energy from solar radiation and convert into usable electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The system provides for efficient fabrication process for photovoltaic modules such as amorphous silicon solar cell, avoiding the tedious substrate heating for long period as in prior art methods.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for plasma deposition system comprising deposition chamber; electrode system (S1) positioned within deposition chamber; gas supply for introducing reactive gas composition into reaction chamber; and providing RF power supply to RF electrodes in order to induce reaction of reactive gas composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows side view of substrate carrier used in photovoltaic module process.    Substrate carrier (60)    Radio frequency (RF) electrode (62)    Counter-electrode (64)    Frame (70)    Side walls (72, 74)
NOVELTY - Fuel cell system (10) is operated by decreasing supply of anode gas and cathode gas in response to shut-down signal, monitoring output voltage of at least one cell of a fuel cell stack (12), monitoring anode gas pressure and cathode gas pressure, electrically shunting at least one cell of fuel cell stack in response to output voltage reaching predefined voltage level, reducing the pressure of at least the anode side (14) to a predefined pressure level, and filling and/or flushing of at least the anode side with an inert gas.    USE - Method of operating fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The repeated execution of start-stop cycles has a reduced effect on the degradation of performance of the fuel cell system, and with appropriate start-stop procedure, with reduced consumption of reactants during shut-down and starting-up.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of the fuel cell system after cut off from external reactant supply.    Fuel cell system (10)    Fuel cell stack (12)    Anode side (14)    Cathode side (16)    Recirculation pump (20)    Valves (22, 24, 26, 41, 43)    Cooling circuit (34)    Heat exchanger (36)
NOVELTY - Use of dibenzotetraphenylperiflanthene (I) as an electron donor material in an organic solar cell comprising photoactive donor-acceptor transitions in the form of a bulk heterojunction, is claimed.    USE - (I) is useful as an electron donor material in an organic solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - A substrate (11) on which several layers are stacked is formed with a diameter of 4 inches or more and a warpage quantity (H) within a range of 0.1-30 mu m at a room temperature. The X-ray rocking curve half-value width of a (0002) plane is set to 100 arcsec or less and the X-ray rocking curve half-value width of a (10-10) plane is set to 300 arcsec or less, in a state where the intermediate layer (12) is formed on the substrate and then the base layer (13) and the n-type contact layer (14a) are formed on the intermediate layer.    USE - Manufacturing method of group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting devices such as LED and laser diode (LD), for lamp (both claimed) used for electronic device, display, opto-electric converters such as solar cell etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the semiconductor light emitting element having excellent light emitting characteristics, where warpage generated when each layer is formed on a substrate is suppressed and a semiconductor layer including a light emitting layer having excellent crystallinity is formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) semiconductor light-emitting device; and    (2) lamp.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of group III-nitride semiconductor light-emitting device.    Substrate (11)    Intermediate layer (12)    Base layer (13)    Semiconductor layer of n-type (14)    Contact layer of n-type (14a)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell (2) which generates electric power by electrochemical reaction of a fuel (AA) containing liquefied ammonia and an oxidizing agent, a fuel-supply unit for supplying fuel to the fuel cell, an oxidizing agent-supply unit for supplying oxidizing agent to the fuel cell, a temperature measuring unit which measures the temperature of fuel cell, and a control unit. The control unit of fuel cell system controls the pressure of fuel supplied to the fuel cell from fuel-supply unit according to the temperature of fuel cell.    USE - System is used for fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system economically provides improved electric power generation performance. The concentration overvoltage of anode in the fuel cell system is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of fuel cell stack. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (2)    Anode internal channel (3)    Anode catalyst electrode layer (4)    Anion exchange membrane (5)    Cathode internal channel (7)    Fuel (AA)
NOVELTY - A bulk barium copper sulfur fluoride (BCSF) material is fabricated by combining cuprous sulfide (Cu2S), barium sulfide (BaS) and barium fluoride (BaF2), heating the mixture at 400-550 degrees C for greater than or equal to 2 hours, and further heating the mixture at 550-950 degrees C for greater than or equal to 2 hours.    USE - A bulk barium copper sulfur fluoride material (claimed) for multijunction solar cells, transparent electronics, low operating voltage light-emitting diodes, high-efficiency solar cells, and electromagnetic interference shielding.    ADVANTAGE - By placing the precursors within a vitreous carbon crucible, the reactants are isolated from the quartz ampule which prevents contamination with oxides from the ampule. The two-step heating process results in negligible amounts of residual unreacted precursors which eliminates the need for pressing the material into pellets before baking or sulfudizing the material, thus lowering processing costs. The produced BCSF material has enhanced conductivity, and exhibits transparency from visible to infrared regions. The BCSF material possesses better environmental stability than existing organic transparent conductive thin films. The fabrication method permits deposition at low temperatures that is compatible with plastic substrates.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method for fabricating bulk BCSF;    (2) a method for making a BCSF transparent conductive thin film comprising forming a sputter target by hot pressing bulk BCSF or hot pressing Cu2S, BaS and BaF2 powders; and sputtering a BCSF thin film from the target to a substrate; and    (3) a p-type charge carrier (p-TC) comprising a thin film of BCSF on a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of an x-ray diffraction data for undoped BCSF.
NOVELTY - The method involves holding a substrate (2) made of resin material by applying a tensile force of 3 MPa or less. A thin film having rigidity higher than that of substrate is formed on the substrate by pressing a heater (6) to a portion where the film is to be formed on the substrate. The film thickness of the thin film is 1 mu m or more.    USE - Method for manufacturing thin film structure with microcrystal silicon multi-joining solar cell, installed in rooftop, window of building for generating solar electric power.    ADVANTAGE - Since the thin film is formed in the state in which the substrate is held by applying a preset amount of tensile force, shrinkage deformation of the substrate in the time of a releasing of tensile force is reduced the deformation of the thin film is reduced while preventing the curling of substrate to the thin film side at a convex shape. Hence reliability and quality of the thin film structure can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film structure which comprises microcrystal silicon film or solar battery or multi-joining solar cell having thin film that is formed on the substrate in a state in which the substrate is held by applying a preset amount of tensile force.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the manufacturing process of thin film structure.    Substrate (2)    Unwinding chamber (3)    Unwinding roller (3a)    Guide roller (3b)    Heater (6)
NOVELTY - A mask (10) has a film mask (12) containing a particle layer (13) and a binder layer (14). The particle layer contains primary binder (13B), and particles (13A) exposed from the primary binder. The volume of primary binder is smaller than that of the particles. The binder layer contains secondary binder (14A) exposed from the primary binder of the particles. The mask is capable of forming unevenness on the surface of a to-be-treated material.    USE - Mask is used for surface treatment method for treating surface of substrate for optical devices (both claimed) such as solar cell, light emitting device and flat panel display. Particle-containing film is used for anti-reflective film, brightness improving film, diffusion film, retroreflection sheet, recording-medium and semiconductor manufacture.    ADVANTAGE - The economical mask has excellent productivity and quality, and is capable of forming unevenness on the surface of to-be-treated material at high speed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) surface treatment method;    (2) optical device;    (3) manufacture of surface treatment mask;    (4) manufacture of particle-containing film; and    (5) particle-containing film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view explaining the surface treatment method.    Mask (10)    Support (11)    Film mask (12)    Particle layer (13)    Particles (13A)    Primary binder (13B)    Binder layer (14)    Secondary binder (14A)    Unattachment layer (15)
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film (54) containing aluminum (Al) or gallium (Ga) added to zinc oxide (ZnO) is formed on a glass substrate (51). A layer (54a) of conductive layer is formed at a sputtering voltage less than 10 mTorr. A layer (54b) is formed at a sputtering voltage greater than 10 mTorr.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell e.g. silicon (Si)/microcrystal Si tandem type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell conversion efficiency can be produced. The prism effect and locked in effect of light can be obtained in solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    Glass substrate (51)    Transparent conductive film (54)    Layers (54a,54b)    Top cell (55)    Bottom cell (59)
NOVELTY - A curable resin composition comprises (in parts mass) resin (100), organic compound (10-500) having polymerizable unsaturated group, and cage silsesquioxane compound (0.5-100) having polymerizable unsaturated group. The number average molecular weight of resin, organic compound and cage silsesquioxane compound is 1000 or more, less than 1000 and 1000-10000, respectively.    USE - Curable resin composition for e.g. laser-engraving printing original plate and plastic-plate printing plate (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent element, organic solar cell, organic semiconductor, antenna circuit, liquid crystal display element, plasma light-emitting device, optical element, microlens array and optical waveguide.    ADVANTAGE - The curable resin composition has excellent mechanical strength and can remove the liquid engraving dregs which are generated abundantly during laser engraving.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) laser-engraving printing original plate, which has resin cured material layer having thickness of 0.1-10 mm formed on sheet or cylindrical-like support, by hardening curable resin composition; and    (2) plastic-plate printing plate, which has pattern formed by photocuring the photosensitive resin composition partially by photoengraving process.
NOVELTY - A hydrophilic polymer contains 3 %mass or less of multivalent organic coupling group-containing residual monomers (I and II).    USE - Polymer is used for composition for hydrophilic component (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to dental mirror, eyeglass lens, optical lens, rail vehicle, aircraft, snow vehicle, window glass, dustproof cover, traffic sign and solar cell cover.    ADVANTAGE - The highly safe hydrophilic component formed used composition containing the polymer has excellent water resistance, stain resistance, wear resistance, lubricity and adhesiveness with respect to surface of base material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrophilic polymer contains 3 %mass or less of multivalent organic coupling group-containing residual monomers of formulae: (R201)3-q(R205O)qSi-L201- (I) and -(C(-R203)(-R205)-C(-R204)(-L202-A201))- (II).    R201-R205=H or hydrocarbyl;    q=1-3;    L201,L202=single bond or multivalent organic coupling group;    A201=-OH, -ORa, -CORa, -CO2Re, -CON(Ra)(Rb), -N(Ra)(Rb), -NHCORd, -NHCO2Ra, OCON(Ra)(Rb), -NHCON(Ra)(Rb), -SO3Re, -OSO3Re, -SO2Rd, -NHSO-2Rd, -SO2N(Ra)(Rb), -N(Ra)(Rb)(Rc), -N(Ra)(Rb)(Rc)(Rg), -PO3(Re)(Rf), -OPO3(Re)(Rf), or -PO3(Rd)(Re);    Ra-Rc=H, or linear, branched or cyclic alkyl;    Rd=linear, branched or cyclic alkyl;    Re,Rf=H, linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal or onium salt;and    Rg=halo ion, inorganic anion or organic anion.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrophilic polymer, which involves polymerizing the multivalent organic coupling group-containing residual monomers and adding organic solvent and initiator. The solubility of the residual monomer with respect to the organic solvent at 20 degrees C is 10 %mass or more.
NOVELTY - A donor acceptor-type pigment has acceptor site including compound having quinone dimethane group or anthraquinone dimethane group and two or more cyano groups or nitro group.    USE - Donor acceptor-type pigment is used for photoelectric transducer for solar cell (both claimed) e.g. wet photoelectrochemical cell and dry-type photoelectrochemical cell.    ADVANTAGE - The donor acceptor-type pigment provides photoelectric transducer having excellent energy conversion efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photoelectric transducer, has semiconductor fine particles layer containing donor acceptor-type pigment; and    (2) solar cell, which has photoelectric transducer, charge transferring layer and counter electrode.
NOVELTY - Mononuclear neutral copper(I)-complexes (Q) are new.    USE - (Q) are useful as an emitter, absorber, electron conductor or hole conductor in an optoelectronic module, preferably as an emitter in an organic light emitting diode, where the optoelectronic module is light emitting electrochemical cells, organic light emitting diode sensors, preferably non-hermetical externally screened gas and steam sensors, organic solar cells, organic field effect transistors, organic lasers, organic diodes and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (Q) provides organic LED with high luminance without large energy consumption; long-term stability; thermal stability; chemical stability against water and oxygen; chemical variability; and high efficiency of conversion of electricity into light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Mononuclear neutral copper(I)-complexes of formula (Q) are new.    N-N = a chelating N-heterocyclic ligands, which are bonded over two N to Cu, preferably negative ligand or neutral ligand; and    L = a phosphane-ligand or an arsenic ligand, preferably negative ligand or neutral ligand.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an optoelectronic module comprising (Q);    (2) the preparation of the optoelectronic module comprising using (Q); and    (3) the variation of the emission characteristics and/or absorption characteristics of the electronic module comprising contacting (Q) into a matrix material for the conduction of electrons or holes in the optoelectronic module.
NOVELTY - A solar cell module (100) has a fabric layer (1) which is adhered directly to the photovoltaic device (4) or is adhered with adhesive agent through layers. The adhesive agent is provided to the inner side of fabric layer from the device surface and hardened, and does not occur at the surface of fabric layer in the opposite side to the device.    USE - Solar cell module is used for photovoltaic power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module having improved strength is installed firmly and easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for installation method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of solar cell module.    Fabric layer (1)    Adhesive layer (2)    Resin film (3)    Photovoltaic cell (4)    Solar cell module (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming transparent conductive film including zinc oxide containing aluminum or gallium, as main component on substrate by magnetron sputtering method using sputtering gas such as argon, xenon and krypton. The preset bias is applied to substrate during film forming process.    USE - Manufacturing method of substrate used for LCD. Can also be used in plasma display, optical element, photo sensor, touch panel, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The damage to conductive film can be reduced since the bias is applied to substrate during film forming process. The contaminant on substrate can be reduced by raising bias at initial state, so that the high quality substrate can be ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the substrate.    Substrate (1)    Insulating substrate (11)    Transparent conductive film (12)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a container to accommodate a reaction apparatus main section, and a temperature sensor to detect the temperature of the reaction apparatus main section. A movement apparatus moves a radiation reflector to the exterior of the container, to a position in which the radiation reflector overlaps with a radiation transmission region provided in the container to radiate the heat of the apparatus main section. The overlapping area of the radiation reflector and the radiation transmission region is changed according to the temperature detected by sensor.    USE - Reaction apparatus of fuel cell apparatus mounted in electronic device (claimed) such as notebook type personal computer. Can also be used in personal digital assistant, electronic notebook, digital camera, mobile telephone, wristwatch, game machine device and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The quantity of the radiation discharged from the reaction apparatus main section is changed according to the condition at the time of operation of the fuel cell apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the operation of the fuel cell apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A titanium oxide-type composite material film is obtained by adding phosphorus as additive to titanium oxide using metal alkoxide process, and has high dye adsorptivity.    USE - Titanium oxide-type composite material film is used for electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The titanium oxide-type composite material film has high dye adsorptivity, and provides dye-sensitized solar cell having excellent photoelectric-conversion-efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) titanium oxide-type composite material electrode; and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric transducer has a hole-transport layer (7), a semiconductor electrode (5,6) and a counter electrode (8) provided on a substrate (1). A dye is adsorbed to a semiconductor electrode. The surface of the semiconductor electrode is formed using dye phase, and inorganic oxo-acid phase or metal hydroxide phase.    USE - Photoelectric transducer e.g. dye-sensitized-type photoelectric transducer is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the photoelectric transducer; and    (2) solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric transducer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (1)    Semiconductor electrodes (5,6)    Hole-transport layer (7)
NOVELTY - A water stop tape (A) is obtained by laminating a rubber-based adhesive agent layer (A2) on a surface of an ether-type urethane-resin foam sheet (A1). The thickness of the rubber-based adhesive agent layer is 5-35% of thickness of water stop tape. When inserting a solar cell unit (1) into a fixed groove of a supporting component (2) and fixing the solar cell unit, the water stop tape is interposed between edge portion of the solar cell unit and inner surface of fixed groove of the supporting component.    USE - Water stop tape is used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The tape has excellent water resistance, adhesiveness and workability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the solar cell module with water stop tape.    Solar cell unit (1)    Supporting component (2)    Water stop tape (A)    Ether-type urethane-resin foam sheet (A1)    Rubber-based adhesive agent layer (A2)
NOVELTY - A nanoink precursor is indium-metal hydroxide monohydrate (I) including copper, gallium, iron, aluminum and/or zinc.    USE - Precursor is used for nanoink for thin film (both claimed) for solar cell, image sensor, semiconductor device and fuel cell for motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The precise thin film having high conversion efficiency is formed economically using the nanoink comprising the precursor, by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nanoink precursor is indium-metal hydroxide monohydrate of formula: Ax(In1-yB'y)(OH)mnH2O (I), where A is copper and/or zinc, B' is gallium, iron, aluminum and/or zinc, x is 0.5 to 1.5, y is 0.1 to 0.9, and m and n are arbitrary numbers. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) nanoink, which contains the nanoink precursor and acrylic resin including 2 or more 3-18C liquid organic compounds containing hydroxyl group; and    (2) thin film.
NOVELTY - A nanoink precursor is indium-metal hydroxide monohydrate (I) including copper, gallium, iron, aluminum and/or zinc, and has Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface area of 40-200 m2/g after heat-processing at 150-600 degrees C.    USE - Precursor is used for nanoink for thin film (both claimed) for solar cell, image sensor, semiconductor device and fuel cell for motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The precise thin film having high conversion efficiency is formed economically using the nanoink comprising the precursor, by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nanoink precursor is indium-metal hydroxide monohydrate of formula: Ax(In1-yB'y)(OH)mnH2O (I), where A is copper and/or zinc, B' is gallium, iron, aluminum and/or zinc, x is 0.5 to 1.5, y is 0.1 to 0.9, and m and n are arbitrary numbers. The nanoink precursor has Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface area of 40-200 m2/g after heat-processing at 150-600 degrees C. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) nanoink, which contains the nanoink precursor and acrylic resin including 2 or more 3-18C liquid organic compounds containing hydroxyl group; and    (2) thin film.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion apparatus consists of a semiconductor layer having semiconductor layer (7) containing nanocrystal grains (d) in an amorphous layer of semiconductor (II). The nanocrystal grains consist of semiconductor (I).    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus of quantum dot type and tandem type e.g. solar cell (organic thin-film solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell, multi-joined structure solar cell) and photoelectric transducer is used in electronic devices (claimed) e.g. mobile telephone including personal handy-phone system (PHS), calculator, wristwatch, photosensor, optical switch, electronic notebook, electronic dictionary, and clock. Can also be used for domestic and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion apparatus has excellent photoelectric conversion characteristics. As the band-gap difference between amorphous layer and nanocrystal grains is reduced and depth of quantum well is made shallow, carrier removal is eased and device characteristics are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus of quantum dot type.    Substrate (1)    Transparent electrode (3)    Semiconductor layer (7)    Upper electrode (11)    Nanocrystal grains (d)
NOVELTY - A precursor liquid containing dispersed nanocrystal particles which consists of semiconductor materials (a,b), is coated on substrate (1), and heat processed to form amorphous layer, to obtain photoelectric conversion apparatus.    USE - Manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus for electronic device (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic thin film solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell and multi-joining structure solar cell for calculator, mobile telephone, photo sensor, optical switch, electronic notebook, electronic dictionary, wristwatch and clock.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides photoelectric conversion device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of the photoelectric conversion device.    Substrate (1)    Transparent electrode (3)    P-type amorphous silicon layer (5)    I-type amorphous silicon layer (7)    Upper electrode (11)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion apparatus is obtained by coating a semiconductor precursor liquid containing dispersed semiconductor nanocrystal grains (d), on a substrate (1), and forming an amorphous layer (7) of semiconductor by heat-processing the precursor liquid.    USE - Manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus of quantum dot type and tandem type e.g. solar cell (organic thin-film solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell, multi-joined structure solar cell) and photoelectric transducer for use in manufacture of electronic devices (claimed) e.g. mobile telephone including personal handy-phone system (PHS), calculator, wristwatch, photosensor, optical switch, electronic notebook, electronic dictionary, and clock. Can also be used for domestic and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical mass-production of photoelectric conversion apparatus having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, with high productivity. As the band-gap difference between amorphous layer and nanocrystal grains is reduced and depth of quantum well is made shallow, carrier removal is eased and device characteristics are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Transparent electrode (3)    Amorphous layer (7)    Upper electrode (11)    Nanocrystal grains (d)
NOVELTY - An etching liquid contains aqueous solution containing compound(s) chosen from multivalent carboxylic acid and its salt, and compound(s) chosen from hydrofluoric acid and its salt.    USE - Etching liquid is used for etching transparent electrode (claimed) for manufacturing flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent electrode is efficiently etched using etching liquid.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for etching method of transparent electrode.
NOVELTY - An etching liquid contains aqueous solution containing compound(s) chosen from hydrobromic acid and its salt, and compound(s) chosen from hydrofluoric acid and its salt.    USE - Etching liquid is used for etching transparent electrode (claimed) for manufacturing flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent electrode is efficiently etched using etching liquid.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for etching method of transparent electrode.
NOVELTY - The anti-reflective film (120) has the low and high dielectric layers (121,123), that is formed between glass substrate (110) and transparent electrode (130) of solar cell. An optical absorption layer (140) is formed below the electrode. The dielectric constant of high dielectric layer is higher than that of dielectric constant of low dielectric layer. A refractive index gradient layer (122) is formed between the dielectric layers along the longitudinal direction, where dielectric constant of gradient layer is raised with respect to high dielectric layer.    USE - Anti-reflective film for thin-film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the dielectric constant of the gradient layer formed between the high and low dielectric layers is raised with respect to the dielectric constant of high dielectric layer, the sunlight injected at varied incident angles on the solar cell is absorbed effectively. Thus, the electric power generation efficiency of the thin-film solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Glass substrate (110)    Anti-reflective film (120)    Low dielectric layer (121)    Refractive index gradient layer (122)    High dielectric layer (123)    Transparent electrode (130)    Optical absorption layer (140)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell system has fuel cell generated by electrochemical reaction of reactive gas, cartridge type ion exchanger (47) positioned in a piping (46) connected to the fuel cell, and valve (48) which blocks the piping in connection part when the ion exchanger is removed from the piping.    USE - A fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The management of fuel cell system is easy and simple.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of ion exchanger of cooling pipe line. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Cooling piping (46)    Ion exchanger (47)    Valve (48, 49)    Inlet port (50)
NOVELTY - A catalyst has nitrogen derived form silk material. The silk is powder form in which baking and activation treatment of silk material are carried out.    USE - A catalyst used in cathode layer for fuel cells (claimed) such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell and manufacture of hydrogen peroxide.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has inexpensive and high oxygen reductive reaction ability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of relationship between electric potential of carbon material and current density. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A modification catalyst is manufactured by uniformly dissolving complex oxide precursor compound containing metals other than titanium with organic multidentate ligand, hydrolyzing, bake-processing at 400-800 degrees C under oxygen environment, obtaining titania containing complex oxide with specific surface area of greater than or equal to 310 m2/g, and using titania containing complex oxide used as support.    USE - Manufacture of modification catalyst for hydrogen production for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method obtains modification catalyst which shortens time of producing hydrogen, and can manufacture hydrogen effectively. The water vapor reforming reaction at low temperature is effectively advanced with small noble metal usage-amount, and fall of catalyst activity is suppressed.
NOVELTY - A silica type porous membrane is manufactured by forming silica type precursor into film on transparent base material by ejecting silica type composition in mist state, carrying out rough drying of silica type precursor, and heating silica type precursor at greater than or equal to 150 degrees C. The silica type composition contains organic solvents, surfactant, and alkoxysilane group which consists of alkoxysilanes, hydrolyzate of alkoxysilanes and/or its partial condensate.    USE - Manufacture of silica type porous membrane used as surface anti-reflective film and optical filter used for solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method obtains silica type porous membrane with low refractive index and is excellent in durability. The silica type porous membrane provides solar cell with improved electric power generation efficiency and electric power generation output.
NOVELTY - A biaxially oriented polyester film comprises polyester (A) having glass transition temperature (Tg) of 50-130 degrees C, non-crystalline polyimide (B) having Tg of 210-300 degrees C and non-crystalline polymer (C) having Tg of 130-210 degrees C. The sum total content of the components (A-C) is 80-100 wt.% with respect to the total weight of the film. The components (A-C) are contained in the mass ratio of 70-99, 0.1-30 and 0.01-20, respectively. The film has humidity coefficient of expansion of 0-6.0 ppm in the film width direction.    USE - Biaxially oriented polyester film used as high density magnetic recording medium, electric insulation material, circuit material, solar cell material, capacitor material, packaging material and inked ribbon.    ADVANTAGE - The biaxially oriented polyester film has excellent stability, rigidity, dimensional stability, moisture resistance, dielectric breakdown characteristics and reduced contamination. The recording medium with reduced error rate and excellent durability is provided.
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film is formed by laminating a transparent conductive thin-film layer on a base material having transparent plastic film. The transparent conductive thin-film layer is formed by high-power impulse magnetron sputtering method.    USE - Transparent conductive film is used as electrode film of electrostatic capacitance-type touch panel. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, game machine, electronic paper, organic electroluminescent element, dye-sensitized solar cell and electromagnetic wave absorption panel.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film has excellent durability and electrical property, and suppressed crack generation. The transparent electrode formed using the transparent conductive film has excellent electroconductivity.
NOVELTY - A portion(s) of stainless steel-type material is etched using electrolyte solution (105) containing liquid mixture, and lithium chloride as solute. The liquid mixture contains water and alcohol as solvent.    USE - Method for processing stainless steel-type material used in reactor for fuel cell apparatus (all claimed) used as power supply for motor vehicle and portable apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides stainless steel-type material having improved surface area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) reactor which has substrate forming flow path for reaction material, and processed stainless steel-type material; and    (2) fuel cell apparatus, which has modifier for producing hydrogen by reacting fuel and water in reactor, and fuel cell for generating electric power by reacting hydrogen and oxygen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of etching apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Etching apparatus (100)    Container (101)    Substrate (103)    Metal plate (104)    Electrolyte solution (105)
NOVELTY - The method involves coating a paste on an electrode (12), where the paste contains titanium oxide nano particle and porosity titanium oxide sphere particle (16) that includes 0.001-0.005 molarity of amine-based base catalyst, 0.01-0.4 molarity of distilled water and 0.01-1 molarity of titanium alkoxide. The electrode is heat-treated at 90-150 degrees to form a porous film. An amorphous particle is crystallized through solvothermal reaction by placing the amorphous particle into a high pressure reactor.    USE - Photo-electrode manufacturing method for a dye sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method utilizes a light weight and flexible plastic substrate for manufacturing the flexible dye sensitized solar cell. The method utilizes the porosity titanium oxide sphere particle which has surface area greater than the nano particle, thus increasing the dye adhesion quantity of the solar cell. The method improves the adhesive property of a particle in a transparent electrode layer. The method improves the electron transfer property within a titanium oxide structure. The method enables manufacture of the photo-electrode with excellent light scattering effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a photo-electrode manufacturing method.    Photo-electrode (10)    Electrode (12)    Porous film nano particle (14)    Sphere particle (16)    Platinum layer (24)
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a solar cell by using a monocrystalline silicon substrate. According to the invention, the process consists in manufacturing a Czochralsky-type substrate silicon wafers (1), said substrate exhibiting a resistance of 1 ... 2 ohm x cm, orientation less than 100 greater than , till the thickness of the oxide (2) reaches 1.8 nium, at a temperature of 1,000 degrees C and for 300 min/vapours, followed by the removal of the oxide from the wafers back side by means of photolithographic process, and then the wafers are enriched with boron from a solid source at a temperature of 1,110 degrees C for 20 min/source, in order to obtain a protection oxide (3) with a thickness of 0.6 nium, followed by the application of a photolithographic process for texturing the wafer front side, obtained by silicon etching through the oxide masking layer, by using the "honeycomb-like array" topography, at the end of the etching, the oxide used as masking layer being lifted, leaving the active area free, followed by forming the junction n+ (5) in the active area carried out by a prediffusion from liquid source of POCl3 at a temperature of 1,000 degrees C for 10 min/vapours, a junction of 0.8 nium, a V/I ratio = 0.5 ohm and an anti-reflex oxide (6) of 95 mium being obtained.
NOVELTY - The preparation method involves annealing amorphous silicon/silicon dioxide/aluminum stacking structure for 1-10 minutes at 425-480 degrees centigrade and quickly decreasing temperature to 350-440 degrees centigrade; annealing for 60-120 minutes; gradually warming temperature to 425-480 degrees centigrade from 350-440 degrees centigrade and controlling warming speed to 25 degrees centigrade per hour to generate multicrystal silicon film with grain size greater than 100 microns after annealing; and corroding and removing aluminum metal remaining on the surface with aluminum corrosive liquid.    USE - Low temperature preparation method for multicrystal silicon film used for e.g. film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Multicrystal silicon film with great grain and controllable crystallizing orientation and surface roughness can be prepared on a low-cost substrate at a low temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view illustrating the method for preparing multicrystal silicon film at low temperature through aluminum derivation.
NOVELTY - The electric insulating sheet comprises of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film with one face that is plated. The PET film has an inner side face that is processed by corona, and an outer side face that is easily bonded via a thermal solidification adhesive. The plating material for the PET film surface is silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, or aluminum coil sheet.    USE - Electric insulating sheet for solar cell back plate.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents water vapor and enhances aging resistance through three later of PET films. Prevents degradation reaction caused by light, heat and water vapor introduced from the polyvinyl fluoride in the process of using current product during manufacture of solar cell module. Maintains effective electric and mechanical performance, while preventing from peeling off and cracking between the base material layers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross sectional view of the electric insulating sheet.
NOVELTY - A non-electroluminescent electronic device comprises an electrode and a functional layer provided on the electrode. The functional layer comprises a copolymer comprising specific fluorene-containing repeating unit(s) (I).    USE - Non-electroluminescent electronic device e.g. organic solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell, field-quench device, spintronic device (all claimed), photoreceptor and electrophotographic device such as copier and printer.    ADVANTAGE - The non-electroluminescent electronic device has high photogeneration quantum yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A non-electroluminescent electronic device comprises an electrode and a functional layer provided on the electrode. The functional layer comprises a copolymer comprising fluorene-containing repeating unit(s) of formula (I).    A,B',B1=divalent group chosen from -CR1R2-, -NR1-, -PR1-, -O-, -S-, -SO-, -SO2-, -CO-, -CS-, -CSe-, -P(=O)R1-, - P(=S)R1- and -SiR1R2-;    R1,R2=H, halo, -CN, -NC, -NCO, - NCS, -OCN, -SCN, -C(=O)NR0R00, -C(=O)X, -C(=O)R0, -NH2, -NR0R00, -SH, -SR0, -SO3H, -SO2R0, -OH, -NO2, -CF3, -SF5, optionally substituted silyl, or 1-40C carbyl or hydrocarbyl optionally substituted and optionally containing one or more hetero atoms;    R1+R2+fluorene moiety=spiro group;    X=halo;    R0,R00=H or optionally substituted carbyl or hydrocarbyl optionally containing one or more hetero atoms;    a,b,g,h=0 or 1;    m=more than 1;and    Ar11,Ar12=mono- or polynuclear aryl or heteroaryl optionally substituted and optionally fused to 7,8-positions or 8,9-positions of indenofluorene.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for charge transport layer (4) comprising the copolymer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of monolayer electrophotographic device.    Ground (1)    Metalized substrate (2)    Charge transport layer (4)
NOVELTY - A barrier laminate comprises at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer on surface of organic layer. The organic layer is formed by curing polymerizable composition comprising compound having triphenylene skeleton and polymerizable group.    USE - Barrier laminate for gas barrier film and device preferably electronic device or organic electroluminescent device (claimed) including LCD device, solar cell, electronic paper, thin-film transistors, touch panels, or circular polarizer.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film made from barrier laminate exhibits higher gas barrier property compared to conventional barrier film. The organic layer has improved smoothness, thus improving smoothness of outermost surface of gas barrier film and performance of devices provided on gas barrier film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a gas barrier film comprising support and the barrier laminate;    (2) a device preferably electronic device or organic electroluminescent device comprising substrate, the gas barrier film; and    (3) a method for producing the barrier laminate comprising forming organic layer by curing polymerizable composition comprising compound having triphenylene skeleton and polymerizable group, which comprises forming the inorganic layer by a sputtering process.
NOVELTY - The power supply has a solar battery groupware (1) e.g. polysilicon solar battery, an isolating controller (2), a power storage device (3) e.g. super capacitor, and a cell phone (4). The groupware has an anode connected with the controller, which adopts a diode fixed at an edge of the storage device. A cathode of the controller is connected with an upper anode of the storage device, and a cathode of the groupware is connected with a nether part of the storage device. An anode and a cathode of the storage device are connected with an anode and a cathode of the cell phone, respectively.    USE - Solar battery power supply for a cell phone.    ADVANTAGE - The power supply can charge a battery at any time even if the sunlight is dim, thus improving the usage factor of the cell phone, and ensuring the rapid charging speed, simple structure, low cost and energy saving without generating pollution to the environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a solar battery power supply for a cell phone. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Solar battery groupware (1)    Isolating controller (2)    Power storage device (3)    Cell phone (4)
NOVELTY - Bismaleimide and barbituric acid are added to Bronsted alkaline solution and reacted at 20-100 degrees C, to obtain hyperbranched polymer.    USE - Production of hyperbranched polymers used for electronic packaging, display, solar battery, sensor, photoelectric material, electrolyte additive, polymer electrolyte, separation membrane, ion or proton exchange membrane, polar plate material, accelerant material, functional composite material, dope and biomaterial (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since monomer of monomaleimide and/or monomer of polymaleimide are further added during production of hyperbranched polymer, properties of hyperbranched polymers are regulated.
NOVELTY - The process involves placing a cleaned silicon wafer with pyramid structures into mixed solution of potassium hydroxide and isopropanol. The silicon wafer is provided into a polytetrafluoroethylene reactor comprising etching liquid, where the silicon wafer is sealed and made to react for 15 to 60 minutes at 10 to 60 degrees centigrade. The etching liquid is provided with a 5 to 15 moles per liter of hydrogen fluoride. Porous silicon is provided on surfaces of the pyramid structures, and a textured surface of a monocrystalline silicon solar cell is obtained with low surface reflectivity.    USE - Process for manufacturing a textured surface of a monocrystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing process of the textured surface of the monocrystalline silicon solar cell is simple, and the etching liquid is inexpensive. The surface reflectivity of the processed silicon wafer is low, and can be less than 5 percent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic representation of a textured surface of a monocrystalline silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - The device has an organic functional layer provided with a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a luminous layer and an electron transport layer in sequence. The hole injection layer is partially doped, and is made of a main material and a doping material i.e. iron oxide, through co-evaporation, where a volumetric ratio of the doping material to the main material is 1:4-2:1. A luminous unit is laminated through a charge generating layer that is an N-type doped organic layer or a metal oxide structure.    USE - Photoelectric device i.e. solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The doping layer in the hole injection layer or transport layer easily enhances injection and transport capacity of a hole, improves brightness and power efficiency of the device and reduces drive voltage of the device. The anode decorative layer reduces starting voltage of the device, The device has improved brightness, high current density and improved luminous efficiency and high performance. The iron oxide (Fe3O4) can effectively reduce an injection barrier of the hole, and enhance injection of the carrier to realize better anode decoration effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The N-type doped organic layer is formed by doping metal lithium or magnesium into an electron transport material 8-hydroxy-quinoline aluminum (Alq3).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of a photoelectric device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - N-type zinc oxide base transparent conductive film is doped with multiple elements. The doped elements are distributed unevenly in grain, on surface of grain and in crystal boundary.    USE - N-type zinc oxide base transparent conductive film for use in film solar battery and photoelectric devices (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The n-type zinc oxide base transparent conductive film is cost effective and simple to prepare, and has excellent conductivity, and increased transparency in visible zone.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing n-type zinc oxide base transparent conductive film, which involves using high-vacuum magnetron sputtering technology.
NOVELTY - A solar cell consists of a semiconductor substrate, electrode (I) arranged on the substrate, electrode (II) arranged below the substrate, and a back surface field (BSF) layer containing two or more III group elements and provided on substrate side adjacent to electrode (II).    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has reduced recombination with respect to electrons and excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency. The reflectivity by BSF layer is increased. Since electrode (II) is thick, bending of semiconductor substrate is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - 1,3,5-Tris(diarylamino)benzene (I), is new.    USE - Novel 1,3,5-tris(diarylamino)benzene used as organic electronic functional material used as hole transport material and/or hole injection material for organic electroluminescent element (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to hole prevention material and electron prevention material for solar cell, charge transport material in electrophotographic apparatus, light emitting device and semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The 1,3,5-tris(diarylamino)benzene has high crystallization temperature, excellent amorphous property, excellent solubility with respect to solvent and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - 1,3,5-Tris(diarylamino)benzene of formula (I), is new.    R1-R6=group of formula (II);    R=H, 1-6C alkyl, 5- or 6-cycloalkyl, preferably 1-6C alkyl, 5- or 6-cycloalkyl;    m=2, 3, 4 or 5, preferably 2;and    n=0, 1 or 2.    At least one of R1-R6 is group of formula (II). At least one R exists in ortho position and the other exists in para position.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of an organic electroluminescent element.    Transparent substrate (1)    Anode (2)    Positive hole injection layer (3a)    Light emitting layer (4)    Cathode (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves manufacturing a face-down multi-junction compound solar battery. A metal electrode with high reflectivity is arranged on a surface of a transfer substrate through evaporating process. A grid-like fluorescent powder layer is coated on the surface of the transfer substrate. Grid-like thick metal electrodes are arranged for bonding on the surface of the transfer substrate. A surface of the fluorescent powder layer contacts with a bottom battery surface of the multi-junction compound solar battery.    USE - Method for manufacturing a face-down multi-junction compound solar battery chip.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows coating of fluorescent powder on the surface of the bottom battery of the face-down solar battery, so that the coated fluorescent powder can convert solar spectrum with 0.2 microns to spectrum with short wavelength and high solar battery spectral sensitivity, thus enlarging solar spectrum range, and improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a face-down multi-junction compound solar battery chip.
NOVELTY - The method involves laminating a glass, glue film, solar cell series, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) layers of the film and a back plate i.e. tedlar-polyester-tedlar plate. Side edges of a layer of the film and another layer of the film and a corresponding side edge of the glass are placed in specific distance without overflowing glue. Side edges of the back plate are determined to be shorter than a corresponding side edge of the glass, where the side edges cover the layers of the glue film. Distance of an upper side edge of one layer of the film to the upper side edge of the glass is 2 mm.    USE - Method for precisely laminating a solar cell component (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method avoids overflowing of glue, eliminates edge-cutting processing and washing, ensures the quality of the component, reduces the processing complexity, saves labor cost and increases production efficiency. The method effectively utilizes the layers of the glue film and the back plate, and saves the material, so as to efficiently save the manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell component comprising a glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows front and sectional views of a solar cell component.
NOVELTY - The method involves placing a cleaned silicon chip into an oxidizer mixture for hydrophilization process to make a surface of the silicon chip with hydrophilicity, and dipping the silicon chip with hydrophilicity into a 3-aminopropyl-trimethoxy siliane solution. The silicon chip is dried, and is dipped into mono-wall carbon nanotube suspending liquid. The 3-aminopropyl-trimethoxy siliane solution on the silicon chip is decomposed and cleaned. A metal carbon nanotube in an unordered and netted mono-wall carbon nanotube film is removed to prepare a solar micro-battery.    USE - Method for preparing a solar micro-battery in a photovoltaic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing a solar micro-battery in a simple manner. The solar micro-battery is convenient to operate, and can be produced in large quantity. The solar micro-battery has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a solar micro-battery.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of nitrogen doped zinc oxide involving heating and a mixture which contains zinc compound and ammonium salt, and evaporating gas which contains nitrogen.    USE - Manufacture of nitrogen doped zinc oxide used as p-type oxide semiconductor, electrode material for solar cells, varistor, photocatalyst and anti-microbial agent.    ADVANTAGE - Does not require special atmosphere control, simple and efficient.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the manufacture of the nitrogen doped zinc oxide. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Intramolecular donor-acceptor structures prepared by binding conjugated octylphenanthrenyl-imidazole moieties covalently onto the side chains of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)s exhibit lowered bandgaps and enhanced electron transfer. The lowered bandgap and the fast charge transfer both contribute to the much higher external quantum efficiencies - and, thus, much higher short-circuit current densities - for the copolymers presenting octylphenanthrenyl-imidazole moieties, relative to those of pure poly(3-hexylthiophene)s.
NOVELTY - A solar cell is provided. The solar cell defines a receiving room where at least a cell unit is located. A transparent cover plate is placed over the cell unit. The transparent cover plate includes a base plate and a structured plate. The base plate is made of inflexible material while the structured plate is made of UV curable resin. Moreover, a UV absorber is added into the structured plate to increase the UV absorptivity and to slow down the ageing of the encapsulant material in the solar cell.
NOVELTY - A polynorbornene dicarboxyimide containing trifluoromethoxy phenyl is provided in substrate of organic electroluminescent device.    USE - Usage of polynorbornene dicarboxyimide for substrate of organic electroluminescent device used for thin film transistor and organic solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electroluminescent device containing polynorbornene dicarboxyimide has high refractive index, thermal resistance and electrical-optical characteristics, and reduced dielectric constant.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electroluminescent device, which has hole-transport layer, electron-transport layer and cathode.
NOVELTY - The thin film forming apparatus has a coating unit that coats a thin film in specific shape onto a substrate (21). An apparatus is provided for attaching or detaching a sheet form or roll form film shadow mask (22a) to the substrate. The film shadow mask is laminated onto the substrate, and is removed from the substrate after forming the thin film.    USE - Thin film formation apparatus. Uses include but are not limited to flat panel display, plasma display panel (PDP), flexible display, solar cell, plastic electronics, organic light emitting device, etc.    ADVANTAGE - An inexpensive and small-sized film shadow mask can be used for the formation process of a thin film, so that power consumption can be reduced. A thin film of different pattern shapes can be formed efficiently on a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic explanatory view of the thin film forming apparatus.    Deposition source (20)    Substrate (21)    Film shadow masks (22a,22b)    Mask removal unit (23)
NOVELTY - This invention provides a coating of electrode, which comprises an electrode film having a plurality of conducting polymer nano-particles, a plurality of carbon black dispersed uniformly in the conducting polymer nano-particles and connected with parts of the conducting polymer nano-particles. Parts of the conducting polymer nano-particles and parts of the carbon black co-defined a plurality of opening channels. This invention also provides a counter electrode made from the coating that stated above. Furthermore, this invention also provides a dye-sensitized solar cell, which comprises a transparent anode having a conducing substrate and a TiO2 layer formed on the conducting substrate, a counter electrode stated above, a dye layer sandwiched between the counter electrode and the TiO2 layer, a supporter set between the counter electrode and the dye layer, and a electrolyte. The supporter, the counter electrode and the dye layer co-defined a space filled the electrolyte.
NOVELTY - A solar cell is provided. The solar cell has a receiving room in which at least a cell unit is located. A transparent cover plate is placed over the cell unit. The transparent cover plate includes a base plate and a structured plate. The base plate is made from inflexible material, and the structured plate is made from photo resin. The structured plate is adhered to the base plate. Pluralities of first structures are disposed on the incident surface of the structured plate.
NOVELTY - An organic electroluminescent composition contains triphenylene derivative (1).    USE - Organic electroluminescent composition is used for organic electroluminescent device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic light-emitting diode, organic thin film transistor, organic-laser diode, organic solar cell, organic electroluminescent electrochemical cell, organic integrated circuit and liquid crystal display device.    ADVANTAGE - The organic electroluminescent device formed using organic electroluminescent composition has excellent thermal stability, luminescent brightness, durability and luminous efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic electroluminescent composition contains triphenylene derivative of formula (1).    R1,R2=6-30C aryl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electroluminescent device, which has organic layer containing organic luminescent composition.
NOVELTY - Nanocrystalline oxide (18) is coated and sintered on a transparent conductive substrate. The opposing electrode (12) is formed. The external and internal spaces between electrodes are sealed by a sealant (14), and the arbitrary location of the electrodes is not sealed to form a vent. A photosensitive dye solution containing dye molecules adsorbed on nanocrystalline oxide is injected through the vent. An electrolyte is injected through vent, to obtain a dye-sensitized solar cell.    USE - Manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cell efficiently and economically, within short period of time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Opposing electrode (12)    Opened tub (13)    Sealant (14)    Nanocrystalline oxide (18)
NOVELTY - The solar battery has an electrode which is arranged on the top of substrate. The electrode includes a main portion and a light guide particle arranged in the main portion. The light guide particle is provided in the inner side of groove formed in the main portion of electrode.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The amount of light blocked with electrode is reduced so that sunlight receiving efficiency of substrate is increased and efficiency of solar battery is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the front electrode of solar battery.
NOVELTY - A benzoxazole derivative (1) is new.    USE - New benzoxazole derivative is used in organic thin-film layers of organic photoelectric devices (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic light-emitting devices (e.g. organic LEDs used in flat panel displays and LCDs), organic solar cells, organophotoreceptors, and organic transistors.    ADVANTAGE - The new benzoxazole derivative provides organic photoelectric devices having excellent durability, efficiency, electrochemical stability, and thermal stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A benzoxazole derivative of formula (1), is new.    Ar1,Ar3=optionally substituted 6-30C aromatic cyclic group, or optionally substituted 2-30C heterocyclic group;    Ar2=H, or 6-30C aryl, 2-30C heteroaryl, 6-30C arylamino, or 2-30C heteroarylamino (all optionally substituted);    R1-R3=H, halo, cyano, hydroxyl, amino, nitro, carboxyl, or 1-20C alkyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 1-30C heterocycloalkyl, 6-30C aryl, or 2-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted);and    n1-n3=0-4.    The substituents are chosen from H, halo, cyano, hydroxyl, amino, nitro, carboxyl, and 1-20C alkyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 1-30C heterocycloalkyl, 6-30C aryl, and 2-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted) (sic). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic photoelectric device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the organic photoelectric device.    Organic thin-film layer (105)    Cathode (110)    Anode (120)    Light-emitting layer (130)    Hole-transport layer (140)    Electron-transport layer (150)    Electron-injection layer (160)    Hole-injection layer (170)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte solution comprises alkyl-substituted imidazole iodine compound, 1-allyl-3-methyl imidazole iodine, lithium iodide, iodine and a solvent.    USE - Electrolyte solution is used for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte solution has reduced viscosity, and provides solar cell with improved performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - The present invention discloses an organic/inorganic photovoltaic device with a bridging self-assembled monolayer(SAM) at the organic/inorganic interface to form a conducting polymer/inorganic semiconductor bilayer such that the compatibility of the inorganic substrate with the conducting polymer is enhanced. Alternatively, the bridging SAM can polymerize with the conducting monomer to form a conducting polymer/inorganic semiconductor hybrid. The bridging SAM molecules contain, at each of their two ends, a functional group that bonds to the inorganic substrate and a conducting monomer, respectively.
NOVELTY - Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprises a transparent carrier film and a layer of a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive, where: the carrier film has a refractive index (nd20) of not more than 1.458 and a transmittance of greater than or equal to 90%; the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a refractive index (nd20) of at least 1.470 and a transmittance of at least 90%; and the transmittance of the adhesive tape in the bonded state on a glass plate is at least 90%.    USE - The adhesive tape is useful for bonding components in the production of solar modules, for fixing solar cells, as surface protection and/or for fixing laminates (all claimed), where the solar modules are solar panels, photovoltaic modules and solar generators.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive tape is single-sided tape and has UV stability, chemical, weathering and temperature stability, good electrical properties and high optical transparency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the adhesive tape for fixing the solar cells to one another during the production of the solar module.    Fluorinated film (1)    Ethylene-vinyl acetate film (2,4)    Solar cell (3)    Glass (5)    Single-sided adhesive tape. (6)
NOVELTY - A moving contact (24) in an accommodating space (10a) is driven by a magnet coil (16), by generating an electromagnetic force when energized. The moving contact is engaged or disengaged from a fixed contact (23) based on which the moving coil is driven or not. A flame propagation route through which the flame of ignited flammable gas propagates towards a breathing hole (101) in a base (10), has flame extinguishment clearances (C1,C6,C8) that are set to a gap size of less than or equal to 2mm, such that the flame is extinguished when passing through the flame extinguishment clearances.    USE - Electromagnetic relay for use in electric motorcar installed with fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The propagation of the flame to the exterior space is prevented, since the flame of the ignited flammable gas propagating towards the breathing hole, is extinguished by forming the flame extinguishment clearances in the flame propagation route.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electromagnetic relay.    Base (10)    Accommodating space (10a)    Magnet coil (16)    Fixed contact (23)    Moving contact (24)    Breathing hole (101)    Flame extinguishment clearances (C1,C6,C8)
NOVELTY - A thiol group-containing compound having ethoxysilane group or methoxysilane group is coated to substrate surface (1), and metal microparticles are stuck to the substrate surface by chemically combining silanol group generated by hydrolyzing the ethoxysilane group or methoxysilane group with the substrate surface, and metal wiring (2) is formed on the metal microparticles.    USE - Formation of metal wiring used for electronic component e.g. circuit board mounted in the electronic device, organic transistor, inorganic transistor, inorganic electroluminescent element, organic electroluminescent element, capacitor, inorganic solar cell and organic solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metal wiring is formed efficiently and economically with excellent surface activity, adhesiveness and suppressed aggregation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view explaining the formation of metal wiring.    Surface substrate (1)    Metal wiring (2)
NOVELTY - Non-electroluminescent electronic device comprises: an electrode; and a functional layer having charge transport property and provided on the electrode. The functional layer comprises a functional material comprising an electron transport component and a hole trap component, the HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) of the hole trap component is at least 0.3eV higher than the HOMO of the electron transport component, and the concentration of the hole trap component in the functional material is less than or equal to 4 mol%.    USE - The non-electroluminescent electronic device is useful: as electrophotographic, xerographic device, organic solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell, organic spintronic device, field-quench device, photodetector or sensor; in an electronic device, which is organic field effect transistor, thin film transistor, organic integrated circuit, radio frequency identification tag, photodetector, sensor, logic circuit, memory element, capacitor, charge injection layer, Schottky diode, planarizing layer, antistatic film, conducting substrate or pattern, or organic plasmon-emitting device or photoconductor (all claimed); and for a high performance printing system.    ADVANTAGE - The non-electroluminescent electronic device has high electron mobility and low dark decay.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a mixture comprising one or more electron transport compounds and hole trap compounds, where at least one of the electron transport compounds and hole trap compounds is a monomeric compound; and    (2) a formulation comprising the mixture and one or more organic solvents.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a single-layer electrophotographic device.    Contact to ground (1)    Metalized substrate (2)    Charge generation layer (3)    Charge transport layer (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves utilizing silicon material at an exterior of a substrate (13). The multiple etching of the substrates takes place during the treatment. The substrate is finally dried and heated for a drying process of a surface. An oxidation of the substrate or the substrate surface takes place with a gas mixture (34), which contains a small portion of ozone. The gas mixture has components of nitrogen, oxygen and ozone for the oxidation.    USE - Method for treatment of a substrate, particularly solar cells and for processing substrate for solar cells and solar cell wafer (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method involves utilizing silicon material at an exterior of a substrate, and multiple etching of the substrates takes place during the treatment, and hence ensures that the better quality of substrate is manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a solar cell wafer coated with silicon; and    (2) a treatment unit for a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a treatment unit.    Treatment unit (11)    Substrate (13)    Etching unit (15)    Rollers (16)    Gas mixture (34)
NOVELTY - A transparent electrode has a transparent conductive layer (31) on a transparent base material (51). The transparent conductive layer contains conductive fiber (11) and electroconductive material (21). The electroconductive material contains polyanion(s) having molecular weight distribution of 1.03-1.3.    USE - Transparent electrode is used for organic electroluminescent element (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display element, organic light-emitting device, inorganic electroluminescent element, solar cell, electromagnetic wave shield, electronic paper, mobile telephone, touch panel, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent electrode has excellent electroconductivity, transparency, smoothness, stability, and light emission uniformity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic view of the transparent electrode.    Conductive fiber (11)    Electroconductive material (21)    Transparent conductive layer (31)    Transparent resin (41)    Transparent binder layer (42)    Transparent base material (51)
NOVELTY - The cell has a glass substrate (1) on which a transparent electrode layer (2) is provided. The electrode layer comprises corrugated structure which faces the surface side of an amorphous silicon thin film photoelectric converting layer (3). A corrugated structure is formed in photoelectric converting layer (3) in the surface side of a microcrystal silicon thin film photoelectric converting layer (4) corresponding to corrugated structure of electrode layer. The upper surface of the corrugated structure in photoelectric converting layer (3) is made parallel to substrate.    USE - Thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the upper surface of the corrugated structure of the amorphous silicon thin film photoelectric converting layer is made parallel to the glass substrate, the deterioration of the carrier transport property with respect to film thickness can be reduced so that the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the thin film solar cell is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the transparent conductive film and amorphous silicon type thin film photoelectric converting layer in the thin film solar cell.    Glass substrate (1)    Transparent electrode layer (2)    Amorphous silicon thin film photoelectric converting layer (3)    Microcrystal silicon thin film photoelectric converting layer (4)    P-type amorphous silicon carbide film (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves producing a metal mold (2) in a shape of an acicular structure (5). The molding material (6) such as crystalline material which is filled in the metal mold, is heated to a predetermined temperature. The molding material which is filled to an acute portion (3) of the metal mold is heated at a temperature higher than the temperature at the molding material filled in a base portion (4) of the metal mold is heated. The crystallinity degree of the acute portion is set larger than the crystallinity degree of the base portion of the metal mold.    USE - Method for manufacturing acicular structure (claimed) for manufacturing micro-needle for transdermally administering bioactive substance. Can also be used in manufacturing of semiconductor device, optical element, wiring circuit, data storage media such as hard disk, biosensor, display panel, energy devices such as solar cell, fuel cell, micro-reactor and micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device, cell culture substrate, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Since the crystallinity degree of the acute portion is set larger than the crystallinity degree of the base portion of the metal mold, the generation of the cracks on the acicular structure can be suppressed reliably. The acicular structure with excellent rigidity can be manufactured effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for acicular structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional views illustrating the manufacturing process of the acicular structure.    Substrate (1)    Metal mold (2)    Acute portion (3)    Base portion (4)    Acicular structure (5)    Molding material (6)
NOVELTY - The preparing method involves inflating argon gas into vacuum cavity until predetermined air pressure is reached, increasing temperature of deposited copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) thin-film to predetermined temperature and predetermined rising speed, keeping temperature then reducing temperature, cooling the film along with furnace to room temperature, opening the cavity and taking a sample out of cavity so as to obtain CIGS light absorption layer of thin-film solar cell.    USE - Preparing method for light absorption layer of copper indium selenide (CuInSe2) based thin-film solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A magnetron sputtering equipment is adopted to perform radio-frequency magnetron sputtering, by sputtering molybdenum (Mo) on sodium glass substrate and preparing Mo electrode needed by copper indium selenium (CIS) based thin-film solar cell, and placing the prepared Mo electrode into a vacuum cavity of the magnetron sputtering equipment, mounting a ceramic target with the predetermined target base distance, performing vacuum operation until the air pressure is reduced, inflating argon gas to adjust air pressure, starting sputtering, adding the sputtering power, starting the deposition after the light is steady, depositing argon gas, stopping the sputtering, switching off the argon, and closing the vacuum system so as to obtain the deposited CIGS thin-film.
NOVELTY - An n-type zinc oxide base transparent conductive film co-doped by cation and anion, is new.    USE - The n-type zinc oxide base transparent conductive film co-doped by cation and anion is useful in film solar battery and photoelectric devices (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The n-type zinc oxide base transparent conductive film co-doped by cation and anion has simple preparation process, excellent visible transparency and electronic conductivity, cheap cost, and wide application foreground in solar battery and photoelectric device fields.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An n-type zinc oxide base transparent conductive film co-doped by cation and anion, where the doped cation is high-valent cation Mn+; and the doped cation is low-valent anion Xm-, is new.    n=3, 4, 5, or 6; and    m=1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method for preparing the n-type zinc oxide base transparent conductive film co-doped by cation and anion.
NOVELTY - The preparation method involves putting silicon target and carbon target on inner wall of the furnace opposingly. The sputtering rate of the targets is controlled by controlling power of medium-frequency pulse power supply. A high-purity argon (Ar) is used as ionizing gas while taking high-purity hydrogen (H2) as reaction gas to ionize and combine the silicon and carbon elements, and then form a hydrogenated silicon-carbon film on surface of the base body.    USE - Preparation method of hydrogenated silicon-carbon film for e.g. solar battery, film transistor, light-emitting diode, ultraviolet image sensor, fine super-fluid coating and anti-corrosion anti-oxidizing coating by magnetron sputtering.    ADVANTAGE - Changes stoichiometric proportion of silicon and carbon by controlling carbon content to change photoelectric performance of the silicon-carbon film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing illustrates the preparation of hydrogenated silicon-carbon film by magnetron sputtering.
NOVELTY - The film has a base layer whose surface is provided with dual-mode molecular weight distribution and an irradiation graft modified graft layer, where the base layer is made of fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) resin. Thickness of the base layer is 0.02-0.35 mm or 0.15-0.3 mm. Thickness of the graft layer is 0.01 to 5 microns.    USE - Irradiation modified fluoro-resin film.    ADVANTAGE - The film employs dual-mode molecular weight distributed fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) resin to make the base layer, and performs irradiation graft modification to the base layer to form the graft layer, thus making the graft layer and Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) layer with high adhesive property to maintain the high corrosion resistance, high weathering resistance and inflammable resistance. The surface of the film is provided with high scratching resistance, and the inner surface of the film has adhesive feature with EVA layer to maintain high transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a flexible solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an irradiation modified fluoro-resin film.
NOVELTY - The module has an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) membrane coated on a solar panel, and two aluminum strips welded to a metal conducting face of the solar panel or equipped on two lateral edges of the solar panel, respectively. Lower parts of the aluminum strips are fixed with free sections that are folded inward, collected and folded upward in center of the solar panel in a width direction and penetrated through the EVA glass back plate, where the free sections are used as electrodes. The aluminum strips are connected with leading wires that are in an electric connection with a junction box.    USE - Amorphous silicon solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The free sections of the aluminum strips are utilized as electrodes and folded and penetrated through the glass back plate, so that the leading-out manner of the electrodes are simple.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an amorphous silicon solar cell module.
NOVELTY - A tin oxide material comprises tin oxide and/or tin dioxide. When the tin oxide material is applied on a to-be-treated surface, nano projections and depressions containing tin oxide nanocrystals having average length of 3-50 nm are formed on the surface.    USE - Tin oxide material is used for manufacturing surface treated substrate used for electrode of molecule sensor, deoxyribonucleic acid sensor, solution sensor and gas sensor (all claimed). Can also be used for filter, catalyst and dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The tin oxide material provides electrode and sensor having high signal-to-noise ratio and sensitivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) surface-treated substrate; and    (2) manufacture of surface-treated substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flow chart of formation of tin oxide material. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Preparation of substrate for providing tin oxide nanocrystals (S110)    Preparation of solution for depositing tin oxide nanocrystals on substrate (S120)    Immersion of substrate in the solution (S130)
NOVELTY - A polymer having heterocyclic ring-containing repeating unit of formula (I) is new.    USE - Polymer is used for composition for thin film used for polymer light-emitting element, organic transistor and photoelectric transducer (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to planar light source, segment display device, liquid crystal display device, dot matrix display device, computer, television, mobile telephone, car navigation, video camera, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer provides light-emitting element having favorable luminescent property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymer having heterocyclic ring-containing repeating unit of formula (I) is new.    X1,X2=oxygen, sulfur, and -N(Rn)- or -C(Rc1)=C(Rc2)-;    R1-R4,Rn,Rc1,Rc2=H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, arylthio, arylalkyl, aryl alkoxy, aryl alkylthio, aryl alkenyl, aryl alkynyl, monovalent heterocyclic group and heterocyclic thio, and amino, silyl, carboxyl (all optionally substituted), acyl, acyloxy, imine residue, amide, acid-imide group, cyano, or nitro;and    Ar1=bivalent heterocyclic group.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) heterocyclic ring compound of formula (VI);    (2) manufacture of polymer;    (3) polymer light-emitting element, which has light-emitting layer as organic layer having polymer provided between anode and cathode;    (4) organic transistor, which has source electrode, drain electrode, gate electrode and organic layer having polymer; and    (5) photoelectric transducer, which has organic layer having polymer provided between anode and cathode.    Ra1,Ra2=R1.
NOVELTY - A hydrophilic composition containing hydrophilic polymer(s) is coated (AA) on a base material containing metal or resin, and the coated base material is formed into a coil shape or roll shape and subjected to heat-treatment, to obtain hydrophilic component. The surface roughness of the hydrophilic coating film after carrying out heat-treatment is 80-150% with respect to surface roughness of the hydrophilic coating film before carrying out heat-treatment.    USE - Manufacture of hydrophilic component (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to eyeglass lens, optical lens, motor-vehicle component, traffic sign, toilet bowl, kitchen utensils, tableware, ventilating fan, antenna and solar cell cover.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides hydrophilic component with high transparency, durability, crack resistance, scratch resistance, adhesiveness with respect to base material and surface roughness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the manufacture of hydrophilic component. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Coating of hydrophilic composition (AA)
NOVELTY - A cartridge (24) comprises first housing having interior surface and an exterior surface; housing within first housing, second housing containing alcohol fuel or hydrocarbon fuel and having interior surface and exterior surface; and colorant that is supported by at least a portion of interior surface of the first housing.    USE - Cartridge for fuel cell system in a portable device such as a cellular telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The cartridge is safe to store, handle, and/or use; can provide clear signal (e.g. visual signal) of fuel leak from cartridge, thus making user of cartridge to respond accordingly (e.g., by taking appropriate safety measures), and allowing user to relatively easily determine how much fuel remains in the cartridge. The portable device may be able to run for relatively long period of time before cartridge needs to be replaced, thus making user to plan for timely replacement of the cartridge.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram illustrating a fuel cell system.    Fuel cell system (20)    Fuel stack (22)    Cartridge (24)    Reactant outlet (31)    Fuel cell (32)
NOVELTY - The method involves growing an N-type layer, an intrinsic layer and a P-type layer on a non-transparent substrate i.e. stainless steel substrate, through plasma auxiliary chemical vapor deposition process, and delaying growing time of another P-type layer to specific seconds. The flow rate of hydrogen is kept constant after growing the latter P-type layer. The latter P-type layer is etched through hydrogen plasma etching process. A P plus layer is grown, and a battery is taken out from a reaction chamber. An indium-tin oxide (ITO) transparent electrode is grown through magnetron sputtering.    USE - Method for increasing an open circuit voltage of an amorphous silicon thin film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing the open circuit voltage of the amorphous silicon thin film solar battery in an easy and effective manner, thus obtaining the amorphous silicon thin film solar battery with large area and high open circuit voltage, reducing cost and providing mass production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The hydrogen dilution ratio i.e. hydrogen divide by silicon tetrahydride, is 10-20, and doping ratio i.e. phosphine divide by silicon tetrahydride, is 1:40-1:60 during depositing the N-type layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating an open circuit voltage increasing method for an amorphous silicon thin film solar battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A crucible (1) has a cylindrical melting portion (1a) which melts silicon. The melting portion comprises ceramics having air hole opened to outer peripheral surface and enclosed with primary silicon oxide.    USE - Crucible is used for manufacturing apparatus of crystalline silicon particle (claimed) used for crystalline silicon substrate e.g. silicon wafer used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The crucible enables to produce crystalline silicon with high quality and reduced impurities.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of crucible, which involves preparing crucible precursor having melting portion, applying solution containing polysilazane to outer peripheral portion (1b) of melting portion, heat processing crucible precursor and forming primary silicon oxide; and    (2) manufacturing apparatus (X) of crystalline silicon particle, which has crucible having discharge hole (1d) connected to melting portion, a heating unit arranged at outer side of crucible for heating crucible, and a cooling solidification unit for cooling and solidifying silicon melt solution (4), arranged under discharge hole.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of manufacturing apparatus of crystalline silicon particle.    Crucible (1)    Melting portion (1a)    Outer peripheral portion (1b)    Inner peripheral portion (1c)    Discharge hole (1d)    Heater (3)    Silicon melt solution (4)    Crystalline silicon oxide (5)    Manufacturing apparatus of crystalline silicon particle (X)
NOVELTY - An optical detection element contains a nano size structure with a layer consists of fullerene which include a metal bonded with the molecule, on both the inner and outer wall surfaces.    USE - Optical detection element for electronic component material (claimed) such as conducting wire, solar cell material or field effect transistor material.    ADVANTAGE - The nanotube is easily formed and manufactured by a simple process, has high density fullerene layer, storage ability is excellent and charge transport ability is outstanding.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) optical switching element; and    (2) photoresponsive charge transport element.
NOVELTY - A conductive paste composition contains binder, fine powder, glass frit and solvent. The binder has urethane group in main chain or side chain.    USE - Conductive paste composition is used for forming electrode pattern for display device e.g. plasma display panel, solar battery, optical filter and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive paste composition has excellent physical properties. The electrode pattern is formed using conductive paste composition without environmental pollution, in high yield.
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer (10) has a bulk heterojunction layer containing n-type-semiconductor material and p-type-semiconductor material. The n-type-semiconductor material is a high molecular compound, and the p-type-semiconductor material is a low molecular weight compound.    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer is used for solar cell and optical sensor array (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and durability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of solar cell having organic photoelectric transducer.    Organic photoelectric transducer (10)    Substrate (11)    Anode (12)    Cathode (13)    Photoelectric converting layer (14)
NOVELTY - Preparing zinc oxide (ZnO) nanometer rod and micron rod in large scale comprises: (a) using zinc acetate and analytically pure ammonia water as raw materials; (b) dripping ammonia water into the zinc acetate (Zn(CH3COO)2) solution; (c) filtering and washing colloid; (d) placing the product into constant temperature humidity chamber; and (e) thermally treating the powder.    USE - The method is useful for preparing ZnO nanometer rod and micron rod in large scale (claimed) used as detector, catalyst, sensor, piezoelectric transducer, surface acoustic wave device, and laser diode and solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The invention has: (a) nanometer rods having different dimensions which can be obtained through adjusting humidity and time in the adjusting box; and (b) micron rods having different dimensions which can be obtained through adjusting temperature and time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing ZnO nanometer rod and micron rod in large scale comprises: (a) using zinc acetate and analytically pure ammonia water as raw materials, proportioning according to mol ratio of zinc acetate to ammonia water of 1:2; (b) after arranging the raw materials in (a), dripping ammonia water into the Zn(CH3COO)2 solution at 35-45 degrees C, and agitating, obtaining ZnO precursor; (c) filtering and washing colloid in step (b) until the pH value is 7, removing some impurity ions; (d) placing the product in step (c) into a constant temperature humidity chamber, nucleating and growing the ZnO rod-shaped structure on surface of precursor; and (e) thermally treating the powder treated in constant temperature humidity chamber in (d), driving water and some organic impurities in product.
NOVELTY - Polynorbornene dicarboxyimide has imide having N-portion substituted by phenyl group.    USE - Polynorbornene dicarboxyimide is used for substrate of organic electroluminescent device, organic thin film transistor and organic solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Polynorbornene dicarboxyimide provides organic electroluminescent device having high heat resistance, optical characteristics and transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic electroluminescent device;    (2) organic thin film transistor; and    (3) organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - A silicon metal and anhydrous hydrochloride are reacted in presence of catalyst including main catalyst or co-catalyst, to obtain trichlorosilane.    USE - Manufacture of trichlorosilane used as raw material for forming semiconductor wafer and solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides trichlorosilane in high yield.
NOVELTY - A conductive laminate consists of a plastic substrate, an indium oxide group transparent conductive film vacuum-evaporated on one side of the plastic substrate, and a zinc oxide transparent conductive film vacuum-evaporated on the other side of plastic substrate.    USE - Conductive laminate is used for transparent electrodes. Uses include but are not limited to flat panel displays, solar batteries, photoelectric conversion elements, touch panels, and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive laminate has excellent electrical property and workability. Out-gassing preprocessing of plastic substrate is not required.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of conductive laminate.
NOVELTY - A self-assembled monolayer is formed on substrate and immersed in silver electrolyte. The substrate is then immersed in copper electroless plating solution, and silver seed layer and copper layer are formed.    USE - Formation of silver seed layer for display panel of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, solar battery and metal wiring formation of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The silver seed layer is economically formed with excellent productivity.
NOVELTY - An amphoteric block copolymer consists of polymer block (a) including polyalkylene-oxide side-chain-containing structural unit, and polymer block (b) containing aromatic hydrocarbon structural unit.    USE - Amphoteric block copolymer used for electrolyte (claimed) for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The amphoteric block copolymer has excellent mechanical stability, hydrophobicity and ion conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of amphoteric block copolymer.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has partition plate (15) separating container (13) into two chambers (16,17). The hydrogen storage portion (20) and oxygen storage portion (30) comprise hydrogen tank and oxygen tank having hydrogen piping and oxygen piping respectively. A pair of supply pipes (25,35) is arranged passing fuel cell (12) and electrolysis apparatus to supply circulating water discharged from containers into chambers. The hydrogen supply pipe (26) and oxygen supply pipe (36) are connected to supply pipes whose edge portions are arranged along downstream of fuel cell.    USE - Electric power storage apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The operational efficiency of the electric power storage apparatus is improved and the structure of the apparatus is simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the electric power storage apparatus.    Fuel cell (12)    Container (13)    Partition plate (15)    Chambers (16,17)    Hydrogen storage portion (20)    Supply pipes (25,35)    Hydrogen supply pipe (26)    Oxygen storage portion (30)    Oxygen supply pipe (36)
NOVELTY - A laminated polyester film comprises polyester layer (P1) which contains polyester resin (A1) with weight average molecular weight (Mw1) of 37500-60000, polyester layer (P2) which contains polyester resin (A2) with crystallization heat of fusion of less than or equal to 15 mJ/mg and inorganic particle (B2) (5-50 wt.%) in one side, and polyester layer (P3) which contains polyester resin (A3) with crystallization heat of fusion of less than or equal to 15 mJ/mg and inorganic particle (B3) (5-50 wt.%) in side.    USE - A laminated polyester film for solar cell back sheets (claimed). Can also be used for copper-clad laminate board, adhesive tape, flexible printed substrate, start electrical insulation materials (e.g. membrane switch, planar heating element or flat cable), capacitor material, motor vehicle material, building material, and solar cell used as solar cell system for power supply of solar energy power generation system and small electronic component e.g. outdoor-type way and indoor-type way.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated polyester film is recyclable and excellent in flame retardance, has outstanding mechanical strength, hydrolysis resistance and adhesiveness, and prevents generation of harmful gas.
NOVELTY - The battery has a reflection barrier layer (30) including aluminum nitride layer and aluminum oxide nitride membrane formed on a top part of a silicon/glass substrate (10). The transparent oxide conductive layer is formed between the substrate and the reflection barrier layer. The transparent oxide conductive layer is made of materials selected from a group of aluminum zinc oxide, gallium zinc oxide, boron zinc oxide, indium zinc oxide or indium tin oxide.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery utilizes the aluminum nitride layer as a film by sputtering process for preventing reflection of the light. The aluminum nitride layer has high optical permeability, low reflectivity, high-temperature stability and high refractive index. The unit cost for manufacturing the battery is reduced. The refractive index of the aluminum oxide nitride membrane can be adjusted according to the oxygen content. The efficiency of the battery is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery.    Silicon/glass substrate (10)    Reflection barrier layer (30)
NOVELTY - A catalyst (C1), catalytically active for oxidation of carbon monoxide, comprises copper oxide, zinc oxide and cerium oxide.    USE - In cigarette and for low temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide from gases such as vehicle exhaust emission, a gas used in a laser, a gas used in a fuel cell and ambient air undergoing air filtration (claimed). Also used in an air filter for the conversion of carbon monoxide and/or indoor volatile organic compounds.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst is catalytically active. The catalyst reduces the concentration of carbon monoxide from gases. The copper oxide-zinc oxide-cerium oxide catalyst is capable of room temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide and exhibits greater stability at elevated temperature (e.g. 50 degrees C) over an extended reaction period. The catalysts are capable of converting CO to CO2 at low temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following    (1) method of oxidizing carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide involving contacting the copper oxide-zinc oxide-cerium oxide catalyst (C1) with gas containing carbon monoxide;    (2) cigarette comprising tobacco rod, cigarette paper and optional filter, at least one of which comprises the catalyst (C1).
NOVELTY - The pressurized gas storage vessel (10) has vessel shell (12) with a liner layer (18) formed over an interior surface (14). A permeation protection layer (24) comprising silicon dioxide, amorphous hydrogenated diamond like carbon (DLC), and metal is formed over the liner layer. The vessel shell is made of glass fiber, carbon fiber and plastic.    USE - High pressurized gas storage vessel for storing hydrogen used as fuel in fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The permeation protection layer can prevent the permeation of pressurized gas from the interior of the vessel. Hence the volumetric storage capacity of the vessel is increased efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for producing high pressurized gas storage vessel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of high pressurized gas storage vessel.    Pressurized gas storage vessel (10)    Vessel shell (12)    Interior surface (14)    Liner layer (18)    Permeation protection layer (24)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a front electrode layer (11) on a substrate (10), and providing a laser beam that is projected through a photo mask to partially remove the front electrode layer. A photoconductive layer (12) is formed on the front electrode layer, and a back electrode layer (13) i.e. metal layer, is formed on the photo-conductive layer. A laser beam is provided through the photo mask such that the beam extends from the back electrode layer to apertures (21). A set of light-transmissive regions (22) is provided with a projected area that is located within one of the apertures.    USE - Method for manufacturing a translucent solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The light-transmissive regions are provided with the projected area that is located within one of the apertures, thus preventing different films of the translucent solar cell from short-circuiting, and reducing production costs of the translucent solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a translucent solar cell.    Substrate (10)    Front electrode layer (11)    Photo conductive layer (12)    Back electrode layer (13)    Apertures (21)    Light-transmissive regions (22)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a substrate (110), forming a doped layer comprising a heavily doped portion (112), and forming a lightly doped portion (111) under the heavily doped portion. The heavily doped portion of the doped layer is partially removed, and an anti-reflection coating layer is formed on the substrate. A patterned metal conducting paste is coated on the anti-reflection coating layer. A patterned metal conducting paste is fired to form metal electrodes for a solar cell. The doped layer is doped by phosphorus ions.    USE - Method for fabricating a differential doped solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The patterned metal conducting paste is fired to form the metal electrodes for the solar cell, thus reducing the contact resistance, and improving short wave frequency response, and hence improving energy conversion efficiency of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a method for fabricating a differential doped solar cell.    Substrate (110)    Lightly doped portion (111)    Heavily doped portion (112)    Patterned etching resist layer (121)    Opening (141)
NOVELTY - An optical apparatus comprises an optical element (110) having a first refractive index; solar cell (130) for converting light associated with a range of wavelengths to electrical energy, where range has a minimum wavelength of light; and encapsulant (120) having a second refractive index, and disposed between optical element and solar cell. The second refractive index of encapsulant is modified to approach the value of first refractive index. The encapsulant comprises silicone, and filler material (125) comprising titania.    USE - An optical apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The encapsulant is modified to have a refractive index that approaches or matches that of an optical component to which it is coupled. The concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system may provide usable electrical energy from solar radiation collected at broader range of angles than CPV system with narrower range of acceptance angles. This may result in increased performance of CPV system, as more light is converted into usable electrical energy. The filler material may be used to modify the index of refraction of encapsulant.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of increasing the acceptance angle of an optical system (100).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an optical system incorporating an encapsulant with filler particles.    Optical system (100)    Optical element (110)    Encapsulant (120)    Filler material (125)    Solar cell (130)
NOVELTY - A thin film of a semiconductor (21) is formed on a surface of a semiconductor material (22) by irradiating a laser beam (24) on the surface of the semiconductor material in a gas atmosphere comprising an oxidizing agent gas (26) and an inert gas (27).    USE - Manufacture of semiconductor used for solar cell and fuel cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of semiconductor having excellent electroconductivity. The solar cell formed using the semiconductor has excellent light excitation electric current efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view explaining the manufacture of the semiconductor.    Semiconductor (21)    Semiconductor material (22)    Laser beam (24)    Oxidizing agent gas (26)    Inert gas (27)
NOVELTY - A crosslinked fluororubber composition contains fluororubber (A) containing vinylidene fluoride unit, fluororesin (B) and polyol crosslinking agent (C). The fluororubber and fluororesin are kneaded at temperature lower than the melting point of fluororesin by 5 degrees C or more.    USE - Crosslinked fluororubber composition is used for fluorine rubber molded products used as sealing material, sliding component, and non-adhesive component (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to gasket, diaphragm, field emission display panel, solar cell, developing machine, exhaust apparatus, piston ring, shaft seal, valve stem seal, oil seal, wiper blade of motor vehicle, and.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine rubber molded products formed using crosslinked fluororubber composition has improved water-repellent oil repellency and low friction property. The crosslinked fluororubber composition has non-adhesive property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of fluorine rubber molded product, which involves kneading crosslinked fluororubber composition, molding kneaded material by crosslinking process, and heating the crosslinked molded product at temperature lower than the melting point of fluororesin.
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion apparatus has a dielectric film (6) that is formed on a semiconductor layer (2). The dielectric film is formed with positive and negative impurities (5) near the interface between the dielectric film and the semiconductor layer.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The inversion layer can be induced by the fixed electric charge and the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion apparatus can be improved reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view and sectional views of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    P-type layer (1)    Semiconductor layer (2)    N-type layer (3)    Surface inversion layer (4)    Impurities (5)    Dielectric film (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming metal electrode layer (4) on semiconductor layer (3) which is formed on transparent electrode layer (2). A resin layer (5) is formed on the metal electrode layer. A portion of metal electrode layer is exposed by applying reverse voltage between transparent electrode layer and the metal electrode layer. The exposed portion of the metal electrode layer is etched using resin layer as mask.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of short circuit between the transparent electrode layer and the metal electrode layer can be prevented by etching a portion of the metal electrode layer, hence the output of the solar cell module can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view explaining the process of manufacturing solar cell module. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent substrate (1)    Transparent electrode layer (2)    Semiconductor layer (3)    Metal electrode layer (4)    Resin layer (5)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic device comprises first surface (111) on first column (101) and being applied with first light absorption media; and second surface (112) on second column (102) and being applied with second light absorption media. The first and second surfaces form a resonance cavity that traps incident light entering to enhance light absorption.    USE - Photovoltaic device for forming solar panel used to generate electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The device forms solar panels that can absorb solar energy in multiple wavelength regions. The solar panel can gather more sunlight through different directions and is less dependent on climate and orientation of the panel to maximize solar energy conversion into electricity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method to absorb solar energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a concave surface resonance cavity used to trap light for absorption of solar energy.    First column (101)    Second column (102)    Distance (103)    First surface (111)    Second surface (112)
NOVELTY - A solar cell laminate comprises a solar cell layer comprising electronically interconnected solar cell(s) and having a light-receiving side and a back side; and preformed bi-layer sheet(s) (10) comprising a first sub-layer (12) comprising a poly(vinyl butyral) and a second sublayer (14) comprising a metal or polymeric film.    USE - A solar cell laminate.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell laminate has film sub-layer of the preformed bi-layer sheet that helps to reduce or eliminate the tendency of the poly(vinyl butyral) sheet to block or stick together within the roll during storage or shipment under ambient conditions. Due to the reduction or elimination of the layer blocking tendency, the two step lamination process that is required when laminating a poly(vinyl butyral) sheet directly to other films or sheets has become unnecessary and thus greatly simplifying the lamination process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of a solar cell laminate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell laminate.    Preformed bi-layer sheet (10)    Sheet sub-layers (12, 14)    Incident layer (21)    Encapsulant layers (22, 24)    Back-sheet (25)
NOVELTY - A grooved dye-sensitized solar cell structure comprises a titanium plate (10) having groove(s) on its surface, several titanium dioxide units (14) formed on the titanium plate, an insulation layers (12) formed on groove(s), a transparent conductive film (18) formed on the titanium dioxide units and insulation layers, and an electrolyte (16) filled into spaces each enclosed by the transparent conductive film, one of titanium dioxide units, and insulation layers. The titanium dioxide units absorb photosensitive dye, and contain several titanium dioxide nanotubes.    USE - Grooved dye-sensitized solar cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The grooved dye-sensitized solar cell structure provides improved electron transmission efficiency and photoelectric conversion efficiency, and promotes uniformity of semiconductor layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A grooved dye-sensitized solar cell structure comprises a titanium plate having groove(s) on its surface, several titanium dioxide units formed on the titanium plate, an insulation layers formed on groove(s), a transparent conductive film formed on the titanium dioxide units and insulation layers, and an electrolyte filled into spaces each enclosed by the transparent conductive film, one of titanium dioxide units, and insulation layers. The titanium dioxide units absorb photosensitive dye, and contain several titanium dioxide nanotubes. Each of groove(s) is arranged in between the adjacent titanium dioxide units. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for fabricating grooved dye-sensitized solar cell structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of grooved dye-sensitized solar cell structure.    Titanium plate (10)    Insulation layer (12)    Titanium dioxide units (14)    Electrolyte (16)    Transparent conductive film (18)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell structure comprises titanium plate (10); titanium dioxide units (14) formed on titanium plate, absorbing photosensitive dye and each containing titanium dioxide nanotubes; insulation layers (12) formed on titanium plate and each arranged in between adjacent titanium dioxide units; transparent conductive film (18) formed over titanium dioxide units and insulation layers; and electrolyte filled into space each enclosed by transparent conductive film, titanium dioxide unit, and insulation layers.    USE - A dye-sensitized solar cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The cell structure increases electron transmission efficiency and photoelectric conversion efficiency and promotes uniformity of semiconductor layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for fabricating a dye-sensitized solar cell structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a sectional view schematically showing a dye-sensitized solar cell structure.    Titanium plate (10)    Insulation layers (12)    Titanium dioxide units (14)    Electrolyte (16)    Transparent conductive film (18)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (1a) has P-type substrate (310) that is provided with textured surface formed with projected portions attached with silicon particles, such that depressions (31) are formed. An N-type emitter layer (320) is positioned in substrate so that textured surface is provided in emitter layer. The anti-reflection layers (331,332) are positioned on emitter layer, and electrodes (341) are connected to emitter layer and substrate respectively.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate is provided with textured surface, so that the light is confined within solar cell through incident and reflection operations on textured surface. Hence, the efficiency of solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for texturing method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (1a)    Depression (31)    P-type substrate (310)    N-type emitting layer (320)    Anti-reflection layers (331,332)    Electrode (341)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion element comprises solar-energy epitaxial layer (10) including N-type (11) and P-type (12) semiconductor layers stacked together top down or bottom up; bond layer (20) stacked on solar-energy epitaxial layer and having holes allowing light to pass; and light emitting diode epitaxial layer (30) stacked on bond layer and including electron supply layer (31), hole supply layer (33), and active layer (32).    USE - Photoelectric conversion element for outdoor traffic signs, advertisement signboards, and indicators.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion element makes possible for operation without external power supply. It reduces cost, saves space, lessens environmental burden, and decreases required elements.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a photoelectric conversion element.    Solar-energy epitaxial layer (10)    N-type semiconductor layer (11)    P-type semiconductor layer (12)    Bond layer (20)    Light emitting diode epitaxial layer (30)    Electron supply layer (31)    Active layer (32)    Hole supply layer (33)
NOVELTY - A back-contact solar cell (4) is provided on an encapsulant layer (3) formed on a substrate (2). An encapsulant layer (5) is formed on solar cell. The heat and pressure are applied to substrate, encapsulant layers solar cell and solder paste (7) to cause the encapsulant materials to flow for forming a photovoltaic module. The heat is applied to interconnection location on solar cell by using laser energy to cause solder paste to reflow between interconnection locations for establishing electrical interconnection between the solar cell and substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing photo-voltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical interconnection between the solar cell and the substrate is performed efficiently by reflow of the solder paste between the interconnection locations using the laser energy. The reliability of the manufacturing process of the photo-voltaic module is improved. The performance of the laser beam device is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laser beam device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the method for applying the heat and pressure on the module assembly.    Substrate (2)    Encapsulant layers (3,5)    Back-contact solar cell (4)    Glass layer (6)    Solder paste (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves controlling a surface shape of a zinc oxide thin film to form desired thickness by changing temperature condition of a solution. A smooth surface is arranged in a top part of a substrate. A zinc source substrate is dipped in the solution for hydrothermal synthesis. An un-doped/doped gallium nitride buffer layer and an un-doped/doped zinc oxide buffer layer are formed in the substrate. The solution includes ammonium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide as pH control agent.    USE - Method for manufacturing a zinc oxide thin film of an optical element (all claimed) in a solar battery and an LED. Can also be used in laser diode, surface acoustic wave device, acousto-optic device and a gas sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables controlling the surface shape of the zinc oxide thin film by changing temperature condition of the solution method in a simple manner, thus improving crystalline and optical characteristic of the optical element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic representation illustrating a process of surface shape of a zinc oxide thin film.
NOVELTY - The battery has a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) layer formed in an upper part of a transparent substrate. A siloxane series mold is provided at an upper part of the TCO layer. A zinc oxide (ZnO) nano pattern is directly patterned with a polymer hot embossed mold. A p-type semiconductor layer is formed in an upper part of the ZnO nano pattern. A metal electrode is formed in a top part of the p-type semiconductor layer and the ZnO nano pattern. The siloxane series mold is made of hard-polydimethylsiloxane. The polymer hot embossed mold is made of polycarbonate and polyurethane acrylate.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has superior turbulent stroke amount, high stability, high efficiency and low manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery.
NOVELTY - A solar cell arrangement comprises a metal layer defining cavities through the metal layer; and solar cells. Each cavity has a lateral cross-sectional dimension of 50 nm-5 mu m. The cavities comprises first cavities having a first lateral cross-sectional dimension and second cavities having a second lateral cross-sectional dimension. The second lateral cross-sectional dimension is greater than or equal to 5% larger than the first lateral cross-sectional dimension. Each solar cell is disposed in a different cavity, and comprises layers of different semiconductor materials forming semiconductor junction(s).    USE - Solar cell arrangement for terrestrial power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell arrangement has high performance and low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of making a solar cell arrangement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of an array of solar cells.    Solar cell arrangement (100)    Substrate (103)    Solar cell elements (105)    Cavity (107)    Metal layer (122)
NOVELTY - The module has an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) film covered on an amorphous silicon solar cell panel. A glass back plate is covered on the EVA film. The amorphous silicon solar cell panel is connected in parallel by three groups of amorphous silicon solar cells. Each group of amorphous silicon solar cells is serially connected by 13 pieces of single amorphous silicon solar cell unit, where width of each single amorphous silicon solar cell unit is 15.5 mm.    USE - Amorphous silicon solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The module can realize low-voltage high-current high-power battery component when the width of the single amorphous silicon solar cell is invariable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an amorphous silicon solar cell module.
NOVELTY - The cell has a panel whose back side is equipped with a pattern area. The pattern area is separated from other parts of the panel via an engraved inner insulated wire. Effective area of the panel is separated from outside of the cell via the engraved outer insulated wire. Back side of the panel is adhered by a non-transparent back film that is a black polyethylene terephthalate film.    USE - Amorphous silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell enables simple pattern processing. The effective area of the solar cell panel is separated from the outside of the cell via the engraved outer insulated wire, thus preventing the large area short-circuit from affecting the performance. The non-transparent back film is utilized to prevent leakage of light of the lithography line from affecting the application.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an amorphous silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - Polishing material slurry contains polishing material particles having maximum particle size of 90 nm or more measured by transmission electron microscope. The ratio of maximum particle size and average particle diameter of polishing material particles is 3 or more, measured by transmission electron microscope. The particle size distribution of the polishing material particles has primary peak appearing near the average particle diameter, and/or a secondary peak appearing near the particle size of 3 or more times the average particle diameter.    USE - Polishing material slurry is used for glass for optical disk, magnetic disk and liquid crystal display. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal television, timepiece, calculator, camera, solar cell, large scale integrated circuit photomask and optical lens.    ADVANTAGE - The polishing material slurry enables grinding the surface of the glass with high precision and high speed.
NOVELTY - Aluminum paste (I) comprises particulate aluminum and an organic vehicle comprising organic solvents, where the particulate aluminum comprises spherical-shaped aluminum powder (30-90 wt.%) and nodular-shaped aluminum powder (10-70 wt.%).    USE - (I) is useful for forming silicon solar cell. (I) is useful to produce aluminum back electrode (all claimed). (I) is useful for forming p-type aluminum back electrodes of silicon solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon solar cell exhibits low bowing behavior and good electrical performance. The aluminum paste reduces the tendency for adhesion loss between the aluminum back electrode and the silicon wafer substrate, thus prolongs durability or service life of the silicon solar cells. (I) has stable dispersion of insoluble solids, appropriate viscosity and thixotropy for screen printing, appropriate wettability of the silicon wafer substrate and the paste solids, a good drying rate, and good firing properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) forming a silicon solar cell comprising applying (I) on the back-side of a silicon wafer (102) having a p-type region, an n-type region and a p-n junction and firing the surface provided with (I) thus the wafer reaches a peak temperature at 700-900 degrees C; and    (2) a silicon solar cell comprising an aluminum back electrode, where the aluminum back electrode is produced by (I).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a process for manufacturing silicon solar cell using an electro conductive aluminum paste.    Silicon substrate (102)    Electrodes (104)    Silver or silver/aluminum paste (108)    Aluminum electrodes (110)    Aluminum and silver or silver/aluminum electrodes. (112)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an etching mask e.g. anisotropic etching mask, having predefined patterns, on a single-crystal silicon support (2) by using potassium hydroxide solution, and etching the support through the etching mask to form a textured zone having patterns. The etching mask is eliminated, and a texturization mold is formed by an electrolytic deposition of a metal layer (4) on the support. The support and the texturization mold are disintegrated, where the mold is made of nickel. A layer made of resistant material i.e. chromium, is deposited on a main face of the mold.    USE - Method for forming a texturization mold for fabricating a photovoltaic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures reliable and economical formation of the texturization mold having controlled size pyramidal patterns.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating a step of a method for forming a texturization mold.    Single-crystal silicon support (2)    Metal layer (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a film (1) made of polymer material e.g. polydimethylsiloxane and resin, on a main face of a substrate (2) made of photovoltaic material. An etching mask (4) is formed in the film by applying a predetermined pressure (P) using a texturing mold (3), where the mask comprises patterns complementary to pyramidal patterns of the substrate. The mask and the substrate are etched till the mask is entirely removed. The mask is subjected to heat treatment after formation of the mask and before etching the mask.    USE - Method for forming a textured zone in a main face of a substrate of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method forms the textured zone in the main face of the substrate by using the texturing mold, in a reliable and reproducible manner, thus effectively reducing the reflection co-efficient of light illuminating the main face. The texturing mold is reusable, so that the mold is used for forming multiple etching masks on multiple substrates.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating a step involved in a textured zone forming method.    Predetermined pressure (P)    Polymer material film (1)    Substrate (2)    Texturing mold (3)    Etching mask (4)
NOVELTY - A sealing glue comprises 10-90 pts.wt. of terminal silane crosslinkable alpha-methyl polyethylene oxide, 1-10 pts.wt. of anti-aging agent, 30-50 pts.wt. of filler, 1-50 pts.wt. of thixotropic agent, 1-10 pts.wt. of tackifier and 0.15 pts.wt. of catalytic curing agent.    USE - Sealing glue for solar battery component, and for bonding and fixing solar panel, and sealing photovoltaic component aluminum frame and tedlar-polyester-tedlar (TPT) or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) back film.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing glue has quick curing speed, good sealing performance, and yellowing resistance and deformation resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing sealing glue, which involves:    (A) adding 10-90 pts.wt. of terminal silane crosslinkable alpha-methyl polyethylene oxide and 30-50 pts.wt. of filler in the multi-functional dispersing mixer;    (B) stirring mixture for 2-3 hours at 200-500 rounds per minute;    (C) adding 1-10 pts.wt. of anti-aging agent, 1-50 pts.wt. of thixotropic agent, 1-10 pts.wt. of tackifier and 0.15 pts.wt. of catalytic curing agent in the multi-functional dispersing mixer; and    (D) fully stirring mixture for 3-8 hours.
NOVELTY - A thiophene/phenylene co-oligomer (I), is new.    USE - Thiophene/phenylene co-oligomer is used for organic semiconductor material and luminescent material (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic semiconductor laser, organic electroluminescent display, organic light emitting diode, organic thin film solar cell, flexible sheet display, electronic paper, integrated circuit card, information tag, biosensor and actuator.    ADVANTAGE - The luminescent material comprising the thiophene/phenylene co-oligomer has excellent light emitting performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thiophene/phenylene co-oligomer of formula (I), is new.    Ar=phenylene or thienylene, preferably thienylene;and    n=1-5.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of thiophene/phenylene co-oligomer.
NOVELTY - A self-organization nanosize structure comprises hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene derivative which has fullerene group containing metal in molecule, and hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene derivative which does not have fullerene group containing metal in molecule.    USE - A self-organization nanosize structure used as nanotube for optical detection element, optical switching element and photoresponsive charge transport element used for electronic component material (claimed) for nano devices e.g. solar cell material, optical detection element material and molecule conducting wire.    ADVANTAGE - The self-organization nanosize structure can adjust photoconductivity property using fullerene molecule as electronic donor region and electronic acceptor site.
NOVELTY - The template has a die (1) for arranging and positioning solar battery core plates (2). The arranged solar battery core plates are covered by layers of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulating sheets (4). A layer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) tape material (5) is arranged on the encapsulating sheets, and the die is regularly provided with unit pits corresponding to shape and size of respective solar battery core plate. An industrial Teflon (RTM: PTFE) protection layer is sprayed on a surface of the die that is made of aluminum alloy plate.    USE - Laminating encapsulation/typesetting template for a solar battery core plate.    ADVANTAGE - The template determines thickness of laminating product, provides smooth surface, and is prevented from being damaged. The template improves the electric conductivity of the aluminum alloy plate, laminates the single solar battery core plate into pits, and forms the layer of industrial Teflon (RTM: PTFE) on the surface of the template, thus reliably positioning the core plates and conveniently removing the template after performing laminating, cooling and molding processes. The template performs mechanization and automation of subsequent cutting/splitting technique, greatly reduces the production cost, enhances production efficiency, improves the appearance, and greatly improves the yield. The protection layer is provided with heat resistant, abrasion resistant, corrosion resistant and adhesion-proof effects.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a laminating encapsulation/typesetting template.    Die (1)    Solar battery core plates (2)    Ethylene vinyl acetate encapsulating sheets (4)    Polyethylene terephthalate tape material (5)
NOVELTY - A copper-zinc-tin-sulfur nanometer particle is dissolved in an organic solvent and then ultrasonically scattered, to obtain copper-zinc-tin-sulfur nanometer particle serum. The copper-zinc-tin-sulfur nanometer particle serum is coated to a base and then thermally processed, to form copper-zinc-tin-sulfur film.    USE - Preparation of copper-zinc-tin-sulfur film used as absorbing layer of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method simply and economically forms copper-zinc-tin-sulfur film without causing pollution.
NOVELTY - A fuel cell stack has lamination of several unit cells, and end plate supporting both sides of the laminated cell and containing phase change material.    USE - Fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell stack prevents flow of heat into interior of stack by absorption. The capacity of battery is efficiently improved.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a transparent conductive contact layer on a surface of a substrate. A window layer is deposited on the transparent conductive contact layer. An absorber layer is deposited on the window layer, where the absorber layer and the window layer are oppositely doped, and form a semiconductor junction, and one of the window layer and the absorber layer is deposited by employing high power pulsed magnetron sputtering. An electrically conductive film is deposited on the junction, where the film acts as a back electrode layer for a thin-film solar cell.    USE - Method for fabricating a thin-film solar cell by employing high power pulsed magnetron sputtering, where the solar cell is utilized to convert solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows fabrication of the thin-film solar cell with flexible substrates such as flexible polymer web, and performs low temperature processing in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of a method for fabricating a solar cell by employing high power pulsed magnetron sputtering.
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell has electrodes (1002,1009), substrates (1001,1010), optical scattering layer (1005) provided between interfacial bonding layers (1004,1006), and electrolyte-containing polymeric nano fibers. The electrolyte-containing polymeric fibers are obtained by electro-spinning process. The interfacial bonding layer (1004) prevents reverse current in top of electrode (1002), and has organic oxide layer provided opposite to electrode (1002), and is provided between substrates (1001,1010). The substrate (1010) is electrified, and has dye layer (1006).    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has high power generation property and energy conversion efficiency, and is manufactured using simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of structure of dye-sensitive solar cell.    Substrates (1001,1010)    Electrodes (1002,1009)    Organic oxide layer (1003)    Interfacial bonding layers (1004,1006)    Optical scattering layer (1005)    Dye layer (1007)    Polymer electrolyte layer (1008)
NOVELTY - A thin-film solar cell consists of a glass substrate, a back electrode, a light-absorbing layer, a buffering layer, a window layer, and a top electrode from the bottom. The light-absorbing layer is a copper-silicon-tin-sulfur film having a thickness of 0.5-5 mu m.    USE - Thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thin-film solar cell has a simple structure, and excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and stability. The solar cell can be manufactured by a simple method without using rare and expensive metals, and hazardous elements.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of thin-film solar cell, which involves forming a back electrode and a light-absorbing layer, using sputtering and vulcanization to deposit a layer of copper-silicon-tin-sulfur film on the back electrode, forming a buffering layer, forming a window layer, and forming a top electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thin-film solar cell.
NOVELTY - A tetracyanoborate-containing ionic compound (I) (100 mol%) having fluorine-containing impurity of 3 mol% or less, is new.    USE - Novel tetracyanoborate-containing ionic compound is used for ion-conductive material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to lithium secondary battery, electrolytic capacitor, electrical double layer capacitor, lithium ion capacitor, solar cell, electrochromic display element and electrochemical gas sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The tetracyanoborate-containing ionic compound has reduced content of impurity, and excellent thermal, physical and electrochemical characteristics. The tetracyanoborate-containing ionic compound is economically manufactured with high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A tetracyanoborate-containing ionic compound (100 mol%) of formula: Kt(power m+)(B-(-CN)4)m (I) having fluorine-containing impurity of 3 mol% or less, is new.    Kt(power m+)=organic cation ((Ktb)power m+) or inorganic cation ((Kta)power m+);and    n=1-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of ionic compound.
NOVELTY - A transparent electrode is patterned on the surface of a coated glass substrate. A photoactive layer containing an electron donor and an electron acceptor is formed on transparent electrode. A metal halide layer and a metal electrode layer are sequentially formed on photoactive layer, and organic solar cell is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic solar cell having improved light trapping effect, energy conversion efficiency and increased surface area is manufactured.
NOVELTY - A primary solution containing titanium sulfate and water is prepared. A secondary solution containing additive is prepared. The obtained primary solution and secondary solution are mixed to obtain titanium hydrate. The obtained titanium hydrate is washed to obtain titanium dioxide having nano particles.    USE - Manufacture of titanium dioxide used for solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method simple, economically and environmental friendly provides titanium dioxide with high yield and purity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for titanium dioxide having nano particles, which have the average particle size of 0.1-10 nm.
NOVELTY - An adhesive sheet composition contains ethylene copolymer, organic peroxide and/or antioxidant.    USE - Composition is used for adhesive sheet for solar battery (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition does not undergo yellow coloration. The adhesive sheet comprising the composition has improved adhesive property and transmittance, and solar battery having improved reliability and efficiency is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar battery.
NOVELTY - A binder resin, metal oxide nanoparticles and solvent are mixed, to obtain metal oxide paste which is coated on conductive transparent substrate including single layer or bilayer plastic material with 300 mesh screen and after which dye is absorbed and heated. Thus, manufacture of photoelectrode is performed.    USE - Manufacture of photoelectrode used for transparent color dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The transparent color dye-sensitized solar cell comprising the photoelectrode has favorable phosphor conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent color dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - A powder pigment composition comprises 0.1-5 weight% of polynaphthalene sulfonate and/or polymelamine sulfonate, 3-40 weight% of aerogel powder, 30-70 weight% of micro cement, 10-40 weight% of hemihydrate, 3-20 weight% of silica fume, 3-10 weight% of camphorsulfonic acid, 1-30 weight% of ester acrylate copolymerized redispersible powder, 1-35 weight% of magnesium oxide, and 0.1-5 weight% of polyacrylamide. The aerogel powder is silica aerogel, carbon aerogel, alumina aerogel, titania aerogel and/or vanadia aerogel.    USE - Powder pigment composition is used for soundproof material, insulating material for electronic and electronic component, fuel cell, and semiconductor material.    ADVANTAGE - The economical powder pigment composition has excellent fire retardant property, durability and workability.
NOVELTY - An aerogel emulsion composition is obtained by mixing microcement (a) (in wt.%) (5-30), calcium sulfoaluminate expansion material (b) (1-5), silica fume (c) (1-10), ester acrylate redispersible powder (d) (0.5-20), polyacrylamide (e) (0.1-3), magnesium oxide (f) (0.5-15) and melamine sulfonate-formalin condensate (g) (0.1-2) with 5-40 wt.% of component (h), 3-15 wt.% of component (i), 0.1-10 wt.% of component (j), 0.1-10 wt.% of component (k) and 3-80 wt.% of component (l), at a speed of 2000 rpm or less for 5 minutes.    USE - Aerogel emulsion composition is used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The aerogel emulsion composition has excellent workability, durability and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aerogel emulsion composition is obtained by mixing microcement (a) (in wt.%) (5-30), calcium sulfoaluminate expansion material (b) (1-5), silica fume (c) (1-10), ester acrylate redispersible powder (d) (0.5-20), polyacrylamide (e) (0.1-3), magnesium oxide (f) (0.5-15) and melamine sulfonate-formalin condensate (g) (0.1-2) with 5-40 wt.% of silica aerogel, carbon aerogel, alumina aerogel and/or titania aerogel as component (h), 3-15 wt.% of titanium gypsum and/or hemihydrate as component (i), 0.1-10 wt.% of carbon fiber, glass fiber, aromatic polyimide fiber, silica fiber, sapphire whisker, polyvinyl alcohol fiber, boron fiber, acryl carbonized fiber, silicon carbide fiber and/or polypropylene fiber as component (j), 0.1-10 wt.% of polyacrylate, polyacrylic acid, sodium polyacrylate, polymethacrylic acid, polyaluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate, inorganic iron, magnesium silicate, magnesium chloride, polynaphthalene sulfonate, lignin sulfonate and/or polycarboxylate as component (k) and 3-80 wt.% of water, water-soluble urethane emulsion, water-soluble acryl emulsion, water-soluble silicon emulsion, colloidal silica and/or nanosilica emulsion as component (l), at a speed of 2000 rpm or less for 5 minutes.
NOVELTY - A metallurgical-grade (MG) silicon feedstock is melted, a single-crystal silicon seed is lowered to touch the surface of molten MG-silicon, a single-crystal silicon ingot of silicon is removed, and the silicon ingot is processed to form silicon substrate (102). A layer (104) of single-crystal silicon thin film doped with boron is epitaxially grown on substrate, and phosphorus is doped into the thin film to form an emitter layer (106). An anti-reflection layer is deposited on the thin film, and the front and back electrical contacts are formed, to manufacture solar cell (100).    USE - Manufacture of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is manufactured economically and efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A metallurgical-grade (MG) silicon feedstock is melted, a single-crystal silicon seed is lowered to touch the surface of molten MG-silicon, and a single-crystal silicon ingot of the molten MG-silicon is slowly pull-out. The silicon ingot is processed into wafers to form MG-silicon substrate for the epitaxial growth, and the residual metal impurities in MG-silicon substrate are leached out. A layer of single-crystal silicon thin film doped with boron is epitaxially grown on the MG-silicon substrate, and phosphorus is doped into the single-crystal silicon thin film to form an emitter layer. An anti-reflection layer is deposited on top of single-crystal silicon thin film, and the front and back electrical contacts are formed, to manufacture solar cell. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell fabricated using metallurgical-grade silicon wafer as substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar cell based on crystalline-silicon wafer.    Solar cell (100)    Substrate (102)    P-type doped single-crystal silicon layer (104)    Silicon emitter layer (106)    Front electrode (108)    Back electrode (110)
NOVELTY - A plasma generating apparatus comprises a reactor chamber (10) configured for plasma generation, radio frequency (RF) generator (30) configured to supply RF power for plasma generation, antenna system(s) (20a, 20b) including plasma source modules to create an inductive electric field in plasma upon receiving the RF power, and electrode (13) in reactor chamber configured to support a workpiece (14).    USE - A plasma generating apparatus for fabrication of thin-film transistor LCDs or solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - With the presence of ferrite core having high magnetic permeability and plasma source modules each having a plasma channel through which plasma passes, large-area and high-density plasma may be effectively generated and uniformly distributed without configuration of dielectric window. The magnetic field, which may be created by RF current flowing through the primary-side, may be transmitted to plasma around the secondary-side of ferrite core having relatively high magnetic permeability, thus achieving a greater coupling efficiency than a conventional Inductively Coupled Plasma manner. The plasma channel may have an inverted U-shaped form suitable for minimizing or reducing the area of plasma channel. The reduced area may result in a reduction in the loss of plasma.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating a plasma generating apparatus.    Reactor chamber (10)    Electrode (13)    Workpiece (14)    Antenna systems (20a, 20b)    RF generator (30)
NOVELTY - Preparing (P1) metal nanoparticle-modified boron-doped diamond (BDD) involves acid treating at least part of a front surface of the boron-doped diamond to oxygenate the acid treated part of the BDD, in a step prior to a step of depositing the metal nanoparticles onto the front surface of the boron-doped diamond.    USE - In an electrode to detect oxygen and as oxygen sensors is in solution, where the detection is amperometric (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metal nanoparticle-modified boron-doped diamond (BDD) is robust and resistant to corrosion and can be used across a wide pH range (0-14); able to detect oxygen concentration at levels as low as approximately 1 parts per billion in acidic, neutral and alkaline conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a metal nanoparticle-modified boron-doped diamond comprising a single crystal of boron-doped diamond;    (2) a platinum nanoparticle-modified boron-doped diamond for use in the detection of oxygen, comprising an at least partly oxygen terminated front surface of the boron-doped diamond; where the platinum is electrodeposited onto the front surface of the boron-doped diamond;    (3) an electrode comprising a metal or platinum nanoparticle-modified boron-doped diamond;    (4) manufacturing (M2) an electrode involving: preparing a boron-doped diamond column; acid-treating at least part of a front surface of the column to oxygenate the acid treated part of the BDD; insulating the column; and depositing metal nanoparticles onto the front surface of the column; and    (5) an oxygen sensor comprising a metal or platinum nanoparticle-modified boron-doped diamond.
NOVELTY - A textured liquid includes component materials, which composes the liquid, has their respective percent by weight values. The components are, 9 to 12 % of sodium hydroxide, 3 to 36 % of sodium hydroxide, 46 to 52 % of isopropyl alcohol and 90 to 92 % of de-ionized water. The de-ionized water is filled into the texturing groove to be heated, followed by the mixing of sodium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and isopropyl alcohol to form the textured liquid.    USE - Textured liquid of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Enables to form a textured liquid easily with mixture made stable. Prevents liquid from leaking out of the cell once placed internally.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a production method of textured liquid.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive paste contains electroconductive particles, organic binder, solvent and glass frit. The electroconductive particles are alloy powder of silver and nickel, magnesium, silicon, zirconium or manganese. The alloy powder is formed by atomizing method.    USE - Electroconductive paste is used for manufacturing solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste has favorable coefficient of linear expansion, and prevents the generation of microcrack and increase of contact resistance in solar cell element.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell element; and    (2) manufacture of solar cell element.
NOVELTY - An inclined surface reflecting plate (12) mounted in the container shaped light condenser reflects and aligns incident sunlight to the photovoltaic power generation element (11). A cooling medium (15) such as water or aqueous solution filled in the container cools the photovoltaic power generation element, while acting as a total internal reflection medium.    USE - Solar power generation device e.g. condensing type solar power generation device.    ADVANTAGE - The sunlight can be condensed by inexpensive apparatus structure, thus improving the electric power generation efficiency at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photovoltaic power generation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar power generation device.    Solar power generation device (10)    Photovoltaic power generation element (11)    Reflecting plate (12)    Side reflection plates (13,14)    Cooling medium (15)
NOVELTY - The method involves performing silicon-germanium epitaxial growth process on a floor of a nano template hole that is formed on a silicon substrate at a predetermined shape. The nano template is made of aluminum oxide, and an epitaxial growth time of silicon-germanium is controlled through a chemical vapor deposition process. Diameter and density of a silicon-germanium nano wire are controlled through diameter of the hole of the nano template. Chlorine gas is injected during the chemical vapor deposition process that is performed at a temperature of 500 to 550 degree centigrades.    USE - Method for manufacturing a silicon-germanium nano wire on a semiconductor device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to FET, light emission/detecting element, nano wire solar battery and nano wire laser.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving uniform manufacturing process of the silicon-germanium nano wire without utilizing metallic catalyst though the silicon-germanium epitaxy growth process, thus reducing metallic impurity inside the silicon-germanium nano wire. The method allows adjusting epitaxial-growth time, diameter, gap, density and length of the silicon-germanium nano wire.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a process flow diagram illustrating a silicon-germanium nano wire manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A differential doped solar cell is fabricated by providing substrate (100); forming doping control layer (110) on the substrate, where doping control layer comprises openings formed by screen printing etching paste on doping control layer, and heating etching paste to etch through doping control layer; doping substrate to form heavily doped regions (140) under openings and lightly doped regions in other area; removing doping control layer; and forming anti-reflection coating layer (160) on substrate after removing doping control layer, where substrate is doped by phosphorus ions.    USE - Method for fabricating differential doped solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is carried out in a 1-step diffusion process, thus improving open circuit voltage and short circuit current of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram illustrating a method fabricating a differential doped solar cell.    Substrate (100)    Doping control layer (110)    Heavily doped regions (140)    Doping process (150)    Anti-reflection coating layer (160)
NOVELTY - The process of regenerating a polymer constituted of a carbon structure and their chains terminated by sulfonic acid groups, comprises treating the polymer by an agent containing a catalyst for the hydrolysis of sulfonic anhydrides. The agent containing the catalyst is an acid solution or a base solution, and a saturated acid vapor or base vapor.    USE - The process is useful for regenerating a polymer constituted of a carbon structure and their chains terminated by sulfonic acid groups for operating a fuel cell (claimed), which is useful in automotive field.    ADVANTAGE - The process is capable of reliably and economically regenerating a polymer without any environmental impact thus efficiently and rapidly operating a fuel cell with high performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a process to conduct the operation of a fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a reaction for forming sulfonic anhydride and an inverse reaction relative to their hydrolysis (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The apparatus has substrate holder (20) which holds electroconductive substrate (9). The ion beam is irradiated from ion beam source (100) towards the substrate. The substrate holder is connected to ground terminal by using ground connection portion (13) including elastic element. The substrate holder is connected to ground terminal by contact of ground connection portion with substrate holder in exhaustion space. The ground connection portion is operated by drive unit (18) to contact with substrate holder during irradiation of ion beam.    USE - Substrate processing apparatus of thin film forming apparatus (claimed) for forming corrosion-resistant thin film at glass substrate for use in optical disk manufacture. Can also be used in manufacture of liquid crystal display device, electroluminescent (EL) display device, solar cell and machine component, and other semiconductor device, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Since ground connection portion is operated for contacting with substrate holder during irradiation of ion beam, the structure of substrate processing apparatus can be simplified. The electrical charging of substrate holder by ion beam can be prevented reliably. The uniform thin film can be steadily formed at surface of substrate. The utilization efficiency of substrate processing apparatus is increased without increasing the manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film forming apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the substrate processing apparatus.    Electroconductive substrate (9)    Ground connection portion (13)    Drive unit (18)    Substrate holder (20)    Ion beam source (100)
NOVELTY - A cleaning film (1a-1c) comprises adhesive layer(s) (102) containing type(s) of swelling gel on support body (101).    USE - A cleaning film for printed circuit board, electroconductive pattern material, LCD, electroluminescent display, plasma display, electrochromic display, solar cell, electronic paper, electronic components (e.g. diode, transistor and magnetic head) and ceramic application element.    ADVANTAGE - The can track fine unevenness when removing foreign material on surface of base material which has fine unevenness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a cleaning method involving cleaning surface of base material which has fine unevenness using cleaning film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the cleaning film.    Cleaning film (1a-1c)    Support body (101)    Adhesive layer (102)    Easily bonding layer (103)    Functional layer (104)
NOVELTY - A slurry containing silicon nitride powder having particle size of 0.1-60 mu m and 1-5 wt.% polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution in weight ratio of 1:1-2 is applied to inner surface of a casting mold (1). The coating is dried for 2 or more times at temperature less than boiling point of slurry, and a silicon nitride coating film having thickness of 150-600 mu m is formed. The coating film is baked at 780-1700 degrees C, and casting mold having silicon nitride baked film (2) at inner surface is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of casting mold used for manufacturing silicon ingot (claimed) used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon nitride baked film has improved adhesiveness with respect to casting mold. The contamination by oxygen from mold release agent to silicon ingot is prevented. The productive efficiency of silicon ingot is effective improved. The silicon ingot is easily removed from mold.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of silicon ingot, which involves solidifying silicon melt solution, forming silicon ingot inside the casting mold, and removing ingot from mold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of casting mold.    Casting mold (1)    Silicon nitride baked film (2)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor structure is manufactured by preparing substrate containing IV group semiconductor substrate, preparing substrate containing IV group semiconductor substrate with (111) surface, carrying out low-temperature heat processing of substrate and making (111) plane be 1 by 1 face, supplying III group raw material or V group raw material to substrate, converting (111) plane into A (111) surface or (111) B surface by low temperature condition, letting opening part pass from (111) plane of IV group semiconductor substrate, and growing III-V compound semiconductor nanowire.    USE - Manufacture of semiconductor structure for high performing and high functionalization of silicon transistor, and III-V group compound semiconductor solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method positions III-V group compound semiconductor nanowire perpendicularly and with high density to substrate face at IV group semiconductor substrates including silicon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A semiconductor structure is manufactured by preparing substrate containing IV group semiconductor substrate, preparing substrate containing IV group semiconductor substrate with (111) surface and insulating film with opening part and coats (111) plane, carrying out low-temperature heat processing of substrate and making (111) plane be 1 by 1 face, supplying III group raw material or V group raw material to substrate, converting (111) plane into A (111) surface or (111) B surface by low temperature condition, letting opening part pass from (111) plane of IV group semiconductor substrate, and growing III-V compound semiconductor nanowire. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a semiconductor structure.
NOVELTY - A tempered glass contains (in mole%) silica (50-80), alumina (4-16), boric oxide (0-5), sodium oxide (0.1-20) and potassium oxide (0-15). The sum total content of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide and barium oxide in tempered glass is 0.5-13 mole%. The tempered glass does not contain arsenic oxide, antimony oxide, lead oxide and fluoride. The molar ratio of sum total of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide and barium oxide with respect to sum total of lithium oxide, sodium oxide and potassium oxide in tempered glass is 0.05-2.    USE - Tempered glass is used for substrate of thin film solar cell and display device (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to window glass, magnetic disc substrate, and cover glass for solid-state image sensor, tableware, flat panel display and touch-panel display for mobile telephone, digital camera and personal digital assistant.    ADVANTAGE - The tempered glass has excellent meltability, mechanical strength and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A tempered glass contains (in mole%) silica (50-80), alumina (4-16), boric oxide (0-5), sodium oxide (0.1-20) and potassium oxide (0-15). The sum total content of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide and barium oxide in tempered glass is 0.5-13 mole%. The tempered glass does not contain arsenic oxide, antimony oxide, lead oxide and fluoride. The molar ratio of sum total of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide and barium oxide with respect to sum total of lithium oxide, sodium oxide and potassium oxide in tempered glass is 0.05-2. The tempered glass has a compressive stress layer. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the tempered glass.
NOVELTY - A sealing sheet contains organic peroxide, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (50-90 weight%) and ionomer of ethylene-unsaturated-carboxylic-acid copolymer (20-50 weight%). The content of vinyl acetate in the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is 10-50 weight%.    USE - Sealing sheet is used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing sheet has excellent compatibility with respect to ethylene-unsaturated-carboxylic-acid copolymer, transparency, heat resistance, weather resistance, film-forming stability and thickness precision. The solar cell module formed using the sealing sheet has excellent electric power generation performance, corrosion resistance with respect to acetic acid and external appearance.
NOVELTY - The manufacture method involves preparing the up-conversion fluorescent powder (2) and colorless transparent glass material for a solar battery (4). The up-conversion fluorescent powder is then evenly mixed with the transparent glass material according to a weight ratio of 1 is to 50 to 200. The produced mixture is then formed into flat colorless transparent glass (3) which may be packaged on the front surface of the solar battery.    USE - Up-conversion luminescent glass manufacture method for making up-conversion luminescent glass used in solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - Manufactures colorless transparent glass material for the solar battery, in which the colorless transparent glass material can be inorganic glass material, organic glass material or colloidal solution with an inorganic glass component. Enables the solar battery to receive near infrared, thus increasing the conversion efficiency of the solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the up-conversion luminescent glass used in solar battery.    Up-conversion fluorescent powder (2)    Flat colorless transparent glass (3)    Solar battery (4)
NOVELTY - Selectively etching a material comprising silicon dioxide to silicon, involves placing silicon substrate having layer of the material within reactor chamber equipped with energy source; creating vacuum within the chamber; introducing into the chamber a reactive gas mixture comprising fluorine compound, polymerizable fluorocarbon, and inert gas, where the reactive gas mixture is free of oxygen; activating the energy source to form plasma activated reactive etching gas mixture within the chamber; and selectively etching the material to the silicon substrate.    USE - For selectively etching material (claimed) used in the manufacture of multicrystalline and photovoltaic solar cells, and semiconductor devices.    ADVANTAGE - The process is selective in etching a material of silicon dioxide. The selectivity is achieved in a plasma environment that is substantially free of oxygen.
NOVELTY - The wide band gap semiconductor material is prepared by sintering original material with doped elements and original material with zinc elements. The doped element comprises doped anode ion and doped cathode ion. The original material with doped element is selected from one or more of element simple substance, oxide, oxyhydrogen, ethylic acid salt, oxalate, oxygen acid, ammonium oxyacid, citrate, alcoholate, sulfate, nitrate, oxyfluoride, fluoride or chloride.    USE - Wide band gap semiconductor material used for preparing high performance transparent conducting film with zinc oxide base (claimed) used in solar battery and opto-electrical apparatus field.    ADVANTAGE - Prepares low cost and high performance zinc oxide wide band gap semiconductor material via simple process. Provides higher transparent conducting performance and much higher stable performance of the product in high temperature and in wet condition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a preparation method of wide band gap semiconductor material with multi-doped zinc oxide base.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the graph illustrating the relationship of the materials contained in wide band gap semiconductor material with multi-doped zinc oxide base. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A titanium dioxide nanometer tube array is shaped as film. The nanometer in film is formed by connecting main pipe and branched pipe in series. The film has thickness of 1-100 microns and porosity of 40-60%. The clearance between main pipes of nanometer tube in film is 140-170 nm, while clearance between branched pipes is 50-120 nm. The inner diameter of main pipe is 70-120 nm while outer diameter is 120-170 nm. The inner diameter of branched pipe is 20-70 nm while outer diameter is 40-115 nm. The length of main pipe and branch pipe is 1-99 microns.    USE - Branched and controllable titanium dioxide nanometer tube array film for dye-sensitized solar cell, gas sensor, and hydrogen production with photochemical water and photonic crystal.    ADVANTAGE - Can be widely applied to dye-sensitized solar cell, gas sensor, and hydrogen production with photochemical water and photonic crystal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a close-up view of the branched and controllable titanium dioxide nanometer tube array film.
NOVELTY - An n-type crystalline semiconductor alloy layer (116) is formed on a substrate (101), and a conductive layer (104) is formed on the n-type crystalline semiconductor alloy layer to obtain a solar cell (100).    USE - Manufacture of solar cell (claimed) e.g. crystalline silicon solar cell, single-junction thin-film solar cell, triple-junction thin-film solar cell, and tandem-junction thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves forming an alloy layer which provides improved control of refractive index, wide optical band gap, high conductivity, and resistance to attack by oxygen. The efficiency of solar cell is improved by 15%. The method is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of a single-junction thin-film solar cell.    Solar cell (100)    Substrate (101)    Conductive layer (104)    N-type crystalline semiconductor alloy layer (116)    Top contact layer (118)
NOVELTY - The module has a reflecting filter formed between bottom module layer (B) and top module layer (T) that are bonded to each other by a polyethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) sheet (170). The reflecting filter reflects a greater fraction of light beam of short wavelength than the light beam of long wavelength, and transmits a greater fraction of light beam in the long wavelength than the light beam of short wavelength. The bottom module layer and top module layer include several unit cells that are serially connected to each other.    USE - Stacked-type solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The absorption efficiency of light beam of short wavelengths in the bottom module layer can be improved, since the filter reflects the light beams of short wavelength. The manufacturing yield of the solar cell module can be increased, since the top module layer and bottom module layer are manufactured independently. The proper voltage matching can be achieved by controlling the number of cells of each layer to improve the photoelectric efficiency of the solar cell module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing stacked-type solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar cell module with multiple module layers.    Polyethylene vinyl acetate sheet (170)    Bottom module layer (B)    Bottom cells (C1)    Top cells (C2)    Top module layer (T)
NOVELTY - The device has a light-transmissive inorganic insulation layer that is formed over an amorphous silicon opto-electro conversion unit (200) and a microcrystalline silicon opto-electro conversion unit (300). A light-transmissive resin layer (400) made of polyimide film or epoxy resin, is formed between the amorphous silicon opto-electro conversion unit and the microcrystalline silicon opto-electro conversion unit. A filler (70) is dispersed over light-transmissive resin layer. The refractive index of filler is different from that of light-transmissive resin layer.    USE - Photovoltaic device e.g. solar battery module.    ADVANTAGE - The optical path length of the light entering the opto-electro conversion units can be elongated by the filler, hence the power generation efficiency of the photoelectric device can be improved effectively, and the reliability of the photoelectric device can be increased efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of photovoltaic device.    Filler (70)    Amorphous silicon unit (200)    Microcrystalline silicon unit (300)    Light transmissive resin layer (400)
NOVELTY - A composition (C1) comprises, prior to firing a) an electrically conductive particles containing silver particle and added particle (A1) selected from i) metal particles (A2) selected from molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium and platinum particles, ii) a metal alloy containing the metal particles (A2), iii) silver particles coating with the metals (A2), and iv) the metal particles of (i) supported by carbon particles; b) glass frit; and c) a resin binder.    USE - For making a p-type electrode on p+ layer of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The p-type electrode obtained by using the composition has low contact resistance as well as low conductor resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for producing a p-type electrode (105) involving applying a paste comprising a) electrically conductive particles containing silver particle and added particle (A1) onto p+ layer of the light receiving side of the N-type or P-type base solar cell substrate, b) glass frit, and c) a resin binder; and firing the applied paste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the P-type base solar cell production process    Substrate (101)    Silicon nitride film (103)    Electrode (105)    Aluminum layer (106)    Silver layer. (107)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a substrate seating portion (200) that is positioned in the reaction space formed in a chamber (100). A substrate (10) is positioned on the seating portion. An induction heating unit (300) is positioned in lower surface of the chamber so as to heat the seating portion. The altitude of heating unit is adjusted according to the temperature of seating portion so as to maintain the preset distance between seating portion and heating unit. A heat insulating structure (400) is positioned between seating portion and heating unit.    USE - Apparatus for processing substrate used during fabrication of semiconductor device, organic device and solar cell device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the altitude of induction heating unit is adjusted according to the temperature of substrate seating portion, the heat insulator structure can be positioned reliably between the induction heating unit and the seating portion, and the substrate heating process can be performed reliably without consuming excess amount of power. The accumulation of particles or dust on heat insulator structure is prevented so that the usability time of the heat insulator is improved. Thus, the substrate processing efficiency is improved reliably and the manufacturing cost of the substrate processing apparatus is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of substrate processing apparatus.    Substrate (10)    Chamber (100)    Substrate seating portion (200)    Induction heating unit (300)    Heat insulating structure (400)
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a substrate (212) having an electrode layer; and a light-absorbing layer formed on the substrate and comprising semiconductor layers which contain silicon or silicon germanide (215) and have different germanium composition ratios. The germanium composition ratio of the light-absorbing layer varies to correspond to a germanium composition gradient according to the distance between the light-absorbing layer and the substrate.    USE - A solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell can minimize stress and crystal defects by forming a light-absorbing layer so that a Ge composition ratio of a SiGe thin film solar cell gradually varies.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing a solar cell comprising:    (A) loading a substrate having an electrode layer;    (B) depositing a semiconductor layer comprising silicon (Si) or silicon germanide (SiGe) on the substrate; and    (C) forming an i-semiconductor layer by depositing semiconductor layer(s) having a Ge composition ratio different from that of the previously deposited semiconductor layer, where the Ge composition ratio of the i-semiconductor layer varies to correspond to a constant composition gradient according to the distance between the i-semiconductor layer being deposited and the substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of SiGe thin film solar cell.    Anti-reflection film (211)    Substrate (212)    Electrodes (213, 217)    SiGe (215)    Metal electrode (218)
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging a solar cell downstream of an ion source and arranging a mask (697) between ion source and solar cell. The mask includes an aperture (698) extending in an aperture direction from a front surface (697o) to back surface (697p). The ions (212) from the ion source are directed towards the solar cell along ion beam path which is non-parallel relative to the aperture direction, through the aperture of mask.    USE - Method of processing silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Uniform doping of particles to the substrate through the mask is attained, since the ions are directed from the ion source towards the solar cell along ion beam path which is non-parallel relative to the aperture direction. Hence, solar cell of small feature size is formed without decreasing aperture side wall distance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) ion implanter; and    (2) mask for processing solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view explaining the processing method of solar cell.    Substrate (138)    Ions (212)    Implanted region (603)    Mask (697)    Front surface of mask (697o)    Back surface of mask (697p)    Aperture (698)
NOVELTY - Fabricating solar cells using continuous roll-to-roll system by continuously moving substrate through the units to deposit back contact electrode, electroplate copper, indium, gallium alloy and selenium alloy for fabricating copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells involves depositing back contact electrode on substrate; sequentially electroplating stack of copper/indium/gallium alloy/selenium alloy layers; thermally treatmenting to form p-type semiconductor film; depositing n-type layer; depositing transparent conductive window layers; and forming front electrodes.    USE - For fabricating solar cells such as copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells (claimed) for converting sun energy to electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The method forms solar cells that effectively convert sunlight to electricity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fabricating solar cells using a continuous roll-to-roll system, where continuously moving substrate through the units to deposit back contact electrode, electroplate copper, indium, gallium alloy and selenium alloy for fabricating copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells involves depositing a back contact electrode on substrate; sequentially electroplating a stack comprising of at least one layer of copper, at least one layer of indium, at least one layer of gallium alloy, and at least one layer of selenium alloy; measuring and controlling the thickness of each stack layer; thermally treatmenting the electroplated stack at a high temperature to form a p-type semiconductor thin film comprising of copper, indium, gallium, selenium, and sulfur; depositing a n-type semiconductor layer on the p-type semiconductor layer to form p-n junction; depositing transparent conductive window layers on the n-type semiconductor layer; and forming front electrodes.
NOVELTY - A polythiophene derivative polymer, i.e. poly(hexylphenanthrenyl-imidazole thiophene) (PHPIT), comprises side-chain tethered with hexylphenanthrenyl-1,3-imidazole polythiophene.    USE - Polythiophene derivative polymer used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The PHPIT has improved solvability of polymer, more-balanced electron mobility and hole mobility, and improved the photovoltaic conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for fabricating organic polymer of solar cell comprising reacting 3,6-dibromophenanthrene-9,10-dione with 3-thiophenecarboxaldehyde, 4-hexylaniline, ammonium acetate and acetic acid; reacting with hexyl magnesium bromide and nickel diphenylphosphino propane dichloride (Ni(dppp)Cl2); reacting with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS), tetrahydrofuran (THF), and acetic acid to form a 2-(2,5-dibromothiophen-3-yl)-6,9-dihexyl-1 -(4-hexylphenyl)-1H-phenanthro(9,10-d)-imidazole (HPIT); and reacting HPIT with tetrahydrofuran, methyl magnesium bromide and Ni(dppp)Cl2 to form organic polymer of solar cell.
NOVELTY - The device (100) has includes an n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer and n-side electrode (29) comprising aluminum layer formed on a surface of the n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer. A hafnium layer is formed so as to cover a surface of the aluminum layer on a side opposite to the n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer.    USE - Nitride based semiconductor device such as blue-violet semiconductor laser device, LED chip and solar cell device. Can also be used in transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration of the ohmic contact characteristic due to the thermal treatment step after forming the electrode is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of nitride based semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the semiconductor device.    Substrate (11)    Current blocking layer (27)    P-side pad electrode (28)    N-side electrode (29)    Semiconductor device (100)
NOVELTY - A substrate with transparent electrode has transparent conductive oxide layer having zinc oxide as main component and consists of layer(s) on a base material. The zinc oxide transparent conductive layer contains silica (0.50-2.75 weight%) with respect to zinc oxide. The peak intensity of the longitudinal wave vibration mode and transversal wave vibration mode which are optical vibration modes symmetrical with A1 detected by laser-Raman spectrometry is ILO and ITO respectively, where peak intensity ratio ILO/ITO is 0.40 or more.    USE - Substrate with transparent electrode is used for touch panel, electroluminescent electrode display and solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to plasma display panel, liquid crystal display, semiconductor high-speed device, surface acoustic wave device, prism sheet, transparent magnetic component, optical splitter, photoacoustic material, optical recording element, gas sensor, non-linear optics etc.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate with transparent electrode has improved durability, favorable electroconductivity and stable electrical resistivity under various environments, and does not contain indium oxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the substrate with transparent electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a Raman spectrum of the substrate with transparent electrode. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Measured data (3)    LO mode (4)    TO mode (5)    Glass substrate (6)    Summed (7)
NOVELTY - A glass composition contains (in %mass based on conversion of oxide) bismuth oxide (73.1-90), boron oxide (2-14.5), zinc oxide (0-25), silica and alumina (0-8.5), and magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide and barium oxide (0.2-20).    USE - Glass composition is used for forming back surface electrode of silicon solar battery (both claimed) for optical components and electronic components e.g. ceramic capacitor and photodiode.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode containing glass composition has water resistance, thermal stability and reliability for long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrode forming material, which contains powder containing glass composition, metal powder and organic components.
NOVELTY - I-III-VI group compound solar cell has light absorbing layer (300) which is formed by coating fine particles on a substrate (100). The fine particles contain element(s) (A) such as copper, silver, indium and gallium, and element(s) (B) such as sulfur, selenium and tellurium. The fine particles have average particle size of 1-100 nm and exhibit emission spectrum obtained by wavelength excitation, such that the half value width is 5-200 nm.    USE - Compound solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell having high conversion efficiency is manufactured efficiently and economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of I-III-VI group compound solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the manufacture of solar cell.    Anodic oxidation aluminum substrate (100)    Electrode layer (200)    Light absorbing layer (300)    Buffer layer (400)    Light permeable electrode layer (500)
NOVELTY - The paste contains inorganic material powder, organic solvent and a binder. The binder comprises a binder region, and the inorganic material powder is made of metal or metal oxide powder, where the metal is selected from a group consisting of silicon, titanium, indium tin oxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, bismuth and lead oxide. Average particle diameter of the inorganic material powder ranges between 1-10 micrometers, where the particle of the inorganic material powder is coated with silane compound and silicon oil or fatty acid.    USE - Etch mask pattern formation paste for use during manufacturing of a solar battery such as silicon solar cell, compound semiconductor solar cell and tandem solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The paste has a high etch resistance during an etch-back process, and stably forms an emitter.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a solar battery manufacturing method.    Substrate (201)    Selective emitter layer (202')    Reflection barrier layer (204)    Front electrode (205)    Back contact electrode (206)
NOVELTY - I-III-VI group compound solar cell has light absorbing layer (300) which is formed by coating fine particles on a substrate (100). The fine particles contain element (A) chosen from copper, silver, indium and gallium, and element (B) chosen from sulfur, selenium and tellurium. The fine particles have average particle size of 1-20 nm and coefficient of variation of particle size of 30% or less.    USE - Compound solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell having high conversion efficiency is manufactured efficiently and economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of I-III-VI group compound solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the manufacture of solar cell.    Anodic oxidation aluminum substrate (100)    Electrode layer (200)    Light absorbing layer (300)    Buffer layer (400)    Light permeable electrode layer (500)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor substrate (210) is etched to remove a polysilicon layer and a metal gate layer (218) on the substrate. A diluted hydrofluoric acid is applied on the substrate to remove polymeric residue. A cleaning solution is applied to the substrate and substrate is wet-etched to remove a capping layer (216) using diluted hydrochloride. The cleaning solution contains hydrochloride, hydrogen peroxide and water. The substrate is further etched to remove a high k dielectric material layer (214). A metal gate stack of semiconductor device is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of metal gate stacks of semiconductor device e.g. N-type metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (FET) (claimed) used in solar cell, memory cell such as dynamic random access memory, and logic cell. Can also be used in single electron transistor and FinFET.    ADVANTAGE - The metal gate stack of semiconductor device is easily formed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of semiconductor device.    Semiconductor structure (200)    Semiconductor substrate (210)    Interfacial layer (212)    High k dielectric material layer (214)    Capping layer (216)    Metal gate layer (218)
NOVELTY - The composite film has a smooth layer formed on one surface and an adhesive protective film formed on another surface. The adhesive protective film comprises a polyolefin film and an adhesive layer formed on one surface of the polyolefin film. The adhesive layer side surface of the adhesive protective film is arranged to contact the surface opposite to the smooth layer side surface.    USE - Composite film used in manufacture of gas barrier film for organic electroluminescence (EL) element (claimed). Can also be used in LCD element, solar cell and for packaging foodstuff and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film of high barrier performance can be manufactured by using the composite film with the protective film in the form of roll.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of gas barrier film involves stacking a gas barrier layer on the surface with the adhesive layer of the adhesive protective film.
NOVELTY - A containment apparatus (10) has a shielding component (12) for preventing breaching molten silicon from contacting structural elements or cooling elements and a volume (62) adapted to hold a amount of breaching molten silicon. The volume is formed by a bottom and one or more sides.    USE - Containment apparatus is used in melting device, holding device and solidifying device for producing high purity silicon (claimed) used in solar cell and solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The containment apparatus safely enables to produce high purity silicon without damaging structural element and/or cooling element.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of molten silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the partial isometric view of casting device.    Containment apparatus (10)    Shielding component (12)    Protecting structural element (14)    Cooling element (16)    Gabled structure (24)    U-shaped pan (38)    Casting device (50)    Volume (62)
NOVELTY - The transparent conductive electrode has several fine holes arranged at equal intervals along the width direction. The length of the each fine long hole is longer than the longest wavelength of visible light, while the width of each fine long hole is shorter than the longest wavelength of the visible light.    USE - Transparent conductive electrode for LCD device (claimed). Can also be used in plasma display, organic electroluminescent display, solar cell, electrostatic shield, heat wire, antenna, and for formation of electroconductive film, and functional glass.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive electrode having favorable visible-light transmittance and light-polarizing properties, can be provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for LCD device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the shape of the fine long holes of transparent conductive electrode.
NOVELTY - A bivalent group-containing compound (1) or its salt, is new.    USE - Novel bivalent group-containing compound is used for positive photoresist material and photoresist liquid for etching method (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to large scale integrated circuit, light-emitting diode, charge-coupled devices, solar cell, liquid crystal device, plasma display panel, lens, film, electroluminescent device, magnetic bubble memory, and fluorescent lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The bivalent group-containing compound simply provides etching mask having fine corrugated surface by performing pattern exposure without carrying out image development process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A bivalent group-containing compound of formula (1) or its salt, is new.    X1,X2=O, S, =NR1 group or =CR2R3 group;    m,n=0-3;    m+n=2 or more;    R1-R3=H or substituent;and    L1,L2=bivalent coupling group.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photoresist liquid; and    (2) etching method, which involves coating photoresist liquid on to-be-processed surface, forming photoresist film, performing pattern exposure at the photoresist film, and performing etching process to portion(s) of to-be-processed surface having photoresist film.
NOVELTY - A silver paste is heat-hardenable-type silver paste containing silver powder, epoxy resin, hardening agent of epoxy resin and solvent. The hardening agent of epoxy resin is phenol novolak compound. The solvent is glycol.    USE - Silver paste is used for manufacture of electrode, electric wiring board, wiring of film antenna, condenser, resistor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silver paste has excellent dispersibility, screen printing property and soldering property.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has frame (4) attached to surfaces of upper casing (2) and lower casing to support peripheral portion of diaphragm (23). The to-be-laminated structure is positioned at support stand. The heater board and exhausting structures are provided at casings. The chambers are partitioned by mutually fusing the casings. The to-be-laminated structure is heated by heater board. The ends of pulling springs (22) are attached to side walls (21) of casings, and at peripheral portion of diaphragm. The diaphragm is in stretched state by operation of pulling springs.    USE - Lamination apparatus for laminating solar cell module and other modules, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Since the ends of pulling springs are attached to side walls of upper and lower casings, and at peripheral portion of diaphragm provided in stretched state, the diaphragm can be fixed and supported easily at surfaces of the frame. The need for pulling the diaphragm by using hand of operator in the joint surface vicinity of upper case and the frame is avoided. The distortion of diaphragm is avoided by adjusting the attachment position of pulling springs along case peripheral direction. The lamination process can be performed reliably by stabilizing the crimping state and crosslinking rate of to-be-laminated structure. The pulling force exerted at diaphragm is equalized autonomously, so that the attachment of diaphragm to lamination apparatus is performed easily. The frictional resistance of diaphragm is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for attaching diaphragm in lamination apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an expanded sectional view of the lamination apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Upper casing (2)    Frame (4)    Side wall (21)    Pulling spring (22)    Diaphragm (23)
NOVELTY - A silver paste is heat-hardened-type silver paste containing silver powder, epoxy resin and its hardening agent, and solvent. The hardening agent of epoxy resin is phenol novolak compound hardening agent. The total amount of hardening agent and epoxy resin is 0.6-2.5 parts weight with respect to 100 parts weight of silver powder.    USE - Silver paste is used for forming electrical wiring and electrode. Uses include but are not limited to wiring of film antenna, capacitor, resistor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silver paste has excellent soldering property, electrical property, thermosetting property and adhesive strength.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system has internal combustion engine (4) and alkali type fuel cell (2) which receives the fuel containing nitrogen atom. Introductory path (46) introduces exhausted fuel discharged from anode side of fuel cell into internal combustion engine.    USE - Fuel cell system for hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - An appropriate range of fuel can be supplied to the fuel cell, and the exhausted fuel discharged from anode side of fuel cell can be introduced into internal combustion engine. Thus, the utilization efficiency of the fuel can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system.    Fuel cell (2)    Internal combustion engine (4)    Circulation path (10)    Fuel tank (30)    Introductory path (46)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a dye electrode formed by sensitizing dye in a porous titanium film (3) on a metal substrate (9) and a counter electrode formed by an electroconductive film (11) made of platinum. The counter electrode has an opening for receiving the light. The area of the opening in the counter electrode is set to 30-90% with respect to total area of the counter electrode.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell for power generation applications.    ADVANTAGE - Increase in the internal resistance of the solar cell by baking deterioration of the electrode is prevented and the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell is improved by avoiding need for using indium for electrode formation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Titanium film (3)    Sealing agent (8)    Metal substrate (9)    Transparent substrate (10)    Electroconductive film (11)
NOVELTY - The filament lamp has enlarged diameter portion (243b) that is formed in the edge in which internal lead (24a) and filament (24) are connected, and extended in the radial direction of fluorescent tube (1). Another internal lead (24b) is connected in the vicinity of enlarged diameter portion. The diameter portion and lead are made to contact via insulating tube (33) including quartz glass material.    USE - Filament lamp such as incandescent lamp for light irradiation type heat treatment equipment for performing various processes such as film-forming process, oxidation process, impurity diffusion process, nitridation process, film stabilization process, silicidization process, crystallization process, and ion implantation process in manufacture of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Deformation of filament is prevented even when radiant energy from the filament is received at the time of turning-ON the lamp and when temperature of filament is increased. Filament can be arranged in the desired position of florescent tube. Since diameter portion and lead are made to contact via insulating tube, generation of short circuit is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the filament lamp.    Fluorescent tube (1)    Filament (24)    Internal leads (24a,24b)    Insulating tube (33)    Enlarged diameter portion (243b)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric transducer has an electrode (10) having a pigment, and a carrier capable of supporting the pigment. The pigment contains bicyclic-type compound (1).    USE - Photoelectric transducer e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer has excellent conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectric transducer has an electrode having a pigment, and a carrier capable of supporting the pigment. The pigment contains bicyclic-type compound of formula (1).    R1-R4=substituent, at least one of R1-R4 is 6C or more linear alkyl;    R5,R6=alkylene;    Y1,Y2=carboxylic acid group (-C(=O)-OH) or carboxylate ion group (-C(=O)-O-);    ring A,B'=naphthalene ring, naphthalene ring having substituent, benzene ring, or benzene ring having substituent;    X-=anion having valency of p;    p=1 or more;and    q=coefficient maintaining neutral electric charge.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of photoelectric transducer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrode (10)    Conductive substrates (11,21)    Substrate (11A)    Conductive layers (11B,22)    Metal oxide semiconductor layer (12)
NOVELTY - The method involves printing of metal selenium powder paste on the precursor film formed on the molybdenum electrode layer. The chalcopyrite-type optical absorption layer is formed (3) by heat processing of the precursor film containing metal selenium at a temperature of 400-800 degrees C.    USE - Manufacturing method of photoelectric transducer such as photoelectric sensor (both claimed) e.g. solar cell such as chalcopyrite type copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell installed in roofs and outer walls of building and vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The optical absorption layer is formed safely and cost is reduced as the absorption layer is formed by heat-processing the precursor film without using noxious hydrogen selenide gas. The formation of crack in the optical absorption layer is suppressed, as the layer is formed by heating the precursor film coated with metal selenium powder paste.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photoelectric transducer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flow diagram explaining the solar cell manufacturing process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Soda-lime glass substrate providing process (1)    Molybdenum-electrode layer forming process (2)    Chalcopyrite-type optical absorption layer forming process (3)    Buffer layer forming process (4)
NOVELTY - A back surface protection sheet (1) consists of a polyolefin-type resin composition containing (in parts weight) polyolefin-type resin (100), rutile-type titanium dioxide (10-50) and inorganic filler (1-30) other than rutile-type titanium dioxide. The rutile-type titanium dioxide has average particle diameter of 0.005-0.25 mu m and thickness of 0.05-1 mm.    USE - Back surface protection sheet is used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The back surface protection sheet provides solar cell module having excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance, weather resistance, light reflection property and electric power generation performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the back surface protection sheet.    Back surface protection sheet (1)    Film layers (11)
NOVELTY - Mixing or mixing extrusion of a rubber precursor composition containing non-crosslinked grade rubber component and graphitized carbon short fiber is carried out. A rubber precursor sheet having carbon fiber uniaxially orienting to sheet surface is formed. The sheet is sliced to width of 0.05-100 mm by perpendicular plane with respect to orientation direction of fiber. Hot pressing is carried out, and crosslinked thermally conductive rubber sheet is produced. The sheet has heat conductivity of 5 W/m.K or more.    USE - Manufacture of thermally conductive rubber sheet. Uses include but are not limited to power transistor, light emitting diode, solar cell, lithium ion battery, capacitor and central processing unit.    ADVANTAGE - The rubber sheet having high thermal conductivity is manufactured by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Mixing or mixing extrusion of a rubber precursor composition containing non-crosslinked grade rubber component (35-85 parts weight) and graphitized carbon short fiber (15-65 parts weight) produced using mesophase pitch as raw material and having microcrystal size originates in thickness direction of hexagonal net surface of 30 nm or more is carried out. Mixing is carried out under shear-force and/or stretching force relatively strong in one direction, and a rubber precursor sheet having carbon fiber uniaxially orienting to thickness of 0.05-100 mm is formed. The sheet is sliced to width of 0.05-100 mm by perpendicular plane with respect to orientation direction of carbon fiber. Hot pressing is carried out in thickness direction, and crosslinked thermally conductive rubber sheet having fixed oriented carbon fiber is produced. The sheet has heat conductivity of 5 W/m.K or more.
NOVELTY - A block is adhered on the base (2) and sliced the adhered-block from the base to obtain substrate line. The obtained substrate line is washed using alkali liquid (4) and peeled to obtain substrate (1a). The alkali liquid is adjusted with Brix value.    USE - Manufacture of substrate e.g. semiconductor substrate, magnetic substrate and ceramic substrate used for solar cell element.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides substrates with high yield. The solar cell element formed using the substrate has excellent performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of washing apparatus for washing the substrate.    Substrate (1a)    Base (2)    Alkali liquid (4)    Tank (5)    Washing jig (8)
NOVELTY - A solution of substance or suspension liquid containing metal or semiconductor containing element, or ion containing element is coated on a substrate, dried and performed growth-of-thin film nucleus by exposing in atmospheric pressure hydrogen plasma to obtain thin film.    USE - Manufacture of film e.g. thin film transistor used for liquid crystal display and thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically and effectively provides film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of manufacture of film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A paste-like metal-particle composition containing heat sinterable-metal particles (A) having average particle diameter of 0.1-50 mu m, and volatile dispersion medium (B) is interposed between metal components. The volatile dispersion medium (10-100 weight%) is vaporized by heating at 40-200 degrees C in oxidizing gas or reducing gas. The volatile dispersion medium which is remained in the paste-like metal particle composition is further vaporized. The heat sinterable-metal particles (A) are sintered at 70-400 degrees C in inert gas to join the metal components.    USE - Method for joining metal components to printer circuit board. Uses include but are not limited to resistor, capacitor, memory, diode, CPU, heat radiating component, electrode of solar cell, laminated ceramic capacitor, laminated ceramic inductor, laminated ceramic actuator, display elements, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively joints the metal component without generation of crack.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of joined metal component.
NOVELTY - Phenanthroline compounds (A) are new.    USE - (I) are useful: in electroluminescent device and solar cells (all claimed), where the device is useful in consumer products including flat panel displays, computer monitors, televisions, billboards, lights for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, fully transparent displays, flexible displays, laser printers, cell phones, personal digital assistants, laptop computers, digital cameras, camcorders, viewfinders, micro-displays, vehicles, theatre or stadium screen, or a sign. (I) are useful: as dye lasers; and in organic light emitting diodes, especially as electron transport layers, as hole blocking layers and/or as hosts for phosphorescent emitter compounds.    ADVANTAGE - (I) provides electroluminescent device with: improved efficiency, luminance, lifetime, color point, operational stability and better spectral characteristics; and lower driving voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Phenanthroline compounds of formula (A) are new.    R1, R2 = optionally substituted 6-25C aryl;    R3 = 3-25C heteroaryl (optionally substituted);    R4 = H, 1-18C alkyl, 4-12C cycloalkyl, 2-18C alkenyl, 2-18C alkynyl, 6-25C aryl or 3-25C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted); and    R5 = 5-12C cycloalkyl, 6-25C aryl or 3-25C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted).    Provided that: if R1 is unsubstituted phenyl, then R2 is not unsubstituted phenyl; and if R1 is aryl other than unsubstituted phenyl, then R2 is not unsubstituted phenyl, optionally 3-perylenyl, 2-fluorenyl or 8-fluoranthenyl. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electroluminescent device comprising (A).