NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of coating device, capable of forming an oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer in the device, and the oxide layer is a low-temperature oxide layer, the apparatus comprising: a reaction chamber, a gas pipe connected with the reaction chamber, the gas pipe connected to an oxidizing gas source, a gas pipe for gas pipeline newly added on the normal coating equipment. This utility model embodiment by introducing an oxidizing gas pipeline in the coating device, capable of forming an oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer a coating device of a laminated structure, which further improves the passivation effect of the anti-reflecting film so as to improve the conversion efficiency of the solar battery, and the manufacturing process of the oxide layer and the nitride layer are integrated in a coating device, the coating device in the laminated structure in the manufacturing process to add extra equipment cost, simplify the manufacturing process and is convenient to input;
NOVELTY - A thermal storage material (S) comprises composition containing combination of substance (s1) and substance (s2) chosen from mixture containing cesium nitrate and sodium nitrate, lithium nitrate and lithium hydroxide, lithium nitrate and sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate, sodium nitrate and rubidium nitrate, lithium bromide and lithium hydroxide, and sodium nitrate and lithium bromide. The solid phase rate of thermal storage material in thermal storage minimum-temperature (Tmin) is 0.3-0.7 and in thermal storage maximum-temperature (Tmax) is 0.1 or less.    USE - Thermal storage material is used for heat storage system (claimed) for solar power generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for heat storage system, which comprises thermal storage material, and has thermal storage temperature at 250-400 degrees C.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of heat storage system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heat storage systems (100a,100b)    Heat source (101)    Thermal load (102)    Heat exchanger (104)    Thermal storage material (S)
NOVELTY - The battery (10) has a connection unit (32) which is connected to an electric current interruption unit (33). The electric current is interrupted when the internal pressure of a battery case (15) exceeds a predetermined level or when a section of electric current interruption unit moves with respect to the connection unit. A thermal radiation material layer (35) has heat conductivity higher that is than electric current interruption unit or connection unit. The thermal radiation material layer is provided in the surface of electric current interruption unit and connection unit.    USE - Sealed secondary battery, e.g., lithium ion secondary battery and nickel-hydrogen battery for vehicles (claimed), e.g. motor vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The current interrupt drive (CID) operates in a stable manner over a long period of time since the thermal radiation material layer is provided in the surface of the electric current interruption unit and a predetermined connection unit. The cycle capacity maintenance factor is improved while reducing the battery resistance since the CID operates in a stable manner over a long period of time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the electric current interruption mechanism.    Battery (10)    Battery case (15)    Connection unit (32)    Electric current interruption unit (33)    Thermal radiation material layer (35)
NOVELTY - The method involves contacting (S1) vapor of lower alcohol such as isopropyl alcohol to single surface of semiconductor wafer such as silicon wafer. The hydrofluoric acid containing metal ion in single surface of the semiconductor wafer is contacted (S2), after contacting vapor of lower alcohol to single surface of semiconductor wafer. The acid solution contains hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid.    USE - Wafer manufacturing method for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Since the large-scale apparatus are not required to mix hydrofluoric acid with organic solvent, the surface of semiconductor wafers can be porositized safely and inexpensively in effective manner. Thus, the reflective loss of the light in the surface can be reduced effectively. Hence, the solar cell module of high conversion efficiency can be obtained precisely.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of photovoltaic cell; and    (2) a manufacturing method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating wafer manufacturing method for solar cells. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for contacting vapor of lower alcohol to single surface of semiconductor wafer (S1)    Step for contacting hydrofluoric acid in single surface of the semiconductor wafer (S2)    Step for not containing hydrofluoric acid with metal ion in single surface of wafer (S3)    Step for removing metal precipitated from metal ion to single surface of wafer (S4)    Step for trapping electron by fine porositization structure on wafer surface for solar cells (S5)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte comprises organic-salt compound (A) and organic-forming aluminum silicate (B) having tertiary or quaternary cation.    USE - Electrolyte is used for photoelectric conversion element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photoelectric conversion element; and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte solution comprises an aprotic solvent (A), a quaternary ammonium salt (D), and 4-methoxy butyric acid. The content of 4-methoxy butyric acid is 0.001-0.1 wt.% with respect to the total amount of components (A,D).    USE - Electrolyte solution is used for electrical double layer capacitor for automobiles (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to memory backup of electronic devices, electric tool, electric vehicles, hybrid vehicle, electrical storage apparatus and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte solution prevents fall of sealing performance in high temperature of 70 degrees C, and excellent durability and reliability.
NOVELTY - The surface etching apparatus comprises a nozzle (8) that injects etching gas to remove organic material towards a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate is a silicon substrate (4) mounted in a stage (2) inside the reaction chamber, which has a pressure reduced to atmospheric pressure in the range of 1 to 100 kilo Pascal. The gas to remove organic-material contains a resist component, ozone, chlorine trifluoride, xenon difluoride, bromine trifluoride, bromine pentafluoride, and further contains the gas containing an oxygen and nitrogen atom in a molecule.    USE - Apparatus for etching surface of a semiconductor substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The surface etching apparatus comprises a gas to remove organic-material that contains chlorine trifluoride and a nitrogen atom in a molecule, thus a texture is formed without a high-cost installation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for etching surface of a semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a surface etching apparatus.    Stage (2)    Blower (3)    Silicon substrate (4)    Gas cylinder (5)    Nozzle (8)
NOVELTY - A solar cell contact consists of a crystalline silicon wafer (A), an antireflective layer (B) (30) deposited on the silicon wafer, and a paste (C) comprising nickel intermetallic compound, deposited on at least a portion of the antireflective layer.    USE - Solar cell contact is used for metal wrap-through solar cell, emitter wrapthrough solar cell, and passivated emitter and rear cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell contact has high reliability and energy conversion efficiency, low ohmic loss, and is economical.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the solar cell contact.    P-type silicon substrate (10)    N-type diffusion layer (20)    Antireflective layer (30)    Primary paste formed on backside (70)    Front side silver/metal additive (500)
NOVELTY - Fabrication of oxide film involves coating a substrate (10) with an oxide solution (2), and ultraviolet irradiating the coated oxide solution under an inert gas atmosphere.    USE - Fabrication of oxide film e.g. oxide thin film used as channel layer for electric component (all claimed) used in display field, solar cell field and touch panel field.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical fabrication of optically transparent and high-quality oxide film having high electric conductance by a simple process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view explaining fabrication of oxide film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Oxide solution (2)    Substrate (10)
NOVELTY - The transparent substrate has an anti-refractive coating layer with a primary coating layer having refractive index of 2.2 to 2.5 that has a thickness of five to thirty nanometer. The secondary coating layer has refractive index of 1.3 to 1.6 with thickness of twenty to one hundred twenty nanometer. The primary coating layer has a metal oxide layer selected from oxidant, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, zinc-annotation oxide compound, titanium oxide and niobium oxide. The secondary coating layer is made of silicon oxide, silicon oxy-nitride, the silicon oxy-carbide or silicon-aluminum mixed oxide.    USE - Transparent substrate for a solar cell (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The anti-refractive coating layer with a primary coating layer and secondary coating layer, and thus prevents the deterioration of the solar cell while the transmittance is lowered from the long wave range including the far infrared ray, provides the excellent durability of transparent substrate, enhances the transmittance from the visible ray to the near infrared ray wavelength, enhances the efficiency of the cell and hence increases manufacturing absorption volume of the solar energy in a transparent substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a transparent substrate; and    (2) a solar cell module with a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a transparent substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The method involves rearranging a silicon atom of a silicon thin film and the gas is removed. The silicon thin film is deposited on the substrate within a reaction chamber and the rearranged silicon atom forms a silicon insulating film which reacts with the reaction gas. The silicon insulating film is obtained of the desired thickness inside the reaction chamber. The deposited silicon thin film is formed into multiple source embryo layers over a monolayer. The silicon atom is accelerated using ultraviolet ray and plasma and the silicon insulating film is changed in a section of each cycle.    USE - Method for depositing low temperature thin film for semiconductor device. Uses include but are not limited to integrated circuit, compound semiconductor, solar cell, liquid crystal display and organic light emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves rearranging a silicon atom of a silicon thin film and the gas is removed, thus lowers the hydrogen quantity of the silicone compound thin film, thus also lowers the pin hole density, and thus enhances the thin film density, improves the film property is improved which also enhances the thin, lowers the temperature of deposition, and thus reduces the cost of the deposition process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a method of depositing silicon nitride thin film. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The bi-material lattice structure (10) has a frame (30) that is provided with a material having a coefficient of expansion and defining a several unit cells (20). Multiple plates (40) are provided with another material having a coefficient of expansion (CTE) different from the other coefficient of expansion. The plates are connected to each unit cell. The main portion is provided with a third coefficient of expansion different from both the coefficient of the expansion, and a thickness of about 100 nm to about 3000 microns.    USE - Micro-scaled bi-material lattice structure used in applications such as micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), biomedical engineering application, semiconductor, solar energy application such as solar cell, space-based application such as space optic and high heat application such as space optic, solar sail, thin film sensor and detector.    ADVANTAGE - The frame width is chosen desirably so that the structural stability of the structure can be improved and scalability to smaller scales can be increased. Thus the fabrication feasibility in the current scale can be improved. The CTE can be controlled to be negative, zero, or positive by designing the lattice geometry and material combination, so that the fabrication of Meta material can be made simpler, scalable, and low-cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing bi-material lattice structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the bi-material lattice structure.    Bi-material lattice structure (10)    Unit cell (20)    Frame (30)    Plate (40)    Space (50)
NOVELTY - A water-permeation-prevention film (100) is obtained by repeating cycles (I,II) several times. Cycle (I) involves injecting water vapor, ozone, and/or oxygen radical at pressure (I) into vapor-deposition chamber, and injecting chemical reaction gas (I) containing a metallic element at pressure (I). Cycle (II) involves injecting water vapor, ozone, and/or oxygen radical at pressure (II) into the chamber, and injecting chemical reaction gas (II) containing a metallic element at pressure (II). The films formed in both cycles are amorphous.    USE - Manufacture of water-permeation-prevention film for laminates and electrical/electronic sealing device (all claimed) of e.g. flexible organic LED. Can also be used for organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides water-permeation-prevention films which have low moisture permeability and excellent crack resistance, can be bent in a stable manner, can prevent functional deterioration, and can be used suitably as a sealing material with high stability. The obtained film improves durability of electronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for water-permeation-prevention film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the water-permeation-prevention film.    Water-permeation-prevention film (100)    Substrate (110)    Inorganic membranes (120,130)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves synthesizing a nanoporous zinc oxide film on a fluorine doped tin oxide coated glass substrate with a combination of metal-free dyes at low temperature using soft chemical route. The dyes have different colors such as red, yellow and blue.    USE - Method of manufacturing colorful device grade solar cell (claimed) used for generating electricity. Can also be used as roof tile.    ADVANTAGE - Cost is reduced by using inexpensive metal free dyes and using simple soft chemical route. Transmission lost is avoided since photovoltaic cell power is produced near the end user of electricity. Different colors are easily provided to the solar cell through a combination of dyes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device grade solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic diagram of the apparatus for manufacturing colar cell based on chemically deposited zinc oxide.
NOVELTY - The fabrication method involves forming transparent conductive oxide layer (120) on the substrate such as coated glass (110), a photoelectric conversion unit made of p-type, i-type and n-type semiconductor material formed on transparent conductive oxide layer, a back reflector layer (170) and a back metal electrode (180). The back reflector layer includes a fluorinated n-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon oxide layer (260) deposited using RF-PECVD, and is fabricated with graded refractive index.    USE - Fabrication method of thin film solar cell e.g. single junction solar cell (claimed), triple junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The wide band gap fluorinated n-type microcrystalline silicon oxide material provides an inexpensive replacement for aluminum doped zinc oxide for back reflector layers while enabling simplified process for fabrication of thin film solar cells since fluorinated n-type microcrystalline silicon oxide material is deposited using RF-PECVD.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a single junction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the silicon thin film solar cell.    Coated glass (110)    Transparent conductive oxide layer (120)    Back reflector layer (170)    Back metal electrode (180)    Fluorinated n-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon oxide layer (260)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves forming a reaction precursor thin film (13) that is made of copper, indium and gallium and has chalcopyrite-type structure. The solution of a selenium dioxide is applied on the reaction precursor thin film and an application layer (14) is provided on the reaction precursor thin film. The reaction precursor thin film provided with the application layer is rapidly heated and selenized in a heating chamber. The heating chamber is provided with an inert gas or a reducible gas atmosphere, and is in a pressure reduction state or a pressurized state.    USE - Manufacturing method for a compound semiconductor thin film.    ADVANTAGE - The solution of a selenium dioxide is applied on the reaction precursor thin film that has chalcopyrite-type structure, thus improves the efficiency of selenization reaction, reduces the selenization time and cost. The heating chamber performs rapid heating into inert atmosphere, which is good for reducing environment gases, such as hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method for a compound thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show schematic representations of a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    Electrodes (12,16)    Reaction precursor thin film (13)    Application layer (14)    Light absorption layer (15)
NOVELTY - The single crystal silicon wafer comprises dopants including gallium, where the silicon single crystal is prepared by Czochralski method. The dopants have resistivity of 0.1-7 Omega .cm, and comprise a first dopant and a second dopant. The first dopant and the second dopant are combined with oxygen. The concentration of the second dopant is less than or equal to 1/1000 than that of the first dopant. The concentration of the first dopant is 2x 1015-3x 1017 atoms/cm3. The dopants are injected in an oxide state. The silicon single crystal has exposure efficiency of less than or equal to 1%, and has size of greater than or equal to 8 inch.    USE - The silicon single crystal wafer is useful as a substrate of a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The silicon single crystal wafer economically provides excellent conversion efficiency and productivity and enhances service life of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of a silicon single crystal wafer.
NOVELTY - A battery has housing, anode, electrolyte such as photon free electrolyte consists of polymer electrolyte membrane, separator and solid cathode. The anode has nano-modified carbonic material alloyed by tin to a copper made metallic support layer via thermo vacuum evaporation process. The solid cathode contains nano-structured oxide material to the fuel cell.    USE - Battery e.g. accumulator for storing electric charge.
NOVELTY - A thin-film solar cell has substrate layer, light-absorption layer and covering layer. Several nanopores or nanorods are randomly distributed on an upper surface of the covering layer or a lower surface of the substrate layer. The diameter of the nanopores or nanorods is 40-300 nm. The nanopores or nanorods are prepared by performing inductively-coupled plasma reactive ion etching pattern transfer process and/or nanoimprint process.    USE - Thin-film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The thin-film solar cell is economically and efficiently manufactured, by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of thin-film solar cell.
NOVELTY - Preparation of (001)/(010)/(101) crystal surface-containing anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) monocrystalline comprises selecting different composition of titanate with layered structure as precursor; uniformly dispersing into solution with specific reaction solute ion in reactor, sealing, placing in oven, subjecting to hydrothermal synthesis, cooling, collecting white precipitate, washing with deionized water, centrifuging, and drying.    USE - Method for preparation of (001)/(010)/(101) crystal surface-containing anatase titanium dioxide monocrystalline (claimed) used as photocatalyst to degrade contaminant, photo splitting of water to hydrogen, dye-sensitizing solar cell, and photoreduction of carbon dioxide.    ADVANTAGE - The method has simple and mild condition. The monocrystalline has large superficial area, high reactivity, and high reaction selectivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of (001)/(010)/(101) crystal surface-containing anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) monocrystalline comprises selecting different composition of titanate with layered structure as precursor for hydrothermal synthesis; uniformly dispersing precursor into solution with 0.5-3 mM specific reaction solute ion at mass/volume ratio of 2 g/20 ml-1 g/ 8000 ml in reactor, sealing, placing in oven, subjecting to hydrothermal synthesis at 50-300 degrees C for 2- 240 hours, cooling, collecting white precipitate, washing with deionized water, centrifuging, and drying at 50-120 degrees C. The monocrystalline has different particle size distribution of 20 nm-6 mu m and contains one or more than two type crystal face with ratio of more than 80%. The specific reaction solute ion is hydrazine hydrate, fluorine-containing acid salt, or oxygen-containing anion comprising perchlorate, sulfate, nitrate, carbonate, phosphate, iodate, borate, oxalate, high-acid ion, or peracetic acid radical.
NOVELTY - The processing apparatus has a reservoir with an outlet (3) that is configured to discharge the silicone sealing liquid (L). The mold frame (6) has a conveying path (5) with the groove. The conductivity core (1) is provided in the groove, and the silicone sealing liquid is passed through conveying path to the conductivity core. The outlet and the mold frame are made of conductive material, and a power source is provided in the interval between the outlet of reservoir and mold frame to form the electric field (F).    USE - Processing apparatus for forming semiconductor layer on conductivity core of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The processing apparatus is simple in structure and economical. The silicon sealing liquid is supplied uniformly on the outer periphery of the conductivity core due to the electric field produced by the power source. The productivity is enhanced due to fast processing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the processing apparatus.    Conductivity core (1)    Outlet (3)    Conveying path (5)    Mold frame (6)    Electric field (F)    Silicone sealing liquid (L)
NOVELTY - A fluorinated sulfonic acid proton-exchange membrane is immersed in polycationic compound solution, washed, and dried to obtain fluorinated sulfonic acid proton-exchange membrane (A). Membrane (A) is immersed in polyelectrolyte solution, washed, and dried to obtain membrane (B). Membrane (B) is immersed in polycationic compound solution, taken out, washed, and dried to obtain membrane (C). Adsorption of polyelectrolyte and polycationic compound is repeated to form 5-100 layers and obtain an alcohol-resistant high-conductivity proton-exchange membrane.    USE - Preparation of alcohol-resistant high-conductivity proton-exchange membrane useful as separator in fuel cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorinated sulfonic acid proton-exchange membrane is immersed in 0.05-10 wt.% aqueous solution of polycationic compound at 20-60 degrees C for 10-40 minutes. The membrane with surface physically-adsorbed with polycationic compound is taken out, washed with deionized water, and dried with nitrogen to obtain fluorinated sulfonic acid proton-exchange membrane (A). Membrane (A) is immersed in 0.1-5 wt.% asymmetrically-charged sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) polyelectrolyte solution at 20-80 degrees C for 10-40 minutes. The membrane with surface physically-adsorbed with polyelectrolyte is taken out, washed with deionized water, and dried with nitrogen to obtain fluorinated sulfonic acid type proton-exchange membrane (B). Membrane (B) is immersed in 0.05-10 wt.% aqueous solution of polycationic compound at 20-60 degrees C for 10-40 minutes. The membrane with surface physically-adsorbed with polycationic compound is taken out, washed with deionized water, and dried with nitrogen to obtain fluorinated sulfonic acid proton-exchange membrane (C). Adsorption of polyelectrolyte and polycationic compound is repeated to form 5-100 layers and obtain an alcohol-resistant high-conductivity proton-exchange membrane.
NOVELTY - A zinc bromide redox flow battery anion exchange membrane consists of base film containing apertures filled with chloromethylated polymer and amine compound. The base film has porosity of more than 70% and is made of polytetrafluoroethylene. The chloromethylated polymer is chloromethylated polysulfone, chloromethylated poly(ether sulfone) or chloromethylated polyether ketone. The amine compound is trimethylamine, triethylamine or propylamine.    USE - Zinc bromide redox flow battery anion exchange membrane.    ADVANTAGE - The anion exchange membrane has high mechanical strength, high ionic conductivity, and ensures high performance of the zinc bromide redox flow battery. The anion exchange membrane is manufactured economically.
NOVELTY - The structure has a bottom frame provided with a black light N-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer that is provided with a broad spectrum absorber layer and a surface P-type silicon-based substrate. A middle part of a black silicon broad spectrum absorber is provided with a femto-second laser irradiation P-type silicon base substrate. The black silicon broad spectrum absorber is attached to a silicon micro-cone part.    USE - Intermediate zone black silicon solar battery structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure ensures better anti-reflection effect by adopting the micro-cone structure, and improves solar spectrum absorption and conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an intermediate zone black silicon solar battery structure preparing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an intermediate zone black silicon solar battery structure. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a solar battery back film and solar cell module, the solar cell back film comprises a base layer, a weather-proof layer, in particular, the solar battery back film further comprises a weather-proof coating on the first surface of the base layer, and is formed on the other surface of the base layer and a weathering layer, the basic layer and resistance film layer is high molecular adhesive layer. This utility model of the product is provided with good weather resistance, high reflection rate, easy assembly and repairing, good heat conducting efficiency, it has low production cost, and it is easy to market popularization.
NOVELTY - The outer wall has a chemical anchor bolt (3) fixed on a wall body that is connected with a solar battery plate (1). A cavity (5) is matched with an air outlet that is provided with an air outlet valve (7). The cavity is matched with an air inlet that is equipped with an air inlet valve (8). Width of the cavity is about 50-100 millimeter. The cavity is provided with a temperature sensor (4) that is connected to a control end of a controller (9). The control end of the controller is connected with a direct-current (DC) fan (10). The chemical anchor bolt is fixed on a bearing component.    USE - Photovoltaic power generating narrow double-layer ventilation outer wall.    ADVANTAGE - The outer wall realizes solar battery plate generating process in the DC fan and reduces heat radiation defects.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic power generating narrow double-layer ventilation outer wall.    Solar battery plate (1)    Chemical anchor bolt (3)    Temperature sensor (4)    Cavity (5)    Air outlet valve (7)    Air inlet valve (8)    Controller (9)    DC fan (10)
NOVELTY - An imprint material consists of component (A) having two polymerizable groups and propylene oxide unit or propylene oxide unit and ethylene oxide unit, silicone compound (B) and photopolymerization initiator (C).    USE - Imprint material is used for film used in optical component, LED device, semiconductor element, solar cell, electronic device, solid-state imaging device (all claimed), storage medium and biochips.    ADVANTAGE - Since silicone compound is contained in imprint material the film produced has high abrasion tolerance, fingerprint wipability, transparency and low mold-release strength. The imprint material used in optical component has excellent pattern formation. The imprint material has cure rate control property and dynamic viscosity controlling property and film thickness controlling property by changing content of component (A). The optical component is manufactured efficiently as process margin is expandable. The imprint material enables easy release of resin film from mold during the mold release after curing.
NOVELTY - A glass substrate (1) with silicon oxide film (12) containing inorganic fine particles (14), is obtained by applying a coating liquid containing inorganic fine particles, alkoxysilane hydrolyzate, and water and/or (poly)ethylene glycol, on glass substrate (10).    USE - Manufacture of glass substrate with silicon oxide film containing inorganic fine particles, for window glasses, substrates of organic electroluminescent elements, and cover glasses of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides excellent coating efficiency. The obtained glass substrate has excellent glare-proof property, optical extraction property, and optical confinement property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional schematic view of the glass substrate with silicon oxide film containing inorganic fine particles.    Glass substrate with silicon oxide film containing inorganic fine particles (1)    Glass substrate (10)    Silicon oxide film containing inorganic fine particles (12)    Inorganic fine particles (14)    Silicon oxide film (16)
NOVELTY - A glass plate contains 57-71 mol% silica, 0-6 mol% alumina, 0-5 mol% boric oxide, 10-13 mol% sodium oxide, 7.5-19.8 mol% magnesium oxide and 1.6-11 mol% calcium oxide. The molar ratio of magnesium oxide and calcium oxide is 0.8-10. The content (S) of magnesium oxide, alumina, boric oxide and sodium oxide satisfies specific relation.    USE - Glass plate is used for glass substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass plate has excellent productivity and high solar transmittance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A glass plate contains 57-71 mol% silica, 0-6 mol% alumina, 0-5 mol% boric oxide, 10-13 mol% sodium oxide, 7.5-19.8 mol% magnesium oxide and 1.6-11 mol% calcium oxide. The molar ratio of magnesium oxide and calcium oxide is 0.8-10. The content (S) of magnesium oxide, alumina, boric oxide and sodium oxide satisfies relation of formula: MgO+Al2O3+B2O3-NaO=-10 mol% to 10.5 mol%.
NOVELTY - The structure has a conductive back contact layer comprising molybdenum on a substrate e.g. back substrate (12). A foundational seed layer comprising molybdenum oxide is formed over the conductive back contact layer. The foundational seed layer is less conductive than the conductive back contact layer. A thickness of the foundational seed layer is provided in a range selected from about 5-15 nm, about 35-45 nm, about 60-70 nm and about 90-100 nm. The conductive back contact layer is located between the substrate and the foundational seed layer. The substrate comprises glass and metal foil.    USE - Back contact structure for use in a photovoltaic device (claimed) i.e. copper indium diselenide photovoltaic device such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the structure improves performance for the photovoltaic device relative to maximum of the absorption characteristics of copper indium diselenide and molybdenum selenide, ensures formation of crystallites with large grain sizes that result in high carrier mobility, and ensures higher efficiency photovoltaic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a photovoltaic device    (2) a method for making a back contact for use in a photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a photovoltaic device.    Back substrate (12)    Molybdenum back contact (14)    Photovoltaic device (20)    Front glass substrate (21)    Transparent front electrode (25)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (10) has a solar cell main portion (20) which is formed from a semiconductor material. A front side electrical contact (60) is electrically connected to light-incident side (14) of solar cell main portion. A back side electrical contact (80) is electrically connected with back side (28) of main portion. An intermediate layer (100) is formed between the main portion and one of the front side electrical contact and back side electrical contact. The deposited electrically insulating layer (110) is formed in the intermediate layer.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the electrically insulating layer is provided between the solar cell main portion and one of the front side electrical contact and back side electrical contact, the mobile carrier recombination velocity at the interface between solar cell main portion and the front side electrical contact or back side electrical contact can be decreased. Hence the efficiency of solar cell can be improved. The solar cells including low recombination velocity electrical contacts can be realized easily. The increase in spacing between the metallic lines increases a proportion of front side that is available to absorb incident light. The highly reflective interface reflects light that travels through solar cell main portion to interface, such that the probability for generation of mobile carriers due to absorption of photons from the light can be increased. The solar cells can be manufactured easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (10)    Light incidence side of solar cell main portion (14)    Solar cell main portion (20)    Back side of solar cell main portion (28)    Electrical contacts (60,80)    Intermediate layer (100)    Electrically insulating layer (110)
NOVELTY - An aluminum alloy comprises 0.62-0.65 wt.% magnesium, 0.08 wt.% copper, 0.43-0.46 wt.% silicon, 0.06 wt.% zinc, 0.04 wt.% manganese, more than 0 but less than 0.18 wt.% iron, 0.04 wt.% chromium, 0.06 wt.% titanium, and aluminum as balance.    USE - Aluminum alloy used for manufacturing aluminum solar energy frame (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar frame made from aluminum alloy is not easily deformed in use and the surface is not easily scratch. By using aluminum alloy, extrusion speed is increased and production efficiency is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of aluminum solar energy frame by casting aluminum alloy into round ingot, cutting round ingot into aluminum rod, plugging the aluminum rod in a container of an extruder, heating aluminum rod, and extrusion molding at 20 m/minute. The surface of aluminum frame may be coated with anode oxide film with thickness of greater than or equal to 12 mu m.
NOVELTY - The method involves adding a crystal material into a crucible, to preset working condition parameters of single crystal furnace thermal field system. The seed crystals are injected in crucible under molten state to rotate seed crystals for seeding in reverse manner. The diameter of seed crystals is enlarged at casting speed of 0.35-0.40mm/min. The rotating speed of crucible is 8rpm and rotating speed of crystal bars is 12rpm, when diameter of seed crystals is enlarged to 171mm. The diameter of seed crystals is equalized manually to 150mm after the shift is successful.    USE - Drawing method for eliminating solar monocrystalline black-core silicon wafer used in battery.    ADVANTAGE - The drawing level of the single crystal can be improved, when the ends of the silicon rods are completely drawn out. The phenomenon of residual dislocation glide exists in the single crystal can be eliminated, so as to reduce black-core wafers. The yield of the single crystal can be improved.
NOVELTY - Phosphorus diffusion of solar cell silicon wafer involves etching silicon wafer in a silicon diffusion furnace tube, increasing temperature of the furnace tube to 730-790degreeC for 600-700 seconds, introducing 10000-15000 ml oxygen, maintaining temperature of the furnace tube at 730-790degreeC for 600-1200 seconds, introducing 5000-10000 ml oxygen, increasing temperature of the furnace tube to 770-830degreeC in rate of 720-1200 seconds, cooling the temperature of the furnace tube at 750-810degreeC and introducing 15000-25000 ml nitrogen for 720-1200 seconds.    USE - Phosphorus diffusion of solar cell silicon wafer (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently enables phosphorus diffusion of solar cell silicon wafer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Phosphorus diffusion of solar cell silicon wafer involves etching silicon wafer in a silicon diffusion furnace tube, increasing temperature of the furnace tube to 730-790degreeC for 600-700 seconds, introducing 10000-15000 ml oxygen, maintaining temperature of the furnace tube at 730-790degreeC for 600-1200 seconds, introducing 5000-10000 ml oxygen, increasing temperature of the furnace tube to 770-830degreeC in rate of 720-1200 seconds, further increasing temperature of the furnace tube to 830-850degreeC for 360-600 seconds, cooling the temperature of the furnace tube at 750-810degreeC, introducing 15000-25000 ml nitrogen for 720-1200 seconds and further introducing 10000-15000 nitrogen for 300-600 seconds.
NOVELTY - Preparing carbon material loaded stannic oxide nanosheet composite, comprises adding carbon material, dihydrate tin dichloride and deionized water into a vessel, mixing and stirring, putting the mixed solution into the hydrothermal reaction kettle, conducting hydrothermal reaction to the solution, centrifuging the mixed solution, conducting solid-liquid separation to collect centrifugate and sediment, repeating the process, combining the collected centrifugate, and putting the collected sediment into a dryer for drying at 40-160 degrees C for 4-96 hours.    USE - The carbon material loaded stannic oxide nanosheet composite is useful in energy devices such as lithium ion battery, solar battery, super capacitor, and fields such as catalyst support and information material.    ADVANTAGE - The method prepares the composite in a simple and convenient, cost-effective and environmental friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing carbon material loaded stannic oxide nanosheet composite, comprises: (a) taking carbon material (grapheme, carbon nanotube or graphite) and tin dichloride dihydrate and sodium citrate dehydrate as raw material, water as solvent, adding the carbon material, tin dichloride dihydrate, sodium citrate dehydrate and deionized water into a vessel in a proportion of 1 g:1-18 g:0.1-50 g:50-500 ml, and mixing and stirring for 2-60 minutes; (b) moving the mixed solution generated in step (a) to the hydrothermal reaction kettle whose liner is PTFE, conducting hydrothermal reaction to the solution at 140-250 degrees C for 2-36 hours, centrifuging the mixed solution, conducting solid-liquid separation to collect centrifugate and sediment and performing drying treatment, repeating the process for 3-12 times, and combining the collected centrifugate and discharging when reaches to standard; and (c) putting the sediment collected in step (b) into a dryer for drying at 40-160 degrees C for 4-96 hours.
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning a glass substrate using triton water solution, acetone, absolute ethyl alcohol and de-ionized water. A glass slide substrate is formed in a spin coater. A zinc oxide nano array is obtained by hydrothermal process. A hydrothermal reaction kettle is filled with water. The prepared zinc oxide nano array is put into a crystal glass substrate. The zinc oxide nano array is washed with de-ionized water. A core-shell structure is dried to obtain copper-zinc-tin-sulfur solar battery window layer.    USE - Copper-zinc-tin-sulfur solar battery window layer preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables realizing high transmission rate, electrical characteristics and connecting and preparation process of subsequent cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical illustration of a copper-zinc-tin-sulfur solar battery window layer preparation method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing organic hole transport material solution from hole-transporting material and organic solvent. Metal teeth compound dopant solution is prepared by adding the metal tooth compound with the organic solvent. A mixed solution is obtained by mixing the organic hole transport material solution and the metal gear compound dopant solution. A hole transport layer is obtained by coating the mixed solution on the substrate, and the substrate is allowed to cool.    USE - Doped metal teeth organic hole transmission layer preparation method for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables using simple preparation technique, improving the hole mobility and conductivity, changing the hole transmission material to improve photo-electric performance and improving application prospect.
NOVELTY - Preparation of graphene oxide loaded gold-palladium or gold-silver double-metal nanoparticles involves mixing 10 pts. wt. graphene oxide, 1 pt. wt. sodium hydroxide, palladium chloride and bimetallic nanoparticles, stirring at 40-90 degrees C for 0.5-12 hours and obtaining black precipitate bimetallic nanoparticles, centrifuge mixture, washing product using deionized water and ethanol repeatedly, and vacuum-drying at 60 degrees C for 12 hours. The weight ratio of bimetallic nanoparticles to palladium chloride is 0.1-3.8.    USE - Preparation of graphene oxide loaded gold-palladium or gold-silver double-metal nanoparticles used for manufacture of methanol fuel cell, ethanol fuel cell and formic acid fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides graphene oxide loaded gold-palladium or gold-silver double-metal nanoparticles.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing an active layer solution of a donor material and an acceptor material, and dissolving the mixture in a solvent. The speed is boost up by a liquid supply device, and an adjustable collecting plate is placed in a nozzle. The active layer solution is supplied to the donor material layer device. The speed and stability of the device are controlled by the donor material solution. A net-shaped porous structure is formed by a V-shaped groove. A blending layer is covered with a receptor material layer, and a polymer solar cell active layer is obtained.    USE - Method for preparing a polymer solar cell active layer.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables realizing convenient operation, improving the utilization efficiency of light, and achieving wide absorption spectrum.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a donor material layer device.
NOVELTY - This utility model specifically relates to a kind of polycrystalline silicon and amorphous silicon solar energy battery plate of solar energy charger, comprising a solar converter, a storage battery, a voltage stabilizer, an electric quantity indicator and a light device, the solar energy converter battery, a storage battery, a voltage stabilizer are connected in turn, the electric quantity indicator and the output end of the illumination device and the voltage stabilizer is connected with the solar energy battery plate is polycrystalline silicon and amorphous silicon solar battery plate; said storage battery is lithium battery, the utility model can bring the effect of flashlight, and convenient to carry, it is convenient and practical, energy-saving. It is an ideal minitype outdoor electronic equipment charging the solar charger.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a vanadium redox flow battery separator field, especially relates to a kind of enhanced for vanadium battery sulfonated polymer membrane, solving the problems of a sulfonated polymer membrane has high exchange capacity and low mechanical intensity, high mechanical strength so as to exchange capacity is low. A polymer as raw material, by concentrated sulfuric acid, to prepare sulfonated polymer, then adding different proportions of polysulfone is added, and stirring for a certain time to obtain the film-forming solution, and then using casting, coating method, dip method and film-forming method to prepare sulfonated polymer membrane, one layer of a polymeric film is a layer of polytetrafluoroethylene net cloth. The utility novel sulfonated polymer membrane having high chemical stability, high current density, high exchange capacity. In addition, the preparation method is featured with convenient operation, simple technique, fast processing speed, good processing effect, low cost and is not easy to cause environment pollution and so on, which is mainly applied to vanadium battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a back surface field layer on a side of an absorbing layer opposite from a germanium substrate, and making highly doped electrically conductive layer to be functional as a buffer layer between the substrate and one of solar cell structures (70, 100). A metal stressor layer (140) is attached to the structure, and a flexible polymeric handle layer (150) i.e. polyimide layer, is attached to the stressor layer. The structure is spallen under a buffer region, and a fracture takes place at or below an interface between the buffer region and substrate using the layers.    USE - Method for fabricating a solar cell device from flexible single or multi junction solar cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables avoiding the need for etching the buffer layer, thus facilitating easy manufacturing process of devices using flexible solar cell structures, while improving solar cell performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating fabrication processes for making solar cell devices from flexible solar cell structures.    Solar cell structures (70, 100)    Metal stressor layer (140)    Resulting structure (145)    Flexible polymeric handle layer (150)    Individual solar cell structures (155)
NOVELTY - Transparent conductive laminate (100a) comprises: a conductive multilayer (110) comprising a substrate (112) and a metal conductive layer (114); and a corrosion-resistant film (120) disposed on the conductive multilayer and comprising a waterborne polyurethane and carbon nanotubes dispersed in the waterborne polyurethane, where a thickness of the corrosion-resistant film and a content of the carbon nanotubes satisfy an equation as given in the specification.    USE - The transparent conductive laminate is useful in an electronic device such as a LCD device, a touch panel, a solar cell, E-paper and lighting equipment.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive laminate has good light transmittance and corrosion resistance and improved chromatism. The corrosion-resistant film can effectively inhibit generation of white spots and increases surface resistance of the laminate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing the transparent conductive laminate, comprising preparing a corrosion-resistant solution comprising a solvent, carbon nanotubes and a waterborne polyurethane, coating the corrosion-resistant solution on the conductive multilayer, and drying the corrosion-resistant solution to form the corrosion-resistant film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of a transparent conductive laminate.    Transparent conductive laminate (100a)    Conductive multilayer (110)    Substrate (112)    Metal conductive layer (114)    Corrosion-resistant film. (120)
NOVELTY - An imprint material comprises a compound (A) containing at least one alkylene oxide unit having 2, 3 or 4 carbon atoms and at least two polymerizable groups, a photo polymerization initiator (B), a solvent (C) which swells or dissolves the surface portion of film base, and a silicone compound (D).    USE - Imprint material is used to form film used in solid-state imaging device, optical component, light emitting device, semiconductor element, solar cell, display device and electronic device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The imprint material provides film with excellent adhesiveness, peelability and low release-force property. Since the imprint material has excellent stability, the generation of layer isolation by temporal passage is suppressed. Since the imprint material can be photo cured and peeling does not arise at the time of mold release, the film has favorable optical imprint property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for imprinting method, which involves coating imprint material on a film base material to form coating film, drying the coating film, carrying out pressing, pressurizing or heating of the dried film with a mold, irradiating light to harden the coating film, forming a cured film in the state in which coating film and mold are connected, and peeling cured film from the mold.
NOVELTY - A film (A) (2) formed on resin base material, a resin material having mold release property is laminated on film (A), and resin material having mold release property peeled from the film (A). Then energy is provided to film (A) and film (B) (11) is formed on film (A), to obtain laminated gas-barrier resin base material.    USE - Manufacture of laminated gas-barrier resin base material. Uses include but are not limited to electronic device, solar cell, organic electroluminescence element, liquid crystal display device, packaging of food stuff, packaging of industrial product and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated gas-barrier resin base material has excellent gas barrier performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view explaining manufacture of laminated gas-barrier resin base material.    Films (2,11)    Rolls (3,4,12)    Energy provision process (9)    Formation of film B (10)
NOVELTY - A photocatalyst comprises semiconductor support containing deposits of noble metals and/or transition metals.    USE - Photocatalyst for generation of diatomic hydrogen (claimed) used as fuel for internal combustion engine, gas turbine and fuel cells, and synthesis of methanol, hydrocarbon and ammonia.    ADVANTAGE - The photocatalyst produces diatomic hydrogen at a higher rate using small amount of semiconductor support.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of photocatalyst, which involves preparing semiconductor support with noble metal and/or transition metal deposits and heating at 300-800 degrees C;    (2) photolysis system, which consists of reaction zone containing photocatalyst; and    (3) use of the photocatalyst for generating hydrogen from hydrogen containing precursor by the action of actinic radiation.
NOVELTY - A photosensitive device comprises: a silicon substrate (40) having several trenches on a surface, where the trenches positioned to define at least one silicon fin (42); and stressed material within at least two of the trenches, where the stressed material induce strain within the silicon fin to reduce the band gap of at least a portion of the silicon within the silicon fin.    USE - As photosensitive device such as silicon solar cell, silicon image sensor cell, and infra red photodetector (claimed); in detecting and imaging of near infrared light for, e.g., optical communications, night vision, industrial inspection, and automotive applications.    ADVANTAGE - The photosensitive device provides increased sensitivity to longer wavelength light; captures photons with energies less than the fundamental band gap (i.e. photons of longer wavelength light), thus increases the efficiency of solar cells and image sensors; and is more sensitive to near infrared wavelengths than a similar device fabricated in conventional silicon. The stress within the silicon fins reduces the energy band gap of the portion of silicon fins and increases the sensitivity of the photosensitive device for wavelengths of light close to the long wavelength absorption limit of silicon which corresponds to the fundamental energy band gap of approximately 1.12 electron Volts at room temperature. Furthermore the reduced energy gap in strained silicon regions extends the range of sensitivity of a photo-sensitive silicon device to longer wavelengths of light corresponding to photon energies less than a fundamental energy band gap of bulk unstrained silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a process for forming silicon solar cell, photodetector or imaging device.    Silicon substrate (40)    Silicon fin (42)    Silicon nitride liner (46)    Second deposited material (48)
NOVELTY - Purifying a halosilane-containing stream comprising a halosilane, arsenic and phosphorus, comprises introducing the halosilane-containing stream into a distillation column to produce an overhead fraction that contains halosilane and is depleted in arsenic and phosphorus relative to the halosilane-containing stream, where and the distillation column is operated with a reflux ratio of less than or equal to 50.    USE - The method is useful for purifying a halosilane-containing stream such as a gas or liquid (claimed), where the halosilanes such as trichlorosilane and tetrachlorosilane are useful for the production of polycrystalline silicon used to produce commercial products including integrated circuits and photovoltaic cells (i.e. solar cells).    ADVANTAGE - The method simply and economically purifies the halosilane-containing stream with high efficiency and without arsenic and phosphorus impurities.
NOVELTY - A cadmium telluride thin film solar cell recovery processing method involves crushing a solar energy battery plate to destroy a film layer structure. Cadmium sulfide and cadmium telluride are dissolved using acid solution to form a tellurium ion and cadmium ion and filtered to provide first solution. Alkaline solution is added into second solution whose pH value is 10.4-10.6. Polyaluminum chloride solution and active carbon powder are added to third solution and filtered with a diafiltration (DF) membrane, where the DF membrane is a tellurium cadmium compound in fourth solution.    USE - Method for recovery processing of a cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables recovery processing of the cadmium telluride thin film solar cell with high practicability, in a simple and efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a recovery processing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The thin film manufacturing method involves forming film on the substrate with first discharge electric power in state which connects the conveyance tray (601) with installation ground then forming film onto the formed film, with second discharge electric power in state which insulates the conveyance tray from installation ground. The second discharge electric power is higher than first discharge electric power.    USE - Manufacturing method of thin film used in e.g. semiconductor device. Can also be used in TV display, optical component, solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Shortens standby time of film forming since film of desired thickness is formed without raising substrate temperature by using second discharge electric power higher than first discharge electric power used in initial film forming. Suppresses peeling of film even if film is formed in predetermined number of times.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin film manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the tray carrier electrical connection toggle in a connection state. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Vacuum chamber for substrate injection/extraction (101)    Vacuum chamber for film forming (201)    Substrate throwing-in side conveyance rail (401)    Gate valve (501)    Conveyance tray (601)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte solution comprises a solvent and an electrolytic salt. The solvent comprises fluorinated compound (I) or (II).    USE - Electrolyte solution used in electrochemical device and lithium ion secondary battery used in module (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electrical double layer capacitor, radical battery, dye-sensitized solar cell, fuel cell, electrochemical sensor, electrochromic element, electrochemical switching element, aluminum electrolytic capacitor, tantalum electrolytic capacitor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte solution provides batteries having high voltage cycle characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte solution comprises a solvent and an electrolytic salt. The solvent comprises fluorinated compound of formula: Rf'OCOOR (I) or Rf"OCOORf'" (II).    Rf'=1-4C fluoro alkyl;    R=1-4C non-fluoro alkyl;and    Rf",Rf'"=1-4C fluoro alkyl group.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of colloidal cerium oxide involves preparing cerium oxide precursor solution by dissolving a cerium oxide precursor in an organic solvent, controlling the pH of the precursor solution to precipitate the surface-treated cerium oxide with a mixed solvent of alcohol and glycol, cleansing the precipitate of the surface-treated cerium oxide with mixed solvent of alcohol and glycol, and deflocculating the cerium oxide precipitate to be self-dispersed.    USE - Manufacture of colloidal cerium oxide. Uses include but are not limited to electrolyte for solid oxide fuel cell, additive for glass, abrasive for glass, phosphor, oxygen gas sensor, and catalyst supporter for automotive exhaust manifold.    ADVANTAGE - The colloidal cerium oxide is manufactured efficiently with excellent transparency.
NOVELTY - A chemical thermal storage medium (14) has alkali metal chloride bonded to alkaline-earth metal hydroxide. The composition contains 0-6.8 mass% alkali metal chloride.    USE - Chemical thermal storage medium for reaction apparatus, thermal accumulator, vehicle (all claimed), internal combustion engines, fuel cells, batteries, and heating apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - Thermal storage ability is stable even at low temperatures, and has large thermal storage density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A chemical thermal storage medium (14) of formula M2aM1bClc(OH)d (1) has alkali metal chloride bonded to alkaline-earth metal hydroxide. The composition contains 0-6.8 mass% alkali metal chloride.    M1=alkali metal;    M2=alkaline-earth metal;    b, c, d= greater than or equal to 0; and    a= greater than or equal to d.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) reaction apparatus;    (2) thermal accumulator; and    (3) vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the vehicle (heat storage system). (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Reaction apparatus (10)    Airtight container (12)    Chemical thermal storage medium (14)    Heat exchanger (16)    Supply discharge opening (18)
NOVELTY - A solar battery back silver slurry comprises 50-70 wt.% spherical silver powder, 12-30 wt.% organic carriers, 7-10 wt.% solvent, 1-3 wt.% elasticizer, 0.5-2 wt.% adjuvant, 0.2-3 wt.% inorganic additive and 2-8 wt.% lead-free glass powder, where the lead-free glass powder comprises bismuth oxide, boron trioxide, lanthanum Oxide, zinc, aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide at a weight ratio of (49-71):(4-8):(1-3):(2-9):(3-7):(16-32).    USE - Back silver slurry for a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The slurry has adjustable viscosity, better printability, better adhesive force and weldability, so that conversion efficiency of a battery is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing back silver slurry, which involves mixing bismuth oxide, boron trioxide, lanthanum Oxide, zinc, aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide at specified weight ratio by melting, followed by cooling, milling and sieving to obtain free glass powder, mixing spherical silver powder, organic carriers, solvent, elasticizer, adjuvant, inorganic additive, and lead-free glass powder, dispersing by filtration to obtain solar battery back silver slurry.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of quasi-monocrystalline silicon of a furnace, belonging to the preparation field of single crystal silicon. The furnace comprises a furnace body, a clamping mechanism, a supporting rod, a cooling pipe, a crucible, a graphite block, lifting mechanism, a heating device and a heat preservation wall, wherein the crucible is set at the bottom of the furnace body, the bottom of the crucible is provided with extending to outside of the lifting mechanism by the graphite block, crucible heating device, the heating device is provided with the furnace body inner wall is set between the heat preservation wall, furnace body clamping mechanism is set on the crucible through a supporting rod, the clamping mechanism and extends to a cooling pipe outside the furnace body. The furnace body is a furnace is simple in design, it does not need needed by the growth of the rotation mechanism is capable of realizing large volume image pulling of a single crystal, it has low cost, small energy consumption, high quality, which is good for solar battery production cost is reduced, and it has important meaning for reducing solar battery chip production cost and improving solar cell efficiency.
NOVELTY - The non-mask local etching device has a liquid supply tube that supplies chemical reagent (6) to the surface of the to-be-etched object. A drain tube removes the chemical reagent supplied on the surface of to-be-etched object, after removal of material from the surface. The liquid supply tube and the drain tube are connected together in a relatively movable manner by a connecting component (3).    USE - Non-mask local etching device used during manufacture of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The non-mask local etching device can be used repeatedly, without creating any environmental pollution. By using the simple environment friendly etching device, the etching can be done quickly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the etching device used for etching the mask area of the material.    Inner tube (2)    Connecting component (3)    Outer tube outer end (4)    Chemical reagent (6)    Chemical residue (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves printing slurry of N-type substrate at a predetermined position and at high temperature diffusion. A phosphorus oxychloride gas is provided to form back surface selectively.    USE - Method for manufacturing N-type solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The damage to the N-type substrate due to high temperature can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a N-type solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating the method for manufacturing N-type solar battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a film coating boat, comprising at least one bearing unit, a bearing unit comprises a groove, the side wall and is placed in the inner part of the edge of the silicon chip is more than 0 mm and less than or equal to 2 mm; This utility model claims a plating a boat, a groove is set on the bearing unit, and the side wall is placed in the inner part of the edge of the silicon chip is more than 0 mm of the silicon wafer can be put in the groove, the side wall of the groove and the edge of the silicon sheet with the corresponding distance is small, so the side wall of the groove can protect the edge of the silicon chip, reduces the side edge coating film, so as to reduce the solar energy battery fringe electric leakage by plating film caused by the edge side of the, improves the conversion efficiency of the solar cell, further is formed by setting the probe-shaped buckle, the plating film on the bearing unit and the clamping point area, the surface color of the solar cell chip evenly, the appearance is improved.
NOVELTY - The device (40) has electromagnetic wave conductor (42), reflecting structure and reflecting layer (442). The electromagnetic wave conductor is provided with two surfaces (422,424). The reflecting structure is located on the specific surface, and is composed of several reflecting units (440). The reflecting layer (442) is located on the reflection structure. The reflecting unit is provided with two inclined surfaces. The reflecting layer (442) is located in the one inclined plane. The other reflecting layer is located on the other inclined surface.    USE - Electromagnetic wave collecting device for solar battery module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The volume of the device can be reduced and the use convenience can be increased. The size of the electromagnetic wave collecting device can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar battery module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electromagnetic wave collecting device.    Electromagnetic wave collecting device (40)    Electromagnetic wave conductor (42)    Surfaces (422,424)    Reflecting unit (440)    Reflection layer (442)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of silicon wafer diffusion device, comprising a furnace body, the furnace body is connected with a gas inlet pipe, the furnace body is provided with at least one buffer baffle plate, a buffer cavity of the buffering baffle plate is divided into the furnace body for making the gas buffer and fully mixing, and doped cavity is used for making the gas reaction and silicon chip doped. Using this utility model, the furnace body in a space position of the reaction gas composition, density, uniformity of the silicon chip so as to improve the doping uniformity, reduces the solar cell part leakage, the contact resistance and the carrier recombination velocity so as to effectively improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell. In addition, the utility model has simple structure, strong practicability and wide application range.
NOVELTY - This utility model belonging to the technical field of new energy, referring to solar energy utilization, specifically to a solar battery back film with high adhesive. It solves the problem that the existing solar energy battery back film with not enough stable, is not enough, no delamination phenomenon and so on. The solar battery back film with high adhesive film, comprising a sheet-shaped base layer, are covered with a high-viscosity liquid bottom layer on both sides of the film base layer is coated with a fluorine-containing coating is formed by coating a fluorine-containing coating layer on the coating liquid layer are bottom height. The utility model is provided with rational design, simple structure, low cost, good leak tightness, can effectively improve the bonding property and insulating property and so on.
NOVELTY - This utility model belonging to the technical field of new energy, referring to solar energy utilization, especially relates to a kind of new-type solar battery back film. It solves the technical problem that the design of the present technology is not reasonable enough and so on. In a sheet of a film layer, wherein the middle film layer of the first surface is provided with a coating of acrylic acid is acrylic acid layer, the other surface of the middle film layer is provided with a fluorine coating for fluorine-containing coating layer. Compared with the existing technology, the advantages of the new solar battery back film is as follows: 1, reasonable design, uses less manufacturing material, greatly improves the each performance index. 2, it has good anti-ultraviolet property, high weather resistance, chemical resistance, electric insulating property, waterproof oil, high thermal stability. 3, easy processing and manufacturing and low production cost.
NOVELTY - This utility model belongs to the field of solar technology field, especially relates to a solar battery back film. It solves the problem that the existing solar energy battery back film with low resistance, water resistance is poor. The first layer comprises a fluorine-containing film from the upper part downward, a base layer, a fluorine-containing film layer, wherein the base layer on the lower surface are respectively provided with a first fluorine-containing thin film layer and the second thin film layer by the adhesive layer, the first fluorine-containing film layer on the upper surface is provided with a light reflecting layer. Compared with the existing technology, the advantages of the solar battery back film is: the structure is simple and reasonable, the production cost is low, it is not easy to appear the phenomenon of delamination, is provided with high adhesive force, high weather resistance, chemical resistance, high electric insulation and high water resistance, can improve the efficiency of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - The shell has an electronic device arranged on a bottom shell unit that is provided with a circuit board and a needle connector. The needle connector is connected with the circuit board. The electronic device is formed with an extensible slot that is matched with a rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery is connected with the circuit board. A solar cell panel is connected with the circuit board. The cover is made of soft leather, silica gel and rubber materials. The bottom shell unit is made of hard plastic material. The circuit board is provided with a wireless charging module.    USE - Electronic device protection shell.    ADVANTAGE - The shell is convenient to use, and has prolonged service life, and utilizes the solar energy charging panel so as to protect a charging device of an activated lithium battery. The shell saves energy and realizes convenient charging and discharging processes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of an electronic device protection shell.
NOVELTY - A kind of solar panel with a transparent sealing layer, comprising a cover, a first sealing layer, a plurality of solar battery, a second sealing layer, and a clear layer and the pigment layer, the sealing layer further comprises at least one of ultraviolet absorbent, ultraviolet absorbent is benzophenone, overcomes the disadvantages of the traditional solar energy panel use time is short, the function, the utility model claims a solar panel with a transparent sealing layer, wherein the solar battery plate, the solar cell generated power, which solves the problems existing for a long time, and has excellent long-term durability, improves the efficiency.
NOVELTY - The glass has glass base whose surface is formed with photovoltaic glass particles and provided with a main component. The main component is selected from a group consisting of metal oxide, metal sulfide and metal. An accessory ingredient is selected from the group consisting of rare earth metal, lithium and manganese. The photovoltaic glass particles are selected from the group consisting of erbium, lanthanum and yttrium.    USE - Photovoltaic glass for use in a solar battery module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The glass has longer wavelength of light so as to increase photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar battery module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a photovoltaic glass manufacturing method    (2) a solar battery module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a photovoltaic glass.
NOVELTY - The method involves fixing strip-shaped P+ and N+ doped regions with a PN structure. A base material surface is formed with a surface N+ doped layer or surface P+ doped layer. The PN structure is formed with a passivation layer that is fixed with a reflecting layer. Another passivation layer is fixed with a rear side of the PN structure. An electrode is connected with the strip-shaped N+ doped region that is made of metal material. The metal material is filled in multiple base contact holes. An anti-reflecting layer is coated with plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar energy inter-digitated back contact (IBC) battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing a contact area of an IBC battery so as to release a large contact area of composite minority carrier.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar energy IBC battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an IBC battery.
NOVELTY - An inorganic glass powder comprises difluorides of titanium, zirconium or aluminum, indium or gallium and beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium and zinc, oxides of bismuth, boron, silicon and zinc.    USE - Inorganic glass powder for crystalline silicon conductive slurry in solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon substrate has good wetting property with a certain amount of the inorganic glass powder acting as a conductive paste using screen printing on a mono-crystalline or polycrystalline silicon solar cell sintering film and combined with a conductor, thus making it compact and uniform. The adhesion of the aluminum film and the silicon substrate is strong, thus improving the appearance. Photoelectric conversion efficiency is high, thus the adhesive force is good, the welding strength of the film and a photovoltaic welding strip is high, thus minimizing the energy consumption.
NOVELTY - A sputtering target is a sintered compact comprising 10-50 atomic% copper, 10-34 atomic% indium and remainder of sulfur and unavoidable impurity, and has copper-indium sulfide phase and dispersed indium sulfide phase or copper sulfide phase.    USE - Sputtering target is used for forming compound thin film for compound semiconductor-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film formed using the target has high crack resistance and notch resistance, and suppressed impact during machining.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of sputtering target.
NOVELTY - Polycrystalline silicon ingot is manufactured by performing unidirectional solidification of molten silicon from bottom part of crucible to upper direction. Unidirectional solidification is carried out by increasing liquid level of molten silicon by setting expansion of silicon and discharging molten silicon out of crucible.    USE - Manufacture of polycrystalline silicon ingot for polycrystalline silicon processed material used for polycrystalline silicon solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Polycrystalline silicon ingot with small amount of impurity, polycrystalline silicon processed material, and polycrystalline silicon solar cell with favorable solar cell characteristics can be easily manufactured at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polycrystalline silicon ingot.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show schematic diagrams of crucible used in polycrystalline silicon ingot manufacture.
NOVELTY - A polymer film is manufactured by coating polymer solution (7) which contains random copolymer as solute on base material (61), supplying base material coated with polymer solution to interior space (31) of main body of drying apparatus (3) provided with function which humidifies and heats air, drying and heating base material with air at absolute humidity of greater than or equal to 10 g/kgD.A., and forming polymer film which has random copolymer on base material. Random copolymer contains structural unit which has sulfo group and structural unit which does not have sulfo group.    USE - Manufacture of polymer film for polymer electrolyte membrane used for polymer electrolyte fuel cell mounted in motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Polymer film with excellent transparency can be manufactured, and whitening of polymer film can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a manufacturing apparatus of polymer film.    Drying apparatus (3)    Air cooling part (4)    Polymer solution (7)    Interior space (31)    Base material (61)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a processing tank (10) holding substrate process liquid (18) in which a substrate (11) is immersed. A drier dries the substrate to which the substrate process liquid is adhered. A substrate storage container (12) accommodates the substrate. A conveyance machine is carried to the processing tank and the drier. The conveyance machine is inserted adjacently between the substrates when the substrate storage container is maintained. The conveyance machine has a separator (40) to ensure the space between the substrates.    USE - Apparatus for processing thin-plate shaped substrate such as semiconductor substrate or semiconductor wafer, and glass substrate, for use in solar cell manufacturing process.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus suppresses the drying mark resulting from the ball up of the substrates without giving damage to the substrate. The apparatus prevents the ball up of the substrate comrades in a washing process and an etch process, so that the drying mark is reduced and yield of the apparatus is improved. The contamination of the substrate is prevented in the washing process and the etch process, so that solar cell is manufactured efficiently, thus improving solar cell characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a substrate processing method    (2) a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a substrate processing apparatus.    Processing tank (10)    Substrate (11)    Substrate storage container (12)    Substrate process liquid (18)    Separator (40)
NOVELTY - An electrochemical energy storage device (10) consists of electrodes (2,4) comprising active material (A,B), and nonaqueous electrolyte (3) interposed between electrodes. Active materials (A,B) are metal salt having polyatomic anion and metal ion. The metal salt is capable of oxidation-reduction reaction having reversible exchange of polyatomic anions.    USE - Electrochemical energy storage device e.g. hybrid capacitor and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, portable information device, laptop computer, video camera, handheld game machine device, hybrid electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle, electric tool, vacuum cleaner, and robot.    ADVANTAGE - The electrochemical energy storage device has high storage capacity and suppressed electrode potential deviation between oxidation and reduction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of active material; and    (2) active material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the electrochemical energy storage device.    Case (1)    Electrode (2,4)    Metal positive electrode leads (2a)    Nonaqueous electrolyte (3)    Electrochemical energy storage device (10)
NOVELTY - A glass paste comprises a glass powder material and an organic vehicle, and has viscosity of 100-100000 mPaasteriskseconds at 25 degrees C. The organic vehicle contains 0.1-5 %mass organic binder with respect to content of glass paste. The organic binder is a polymer containing a hydroxyl group. The content of monomer having a hydroxyl group among the monomers of the polymer is 15 mol% or more.    USE - Glass paste is used for forming glass film (claimed) for liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent, electronic paper, solar cell and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of pinhole defect during application or baking of glass paste is prevented. The baking of the glass paste is carried out in a short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for film formation method.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive ink composition comprises silver fine particles (A) having average particle diameter of 1-100 nm and protective layer containing amino group-containing compound, compound (B) having siloxane skeleton containing functional group, and organic solvent (C). The ratio of the component (B) is 4-8 wt.% with respect to total quantity of composition.    USE - Electroconductive ink composition used for forming circuit pattern on polymer film (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electroconductive adhesive agent, electric circuit wiring, electromagnetic wave absorber, light reflection component, sensor, solar cell, thin-film transistor, glass used for display, inductor, capacitor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive ink composition forms circuit pattern having excellent adhesiveness with respect to substrate, excellent deformation resistance and high electroconductivity.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (100) has a gas-liquid separation layer (1) which can permeate the fuel that has been positioned between the liquid fuel chamber (41) and the anode pole (11), and was vaporized. A heat barrier (2) arranged between the gas-liquid separation layer and the anode pole, blocks radiant heat from the unit battery (30). A heat insulation layer (3) is positioned between the heat barrier and the anode pole, and has a space part. The heat barrier contains metal aluminum while the heat insulation layer includes transparent resin. The fuel is methanol or methanol aqueous solution.    USE - Fuel cell used as power supply for portable electronic device e.g. mobile telephone, electronic organizer, notebook computer.    ADVANTAGE - Effectively suppresses heat transfer from an electric power generation part to liquid fuel, to perform stable supply of the vaporization fuel to an anode pole and enable electric power generation. Provides a small fuel cell suitable for portable electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the fuel cell.    Gas-liquid separation layer (1)    Heat barrier (2)    Heat insulation layer (3)    Anode pole (11)    Unit battery (30)    Liquid fuel chamber (41)    Fuel cell (100)
NOVELTY - The silicon substrate (100) has a texture formation surface. A recessed portion of a hexagonal spindle shape is formed in multiple numbers by the texture formation surface, and the depth of the recessed portion exists in the range of 100 nanometers to 10 micrometers. The length of the diagonal of the bottom face of a drill having recessed is in the range of 100 nanometers to 50 micrometers. The texture formation surface is made as a light-receiving surface.    USE - Silicon substrate, particularly single crystal silicon substrate for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The recessed portion of a hexagonal spindle shape is formed in multiple numbers by the texture formation surface, and thus provides low reflectance, makes the silicon substrate thin, improves the material efficiency of a silicon substrate, and raises the freedom degree of device design.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing the silicon substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a texture forming apparatus.    Texture forming apparatus (10)    Pressure reduction chamber (20)    Nozzles (30,40)    Stage (50)    Silicon substrate (100)
NOVELTY - A radical hardenable composition contains (meth)acryloyl terminal polyisobutylene-type polymer (A) and radical polymerization initiator (B).    USE - A radical hardenable composition for electrical/electronic components, such as sealing material, coating material, adhesive agent, and composition or object for molding components of secondary battery, fuel cell, solar cell e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell, sensors, substrate, display e.g. LCD and organic electroluminescent display, organic electroluminescent illumination e.g. LED, optical communication, optical circuit peripheral material, optical recording, magnetic-recording material, and components for pharmaceutical and medical treatment, sealing material composition for electrolytic capacitors and multi-layer glasses, resist material composition, composition for on-site molding gaskets, anti-vibration and composition for damping materials used for motor vehicles, covering material and composition for sealing materials of electric wire, cable, and optical fibers, composition for rollers, metal bonding, composition for sheets, adhesives, inks, and foam (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Radical hardenable composition can be more simply manufactured compared with conventional manufacturing method and can be rapidly hardened by light irradiation of low light quantity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A radical hardenable composition contains (meth)acryloyl terminal polyisobutylene-type polymer (A) of formula (1) and radical polymerization initiator (B).    R1=monovalent or polyvalent aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbon;    A=polyisobutylene-type polymer;    R2=2-6C bivalent hydrocarbon optionally substituted by O;    R3, R4=H, 1-20C monovalent hydrocarbon, or alkoxy;    R5=H or Me; and    n=natural number.
NOVELTY - An etching liquid comprises a fluorine compound as a fluorine-ion source, and a compound having a perfluoroalkyl group, and has a pH of 5 or less.    USE - Etching liquid is used for forming texture having fine corrugation on surface(s) of glass, especially soda lime glass, in manufacture of glass substrates (claimed) used for tandem type thin-film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The etching liquid is capable of changing the magnitude of corrugation formed in a glass substrate by changing the composition, by simple wet etching, and provides glass substrate having high haze.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the concave-shaped cross-section obtained by etching.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a hydride-sulfurization unit (3) which filled with the hydride-sulfurization catalyst (17) for removing the sulfur compound contained in source gas by hydride-sulfurization. A hydrogen generator generates the fuel gas having hydrogen as a main component from the source gas. An inlet port (19) supplies the source gas and a preheating flow path (20) pre-heats the source gas. The hydride-sulfurization flow path (21) is filled with the hydride-sulfurization catalyst. An exit (22) discharges the source gas provided in the hydride-sulfurization unit.    USE - Hydrogen generating apparatus of fuel cell power generating device.    ADVANTAGE - The hydride-sulfurization catalyst of the inlet port vicinity of the hydride-sulfurization layer became is hard to be cooled, so that fall of the adsorption capacity can be suppressed. The amount of mounting of the hydride-sulfurization catalyst can be restrained effectively. The thermal deterioration of the hydride-sulfurization catalyst can be suppressed effectively, so that amount of mounting of the hydride-sulfurization catalyst can be minimized. The volume of the hydrogen generating apparatus provided with the hydride-sulfurization device can be made small. The starting time of the hydride-sulfurization device can be reduced effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the hydride-sulfurization unit of the hydrogen generating apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydride-sulfurization unit (3)    Hydride-sulfurization catalyst (17)    Inlet port (19)    Preheating flow path (20)    Hydride-sulfurization flow path (21)    Exit (22)
NOVELTY - An electrically conductive composition comprises electroconductive mixture containing dopant which is added to conductive polymer of ( pi ) conjugated system which has neither carboxyl group nor sulfonic acid group, and insulating nanofiber.    USE - Electrically conductive composition for packaging material of electronic component, antistatic film, integrated circuit carrier tape, and electroconductive film for touch panel, electroluminescent display, LCD and solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - Electroconductivity is high.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the compounding ratio of biomass nanofiber with respect to electroconductive mixture, and surface-resistance value of electrically conductive composition. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The method involves detecting abnormality and vapor deposition layer thickness defect of a vapor deposition machine (17), and emitting a vapor deposition defect signal. The signal emitted during detecting abnormality and vapor deposition layer thickness defect of the vapor deposition machine is received to perform a laser marking to the film base material. A base film (01) is continuously conveyed toward a winding-up roll (03) from the feeding out roll (02) during laser marking.    USE - Laser-marking method in response to defect detection system implemented for performing quality maintenance of content such as wrapping material of foodstuff such as retort food, packaging use of medical pharmaceuticals such as nursing care food and infusion solution and solar cell back sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The laser-marking process can perform reliably pinpointing of the faulty point by the laser marking in vapor deposition. The outflow of vapor deposition faulty point can be prevented. The fall of productivity of the laser-marking apparatus can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a laser-marking apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the vacuum chamber of the vapor deposition machine.    Base film (01)    Feeding-out roll (02)    Winding-up roll (03)    Film-forming roll (04)    Vapor deposition machine (17)
NOVELTY - A solar cell photo-anode based three-dimensional titanium oxide nano mesh material comprises solar cell photo-anode having coating 1 and coating 2 on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) conductive glass, where the coating 1 is titanium dioxide of which the thickness is 4-8 mm, the coating 2 is a mixture of the titanium dioxide and the three-dimensional titanium oxide nano mesh material, and the thickness of the mixture is about 4-8 mm.    USE - Solar cell photo-anode based three-dimensional titanium oxide nano mesh material.    ADVANTAGE - The material effectively improves parallel resistance of a cell and reduces series resistance, so that the probability of electron recombination is reduced, the transmission efficiency of electrons is improved, and absorption capacity of sunlight in a dye adsorption state is improved. The material improves photo current density and photoelectric conversion efficiency of a dye-sensitized solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing solar cell photo-anode based three-dimensional titanium oxide nano mesh material.
NOVELTY - Synchronous electrogenesis method involves removing organic pollutants in sludge by replacing electrogenesis microbes using activated sludge process and oxidizing, generating electrons and proton, transmitting generated electrons to anode, flowing cathode through external circuit, such that external current is generated, transmitting generated protons to cathode by water flow, transmitting internal charges in the reactor, performing reduction reaction of electrons of external circuit reached to the cathode with oxygen.    USE - Method of Synchronous electrogenesis used in sewage treatment plant.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables synchronous electrogenesis by simple electrogenesis device by high in output power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Synchronous electrogenesis method involves removing organic pollutants in sludge by replacing electrogenesis microbes using activated sludge process and oxidizing, generating electrons and proton, transmitting the generated electrons to the anode, flowing cathode through an external circuit, such that external current is generated, transmitting the generated protons to the cathode by water flow, transmitting the internal charges in the reactor, performing reduction reaction of the electrons of the external circuit reached the cathode with oxygen, nitrate nitrogen and other electron acceptors, such that the electrogenesis process is carried out.
NOVELTY - Preparing high-efficiency nanocrystalline titanium dioxide comprises adding a chelating agent into water system, continuously stirring to dissolve, adding an acid to be mixed uniformly, adding titanium source, stirring for a period of time to obtain a solution, placing into polytetrafluoroethylene-lined stainless steel reaction kettle, sealing, reacting for a period of time at a specific temperature, preparing the product and washing with water and alcohol, and drying to obtain titanium dioxide granular material with 40 nm diameter, where the measured crystal is an anatase structure.    USE - The method is useful for preparing high-efficiency nanocrystalline titanium dioxide (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method: is simple; utilizes easily available reaction substances; has low cost, high production yield; and is environmentally friendly. Nanocrystalline titanium dioxide: has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency when being used for a solar cell, and is suitable for large-scale production.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic nanocomposite comprises a film of solution processed semiconductor materials comprising a n-type material selected from n-type quantum dots and n-type nano-crystals, and a p-type material selected from p-type quantum dots and p-type nano-crystals, where the n-type material has a conduction band level equal to the conduction band level of the p-type material, and the p-type material has a valence band equal to valence band of the n-type material.    USE - Photovoltaic nanocomposite for use in solar cell device and photodiode device that is utilized as photodiode for detecting photons and x-rays (all claimed)    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic nanocomposite has better durability, and improved photovoltaic efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photovoltaic nanocomposite comprises a film of solution processed semiconductor materials comprising a n-type material selected from n-type quantum dots and n-type nano-crystals, and a p-type material selected from p-type quantum dots and p-type nano-crystals, where the n-type material has a conduction band level equal to the conduction band level of the p-type material, the p-type material has a valence band equal to the valence band of the n-type material, and a portion of the n-type material and a portion of the p-type material are present in a bulk nano-heterojunction binary nanocomposite layer comprising a mixture of the n-type material and the p-type material. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a solar cell device    (2) a photodiode device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar cell.    N-type material (1)    P-type material (2)    Nanocomposite layer (3)    Substrate (4)    Bottom electrode layer (5)
NOVELTY - A graphene-carbon nanotube-nano-tin dioxide three-dimensional composite material is prepared by adding 120-160 mg graphene oxide as solute and 100 mL deionized water as solvent, adding 12-16 mg stannous chloride and 60-100 mg multi-walled carbon nanotube, mixing and stirring, performing ultrasonic reaction at 25-40 degrees C and ultrasonic power at 100-300 W for 1-2 hours to obtain carbon nanotube precursor, performing hydrothermal treatment at 120-300 degrees C for 6-72 hours and slowly cooling to room temperature.    USE - Method for preparing graphene-carbon nanotube-nano-tin dioxide three-dimensional composite material used for manufacturing supercapacitor, field-effect transistor, lithium-ion battery or fuel cell device (claimed).
NOVELTY - Forming a carbon structure, comprises providing a carbon material, contacting the carbon material with a radical initiator to form a mixture, and heating the mixture for a period of time to form the carbon structure.    USE - The method is useful for forming a carbon structure (claimed), which is useful: in chemical vapor deposition, substrate patterning, capillary-induced self-assembly, pattern transfer, stereo-lithography and focused ion beam lithography, telecommunication industry such as components for absorbing electromagnetic signals to send information between devices, field emission devices, smart sensors or other electronic devices, healthcare industry as scaffolds for tissue engineering and various implants, membranes for filtration and as drug delivery vehicles; and in energy storage, fuel cells, high performance catalysts, super capacitors, or photovoltaic cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method exhibits improved scalability, structural integrity, stability, mechanical properties, hardness and elastic modulus, and high operational cost.
NOVELTY - A substrate (100) has a base layer (101) and high-refractive layer (102) containing primary particles having refractive index of 1.8 or more and average diameter of 50 nm or less and secondary particles having refractive index of 2-3.5 and average diameter of 100nm or more. The weight ratio of primary particles and secondary particles is 0.9-8. The high-refractive layer has refractive index of 1.8 or more.    USE - Substrate is used for organic electronic device for lamp (all claimed) e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor and organic transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate prevents moisture or gas from entering from exterior, and controls growth of dark spots. The organic electronic device containing the substrate has excellent light extraction efficiency and reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the substrate.    Substrate (100)    Base layer (101)    High-refractive layer (102)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing (ST10) a semiconductor substrate, where the semiconductor substrate having conductivity type dopant, and forming (ST20) a concavo-convex by etching a front surface and rear surface of the semiconductor substrate. The emitter layer is formed (ST30), where another conductive dopant is doped in the front surface and rear surface of the semiconductor substrate. Another concavo-convex is formed (ST40) by etching surface of the semiconductor substrate. The back surface field is formed (ST50). The impurity is removed (ST60) from the semiconductor substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method involves preparing a semiconductor substrate, where the semiconductor substrate having conductivity type dopant, and forming a concavo-convex by etching a front surface and rear surface of the semiconductor substrate, and thus ensures simplifying the process for manufacturing a solar cell, and enables improving property of the solar cell, and enables preventing the damage of the semiconductor substrate in the removal of the doping blocking layer, and enables effectively removing the impurity, and enables reducing area of the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate, and also improving rear surface passivation property of the semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of a solar cell manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Preparing a semiconductor substrate (ST10)    Forming a concavo-convex by etching a front surface and rear surface of the semiconductor substrate (ST20)    Forming emitter layer (ST30)    Forming another concavo-convex by etching surface of the semiconductor substrate (ST40)    Forming back surface field (ST50)    Removing impurity from the semiconductor substrate (ST60)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of one-dimensional orientation communicated or three-dimensional communicated porous ceramic support involves producing thickness-adjustable ceramic green component by scraper technology, printing size-controllable organic stripes on the surfaces of the ceramic green component by a silk screen, hot-press forming, removing organic phases by sintering, and regularly arranging small-pore porous ceramic supports.    USE - Manufacture of porous ceramic support for filtering material, catalyst carrier and fuel cell support.    ADVANTAGE - The porous ceramic support having high specific surface area and excellent exterior is produced by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A screen printing paste is prepared by ball milling ethyl cellulose for 5-8 hours, uniformly dispersing in terpineol, stewing for more than 72 hours and setting grain diameter to 2-10 mu m. The printing paste is degassed in vacuum, sieved, and grain diameter is set to 0.1-10 mu m. 40-60% Ceramic powder, 10-30% polyvinyl butyral solution or polyvinyl alcohol solution, and 10-50% ethanol or propanol are mixed to obtain ceramic slurry. The ceramic slurry is degassed in vacuum, and sieved. The resulting product is dried at 50-100 degrees C for 10-20 hours. The prepared printing paste is printed on the surface of green component by screen printing to thickness of 10-50 mu m. Organic stripes having width of 30-300 mu m and consisting of m number of ceramic green layers (m is more than 1) are laminated. The one-dimensional directional array or three-dimensional connecting directional array is formed by cross distribution. Hot pressing is carried at 10-30 MPa and 100-200 degrees C, then sintering is performed at 1200-2000 degrees C for 2-4 hours. The organic substance is removed, and porous ceramic support is manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows flow chart of the manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The system has doping equipment, an anti reflective layer coating equipment, printing equipment, thermal process equipment and a reactive ion etching equipment, in which concavo-convex structure is formed on a substrate. The reactive ion etching equipment removes the damage generated in the substrate. Another reactive ion etch equipment etches the other side of the substrate and forms another concavo-convex structure. A third reactive ion etch equipment changes the latter concavo-convex structure to the third concavo-convex structure and removes the reactant from the substrate.    USE - System for manufacturing solar cell, particularly substrate solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The reactive ion etching equipment is provided, in which concavo-convex structure is formed on a substrate and removes the damage generated in the substrate, thus simplifies the manufacturing process of the solar cell since the need to move the substrate between the vacuum condition and atmosphere pressure state is eliminated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a solar cell manufacturing system.
NOVELTY - Separating trichlorosilane and silicon tetrachloride from poly-silicon comprises absorbing the impurities using an absorber, and removing the silicon tetrachloride from the absorber.    USE - The method is useful for separating trichlorosilane and silicon tetrachloride from poly-silicon (claimed) that is used as a raw material for a solar cell and as a basic material in a semiconductor industry.    ADVANTAGE - The trichlorosilane and the silicon tetrachloride can be rapidly and economically separated with reduced energy consumption.
NOVELTY - The thin film solar cell has a backside reflection film (161) which is provided with offside positioned and direct surfaces contacting with an intrinsic layer (132) of a photoelectric transform portion (130). The atom molar ratio of silicone and oxygen at direct surface is compared with the atom molar ratio at offside positioned surface. A backside reflection layer (160) is provided for reflecting the light penetrating the photoelectric transform portion. The intrinsic layer made of amorphous silicon or microcrystalline silicon is positioned on a substrate (110).    USE - Thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the loss of light is reduced, the current sink of the solar cell can be suppressed. The serial resistance of the intrinsic layer can be minimized and the current of the photoelectric transform portion can be increased. The process time for the deposition of the backside reflection film can be shortened and the manufacturing cost of the solar cell can be reduced effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thin film solar cell.    Substrate (110)    Photoelectric transform portion (130)    Intrinsic layer (132)    Backside reflection layer (160)    Backside reflection film (161)
NOVELTY - Carboxyazulenocyanine compound (I), is new.    USE - Carboxyazulenocyanine compound used as photoactive chromophore or photosensitizer in molecular photovoltaic devices, such as organic or hybrid solar cell for converting light energy into electricity (all claimed) and for use as photoactive dyes in molecular photovoltaic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The carboxyazulenocyanine compound provides organic and hybrid solar cells in reduced cost with enhanced conversion efficiency of sunlight into electricity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Carboxyazulenocyanine compound of formula (I) its regioisomers or their mixture, is new.    R2 and R3=-H, -COOH, -CH=CH-COOH, -CH=C(COOH)2, -C=C(COOH)CN group or group of formulae (II-V);    R1-R4=H, R11, OR11, SR11, phenyl, 3,5-di-tertiary-butylphenyl or 2,6-diphenylphenoxy group;    R11=H or 1-12C linear or branched alkyl group;    R5,R6,R8 and R10=H, R12, X, OR12, SR12, N(R12)2, NO2 or SO2R12 group;    R12=H or 1-12C linear or branched alkyl group;    X=represents an atom of halogen selected from F, Cl, Br or I;    R7 and R9=H, R13, phenyl, 3,5-di-tertiary-butylphenyl or 2,6-diphenylphenoxy group;    R13=H or 1-12C linear or branched alkyl group; and    M=two hydrogen atoms or a zinc (II) ion.    Provided that:    (A) Any of three azulene rings is fused to tetraazaporphyrin in formula (I), where one or multiple rings are fused individually in opposite orientation as in formula (VI); and    (B) R2 and R3 are not hydrogen simultaneously.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing carboxyazulenocyanine compound.
NOVELTY - Tri-tert.-butylcarboxy-phthalocyanine (I) preparation involves reacting tri-substituted tert.-butylphthalocyanine (II) or its regioisomer or mixture with carbonylation, oxidation, carboxylation or hydroxycarbonylation reagent for transforming R1 group into carboxyl group. The tert.-butyl group and carboxyl group present in four isoindole rings are positioned at four free positions of benzene ring.    USE - Method for preparing tri-tert.- butylcarboxy-phthalocyanine for manufacturing organic solar cells and hybrid or photoactive dyes for molecular photovoltaic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows medium-scale production of carboxy-phthalocyanine with improved yield and purity in reduced number of steps in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Tri-tert.-butylcarboxy-phthalocyanine of formula (I) or its regioisomers or mixture preparation involves reacting tri-substituted tert.-butylphthalocyanine of formula (II) or its regioisomer or mixture with carbonylation, oxidation, carboxylation or hydroxycarbonylation reagent for transforming R1 group into carboxyl group. The tert.-butyl group and carboxyl group present in four isoindole rings are located in four free positions of benzene ring.    R1=a halogen atom selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.
NOVELTY - A carbazole derivative (I), is new.    USE - New carbazole derivative is used for forming organic layer for electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell, organic photoreceptor, organic transistor, monochrome and white illumination device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device containing the organic layer formed using the composition has high durability and luminous efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A carbazole derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1-R10=H, D, halo, 6-60C aryl, fluorenyl, 3-60C aliphatic ring, C6-60C aromatic fused ring, 2-60C heterocyclic including hetero atoms chosen from O, N, S, Si and P, -L-N(R')(R"), 1-50C alkyl, 2-20C alkenyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 6-30C aryloxy, in which any one of R1-R4,R7-R10 combines with neighboring group to form ring;    X,Y'=S, O, or -Si(R11)(R12);    R11,R12=H, 6-60C aryl, fluorenyl, 2-60C hetero ring containing hetero atoms chosen from O, N, S, Si and P, or 1-50C alkyl;    m,n=0 or 1;    m+n=1 or more;    L=single bond, 6-60C arylene, fluorenyl, 2-60C hetero ring including hetero atoms chosen from O, N, S, Si and P or bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbyl optionally substituted by nitro, cyano, halo, 1-20C alkyl, 6-20C aryl, 2-20C hetero ring group, 1-20C alkoxy, or amino;    Ar1=2-60C hetero ring group including hetero atoms chosen from O, N, S, Si and P, 6-60C aryl, fluorenyl, or -N(R')(R");and    R',R"=2-60C hetero ring group including hetero atoms chosen from O, N, S, Si, and P, 6-60C aryl, or fluorenyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electric device.
NOVELTY - Organic-inorganic hybrid proton exchange membrane comprises 100 pts. wt. sulfonated poly(aryl ether ketone), 1-20 pts. wt. oligomeric silsesquioxane and 1-20 pts. wt. diglycidyl ether compound, where the diglycidyl ether compound is 4,4'-biphenol diglycidyl ether, bisphenol F diglycidyl ether, 4,4'-sulfonylbisphenol diglycidyl ether, bisphenol A diglycidyl ether or bisphenol AF diglycidyl ether.    USE - The organic-inorganic hybrid proton exchange membrane is useful in the field of fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The proton exchange membrane: contains network structure of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and diglycidyl ether, and interpenetrating network of sulfonated poly(aryl ether ketone), and thus it has improves stability; and has improved proton conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparation of a the organic-inorganic hybrid proton exchange membrane, comprising (i) dissolving sulfonated poly(aryl ether ketone), oligomeric silsesquioxane and diglycidyl ether compound in an organic solvent to obtain mixed solution, (ii) reacting the obtained mixed solution at 100-250 degrees C for 0.5-8 hours, then treating with an acid, washing with water, and drying, where the acid is dilute sulfuric acid, dilute hydrochloric acid, dilute phosphoric acid and/or dilute nitric acid.
NOVELTY - A carbazole-containing organic semiconductor material (I) is new.    USE - Carbazole-containing organic semiconductor material (I) used in organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell, organic field effect transistor, organic optical storage, organic nonlinear material and/or organic laser.    ADVANTAGE - The material (I) exhibits largest light emitting wavelength in blue light range and has high triplet energy level. The method is simple, has easy operation and control, is safe, has high yield of product, reduces production cost, and is suitable for industrial production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Carbazole-containing organic semiconductor material of formula (I) is new.    R=1-8C alkoxy.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of material (I).
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a machine frame and two chains arranged in parallel, further comprising: two ends of which are respectively connected with the two chain, and a chain of the moving of the connecting rod is set on the machine frame, with the chain moving on the connecting rod can be respectively and at the same time the connecting rod is sensed by a plurality of different parts of the sensing device. This utility model claims a laminating machine, a plurality of sensing device and to replace the manual monitoring and the connecting rod which is corresponding to the sensing device capable of carrying out real-time monitoring to the connecting rod, and the two chains starting can be found that reduces and even avoids the synchronous operation of two chains and the probability of accident generated by non-synchronous operation of the lamination process can be more smoothly, obviously improves the lamination effect of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - The system has a direct current (DC) power supply module and a personal computer (PC) connected in a compact RIO control unit. An Ethernet interface communicates with the compact RIO control unit. The compact RIO control unit is provided with an input/output (I/O) module, a recommended system (RS485) communication module and a controller area network (CAN) communication module.    USE - Control system for a fuel battery test platform.    ADVANTAGE - The system is convenient to operate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a control system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves placing a super capacitor with an evaporating dish. An absolute ethyl alcohol solution adding operation is finished. An ultrasonic stirring part is immersed with the absolute ethyl alcohol solution. Temperature of the evaporating dish is 40-80 degrees Celsius. A paste mixture is adhered with a roller. The roller is pressed with a film material. Thickness of a composite film is 0.2 mm. A composite film cutting operation is finished. A microbiological fuel cell manufacturing operation of a composite anode is finished.    USE - Microbial fuel cell turning point elimination-type composite anode manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables realizing simple composite anode manufacturing technique, reducing manufacturing cost of the composite anode and improving engineering application range of a microbiological fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating a microbial fuel cell turning point elimination-type composite anode manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery body provided with an aluminum gallium indium arsenide transition layer, an indium gallium arsenide bottom battery, an indium gallium arsenide phosphorus middle battery tunnel, an indium aluminum arsenide top battery and an ohmic contact layer. The indium gallium arsenide bottom battery is made of alloy material. A gradient transition layer is connected with the indium gallium arsenide bottom battery through multiple interfaces.    USE - Three-junction solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery reduces current mismatch, manufacturing cost and manufacturing difficulty.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a three-junction solar battery manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a three-junction solar battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves conducting cleaning and etching processes on a multi-crystal silicon wafer to form a micro-scale structure. The silicon wafer is soaked with solution containing metal ion. A surface of the silicon wafer is coated with a metal nano particles layer. Cleaning solution e.g. nitric acid solution and hydrofluoric acid solution, and deionized water are utilized to wash the silicon wafer to remove metal particles. The silicon wafer is placed in chemical corrosion liquid for etching the micro-scale structure. The silicon wafer is cleaned and dried.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar cell structure manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing a solar cell structure with nano-pore shape and small depth and improving conversion efficiency of a solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The chemical corrosion liquid includes mixed solution of hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen peroxide, mixed solution of hydrogen fluoride and nitric acid, mixed solution of hydrogen peroxide and chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid solution, sodium hydroxide solution, potassium hydroxide solution and tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide solution. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a crystalline silicon solar cell structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic view illustrating a crystalline silicon solar cell structure manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a vanadium battery field, especially relates to a kind of used for liquid flow frame device of vanadium battery and vanadium battery using the liquid flow frame device, solving the problem that current liquid flow frame in leakage, reliability and stability is not high, to overcome the vanadium battery reliability is not high; A is provided with a channel, a liquid inlet and a liquid hole of the liquid frame, liquid comprising a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, a liquid hole comprises a liquid inlet hole and a liquid outlet hole, the two sides of the flow frame are set in parallel plate-and-frame, plate-and-frame I and II plate-and-frame, plate-and-frame I and II are respectively plate-and-frame is provided with a liquid flow passage, rotating fluid flow channel and are symmetrically set and a rotary liquid flow passage II, a rotary flow channel I and a rotary liquid flow passage II, a rotary liquid flow channel is bent and is provided with more than two times of arc flow passage, arched passage are distributed on two sides of the liquid flow. This utility new type flow frame device is provided with good reliability, stability and high efficiency of the vanadium battery has the advantages of high reliability, high efficiency and stability.
NOVELTY - The device has a fixing bracket arranged on an upper end of a sunlight tracking follow-up seat. A solar energy generating unit is provided with a controller, a storage battery, a gallium arsenide solar energy battery and a radiator. A step surface reflection type optical collector is provided with a glass i.e. ultra-white toughened plane glass. A side of the outer frame is pressed with a silica gel mold and a glass reflecting unit. The silica gel mold is arranged with the glass reflecting unit for reflecting sunlight that is gathered to the gallium arsenide solar energy battery.    USE - Step inclined surface reflecting focus gallium arsenide solar energy power generating device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple in structure, and converts light energy into electric energy so as to improve energy conversion rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a step inclined surface reflecting focus gallium arsenide solar energy power generating device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves connecting a printer with a paraffin etching machine. An image input is sent to the printer that is fixed with a crystalline silicon solar cell for processing solid paraffin in a paraffin solution tank. The solid paraffin is converted into liquid paraffin under high temperature heating condition. The liquid paraffin is made to pass via a printer head. A pattern is printed on a surface of a silicon chip of the silicon solar cell for forming a mask by utilizing the liquid paraffin. The paraffin etching machine is fixed to the silicon chip to perform image printing process.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar energy battery paraffin mask processing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing speed of a paraffin wax printer, reducing time consumption and resolution of the paraffin etching machine and realizing crystalline silicon solar energy battery paraffin mask processing operation with stable electric performance and low processing cost.
NOVELTY - The method involves filling an anode chamber of a microbial fuel cell with electrochemically active microorganisms and anode solution. A cathode chamber is filled with cathode liquid and lithium cobaltate particles. The anode chamber is inoculated with clarifying tank sewage treatment plant sludge. The cathode liquid is contained with cupric oxide inorganic acid solution. Cathode and the anode electrodes are made of graphite material. The inorganic acid solution is selected as hydrochloric acid solution. The graphite material is formed with carbon and lithium particles.    USE - Method for improving leaching performance of a microorganism cobalt acid lithium fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving fuel battery leaching performance and reducing fuel battery leaching cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a method for improving leaching performance of a microorganism cobalt acid lithium fuel battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The powder has a glass oxide, metal lithium and silver halogen compound, where halogen compound of metal lithium is 10 to 40 wt.%. The glass oxide comprises 20 to 50wt.% of bismuth oxide, 2 to 15wt.% of silicon dioxide, 0.5 to 5.0wt.% of magnesium oxide, 0 to 5.0wt.% of aluminum dioxide and 0 to 3.0wt.% of barium oxide.    USE - Conductive glass powder.    ADVANTAGE - The powder improves photoelectric conversion efficiency of the crystalline silicon solar cell, and has high filling factor and better adhesive force and average photoelectric conversion efficiency more than 18.20%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) conductive glass powder preparation method    (2) Crystal silicon solar battery aluminum conductive paste preparation method for crystalline silicon solar battery.
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery unit provided with a germanium (Ge) sub-battery unit and a tunnel junction. An indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) subcell is fixed with a gallium arsenide (GaAs) bonding layer. Another tunnel junction is connected with a gallium indium phosphide (GaInP) battery unit. A base region is fixed with a Ge transmission region. Band gap energy of a Ge substrate is about 1.0eV. Band gap energy of a GaAs substrate is about 1.89eV. A double solar battery unit is filled with a tandem solar cell by the GaAs bonding layer and the GaInP bonding layer.    USE - Gallium indium phosphide/gallium arsenide/indium gallium arsenide/germanium four-junction solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a gallium indium phosphide/gallium arsenide/indium gallium arsenide/germanium four-junction solar battery preparing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a gllium indium phosphide/gallium arsenide/indium gallium arsenide/germanium four-junction solar battery.
NOVELTY - An optical hydrogen generation system consists of an optical hydrogen generation device (100) which produces hydrogen by irradiating light, a gas-liquid separator (201) provided above the optical hydrogen generation device, a gas-liquid pipe (203), and an electrolyte solution pipe (205). The gas-liquid separator separates bubbles of hydrogen produced in the optical hydrogen generation device, and electrolyte solution containing hydrogen and water from gas-liquid mixed water comprising water-containing electrolyte solution.    USE - Optical hydrogen generation system is used for producing hydrogen for use in fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The optical hydrogen generation system reduces driving energy of for generating water flow. Energy efficiency is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An optical hydrogen generation system consists of an optical hydrogen generation device which produces hydrogen by irradiating light, a gas-liquid separator provided above the optical hydrogen generation device, a gas-liquid pipe, and an electrolyte solution pipe. The gas-liquid separator separates bubbles of hydrogen produced in the optical hydrogen generation device, and electrolyte solution containing hydrogen and water from gas-liquid mixed water comprising water-containing electrolyte solution. The gas-liquid pipe connects the optical hydrogen generation device and gas-liquid separator. The electrolyte solution pipe introduces the separated electrolyte solution containing water to the optical hydrogen generation device. The gas-liquid mixed water is guided to the gas-liquid separator through the gas-liquid pipe by bubble buoyancy included in gas-liquid mixed water from the optical hydrogen generation device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the optical hydrogen generation system.    Optical hydrogen generation device (100)    Gas-liquid separator (201)    Gas-liquid pipe (203)    Electrolyte solution pipe (205)    Tap aspirator (207)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a second conductivity-type region (102) in a light-receiving surface of a crystalline-silicon substrate that includes a first conductivity-type region. A first dielectric film (103) that partially covers the light-receiving surface is formed. A second dielectric film (107) that partially covers a non-light-receiving surface is formed. The second dielectric film is covered by a reflecting film (108) that includes a metallic element as a main component contained in the second dielectric film. The second dielectric film and the reflecting film are continuously formed.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell i.e. passivated rear structure-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming the back surface structure with high adhesiveness and light reflection effect of the solar cell in an inexpensive manner, so that productivity of solar cell is high. The method enables improving passivation performance and improving efficiency of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.    Substrate (101)    Conductivity-type region (102)    Dielectric films (103, 107)    Reflecting film (108)
NOVELTY - The solar cell comprises a light absorbing layer (300), a buffer layer (400) formed on the light absorbing layer, a high resistance buffer layer (500) formed on the buffer layer, and a window layer (600) formed on the buffer layer. The high resistance buffer layer has: an energy bandgap that is higher than an energy bandgap of the window layer; and a thickness of 50-80 nm and an energy bandgap of 5.3-5.7 eV. Each of the high resistance buffer layer, the window layer and the buffer layer has a chemical composition. The high resistance buffer layer has a cubic structure.    USE - The solar cell is useful as a copper indium gallium selenide-based solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is capable of improving absorption of incident light in the high resistance layer, and preventing: shunt path; the high resistance buffer layer from being doped with aluminum or boron upon the high temperature and oxygen treatment so that electrical characteristics of the cell can be effectively improved; and mechanical mismatching by the cubic structure of the boron nitride.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of fabricating a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic sectional view of a solar cell.    Back electrode layer (200)    Light absorbing layer (300)    Buffer layer (400)    High resistance buffer layer (500)    Window layer. (600)
NOVELTY - The system has a chamber having walls defining an interior volume. A body extending into the volume comprises a channel to provide gas to the chamber. The body is spaced apart from the walls to define a reaction volume among the body and the walls. A set of radio frequency (RF) coils is arranged about the body to provide RF energy to heat the body. A ceramic layer is placed within the chamber proximate to the walls on a side of the reaction volume. The ceramic layer comprises multiple openings to provide another gas to the reaction volume of the chamber through the ceramic layer.    USE - Gas reclaim and abatement system for a substrate processing tool (claimed) e.g. indexed inline substrate processing tool, used for performing epitaxial deposition process during solar cell fabrication. Can also be used for a standalone substrate processing tool and a cluster substrate processing tool.    ADVANTAGE - The system ensures requiring fewer components, thus ensuring smaller and more efficient structure while providing cost effective and simple manufacturability and an energy and cost efficient usage. The system utilizes flammable components of an exhaust gas to provide ignition of the exhaust gas to facilitate abatement of the exhaust gas, thus operating in a more efficient manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a substrate processing tool.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a gas reclamation cooling trap.    Exhaust line (662)    Housing (902)    Base (918)    Spring (920)    Pressure gauge (942)
NOVELTY - The array has multiple rows of collinear antennas whose ends are aligned with sides of the rows. The antennas comprise different lengths so as to cover two regions of visible light spectrum. A set of alternating collinear power and ground lines is spaced to align to the sides of the rows of antennas. Multiple rows of diodes (114) are provided to connect the ends of the antennas on each side of the rows of antennas to the power lines and to the ground lines respectively. The diodes are coplanar with the antennas, the power lines and the ground lines.    USE - Solar antenna array for converting sunlight into electrical power.    ADVANTAGE - The array ensures that design of a stencil and associated antenna array process can be optimized to minimize overall cost of fabrication process of the array by minimizing cost of the stencil and antenna array processes while maximizing stencil reuse and antenna array yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The diodes are metal oxide metal diodes. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a solar array    (2) a method for fabricating a solar antenna array.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an antenna array with defects after testing.    Diodes (114)
NOVELTY - The system has a main battery, and an auxiliary battery which is charged based on kinetic energy generated by movement of an automobile. The charged auxiliary battery is used as a source of electrical power for various electrical devices or appliances outside the automobile. The auxiliary battery is disconnected from the main battery without draining any energy of the auxiliary battery. The auxiliary battery is selected from the group consisting of alkaline battery, SLI-batteries, lithium battery, lithium-nickel battery, lead battery, lead acid battery, and solar battery.    USE - Automobile battery system.    ADVANTAGE - The system is enhanced for storing the untapped energy, generated during movement of automobiles, and utilizing the stored energy as the electrical power source. The system facilities for managing and creating cost effective, safe, and clean energy sources of electricity that are utilized in applications such as in home electrical appliances, street lights, home lights, and other devices. The system provides the cost-effective and renewable electric power supply method.
NOVELTY - A method for forming metal contact on a surface of a solar cell covered by an anti-reflective coating (ARC) layer is provided. The method comprises masking the ARC layer with a removable self-adhesive polymer sheet, engraving the electrical contact pattern on the polymer sheet by a laser beam having a wavelength in the range of (10.000 - 11,000 nm), the laser beam of said wavelength range etching the polymer sheet for exposing regions of the ARC layer corresponding to the electrical contact pattern, wet chemical etching of the solar cell for etching the exposed regions of the ARC layer to form the electrical contact pattern on the surface, and subjecting the solar cell to metallization process for deposition of metal on the electrical contact pattern formed on the surface.
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon solar cell etching method involves washing a silicon wafer with a liquid medicine through spraying, where the liquid medicine comprises potassium hydroxide.    USE - Method for etching a crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing short circuit current, open-circuit voltage and conversion efficiency of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The device has a stone table base (31) installed on a stone table column body (30). A cloud-shaped sheet (32) is mounted on a solar battery (2). The stone table column body is installed in a conductive wire (5). A current divider (6) is connected with another solar battery (1) through the conductive wire. A motor (8) is connected with an air sucking device (10) through a power output shaft (9), which is connected with a connected with another air sucking device (14). An air discharging device is connected with another motor (21) through a power output shaft (23).    USE - Power supply device for a solar energy photovoltaic power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The device has fine particle filter screen to clean the air, thus improving user health.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a power supply device.    Solar batteries (1, 2)    Conductive wire (5)    Current divider (6)    Motors (8, 21)    Power output shafts (9, 23)    Air sucking devices (10, 14)    Stone table column body (30)    Stone table base (31)    Cloud-shaped sheet (32)
NOVELTY - Lithium containing phosphoric-acid compound sintered compact does not have defects of 50 mu m or more within 1 mm2 of cross-section region inside sintered compact. The sintered compact has average crystal grain diameter of 15 mu m or less and relative density of 85% or more.    USE - Lithium containing phosphoric-acid compound sintered compact used for sputtering target (claimed) for forming lithium containing thin film used as solid electrolyte. Uses include but are not limited to all-solid-type secondary batteries, thin film solar cell, thin film thermo-element and wireless charging element.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium containing phosphoric-acid compound sintered compact without defects and with reduced impurity phase is provided. The lithium containing phosphoric-acid compound thin film is formed at high film-forming rate without producing crack and irregular electrical discharge.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sputtering target; and    (2) manufacture of lithium containing phosphoric-acid compound.
NOVELTY - A saturated diepoxy compound (I), is new.    USE - Saturated diepoxy compound for curable composition used for hardened material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to coating agent, ink, adhesive agent, sealant, resist, composite material, transparent base material, transparent film, optical lens, insulating material, photo-fabrication material, electronic paper, touch panel, solar cell substrate, optical waveguide, light-guide plate and holographic memory.    ADVANTAGE - The diepoxy compound provides cured product having excellent thermal stability, heat resistance and mechanical characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A saturated diepoxy compound of formula (I), is new.    R1-R20=H, methyl or ethyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of saturated diepoxy compound;    (2) unsaturated diepoxy compound of formula (II);    (3) manufacture of unsaturated diepoxy compound, which involves carrying out metathesis reaction of epoxy compounds of formulae (III) and (III'); and    (4) hardened material obtained by hardening the curable resin composition containing saturated diepoxy compound.
NOVELTY - The fabric has a surface layer, a middle layer and an inner layer, where the surface layer is formed with polyester fiber and polyamide fiber blended fabric material, the middle layer is formed with metal fiber material. The metal fiber material is composed of golden and stainless steel wire. The inner layer is formed with natural fiber blended fabric material. A flexible circuit board is bonded on the inner layer by an adhesive. The electric circuit board is provided with a programmable interface controller chip, micro-organ and flexible electronic element, and a flexible solar cell.    USE - Anti-cutting alarming shell fabric.    ADVANTAGE - The fabric has high mechanical strength and wear resistance and great practical application value.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an anti-cutting alarming shell fabric.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generating apparatus (1) has reaction container that accommodates granular catalyst. A support plate (51) is arranged inside reaction container to support granular catalyst. Several one openings are formed in support plate (51). Several another openings are formed in support plate (52). The support plate (51) is arranged at intervals at gravitational direction upper side with support plate (52). Thickness of support plate (51) is made small than support plate (52). The opening of support plate (51) is made smaller than opening of support plate (52).    USE - Hydrogen generating apparatus used for supplying fuel gas such as hydrogen-containing-gas to fuel cell of fuel cell system used as household appliance.    ADVANTAGE - Since the catalyst of the particle size smaller than the plate thickness of the shelf tier can be used, the shelf tier intensity can be increased. The deformation of the shelf tier, the fall of the catalyst and the operation stop by the path obstruction can be prevented, by ensuring prevention of the catalyst dropping from the opening hole of the shelf tier.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the hydrogen generating apparatus.    Hydrogen generating apparatus (1)    Combustion portion (2)    Water feed route (3)    Material supply route (4)    Support plates (51,52)
NOVELTY - Amino acid is dissolved in ethanol-water solution. A metal salt solution is added and ultrasonically stirred. Silicon dioxide nanospheres are added, ultrasonically stirred, and dried under nitrogen protection. The temperature is increased to 800-1200 degrees C, and the mixture is carbonized, taken out, immersed in hydrofluoric acid solution, and stirred at room temperature for 20-40 hours. The silicon dioxide template is removed, and the mixture is filtered, washed with water, and dried to obtain silk-like metal nanotube oxygen-reduction electrocatalyst.    USE - Preparation of silk-like metal nanotube oxygen-reduction electrocatalyst for cathodes of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides silk-like metal nanotube oxygen-reduction electrocatalyst having high catalytic activity and stability with respect to oxygen reduction. Since the used raw materials are not precious metals, non-precious metallization of catalyst is realized and cost of oxygen-reduction electrocatalyst is effectively reduced. The obtained catalyst has excellent methanol-poisoning resistance and replaces commercial platinum/carbon catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Amino acid is dissolved in ethanol-water solution. A metal salt solution is added and ultrasonically stirred for 20-60 minutes. Silicon dioxide nanospheres are added, ultrasonically stirred for 30-120 minutes, and dried in a tubular furnace under nitrogen protection. The temperature is increased to 800-1200 degrees C, and the mixture is carbonized for 1-4 hours, taken out, immersed in hydrofluoric acid solution, and stirred at room temperature for 20-40 hours. The silicon dioxide template is removed, and the mixture is filtered, washed with water, and dried to obtain silk-like metal nanotube oxygen-reduction electrocatalyst. The mass ratio of amino acid and metal salt is 1:0.01-1:0.2. The mass ratio of amino acid and silicon dioxide nanospheres is 1:0.1-1:1.
NOVELTY - A photothermal conversion fluid is prepared by carrying out near-infrared thermal conversion of semiconductor material with hollow structure into liquid phase heat transfer medium.    USE - Method for preparing photothermal conversion fluid (claimed) used for solar energy utilization, tumor photothermal treatment, and controlled release.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple and easy to operate and has mild condition.
NOVELTY - The present invention discloses a tandem thin-film solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof. A tandem thin-film solar cell structure comprises a substrate and an amorphous thin-film solar cell structure. The amorphous thin-film solar cell comprises a P-type amorphous silicon layer, an I-type amorphous semiconductor layer, and a N-type amorphous silicon layer. Therein, the I-type amorphous semiconductor comprises an I-type amorphous silicon layer and an I-type amorphous silicon germanium layer. The P-type amorphous silicon layer is disposed on the substrate. The I-type amorphous semiconductor layer is disposed on the P-type amorphous silicon layer. The N-type amorphous silicon layer is disposed on the I-type amorphous semiconductor layer. Wherein, by changing the structure of the I-type amorphous semiconductor to such that the I-type amorphous semiconductor layer comprises an I-type amorphous silicon layer and an I-type amorphous silicon germanium layer, the absorption of wavelengths of the amorphous silicon thin-film solar cell may be increased to complement the loss of wavelengths which reduce by the additional reflection layer and the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the tandem thin-film solar cell may be improved.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of multi-crystal silicon wool-making system, comprising a wool-making slot, a washing tank, at least one rinsing, pickling and drying slot, which is used for forming a mask for screen printing machine, which is connected with the silk screen printing machine oven, and removing mask groove, the screen printing machine, an oven, a wool-making slot, removing the mask groove, rinsing, alkali washing, rinsing, pickling, rinsing and drying groove are connected in turn. Using this utility model, the multi-crystal silicon wool-making system by screen printing to form a mask target for selectively corroding the silicon chip, so as to form a regular and uniform, increases the light receiving area and light trapping effect so as to reduce the reflectivity, effectively reduce the reflection loss of the solar spectrum, and improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - An epoxy compound has 9,9-bisaryl fluorene structure and a triazine structure, and is obtained by reacting reaction material of polyhydroxy compound and triglycidyl isocyanurate (I), and reaction material of polyepoxy compound (II) and isocyanuric acid.    USE - Epoxy compound is used for curable composition for cured material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to thermosensitive-paper material, electrical/electronic material, optical material, reflow lens, pick-up lens, fuel cell membrane, optical fiber, antireflection film, insulating material, liquid crystal display devices, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The epoxy compound has high heat resistance, refractive index and mechanical strength, and excellent handling property and moldability, and improved hardenability, and suppressed high-viscosity-izing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An epoxy compound has 9,9-bisaryl fluorene structure and a triazine structure, and is obtained by reacting reaction material of polyhydroxy compound and triglycidyl isocyanurate of formula (I), and reaction material of polyepoxy compound of formula (II) and isocyanuric acid.    Z=aromatic hydrocarbon ring;    R1,R2=substituted non-reactive with respect to epoxy group;    R3=alkylene;    k=0-4;    m,n=0 or more;and    p=1 or more.    When m is 1-4, p is 1 and n is 0, the ring Z is benzene ring. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of epoxy compound.
NOVELTY - The electroconductive laminate comprises a conductive layer (2) and a protective layer (4) containing an electroconductive linear structure (3) of sequentially stacked base material on a single side. A metallic element (5) is scattered and formed on the protective layer. The metallic element is formed to cover the protruded portion of the protective layer surface and keep in contact with the electroconductive linear structure. A metal electroplating is selected from the copper, nickel, chromium, zinc, tin, silver or gold. The linear structure is of silver nanowire.    USE - An electroconductive laminate for a touch panel (Claimed). Uses include but are not limited to a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence, an electronic paper and a solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The metallic element is formed to cover the protruded portion of the protective layer surface and keep in contact with the electroconductive linear structure, thus provides favorable surface electroconductivity for an electroconductive laminate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method for forming a metallic element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an electroconductive laminate.    Base material (1)    Conductive layer (2)    Electroconductive linear structure (3)    Protective layer (4)    Metallic element (5)
NOVELTY - A selenide complex (I) is new.    USE - New selenide complex is used for precursor solution for manufacturing copper-indium-gallium selenide thin film (all claimed) for semiconductor solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The selenide complex efficiently provides copper-indium-gallium selenide thin film with high purity and uniformity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A selenide complex of formula: (A-Se)nMLn-1 (I) is new.    A=1-7C alkyl, 3-12C aryl or 3-12C heteroaryl optionally having heteroatom (both optionally substituted by hydroxyalkyl, heteroaryl, amino, 1-7C alkyl, 1-7C alkoxy, 3-12C cycloalkyl, 6-12C aryl, 1-7C alkylcarbonyl, 1-7C alkoxycarbonyl, 1-7C alkyl carbonyl or 6-12C aryl);    M=Cu, In, or Ga;    L=ligands bonded with M;and    n=oxidation state of M.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of selenide complex (I);    (2) precursor solution, which contains selenide complex (I); and    (3) manufacture of copper-indium-gallium selenide thin film.
NOVELTY - A self-cleaning anti-reflective coating solution comprises 10-25 wt.% silicon compound, 5-15 wt.% additive, 1-5 wt.% surface modifier and 60-80 wt.% solvent. The coating solution is prepared by stirring solvent with added silicon compound at 100-500 revolutions/minute, adding water and surface modifier, and stirring at 300-1000 revolutions/minute for 10 minutes.    USE - Self-cleaning anti-reflective coating solution.    ADVANTAGE - The method has high photoelectric conversion efficiency with simple process, low cost and reduced photovoltaic power generation cost.
NOVELTY - Composition for forming buffer layer of solar cell, comprises carboxylic acid compound.    USE - The composition is useful for forming buffer layer of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition controls the speed of the homogeneous reaction and heterogeneous reaction in the formation of the buffer layer of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - A rare earth fluorescent micro-nano fiber array is prepared by mixing rare earth complex and high molecular material with mass ratio of 1:5-40; dissolving and stirring organic solvent to obtain rare earth complex/polymer material solution; taking 1-5 mu l solution on glass slide, and placing liquid droplets in porous aluminum oxide template with pore size of 50-800 nm; volatilizing the solvent; and dissolving alumina template to obtain array.    USE - Method for the preparation of rare earth fluorescent micro-nano fiber array (claimed) used for light emitting device, optical sensor, micro-nanomaterial, solar cell light conversion component, anti-fake or luminous safety mark fabric, safety inspection or security detection.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides micro-nano fiber array having stable workability of photoluminescence characteristic.
NOVELTY - Lead-free glass powder comprises 40-70 pts. wt. bismuth trioxide, 5-15 pts. wt. boron trioxide, 0.5-5 pts. wt. zirconium oxide, 10-20 pts. wt. silicon dioxide, 5-20 pts. wt. zinc oxide, 1-5 pts. wt. titanium oxide, 5-20 pts. wt. aluminum oxide and 1 pt. wt.%. phosphorus pentoxide.    USE - Lead-free glass powder is used for silver paste on back of crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The lead-free glass powder has excellent wettability with silver powder and silicon substrate, is economically prepared in short period of time by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of lead-free glass powder.
NOVELTY - A solar cell anti-reflection structure contains silicon wafer covered with uniform array of silica microspheres. The silica microspheres are prepared using atomic layer deposition and bevel deposition of silicon carbide nanometre-sized rod layer, alumina layer and titania layer on cubical gradient refractive index structure, from inside to outside. The obtained cubical gradient refractive index structure has atmospheric refractive index gradient of 3. The thickness and refractive index of silicon carbide rod layer, alumina layer and titania layer, satisfies a specific condition (a).    USE - Solar cell anti-reflection structure.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell anti-reflection structure improves battery efficiency and reduces battery manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell anti-reflection structure contains silicon wafer covered with uniform array of silica microspheres. The silica microspheres are prepared using atomic layer deposition and bevel deposition of silicon carbide nanometre-sized rod layer, alumina layer and titania layer on cubical gradient refractive index structure, from inside to outside. The obtained cubical gradient refractive index structure has atmospheric refractive index gradient of 3. The thickness and refractive index of silicon carbide rod layer, alumina layer and titania layer, satisfies the following condition: no ns-0.2 less than or equal to (n1 n3/n2)2 less than or equal to no ns+0.2 (a), where n1, n2 and n3 are refractive index of silicon carbide rod layer, alumina layer and titania layer, respectively, no is refractive index of air with inclination angle of 45 degrees with silica layer, and ns is refractive index of silicon carbide rod layer.
NOVELTY - The method comprises pre-processing a substrate of a photovoltaic solar battery cell, removing a glass layer in a back side of the substrate, and etching the backside of the substrate using an alkaline solution after the pre-processing of the substrate. The pre-processing step comprises removing the backside of the substrate with hydrofluoric acid solution for the silicon glass layer, and cleaning the substrate with deionized water.    USE - The method is useful for etching a photovoltaic solar battery cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of effectively reducing the difficulty of subsequent treatment, achieving a good polishing effect thus improving long-wave absorption efficiency and photovoltaic conversion efficiency of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a photovoltaic solar battery cell.
NOVELTY - A vanadium sulfate solution preparation method involves carrying out activation treatment on vanadium pentoxide using sulfuric acid, adding zinc powder as a reducing agent, and reacting to obtain a mixture of low-valence vanadium. The superfluous zinc powder is added to the mixture till the solution becomes purple and the solution is filtered to remove the zinc powder. Excess ammonia water is added to the solution, which is filtered to remove divalent zinc ion and generate vanadium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide is dissolved to oxidize vanadium hydroxide.    USE - Method for preparing vanadium sulfate solution for a vanadium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing vanadium sulfate solution with better charging and discharging performance, in a simple and effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A vanadium sulfate solution preparation method involves carrying out activation treatment on vanadium pentoxide using sulfuric acid, adding zinc powder as a reducing agent and reacting to obtain a mixture of low-valence vanadium. The superfluous zinc powder is added to the mixture till the solution becomes purple and the solution is filtered to remove the zinc powder. Excess ammonia water is added to the solution, which is filtered to remove divalent zinc ion and generate vanadium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide is dissolved to oxidize vanadium hydroxide, and the solution is filtered to obtain trivanadium hydroxide deposition. The trivanadium hydroxide deposition is washed for many times, heated, concentrated and dissolved with sulfuric acid to obtain trivalent vanadium as vanadium sulfate solution.
NOVELTY - The method involves performing silicon wafer surface cleaning and texturing processes, diffusion bonding process and edge etching process. An anti-reflection film is plated. A crystalline silicon solar battery is manufactured during screen printing and sintering processes.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar energy battery manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming a silicon dioxide dielectric film with better ion blocking effect. The method enables preventing a PN junction from damaging, inhibiting proportional integral derivative (PID) effect and satisfying PID-free cell requirements.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of new type multi-layer structure silicon carbide photoconductive switch, belonging to the technical field of semiconductor. It comprises a substrate, the substrate is formed of a vanadium-doped semi-insulating silicon carbide wafer or intrinsic silicon carbide wafer, with a layer of conductive type of the first doped layer on the silicon surface of the substrate, the doping type is N type, the carbon surface of the substrate has a conductive type doped layer from the inside to the outside is as follows: the second and the third doped layer, the second doped layer is doped type is P type, the third doped layer is doped type is N type, the silicon surface is provided with a switch of the anode, a carbon face one side of the switch is provided with a cathode of the fuel cell stack. This utility model is a silicon carbide photoconductive switch is at the same time improves the breakdown voltage of switch does not reduce conduction characteristic of the switch.
NOVELTY - An annealing device, indium-gallium-selenium film solar battery on the substrate for thin-film metal selenide layer, comprising an annealing furnace, a cover and a heating tube, wherein the annealing furnace is a box structure, the inner surface of the annealing furnace comprises an opening end of the cover body is rotatably connected to the opening end of the annealing furnace, the annealing furnace and the cover body form a sealed annealing cavity, the heating tube is contained in the annealing cavity, and it is set on the cover body. The annealing-indium-gallium-selenium film solar battery device, the heat tube is contained in the annealing chamber, annealing cavity seal and the volume is small, so that the temperature in the annealing chamber with high vapour pressure of selenium, save the materials of selenium or sulphur, and reduces the cost. At the same time, the heating lamp tube is closer to the substrate, has a higher temperature increasing speed, which guarantees the quality of the copper-indium-gallium-selenium film.
NOVELTY - The battery has a p-type semiconductor layer formed in a transparent conductive layer and a hole. An intrinsic semiconductor layer is formed in the p-type semiconductor layer. An n-type semiconductor layer is formed in the intrinsic semiconductor layer, which is provided with electrons. The transparent conductive layer is made of indium oxide.    USE - Thin film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery improves photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method for a thin film solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a thin film solar battery.
NOVELTY - The solar cell doping region forming method involves forming a passivation layer (3) on a surface of a semiconductor substrate (1). The passivation layer is made of silicon nitride, silicon dioxide or aluminum oxide. The ion implantation is used through the passivation layer, so as to form an impurity source region on the semiconductor substrate. The laser beam (4) is irradiated to activate the impurity source region, so as to obtain a solar cell doped region.    USE - Method of forming solar cell doping region.    ADVANTAGE - Since the laser is used to activate the impurity source region, the speed of laser is increased, the power adjusting is convenient and fast and the response speed is high. The doping concentration, the doping depth and the width of the doped region can be accurately controlled. The process condition is simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the p-type silicon wafer using laser to irradiate specific region.    P-type silicon substrate (1)    Laminated structure (2)    Passivation layer (3)    Laser beam (4)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a charging and discharging control device of solar battery assembly production line, comprising a main box, a motor speed regulator, the discharging switch and negative rotation judging switch and a motor for feeding and discharging track production laminating table for solar cell module on the control line, the motor is connected with the control end of the motor speed regulator, a power supply access end of the main box is connected with a motor speed regulator, a power supply access end of the discharging switch and negative rotation judging switch is connected with the main box and a motor speed regulator. This utility model can make judgement of unqualified solar battery assembly production laminating table for solar cell module return line, so as to save the labour resource, reduces the production laminating table for solar cell module the dead wire and improves the production line working efficiency.
NOVELTY - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (100) has a nonaqueous electrolyte which is contained in a porous filler layer. An opening (12) leads out of an electrode body (20) from a region between a positive electrode sheet (30) and a negative electrode sheet (40). The porous filler layer is provided with a center section and edge sections located in the opening side from a section of the center section. The edge section has a porosity that is lower than the center section, and has hardness that is higher than the center section.    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, e.g., lithium ion secondary battery, lamination-type battery or coin type battery, for use as power supply for electric motors mounted in vehicles (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle, motor vehicle provided with electric motor, and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Improves shape retention property of the nonaqueous electrolyte between the positive and negative electrode sheets by forming the porous filler layer on the separator. Improves the strength of the separator improves since the edge section of the porous filler layer has a porosity that is lower than the center section, and has hardness that is higher than the center section. Improves cycling characteristics due to the enhanced shape retention property of the nonaqueous electrolyte.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the lithium ion secondary battery.    Opening (12)    Electrode body (20)    Positive electrode sheet (30)    Negative electrode sheet (40)    Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (100)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a gas supply line (61-63) that introduces gas in chamber (1), while connecting with gas introduction port of chamber. An exhaust apparatus is connected with chamber and is provided to exhaust the gas in chamber. The gas supply line is connected with a gas supply section, a bypass line is connected to gas supply line, and exhaust apparatus is connected to other end of bypass line. The gas is comprised of fluorine-type gas such as tri-fluoride gaseous chlorine, oxygen gas, and nitrogen gas.    USE - Dry etching apparatus for processing surface of silicon substrate used in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gas can be exhausted in an instant and reaction can be controlled with high accuracy. The flow volume of gas combining some gas, and process conditions can be changed, without being influenced by the gas ratio of front step, and flow volume.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a dry etching method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the dry etching apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Chamber (1)    Silicon substrate (3)    Mass-flow controller (5)    Pressure control valve (8)    Gas supply line (61-63)
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a metal layer as electrical back contact (3) over a substrate (2). A compound semiconductor is deposited as absorber layer (4) on the electrical back contact. A transparent protective layer (7) is deposited on the absorber layer. A transparent conductive oxide layer is deposited as front contact (8) on the protective layer by pulsed magnetron sputtering with pulse frequency of 100 Hz and power density of 500 W/cm2 during a pulse. The transparent conductive oxide layer is made of aluminum-doped zinc oxide.    USE - Method of manufacturing thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since transparent conductive oxide layer is deposited as front contact on protective layer by pulsed magnetron sputtering with specific pulse frequency and power density during a pulse, stability and efficiency of the solar cell can be improved under the influence of heat and/or moisture. The damage of the absorber layer is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin film solar cell.    Substrate (2)    Electrical back contact (3)    Absorber layer (4)    Transparent protective layer (7)    Front contact (8)
NOVELTY - The stainless steel substrate has a gold plating layer pattern of a two layer structure which two gold plating layers. The other gold plating layer is located on the one gold plating layer directly located on a stainless steel substrate main portion. The gold plating layer pattern is an object for external connection conduction.    USE - Stainless steel substrate used for lead frame, fuel cell and hard disk suspension (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Favorable adhesiveness of the gold plating layer and stainless steel substrate which comprise a gold plating layer pattern can be attained. The precision of the micro-fabrication can be used, when the micro-fabrication shape is previously formed in the stainless steel substrate by exposing the region which does not need the gold plating layer pattern of the stainless steel substrate. The defect of the gold plating layer pattern can be prohibited.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a pre transparent conductive film on a substrate using sputtering technique. The pre transparent conductive film is crystallized by performing annealing technique at temperature of 230 degrees C or less. A transparent conductive film (1) is epitaxially grown and the transparent conductive film is formed on the crystallized pre transparent conductive film. The forming substrate temperature of the pre transparent conductive film is 100 degrees C or less.    USE - Manufacturing method of transparent conductive film used in transparent electrically conductive substrate (claimed) used for solar cell and display device such as LCD device and organic LED device for monitor of various devices. Uses include but are not limited to car-navigation system, lap top computer, desktop computer, color TV image receiver, mobile telephone, and mobile game machine.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film with sufficient electrically conductive characteristic and transmission characteristic can be manufactured at the low temperature without damaging the characteristic of color filter, positive hole transport layer, and light emitting layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a transparent electrically conductive substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a conceptual diagram showing the manufacturing method of the transparent conductive film.    Transparent conductive film (1)    Color filter (6)    Pre sputtering chamber (11)    Annealing chamber (12)    Sputtering chamber (13)
NOVELTY - A solid oxide fuel battery composite cathode material is made of 50-90 wt.% lanthanide cuprates and 10-50% solid electrolyte cerium-gadolinium oxide, where the lanthanide is praseodymium, neodymium, samarium or europium element.    USE - Solid oxide fuel battery composite cathode material.    ADVANTAGE - The cathode material has better electro-chemical property and catalytic activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solid oxide fuel battery composite cathode material is made of 50-90 wt.% lanthanide cuprates (Ln2CuO4) and 10-50% solid electrolyte cerium-gadolinium oxide (Ce0.9 Gd0.101.95), where the lanthanide is praseodymium, neodymium, samarium or europium element. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing solid oxide fuel battery composite cathode material, which involves weighing lanthanide cuprates and solid electrolyte cerium-gadolinium oxide, adding terpineol, mixing to obtain mixed slurry, placing the slurry in an oven for 12-15 hours at 200 degrees C to obtain solid electrolyte preform surface, and sintering for 4 hours at 900-1100 degrees C to obtain solid oxide fuel battery composite cathode electrolyte ceramic chip surface.
NOVELTY - Forming a composition of material involves: providing at least two populations of semiconducting materials; layering at least two populations of semiconducting materials to form at least two layers; and consolidating the two populations of semiconducting materials to create an electrical connection between the two layers.    USE - For forming a composition of material, e.g. semiconductor material (claimed) which is used in logic gates, sensors and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The present method creates semiconductor junctions with reduced contact resistance. Particularly, the present consolidation method is utilized to solidify two dissimilar semiconductor materials directly without a need for contacts through post processing, which is typically required in previous attempts. After consolidation methods, the electrical connection between the two materials may be strong enough to not require a contact region, thus eliminating the contact resistance of the consolidated material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a consolidated material comprising: at least two populations of semiconducting materials that are arranged in at least two alternating layers.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive paste composition comprises metallic particles; an inorganic reaction system comprising a conductive glass material having a conductivity of greater than 1x 10-12 Scm-1; and an organic vehicle.    USE - As electroconductive paste composition (claimed) used for manufacturing solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste composition has improved glass frit components; and provides solar cells with enhanced efficiency while continuously lowering material and manufacturing costs. The inorganic reaction system (IRS) provides a delivery media for the metallic particles, allowing them to migrate from the paste to the interface of the metal conductor and the semiconductor substrate. The IRS also provides a reaction media for the paste components to undergo physical and chemical reactions at the interface. The IRS acts as an adhesion media that provides the bonding between the metal conductor and the semiconductor substrate, thus securing reliable electrical contact performance during the lifetime of the solar device. The IRS acts as a delivery, reaction, and adhesion media, but provides much lower contact resistance and higher overall cell efficiency.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a three-dimensional thin-film semiconductor silicon substrate (90) on a porous semiconductor layer, where the substrate is conformal to the porous semiconductor layer. An inner trench (92) is formed on the substrate having depth less than thickness of the thin-film semiconductor substrate. An outer trench (94) is formed on the substrate providing access to the porous semiconductor layer and positioned between the inner trench and an edge of the substrate. The substrate is released from a reusable semiconductor template.    USE - Method for facilitating fabrication of a planar shaped three-dimensional thin-film semiconductor substrate i.e. silicon thin-film semiconductor substrate, from a three-dimensional template i.e. silicon template (all claimed), for a solar cell. Can also be used for a semiconductor microelectronic, micro-electro-mechanical system and a photovoltaic.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables releasing the thin-film superconductor substrate from the template in an efficient manner and avoiding depth control problems, while defining a boundary of the silicon thin-film semiconductor substrate to be released and providing access to a buried porous sacrificial semiconductor layer. The method enables making border definition trenches that can be implemented using laser cutting, silicon deep reactive ion etching, wet silicon etching and anodic silicon etching, while enabling the large number of three-dimensional template reuses.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The porous semiconductor layer is a porous silicon layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a three-dimensional thin-film silicon substrate with a pyramid cavity design prior to release of the substrate from a silicon template.    Three-dimensional thin-film semiconductor silicon substrate (90)    Three-dimensional thin-film silicon substrate periphery (91)    Inner trench (92)    Outer trench (94)    V-groove (98)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a semiconductor layer with second conductivity type. The intrinsic-semiconductor layer is formed by plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. A doping gas containing the dopant is supplied, such that dopant is chemisorbed by surface of the intrinsic-semiconductor layer, and intrinsic-semiconductor layer is doped. The amorphous or the intrinsic-semiconductor layer of a microcrystal is formed.    USE - Method for manufacturing photoelectric conversion apparatus (claimed) used in forming electrically conductive film for silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - Since the penetration of the dopant into lower layer of first conductivity type semiconductor layer and suppression of lower layer deterioration can be achieved without requiring a special apparatus. The efficiency of photoelectric conversion efficiency can be achieved without increasing the cost. The inside of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate can be made to absorb the light efficiently which is injected into apparatus, so that reflectance can be efficiently reduced. Hence conversion efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process of forming i-type semiconductor layer in the manufacturing process of photoelectric conversion apparatus, and p-type-semiconductor layer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for conveying substrate to film-production chamber of plasma enhanced vapor deposition method (S101)    Step for depositing i-type semiconductor layer on substrate by starting material gas supply and radiofrequency power imposition (S102)    Step for halting starting material gas supply and radiofrequency power imposition, and chemisorbing doping gas on i-layer (S103)    Step for halting supply of doping gas and evacuate film-production chamber by vacuum pump (S104)
NOVELTY - A coating dispersing-agent composition comprises titanic acid ester, a phosphorus compound, water, and an organic solvent.    USE - Coating dispersing-agent composition used for manufacture of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the precipitation of titanium hydroxide can be suppressed over a long period of time, the coating dispersing agent composition can be stored stably for a long period of time even when manufactured in large quantities. The dispersing agent composition is economical and can be coated uniformly on a silicon substrate. Since the components in the composition are blended in specific order, the composition can be manufactured stably. The solar cell having uniform n-type diffused layer and anti-reflective film is manufactured economically using the dispersing agent composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the coating dispersing agent composition; and    (2) manufacture of solar cell (100).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar cell.    Silicon substrate (1)    Anti-reflective film (5)    N-type diffused layer (6)    Light-receiving surface electrode (10)    Solar cell (100)
NOVELTY - A functional film (10a,10b,10c) has an organic layer (12) and an inorganic layer (14) formed on the organic layer. The organic layer and inorganic layer are sequentially formed on a substrate. The inorganic layer contains inorganic compound containing silicon and/or nitrogen. The surface roughness on a top of the inorganic layer is 3 nm or less. The surface roughness of the lower organic layer on the top of the inorganic layer is 1 nm or more.    USE - Functional film is used as optical film, antireflection film and gas-barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to optical filter, organic electroluminescent display device, optical element, liquid crystal display device, semiconductor device and thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The functional film has excellent adhesiveness, and is efficiently manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of functional film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the functional film.    Functional film (10a,10b,10c)    Organic layer (12)    Intermediate organic layer (12a,14a)    Inorganic layer (14)
NOVELTY - A negative photosensitive siloxane composition comprises polysiloxane, silicon-containing compound having pKa of 2-15.7 at 25 degrees C, photoinitiator, and solvent.    USE - Negative photosensitive siloxane composition is used for manufacturing cured film for element (all claimed) e.g. backplane of display of liquid crystal display element, organic electroluminescent display element, solid-state image sensor, antireflection film, reflection preventing plate, optical filter, light emitting diode, touch panel, solar cell and optical waveguide.    ADVANTAGE - The cured film efficiently manufactured using the negative photosensitive siloxane composition has excellent transparency, heat resistance, chemical resistance and environmental tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of cured film.
NOVELTY - A complex oxide black pigment contains oxide of metal having characteristics which absorbs visible ray and near infrared ray and copper, manganese and iron. The complex oxide black pigment has minimum wavelength at which transmittance reaches minimum of 600-800 nm, molar ratio of manganese and iron of 3/1-30/1, and molar ratio of copper and sum total of manganese and iron of 1/2-1.2/2 at wavelength of 400-1000 nm.    USE - Complex oxide black pigment is used for article, synthetic leather, and infrared rays-shielding composition for coating agent, adhesive agent (all claimed) and resin coloring agent. Uses include but are not limited to interior material of motor vehicle, coloring agent for window glass of electric train, motor vehicle, boats and ships, and aircraft, liquid crystal display device, organic electroluminescent panel, coating material for solar cell, adhesion material and material for optical wavelength adjustment lens.    ADVANTAGE - The complex oxide black pigment has excellent infrared rays-absorption characteristics and dispersibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) article, which has transparent base material (14) and complex oxide black pigment positioned in dispersed state on surface top of transparent base material;    (2) infrared rays-shielding composition, which contains resin material and complex oxide black pigment;    (3) synthetic leather (20), which has outer skin (12) containing infrared rays-shielding composition; and    (4) manufacture of complex oxide black pigment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the synthetic leather.    Release paper (11)    Outer skin (12)    Contact bonding layer (13)    Base material (14)    Synthetic leather (20)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film has a gas-barrier layer (2), a gas-barrier layer (4) and hydrophobic intermediate layer (3) arranged between the gas-barrier layer (2) and gas-barrier layer (4). The hydrophobic intermediate layer contains metal compound particles. The gas-barrier layer (2) and gas-barrier layer (4) are obtained by subjecting a layer-containing polysilazane to vacuum ultraviolet light irradiation treatment.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for organic electroluminescence element, solar cell element and liquid crystal display element used in electronic device (claimed), and packaging material for foodstuff, industrial article and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic device obtained by the gas-barrier film has excellent gas-barrier property and durability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a crosssectional schematic view of the gas-barrier film.    Base material (1)    Gas-barrier layer (2,4)    Intermediate layer (3)    Bleed-out prevention layer (5)
NOVELTY - Preparing a silane compound (I) or its mixture, comprises grinding pieces of silicide or silicon alloy to form powder whose particles have a diameter of 10-500 mu m, introducing the obtained alloy powder in a reactor, introducing hydrogen under pressure in the reactor, and reacting the introduced reactants in the reactor.    USE - The process is useful for preparing (I), preferably disilane (claimed), which is useful in the manufacture of integrated semiconductors, solar cells and flat panel displays.    ADVANTAGE - The process enables rapid, easy and continuous preparation of the disilane using inexpensive raw materials with high yield and ultra-high purity in an environmentally friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing a silane compound of formula (SinH2n+2) (I) or its mixture, comprises grinding pieces of silicide or silicon alloy having a structure of formula (M1xM2ySiz) (II) to form powder whose particles have a diameter of 10-500 mu m, introducing the obtained alloy powder in a reactor, introducing hydrogen under pressure in the reactor, and reacting the introduced reactants in the reactor.    M1 = a reducing metal;    M2 = an alkali or alkaline earth metal;    x-z = 0-1; and    n = 1-3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of an installation for preparing silane compound or its mixture.    Production unit (1)    Reactor (2)    Grinding unit (4)    Agitator (6)    Blades. (7)
NOVELTY - Preparation of nanosilver particles involves cleaning silicon sheet by immersing silicon sheet in acetone, deionized water and solution comprising hydrogen fluoride, nitric acid, acetic acid and water in volume ratio of 3:5:3 alternately, then soaking in 40%-hydrofluoric acid solution or sodium hydroxide solution and obtaining clean silicon surface, immersing the cleaned silicon chip in 1 mol/L silver ammonia solution, gradually dripping 0.3 mol/L aqueous ammonia and reacting for 5 minutes, and etching.    USE - Preparation of nanosilver particles used for nano-light trapping structure for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides nano silver particles with compact structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of nanosilver particles involves cleaning silicon sheet by immersing silicon sheet in acetone, deionized water and CP-4A solution comprising hydrogen fluoride, nitric acid, acetic acid and water in volume ratio of 3:5:3 alternately, then soaking in 40%-hydrofluoric acid solution or sodium hydroxide solution and obtaining clean silicon surface, immersing the cleaned silicon chip in 1 mol/L silver ammonia solution, gradually dripping 0.3 mol/L aqueous ammonia and reacting for 5 minutes, controlling the reaction temperature of the silver ammonia solution at 4 degrees C, 25 degrees C and 60 degrees C respectively in ice bath and water bath condition, and etching the silicon chip for 3 minutes in 40 %mass etching solution, 30 %mass hydrogen peroxide and deionized water.
NOVELTY - A transparent sheet comprises transparent resin having fluoro structure, and spherical particles. The spherical particles having average particle diameter of 70-260 nm are dispersed in the transparent sheet.    USE - Transparent sheet is used for electronic component substrate (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to transparent plate, optical lens, optical disk board, liquid crystal display elements, organic electroluminescent display elements, solar cell substrate, touch panel, optical element and optical waveguide.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent sheet is manufactured without using coloring materials, and provides electronic components substrate having excellent performance.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier laminate (10) has resin base material (11), vapor deposition layer (12) containing inorganic materials, and overcoat layer (13) laminated in order. The overcoat layer is formed by applying coating liquid comprising organosilicon compound (A) (I) and its hydrolysate, and heat-drying.    USE - Gas-barrier laminate is used for packaging material e.g. film. Uses include but are not limited to foodstuffs, pharmaceutical product, electronic component, semiconductor wafer, precision component, flat panel display, solar cell, liquid crystal display device, and organic electroluminescent display device.    ADVANTAGE - The laminate has excellent gas-barrier property, and durability in hostile environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier laminate has resin base material, vapor deposition layer containing inorganic materials, and overcoat layer laminated in order. The overcoat layer is formed by applying coating liquid comprising organosilicon compound (A) of formula: (RO)3Si-(CH2)n-Si(OR)3 (I), and its hydrolysate, and heat-drying.    R=alkyl;and    n=1-8.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of gas-barrier laminate.    Gas-barrier laminate (10)    Resin base material (11)    Vapor deposition layer (12)    Overcoat layer (13)
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film (10,20,30,40) has a transparent composite base material (1) containing inorganic fiber cloth and transparent resin impregnated on the inorganic fiber cloth, and a resin layer (2) containing cyclic olefin resin as a main component and laminated on the transparent composite base material.    USE - Gas barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, electronic paper and electric power generation element of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film has excellent flexibility, dimensional stability and gas-barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas barrier film, which involves preparing the inorganic fiber cloth, impregnating transparent resin on the inorganic fiber cloth, and laminating the resin layer containing cyclic olefin resin on the inorganic fiber cloth.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of laminated structure of gas barrier film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent composite base material (1)    Resin layer (2)    Auxiliary barrier layer (3)    Gas barrier film (10,20,30,40)
NOVELTY - Water-containing cutting fluid comprises polyoxyalkylene addition product (A) of compound (a) (I) having 3-8 hydroxyl groups, and water as essential components. The polyoxyalkylene addition product (A) has hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of more than 20 to 30.9.    USE - Water-containing cutting fluid is used for manufacture of silicon wafer for electronic material e.g. cell (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, memory device, oscillation element, amplifier, transistor and diode.    ADVANTAGE - This cutting fluid has favorable cooling property during plastic working, foam-inhibition property and dispersibility of scraps generated during cutting process of silicon ingot.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Water-containing cutting fluid comprises polyoxyalkylene addition product (A) of compound (a) of formula: R(O-(A1O)m-H)f (I) having 3-8 hydroxyl groups, and water as essential components. The polyoxyalkylene addition product (A) has hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of more than 20 to 30.9.    R=residue obtained by removing hydroxyl group from compound having 3-8 hydroxy;    A1O=2-4C oxyalkylene;    m=1-350;and    f=3-8.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of silicon wafer, which involves slicing silicon ingot by wire saw for fixed abrasive which adhered to wire using the water-containing cutting fluid and abrasive grains.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion element has thin film of fine oxide semiconductor particles supported with methine-based dye (I), provided on a substrate.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element is used for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion element has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and provides solar cell with excellent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectric conversion element has thin film of fine oxide semiconductor particles supported with methine-based dye of formula (I), provided on a substrate.    m=1-5;    l,n=0-6;    j,k=0-3;    X,Y'=H, aromatic residue, aliphatic-hydrocarbyl, carboxy, phosphoric acid group, sulfonic acid group, cyano, acyl, amide, alkoxycarbonyl or sulfonyl benzene group;    or X+Y'=ring;    Z 1-Z 3=oxygen, sulfur, selenium or NR 11;    A 1-A 3,A 5,A 6=H, aromatic residue, aliphatic-hydrocarbyl, cyano, halo, carbonamide group, amide group, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, arylcarbonyl or acyl;    A 4,A 7-A 10=H, aliphatic-hydrocarbyl, cyano, halo, carbonamide group, alkoxy, amide group, alkoxycarbonyl or acyl;    R 1=group of formula (a) or (b) or organometallic complex residue;    R 11-R 15=H, aromatic residue or aliphatic-hydrocarbyl;    R 16-R 19=X;    R 2=H, aliphatic-hydrocarbyl or organometallic complex residue;    or at least 2 of A 1-A 3=ring, when l is not 0;and    or at least 2 of A 5,A 6,R 2=ring, when n is not 0.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for methine-type compound (I).
NOVELTY - An underlayer film-forming composition comprises polysiloxane and solvent.    USE - Underlayer film-forming composition is used for forming self-assembled film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display device, recording material for hard disk, solid-state image sensor, solar cell panel, light-emitting diode, organic light-emitting device, luminescent film, actuator, antireflective material, resist pattern and template for nanoimprint material.    ADVANTAGE - The underlayer film formed using the underlayer film-forming composition has excellent oxygen gas tolerance during pattern etching of self-organizing film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) formation of pattern structure, which involves coating underlayer film-forming composition on substrate, coating self-assembled film-forming composition, baking and forming self-assembled film; and    (2) manufacture of device, which involves coating underlayer film-forming composition and forming self-assembled film.
NOVELTY - Electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous organic solvent containing 1,3,5-trioxane, 1,3-dioxolane and fluorinated cyclic carbonate, and lithium salt.    USE - The electrolyte is useful in a lithium metal battery (claimed) for electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte improves the efficiency, energy density, excellent electrochemical performance, charging capacity and stability of the lithium metal battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a lithium metal battery comprising a cathode, an electrolyte containing a lithium metal and lithium alloy, and an anode.
NOVELTY - Composite proton exchange membrane comprises 90-99 wt.% polybenzimidazole and 1-10 wt.% zwitterionic modified dendrimer.    USE - The composite proton exchange membrane is useful for methanol fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite membrane; utilizes zwitterionic modified dendrimer, which has good hydrophilic properties, and thus it can keep water content; utilizes PBI as polymer matrix, and thus it has improved methanol barrier properties; and has high proton conductivity, and simple preparation method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparation of the composite proton exchange membrane, comprising (i) dissolving polybenzimidazole in a solvent to obtain a solution, dissolving zwitterionic modified dendrimer in water to obtain an aqueous solution, then mixing the above two solutions and dispersing thoroughly to obtain a suspension, and (ii) pouring the suspension on a clean and smooth glass plate, allowing to stand at 80-100 degrees C, then cooling to room temperature, and demolding.
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning and etching a silicon chip. The silicon chip is coated with doping agent and heated in a diffusion furnace. Phosphorus source gas diffusion flow rate of a phosphorus source gas i.e. phosphorus oxychloride, is about 500 to 1100 sccm. The silicon chip is etched with a plating anti-reflection film. Plating anti-reflection film side cleaning, removing, screen printing and sintering processes are performed to obtain a selective emitter polycrystalline silicon solar battery. Light-doped square resistance of the silicon solar battery is about 60 to 85 ohm per square.    USE - Industrial selective emitter polycrystalline silicon solar battery preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing silicon solar battery preparation cost and silicon solar battery preparation time consumption.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar energy heating shoe, comprising a shoe main body, the main body is provided with a solar battery plate, a solar battery plate in turn heating elements connected to a lithium ion battery, a lithium ion battery and the heating element is provided with a button switch, the main body is further provided with a socket. This utility model solar energy battery panel to a solar energy, and is converted into electric energy and stored near Li-ion battery is opened button switch to make the shoes warm in cold winter foot feel cool when necessary. The solar heating shoe is simple in structure, convenient to use, and it can save energy.
NOVELTY - The method involves uniformly mixing zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) by utilizing a manual grinding or mechanical ball milling process. The mixed powder is poured into a tablet machine and heated at 1-3 degrees centigrade. Diameter of a cylindrical target material is 1.4 cm and thickness is 2.1 mm. The target material is put to a single-crystal furnace at pressure of 30-50MPa. Temperature of the single-crystal furnace is maintained at 800-1200 degrees centigrade. A titanium-doped zinc oxide transparent conductive film is obtained.    USE - Method for preparing a titanium-doped zinc oxide transparent conductive film of a solar battery and a transparent electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simplifying a working and controlling process, shortening processing time and improving deposition rate and application prospect.
NOVELTY - The thin film has a multi-layer film structure provided with silicon dioxide, tin dioxide, zinc oxide and silicon dioxide substrate materials. A thin film main body is made of metal tin dioxide, zinc oxide and tin and zinc elements. The tin dioxide and zinc elements are provided with 75.9%-83.5% of tin dioxide and zinc oxide composite layer. Thickness of the thin film main body is 5-250 nm.    USE - High transmittance transparent conductive thin film. Uses include but are not limited to a touch screen, a LCD screen, an electroluminescent display, a solar battery and a transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film has better conductivity performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a high transmittance transparent conductive thin film preparation method.
NOVELTY - The battery has a gallium arsenide substrate provided with a gallium indium phospide transition layer, indium gallium arsenide bottom battery, a first tunnel junction, an indium gallium arsenide phospide middle battery, a second tunnel junction, an indium aluminum arsenide top battery and an ohmic contact layer.    USE - Three-junction cascade solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery reduces current mismatch and manufacturing cost and difficulty.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a three-junction cascade solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a three-junction cascade solar battery.
NOVELTY - The furnace has a crucible (6) which is arranged on the bottom of the furnace main portion (1). The bottom of the crucible is provided with a heating device (7) and a lifting mechanism (10) of graphite block (9). The heating device is connected with the inner wall and heat preservation wall (8) of the furnace main portion. A clamping mechanism (3) is arranged above the crucible and is passed through the supporting rod of the furnace main portion and extended to outside of cooling pipe.    USE - Furnace for producing quasi-monocrystalline silicon for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of furnace is simplified and the production cost is reduced. The reduced energy consumption and high quality furnace can be achieved. The solar cell efficiency can be improved and the production cost of solar cell is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for producing quasi-monocrystalline silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of furnace.    Furnace main portion (1)    Clamping mechanism (3)    Crucible (6)    Heating device (7)    Heat preservation wall (8)    Graphite block (9)    Lifting mechanism (10)
NOVELTY - The solar module has a glass cover plate (1), a Fresnel lens array (2), a light condensing mirror (4), a solar cell array and a metal substrate (3). The Fresnel lens array is glued on the glass cover plate. The light condensing mirror is glued and fixed with a solar battery (5). The photoelectric conversion material of a solar battery sheet is selected from a group consisting of gallium arsenide, single crystal silicon, polysilicon, copper-indium-gallium-selenium and antimony cadmium.    USE - Concentrating solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of the concentrating solar module unit can be reduced, the cost of the solar module can be reduced, and the dependence of the tracking system can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the concentrating solar module.    Glass cover plate (1)    Fresnel lens array (2)    Metal substrate (3)    Light condensing mirror (4)    Solar battery (5)
NOVELTY - A gallium nitride film comprises an indium gallium nitride film deposited on a substrate with thickness of 0.6-1 mu m.    USE - Gallium nitride film for manufacturing a solar cell window layer.    ADVANTAGE - The gallium nitride film has better absorption coefficient, carrier mobility and radiation-resistant ability, and is prepared in a simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a gallium nitride film.
NOVELTY - An active group modification method involves preprocessing an anode substrate. The preprocessed anode substrate is taken into a container and analytically pure acetone solution is added to the container. A mouth of the container is sealed by using a plastic wrap. The anode substrate is taken out and washed with de-ionized water. The anode substrate is dried in an oven. An electrolysis process is carried out on the anode substrate in an electrolytic tank. Ammonia water solution is added to the washed anode substrate for restructing functional groups.    USE - Method for modifying active group on anode surface of a microbial fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables modifying active group in a convenient and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An active group modification method involves preprocessing an anode substrate. The preprocessed anode substrate is taken into a container and analytically pure acetone solution is added to the container till the anode substrate is submerged in the acetone solution for 24 hours. A mouth of the container is sealed by using a plastic wrap. The anode substrate is taken out and washed with de-ionized water. The anode substrate is dried in an oven at temperature of 65-85 degrees C. An electrolysis process is carried out on the anode substrate in an electrolytic tank. 65 %-68% concentrated sulfuric acid and concentrated nitric acid are added to the anode substrate. The anode substrate is again washed with the deionized water. An ammonia water solution is added to the washed anode substrate for restructing functional groups. The anode substrate is dried with a vacuum drying box.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a flexible metal substrate (101) that is combined to a metal surface. The metal surface is provided with a periodic aluminum film (102). A thin film battery layer is combined with the surface of the aluminum film. The flexible metal substrate is made of stainless steel or titanium. An absorption layer is made of material selected from amorphous silicon germanium and microcrystalline silicon germanium, amorphous silicon carbide and microcrystalline silicon oxide.    USE - Flexible thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The mechanical property of the flexible thin-film solar cell can be improved. The production efficiency of the solar cell can be improved, and the preparation method of the solar cell can be made easy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of flexible thin-film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the flexible thin-film solar cell.    Flexible metal substrate (101)    Aluminum film (102)    Metal film (103)    Transparent conductive block (104)    Transparent conductive electrode (108)
NOVELTY - The cell has aluminium gallium arsenide top battery (25), tunnel junctions, gallium arsenide sub-cell, different lattice change buffer layer, indium arsenide gallium phosphorus sub-cell (21), and indium gallium arsenide bottom cell. The gallium arsenide sub-cell and indium arsenide gallium phosphorus sub-cell are arranged with the different lattice change buffer layer.    USE - Flip four-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar utilization rate of the solar cell can be increased. The conversion efficiency, cell efficiency, and battery performance of the solar cell can be improved effectively. The manufacturing cost and current mismatch of cell can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of flip four-junction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the flip four-junction solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Contacting layer (18)    Indium arsenide gallium phosphorus sub-cell (21)    Aluminium gallium arsenide top battery (25)    P-electrode (27)    Support substrate (28)
NOVELTY - The chamber structure comprises a fluid path arranged at an inner side of a chamber so that the cleaning gas, the processing gas and the inactive gas flow into a wall or an upper part of the chamber lid of a chamber, where the chamber wall and the chamber lid are separately applied to the structure. A gas line is welded at an outer side of the chamber wall.    USE - The chamber structure is useful in a semiconductor chamber of a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition processing tool, and useful in LCD, solar cell and in an organic LED.    ADVANTAGE - The chamber structure has mass producibility, and reduces the cleaning time and increases the cleaning efficiency.
NOVELTY - Preparing silicon compounds from tropical plant matter of Sorghum vulgare seed heads, is claimed.    USE - The process is useful for preparing silicon compounds or nanosilica from tropical plant matter of Sorghum vulgare seed heads (all claimed), where the silicon compounds are useful: as a basic raw material in the field of electronics, ceramic and polymer industry; in many technological application such as thixotropic agents and thermal insulators composite filler; and for fabricating semiconductor material of solar cells or modules.    ADVANTAGE - The process provides the silicon compounds with high purity, quality and compressive strength in an economical manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing nanosilica from Sorghum vulgare seed heads comprising removing organic content present in Sorghum vulgare seed heads by burning them at high temperature to obtain Sorghum vulgare seed heads ash, fine graining the above Sorghum vulgare seed heads ash, removing inorganic metal ions or minerals present in Sorghum vulgare seed heads by applying various leaching processes, and collecting the nanosilica from nanosize silica formation, obtained at the end of the leaching process, where the process changes the crystalline nature of nanosilica by applying various leaching processes.
NOVELTY - The light (1) has a charging/discharging controller (7) controlling charging/discharging of electricity electric-power-generated with a solar cell panel (4a) of an electric power generation part (4). A storage battery part (8) charges/discharges by controlling a charging/discharging controller. An illumination part (10) comprises an LED lighted by electricity supplied from the storage battery part. A LED lighting circuit (9) adjusts brightness of the illumination part. A lithium ion capacitor (8b) is parallelly connected with a lithium ion battery (8a) at the storage battery part.    USE - Crime prevention street light for use in a street, a bicycle parking and a park.    ADVANTAGE - The light allows generation of a rapid voltage drop to be avoided even if voltage falls by discharge of the storage battery part such that the light can provide better stability of illumination intensity and reliability of crime prevention, so that the electric power generation can be light-received sunlight efficiently and generation of failure and damage by wind and rain can be prevented. The light has better workability and prolonged service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a crime prevention street light.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Crime prevention street light (1)    Electric power generation part (4)    Solar cell panel (4a)    Charging/discharging controller (7)    Storage battery part (8)    Lithium ion battery (8a)    Lithium ion capacitor (8b)    LED lighting circuit (9)    Illumination part (10)
NOVELTY - Ink comprises: composite particles in which a first chalcogenide of group 11 metals and a second chalcogenide of group 11 metals having a melting point lower than that of the first chalcogenide are mixed in a single particle; and a precursor of at least one element of groups 12-14 elements.    USE - The ink is useful for fabricating a photoactive layer for a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The ink provides a high quality multinary chalcogenide (photoactive layer) for fabricating a photoactive layer having compositional stability, excellent uniformity, and a dense microstructure and composed of coarse grains fabricated by a significantly simple, safe, and easy process of coating ink containing composite particles at a low temperature in a rapid and uniform manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an ink comprising copper nanoparticles and chalcogenide particles of one or at least two elements of groups 12-14 elements;    (2) fabricating a photoactive layer for a solar cell, comprising coating the ink onto a substrate to form a coating film and heat treating the coating film to prepare a multinary chalcogenide; and    (3) a photoactive layer for a solar cell fabricated by the fabrication method.
NOVELTY - The device (100) has a chamber (11) providing a reaction space. A sputter unit (20) includes a target (21) that is arranged in the chamber. A conveying unit (30) includes multiple rollers (41, 42) for supporting a substrate (S) i.e. thin film, and for conveying the substrate relative to the target along a first direction. The conveying unit includes fixed roller units (310) having a predetermined diameter. A variable roller unit (320) with a diameter changes in a second direction at both ends of variable roller unit, where the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction.    USE - Sputtering device for use in process of manufacturing a light absorbing layer of a copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The device includes the variable roller unit such that the substrate moving under the target is bent up or down at both ends in the axial direction, so that a deposition uniformity of the substrate in the axial direction is increased. The device is configured to bend the substrate in the conveying direction, so that the substrate is smoothly conveyed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a sputtering device    Substrate (S)    Chamber (11)    Sputter unit (20)    Target (21)    Conveying unit (30)    Rollers (41, 42)    Sputtering device (100)    Fixed roller units (310)    Variable roller unit (320)
NOVELTY - The device (1300) has a semiconductor structure (1101'') and a set of contacts arranged on a top side of the semiconductor layer. A set of non-continuous metal contacts is arranged on a back side of the semiconductor structure. A dielectric material surrounds the set of non-continuous metal contacts. The set of non-continuous metal contacts are offset from the top contacts. A reflector is electrically coupled to the non-continuous metal contacts for allowing electrical current to flow from the device through the non-continuous metal contacts and into the reflector.    USE - Bifacial optoelectronic device i.e. multijunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The non-continuous metal contacts can be arranged the back side of the semiconductor structure such that alignment between the contacts on the top of the device and the set of non-continuous metal contacts is not directly adjacent to a semiconductor structure material on the back of the device, and the dielectric material is formed between a front metal and a back mirror metal without back mirror metal, so as to reduce metal-on-metal short during device fabrication or after the device is aged, thus improving manufacturing yield and product reliability of the device while improving reflectivity of the device and reducing losses associated with the back surface of the device. The device has bifacial design, so that both sides of the device can be illuminated, decouples electrical and optical functions of a back surface of the device, reduces dark current, and improves device performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The dielectric material is an n-type material and p-type material such as gallium indium phosphide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an optoelectronic device with multiple pn junctions.    Pn junction structure (601'')    Semiconductor structure (1101'')    Tunnel junction structure (1131'')    Optoelectronic device (1300)
NOVELTY - Inorganic reaction system comprises 5-95 wt.% a lead containing matrix forming composition and 5-95 wt.% a tellurium oxide additive.    USE - The inorganic system is useful for an electroconductive paste that is used in solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The system: secures reliable electrical contact performance during the lifetime of the solar device; acts as delivery, reaction and adhesion media, but provides much lower contact resistance and higher overall cell efficiency; provides improved Ohmic and Schottky contact, thus exhibiting better overall performance; and is easily adapted to different glass frits and glass chemistries.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an electroconductive paste composition comprising: metallic particles; the inorganic reaction system; and an organic vehicle; and    (2) a solar cell produced by applying the electroconductive paste to a silicon wafer and firing silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - Preparing metal or metal oxide particles on a substrate, comprises: forming a reaction mixture of a metal or metal oxide precursor and a substrate; and heating the reaction mixture at reduced pressure.    USE - The method is useful for preparing metal or metal oxide particles on a substrate (claimed), by metal organic chemical vapor deposition, where the metal or metal oxide particles are useful for catalysis of chemical reactions in chemical and electrochemical devices used in batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen pumps, electrolysis cells, supercapacitors, sensors, hydrogen separation membranes and membrane reactors.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows uniform coating of substrate material thus providing high yield of deposited particles with respect to the precursor metal and improving chemical and physical characteristics of the electrochemical devices.
NOVELTY - An apparatus including a conductive film, comprises: a transparent substrate (10); and a conductive film comprising a first layer including several elongated silica nanoparticles (25) dispersed on a surface (30) of the transparent substrate, and a second layer including several carbon nanotubes (15) aligned with the silica nanoparticles and adhered to it via electrostatic self-assembly.    USE - In flat panel display and solar cell (claimed), electronic displaying elements such as liquid crystal displaying element, organic electroluminescent element, plasma display, electronic paper, and electronic optical element.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate with carbon nanotubes and silica nanoparticles as a templating agent allows more metal-metal tube contacts for improving the conductivity of the transparent film, maintains much of the optical advantages of singulated nanotubes, and improves conductivity. The silica nanoparticles provide a greater number of tube to tube contacts between the carbon nanotubes to increase conductivity of the conductive film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a conductive film, comprising elongated silica nanoparticles dispersed on a surface of a substrate; and carbon nanotubes adhered to at least some of the elongated silica nanoparticles, where the carbon nanotubes aligned with the elongated silica nanoparticles along a direction of elongation of the silica nanoparticles;    (2) a solar cell including the conductive film; and    (3) a flat panel display including the apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a transparent film formed by depositing carbon nanotubes on substrate.    Substrate (10)    Carbon nanotubes (15)    Silica nanoparticles (25)    Surface of substrate (30)
NOVELTY - A hetero junction solar cell production method involves depositing wet metal grid lines on single-face or double-face transparent conducting layers, conducting low temperature heat treatment alloying, where the metal grid lines comprises metal contact layers, metal conducting layers and metal welding layers. The metal contact layers are located among the transparent conducting layers and the metal conducting layers. A wet process deposition comprises an electro-deposition, photo-induction deposition, or chemical deposition, or combination of three depositions.    USE - Method for producing a heterojunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables producing a heterojunction solar cell with good contact and adhesion property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A heterojunction solar cell production method involves depositing wet metal grid lines on single-face transparent conducting layers or double-face transparent conducting layers, and conducting low temperature heat treatment alloying, where the metal grid lines comprises metal contact layers, metal conducting layers and metal welding layers. The metal contact layers are located among the transparent conducting layers and metal conducting layers. The metal welding layers are located on the metal contact layers. A wet process deposition comprises an electro-deposition, or photo-induction deposition, or chemical deposition, or combination of the electro-deposition and the photo-induction deposition and the chemical deposition.
NOVELTY - Making strip shaped graphene layer (10) involves: a1) providing graphene film (30) on surface of substrate (20); b1) adhering carbon nanotube structure (40) on graphene film, where carbon nanotube structure includes drawn carbon nanotube film (410) comprising carbon nanotube segments (411) parallel to each other and separated from each other by strip-shaped gap (412); c1) applying voltage to carbon nanotube film structure and adjusting temperature of substrate to remove parts of graphene film contacting carbon nanotube segments; and d1) separating nanotube structure with graphene layer.    USE - For making strip shaped graphene layer used on the semiconductor devices such as sensors, transistors, solar cells, and thin film transistors.    ADVANTAGE - The process of pulling/drawing ensures that a continuous, uniform, and free-standing drawn carbon nanotube film having predetermined width can be formed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows cross-sectional view of method of making the strip shaped graphene layer.    Strip shaped graphene layer (10)    Substrate (20)    Graphene film (30)    Carbon nanotube structure (40)    Carbon nanotube film (410)    Carbon nanotube segments (411)    Strip-shaped gap (412)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a rear contact layer (20) on a substrate (10). A copper indium gallium precursor layer (40) is formed on a selenium-rich layer (30) by depositing copper, gallium and indium in an interim structure (A). The interim structure is annealed such that copper or selenium, gallium or selenium or copper indium gallium selenide compounds are formed along an interface between the contact and precursor layers. Another interim structure (B) is selenized such that the precursor layer is converted into a copper indium gallium selenide absorber layer (50) on the contact layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a thin film photovoltaic device i.e. copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing void, which is generated by copper or gallium intermetallic compounds diffused into CIGS film by suppressing the copper or gallium intermetallic compound formation. The selenium is provided from the bottom of the precursor to form copper or selenium and gallium or selenium compounds, thus increasing CIGS synthesis rate. The method enables improving the Copper indium gallium selenide absorber layer film quality and adhesion between the back contact layer and the Copper indium gallium selenide absorber layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The substrate is designed as a glass substrate or a flexible metal substrate. The rear contact layer is designed as a molybdenum thin film layer. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a Copper indium gallium selenide solar cell structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing a thin film photovoltaic device by utilizing copper indium gallium selenide process.    Interim structures (A, B)    Substrate (10)    Rear contact layer (20)    Selenium-rich layer (30)    Copper indium gallium precursor layer (40)    Copper indium gallium selenide absorber layer (50)
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film material contains copper iodide and zinc oxide in which copper iodide is dispersed to organic solvent to obtain copper iodide solution and zinc oxide is added to copper iodide solution.    USE - A transparent conductive film material for transparent conductive film manufacture used for electronic device (all claimed), such as LCD, plasma display panel (PDP), organic light emitting device (OLED), photovoltaic (PV) solar cell, and touch panel (TP). Can also be used for electrostatic discharge (ESD) film, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding film, and window glasses.    ADVANTAGE - Transparent conductive film material is manufactured easily at a low cost, and film produced from this material is smooth and has favorable electric-conduction performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent conductive film which is formed by applying transparent conductive film material to object by spin-coating, spray-coating, and/or inkjet-coating.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of the manufacturing process of transparent conductive film material. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Copper iodide preparation (S1)    Mixing process of copper iodide and organic solvent (S2)    Copper iodide solution preparation (S3)    Addition of zinc oxide to copper iodide solution (S4)    Ultrasonic stirring process (S5)
NOVELTY - Silicon is manufactured by carrying out unidirectional solidification of part of molten silicon containing impurity within container (56), concentrating impurity in liquid phase silicon (51), and discharging liquid phase silicon from container in state in which molten salt and silicon are in contact.    USE - Manufacture of silicon for silicon wafer and panel used for solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Adhesion of impurity to inner side surface of container can be suppressed, and purity of manufactured silicon can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a manufacturing apparatus of silicon.    Liquid phase silicon containing impurity (51)    Solid phase silicon (52)    Cooling unit (53)    Heating unit (54)    Container (56)
NOVELTY - A sputtering target comprises 0.6-0.8 atomic% aluminum oxide and/or gallium(III) oxide, 25-33 atomic% amorphous silicon dioxide, zinc oxide, and remainder of unavoidable impurities.    USE - Sputtering target is used for forming transparent oxide film. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display element, light-transmissive protective film, electroluminescent display element, gas barrier layer, electronic paper, solar cells, electrophoresis system display element, and toner display element.    ADVANTAGE - The sputtering target improves the gas-barrier property, and has reduced generation of abnormal discharge, and low resistance. The transparent oxide film having low refractive index is formed efficiently, using the sputtering target.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of sputtering target.
NOVELTY - A vapor deposition material comprises powder of metallic silicon and silicon dioxide, and/or powder of zinc oxide. The ratio of number of atoms of oxygen with respect to total amount of silicon and zinc is 0.3-0.8 or less. The ratio of number of atoms of zinc to silicon is 0.03-1 or less.    USE - Vapor deposition material. Uses include but are not limited to foodstuff, and pharmaceutical application, daily necessaries, sheet of solar cell, and hard disk and semiconductor module.    ADVANTAGE - The vapor deposition material has excellent gas-barrier vapor deposition film, and suppresses the splash phenomenon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) gas barrier vapor deposition film (10); and    (2) manufacture of gas barrier vapor deposition film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of gas barrier vapor deposition film.    Gas barrier vapor deposition film (10)    Polymer film base material (11)    Inorganic oxide film (12)
NOVELTY - A component containing an iron alloy containing chromium and nickel in which nitride and a silicide are adhered, is immersed in the molten salt bath having an alkali metal. The nitride and a silicide are removed. Thus, component is cleaned.    USE - Cleaning method of component used for manufacturing solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently cleans the component with reduced impurity concentration in antireflective film, and diffusion of impurity to silicon wafer surface, and improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell element.
NOVELTY - A barriering laminated body comprises organic layer which is formed from greater than or equal to 1 layer of organic layer precursor composition and greater than or equal to 1 layer of inorganic barrier layer in which organic layer precursor composition contains 5-100 mass% polymeric compound (2) containing greater than or equal to 2 (meth)acryloyl groups with respect to greater than or equal to 40 mass% polymeric compound (1). The barriering laminated body has structure in which acrylic equivalent is less than or equal to 130.    USE - Barriering laminated body for device e.g. electronic device, organic electroluminescent element or solar cell element, and bag used for sealing (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The laminated body has high barrier performance and sufficient transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A barriering laminated body comprises organic layer which is formed from greater than or equal to 1 layer of organic layer precursor composition and greater than or equal to 1 layer of inorganic barrier layer in which organic layer precursor composition contains 5-100 mass% polymeric compound (2) containing greater than or equal to 2 (meth)acryloyl groups with respect to greater than or equal to 40 mass% polymeric compound (1) of formula (1). The barriering laminated body has structure in which acrylic equivalent is less than or equal to 130.    R4-R6=halo or 1-6C alkyl group;    m1,m3=0-4;    m2=0-3;    n=2-25;    Z=substituent in which greater than or equal to 80% is represented by formulae H2C=CHCOOCH2-CH(OH)- (Z1), H2C=CHCOOCH2-CH(OOCR1-COOH)- (Z2) or (Z3); and    R1=1-3C alkyl group.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) device comprising barriering laminated body; and    (2) bag for sealing comprising barriering laminated body.
NOVELTY - Filings or powder or nanopowder of metals and their alloys, which are activated in plasma, are reacted in water to form hydrogen and hydroxides of metals and their alloys. The hydroxides are extracted and drained from water, and placed in hydrogen or mixture of argon and hydrogen or water-based plasma having specific process conditions, and are split into metals and hydroxide groups, which are resorbed. The activated metals or their alloys are placed into water and hydrogen extraction cycle containing the threes stages is repeated up to 100 times.    USE - Production of hydrogen used for fuel cell and internal combustion engines.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables production of large amount of hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Filings or powder or nanopowder of metals and their alloys, which are activated in plasma, are reacted in water to form hydrogen and hydroxides of metals and their alloys. The hydroxide of metals and their alloys is extracted and drained from water, and is placed in hydrogen or mixture of argon and hydrogen or water based plasma in vacuum pressure of 1-5 Pa and retaining for 1-180 minutes depending on the required activation degree. The hydroxides are split by bombarding with ions emerged from plasma into metals and hydroxide groups, which are resorbed. The obtained activated metals or their alloys are placed into water and hydrogen extraction cycle containing three stages is repeated up to 100 times.
NOVELTY - The apparatus forms a film to an elongate substrate by conveying the elongate substrate to the longitudinal direction. A plasma production unit generates the plasma. A gas flow control element (46) seals the source gas between the plasma production unit and the substrate for controlling the flow of source gas to the exterior. A detection unit detects the state of the gas flow control element. A control unit controls supply of source gas and exhaust gas between plasma production unit and substrate according to detection of detection unit.    USE - Apparatus for forming optical film used for semiconductor device, thin film solar cell and display apparatuses such as LCD and organic electroluminescent display. Uses include but are not limited to optical film such as gas barrier film, protective film, optical filter film and antireflection film.    ADVANTAGE - The control unit controls the supply of source gas and exhaust gas between plasma production unit and substrate according to detection of state of gas flow control element which seals source gas, hence the flow of distribution of source gas in the film-forming region can be controlled appropriately. The film-forming process can be performed stably for long period of time. The quality of the product can be manufactured efficiently without the change of the film thickness in the initial stage and late stage of film-forming process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the film-forming apparatus.    Drum (14)    Vacuum chamber (20)    Film-forming chamber (34)    Partition element (40)    Gas flow control element (46)
NOVELTY - The copper-gallium alloy sputtering target has dendrite stricture which is distributed to structure consisting of multi-phase of alpha phase and zeta phase. The dendrite structure consists of secondary arms that grew from the primary arm. The secondary has 30 to 60 micrometers length, and 10 to 30 micrometers width. The interval of secondary arms is 20 to 80 micrometers.    USE - Copper-gallium alloy sputtering target for use in manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Provides good-quality cast structure with reduced oxygen since dendrite structure consists of secondary arm that grew from primary arm, in which secondary arm is provided with predetermined length and width.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method of copper-gallium alloy sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the conceptual explanatory drawing of dendrite structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A curable epoxy resin composition comprises alicyclic epoxy compound (A), monoallyl diglycidyl isocyanurate compound (I) (B), and glass filler (C).    USE - Curable epoxy resin composition is used for sealing optical semiconductor element for optical semiconductor device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electrical insulation material, optical element, optical lens, composite material, sealant, resist, electronic paper, touch panel, holographic memory, solar cell substrate etc.    ADVANTAGE - The cured material formed using curable epoxy resin composition has excellent moisture resistance, high heat resistance, light resistance, and thermal shock resistance. The optical semiconductor device has excellent luminous intensity, durability and high quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable epoxy resin composition comprises alicyclic epoxy compound (A), monoallyl diglycidyl isocyanurate compound (I) of formula (B), and glass filler (C).    R1,R2=H, or 1-8C alkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) cured material, which is obtained by curing curable epoxy resin composition; and    (2) optical semiconductor device.
NOVELTY - The silicon dioxide solar cell has multiple light-incidence side substrates (11,17) which are provided so that electroconductivity opposing electrically conductive surfaces face each other. One of the substrate is transparent. A silicon dioxide grain molded object is positioned on substrate which opposes light-incidence side substrate. Liquid electrolyte is not present in the main portion, and electrolytic component is provided on the main portion. A porous titanium oxide sintered compact is provided on the light-incidence side substrate.    USE - Silicon dioxide solar cell of glass plate (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - As the liquid electrolyte is not present in the main portion, and electrolytic component is provided on the main portion, the leaking problem of silicon dioxide solar cell can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the glass having silicon dioxide solar cell and silicon dioxide solar cell structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrates (11,17)    Transparent conductive film (12)    Counter electrode (15)    Sealing material (18)    External load (19)
NOVELTY - The carrier apparatus (100) has wafer accommodation areas (105) for supporting rims of wafers to be accommodated through first and second protrusive support portions (140,150). The clip mounting rods (106,107,108,109) are respectively provided on the two sides of wafer accommodation areas to be rotated at fixed positions for opening and closing of clips. The first clips are provided on clip mounting rods to determine opening and closing of clips. The second clips are provided around wafer accommodation areas for penetrating holes formed in second protrusive support portion.    USE - Substrate carrier apparatus for double-sided electroplating of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The economical efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The fabrication cost of the solar cell can be reduced. The time and effort required for double-sided electroplating of solar cell can be saved. The wafer substrate can be attached and detached easily at the carrier apparatus. The generation of the bare spot phenomenon can be minimized, thus preventing the damage of the substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the substrate carrier apparatus.    Substrate carrier apparatus (100)    Frame (101)    Wafer accommodation area (105)    Clip mounting rods (106,107,108,109)    Protrusive support portions (140,150)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic glass for use in solar cell module comprises a glass substrate, and a plurality of first bumps. The first bumps are formed on one surface of the glass substrate. Each of the first bumps is composed of a primary compound and a sub-compound doped in the primary compound. The primary compound is selected from metal oxide, metal sulfide, metal telluride, metal selenide, and a combination thereof. The sub-compound is selected from rare earth metals, lithium, manganese, and one combination thereof. By using the plural first bumps formed on the glass substrate, the light containing shorter wavelength originally irradiated on the glass substrate is converted into light having longer wavelengths absorbed by a photoelectric conversion structure to increase the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell module. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing the photovoltaic glass and the solar cell module having the photovoltaic glass.
NOVELTY - Preparing a silane compound or its mixture, comprises grinding pieces of silicide or silicon alloy to form powder whose particles have a diameter of 10-500 mu m, introducing the obtained alloy powder in a reactor, introducing hydrochloric acid in the reactor, and reacting the introduced reactants in the reactor.    USE - The process is useful for preparing (I), preferably disilane (claimed), which is useful in the manufacture of integrated semiconductors, solar cells and flat panel displays.    ADVANTAGE - The process enables rapid, easy and continuous preparation of the disilane using inexpensive raw materials with high yield and ultra-high purity in an environmentally friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing a silane compound or its mixture of formula (SinH2n+2) (I), comprises grinding pieces of silicide or silicon alloy having a structure of formula (M1xM2ySiz) (II) to form powder whose particles have a diameter of 10-500 mu m, introducing the obtained alloy powder in a reactor, introducing hydrochloric acid in the reactor, and reacting the introduced reactants in the reactor.    M1 = a reducing metal;    M2 = an alkali or alkaline earth metal;    x-z = 0 -1; and    n = 1-3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of an installation for preparing silane compound or its mixture.    Production unit (1)    Reactor (2)    Recycling unit (4)    Dome (9)    Mixing unit. (40)
NOVELTY - Preparing a silane compound or its mixture, comprises mixing silicide or silicon alloy with an aqueous solvent, fluidizing the mixture, and reacting the fluidized alloy with hydrochloric acid, which is pre-dissolved in aqueous solution.    USE - The process is useful for preparing (I), preferably disilane (claimed), which is useful in the manufacture of integrated semiconductors, solar cells and flat panel displays.    ADVANTAGE - The process enables rapid, easy and continuous preparation of the disilane using inexpensive raw materials with high yield and ultra-high purity in an environmentally friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing a silane compound of formula (SinH2n+2) (I) or its mixture, comprises mixing silicide or silicon alloy having a structure of formula (M1xM2ySiz) (II) with an aqueous solvent, fluidizing the mixture, and reacting the fluidized alloy with hydrochloric acid, which is pre-dissolved in aqueous solution.    M1 = a reducing metal;    M2 = an alkali or alkaline earth metal;    x-z = 0-1; and    n = 1-3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of an installation for preparing silane compound or its mixture.    Production unit (1)    Reactor (2)    Recycling unit (4)    Dome (9)    Mixing unit. (40)
NOVELTY - Preparing a mixture of silane compound and germane compound, comprises reacting a mixture of alloy containing a silicon alloy in the form of power and a germanium alloy in the form of powder with hydrochloric acid, which is pre-dissolved in aqueous solution.    USE - The process is useful for preparing a mixture of silane compound of formula (SinH2n+2) (I) and germane compound of formula (GeH4) (claimed), where the compounds are useful in the manufacture of integrated semiconductors, solar cells and flat panel displays.    ADVANTAGE - The process is capable of energy-efficiently and easily preparing the mixture of silane compound and germane compound using inexpensive raw materials with high purity in an environmentally friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing a mixture of silane compound of formula (SinH2n+2) (I) and germane compound of formula (GeH4) (II), comprises reacting a mixture of alloy containing a silicon alloy in the form of power having a structure of formula (M1xM2ySiz) (III) and a germanium alloy in the form of powder having a structure of formula (M1xM2yGez) with hydrochloric acid, which is pre-dissolved in aqueous solution.    M1 = a reducing metal;    M2 = an alkali or alkaline earth metal;    x-z = 0-1; and    n = 1-3.
NOVELTY - Preparing a silane compound or its mixture, comprises reacting silicide or silicon alloy with hydrochloric acid, which is dissolved in solvent.    USE - The process is useful for preparing (I), preferably disilane (claimed), which is useful in the manufacture of integrated semiconductors, solar cells and flat panel displays.    ADVANTAGE - The process enables rapid, easy and continuous preparation of the disilane using inexpensive raw materials with high yield and ultra-high purity in an environmentally friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing a silane compound of formula (SinH2n+2) (I) or its mixture, comprises reacting silicide or silicon alloy consisting of alloys having a structure of formula (CaMgSi and Ca7Mg6Si14) (II) with hydrochloric acid, which is dissolved in solvent.    n = 1-3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of an installation for preparing silane compound.    Production unit (1)    Reactor (2)    Recycling unit (4)    Dome (9)    Mixing unit. (40)
NOVELTY - Preparing a silane compound or its mixture, comprises reacting silicide or silicon alloy in the form of powder, in presence of calcium chloride, with hydrochloric acid, which is pre-dissolved in aqueous solution.    USE - The process is useful for preparing (I), preferably disilane (claimed), which is useful in the manufacture of integrated semiconductors, solar cells and flat panel displays.    ADVANTAGE - The process enables rapid, easy and continuous preparation of the disilane using inexpensive raw materials with high yield and ultra-high purity in an environmentally friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing a silane compound of formula (SinH2n+2) (I) or its mixture, comprises reacting silicide or silicon alloy in the form of powder having a structure of formula (M1xM2ySiz) (II), in presence of calcium chloride, with hydrochloric acid, which is pre-dissolved in aqueous solution.    M1 = a reducing metal;    M2 = an alkali or alkaline earth metal;    x-z = 0 -1; and    n = 1-3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of an installation for preparing silane compound or its mixture.    Production unit (1)    Reactor (2)    Recycling unit (4)    Dome (9)    Mixing unit. (40)
NOVELTY - Preparing a silane compound or its mixture, comprises grinding pieces of silicide or silicon alloy to form powder whose particles have a diameter of 10-500 mu m, mixing the obtained mixture with an aqueous solvent, fluidizing the mixture, reacting the fluidized mixture with hydrochloric acid, which is dissolved in an aqueous solution.    USE - The process is useful for preparing (I), preferably disilane (claimed), which is useful in the manufacture of integrated semiconductors, solar cells and flat panel displays.    ADVANTAGE - The process enables rapid, easy and continuous preparation of the disilane using inexpensive raw materials with high yield and ultra-high purity in an environmentally friendly manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing a silane compound of formula (SinH2n+2) (I) or its mixture, comprises grinding pieces of silicide or silicon alloy having a structure of formula (M1xM2ySiz) (II) to form powder whose particles have a diameter of 10-500 mu m, mixing the obtained mixture with an aqueous solvent, fluidizing the mixture, reacting the fluidized mixture with hydrochloric acid, which is dissolved in an aqueous solution.    M1 = a reducing metal;    M2 = an alkali or alkaline earth metal;    x-z = 0-1; and    n = 1-3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of an installation for preparing silane compound or its mixture.    Production unit (1)    Reactor (2)    Recycling unit (4)    Dome (9)    Mixing unit. (40)
NOVELTY - The device has a positive compartment (10) comprising a positive downstream compartment (10a) and a positive upstream compartment (10b) separated by an anode (2). Two catholyte drain pipes are connected to the positive downstream and upstream compartments. A negative compartment (20) includes a negative downstream compartment (20a) and a negative upstream compartment (20b) separated by a cathode (1). Two anolyte drain pipes are connected to the negative downstream and upstream compartments, respectively. Anolyte and catholyte are transported by percolation through the anode and the cathode.    USE - Fuel cell device for converting chemical energy provided by a reaction of oxydoreduction into electrical energy utilized for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning apparatus or current supply in a stationary sector i.e. habitat such as residential building or building, and in a transport sector i.e. electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The device has an electrochemical generator to generate electrical energy continuously or support other intermittent energy sources in order to store, re-use and refill electrical energy in a quick manner based on the need of the user. The device achieves high electric output independent of the size of an electrochemical reactor, and improves effectiveness of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The cathode and/or the anode are made of foams, fabric overlays or metalized carbon fiber felt and covered with a polymeric film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a fuel cell device.    Cathode (1)    Anode (2)    Positive compartment (10)    Positive downstream compartment (10a)    Positive upstream compartment (10b)    Negative compartment (20)    Negative downstream compartment (20a)    Negative upstream compartment (20b)
NOVELTY - Rare-earth-ion-doped nano-crystal is prepared by adding oxychloride of transition metal and lanthanide ionic salt to 40 ml ethanol with molar ratio transition metal/lanthanide element of 1-19 to obtain 0.125 mol/L clear solution, adding clear solution dropwise to mixture containing 25 ml oleic acid, 5 ml oleylamine, and 2.5 g sodium oleate, stirring, adding 1 ml ammonium fluoride solution with concentration of 3 mol/L dropwise to mixture in autoclave, performing solvothermal reaction at 90-130 degrees C for 1-24 hours, washing with ethanol and cyclohexane, and drying at 40-80 degrees C.    USE - Preparation of rare-earth-ion-doped nano-crystal for solar cells and biological markers.    ADVANTAGE - Preparation of rare-earth-ion-doped nano-crystal is simple and has low cost and high yield, and nano-crystal has efficient single-band upconversion luminescence property, good dispersion, uniform shape, and narrow particle size distribution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Rare-earth-ion-doped nano-crystal of formula Na3MF7 is prepared by adding transition metal oxychloride of formula MOCl2.8H2O and ionic salt of Ln e.g. nitrate, chlorate, or acetate of Ln to 40 ml ethanol with molar ratio M/Ln of 1-19 to obtain 0.125 mol/L clear solution, adding clear solution dropwise to mixture containing 25 ml oleic acid, 5 ml oleylamine, and 2.5 g sodium oleate, stirring, adding 1 ml ammonium fluoride solution with concentration of 3 mol/L dropwise to mixture in autoclave, performing solvothermal reaction at 90-130 degrees C for 1-24 hours, washing with ethanol and cyclohexane, and drying at 40-80 degrees C.    M=Zr or Hf; and    Ln=Yb/Er or Yb/Tm.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the upconversion spectrum of ytterbium/thulium-doped sodium zirconium fluoride nano-crystal at excitation wavelength of 980 nm. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The cell has anaerobic digestion chamber (6) that is provided with anaerobic digestion anode (5) for inoculating anaerobic digestion sludge (1). Anaerobic ammonia oxidation chamber (12) is provided with anaerobic ammonia oxidation cathode (13) for inoculating anaerobic ammonium oxidation sludge (16). Return pipe (15) is connected between anaerobic digestion chamber and anaerobic ammonia oxidation chamber which are connected by flange (8) fixed with separating film (9). Load (11) by lead (10) is connected with anaerobic digestion anode and anaerobic ammonia oxidation cathode.    USE - Microbial fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic wastewater and the nitrogen-containing wastewater can be treated at the same time, so that nitrogen and carbon can be efficiently and synchronously removed for power generation. The nitrite nitrogen can be utilized as the electron acceptor, so that the running cost of the microbial fuel cell can be lowered. The alkali-containing outlet water in the anaerobic ammonia oxidation chamber can flow back to the anaerobic digestion chamber, so that the problem of acidification of anode solution can be alleviated and the running stability can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The anaerobic digestion chamber and anaerobic ammonia oxidation chamber are provided with water inlet pipe (2) at side wall lower portion, and water outlet pipe (4) at side wall upper portion, and probe sleeve (7).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the Microbial fuel cell.    Anaerobic digestion sludge (1)    Water inlet pipe (2)    Water outlet pipe (4)    Anaerobic digestion anode (5)    Anaerobic digestion chamber (6)    Probe sleeve (7)    Flange (8)    Separating film (9)    Lead (10)    Load (11)    Anaerobic ammonia oxidation chamber (12)    Anaerobic ammonia oxidation cathode (13)    Return pipe (15)    Anaerobic ammonium oxidation sludge (16)
NOVELTY - A transfer film (1) has transfer layer (3) containing siloxane composition and having thickness of 2 mu m, formed on support film (2), and has plastic rate of 0.40-0.99 measured when the siloxane composition is injected in triangular pyramid indenter (4) under condition regulated with respect to transfer layer.    USE - Transfer film used for substrate for semiconductor, liquid crystal display device, light-emitting diode and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transfer film has excellent rigidity, by simple method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transfer film (1)    Support Film (2)    Transfer layer (3)    Indenter (4)
NOVELTY - A liquid-state or paste-form heat-dissipating coating composition is obtained by mixing 10-70 vol.% binder resin composition (a) comprising acrylic resin (a-1), epoxy resin (a-2) and amino resin (a-3) with which alkyl (meth)acrylate having 1-18C alkyl group and styrene are reacted, 90-30 vol.% heat dissipation filler having thermal conductivity of less than 100 W/mk, 0-20 vol.% color pigment and organic solvent.    USE - Liquid-state or paste-form heat-dissipating coating composition is used for heat-dissipation coating film for to-be-coated article (all claimed) e.g. solar cell, organic electroluminescent lighting equipment and drive apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The coating film containing the liquid-state or paste-form heat-dissipating coating composition has excellent heat dissipation characteristics, adhesiveness and mechanical strength with respect to substrates.
NOVELTY - The recessing tool has a truncated-cone-shaped blade edge region (82) that is formed at a front-end of a rod-shaped portion (81). The blade edge region has a bottom face (83) and a side surface (84) that is extended toward the rod-shaped portion from the bottom face. A corner portion is formed with a bottom face and a side surface having a blade edge (85). The bottom face is formed thin toward the rod-shaped portion. The recessing tool is formed with a cemented carbide alloy or a diamond.    USE - Recessing tool of recessing apparatus (claimed) for manufacturing thin film solar cell e.g. copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film removed from the substrate can be discharged smoothly at the side through the scribed-line, hence the peeling of the film on the substrate by the removed thin film can be avoided. Since the recessing tool is formed with a cemented carbide alloy or a diamond, the extended service life of the recessing tool can be ensured, and hence the scribe process can be accurately carried out over a long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) recessing method of the thin film solar cell; and    (2) recessing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the recessing tool.    Recessing tool (8)    Rod-shaped portion (81)    Blade edge region (82)    Bottom face (83)    Side surface (84)    Blade edge (85)
NOVELTY - A chalcopyrite-type solar cell (10) consists of a light-absorption layer (16) containing a chalcopyrite-type compound, and a buffer layer (22) laminated on the light-absorption layer. The buffer layer consists of buffer layers (18,20) formed sequentially on the light-absorption layer. The lattice mismatch rate given by the ratio of the absolute value of difference between lattice constant of light-absorption layer and lattice constant of layer (20) with respect to lattice constant layer (20), is 2.5% or less.    USE - Chalcopyrite-type solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The chalcopyrite-type solar cell has improved open circuit voltage and curve factor, even when cadmium is not used, and excellent conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A chalcopyrite-type solar cell consists of a light-absorption layer containing a chalcopyrite-type compound, and a buffer layer laminated on the light-absorption layer. The buffer layer consists of buffer layers (18,20) formed sequentially on the light-absorption layer. The lattice mismatch rate given by the ratio of the absolute value of difference between lattice constant of light-absorption layer and lattice constant of layer (20) with respect to lattice constant layer (20), is 2.5% or less. The energy level of conduction band of layer (20) is close to the energy level of conduction band of light-absorption layer as compared with zinc oxide. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of chalcopyrite-type solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a principal-portion side surface schematic view of the chalcopyrite-type solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Chalcopyrite-type solar cell (10)    Glass substrate (12)    Light-absorption layer (16)    Buffer layers (18,20,22)    Transparent electrode layer (24)
NOVELTY - The method involves introducing antimony (Sb) with specific pressure, when an InAs layer (15) is growing on a gallium arsenide (GaAs) buffer layer (12) in the wetting layer before the growth of the InAs layer transfers to three-dimensional growth. An InAsSb wetting layer (13) is grown. The introduction of the Sb is stopped in a state at which the InAsSb wetting layer growth with specific range is carried out. The InAs layer is grown succeedingly and an InAs quantum dot (14) is formed.    USE - Method for forming quantum dot of solar cell (claimed). Can also be used in optoelectronic device and optical nano device.    ADVANTAGE - The quantum dot can be efficiently formed with very high-density, and the loss caused by the band-gap difference can be reduced by presence of an intermediate band and increasing in-plane density of the quantum dot, so that the energy conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of the quantum dot formation.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    GaAs substrate (11)    GaAs buffer layer (12)    InAsSb wetting layer (13)    InAs quantum dot (14)    InAs layer (15)
NOVELTY - A laminated polyester film has an application layer coats the polyurethane having polyolefin polyol as a structural component, polyolefin and the coating agent composition containing crosslinking agents.    USE - Laminated polyester film is used as packaging material, motor vehicles and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated polyester film has excellent adhesiveness.
NOVELTY - A laminated polyester film has polyester film having an application layer coats a carboxyl group-containing polyurethane, polyolefin, and coating agent composition containing crosslinking agents.    USE - Laminated polyester film is used as packaging material, product for motor vehicle and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated polyester film has excellent adhesiveness.
NOVELTY - A package is obtained by laminating a sheet-like article (19) with volume density of 7-75 kg/m3 formed by cutting out nonwoven fabric comprising discontinuous carbon fiber, and compressing.    USE - Package. Uses include but are not limited to electrical/electronic device component, civil engineering and construction component, two-wheeled vehicle component, aircraft component, fuel cell, carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin material, carbon fiber-reinforced thermosetting resin material and carbon fiber-reinforced carbon material.    ADVANTAGE - The package has excellent transport efficiency and handleability, and high volume density during packing. The tear of nonwoven fabric in package and damage of carbon fibers in package are suppressed. The nonwoven fabric has low drape property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of package.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the package.    Laminate (1)    Protection sheet (2)    Guard plate (3)    Binding string (4)    Sheet-like article (19)
NOVELTY - A polyester chip containing 0.3 wt.% or more phosphoric acid alkali metal salt and 10 wt.% or less compound (A) having trifunctional or more than trifunctional reactive site is melt-kneaded and extruded, to obtain polyester resin composition. The polyester resin satisfies specific relation.    USE - Manufacture of polyester resin (claimed) used for forming film. Uses include but are not limited to capacitor, solar cell, electric material, magnetic material and packaging field.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of polyester resin composition with excellent fluidity and hydrolysis resistance. The film formed using the polyester resin composition has excellent durability and high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyester chip containing 0.3 wt.% or more phosphoric acid alkali metal salt, 10 wt.% or less compound (A) having trifunctional or more than trifunctional reactive site is melt-kneaded and extruded, to obtain polyester resin composition. The polyester resin satisfies the relation: (( eta )1-( eta )2)/( eta )2 less than or equal to 0.5, where ( eta )1 is complex viscosity coefficient at 1.25 radian/second and ( eta )2 is complex viscosity coefficient 62.83 radian/second.
NOVELTY - Active energy ray hardening-type adhesive composition comprises 10-70 wt.% urethane (meth)acrylate (A), 3-40 wt.% compound (B) having hydroxyl group and one ethylenically unsaturated group in molecule, 27-65 wt.% ethylenic unsaturated group-containing compound (C) other than components (A) and (B), and 1-20 wt.% polyisocyanate compound, with respect to total amount of hardenable component including urethane (meth)acrylate (A), compound (B) and ethylenic unsaturated group-containing compound (C).    USE - Active energy ray hardening-type adhesive composition is used for manufacture of laminate, and attaching plastic films and sheets (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to polarizing plate used for liquid crystal display device, and backsheet for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The laminate film obtained using the composition has excellent adhesiveness at high temperature and high humidity conditions, and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of laminate, which involves coating the active energy ray hardening-type adhesive composition on a base material, bonding coated surface with another base material, carrying out active energy ray irradiation from side of any one of the base material, and heating obtained laminated component at 30-120 degrees C.
NOVELTY - A curable composition comprises compound (A) containing at least two cyanate group in a molecule, and anion salt (B)(I).    USE - Curable composition is used for hardening method (claimed) for forming hardened material, adhesion material, sealing material, casting material, casting material, coating material and photo-etching material. Uses include but are not limited to motor vehicle, flat panel display, liquid-crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, touch panel, digital camera, optical circuit component, lithium cell, silicon-type solar cell, electronic component, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition has excellent storage stability, hardenability and adhesiveness. The sealing material comprising the curable composition has excellent heat resistance, and adhesion force.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable composition comprises compound (A) containing at least two cyanate group in a molecule, and anion salt (B) of formula: (R2-B(-R1)(-R3)-R4)- (I).    R1-R4=1-20C alkyl, H, halo, optionally substituted aryl, or 1-20C alkyl having substituent.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hardening method, which involves irradiating the curable composition with active energy rays under wavelength of 150-830 nm, and hardening in heating environment.
NOVELTY - A thermoplastic resin has density of 0.9-0.97 g/cm3, melt flow rate of 0.01-100 g/10 minutes measured at 190 degrees C and load of 2.16 kg, peak temperature of high-temperature side measured in differential scanning calorimetry of 120 degrees C or more and quantity of polar group of 2-30 wt.%.    USE - Thermoplastic resin is used for manufacturing pressure vessel (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to domestic liquefied-petroleum-gas container, liquefied-petroleum-gas container for motor vehicle, pressure vessel for storing compressed natural gas, oxygen and nitrogen, and hydrogen tank for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The synthetic resin liner material formed using the thermoplastic resin has excellent form retentivity. The pressure vessel formed using the thermoplastic resin has excellent deformation resistance at high temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) pressure vessel, which has hollow container comprising liner material having layers containing thermoplastic resin, and reinforcing material layer formed by providing reinforcing material on the outer layer of hollow container, and has nozzle component; and    (2) manufacture of pressure vessel.
NOVELTY - A hard-coat resin composition comprises fluorene containing (meth)acrylate having 9,9-bis-arylfluorene structure and more than 1 (meth)acryloyl groups in a molecule, and a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having more than ten (meth)acryloyl groups in a molecule.    USE - Hard-coat resin composition is used to form hardened material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic semiconductor, ink material, pick-up lens for digital versatile disk, micro lens for liquid-crystal projectors, polarizing film and color filter for liquid-crystal display, film for touch panels, luminescent material for organic electroluminescent element, coating agent for light emitting diode and fuel cell component.    ADVANTAGE - The hard-coat resin composition has excellent hardness and refractive index. The generation of curl is suppressed even if the hardened material is laminated on a base film. The composition with easy handleability is provided by the addition of monofunctional (meth)acrylate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hardened material, which involves curing the hard-coat resin composition by applying active energy.
NOVELTY - The coating device (1) has a stage (10) in which a substrate (9) is mounted. A nozzle (31,32,33) discharges a fluid material. A moving mechanism (40) makes a main scanning direction, which horizontally displaces the nozzle. A test application part (70) discharges the fluid material with respect to a coated surface of the element for test coating from the nozzle, and forms a line for apparatus adjustment at the time of non-coating of the fluid material making the main scanning direction displacing the nozzle. The coated surface is made to incline with respect to the main scanning direction.    USE - Coating device for coating a fluid material to various substrates, such as a glass substrate for organic electroluminescence displays. Uses include but are not limited to a glass substrate for liquid crystal display devices, a panel substrate for solar cells, a glass substrate for plasma display panel, a glass substrate for photomasks, a semiconductor wafer and glass or ceramic substrate for optical disks.    ADVANTAGE - The test application part discharges the fluid material with respect to a coated surface of the element for test coating from the nozzle, and forms a line for apparatus adjustment at the time of non-coating of the fluid material making the main scanning direction displacing the nozzle, and thus controls the aggregation state of the line for apparatus adjustment in a test application part efficiently, and performs the imaging of the line for apparatus adjustment reliably and easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a coating device. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Coating device (1)    Substrate (9)    Stage (10)    Nozzles (31,32,33)    Moving mechanism (40)    Test application part (70)
NOVELTY - A separator consists of a nonwoven fabric containing cellulose fiber having shrinkage percentage of 30% or less and average fiber diameter of 1 mu m or less. The shrinkage percentage is measured by filling cup having diameter of 53 mm with 10 g water slurry having concentration of 1 wt.%, drying at 120 degrees C for 6 hours, and computing area ratio of surface before and after filling.    USE - Separator for electrical storage element e.g. lithium ion battery (claimed), fuel cell, alkali secondary battery, nickel-hydrogen secondary battery, nickel-cadmium battery, lead acid battery and capacitor for electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The separator has high porosity and handleability, and is environmentally-friendly. The separator provides electrical storage element having favorable charging and discharging characteristics and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of separator.
NOVELTY - An organic-semiconductor composition comprises organic compound and dinaphtho thienothiophene. The organic compound is liquid at 150-250 degrees C.    USE - Organic-semiconductor composition is used for forming semiconductor film for organic semiconductor device e.g. solar cell and thin-film transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition is prepared efficiently and economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of organic semiconductor film;    (2) organic-semiconductor laminated material; and    (3) organic-semiconductor solution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic structure explaining the manufacture of semiconductor film.    Side of base material (10)    Top of base material (20)    Spacer (30)    Organic semiconductor film (40)    Hot plate (100)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen raw material containing hydrocarbon compound is modified by catalyst, and hydrogen is produced. Catalyst contains support containing alumina and supported with rare earth oxide, alkaline earth metal oxide, nickel and platinum group metal, which is rhodium. Line-analysis measurement of rhodium is performed along center of catalyst cross-section. Ratio of characteristic X-ray intensity of rhodium detected from support outer surface with respect to characteristic X-ray intensity of all detected rhodium by less than 10% of distance of support diameter is 90% or more.    USE - Manufacture of hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - Hydrogen is continuously manufactured with excellent sulfur-proof property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrogen raw material containing hydrocarbon compound is modified by a modification catalyst, and hydrogen is produced. The modification catalyst contains inorganic complex oxide support containing alumina and supported with rare earth metal oxide, alkaline earth metal oxide, nickel and platinum group metal, which is rhodium. The line-analysis measurement of rhodium is performed in support diametrical direction passing along the center of catalyst cross-section with an electron probe micro-analyzer. The ratio of characteristic X-ray intensity of rhodium detected from support outer surface with respect to characteristic X-ray intensity of all detected rhodium by less than 10% of distance of support diameter is 90% or more. The ratio of characteristic X-ray intensity of rhodium detected from support outer surface by less than 20% of distance of support diameter is 95% or more. When the concentration of sulfur compound modifying hydrogen raw material is 0.3 ppm or more by sulfur atom conversion, the accumulation amount of supplied sulfur compound for modification is set to 1 mg or more in conversion of sulfur atom mass per 1 g catalyst.
NOVELTY - A manufacturing apparatus of crystal comprises casting mold (3) in which surface of melt of metal or semiconductor is heated and solidification is advanced from cooling end surface side to one direction to heating end surface side while cooling other end surface mutually opposed to end surface by insulating side surface of the melt, and heat detector which detects heat amount per unit time which heat removal mechanism of cooling end surface side receives from solidification at precision of less than or equal to 1 divide by 10 of heat amount corresponding to the solidification latent heat generation amount per unit time.    USE - Manufacturing apparatus of crystal for semiconductors used for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Refinement of crystal grain leading to unidirectional solidification crystal characteristics defect can be detected in real time. Crystal quality is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of crystal which involves using the manufacturing apparatus, detecting heat amount per unit time received from solidification body as amount of heat flows by the heat amount detector during solidification of melt, and controlling the advancing of the solidification of melt so that increase of sudden amount of heat flows does not produce based on detection result.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the outline of unidirectional solidification apparatus.    Furnace container (1)    Silicon raw material (2)    Casting mold (3)    Base (4)    Supporting leg (5)
NOVELTY - Composition comprises: water, a complex of a tetra-metal oxide cluster and vanadium tungsten oxide (VW9O34) ligands; and a photosensitizer.    USE - The composition is useful in an electrochemical cell for oxidizing water (all claimed), and for generating fuels and electrical power from solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has high stability, and is effective at minimal overpotentials.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an electrochemical cell comprising a first electrode, a photosensitizer, the complex of tetra-metal oxide cluster and vanadium tungsten oxide ligands, and a second electrode;    (2) oxidizing water comprising exposing the composition or the electrochemical cell to light under conditions such that oxygen is formed;    (3) preparing the complex of the tetra-metal oxide cluster and vanadium tungsten oxide ligands comprising mixing cobalt nitrate (M(NO3)2), tungsten trioxide (WO42-) salts and vanadate (VO3-) salts under conditions such that the tetra-metal oxide cluster and vanadium tungsten oxide ligands are formed; and    (4) the complex of tetra-metal oxide cluster and vanadium tungsten oxide ligands made by the process.    M = Co.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film consists of plastic film, silicon compound layer, organic layer and inorganic layer sequentially. The silicon compound layer comprises silicon oxide, silicon nitride or silicon carbide. The plastic film and silicon compound layer, and silicon compound layer and organic layer are adjacent to each other. The silicon compound layer has film thickness of 40 nm or less. The organic layer is formed using composition containing polymeric compound and silane coupling agent. The film thickness of inorganic layer is more than the film thickness of the silicon compound layer.    USE - Gas barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to optical component, film substrate, organic electroluminescent element, liquid crystal display element, solar cell and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film has excellent adhesiveness between base material and barrier laminate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas barrier film, which involves forming organic layer on plastic film by applying composition comprising polymeric compound and hardening, forming inorganic layer on organic layer, forming silicon compound layer comprising silicon oxide, silicon nitride or silicon carbide by vapor growth method and applying composition comprising silane coupling agent on silicon compound layer.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of hydroxyalkylated polyrotaxane involves reacting cyclic ether (I) and polyrotaxane including hydroxylated cyclic molecules, linear molecule which pierces the cyclic molecules and is clathrated, and blocking groups disposed at both terminals of the linear molecule such that the cyclic molecules are not released from the linear molecule, in presence of water and organic base.    USE - Manufacture of hydroxyalkylated polyrotaxane used as topological gel. Uses include but are not limited to packing material, cushioning material, shock-absorbing material of motor vehicle, adhesive agent, soft contact lens material, tire material, biocompatible materials, poultice material, moisture-absorption gelatinizer, thermal radiation material, sludge gelatinizer, bioreactor support material and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydroxyalkylated polyrotaxane is manufactured efficiently with high yield, high purity and excellent flexibility and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of hydroxyalkylated polyrotaxane involves reacting cyclic ether of formula (I) and polyrotaxane including hydroxylated cyclic molecules, linear molecule which pierces the cyclic molecules and is clathrated, and blocking groups disposed at both terminals of the linear molecule such that the cyclic molecules are not released from the linear molecule, in presence of water and organic base.    R1-R4=H or alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl (all optionally substituted by fluoro, nitro, cyano, alkoxy or hydroxy);    or R1+R2+C,R3+R4+C=3-12 membered carbocyclic ring;and    L=single bond or 1-12C alkylene optionally substituted by fluoro, nitro, cyano, alkoxy or hydroxy.    The number of carbon atom in the cyclic ether compound (I) is less than 50.
NOVELTY - The absorption layer structure has two thin film layers. One thin film layer is a copper indium di selenide?thin film layer, and another thin film layer is a copper indium gallium di selenide film layer, copper indium aluminum di selenide film layer, copper indium boron di selenide film layer or copper indium di sulfide film layer.    USE - Absorption layer structure for thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The energy gap width of the thin film solar cell is made good. The absorption range of light by the absorption layer structure is reduced. The solar cell absorption efficiency of solar energy is greatly improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing absorption layer structure for the thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the absorption layer structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A cadmium metal salt, graphite oxide and thioacetamide are reacted at room temperature, to obtain cadmium sulfide/graphite oxide composite material.    USE - Preparation of cadmium sufide/graphite oxide composite material used for solar cell and photocatalysis field.    ADVANTAGE - The cadmium sulfide/graphite oxide composite material is economically prepared with high yield by simple method, without using solvent. The cadmium sulfide/graphite oxide composite material has large specific surface area and high reaction activity.
NOVELTY - A dispersing agent has a hydroxyl group to mono-terminal area, an active methylene group and an active methine group.    USE - Dispersing agent is used for electroconductive inorganic compound dispersion for electroconductive film used for electroconductive laminate (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent display device, solar cell, touch panel, liquid crystal panel, electronic paper, heat-reflective glass, electromagnetic wave shield and antistatic film.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive inorganic compound dispersion formed using the dispersing agent has excellent transparency, electroconductivity and solvent resistance. The film containing the electroconductive inorganic compound dispersion has excellent flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electroconductive inorganic compound dispersion, which contains dispersing agent and inorganic compound (p);    (2) electroconductive film; and    (3) electroconductive laminate.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film has a base material (1), a film containing polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate, layer (2) and layer (3) laminated on a surface. The layer (2) is crosslinked resin layer having pencil hardness of more than HB and ductility of 5% or more. The layer (3) is silicon-containing inorganic layer having amorphous structure and thickness of 10-1000 nm.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for material for packaging foodstuffs, pharmaceutical, solar cell, electronic paper, flat panel television and organic electroluminescent display.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent gas-barrier property, and suppressed deterioration by external force.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the gas-barrier film.    Base material (1)    Layers (2,3)
NOVELTY - Carbon-supported cobalt-platinum superlattice alloy nanoparticle catalyst having X-ray diffraction pattern with peaks given in the specification is new, where carbon is carbon black.    USE - Carbon-supported cobalt-platinum superlattice alloy nanoparticle catalyst used for oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline or acidic medium (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The carbon-supported cobalt-platinum superlattice alloy nanoparticle catalyst has high electrocatalytic activity and stability and low cost and greatly reduces the amount of noble metal platinum.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of carbon-supported cobalt-platinum superlattice alloy nanoparticle catalyst comprising adding cobalt chloride hexahydrate and chloroplatinic acid glycol solution into glycol containing carbon carrier, ultrasonically processing for 10 minutes, adjusting the reaction system pH at 8-10, preferably 8.5-9.5, ultrasonically crushing at 1400-1800 W for 90-120 times to obtain black slurry, under stirring condition, dropping sodium borohydride (NaBH4) solution, reacting at 30-90 degrees C, preferably 70-90 degrees C for 2-4 hours, filtering the slurry, washing with deionized water, drying to obtain cobalt-platinum nanoparticle/carbon precursor powder with a certain alloying degree, adding into aluminum oxide crucible, heat treating under protective atmosphere to 600-1000 degrees C at 5-10 degrees C/minute, maintaining a constant temperature for 0.5-1.5 hours, cooling the sample to room temperature with the furnace, and obtaining the product.
NOVELTY - Surface of ultrawhite photovoltaic glass is preprocessed and preprocessed ultrawhite photovoltaic glass is placed into caustic soda water solution with concentration of 0.01-0.1 mol/L and reacted at 80-120 degrees C for 60-120 minutes to obtain ultrawhite photovoltaic glass with a porous silicon dioxide film. Hydrophobization treatment and solidification treatment are performed to obtain ultrawhite photovoltaic glass with antireflective film.    USE - Manufacture of antireflective film for ultrawhite photovoltaic glass.    ADVANTAGE - The ultrawhite photovoltaic glass with antireflective film is easily and economically manufactured without affecting environment. The penetration rate of the ultrawhite photovoltaic glass with the antireflective film is less than 98.3%, the photoelectric conversion rate of solar cell package is increased by more than 3%, and the solar cell has high durability.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a semiconductor substrate (10) which is comprised of a primary side and an opposite secondary side. A portion of a primary side of the semiconductor substrate is removed by etching, and a portion of a secondary side of the substrate is removed by etching, such that etch thickness of the secondary side is formed greater than primary side. The primary side of the semiconductor substrate is doped with a primary conductivity type dopant, and the secondary side of the semiconductor substrate is doped with a secondary conductivity type dopant respectively.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The formed side doping section can be removed and the unnecessary electrical short can be prevented. Hence the reverse current and the saturation current can be reduced while improving the electric current density and open circuit voltage. The hot spot generated in the end of the solar cell can be reduced, and hence the generation of heat can be minimized. Thus the life span can be extended while improving the efficiency of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell during isolation process.    Semiconductor substrate (10)    Primary equipment (210)    Automatic conveying element (310)    Frame (320)    Etching solution (330)
NOVELTY - The reformer has catalyst storage chamber (16) to store modification catalyst (14). A reformed gas is made to temporarily flow in buffer tank (18a) and is supplied to catalyst storage chamber. A partition element (20) is provided with a communicating hole (22a) of long-hole shape for connecting buffer tank and storage chamber. The communicating hole of partition element is parallel to a projection line on which a straight line to which transversal direction extended in introductory direction of reformed gas to buffer tank is projected to partition element.    USE - Fuel cell reformer.    ADVANTAGE - The communicating hole of partition element is parallel to a projection line on which a straight line to which transversal direction extended in introductory direction of reformed gas to buffer tank is projected to partition element, so that the reformed gas that flowed out from the communicating hole is suppressed reliably concentrating only on the one portion space of catalyst storage chamber in large quantities and the early deterioration of fuel cell can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of partition element.    Modification catalyst (14)    Catalyst storage chamber (16)    Buffer tank (18a)    Partition element (20)    Communicating hole (22a)
NOVELTY - The solar cell apparatus has a transmission element (TP) which is arranged adjacent to a solar cell main portion (CP), and is exposed to the upper side of the bearing substrate (100). Several solar cell main portions are provided with a solar cell (C1) which is located on surface of the substrate. A light absorption layer is arranged on the backsurface eletrode layer.    USE - Solar cell apparatus e.g. copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) group solar cell apparatus used for window.    ADVANTAGE - Since the transmission element is exposed to the upper side of the substrate, the visibility of the solar cell apparatus can be secured through the transmission element. Hence the large amount of incoming light is obtained via area of the transmission element. The transmittance characteristics of the transmission element can be secured. The gradation effect and aesthetics of the solar cell panel can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the plan view of the solar cell apparatus.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Bearing substrate (100)    Concatenated electrode (210)    Solar cells (C1-C3)    Solar cell main portion (CP)    Transmission element (TP)
NOVELTY - The substrate tray (100) has a supporting frame (110). Multiple straps (120) are provided with the frames (111,113) which are aligned with respect to the frames (115,117) in the prescribed distance. Multiple straps are installed on the supporting frame with certain gap in between, for supporting multiple substrates (S) in elastic force. The tension maintenance structures (130) are installed on the frames (115,117) to maintain tension of the straps.    USE - Substrate tray of substrate processing apparatus (claimed) for processing substrate used for e.g. thin film type solar cell. Can also be used in semiconductor device and display device.    ADVANTAGE - As the straps are provided to support the substrates, the process failure can be prevented. By using the tension maintenance structure, the tension of the strap can be maintained regularly. The large-size substrate tray is facilitated, and the productivity can be improved. The handling of the substrate is facilitated, and the pick-up fault can be prevented while picking-up of the substrate. The substrate can be uniformly heated, and the process drift by the temperature deflection can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a substrate processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the substrate tray.    Substrate tray (100)    Supporting frame (110)    Frames (111,113,115,117)    Strap (120)    Tension maintenance structure (130)    Substrate (S)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a self-supportive film by casting a polyimide precursor solution on a support element. The self-supportive film is then dried and peeled from the support element. The self-supportive film is then stretched in a conveyance direction, so as to obtain a stretched film by heating the self-supporting film to preset temperature. The curing process is performed with respect to the stretched film, by heat-processing the both ends of the width direction of the stretched film.    USE - Method for manufacturing polyimide film. Uses include but are not limited to circuit board such as printed wiring board, and flexible printed circuit board, solar cell substrate, insulating material of electrical/electronic component, cover base material, tape for tape automated bonding (TAB), tape for chip-on-film (COF), integrated circuit (IC) chip, LCD, organic electro luminescent display, and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The stretched polyimide film can be manufactured efficiently in a reliable manner. The tensile strength of the film can be reduced. The deformation of the film and generation of crack in the film can be suppressed.
NOVELTY - An arylamine compound (I) is new.    USE - New arylamine compound is used for hole injection material of organic electroluminescent element (claimed), photoelectric conversion element, solar cell, and image sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The organic electroluminescent element has high external quantum efficiency, durability, and excellent phosphorescence characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An arylamine compound of formula (I) is new.    Rings A-C=6-20C aryl or 3-20C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted by methyl, ethyl, linear or branched 3-18C cycloalkyl, methoxy, ethoxy, linear or branched 3-18C cycloalkoxy, cyano, 3-20C aryl optionally contain hetero atom as ring atom, 3-20C aryloxy optionally contain hetero atom as ring atom, or halo);    R1-R4=hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, linear or branched 3-18C cycloalkyl, methoxy, ethoxy, linear or branched 3-18C cycloalkoxy, cyano, 3-20C aryl optionally contain hetero atom as ring atom, or 3-20C aryloxy optionally contain hetero atom as ring atom;    Ar'1,Ar'2=6-20C aryl or 3-20C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted by methyl, ethyl, linear or branched 3-18C cycloalkyl, methoxy, ethoxy, linear or branched 3-18C cycloalkoxy, cyano, 3-20C aryl optionally contain hetero atom as ring atom, 3-20C aryloxy optionally contain hetero atom as ring atom, amino having 3-20C aryl optionally contain hetero atom as ring atom, or halo);    M=3-18C bivalent aryl (optionally substituted by methyl, ethyl, linear or branched 3-18C cycloalkyl, methoxy, ethoxy, linear or branched 3-18C cycloalkoxy, cyano, 3-20C aryl or aryloxy optionally contain hetero atom, amino optionally contain hetero atom, or halo);    n=1-3;    m=0-2;    p=0-2;and    n+m+p=3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of arylamine compound; and    (2) organic electroluminescent element, which has light emitting layer, positive hole transport layer, and positive hole injection layer.
NOVELTY - An ultra thin monocrystalline silicon wafer is prepared by placing polycrystalline silicon in monocrystalline quartz crucible furnace; vacuumizing to 10-2-10-3 Torr, filling high purity argon, and maintaining vacuum degree at 10-20 Torr; heating to 1412-1450 degrees C; immersing seed crystal into melted material, maintaining heat for 5-10 minutes, and pulling 10-30 mu m tungsten wire coil at 20-50 mm/min; separating liquid, cooling for 20-60 minutes, and covering ultra thin wafer with tungsten wire coil; and removing product.    USE - Method for preparing ultra thin monocrystalline silicon wafer (claimed) used for semiconductor devices and solar cells.
NOVELTY - A ternary carbon-supported palladium tin molybdenum nanoparticle catalyst comprises carbon nanopowder as carrier loaded with metal nanoparticle comprising alloy of palladium, tin and molybdenum. Atomic ratio of palladium and tin in the metallic nanoparticle is 1:1. Atomic ratio of molybdenum atom and palladium atom or tin atom is 0.001:1-0.8:1. The catalyst comprises 10-60 wt.% metal nanoparticle and 40-90 wt.% carbon nanopowder.    USE - Ternary carbon-supported palladium tin platinum nanoparticle catalyst used as direct-ethanol fuel cell or direct-formic acid fuel cell anode catalyst material.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high activity in electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol and formic acid. The preparation of the catalyst is simple and suitable for large-scale.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of the catalyst, comprising:    (A) dissolving palladium salt, tin salt and molybdenum salt into glycol, and ultrasonically stirring for 10 minutes to 3 hours;    (B) adding carbon nanopowder with 0.1-0.5 mol/L citric acid solution and ultrasonically dispersing for 30 minutes to 5 hours, then adding this solution into the metal salt solution, uniformly stirring and dispersing the mixed solution for 1-10 hours;    (C) dissolving sodium borohydride in sodium hydroxide aqueous solution having pH value of 12-13 and uniformly stirring to prepare reducing agent solution; and    (D) slowly dropping the reducing agent solution to the mixed solution at constant temperature of 10-90 degrees C, then centrifuging the mixed solution, washing the precipitate with deionized water for 3-5 times, then drying at 30-150 degrees C, and grinding to obtain the ternary carbon-supported palladium tin molybdenum nanoparticle catalyst.
NOVELTY - The method comprises: spraying a raw material consisting of aluminum powder into an inner portion of a reactor; heating and vaporizing the raw material; spraying the vapor into the inner portion of the reactor so that vapor is reacted with the vaporized raw material; and collecting the alumina powder. The vaporizing step further comprises spraying water into the inner portion of the reactor to cool the reactor. The aluminum powder has the diameter of 10-40 mu m, and is heated at 2000-2300 K and vaporized.    USE - The method is useful for preparing alumina powder or boehmite powder (claimed) that is used in spark plug, insulator, ceramic tile, glass, cutting tool, biomaterial, catalyst carrier, filter, heat exchanger component and a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The alumina powder or the boehmite powder can be easily prepared with high endurance enhancement effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device for preparing alumina powder or boehmite powder.
NOVELTY - The marine cell fuel complex power generation system (1) has a fuel cell unit (200) that causes an electrochemical reaction to a hydrocarbon material fuel reformed by a reformer (210). A storage tank (100) stores liquefied natural gas, and evaporative gas is generated in the storage tank. A steam generation unit (300) ejects high temperature gas in the fuel cell unit. A boiler (350) supplies steam to a heat recovery steam generator (310). A steam condenser (340) converts phase in a fuel cell (220). An opening and closing valve (420) is provided for opening and closing a fluid path (410).    USE - Marine cell fuel complex power generation system for a ship.    ADVANTAGE - The steam generation unit ejects high temperature gas in the fuel cell unit and evaporative gas is generated in the storage unit, thus increases the power efficiency of the marine cell fuel complex power generation system since the evaporative gas is supplied to the ship to independently operate the fuel cell and steam turbine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a marine cell fuel complex power generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Marine cell fuel complex power generation system (1)    Storage tank (100)    Fuel cell unit (200)    Reformer (210)    Fuel cell (220)    Steam generation unit (300)    Heat recovery steam generator (310)    Steam condenser (340)    Boiler (350)    Fluid path (410)    Opening and closing valve (420)
NOVELTY - The battery has a germanium battery (2) fixed on a bottom electrode (1). A gallium indium arsenic battery (3) is arranged on the germanium battery. A gallium indium phosphide battery (5) is arranged on the indium arsenic battery. A first anti-reflection layer (4) is arranged between the gallium indium phosphide battery and the indium arsenic battery. A second anti-reflection layer (10), a third anti-reflection layer (12) and a fourth anti-reflection layer (13) are arranged on another gallium indium phosphide battery (9). A top electrode is arranged on the second anti-reflection layer.    USE - Anti-reflection film integrated five-junction solar energy battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The second anti-reflection layer is made of aluminum gallium indium nitride thin film. The third anti-reflection layer is made of silicon nitride thin film. The fourth anti-reflection layer is made of tantalum pentoxide thin film. The bottom electrode and the top electrode are made of silver.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an anti-reflection film integrated five-junction solar energy battery.    Bottom electrode (1)    Germanium battery (2)    Gallium indium arsenic battery (3)    Anti-reflection layers (4, 10, 12, 13)    Gallium indium phosphide batteries (5, 9)
NOVELTY - The method involves adding cadmium and a tellurium according to a predetermined mass ratio. A reactor is connected with a vacuum pipe. The reactor is connected with a heater. A heating and cooling process is performed on the reactor. The reactor is connected with a quartz tube. A melting point of the cadmium is determined. Temperature of the reactor is 100 to 300 degrees Celsius. A predetermined cooling rate is calculated according to the melting point of the cadmium. A halogen-doped cadmium telluride is doped into a thin film that is connected with the reactor.    USE - Method for preparing halogen doped cadmium telluride.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a halogen doped cadmium telluride thin film solar cell    (2) a halogen doped cadmium telluride thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a halogen doped cadmium telluride preparation method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves classifying (S101) mono-crystalline silicon slices. The P-diffusion layers are formed (S103) on the front surfaces of the silicon slices. The phosphorus silicon glass on the front surfaces of the silicon slices and peripheral P-diffusion layers is removed. The anti-reflection coatings are formed (S104) on the front surfaces of the silicon slices. The back electrodes and aluminum back surface fields are formed (S105) on the back surfaces of the silicon slices. The positive electrodes are formed (S106) on the front surfaces of the silicon slices.    USE - Preparation method of mono-crystalline silicon solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The different classifications of the pseudo-single crystal silicon slices are made to obtain the solar cell which is uniform in appearance, narrow in efficiency distribution and high in photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the preparation process of mono-crystalline silicon solar energy battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for classifying mono-crystalline silicon slices (S101)    Step for forming P-diffusion layers on front surfaces of silicon slices (S103)    Step for forming anti-reflection coatings on front surfaces of silicon slices (S104)    Step for forming back electrodes and aluminum back surface fields on back surfaces of silicon slices (S105)    Step for forming positive electrodes on front surfaces of silicon slices (S106)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell cathode nonmetal catalyst is formed by a carbon element and a nitrogen element, and is provided with three-dimensional nano sandwich structure.    USE - Fuel cell cathode nonmetal catalyst is used for proton exchange membrane fuel cell and alkaline fuel cell cathode catalyst.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell cathode nonmetal catalyst is simple and economical, and has improved specific surface area and transmission of substances, and excellent oxygen reduction activity and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of fuel cell cathode nonmetal catalyst, which involves providing graphene oxide nanosized conductive carbon ultrasonic evenly dispersed in the deionized water, removing water by rotary evaporator, then freezing and drying to remove the water, obtaining fluffy gray brown lamellar solid, and grinding into powder in the presence of nitrogen source at 600-1000 degrees C for 20-60 minutes. The black catalyst powder is non-metallic catalyst. The nitrogen source is polyaniline, polypyrrole, melamine, ammonia or ammonia.
NOVELTY - Preparing hexabromo boron-dipyrromethene (V) comprises: (a) condensing an aromatic aldehyde and pyrrole in presence of an acid catalyst and subsequent chromatographic purification to obtain 2,2'-((4-methoxyphenyl)methylene)bis(1H-pyrrole) (VI); (b) treating (VI) with N-bromosuccinimide in the presence of an organic solvent to yield 2,3,4-tribromo-5-((4-methoxyphenyl)(3,4,5-tribromo-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrrole (VII); and (c) subjecting (VII) to a two step one pot reaction by oxidation with an oxidizing agent and reacted in a second step with boron trifluoride diethyl etherate.    USE - The process is useful for preparing hexabromo boron-dipyrromethene (V) to prepare polyarylated boron-dipyrromethene compounds (Va) (claimed) which are used as biolables, artificial light harvesters, sensitizers for solar cells, fluorescent sensors, molecular photonic wires and laser dyes.    ADVANTAGE - The process: is rapid, robust, simple, economical and easily scalable; and provides boron-dipyrromethene compounds which exhibit red shifted absorption and fluorescence bands with decent quantum yields and reversible oxidation and reduction waves when compared to unsubstituted boron-dipyrromethenes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) hexabromo boron-dipyrromethene (V);    (2) preparing polyarylated boron-dipyrromethene compounds of formula (Va) comprising coupling (V) with an arylboronic acid in a organic solvent in the presence of a palladium catalyst;    (3) polyarylated boron-dipyrromethene compounds (Va); and    (4) (Z)-1-(difluoroboryl)-2-((4-methoxyphenyl)(3,4,5-tri(thiophen-2-yl)-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl)-3,4,5-tri(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrole.    X = H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl or heterocyclic.
NOVELTY - The device has a voltage detecting unit for detecting reading front-side voltage. A discharging control and brightness control charging device is connected to a recording structure information output structure. A front end of a voltage reading unit is used for reading the voltage of a lithium battery to obtain voltage information. An electric quantity meter is used for detecting the charging/discharging current and accumulated electricity quantity. A solar battery board voltage detecting unit is used for judging the light intensity.    USE - Intelligent lithium battery solar energy street lamp system management device.    ADVANTAGE - The management device saves time for charging, and calculates the capacity of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating operation of an intelligent lithium battery solar energy street lamp system management device. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of hetero-junction solar battery sputtering process gas mixing device, wherein the stainless steel polishing container air inlet tube of the front sleeve, and the stainless steel polishing container and the other end is the need to sleeve the two kinds of reaction gas, polishing stainless steel container is set in 4 gas baffle plate, the thickness is 3 mm, the length is 150 mm of the container wall 50 mm, baffle plate 50 mm the space between the container in a symmetrical form, then welding to seal, when the two kinds of gas are introduced from the air inlet pipe, the relationship between pressure difference along the polishing stainless steel container is provided with a baffle plate, the baffle plate is set with left and right increases the gas travel path, at the same time, gas have enough time to the filling gas inlet pipe adequately to make sputtering the deposited film can reach a desired reaction.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a silicon chip coated with graphite frame hook, wherein a vertical support on the vertical supporting end is connected with clamp clamped on the graphite frame strip, the lower end is provided with a support frame inclining outward, the two support frames is a rough surface. When using, the silicon wafer only both ends supported on the utility model for silicon chip on the supporting frame, the upper part of the bottom surface does not contact silicon wafer supporting frame, so it will not influence the silicon chip of coating film, coating silicon chip area is large, the uniformity is good, increasing the Roth' anti-reflection and passivation area, so as to improve the conversion efficiency of the solar battery RauPECVD film-plating device; This utility model support the silicon chip is more reliable, silicon chip is not easy to slide, and reduces the PECVD lower film coating device of the fragment rate and hidden split sheet.
NOVELTY - This utility model belongs to the crystalline silicon solar cell etching equipment technology field, especially relates to a kind of crystalline silicon solar battery RIE etching device. The device comprises a reaction chamber, a gas pipe, a spraying device and a reacting ion baffle plate, wherein, a spraying device is located at the top of the reaction chamber, the gas pipeline is provided with a flow rate controller, silicon wafer front surface above the reaction ion. This utility model can improve the battery piece in welding performance of the subsequent component, which is good for improving the stability and conversion efficiency of component, in addition, the utility model can well control, the flexibility is high, which is suitable for industrial production of crystalline silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a lithium battery solar LED street lamp, comprising a solar battery board, a charging and discharging controller, an LED street lamp load and lithium ion storage battery, the solar energy battery plate and charge and discharge controller is connected with the charging and discharging controller is respectively connected with the lithium ion storage battery and LED street lamp load; This utility model is safe without hidden trouble, saving energy without consumption, green and environment-friendly, the installation is convenient.
NOVELTY - A kind of using photovoltaic cell to prevent corrosion of the steel gate, comprising a solar photo-electric plate, a bracket, a solar energy controller, a storage battery, a grounding wire, a steel gate, wherein the steel gate near fixed bracket and fixedly provided with a solar photo-electric plate, a solar photo-electric plate on the bracket the current generated by solar energy controller into storage battery, steel gate is connected with the storage battery through the lead, a grounding wire is connected with the storage battery through the lead of the anode and buried, using the device of long distance transmission line set up, but also overcomes the frequent need to change the battery, makes full use of the solar energy, even when connected cloudy day, is stored in the storage battery in the electric energy also can continue for several days and protects the steel gate, but also protects the environment.
NOVELTY - The method involves removing a phosphorosilicate glass layer of an area that is to-be-doped slightly. A layer of phosphorosilicate glass and n-type emitter (2) with low phosphate content is formed on p-type silicon slice surface. The emitter in phosphorosilicate glass area is removed to redistribute phosphorus atoms. The emitter of phosphorosilicate glass area is maintained to continuously propel the phosphorus atoms so as to realize re-doping and forming selective emitter structure.    USE - Method for realizing selective emitter of crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is easy to control, the emitter uniformity is ensured, the selective emitter structure is perfect, and a selective emitter cell with high efficiency can be conveniently and stably obtained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of crystalline silicon solar cell.    Emitter (2)    Silicon substrate (3)    Silica glass (4)
NOVELTY - The system comprises a control unit that controls the solar power generation device and a street lamp. The square plate (5) is provided on the upper portion of the gallium arsenide solar battery cluster generating device (17). A radiator tightly attached to the step surface reflective condenser. A connecting frame is fixedly connected with the step surface reflection type optical collector. An output cable (20) is provided for connecting the storage battery (10) and the charging connector. The control unit is comprised of a controller (18) for controlling the charging device.    USE - Power generating, illuminating and charging system.    ADVANTAGE - The system is energy-saving and environment-friendly. The system is fast and flexible. The structure is simplified. The application prospect is wide. The energy can be utilized effectively, so that the power generation capability is greatly improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the power generating, illuminating and charging system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Square plate (5)    Storage battery (10)    Gallium arsenide solar battery cluster generating device (17)    Controller (18)    Output cable (20)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of N type silicon lining dual-pin of the double-side solar cell, comprising N-type silicon substrate, an N-type silicon substrate and the upper part are provided with two, the N-type silicon substrate surface texture on the upper part from the upper to the lower in turn is equipped with an isolating layer I, P-type doped layer, the four layers are a isolated layer I and P + type doped layer, and a top is provided with anti-reflection SiN film ;N the upper surface of the substrate silicon surface in turn is equipped with an isolating layer I and N + type doped layer is formed NIN + structure.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a dual-pin P type silicon substrate double-knot solar battery, comprising a P-type silicon substrate and a P-type silicon substrate and the two surfaces are provided with, on the surface of the P-type silicon substrate surface from bottom to top in turn is provided with isolated layer I, an N-type doped layer, an isolating layer I and the N-type doped layer structure, the upper layer is the N-type doping layer is provided with anti-reflection film SiNx ;P-type silicon substrate on the lower surface of the pile in turn is equipped with an isolating layer I, a three-layer structure P-type doped layer, P + type doped layer.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a high-efficient energy-saving multi-junction thin film solar energy battery, belonging to the field of solar photovoltaic manufacturing field. Selecting the matched target a sensitive battery material to solar spectrum of blue, green and red light, comprising a high-efficient energy-saving three-junction thin film battery, its efficiency is close to crystalline silicon battery can reach 15%. Amorphous silicon top cell intrinsic layer forbidden band width 1.7-1.8eV, a cadmium telluride battery forbidden band width is 1.45eV, the bottom battery copper-indium-gallium-selenium absorption layer forbidden band width is about 1.05eV. Introducing a layer increasing optical path, a light trap, and the shielded wire in series battery pack short circuit, reduce the cost and bad product rate.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of three-junction laminated thin film solar battery, belonging to the field of solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing field. Aims to improve thin film photoelectric conversion rate, close to crystal battery. A main characteristic peak battery is an amorphous silicon solar battery forbidden band width is 1.7-1.8eV as red light in the window a sunlight; a battery cadmium telluride battery forbidden band width is about 1.45eV, and a green light, the bottom battery selenium absorbing layer of thin film solar cell width 1.05eV, a blue light. Introducing a layer for improving light absorption efficiency increasing optical path and the light trap structure. Fractional scoring can improve etching precision, reduce the battery component is serially connected short circuit, reduces the product cost and the fraction defective.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a kind of single crystal solar battery sheet production device, especially claims a solar battery silicon chip wool-making slot, comprising a heat pipe in the groove body and a groove body set with etching liquid in the groove body is provided with a hole of the baffle plate, and is set with the heating pipe support frame baffle plate on the top of the heat pipe is placed in heat pipe on the bracket. This utility model is a monocrystalline silicon texturing groove can be produced in the process of etching the sodium silicate concentrate to the lower part of the tank body, reduces the content of sodium silicate in the upper part a etching solution and increases the service life of the etching solution at the same time improve the etching quality.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of N type silicon lining adding organic crystal dual-face heterojunction solar cell, comprising a N-type silicon substrate, an N-type silicon substrate, is provided with a pile according to the order is equipped with an isolating layer I, P + type doped layer, an isolating layer I and the N-type doped layer ;N the silicon substrate is also provided with the back, the upper part surface is provided with a separating layer I, N + type doped layer is deposited with P type organic crystal and five benzene, at last to form N + P structure.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of P-type silicon and organic crystal double-heterojunction solar cell panel, comprising a P-type silicon substrate and a P-type silicon substrate, is provided with a pile according to the order is equipped with an isolating layer I, an N-type doped layer, an isolating layer I and the N-type doped layer ;P the silicon substrate is also provided with the back, the upper part surface is provided with a separating layer I, an N-type doped layer deposition with a P-type organic crystal BWB to form the INP structure.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of filling a plurality of solar battery flashlight circuit, comprising a solar battery, a solar battery through the protection circuit is connected with the lithium battery to form a loop with the key switch are connected in series and connected in parallel with two ends of the lithium battery, wherein the solar battery is connected in parallel with two ends of the USB power supply input interface. The utility model can pass through the USB power supply input interface is a lithium battery charging, the flashlight can be used when there is no sunshine.
NOVELTY - Generating electricity by a device comprises catalytically oxygenating organic pollutants in high concentrated organic wastewater to generate electrons and protons, transferring the electrons of a respiratory chain to an anode and the electrons flow to a cathode through an external circuit to generate an external current, transferring the generated protons to the cathode through an electrolyte, flowing an internal circuit current from the anode to the cathode, and arriving the electrons of the external circuit in electron acceptors such as nitrate nitrogen and sulfate for reduction reaction.    USE - The method is useful for generating electricity using a device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electricity generating device is simple in structure, convenient to operate, high in efficiency and low in energy consumption.
NOVELTY - A nanogold particles preparing method involves taking gold with purity of 99.99% as a raw material. Nanogold thin films are obtained with different thicknesses by direct current sputtering followed by annealing within certain temperature to obtain nanogold particles of different sizes.    USE - Method for preparing nanogold particles that are utilized in optical elements, biomedicine, solar cells, information storage catalysts and nano material preparation.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing the particles in a simple, short, easy and environment-friendly manner.
NOVELTY - A glass raw material composition comprises 35-60 pts. wt. bismuth oxide, 10-30 pts. wt. boron trioxide, 10-20 pts. wt. silicon dioxide, 1-5 pts. wt. calcium oxide, 0.5-5 pts. wt. magnesium oxide, 0-5 pts. wt. aluminum oxide, 3-8 pts. wt. antimony trioxide and antimony pentoxide, where the nitrate is magnesium nitrate or calcium nitrate.    USE - Glass raw material composition for preparing inorganic glass powder that is utilized for preparing a crystalline silicon solar battery aluminum conductive paste (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and high water boiling resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for preparing inorganic glass powder by using glass raw material composition    (2) a method for preparing crystalline silicon solar battery aluminum conductive paste from the inorganic glass powder    (3) a crystalline silicon solar battery aluminum conductive paste
NOVELTY - The battery has a hole buffering layer provided with inorganic metal oxide and organic small molecule hole transport material. A P-type hole is formed in a buffer layer. The inorganic metal oxide material contains trioxide and tungsten trioxide or vanadium pentoxide. Thickness of the P-type hole in the buffer layer is 20 to 80 nm.    USE - Solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery reduces manufacturing process difficulty and improves hole transporting speed and collection efficiency of the electrode pair. The battery improves photoelectric conversion efficiency. The p-type buffer layer cavity prevents corrosion of the anode thin film, thus improving service life of the solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar energy battery preparing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar energy battery. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The system has a control unit for controlling a solar power generating device and a street lamp. A street lamp rod is arranged on an upper end of a fixing bracket. A circular-shaped solar tracking unit of a base is arranged on the fixing bracket. A connecting frame is fixedly connected with a step surface reflection-type optical collector. A charging device is provided with an output cable and a charging joint. The output cable is utilized for connecting a storage battery and a charging connector. The control unit is provided with a controller for controlling the charging device.    USE - Gallium-arsenide solar battery-based electric power generating-lighting and charging system.    ADVANTAGE - The system reduces waste of energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a gallium-arsenide solar battery-based electric power generating-lighting and charging system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of anti-fouling anti-fingerprint atmospheric nanometre spray plating device, comprising a machine frame and a transmission mechanism, atmospheric plasma processing mechanism and a spraying mechanism by using atmospheric plasma processing mechanism for glass layer to atmospheric plasma treatment, by plating the glass layer from the top down, two sides and the side all nanometre spray plating such that are capable of forming anti-fouling anti-fingerprint film, the plated surface is changed into 3D from original 2D on the glass surface and the side surface, the plated surface can be controlled by an operator, 3D a are integrally formed, the utility model is small, the operation is simple, the production efficiency is high, it is suitable for mass production and continuous space operation, and is good for producing high-quality coal product size, and the dirt anti-fingerprint film of good wear resistance, and it can be applied to motor car reflecting mirror, mobile phone/flat computer/flat television screen protection glass, a lens/lens, rubber head, a solar cell protective glass and so on field, wide application range and market popularization value.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of anti-fouling anti-fingerprint-touch protection glass, comprising anti-fouling anti-fingerprint film and surface treatment by atmospheric plasma of the glass layer, the anti-fouling anti-fingerprint film is set on the surface of the glass layer, Therefore, the wear resistance of the glass layer is greatly improved, the anti-fouling anti-fingerprint film is set on the surface of the glass layer by means of a air spray coating, the anti-fouling anti-fingerprint film has good anti-fouling anti-fingerprint function of glass layer, and it greatly improves the more smooth touch sliding touch operation so that the appearance of the product keep beautiful appearance and performance is not influenced, the utility model can be used for the protective glass, an optical lens/lens motor car reflecting mirror, mobile phone/flat computer/flat television touch screen glue extruding head, a solar cell protective glass, a keyboard anti-fouling antibacterial treatment, several mould anti-sticking adhesive function, curtain glass, and any glass, metal anti-pollution material is dust-proof, wide application range and market popularization value.
NOVELTY - A copper-doped tin oxide transparent conductive film comprises three layers of film sequentially comprising a silicon oxide layer with thickness of 6-9 nm, a titanium oxide layer with thickness of 7.8-16.5 nm and a copper doped tin oxide layer with thickness of 123.8-548.7 nm, where the concentration of copper in copper doped tin oxide layer is 0.8-3.1 wt.%.    USE - Copper-doped tin oxide transparent conductive film for use in field of solar batteries and photoelectricity.    ADVANTAGE - The film has better conductivity and high transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a copper-doped tin oxide transparent conductive film.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer arranged on a substrate and fixed on a top part of a structure. The structure is provided with a stacked P-type amorphous silicon layer, an I-type amorphous silicon layer and an N-type amorphous silicon layer. The P-type amorphous silicon layer is arranged close to the TCO layer. A micro-crystalline silicon layer is arranged on bottom of a stress-creating layer. A stress generating layer is utilized to generate tensile stress to adjust shearing strength of a back metal layer.    USE - Cascade solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell can control tensile strain, so that energy band gap of an I-type layer of a p-i-n junction can be reduced, thus widening absorption wavelength range. The solar cell has high increasing migration rate and high photo-electric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The stress generating layer is made of tungsten, silicon nitride, silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride or tungsten nitride. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a cascade solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a cascade solar cell.
NOVELTY - The battery has a transparent oxidation layer provided on a surface to make a surface to form a concave-convex pile structure. A thin film solar battery is a crystalline structure. A layer of a transparent oxide layer is provided on a double junction surface. The surface is formed an additional defect layer.    USE - Double-film solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery increases electron hole composite, and effectively prevents double-link interface on a carrier form of built-in electric field to obtain better tunneling junctions of a thin film solar cell. The battery has better deposition quality of crystalline thin film lifting and improves efficiency of the thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a double-film solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves setting a single crystal silicon battery plate above liquid that absorbs corrosion at a back surface of a mono crystalline silicon battery sheet. A poly silicon battery sheet is formed at a back surface of an N + layer. Liquor contains mixed solution of hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid. The mono crystalline silicon battery sheet in acid solution is made to contact with a liquid surface.    USE - Single crystal silicon battery sheet manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to provide good passivation effect to the sheet, thus improving battery efficiency. The method enables to easily manufacture the sheet and improve production efficiency of the battery back.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a solar energy battery manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - An intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell compound cathode comprises 85-98 wt.% calcium-iron-cobalt oxide compound and silver metal.    USE - Intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell compound cathode.    ADVANTAGE - The cathode has high electronic conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell compound cathode comprises 85-98 wt. % calcium-iron-cobalt oxide compound (Ca2Fe2-xCoxO5) and silver metal, where x is 0-1. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing an intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell compound cathode, which involves mixing calcium carbonate, iron oxide and cobalt oxide, grinding for 12-24 hours in a ball mill at 900-1000 degrees C to obtain a finished product.
NOVELTY - The battery has a cathode liquid storage tank connected with a cathode electrolyte inlet and a cathode electrolyte outlet through a circulating pipeline. The inlet and the outlet are connected to a battery module. The battery module is fixed on a connecting pipeline between the cathode electrolyte inlet and the cathode liquid storage tank. The cathode electrolyte storage tank is provided with a circulation pump. An anode is adhered on a base body. The anode is made of an extruding paste bromide material. A complexing agent is provided with a quaternary ammonium salt compound.    USE - Single zinc bromine redox flow battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery reduces corrosion, leakage, energy consumption and cost. The battery improves zinc deposition structure and energy efficiency. The battery is simple in structure, and has prolonged service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a single zinc bromine redox flow battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing positive and negative battery pastes and slurry, and pasting an anode on a nickel positive electrode battery. The nickel positive electrode battery is dried after cleaning. Longitudinal and transverse cuttings are made on a positive plate. A cathode is pasted on the nickel electrode battery and dried. Longitudinal and transverse cuttings are made on a negative plate. A battery core, a shell, a sealing top cover and a liquid injection are connected in series to prepare a non-symmetric rare earth capacitor.    USE - Non-symmetric rare earth capacitor preparation method for solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables integrating positive and negative poles together, so that the battery is inexpensive, environment friendly, and safe to use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The positive battery paste is made of spherical nickel hydroxide or cobalt spherical nickel hydroxide, and negative battery paste is made of yttrium oxide, cerium oxide, lanthanum oxide, ytterbium oxide or ferric oxide. A thin layer of ceramic material is made of zirconium dioxide or aluminum sulphate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a non-symmetric rare earth capacitor preparation method for solid oxide fuel cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of used for ultra-white float glass of solar battery assembly, comprising a ultra-white float glass substrate, the upper surface of the substrate is coated with light reflection-reducing coating layer, wherein said light reducing the thickness of the reflective coating is 50nm to 200nm. The utility model overcomes the disadvantages of the traditional ultra-white float glass, and good light transmittance, weather resistance, which greatly increases the generating power of the solar energy battery component, and the cost is low and the technique is simple.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of hidden frame solar photovoltaic and photo-thermal integrated curtain wall construction member, the member is mainly composed of hidden frame, integrated lamination component, a copper plate core, locating buckle, phenolic heat preservation board and aluminium-plastic back plate and so on, wherein the hidden frame aluminium metal one-off extrusion, the cross section is a closed cross-section and four clamp slot, the integrated component mainly lamination together with lamination of toughened glass, a battery sheet and the whole heat absorbing plate; the copper plate core is composed of header pipe and outlet pipe, and the water inlet direction to the back. This utility model can replace the traditional curtain wall, the photo-electric and photo-thermal utilization and curtain wall. effect, which not only can eliminate the common solar energy component of the building, but also can avoid the repeated investment, reduces the cost and improves the benefit.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a solar battery plate sintering furnace of the hearth frame, a hearth to carry out sealing, good heat preservation effect, high heating efficiency, the utility model of the hearth main body is an integrated structure, the whole body is a hollow cuboid structure, the furnace chamber body is a three-layer structure from outside to inside, and the outermost layer is the hearth shell is made of stainless steel material, the hearth shell is fixedly connected on the frame of the sintering furnace, inside of the microsphere is covered shell of the hearth heat insulating material is made of refractory ceramic fibre heat preservation layer, the heat preservation layer is adhered to the inner part of the furnace shell by fire-resisting sealing glue, the inner layer of the furnace body is a heat insulating layer, a heat insulating layer and the heat insulating layer is made of calcium carbonate material is fixedly connected with the middle position of the heat insulating layer, the upper and lower symmetrical manufacturing transmission guide rail extending in two sides of the transmission mesh belt is extended to the transmission guide rail, upper and lower symmetrical to the transmission guide rail is set with a heating tube, the heating tube is a quartz glass tube.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of illuminating device, comprising a solar battery board, a charging circuit and a lithium battery pack, an LED lamp bead, a control circuit, a proximity sensor, a light sensor, solar panel of the light energy into the electric energy by the charging circuit for charging the lithium battery and a lithium battery pack is an LED lamp ball and a control circuit power supply, an optical sensor for detecting the surrounding environment brightness, the detection result to control circuit, an infrared proximity sensor detecting whether there is a person close to the detection result to the control circuit, the control circuit controls the LED lamp ball,.
NOVELTY - The shell fabric comprises a surface layer, a middle layer and a base layer. The surface layer is cotton-polyester blended fabric material. The middle layer is glass fiber non-woven fabric material. The base layer is natural fiber blended fabric material. The surface layer of the implant is flexible electronic element. The intermediate layer of the implant is flexible electronic circuit board and a flexible solar cell. The electric element is bonded on the material surface layer by an adhesive. The electronic circuit board is composed of a flexible resistor and a capacitor element.    USE - The shell fabric is useful in a textile industry.    ADVANTAGE - The burglar-proof shell fabric is reasonable structure, and has good wear resistance, air permeability, antibacterial effect, and elasticity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The shell fabric comprises a surface layer, a middle layer and a base layer. The surface layer is cotton-polyester blended fabric material. The middle layer is glass fiber non-woven fabric material. The base layer is natural fiber blended fabric material. The surface layer of the implant is flexible electronic element. The intermediate layer of the implant is flexible electronic circuit board and a flexible solar cell. The electric element is bonded on the material surface layer by an adhesive. The electronic circuit board is composed of a flexible resistor and a capacitor element. The middle layer of the implant is a flexible solar cell and a flexible solar battery. The solar battery is adhered on the intermediate layer by an adhesive, and has a working voltage of 12 V.
NOVELTY - Molten silicon materials are provided on the filter, such that silicon fluid in molten silicon materials is separated from refractory impurities, to obtain purified silicon fluid. Directional solidification and crystallization are performed for purified silicon fluid to form silicon ingots, to obtain polycrystalline silicon.    USE - Manufacture of polycrystalline silicon used for manufacturing silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively provides polycrystalline silicon having high purity.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a coating membrane by applying coating liquid for coating a membrane on a surface on a support body (12). The coating liquid is dried and cured. Tensile strength of the support body is adjusted, and a laminate film (82) is affixed on the coating membrane. The support body affixed with the laminate film is wound on a roll. Temperature of the support body is maintained in a predetermined range between process of affixing the laminate film and process of winding up the support body on the roll.    USE - Method for manufacturing a functional film used in a display apparatus such as LCD and organic electroluminescent display, a semiconductor device e.g. gas barrier film, protective film, optical filter and antireflection film, and a thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables ensuring that generation of failures such as bending of the support body, after affixing of the laminate film can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a coating membrane film making apparatus.    Support body (12)    Coating membrane film-forming apparatus (22)    Winder (34)    Support roller (38)    Laminate film (82)
NOVELTY - Cyclization coupling of trihalosilane is carried out performed and tetradeca halo cyclohexasilane di-anion compound is synthesized. The di-anion containing compound is filtered from synthesis liquid and reduced to obtain cyclohexasilane. The insoluble material contained in cyclohexasilane is separated by mesh component (8) attached in discharge portion (10) of cyclohexasilane synthesis container (2) to obtain cyclohexasilane.    USE - Manufacture of cyclohexasilane used as raw material for manufacturing hydrogenated polysilane for solar cells and semiconductors.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of cyclohexasilane with high productivity by simple process, and has water-prohibition property and oxygen-prohibition property. The cyclohexasilane manufacture apparatus is easy to maintain and contributes to space saving.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the production line for manufacture of cyclohexasilane.    Cyclohexasilane synthesized container (2)    Pipe (3, 4)    Concentrator (5)    Mesh component (8)    Discharge port (10)
NOVELTY - A water-containing cutting fluid comprises polyoxyalkylene addition product (I) of compound (a) having which have 3-8 hydroxyl groups, as an essential component, and water. The hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of the polyoxyalkylene addition product is 4.5-6.    USE - Water-containing cutting fluid is used for manufacture of silicon wafer for electronic material and solar cell (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to memory device, oscillation element, amplifier, transistor, diode, personal computer, mobile telephone, display apparatus, audio equipment and solar power generation device.    ADVANTAGE - The water-containing cutting fluid has excellent cutting efficiency, and low-foaming property. The silicon wafer having excellent etching property, is efficiently obtained by the water-containing cutting fluid, in a short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A water-containing cutting fluid comprises polyoxyalkylene addition product of formula: R(O-(A1O)m-H)f (I) of compound (a) having which have 3-8 hydroxyl groups, as an essential component, and water. The hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of the polyoxyalkylene addition product is 4.5-6.    R=3-8 hydroxy;    A1O=2-4C oxyalkylene;    m=1-350;and    f=3-8.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - A polyethylene-terephthalate composition contains 1 mol/ton or more and 3 mol/ton or less phosphoric acid alkali metal compound as an alkali metal, 1-1.5 wt.% diethylene glycol, and 1.5 mol/ton or more and 5 mol/ton or less elemental phosphorus. The polyethylene-terephthalate composition has carboxylic acid-terminal group increase amount of 50 equivalent/ton or less, by wet-heat-treating white foreign material, at 155 degrees C and 100 %RH for 4 hours, and intrinsic viscosity of 0.60 dl/g or more and less than 0.70 dl/g.    USE - Polyethylene-terephthalate composition is used for electric material, magnetic material, capacitor, packaging material, optical material, front sheet for solar cell and biaxially stretched film.    ADVANTAGE - The polyethylene-terephthalate composition has excellent hydrolysis resistance, ductility and optical characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyethylene-terephthalate composition contains 1 mol/ton or more and 3 mol/ton or less phosphoric acid alkali metal compound as an alkali metal, 1-1.5 wt.% diethylene glycol, and 1.5 mol/ton or more and 5 mol/ton or less elemental phosphorus. The polyethylene-terephthalate composition has carboxylic acid-terminal group increase amount of 50 equivalent/ton or less, by wet-heat-treating white foreign material of 50 mu m or more having volume fraction of elemental phosphorus and alkali metal of 1 ppm or less, at 155 degrees C and 100 %RH for 4 hours, and intrinsic viscosity of 0.60 dl/g or more and less than 0.70 dl/g. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polyethylene-terephthalate composition, which involves supplying terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol to low polymer of ethylene terephthalate, carrying out polycondensation reaction and esterification, and adding ethylene glycol solution of phosphoric acid alkali metal compound after starting polycondensation reaction and before starting esterification.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming primary recessed portion of several inverted pyramids in the lower portion of the opening portion and near-field area. An isotropic etching is performed (S40) through the opening portion with respect to the surface in which the protective film is formed on semiconductor substrate. The primary recessed portion is etched and secondary recessed portion of several inverted pyramids is formed in the lower portion of the opening portion and near-field area. The protective film is removed (S50).    USE - Roughening method of substrate e.g. silicon substrate used in manufacturing process of solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the texture of the inverted pyramid has narrow terrace, the substrate with which the surface intersection portion in the texture of inverted pyramid can be curved. Hence the solar cell with low light reflectivity and the high photoelectric conversion efficiency can be manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of the solar cell;    (2) a solar cell; and    (3) a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the roughening process of substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for forming inverted pyramid texture formation on film surface (S10)    Step for forming etching mask (S20)    Step for forming unetched area of the surface of semiconductor substrate between the primary recessed portions (S30)    Step for performing isotropic etching through the opening portion with respect to the surface in which the protective film is formed on semiconductor substrate (S40)    Step for removing protective film (S50)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (212) has an electric power generation state detection unit detects the finish and a start of the electric power generation based on the generated electric power, when electric power is produced by solar cell (200). A charge amount detection unit detects the charge amount of a storage battery (204) and supplies electric power to electric power load. An electric charging control unit controls the start and finish time of charge of the storage battery based on the past start time and charge amount of the electric power generation.    USE - Electrical storage control apparatus for controlling storage battery (claimed) such as lithium ion battery and nickel-hydrogen battery, and used in solar energy power generation system installed in home and commerce-and-industry facility.    ADVANTAGE - The electric power by photovoltaic power generation can be sold off efficiently, so that speed of deterioration of the storage battery can be restrained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) control system; and    (2) control method of storage battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the solar energy power generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell (200)    Storage battery (204)    Electrical storage control apparatus (212)    Inverter (214)    Converter (216)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (LM) has main laminating device and sub laminating device that are respectively provided with hot plates made of thermal conductivity material. The hot plate of main laminating device supplies heat to the to-be-processed object (10) in the range of 110 Wm-1K-1. The hot plate of sub laminating device supplies heat to the to-be-processed object in the range of 20 Wm-1K-1.    USE - Apparatus for laminating to-be-processed object e.g. thin film type solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of the laminating apparatus can be simplified significantly with low manufacturing cost. The productive efficiency of the laminating apparatus can be improved significantly while the time required for laminating to-be-processed object can be shortened. Since the electric heater is used for a hot plate, the temperature of the hot plate can be raised for a short time. The main machinery can introduce the air into the upper chamber through the air intake/exhaust port of upper case, so that the vacuum state of the lower chamber can be maintained. Hence air pressure difference can be raised between the upper chamber and the lower chamber so that the diaphragm can be expanded.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory drawing of the lamination apparatus.    To-be-processed object (10)    Upper case (110)    Lower case (120)    Inlet conveyor (200)    Apparatus for laminating to-be-processed object (LM)
NOVELTY - A substrate comprises a diffraction layer including binder having refractive index of 0.5-4, and scattering particles having refractive index different from refractive index of binder, and a base layer including polyamic acid or polyimide.    USE - Substrate is used for organic electronic device e.g. organic light-emitting device for lamp (all claimed). Can also be used for organic solar cell, organic photoreceptor and organic transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate has excellent light-extraction efficiency, and blocks the inflow of moisture and gas from the outside. The organic electronic device containing the substrate has excellent reliability.
NOVELTY - A polyimide resin is obtained by carrying out imidization polymerization reaction of bicyclo(4.2.0)octane-3,4,7,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamine compound. The molar ratio of aromatic diamine compound to bicyclo(4.2.0)octane-3,4,7,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride is 90-110:100.    USE - Polyimide resin is used for varnish for molded product for plastic substrate for electrical/electronic component (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electronic paper, organic solar cell, organic electroluminescent illumination, flexible liquid crystal display, insulating material, paint, coating material and adhesive material.    ADVANTAGE - The molded product comprising the polyimide resin has excellent transparency, heat resistance and low-linear expansion coefficient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polyamic-acid resin, which is obtained by carrying out copolymerization of bicyclo(4.2.0)octane-3,4,7,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamine compound;    (2) polyimide varnish, which contains the polyimide resin and organic solvent;    (3) polyamic-acid varnish, which contains polyamic-acid resin and the organic solvent; and    (4) polyimide molded product, which is obtained by molding the polyimide varnish or polyamic-acid varnish.
NOVELTY - A resin composition comprises component (A) containing aromatic polyester resin having terminal carboxyl group concentration of 30 equivalent/ton or less, component (B) containing cyclic carbodiimide compound having at least two carbodiimide ring which has only one carbodiimide group in one ring, and component (C) containing polyvalent hydroxyl group-containing compound having hydroxyl number of 200 or more.    USE - Resin composition is used for molded article (claimed) for solar cell backsheet, solar cell module, electrical/electronic component including housing, gearwheel and gear, connector, building material, civil engineering component, agricultural material, and motor vehicle component including interior and exterior components.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition has excellent hydrolysis resistance, durability and moldability. Generation of isocyanate gas during molding is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of resin composition, which involves mixing component (A) and component (C), melt-kneading the resultant product, then adding component (B), and melt-kneading.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier laminate is formed by sequentially laminating a primer layer and a gas barrier layer on one surface of a base material. The primer layer has elasticity modulus of 1.6 GPa or more at 90 degrees C. The static friction coefficient between one surface and other surface of laminate is 0.35-0.8.    USE - Gas-barrier laminate for component of electronic device (all claimed) e.g. liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier laminate has excellent gas barrier property and durability. The generation of winding defects and blocking is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas-barrier laminate, which involves forming gas barrier layer on the primer layer while conveying the elongate base material on which primer layer is formed, and winding up the base material having gas barrier layer in roll shape.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film consists of a resin layer containing polyvinyl alcohol and a silicon compound, provided on an inorganic layer formed on the surface(s) of a base film. The gas-barrier film has basterisk value of -1 to 1 and aasterisk value of -1 to 1, as measured by JIS Z8722..    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for gas-barrier laminates of protection sheets (all claimed) used for displays e.g. liquid-crystal panels, touch panels, and electronic paper. Can also be used for packaging foodstuffs, industrial products, and pharmaceuticals, transparent electroconductive sheets of solar cells, electromagnetic wave shields, color filters, and electroluminescent substrates, and vacuum heat insulating materials.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has low haze, excellent transparency and water-vapor impermeability, and no appearance failure, and is effective in inhibiting reflection.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) gas-barrier laminate formed by laminating the gas-barrier film, and a transparent film and/or a low-shrink film, through a contact bonding layer or an adhesion layer; and    (2) manufacture of gas-barrier film, which involves forming an inorganic layer on the surface(s) of a base film, forming a resin layer on the inorganic layer, with at least one inorganic layer formed by physical vapor deposition with introduction of oxygen, and annealing after forming resin layer.
NOVELTY - A curable resin composition comprises polythiol compound which has thiol groups in molecule, polyene compound which has carbon-carbon double bonds in molecule, and photoinitiator. The molecular weight of the polythiol compound and polyene compound is 230-500. The curable resin composition is volatilized by heating and forms a vapor deposition film on a substrate under atmospheric pressure or reduced pressure atmosphere.    USE - Curable resin composition is used for vapor deposition film and resin protective film for manufacturing organic optical device (all claimed) e.g. organic electroluminescent element and organic thin-film solar cell element.    ADVANTAGE - The vapor deposition film formed using curable resin composition has high vapor deposition efficiency and excellent adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resin protective film, which is obtained by photocuring curable resin composition;    (2) organic optical device, which has organic thin film element protected with resin protective film obtained by vapor-depositing and photocuring the curable resin composition; and    (3) manufacture of organic optical device, which involves vapor-depositing the curable resin composition on organic thin film element, photocuring the vapor-deposited curable resin composition, and forming the resin protective film on the organic thin film element.
NOVELTY - Casting of polycrystalline silicon involves disposing bottomless cooling crucible (7) which is divided in the circumferential direction into components in at least a portion along the axiswise section and in which the inside surface is coated with a nitrogen-containing mold-releasing agent, in the inside of an induction coil (8) in a chamber (1), melting raw material for polycrystalline silicon (12) in the bottomless cooling crucible by electromagnetic induction heating using induction coil, cooling, obtaining molten silicon (13) and solidifying the obtained molten silicon.    USE - Casting of polycrystalline silicon used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the casting of polycrystalline silicon with high crystallinity. The solar cell obtained by the polycrystalline silicon has high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Casting of polycrystalline silicon involves disposing bottomless cooling crucible which is divided in the circumferential direction into components in at least a portion along the axiswise section and in which the inside surface is coated with a nitrogen-containing mold-releasing agent, in the inside of an induction coil in a chamber, melting raw material for polycrystalline silicon in the bottomless cooling crucible by electromagnetic induction heating using induction coil, cooling, obtaining molten silicon and solidifying the obtained molten silicon, during the pulling of resultant silicon down. The pulling of the solidified silicon is performed by controlling the carbon concentration, oxygen concentration and nitrogen concentration to 4x 1017-6x 1017 atoms/cm3, 0.3x 1017-5x 1017 atoms/cm3 and 8x 1013-1x 1018 atoms/cm3, respectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the apparatus for casting of the polycrystalline silicon.    Chamber (1)    Bottomless cooling crucible (7)    Induction coil (8)    Raw material for polycrystalline silicon (12)    Molten silicon (13)
NOVELTY - The film making apparatus has film-forming material supply unit which is provided in chamber for performing predetermined film-forming process on base material (2). The Nelson roller (51) transmits the base material to supply unit, and discharges the base material outside the chamber. The Nelson roller (52) has rotation axis inclined at predetermined angle from the rotation axis of roller (51), and arrays the base material which is wrapped several times in the space between rollers. The rollers are divided into several freely rotating independent rollers (51a-51n).    USE - Film making apparatus for forming thin film on surface of roll-to-roll elongated base material, used for slat structure type solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The base material can be transported smoothly using Nelson rollers and damage to the base material or failure of the film making apparatus can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory drawing of rollers.    Base material (2)    Roller portion (5)    Nelson rollers (51,52)    Freely rotating independent rollers (51a-51n)
NOVELTY - A curable epoxy resin composition comprises alicyclic epoxy compound (A), monoallyl diglycidyl isocyanurate compound (B) (I), curing agent (C) and curing accelerator (D). The curing agent contains methyl norbornane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid anhydride as an essential component. The content of succinic acid anhydride in the curing agent is 0.4 wt.% or less.    USE - Curable epoxy resin composition is used for cured material for optical semiconductor device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to adhesive agent, laminated board, coating material, ink, transparent base material, transparent sheet, transparent film, electronic paper, touch panel, solar cell substrate, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The cured material obtained by the curable epoxy resin composition has excellent heat resistance, light resistance, thermal shock resistance, and reflow resistance under high-humidity condition. The optical semiconductor device obtained using the cured material has excellent durability, and suppressed deterioration of the fall of luminous intensity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable epoxy resin composition comprises alicyclic epoxy compound (A), monoallyl diglycidyl isocyanurate compound (B) of formula (I), curing agent (C) and curing accelerator (D). The curing agent contains methyl norbornane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid anhydride as an essential component. The content of succinic acid anhydride in the curing agent is 0.4 wt.% or less.    R1,R2=H or 1-8C alkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) cured material, which is obtained by curing the curable epoxy resin composition; and    (2) optical semiconductor device, which has an optical semiconductor element sealed by the resin composition.
NOVELTY - An aluminum pattern comprises aluminum and magnesium. The content of magnesium and silicon in aluminum pattern is 0.1-3 %mass and 100 mass ppm or less, respectively. The total content of elements other than aluminum and magnesium is 500 mass ppm or less. On the surface of the aluminum pattern, 10/1000 mu m2 or less magnesium silicide particles having equivalent diameter of 10 nm or more, are contained.    USE - Aluminum pattern is used in producing stampers for manufacturing reflection preventing articles (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to display, motor-vehicle meter cover, motor-vehicle mirror, motor-vehicle window, light extraction efficiency improvement component of organic or inorganic electroluminescence, and solar cell component.    ADVANTAGE - The aluminum pattern enables formation of stamper having reduced convex-shaped defects. The articles formed using stamper have excellent reflection preventing performance and water-repellent performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of stamper;    (2) manufacture of articles;    (3) manufacture of aluminum pattern;    (4) stamper; and    (5) reflection preventing articles.
NOVELTY - Catalyst comprising carbon nano-tube as a carrier, and loaded nano-alloy comprising palladium, copper and tin with a atomic ratio of 1:1:1, is new, where loaded nano-alloy is present in an amount of 20-50 wt.%, and the carbon nano-tube is present in an amount of 50-80 wt.%.    USE - The catalyst is useful in nano-alloy catalysts and low-temperature fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has good dispersibility and high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of the catalyst.
NOVELTY - Removal of surface impurities on silicon nanowire solar cells comprises etching single-crystal silicon nanowire, carrying out dry oxidation process by introducing oxygen at 800-900 degrees C with oxygen flow rate of 20-80 cm3/minute for 10-30 minutes to form surface oxide layer with thickness of 5-10 nm, soaking nanowire in 20-30% hydrogen peroxide at room temperature for 10-30 minutes, and soaking nanowire in hydrofluoric acid etching solution for 10-30 minutes to remove oxide layer.    USE - Method for removing surface impurities on silicon nanowire solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces surface recombination rate and prolongs service life of solar cells with improved efficiency.
NOVELTY - Diffusion of silicon wafer comprises putting silicon wafer in diffusion furnace, raising temperature to 780-800 degrees C for 11.5-13.5 minutes, introducing nitrogen and oxygen with added phosphorus oxychloride at gas flow ratio of 2:1-3:1, raising temperature to 820-840 degrees C for 10-15 minutes, reducing temperature to 730-750 degrees C for 10-15 minutes with nitrogen gas flow rate of 1000-2000 cm3/minute and removing wafers for cooling.    USE - Method for diffusing silicon wafer used for producing solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces surface impurity of silicon wafer with improved uniformity and stability. The solar cell has enhanced light absorption rate that increases energy conversion efficiency by 17-17.5%.
NOVELTY - In an electronic or optoelectronic device, a non-polymeric compound (A) comprising greater than or equal to 1 nitrogen containing (hetero)bicyclic group, is used.    USE - In electronic or optoelectronic device (claimed) such as organic small molecule solar cells e.g. small molecule bulk-heterojunction (SM BHJ) solar cells and inverted tandem solar cells, and transistors.    ADVANTAGE - The non-polymeric compounds comprising greater than or equal to 1 nitrogen containing (hetero)bicyclic group provide high-efficiency small molecule materials which do not limit manufacturing options, and which do not have sites that react with materials such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), other acidic materials, or materials deposited from acidic solution. The compounds thus address need for improved light harvesting molecules for molecular heterojunction devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - In an electronic or optoelectronic device, a non-polymeric compound (A) comprising greater than or equal to 1 nitrogen containing (hetero)bicyclic group of formula (I), is used.    M'=S, O, or N-R1;    R1=H, 1-30C alkyl, or 6-30C aryl;    X1 and Y1= CH, or -C(W')-;    W'=F, Cl, Br, I, CN, CF3, CHF2, or CH2F.    Provided that:    (1) when X1 is CH then Y1 is -C(W')-; and    (2) when X1 is -C(W')- then Y1 is CH.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electronic or optoelectronic device comprising the non-polymeric compound (A).
NOVELTY - An organic silica compound having repeating unit (I) is new.    USE - New organic silica compound is used for organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic silica compound has high durability with respect to oxygen or heat and favorable visible light absorption property. The organic thin-film solar cell containing the organic silica compound has favorable structural stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic silica compound having repeating unit of formula (I) is new.    at least one of R1-R3,at least one of R4-R6=group of formula: -Z-(Si((-Ra)3ij)((-OH)j)-(O0.5)i)- (II), and remainder of R1-R6 is H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, phenoxy, acetyl, benzoyl, amino, amide, imide, nitro or cyano;    Z=single bond or group chosen from 6-20C arylene, 2-20C heterocyclyl, ethenylene, ethynylene, ether, carbonyl, amino, amide or imide;    Ra=1-8C alkyl or optionally substituted allyl;    k=1 or 2;    i=1-3;    j=0-2;    i+j=1-3;and    R7-R8=H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, phenoxy, acetyl, benzoyl, amino, amide, imide, nitro or cyano.
NOVELTY - Preparing a zinc oxide nanostructure comprises: preparing a periodic nano pattern with photoresist; periodically distributing the zinc using a lift-off process; and oxidizing the zinc using a thermal process and forming a zinc oxide seed.    USE - The method is useful for preparing a zinc oxide nanostructure (claimed) that is used in a laser diode, LED, optical detector, solar cell, flat panel display and sensor lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The residue in the zinc oxide nanostructure can be removed without requiring an additional process. The seed is periodically formed on the different substrate in a simple manner with the hydrothermal synthesis.
NOVELTY - High purity silicon flux in which through-holes are formed through vacuum process, is claimed.    USE - The high purity silicon flux is useful in solar cell and semi-conductor applications.    ADVANTAGE - The high purity silicon flux has reduced error rate and can be obtained quick. The through-hole has high specific surface area and small size.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for producing high-purity silicon flux comprising molding raw materials in the form of a flux, drying the molded flux, and forming through-holes on an inner side of the flux.
NOVELTY - The device has mixer (11) that is installed at certain distance from reformer (1) and in which reformate gas is pre-mixed with the air flowed in from the atmosphere through the air pump. The carbon monoxide gas removal device (2) removes the carbon monoxide from the reformate gas. The reformate gas line (12) is connected in the side portion of the mixer.    USE - Reformate gas-air premixed carbon monoxide gas removal device used in fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst activation of the CO gas removal device is made without the internal structure improvement so that the cost of the device is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the reformate gas-air premixed carbon monoxide gas removal device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Reformer (1)    Carbon monoxide gas removal device (2)    Fuel cell stack (4)    Mixer (11)    Reformate gas line (12)
NOVELTY - A heat-radiation composition comprises 10-95 weight% heat-radiation material, 5-90 weight% binder which comprises 2-99.9 weight% alumina and 0.08-70 weight% zinc oxide, and 0.01-1 weight% additive.    USE - Heat-radiation composition is used for forming heat-radiation layer used in heat sink (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to television, computer, central processing unit, memory, and solar cell circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The products containing the layer formed using the composition has high electrical properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for heat sink, which has heat-dissipation layer formed using the heat-radiation composition formed on a substrate.
NOVELTY - A solution containing titanium dioxide precursor and water is hydrolyzed. A secondary solution is mixed with obtained solution, and further hydrolyzed to produce titanium dioxide nanoparticles by sol-gel method. The nanoparticles are aggregated and resulting amorphous titanium dioxide powder is immersed in a solution of water and ammonia at predetermined temperature and time. Hydrothermal reaction is carried out, and mesopores are formed to manufacture hierarchical structured titanium dioxide powder.    USE - Preparation of hierarchical structured titanium dioxide powder for fabrication of quantum dot sensitized solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hierarchical structured titanium dioxide powder provides quantum dot sensitized solar cell having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency. The size of titanium dioxide aggregate is controlled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fabrication of quantum dot sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - The refine furnace (1) has a tank (10) that is installed at one side of a crucible. A cooling unit (40) is installed at the lower portion of the crucible, to cool the crucible through the refrigerant. An ultrasonic oscillator is provided for oscillating the ultrasound to vibrate the crucible, for refining the poly-silicon within the tank. The ultrasonic oscillator is provided with a second oscillation unit which oscillates the second ultrasound having the phase difference of the first ultrasound produced by a first oscillation unit.    USE - Poly silicon refine furnace for use during manufacture of solar cell and semiconductor memory.    ADVANTAGE - Since the poly-silicon accommodated in the tank are vibrated with supersonic waves of ultrasonic oscillator, the failure rate of the poly-silicon furnace can be reduced. Hence, the impurity removal efficiency and purity of the poly-silicon refine furnace can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the poly silicon refine furnace.    Tank (10)    Gas inlet pipe (12a)    Cooling unit (40)    Plasticizer introduction unit (70)
NOVELTY - Catalyst (I) obtained by adsorbing fluorine element and nitrogen adsorbed on the carbon black by chemical reaction, forming ion state of a fluorine atom and a carbon atom in the carbon black, doping the nitrogen atom into the carbon-doped layered structure, and introducing pyrrole nitrogen, pyridine nitrogen and graphite in the form of nitrogen, is new.    USE - (I) is useful for preparing fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - (I) can be simply and economically prepared with high oxygen reduction catalyst, oxygen-reducing starting electric potential and half-wave electric potential and high stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of (I).
NOVELTY - The cover has a concave shaped shielding cover part (10) provided with a Z-shaped or L-shaped air flow dredging device and an air current baffle plate (11). A protective air pipe (9) is provided between the air current baffle plate and the concave shape shielding cover. The air pipe is provided with a small air outlet hole. The concave shaped shielding cover part is provided with a vacuum cavity body (1) and a long and narrow gap towards a plane target. The air current baffle plate is provided with a long slit at a side edge.    USE - Space target film coating uniformity improving shielding cover for a thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cover improves coating quality and uniformity of a film layer, and conversion efficiency of a thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a space target film coating uniformity improving shielding cover.    Vacuum cavity body (1)    Protective air pipe (9)    Shielding cover part (10)    Air current baffle plate (11)
NOVELTY - The unit has two adjacent solar cell stacks bonded together by a transparent adhesive material layer that insulates the solar cell stacks. The transparent adhesive material layer is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or polyvinyl butyral or polymethyl methacrylate or epoxy resin. The transparent adhesive material layer is doped with an optical conversion material. The light conversion material comprises a fluorine compound material, sulphur-containing compound material and rare earth element ions in oxide material.    USE - Solar cell unit.    ADVANTAGE - The unit achieves high photo-electric conversion efficiency as current lattice matching is avoided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell unit manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell unit.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a solar energy applied to screen positive electrode square resistance battery, comprising a silicon sheet main body, wherein it is distributed with a textured silicon wafer main body surface is distributed with high square resistance transmission. Silicon nitride film is distributed with the square resistance emitter junction surface, a silicon nitride film is distributed with grid line layer. At the same time, the grid line layer is distributed with dense grid line region and the secondary dense-grid line area, dense grid line region on the gate line layer. That is, by no equal grid line of distribution pattern, solves the problem that the centre square resistance value area in series resistance loss is large and the edge of a square resistance area light loss, improves the cell efficiency. At the same time, wherein in the grid line region, which can reduce the single consumption of a printing, saving. Moreover, the utility model has simple whole structure, easy production line.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an absorbing material layer in a vacuum chamber at 500-600 degrees centigrade. The absorbing material layer is formed with a double tapered layer. 0.35 W indium and 0.5 W galliumare doped in concentration ratio of 3.5: 5. Doping concentration of cuprumgallium, copper and indium is 1: 2: 7.5, and doping concentration of copper and indium gallium is 3.5: 5.    USE - Compound film solar energy battery manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to prevent toxicity and improve yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin film solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a compound film.
NOVELTY - The present invention discloses a method of recycling crystalline silicon solar cells, and the steps thereof comprise: grinding and sieving a crystalline silicon solar cell to obtain cell powder; adding the cell powder to a first immersion liquid under a first preset temperature for a first preset time, and filtering the first immersion liquid to obtain a residue including silicon and silver and a filtrate including aluminum; crystallizing the filtrate including the aluminum under a second preset temperature to obtain a aluminum compound; adding the residue including silicon and silver to a second immersion liquid under a third preset temperature for a second preset time, and filtering the second immersion liquid to obtain a silicon residue and a filtrate including silver; adding a reducing agent to the filtrate including silver under a forth preset temperature for a third preset time and filtering to obtain a silver compound; and smelting the silver compound with boric acid to obtain a silver ingot. Thus, the aluminum, silver metal and silicon with high purity can be obtained to achieve the object of resource recycling.
NOVELTY - The method involves introducing etching gas containing fluorine gas and halogen-containing gas into film-forming chamber (12) under reduced pressure. The surface of silicon substrate (W) is etched by switching on electric power for discharge. The etching gas containing fluorine gas is introduced into film-forming chamber. The etched silicon substrate surface is placed in film-forming chamber. The surface of substrate is further etched by switching on electric power for discharge.    USE - Dry etching method for forming texture structure in silicon substrate surface used for crystal system solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The texture structure is formed to silicon substrate by dry etching and the silicon substrate surface is cleaned after dry etching, so that the texture structure can be easily manufactured. Since wet etching is not used, the high productivity and cost reduction can be achieved by performing the dry etching in the film-forming chamber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the dry etching apparatus.    Substrate stage (2)    High frequency electric-power (3)    Film-forming chamber (12)    Dry etching apparatus (EM)    Substrate (W)
NOVELTY - Glass sheet comprises 60-78 wt.% of silicon dioxide, 0-10 wt.% of aluminum oxide, 0-5 wt.% of boron trioxide, 0-15 wt.% of calcium oxide, 0-10 wt.% of magnesium oxide, 5-20 wt.% of sodium oxide, 0-10 wt.% of potassium oxide, 0-5 wt.% of barium oxide, 0.002-0.03 wt.% of iron (expressed in the form of ferric oxide), and 0.001-0.15 wt.% of copper.    USE - The glass sheet is useful in a photovoltaic module and a mirror for solar energy concentration (claimed) and in architectural fields.    ADVANTAGE - The ultra-clear glass sheet has high energy transmission and luminous transmission by oxidizing the glass using copper, and can be simply and economically prepared with less pure raw materials to obtain the same optical transmission properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an use of copper as an oxidizing agent in a method for manufacturing of a glass sheet.
NOVELTY - A ferritic stainless steel plate comprises 0.1 %mass or less carbon, 0.1-2 %mass silicon, 10-32 %mass chromium, and remainder of iron and unavoidable impurities. The arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of steel plate along the direction perpendicular to the rolling direction on the surface is 0.03 mu m or less. The number of micro pits having a depth of 0.5 mu m or more and an opening area of 10 mu m2 or more is less than 10 per 0.01 mm2. The area ratio of the opening portion of the pit is 1% or less.    USE - Ferritic stainless steel plate is used for electronic component e.g. computer component, digital equipment component, and solar cell substrate, and precision equipment component e.g. hard disk drive component (all claimed), such as cover, clamp ring, and hub of spindle motor.    ADVANTAGE - The ferritic stainless steel plate is economical, and has excellent corrosion resistance and washability even if the surface of the steel plate is not provided with electroless nickel-plating.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of stainless steel plate.
NOVELTY - The stainless steel plate has steel plate main portion that is treated with temper rolling. The arithmetic mean roughness of direction vertical to the rolling direction on the surface of steel plate is set to 0.03 micrometer or less. The micro pit depth is set to 0.5 micrometer or more and the opening area is set to 10 micrometer2 or more and the density of the micro pit is set to 10.0 or less per 0.01 mm2. The opening area ratio of the pit distributed on the surface of steel plate is 1.0% or less.    USE - Stainless steel plate used in electronic component, precision equipment, computer component, digital equipment element, hard disk drive element, and solar cell substrate (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The washability and corrosion resistance of stainless steel plate are improved by regulating the distribution state of the micro pit on the surface of steel plate, and the cost of the stainless steel plate is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of stainless steel plate.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier laminated film has inorganic thin film layer(s) formed on surface(s) of base film. The inorganic thin film layer(s) has zinc-oxide type thin film layer consisting of mixture of zinc oxide and metal oxide of group 13 and/or group 14.    USE - Gas barrier laminated film for protection sheet for e.g. liquid crystal display elements, organic devices and vacuum heat insulating materials (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to inorganic solar cell, electromagnetic wave shield, touch panel, color filter, organic electroluminescent, organic solar cell, organic thin-film transistor, and material for packing foodstuffs, industrial goods and pharmaceuticals.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated film has high gas-barrier property, excellent weather resistance, transparency, crack resistance and corrosion resistance, and does not peel.
NOVELTY - A zinc, titanium and oxygen are molded substantially, to obtain molded product. The obtained molded product is performed in inert gas atmosphere, primary baking is performed under relative density of 92-98%, to obtain primary sintered compact which is closed pore. The processes are performed by capsule free hot isostatic press. The obtained primary sintered compact is performed in inert gas atmosphere, and secondary baking is performed under relative density of 98% or more, to obtain zinc oxide-type sintered compact.    USE - Manufacture of zinc oxide-type sintered compact used for target (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, liquid crystal plasma display, organic electroluminescence display, inorganic electroluminescence display, electronic paper and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide-type sintered compact is efficiently manufactured with high density, and suppressed generation of curvature of zinc volatilization and sintered compact, and excellent moisture resistance, heat resistance and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A zinc, titanium and oxygen are molded substantially, to obtain molded product. The obtained molded product is performed in inert gas atmosphere with pressure of 1-30 MPa, primary baking is performed at 900-1200 degrees C under relative density of 92-98%, to obtain primary sintered compact which is closed pore. The processes are performed by capsule free hot isostatic press. The obtained primary sintered compact is performed in inert gas atmosphere with a pressure of 90 MPa or more, and secondary baking is performed at 800-1400 degrees C under relative density of 98% or more, to obtain zinc oxide-type sintered compact. The ratio of amount of titanium raw material powder is 0.2-10% with respect to the total amount of metal atoms. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for target.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of zinc oxide-type sintered compact involves filling raw material powder containing 0.2-10% zinc, titanium, and oxygen with respect to metal atoms, into a metal container, molding, obtaining molded product and performing hot isostatic pressing sintering. The filling rate of the raw material powder into the metal container 50% or more.    USE - Manufacture of zinc oxide-type sintered compact used for target (claimed) for forming zinc oxide-type transparent conductive film. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, liquid crystal display element, organic electroluminescent element, inorganic electroluminescent element, electronic paper, plasma display, ultraviolet-ray absorber, transparent electromagnetic wave absorber, touch panel and transparent semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides zinc oxide-type sintered compact having high density, and suppressed volatilization of zinc. The zinc oxide-type transparent conductive film obtained using the target obtained by the zinc oxide-type sintered compact has excellent stability, heat resistance, durability, moisture resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for target.
NOVELTY - Management of silicon nitride powder is carried out by setting the ratio (N/O) (management parameter) of molar concentration (N) of functional group which combines silamine group and silazane group per unit surface area on the surface of a particle of silicon nitride powder, and molar concentration (O) of silanol group per unit surface area of the silicon nitride powder to 2 or more.    USE - Management of silicon nitride powder used for high-temperature structural elements e.g. silicon nitride compacts. Uses include but are not limited to cutting tips, ball bearings, automobile engine components, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables judgment of quality of silicon nitride powder, and maintenance of appropriate viscosity with respect to silicon nitride powder slurry.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a path that guides vapor deposition material (24) to vapor-deposited element in vacuum chamber (11). A valve adjusts opening degree of path and a thickness monitor (26) detects film thickness of vapor-deposited element. A temperature sensor (27) detects temperature of crucible (22). The vapor deposition rate is turned into predetermined rate, while adjusting opening degree of valve. The temperature of crucible is temperature-risen by predetermined temperature of crucible. A controller increases vapor deposition amount of vapor deposition material.    USE - Vapor deposition apparatus used for vapor deposition of metal-electrode wiring of thin metal film, organic-material thin film, solar cell, display panel, organic electroluminescent light emitting layer, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The residue of vapor deposition material is minimized, while preventing the thermal deterioration of vapor deposition material. The opening degree adjustment of a valve can be performed easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of vapor deposition apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vacuum chamber (11)    Crucible (22)    Vapor deposition material (24)    Thickness monitor (26)    Temperature sensor (27)
NOVELTY - A ferritic stainless-steel material comprises 18-35 %mass chromium, titanium and aluminum, and has austenite single phase structure, and has surface roughness of 0.3 mu m or less. The oxide film thickness in depth to the position where oxygen concentration falls to one half of peak values from an outermost surface is 10 nm or less, which is analyzed in depth direction by glow discharge spectrometer. The total content of titanium and aluminum in the material is 0-0.15 %mass. The bonding is carried out at temperature of 1200 degrees C or less.    USE - Ferritic-stainless-steel material is used for forming diffusion-bonded products. Uses include but are not limited to heat exchanger, machine component, fuel cell component, domestic electrical appliances, plant component, ornamental component and building material.    ADVANTAGE - The products bonded using the material has high bond strength, reliability, and corrosion resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of ferritic stainless steel material.
NOVELTY - An austenitic-stainless-steel material comprises 9-37 %mass chromium, 37-43 %mass nickel, 0-0.5 %mass silicon, titanium and aluminum, and has austenite single phase structure, and has surface roughness of 0.3 mu m or less. The oxide film thickness in depth to the position where oxygen concentration falls to one half of peak values from an outermost surface is 10 nm or less, which is analyzed in depth direction by glow discharge spectrometer. The total content of titanium and aluminum in the material is 0-0.15 %mass. The diffusion bonding is carried out at 1200 degrees C or less.    USE - Austenitic-stainless-steel material is used for forming diffusion-bonded products. Uses include but are not limited to heat exchanger, machine component, fuel cell component, domestic electrical appliances, plant component, ornamental component and building material.    ADVANTAGE - The products bonded using the material has high bond strength, reliability, and corrosion resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of austenitic-stainless-steel material.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has holding portion which hold a substrate (9) horizontally. A nozzle (10) is provided to discharge the process liquid (15) to discharge position (P1) of the substrate hold at the holding portion. A nozzle (20) is provided to discharge the process liquid (25) by which the ultrasonic wave is applied to discharge position (P2) of the substrate. A nozzle (30) is provided to spray gas between the discharge positions. The discharge position (P2) is located in the outer peripheral side of substrate from the discharge position (P1).    USE - Substrate processing apparatus e.g. sheet pattern cleaning apparatus for processing substrate e.g. semiconductor wafer. Can also be used in glass substrate for LCD device, plasma display panel and photomask, substrate for color filter, recording disk, solar cell, and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The damage of the substrate by a cavitation can be suppressed. The foreign material is removed using the substrate vibration which produced by the process liquid. The breadth of the process liquid can be suppressed at the time of the start of process. The propagation of the ultrasonic vibration from the specific process liquid to the preset process liquid can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for substrate processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the discharge of process liquid and nitrogen gas.    Substrate (9)    Ultrasonic vibration (9B)    Nozzles (10,20,30)    Process liquids (15,25)    Discharge positions (P1,P2)
NOVELTY - The ink has an organic-semiconductor compound, an inorganic semiconductor compound, and an organic solvent. The inorganic semiconductor compound consists of spherical inorganic semiconductor particles and wire shape inorganic semiconductor material. A weight ratio of the wire shape inorganic semiconductor material with respect to the total weight of the inorganic semiconductor compound is 30 to 80 weight%.    USE - Ink for organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell active layer.    ADVANTAGE - The ink for organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell active layers is excellent in the storage stability, while being able to form stably and simply the active layer with high energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) the organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell; and    (2) manufacturing method of organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell.
NOVELTY - An electrically-conductive material manufacturing method involves patterning an electrically conductive film containing metal nanowire and subjecting the patterned film to an exposure process at an oxygen concentration of less than or equal to 5% using an etching mask material containing a photoinitiator.    USE - Method for manufacturing an electrically-conductive material that is utilized for a display apparatus such as LCD and organic electroluminescence, touch panel (all claimed) and integrated solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the electrically-conductive material with high transparency, flexibility, sensitivity and electroconductivity, and providing high viewing angle, high contrast and high quality to the display apparatus.
NOVELTY - The safety valve has gas permeable film (4) through which gas is permeated and emitted inside laminated battery (2). The valve (3) opens when the pressure inside laminated battery exceeds a predetermined pressure, so that the exterior of the laminated battery dissipates the gas through the gas permeable film. The case accommodates the valve and gas permeable film. A storage case (5) is attached to the gas exhaust port (24) of the exterior portion of the laminated battery.    USE - Safety valve for secondary battery such as nickel-hydrogen battery and lithium battery. Uses include but are not limited to hybrid car, electric bus, fuel cell electric vehicle, mobile telephone and smart phone.    ADVANTAGE - Since the exterior of the laminated battery dissipates the gas through the gas permeable film, the swelling of exterior portion and the leakage of electrolyte solution by internal gas are effectively prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the safety valve.    Laminated battery (2)    Valve (3)    Gas permeable film (4)    Storage case (5)    Gas exhaust port (24)
NOVELTY - A solar cell element consists of a semiconductor substrate, p-type semiconductor region (2) and n-type semiconductor region (3) laminated such that region (2) is positioned closest to the main surface (1a) and the region (3) is positioned closest to the main surface (1b). A passivation film (5) containing aluminum oxide is arranged on the surface (1a). The ratio of the atomic density of the aluminum to the atomic density of oxygen is 0.613-0.667. The ratio of sum of atomic density of aluminum and hydrogen to the atomic density of oxygen, is 0.667-0.786.    USE - Solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell element has improved lifetime and high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the XZ cross-sectional view of the solar cell element.    Semiconductor Substrate (1)    Main surfaces (1a, 1b)    Semiconductor regions (2, 3)    Passivation film (5)    Solar cell element (10)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of semiconductor laminate involves applying silicon particle dispersion containing silicon particles dispersed in dispersion medium, on base material (A10), forming silicon particle dispersion layer (A1), drying silicon particle dispersion layer to form non-sintered silicon particle layer (A2), laminating transparent layer (A3) on non-sintered silicon particle layer, and forming sintered silicon particle layer (A5) by irradiating light (A15) to non-sintered silicon particle layer through transparent layer to sinter silicon particles of non-sintered silicon particle layer.    USE - Manufacture of semiconductor laminate used for manufacturing top gate top contact-type thin-film transistor and semiconductor device e.g. solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor laminate is manufactured efficiently with excellent surface flatness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) semiconductor laminate;    (2) semiconductor device;    (3) manufacture of top gate top contact-type thin-film transistor;    (4) top gate top contact-type thin-film transistor;    (5) non-sintered silicon laminate;    (6) manufacture of semiconductor device;    (7) dopant composition, which contains solvent, dopant compound having dopant element, and light-absorption particles;    (8) dopant injection layer; and    (9) formation of dopant injection layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view illustrating manufacture of semiconductor laminate.    Silicon particle dispersion layer (A1)    Non-sintered silicon particle layer (A2)    Transparent layer (A3)    Sintered silicon particle layer (A5)    Base material (A10)    Irradiated light (A15)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of hydrogen involves supplying mayenite and calcium hydroxide into water, and reacting with water.    USE - Manufacture of hydrogen used for fuel cell for motor vehicles, and rechargeable secondary battery for mobile telephone, personal digital assistant, portable information terminal machine, digital camera and notebook personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen is manufactured efficiently with excellent workability, by simple method.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen is generated and katoite is formed by introducing and reacting mayenite and calcium hydroxide with water. The mayenite and calcium hydroxide are regenerated by calcining the formed katoite, and regenerated mayenite and calcium hydroxide are returned to the hydrogen production step.    USE - Continuous production of hydrogen used for operation of fuel cell used as power supply for mobile telephone, portable information terminal machine, digital camera and notebook personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the production of continuous hydrogen with high safety, by a simple method.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film consists of plastic film, aluminum compound layer, organic layer and inorganic layer arranged sequentially. The aluminum compound layer comprises compounds chosen from aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride and aluminum carbide. The plastic film and aluminum compound layer are adjacent to each other, and the aluminum compound layer and the organic layer are adjacent to each other. The film thickness of the aluminum compound layer is 40 nm or less. The organic layer is formed using composition containing polymerizable compound and phosphoric acid compound.    USE - Gas barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent element, liquid crystal display element, solar cell, touch panel, thin-film transistor, electronic paper and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film has excellent adhesiveness with respect to base material and laminated barrier component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas barrier film, which involves applying composition containing polymeric compound and phosphoric acid compound, curing, forming organic layer on plastic film, forming inorganic layer on organic layer, forming aluminum compound layer by vapor growth method, and applying composition directly applied on aluminum compound layer.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive pattern has sequential lamination of an electroconductive layer (A) comprising a compound (a1) having a basic nitrogen atom-containing group and an electroconductive substance (a2), a primer layer (B) comprising a compound (b1) containing a functional group (X), and a supporting layer (C). The basic nitrogen atom-containing group of the compound (a1) is reacted with the functional group (X) of the compound (b1) to form a bond.    USE - Electroconductive pattern for electric circuit and electromagnetic wave shield (all claimed), organic transistor, integrated circuits, organic solar cell, electronic book terminal and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive pattern has favorable adhesiveness between electroconductive layer and primer layer, and electroconductivity.
NOVELTY - A desulfurization system comprises a fuel supply section (2) for supplying fuel composition including hydrocarbon-based fuel, sulfur compound, 1 vol. ppm to 4 vol.% oxygen, and 1-50 vol.% hydrogen and a desulfurization section (3) for desulfurizing the fuel composition supplied from the fuel supply section at 150-450 degrees C using a nickel-containing desulfurization catalyst.    USE - Desulfurization system is used for fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The system has high reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fuel cell system (1); and    (2) desulfurization method of fuel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic structure of fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (1)    Fuel supply section (2)    Desulfurization section (3)    Hydrogen-producing portion (4)    Cell stack (5)
NOVELTY - The cell (10) has a semiconductor substrate (21) and an insulating layer (31) which is provided with the silicon compound or metal compound. The insulating layer is provided with a predetermined pattern on the substrate. A surface coating layer (32) is provided with an amorphous semiconductor, has a pattern equal to that of the insulating layer, and is formed on the insulating layer and in direct contact with the insulating layer.    USE - Solar cell e.g. back surface junction type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion portion can be provided with the surface coating layer directly formed on the insulating layer. The surface coating layer can be formed by the same pattern as the insulating layer, so that the whole region on the insulating layer can be covered, and the surface coating layer can be formed only between the insulating layer and i-type amorphous semiconductor layer of the p-type region. The thin film layer can be transduced, so that the surface coating layer can improve the precision of the pattern of the insulating layer. The surface coating layer can improve the tolerance with respect to processes, such as etching, by not affecting characteristics, such as carrier mobility, and being set as a laminated structure with the insulating layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (10)    Semiconductor substrate (21)    Insulating layer (31)    Surface coating layer (32)    N-side electrode (40)
NOVELTY - Oxygen reduction catalyst comprises: a stack of single-layer graphenes (11); and a phosphorus compound (13), where some of carbon atoms of the graphene are replaced by nitrogen atoms, and the phosphorus compound has a peak of phosphorus 2p orbital of 133-134.5 eV in X-ray photoelectron spectrum and the peak is shifted by 1-2.5 eV towards a high-energy side from a peak of phosphorus 2p orbital of tetra-n-butyl phosphonium bromide in X-ray photoelectron spectrum.    USE - The catalyst is useful in electrochemical cell that is used for fuel cell and oxygen reducing cell or dehumidifying cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst provides electrochemical cell that is active and stable, long life fuel cell, fuel cell with excellent start-stop cycle characteristics and oxygen-reducing cell having excellent operation cycle characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electrochemical cell comprising: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a proton conductive film held between the positive and negative electrodes; and a power supply applying voltage to the positive and negative electrodes, where the positive or negative electrode includes an oxygen reduction catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view including anatomic structure of the oxygen reduction catalyst.    Single-layer graphene (11)    Phosphorus compound (13)    Atomic structure (20)    Metal ion (24)    Metal particle (25)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has emitter region has a first textured surface including first protrusions each having a protruding height and a maximum diameter which are within a range of about 5 millimeters to 10 millimeters. Each first protrusions has a second textured surface including second protrusions, each having a protruding height and a maximum diameter which are within a range of about 300 nanometers to 600 nanometers.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Improves the surface passivation effect since the oxygen contained in the silicon oxide layer performs the passivation function for converting the bonds existing at the surface of the substrate into stable bonds. Improves the surface passivation effect at the front surface and the back surface of the substrate and reduces the problem resulting from the natural oxide layer. Reduces the frequency of problem generated by a bond of hydrogen and oxygen, since the silicon oxide layer has the characteristics better than the natural oxide layer is formed directly on each of the front surface and the back surface of the substrate using the separate plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Negative-type crystalline semiconductor (110)    Emitter region (121)    Second dielectric layers (131,192)    First electrode (140)    First dielectric layer (191)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has an exhaust-pressure meter (42) which measures the internal pressure of an exhaust pipe (21) provided in a process space (10a) having raw material of film. A valve adjustment unit (32) adjusts the opening degree of an opening degree controlling valve (31) provided in exhaust pipe for fixing differential pressure of surrounding atmosphere pressure of process space and detection pressure of exhaust-pressure meter. A monitoring unit (51) monitors whether the opening degree of opening degree controlling valve is reached to predetermined threshold value.    USE - Film-forming apparatus used for manufacturing semiconductor device, LCD device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The valve adjustment unit adjusts the opening degree of the opening degree controlling valve provided in exhaust pipe for fixing differential pressure of surrounding atmosphere pressure of process space and detection pressure of exhaust-pressure meter, and monitoring unit monitors whether the opening degree of opening degree controlling valve is reached to predetermined threshold value, hence the deposition condition of the deposit in the exhaust pipe can be estimated efficiently under monitoring of the opening degree of the opening degree controlling valve. The exhaust pipe can be judged and can be cleaned exactly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the film-forming apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Process space (10a)    Exhaust pipe (21)    Opening degree controlling valve (31)    Valve adjustment unit (32)    Exhaust-pressure meter (42)    Monitoring unit (51)
NOVELTY - The laminated structure (1) has a transparent conductive film (3) formed in one surface of a transparent substrate (2). The transparent conductive film has a smooth surface at the side of the transparent substrate, and has several corrugations formed in the surface on the opposite side to the transparent substrate side.    USE - Laminated structure for light emitting element such as organic electroluminescent element and LED element, and photoelectric conversion element (all claimed) such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film thickness of the transparent conductive film is made thick, since the laminated structure is formed by shaping the corrugation directly to the transparent conductive film. Thus, precise control of the corrugated shape is enabled. The laminated structure improves the optical extraction efficiency in light emitting elements, and improves light reception efficiency in photoelectric conversion element.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic electroluminescent element;    (2) LED element; and    (3) photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the laminated structure.    Laminated structure (1)    Transparent substrate (2)    Transparent conductive film (3)    Recessed part (4)
NOVELTY - Sodium ions from tap water is absorbed by cation exchange resin arranged in a tap water supplying line (S) to drain water tank to treat the tap water.    USE - Water treatment system is used in fuel cell system containing fuel treating apparatus for manufacturing fuel hydrogen for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The water treatment system has reduced content of cation exchange resin, size, and water line pressure loss, and is economically maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the water treatment system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Condenser (5)    Pump (P)    Tap water supplying line (S)
NOVELTY - The cover glass has a recessed portion with diameter of 2 micrometers-50 micrometers on surface of glass main portion. The surface of recessed portion is formed in concave curve. The haze rate is more than 10 %. A total light transmittance is more than 85 %. The cover glass main portion is chemically strengthened. Several components are arbitrarily selected from recessed portion which exists in visual field corresponded to region of specific dimension on surface of a cover glass. A diameter is measured about each recessed portion, and the average value is calculated and defined.    USE - Cover glass for solar cell of crystal system solar cell module used for photovoltaic power generation. Can also be used in LCD.    ADVANTAGE - The glare-proof characteristic and reflection suppression characteristic of cover glass can be improved. The weight of the solar cell module can be reduced by using the cover glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process of observing recessed portion on surface of cover glass with scanning electron microscope.
NOVELTY - A silicon is manufactured by heating mixture of silicon dioxide powder with 5 nm-1000 mu m particle diameter and active metal powder with 5 nm-1000 mu m particle diameter to temperature more than the reaction start temperature of silicon dioxide and active metal, melting the silicon with reaction heat that arose when silicon is generated, and separating melted silicon and oxide of active metal.    USE - Manufacture of silicon used for silicon solar battery (claimed) and photovoltaic electric power element of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Generated silicon is easily collected and has high productive efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a silicon solar battery comprising the silicon.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive composition comprises silver fine particles (A), dispersing agent (B) with amine titer value of 60-130 mg potassium hydroxide/g, and solvent (C). The fine particles contain 0.1 wt.% or more carbon single unit and/or carbon compound.    USE - Electroconductive composition used for forming electroconductive pattern (claimed) used for electronic wiring of flat panel display, mounting material component and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive composition with favorable dispersibility and stable viscosity is provided. The melting of the microparticles at low temperature is suppressed effectively.
NOVELTY - A tetrakis-trialkyl or phenylsilyl ethynyl substituted phthalocyanine (I), is new.    USE - New tetrakis-trialkyl or phenylsilyl ethynyl substituted phthalocyanine used as molecular electroconductive material, donor molecule for organic thin-film solar cells and organic-semiconductor element, in fluorescent dye for forgery prevention and in dye for labeling of banknote.    ADVANTAGE - The tetrakis-trialkyl or phenylsilyl ethynyl substituted phthalocyanine has excellent fluorescent light emission characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A tetrakis-trialkyl or phenylsilyl ethynyl substituted phthalocyanine of formula (I), is new.    M=Ni, Cu, Co, Zn or two H;and    R1-R3=1-6C alkyl or phenyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of new tetrakis-trialkyl or phenylsilyl ethynyl substituted phthalocyanine.
NOVELTY - A titanyl phthalocyanine derivative mixture contains a compound obtained by reacting phthalonitrile, dicyano benzene derivative and organotitanium compound (I) and titanyl phthalocyanine derivative (II).    USE - Titanyl phthalocyanine derivative mixture is used as organic photoconductor, charge generation material for electrophotographic photoreceptor e.g. high-speed copier and laser printer, and used in electronic device e.g. solar cell and optical disk.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoconductor using titanyl phthalocyanine derivative mixture has excellent electrical charging stability with respect to temperature/humidity variation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A titanyl phthalocyanine derivative mixture contains a compound obtained by reacting phthalonitrile, dicyano benzene derivative and organotitanium compound of formula: Ti(OR1)4 (I) and titanyl phthalocyanine derivative of formula (II).    R1=alkyl;    k,l,m,n=0-4, in which all are not 0 simultaneously;and    X=chloro, fluoro or hydroxy.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of titanyl phthalocyanine derivative mixture, which involves reacting compound obtained by reacting phthalonitrile, dicyano benzene derivative and organotitanium compound (I) and titanyl phthalocyanine derivative (II).
NOVELTY - The method involves measuring sound speed in the gas fuel using an ultrasonic flowmeter (101). The carbon number of the gas fuel is estimated by carbon number estimation unit (102) based on measured sound speed. The composition of the gas fuel is calculated by composition estimation unit (103) based on estimated carbon number.    USE - Method for determining composition of hydrocarbon type gas fuel such as methane (CH4), hydrogen (H2) and propane (C3H8) by fuel-supply device e.g. pump and flow control valve of fuel-supply system integrated with fuel cell system (all claimed). Can also be used in town gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).    ADVANTAGE - The composition of hydrocarbon-based gas fuel supplied to supply subject by fuel supply device can be determined effectively. Since the estimation of composition of a hydrocarbon about the gas fuel mixed with fuel-supply system is attained, the composition change of gas fuel on control of fuel supply amount can be reflected appropriately.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) apparatus for determining composition of hydrocarbon type gas fuel supplied to supply object by fuel-supply device;    (2) fuel-supply system; and    (3) fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the apparatus for determining composition of hydrocarbon type gas fuel supplied to supply object.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Ultrasonic flowmeter (101)    Carbon number estimation unit (102)    Composition estimation unit (103)    Comparison verification unit (106)    Composition re-estimation unit (107)
NOVELTY - A manufacture method for thin film solar cells includes the steps of providing a first substrate; processing the first substrate by a etching process or a press-nicking process to removes some of the first substrate in a predetermined area behind the edge of the first substrate, defining the predetermined area as an isolation area, and defining the part of the first substrate surrounded by the isolation area as a photovoltaic area; and generating at least one solar cell, wherein the depth of the isolation area is greater than the thickness of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - A single-step wet etch process is provided to isolate multijunction solar cells on semiconductor substrates, wherein the wet etch chemistry removes semiconductor materials nonselectively without a major difference in etch rate between different heteroepitaxial layers. The solar cells thus formed comprise multiple heterogeneous semiconductor layers epitaxially grown on the semiconductor substrate.
NOVELTY - The apparatus comprises a high frequency induction furnace provided with a melting space for accommodating silicone nanopowder and an induction coil for heating the silicone nanopowder in a molten area. A cover is formed with the melting space for opening and closing. The induction furnace is provided with a gas inlet, through which the gas is passed to the molten area.    USE - The apparatus is useful for recycling a silicon metal (claimed), which is useful in a solar cell or a semiconductor wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus recycles the silicon metal with high purity in a cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for recycling the silicon metal.
NOVELTY - The system has management server (M) that manages the pre-set value of the comparator (14) which is connected with the power module (15). The power module stores the communications module (16) and generates electricity from the dye sensitive solar cell module. A control device (C) is provided with cybernetics controlled by the rotation angle of the monomer in which the luminous of the LED unit is controlled according to the signal generated from the detecting sensor.    USE - System for managing street light of road of park.    ADVANTAGE - The maintenance of the street light can be utilized effectively while the passage of human is automatically detected according to the time slot sort or the ambient conditions. The reduction of the power consumption of the electricity using the dye sensitive solar cell module can be achieved effectively. The occurrence of malfunction in the managing system can be prevented effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the system for managing street light.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Comparator (14)    Power module (15)    Communication module (16)    Control device (C)    Management server (M)
NOVELTY - Extracting zinc metal powder from zinc containing waste acid comprises: separating zinc from a waste acid containing zinc hydroxide to produce a cake, where the cake is produced by adding caustic soda into the waste acid, concentrating the acid; injecting a caustic soda liquid into the cake containing zinc hydroxide to generate a zinc hydroxide eluent; electrolyzing the eluent to produce zinc metal powder, where the zinc metal powder phase is prepared by filtering an effluent to produce zinc metal powder; recovering the zinc metal powder; and cleaning and drying zinc metal powder.    USE - The method is useful for extracting zinc metal powder from zinc containing waste acid (claimed), where the zinc metal powder is used in optoelectronic instruments e.g. LCD, plasma display panel, solar cell, LED display, touch screen panel and electro-magnetic shield.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc metal powder is collected from the zinc waste acid and reused in an environmental-friendly manner, so that the environmental contamination can be prevented and the resources-saving is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Extracting zinc metal powder from zinc containing waste acid comprises: separating zinc from a waste acid containing zinc hydroxide to produce a cake, where the cake is produced by adding caustic soda into the waste acid, concentrating the acid having the pH value of 7-7.5; injecting a caustic soda liquid into the cake containing zinc hydroxide to generate a zinc hydroxide eluent, where the zinc hydroxide is eluted by 500-700 g of mixing alkali hydroxide with 1 l of caustic soda solution, precipitating the sediment, disposing the sediment and using the remaining zinc hydroxide is used as eluent; electrolyzing the eluent to produce zinc metal powder, where the zinc metal powder phase is prepared by filtering an effluent to produce zinc metal powder; recovering the zinc metal powder; and cleaning and drying zinc metal powder.
NOVELTY - A p-type transparent oxide semiconductor contains tin oxide compound (I).    USE - P-type transparent oxide semiconductor used for transistor (claimed) for solar cell and thin-film-transistor liquid crystal display.    ADVANTAGE - The p-type transparent oxide semiconductor has excellent transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A p-type transparent oxide semiconductor contains tin oxide compound of formula: Sn1-xMxO2 (I).    x=0.01-0.05;and    M=Rh, Al, Mn, Fe, Co, Cr, Ga or La.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) transistor; and    (2) manufacture of p-type transparent oxide semiconductor.
NOVELTY - The substrate transfer device has roller unit (200) that is provided with the driving roller (210,220). Multiple wires are provided with the endless track. The roller unit and multiple tension sensing control units (300) are formed within the vacuum chamber (10). Multiple moving rollers are provided for maintaining tension of wire (100).    USE - Device for transferring substrate for display and solar cell board.    ADVANTAGE - The deposit efficiency of the substrate transport device is improved. The particle generation can be prevented and PM cycle can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the substrate transfer device.    Vacuum chamber (10)    Wire (100)    Roller unit (200)    Driving rollers (210,220)    Tension sensing control unit (300)
NOVELTY - The method involves opening (S41) bypass valve. Two fuel supply units are stopped (S43). The supply of water to reformer is suspended (S47), if end action time goes by water supply unit is stopped. The fuel gas is supplied to reformer and inner pressure of reformer is increased (S53), if inner pressure of reformer is less than static pressure of one fuel supply unit. The supply of fuel gas to reformer is suspended (S57), if inner pressure of reformer is greater than static pressure of one fuel supply unit.    USE - Method for controlling fuel cell generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The backflow of condensed water and external air to fuel conversion apparatus is prevented so that the efficiency and durability of the fuel cell generation system can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process of controlling fuel cell generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for opening bypass valve (S41)    Step for stopping two fuel supply units (S43)    Step for suspending supply of water to reformer (S47)    Step for supplying fuel gas to reformer and increasing inner pressure of reformer (S53)    Step for suspending supply of fuel gas to reformer (S57)
NOVELTY - Extracting graphene comprises separating graphene oxide particle from a slurry, and injecting air microbubbles to the separated graphene oxide particle and then reacting the mixture in a container, where the container is arranged for holding liquid that is acid or base.    USE - The method is useful for extracting graphene using bubble method (claimed) for electronic application including battery charger for cellular phone, hydrogen fuel cell and sensor lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The graphene is easy to extract, and has excellent electric conduction and thermal conduction.
NOVELTY - The device (1) has multiple adsorption reaction portions (3) that are operated alternatively to absorb and react the hydrogen gas applied on the catalyst layer with alkali power. The catalyst layer is installed in parallel at the rear end of the catalytic reaction portion (2). The catalytic reaction portion is arranged to absorb the moisture in the hydrogen gas.    USE - Device for purifying hydrogen used in fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen gas refining efficiency of the device can be improved. The productivity of the hydrogen can be improved. The stability of the device can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the device for purifying hydrogen.    Device for purifying hydrogen (1)    Catalytic reaction portion (2)    Adsorption reaction portion (3)    Resurgent gas supply tube (4)    Resurgent gas exhaust pipe (5)
NOVELTY - Manufacturing zinc oxide nanoparticle by utilizing oleoylamine and oleic acid as a surfactant, is claimed, where the zinc oxide nano particle is metal doped.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing zinc oxide nanoparticle (claimed), which is useful in a field of bioimaging, solar cell and spintronics.    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of controlling a decomposition speed of the metal precursor and an amount of the dopant.
NOVELTY - A lead-free solar cell silver aluminum copper powder mixed paste is prepared by utilizing 60-65 pts. wt. material-A, 20-25 pts. wt. material-B, 10-15 pts. wt. material-C, 2-3 pts. wt. dimethyl phthalate, 0.3-0.6 pts. wt. graphite powder, and 0.5-1 pts. wt. silicone oil, where the material-A is prepared by utilizing silver powder, glass powder, organic carrier-A and silane coupling agent, the material B is prepared utilizing aluminum powder, glass powder and organic carrier-B, material-C is prepared by utilizing copper powder, glass powder and organic carrier-C.    USE - Lead-free solar cell silver aluminum copper powder mixed paste.    ADVANTAGE - The lead-free solar cell silver aluminum copper powder mixed paste has high conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A lead-free solar cell silver aluminum copper powder mixed paste is prepared by utilizing 60-65 pts. wt. material-A, 20-25 pts. wt. material-B, 10-15 pts. wt. material-C, 2-3 pts. wt. dimethyl phthalate, 0.3-0.6 pts. wt. graphite powder, and 0.5-1 pts. wt. silicone oil, where the material-A is prepared by utilizing silver powder, glass powder, organic carrier-A and silane coupling agent, the material B is prepared utilizing aluminum powder, glass powder and organic carrier-B, material-C is prepared by utilizing copper powder, glass powder and organic carrier-C, the glass powder comprises zinc oxide, ferric oxide, potassium oxide, titania, calcium oxide, manganese dioxide and silicon dioxide, the organic carrier-A comprises methyl cellulose, stearic acid, calcium and isopropyl alcohol, the organic carrier-B comprises octyl phenolic resin, ethylene vinyl acetate, solvent and methyl isobutyl ketone and organic carrier-C comprises rosin resin, ethylene glycol ether and dimethyl succinate.
NOVELTY - A solar cell conductive mixed paste preparation method involves mixing material composition, aerosil, silane coupling agents, graphite powder, organic silicon flatting agents, castor oil, silicone oil, zinc stearate, and acetyl triethyl citrate, putting into a furnace at 1200-1300 degrees C for 2-3 hours, quenching and drying a resultant product to obtain a finished product, where the material composition includes vanadium pentoxide, boron trioxide, zirconia, silica, antimony trioxide, sodium oxide, potassium oxide, arsenic oxide and cobalt oxide.    USE - Method for preparing solar cell conductive mixed paste.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing solar cell conductive mixed paste with high conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell conductive mixed paste preparation method involves mixing 70-75 pts. wt. material composition, 0.3-0.6 pts. wt. aerosil, silane coupling agents, 1-2 pts. wt. graphite powder, 1-2 pts. wt. organic silicon flatting agents, 1-2 pts. wt. castor oil, 0.3-0.5 pts. wt. silicone oil, 1-2 pts. wt. zinc stearate, and 0.7-1.2 pts. wt. acetyl triethyl citrate, putting into a furnace at 1200-1300 degrees C for 2-3 hours, quenching and drying resultant product to obtain a finished product, where the material composition includes vanadium pentoxide, boron trioxide, zirconia, silica, antimony trioxide, sodium oxide, potassium oxide, arsenic oxide and cobalt oxide
NOVELTY - The electrode has an N-type silicon substrate provided with sintering of P-type silicon. A P-type silicon substrate surface is covered with an indium-tin oxide (ITO) transparent conductive film. A back side of the N-type silicon substrate is provided with a printing electrode part to form an extraction electrode part. Thickness of the conductive film is 64 nanometer to 69 nanometer. A P-type contact electrode part i.e. aluminum electrode part, is formed on the N-type silicon substrate. An N-type silicon contact electrode part is formed on a back surface of the N-type silicon substrate.    USE - Solar energy battery front electrode.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode improves utilization rate, simplifies assemble and installation process and reduces unnecessary material consumption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The N-type silicon contact electrode part is a copper electrode part. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar energy battery front electrode preparing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar energy battery front electrode.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a solid-liquid interface for polycrystalline silicon ingot furnace detecting device, comprising an eddy current sensor for measuring the solid-liquid interface of the crucible, to obtain solid-liquid interface height of the electric signal, a signal processor electrically connected with the height value of the signal to obtain the solid-liquid interface and the eddy current sensor. Use the technical solution of the utility model, the eddy current sensor, capable of on line timely and accurately detect the polycrystalline silicon solid-liquid interface height, so as to control the crystal of polycrystalline silicon and improve the quality of the silicon ingot, reduces the waste of seed crystal and reduces production cost of the silicon ingot.
NOVELTY - An apparatus for manufacturing a silicon substrate comprises: a crucible part (202); a molding part (300) extended from an outlet (232) of the crucible part, where the molding part comprises a molding space where a silicon substrate is formed; and a dummy bar (400) inserted in the molding space from a predetermined portion of the molding part, where the dummy bar is formed of a single-crystalline material.    USE - As apparatus for manufacturing a silicon substrate (claimed) for a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus allows manufacture of a silicon substrate having enhanced conversion efficiency according to a continuous casting method capable of enabling continuous production and physical control, with enhancing productivity simultaneously. The silicon substrate is formed by using the single-crystalline dummy bar, different from the conventional silicon substrate manufacturing apparatus including a lower substrate that removes a latent heat of molten silicon to solidify the molten silicon in a molding part via a crucible part. Accordingly, the size of the grains generated in the silicon substrate is enlarged. The single-crystalline dummy bar inserted in the molding part is used. Accordingly, the growth direction of the silicon grains and the solid-liquid interface is perpendicular to each other, to enlarge the size of the grains in the silicon substrate. Finally, different from the conventional direct silicon substrate manufacturing method, the silicon substrate is pulled horizontally, and its productivity is enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of an apparatus for manufacturing a silicon substrate.    Crucible part (202)    Outlet (232)    Inclined part (241)    Molding part (300)    Dummy bar (400)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a support substrate (11) with doped base layer (12), light-receiving surface (14) and back surface portion (16). A masking portion is arranged on back surface portion. The material layers are shaded partially on back surface portion through masking portion for patterning the back surface portion. A passivation layer (22) on back surface portion is separated, whose resistivity is greater than resistivity of base layer. The masking portion is removed from back surface portion, and conductive layer (26) is separated on carrier substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing thin film solar cell used in industrial field.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The manufacturing cost of the solar cell can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the thin film solar cell.    Support substrate (11)    Doped base layer (12)    Light-receiving surface (14)    Back surface portion (16)    Passivation layer (22)    Conductive layer (26)
NOVELTY - A cadmium magnesium oxide alloy transparent conductive thin film is formed using cadmium oxide and magnesium oxide as magnetron sputtering target. The energy band gap of the cadmium oxide-magnesium alloy increases and the optical absorption edge of the thin film moves to the short wavelength side. The thin film has thickness of 170-290 nm.    USE - Cadmium magnesium oxide alloy transparent conductive thin film for photoelectric functional materials, solar cells and photoelectric detection materials.    ADVANTAGE - The cadmium-magnesium oxide alloy transparent conductive thin film has improved light transmittance performance, spectral transmittance increased to 75%, and is manufactured by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cadmium magnesium oxide alloy transparent conductive thin film is formed using cadmium oxide and magnesium oxide as magnetron sputtering target. The energy band gap of the cadmium oxide-magnesium alloy increases and the optical absorption edge of the thin film moves to the short wavelength side. The thin film has thickness of 170-290 nm. The alloy has composition of formula: (Cd1-xMgxO), where x is 0-0.5 (including 0). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the cadmium-magnesium oxide alloy transparent conductive thin film.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive material (1) comprises base material (10), electroconductive layer (20) and binder-containing silicon oxide comprising metal nanowires on the base material, where the material has refractive indexes of 1.20-1.40 at 633 nm and the average minor axis length of 5-50 nm, and the haze value of the conductive layer is 1.5% or less.    USE - Electroconductive material for use in a touch panel (claimed) of display, organic electroluminescent displays, inorganic EL displays, flexible displays, integrated solar cell, LCD, display apparatus with a touch-panel function and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The material has high electroconductivity, high transparency, film strength and wear-resistance and better etching characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an electroconductive material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an electroconductive material.    Electroconductive material (1)    Base material (10)    Electroconductive layer (20)    Intermediate layer (30)    Bonding layer (31)
NOVELTY - A material containing boron and a material containing phosphorus or arsenic are ionized in an ion source chamber (102). The ions containing boron and the ions containing phosphorus or arsenic are generated. The ions containing boron and the ions containing phosphorus or arsenic, present in ion source chamber is extracted and directed towards substrate, to obtain processed substrate.    USE - Processing of substrate used for electrical device and optical device, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The processing method uses ion beam having low glitch rate and increased lifetime.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an ion source, included in ion implantation system.    Ion source chamber (102)    Ion generation system (104)    Cathode (106)    Repeller (110)    Power supplies (116a, 116b)
NOVELTY - A solution (7) containing zinc is sprayed on a substrate (1) disposed in non-vacuum. A dopant solution (5) is sprayed on the substrate, and resistance lowering process is performed without reconfiguration of crystal of metal oxide film with respect to metal oxide film formed into a film on the substrate. The molar concentration of the dopant supplied to the substrate with respect to molar concentration of the zinc supplied to the substrate is more than predetermined value.    USE - Manufacture of metal oxide film (claimed) used in solar cell and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing process economically produces metal oxide film with low resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the film-forming apparatus used forming metal oxide film.    Substrate (1)    Dopant solution (5)    Oxidation source (6)    Solution (7)    Flow paths (L1, L2, l3)
NOVELTY - A laminate consists of a support layer, a conductive layer, and a plating layer, which is laminated on the oxidized surface of conductive layer.    USE - Laminate is used for electric circuits and electroconductive patterns (all claimed) used in manufacture of peripheral wiring of radio-frequency identification tags, organic solar cells, electronic book terminals, organic electroluminescent elements, flexible printed circuit boards, noncontact integrated circuit cards, and wirings of electromagnetic wave shields of plasma displays, integrated circuits, and organic transistors.    ADVANTAGE - The laminate has excellent interlayer adhesiveness and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of laminate.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film has a substrate (Z) having surface which consists of organic materials, and inorganic membrane (84) comprising silicon nitride as main component, on the substrate. The ratio of nitrogen and silicon in the film is 1.00-1.35. The inorganic membrane has film density of 2.1-2.4 g/cm3, and thickness of 10-60 nm. The thickness of the mixed layer (86) containing the component derived from the organic material and the inorganic membrane formed in the interface of the substrate and the inorganic membrane is 5-40 nm.    USE - Gas barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to optical element, display apparatus such as liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, semiconductor device, thin film solar cell, and material used for packaging of components, foodstuffs, clothing and electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film has excellent transparency, gas barrier property, high flexibility and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structure of the gas barrier film.    Gas barrier film (80)    Organic membrane (82)    Inorganic membrane (84)    Mixed layer (86)    Substrate (Z)    Base material (Z0)
NOVELTY - A fluorinated interhalogen gas (I) is excited, to obtain fluorine gas and low-dimensional fluorinated interhalogen gas (II). The low-dimensional fluorinated interhalogen gas is collected.    USE - Manufacture of fluorine gas used for manufacturing semiconductor device, microelectromechanical device, thin-film transistor panel for liquid crystal display device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables safe manufacture of fluorine gas, with high yield. The regeneration to high-fluorinated interhalogen gas from low-fluorinated interhalogen gas is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A high-fluorinated interhalogen gas of formula: XFn (I) is excited, to obtain fluorine gas and low-fluorinated interhalogen gas of formula: XFn-2 (II). The low-fluorinated interhalogen gas is collected.    X=halo other than fluoro;and    n=3-7.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus (100) for manufacturing fluorine gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the apparatus for manufacturing fluorine gas. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Excitation apparatus (10)    Collection apparatus (20)    Gas supply section (30)    Collection apparatus (40)    Apparatus for manufacturing fluorine gas (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves separating layers by dielectric layer. A crater is formed by ablating the metal layer and the dielectric layer. A recess is created in the semi-conductor layer then a thermal treatment is applied with a peak temperature greater than the melting temperature of the metal layer. The metal layer contains aluminum, mixture of aluminum and silicon, or mixture of aluminum and silver. The dielectric layer comprises silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, silicon nitride, and silicon carbide.    USE - Method for electrically contacting semi-conductor layer with metal layer during fabrication of photovoltaic device such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The open circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current and fill factor are improved, so that the photovoltaic cell is obtained having an improved global efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-section at the bottom of recess.    Laser (1)    Pulse (2)    Metal layer (3)    Dielectric layer (4)    Semiconductor layer (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a secondary substrate (6) having a lower surface and an upper surface. A main solar cell layer (4,5,7,8) is formed on the substrate to obtain wafer structure. A secondary solar cell layer is formed on the upper surface of the secondary substrate to obtain a secondary wafer structure. The wafer structure is bonded to the second wafer structure. The solar cell layer is bonded to the lower surface of the secondary substrate and substrate is removed.    USE - Method for manufacturing multi-junction solar cell device for terrestrial and space-related applications.    ADVANTAGE - The formation of the mesas can be achieved by lithographic processing after the formation of patterned photoresist and optionally formed anti-reflective coating. The improved multijunction solar cell devices can reduce the defect rate and recycle the intermediate substrate effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for intermediate semiconductor substrate for multi-junction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell device.    Base substrate (1)    Zipper layer (2)    Seed layer (3)    Solar cell layers (4,5,7,8)    Secondary substrate (6)
NOVELTY - The manufacture method involves bonding a first substrate (1) to a second substrate (3). At least one first solar cell layer (4) is then formed on the exposed surface of the first substrate. At least one second solar cell layer (5) is also formed at the exposed surface of the second substrate. A thinning process is performed on the first and second substrates after bonding and before forming the solar cell layers. The first substrate comprises of indium phosphide. The second substrate comprises of gallium arsenide.    USE - Solar cell device manufacture method for making multijunction solar cell device (claimed) used in terrestrial and space-related applications.    ADVANTAGE - Provides an improved manufacturing process for multijunction solar cell devices, in which solar cell layers with low defect rate are achieved and an intermediate substrate can be recycled. Performs a high-temperature bonding anneal to achieve a high-quality bonding interface between two substrate without significant defects.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the multijunction solar cell device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic sectional view illustrating the process of manufacturing a multijunction solar cell comprising a substrate bonding step.    First substrate (1)    Implantation layer (2)    Second substrate (3)    First solar cell layer (4)    Second solar cell layer (5)
NOVELTY - The device has a substrate that is provided with flat surface. A functional stack is formed over planarization layer (216) whose one portion is defined by flat surface and other portion is defined by light management texture (214) corresponding to light management texture (212). Dimensions of light management texture (214) are less than that of light management texture (212). Light management textures are provided to enable light management in waveguide mode and surface plasmon polariton (SPP) mode respectively, and light management texture (214) is propagated into functional stack.    USE - Optoelectronic device such as organic light emitting device (OLED) such as white OLED (W-OLED), active-matrix OLED (AMOLED), passive-matrix OLED (PMOLED), flexible OLED (FOLED), stacked OLED (SOLED), tandem OLED, transparent OLED (TOLED), top emitting OLED, bottom emitting OLED, fluorescence doped OLED (FOLED) and phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) and thin film photovoltaic cell (TF-PV) such as thin film solar cell, organic solar cell, amorphous silicon solar cell, microcrystalline silicon solar cell, micromorph silicon tandem solar cell, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell and cadmium telluride solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The light management textures can efficiently improve the light management efficiency of the optoelectronic devices. Dimensions adversely affects light extraction in waveguide mode can be reduced, so as to effectively and optimally extract light in both modes at different textures. The optoelectronic device can include additional layers to enhance efficiency or to improve reliability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic views of the structure of light management textures of optoelectronic device.    High refractive index stack (203)    Electrical contact (204)    Light management textures (212,214)    Planarization layer (216)
NOVELTY - A liquid mixture containing other element which comprises selenourea is prepared. The semiconductor quantum dot (22) is dispersed in liquid mixture, to obtain dispersion liquid. The substrate (11) having oxide semiconductor layer (21) is contacted with dispersion liquid, to obtain quantum dot sensitization-type solar cell comprising photoelectrode (12) having semiconductor quantum dot formed on oxide semiconductor layer which is formed on substrate with conductive layer and oxide semiconductor layer, and contains selenium.    USE - Manufacture of quantum dot sensitization-type solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of quantum dot sensitization-type solar cell having increased bandwidth of absorption wavelength area.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the photoelectrode of battery.    Substrate (11)    Photoelectrode (12)    Transparent electrode layer (20)    Oxide semiconductor layer (21)    Semiconductor quantum dot (22)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a gas inlet (25) in fluid communication with gas outlets for supplying gas to respective ports (13) of the multistage vacuum pump (7). The gas outlets have control orifices for supplying gas to respective ports at proportionally fixed gas flow rates. A control module (17) controls gas flow to the gas inlet in response to control signal.    USE - Apparatus for supplying purge gas to multistage vacuum pump used in e.g. steel manufacture, refining, scientific instruments and semiconductor or electronic component manufacture, including lithium-ion battery production, solar cell, transistor, integrated circuits and flat panel display manufacture.    ADVANTAGE - The vacuum pump purge gas supply apparatus is capable of adjusting purge gas supplied to multiple stage of vacuum pump according to the nature of gasses passing through he pump, thus, purge gas supply can be controlled so that purge gas is provided as and when required.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a pump system; and    (2) a method for supplying purge gas to pump system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a pump system incorporating a purge gas system.    Multistage vacuum pump (7)    Ports (13)    Control module (17)    Gas sensor (21)    Gas inlet (25)
NOVELTY - The filament lamp has a base (6) which is provided with a first wall facing a first surface (121) and a second wall (62) facing a second surface (122). A thin section (621) is formed in the lamp center side of the first wall or the second wall. The clearance gap (d1) of the lamp center side edge section of the thin section and the sealing section is larger than the clearance gap between the first wall in which the thin section is formed, or the lamp end side edge section of the second wall and the sealing section.    USE - Filament lamp for use with heating apparatus for manufacturing solar cells. Uses include but are not limited for shaping polyethylene terephthalate bottle, heating, manufacturing copying machine and toner fixing of printer.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents filament lamp and heating apparatus from cracking since the clearance gap of the lamp center side edge section of the thin section and the sealing section is larger than the clearance gap between the first wall in which the thin section is formed, or the lamp end side edge section of the second wall and the sealing section.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the base of the filament lamp. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Base (6)    Second wall (62)    First surface (121)    Second surface (122)    Thin section (621)    Clearance gap (d1)
NOVELTY - The element has a conductivity type amorphous film which is provided with an impurity layer contacted with one surface of a semiconductor substrate. Another amorphous film is contacted with one surface of semiconductor substrate adjacent to one amorphous film in surface direction of the semiconductor substrate. Another amorphous film contains different conductivity type another impurity layer. The each interface of amorphous films and semiconductor substrate are provided in the different positions in the thickness direction of semiconductor substrate.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element such as back-contact type photoelectric conversion element used for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The each interface of amorphous films and semiconductor substrate are provided in the different positions in the thickness direction of semiconductor substrate, so that the portion of contact of semiconductor substrate is removed, hence the amorphous films can be formed in contact with the semiconductor substrate reliably without the plasma damage. The conduction characteristic of the carrier can be improved effectively. The conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion element can be ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the photoelectric conversion element.    N-type single crystal silicon substrate (1)    Anti-reflective film (2)    Electrodes (3,4)
NOVELTY - A fullerene compound is new.    USE - New fullerene compound for photocharge-separation element used for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound shows efficient fluorescence.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fullerene compound of formula (A) is new.    M=Ni, Zn or H; and    R=H, Et or 1-6C alkyl group.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) photocharge-separation element comprising a self-organizing film of new fullerene compound on surface of conductive substrate; and    (2) solar cell comprising the photocharge-separation element.
NOVELTY - A mononuclear iridium complex (I) having four oxygen functional groups in the specific position on the complex ligand, is new.    USE - Mononuclear iridium complex is used as catalyst for manufacturing hydrogen (claimed) used as fuel for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst containing mononuclear iridium complex has excellent catalyst performance. The hydrogen is economically and efficiently manufactured using catalyst without generating byproduct of carbon monoxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A mononuclear iridium complex of formula (I) having four oxygen functional groups (X1-X4) in the specific position on the complex ligand, its tautomer, stereoisomer or their salts, is new.    Q1-Q4=N or C;    X1-X4=hydroxy, oxyanion or alkoxy;    R1-R4=H, alkyl, phenyl, nitro, halo, sulfonic acid, amino, carboxylic acid, hydroxy, oxyanion or alkoxy;    R5-R9=H, alkyl or arbitrary substituent;    Y'=arbitrary ligand;and    m=positive integer, 0 or negative integer.    (i) When Q1-Q4 is N, R1-R4 of the corresponding position of nitrogen does not exist; and (ii) Y' is optionally exist in complex ligand (I). INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) catalyst, which is used for manufacturing hydrogen by performing hydrogenation of formic acid and/or formate which is formed by subjecting hydrogenation of formic acid and/or formate;    (2) hydrogenation of formic acid and/or formate, which involves reacting hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and generating formic acid and/or formate using catalyst;    (3) dehydrogenation of formic acid and/or formate which involves dehydrogenating hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and generating formic acid and/or formate using catalyst; and    (4) storage and manufacture of hydrogen, which involves generating hydrogen using catalyst, and storing hydrogen in the form of formic acid and/or formate. The catalyst is dehydrogenation catalyst and/or hydrogenation catalyst.
NOVELTY - A boron-containing compound (I) having heterocyclic structure containing boron atom, is new.    USE - New boron-containing compound is used for light-emitting device formation (claimed), hybrid organic inorganic element, organic electroluminescent element, organic thin-film solar cell, organic transistor, and semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The boron-containing compound has lowest energy unoccupied molecular orbital energy level.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A boron-containing compound of formula (I) having heterocyclic structure containing boron atom, is new.    X1,X2=H, monovalent substituent or ring structure;    T=sulfur atom or oxygen atom;    U'=nitrogen atom, oxygen atom, sulfur atom, or phosphorus atom;    X3,X4 =H or monovalent substituent;    R=oxygen atom or monovalent substituent;and    p=0-3.    (i) The circular arc of dotted line is ring structure formed with portion of heterocyclic structure containing a boron atom; (ii) The dotted line portion in the heterocyclic structure containing a boron atom is at least one pair of atoms tied with double bond, and is optionally conjugated with ring structure in which the double bond forms the circular arc portion of a dotted line; and (iii) One portion or all portions of the connection part and U optionally forms ring structure which consists of 1 or multiple rings. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of boron-containing compound.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing metal film with laminated structure of different metal film. The metal film is formed with chemical vapor deposition process in vacuum state. The plasma containing noble gas is irradiated with respect to metal film after the film-forming process. The secondary metal film is formed on the primary metal film with chemical vapor deposition process after performing plasma exposure process.    USE - Film forming method of metal multilayer film for semiconductor element, flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The impurity remains at the time of completion of chemical vapor deposition process of metal film can be removed efficiently, so that smooth and uniform film can be formed effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for film-forming apparatus of the metal multilayer film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the film-forming apparatus of metal multilayer film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Film-forming apparatus (1)    Chamber (2)    Exhaust pipe (3)    On-off valve (4)    Exhaust pump (5)
NOVELTY - A molybdenum disulfide nanoparticle is prepared by mixing molybdenite or micro-molybdenum disulfide with ionic liquid and/or organic solvent, grinding and/or ultrasonically processing, and separating.    USE - Method for preparing molybdenum disulfide nanoparticle used for catalytic hydrogen precipitation and catalytic oxygen reduction reaction, and as cathode material for solid oxide fuel cell (claimed). It is also used for hydrogen desulfurization, methanol oxidation, photoelectric conversion and photocatalytic water splitting, and as semiconductor nanomaterial.    ADVANTAGE - The nanoparticle has excellent catalytic performance.
NOVELTY - Formation of thin film photovoltaic device involves heating thin film photovoltaic sub-device to anneal temperature and quenching the sub-device with quenching gas to cool the sub-device to quenched temperature. The sub-device has glass substrate (12) and transparent conductive oxide deposited on the glass substrate. The quenching gas includes inert gas.    USE - Formation of thin film photovoltaic device used for solar energy systems.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film photovoltaic device having excellent strength, and power generation capacity is manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for system (100) for forming thin film photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the plan view of a system for forming thin film photovoltaic device.    Glass substrate (12)    System for forming thin film photovoltaic device (100)    Conveyor (106)    Heating chamber (152)    Manifold assembly (156)
NOVELTY - A silicon-containing curable resin composition comprises an epoxy siloxane compound (A) containing at least two epoxy-containing groups per molecule and group (I), an epoxy siloxane compound (B) containing 1-10 silicon atoms and at least two epoxy-containing groups per molecule, and an epoxy curable compound (C).    USE - Silicon-containing curable resin composition. Uses include but are not limited to display material, optical material, recording material, optical waveguide, optical lens, solar cell, insulation coating material, copier, optical machines, electrical/electronic field, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon-containing curable resin composition has excellent heat resistance, crack resistance, transparency, solvent resistance, alkali resistance, weather resistance, contamination resistance, flame retardance, moisture resistance, gas barrier property, flexibility, elongation, strength, optical characteristics and electrical property, and low dielectric property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon-containing curable resin composition comprises an epoxy siloxane compound (A) containing at least two epoxy-containing groups per molecule and group of formula: -Si(-R1)(-R2)-O-(Si(-R3)(-R4)-O)a-Si(-R1)(-R2)- (I), an epoxy siloxane compound (B) containing 1-10 silicon atoms and at least two epoxy-containing groups per molecule, and an epoxy curable compound (C).    R1-R4=1-4C alkyl or 6-10C aryl;and    a=20-10000.
NOVELTY - The electrolysis cell (1) has a partition (30) which separates anode chamber (10) and cathode chamber (20). An anode (11) is installed in anode chamber. A cathode (21) is installed in cathode chamber. A reverse current absorber (18) includes a base material on which reverse current absorption layer installed in cathode chamber interior is formed. The absorption layer includes a porous layer containing nickel or nickel oxide. The anode and the cathode are electrically connected. The cathode and reverse current absorption layer are electrically connected.    USE - Electrolysis cell of electrolytic cell (claimed) for fuel cell, used for electrolysis of salt water, alkali metal salt aqueous solution and water electrolysis.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration of the cathode by the reverse current at the time of stop of electrolysis can be suppressed by the electrolysis cell. The durability of the electrolysis cell can be improved. The production cost of the electrolysis cell can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the electrolytic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electrolysis cell.    Electrolysis cell (1)    Anode chamber (10)    Anode (11)    Reverse current absorber (18)    Cathode chamber (20)    Cathode (21)    Partition (30)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a process liquid discharge nozzle (2) with process liquid ejection opening (21) that discharges buffered hydrofluoric acid to surface of glass substrate (100). A process liquid ejection opening is provided with a pool holding unit (3) having process liquid holding surface (31) for holding pool of etching liquid facing ejection opening. A cleaning-liquid discharge nozzle (202) is arranged for discharging cleaning liquid towards the lower surface or process liquid holding surface over the whole period in discharge stop of etching liquid from discharge nozzle.    USE - Apparatus for processing substrate such as glass substrate for flat panel display such as LCD and plasma display. Can also be used in substrate for photomask, optical disk, semiconductor wafer, solar cell and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The cleaning-liquid discharge nozzle is arranged for discharging cleaning liquid towards the lower surface or process liquid holding surface over the whole period in discharge stop of etching liquid from discharge nozzle, so that the etching liquid can be effectively supplied throughout the surface of substrate without consuming large amount of etching liquid and the generation of adhesion crystal can be prevented. The process liquid discharge nozzle and the surfaces of substrate are in fluid-tight state by the liquid film of etching liquid, so that the collision with substrate and process liquid discharge nozzle is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for substrate processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of cleaning unit.    Process liquid discharge nozzle (2)    Pool holding unit (3)    Process liquid ejection opening (21)    Process liquid holding surface (31)    Substrate surface (100)    Cleaning-liquid discharge nozzle (202)
NOVELTY - Selectively removing a spin-on glass relative to a material comprising metal gate material and interlevel dielectric (ILD) material, comprises contacting a substrate comprising the spin-on glass (SOG) and the material with a removal composition, where the removal composition selectively removes the spin-on glass relative to the material.    USE - The method is useful for selectively removing a SOG relative to a high-k/metal gate material and an ILD material (claimed) on a substrate of a microelectronic device such as flat panel displays, phase change memory devices, solar panels and other products including solar cell devices, photovoltaics, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), where the SOG is ashed SOG.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures that the selectivity of removal of the SOG relative to the ILD and metal gate material is high.
NOVELTY - A bis-boron dipyrromethene derivative (I) or (II) is new.    USE - Bis-boron dipyrromethene derivative is used as dye. Uses include but are not limited to infrared cut filter for plasma display panel and charge coupled device, optical filter for semiconductor light-receiving element, near-infrared absorption film, near-infrared absorption plate, sunglasses, security ink, invisible barcode ink, solar cell, laser welding, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The bis-boron dipyrromethene derivative having improved stability with respect to oxygen, and reduced highest occupied molecular orbital is produced by simple method using the bis-boron dipyrromethene derivative precursor having excellent versatility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A bis-boron dipyrromethene derivative of formula (I) or (II) is new.any one of R1-R14,any one of R15-R28=electron withdrawing group chosen from halo, cyano, nitro, sulfo, alkyloxycarbonyl and acyl, and other is H or organic substituent.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for bis-boron dipyrromethene derivative precursor formulae (XIII)-(XVI).    Ring A=cyclic structure of formula (Ia) or (IIa);    Ring B'=cyclic structure of formula (Ib) or cyclic structure (IIa);    Ring C'=cyclic structure of formula (Ic) or cyclic structure (IIa);    Ring D'=cyclic structure of formulae (Id)-(IIId);    Ring E=cyclic structure of formula (Ie)-(IIIe);    Ring F'=cyclic structure of formulae (If) or cyclic structure (IIa);    Ring G=cyclic structure of formulae (Ig)-(IIIg);    Ring H=cyclic structure of formulae (Ih)-(IIIh);    any one of R39-R52,any one of R53-R66=electron withdrawing group, and other is H or organic substituent;and    L1-L8=-CH2-CH2-, -C(=O)- or -C(=O)-C(=O)-.
NOVELTY - The film (100) has self assembly membrane (120) and atomic layer that is deposited on the inorganic nanolaminate film (130). The source gas and the self assembly membrane are made of octyltrichlorosilane (OTS), octadecyltrichlorosilane (ODTS), octylphosphonate (OPA), octadecylphosphonate (ODPA), octyltriethoxysilane (OTES), octadecyltriethoxysilane (ODTES). The inorganic film is made of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, tantalum oxide, silicone, zinc oxide, hafnium oxide, cerium oxide and silicon nitride.    USE - Moisture penetration preventing film of electronic device such as organic LED (OLED) and organic solar cell, organic electroluminescent device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The moisture permeability of the moisture penetration preventing film is low with reduced crack incidence. The lifetime of the electric component using the thin film end-sealing material can be improved effectively. The manufacturing time of the moisture penetration preventing film can be shortened, since atomic layer is deposited on the inorganic nanolaminate film. The penetration of moisture to the flexible OLED can be prevented effectively. The depression of the electric component can be prevented and the stability can be heightened.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of the moisture penetration preventing film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of moisture penetration preventing film.    Moisture penetration preventing film (100)    Substrate (110)    Self assembly membrane (120)    Inorganic nanolaminate film (130)    Inorganic no filtration membrane (132,134)
NOVELTY - The method involves growing material solar cell in the substrate with reduced narrow bandgap. The GaAS and indium gallium phosphide (InGsP) are growed in solar cell. The InGaP is growed in the support layer. The support layer is formed with the GaAs material. The solar cells are removed from the support layer by using the lapping and etching method.    USE - Method for manufacturing multiple junction thin film solar cell for portable electronic instrument such as cellular phone, personal digital assistant and notebook.    ADVANTAGE - The thermal property of thin film solar cell is excellent by focusing the sunlight on the solar cell using the cost-effective plastic lens or the aluminum coating mirror light. The cost of generation of electric power can be reduced and the conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The high efficient solar cell can be manufactured efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the multiple junction thin film solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging solar cell board that is parallel to the initial patterning process in an angular side of a substrate (100). Multiple align marks (AM1-AM4) are formed by using the laser machining in the separated align pattern (AP). The align pattern meets at right angle, and the pattern on the substrate using the laser machining based on the align mark acknowledged.    USE - Method for processing substrate of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The pattern can be accurately formed among the production of solar battery process on the substrate and the stability can be provided to the laser scribing process. The process of patterning the align mark can be immediately performed, and the produce-time of the solar cell can be shortened.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the illustrating method for processing substrate of solar cell.    Substrate (100)    Align marks (AM1-AM4)    Align pattern (AP)
NOVELTY - The control device (100) has an oxygen sensor (500) which is installed in an exhaust pipe (230). The oxygen sensor detects the oxygen concentration value in an exhaust gas ejected from a reformer portion (210) and compares with the predetermined oxygen concentration value. A controller (600) controls the air volume supplied to a burner (220) based on the oxygen concentration value. An air amount measurement unit measures the amount of the air supplied to the burner.    USE - Air-fuel ratio control device of burner used in reformer for fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell of fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The reaction-less hydrogen gas of the fuel cell stack can be re-circulated to the burner of the reformer effectively. The efficiency of the fuel cell system can be improved. The calorie required in the reformate reaction can be decreased. The performance degradation of the reformer due to the exhaustion of the toxic gas can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for air-fuel ratio control method of burner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the air-fuel ratio control device of burner. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Air-fuel ratio control device (100)    Reformer portion (210)    Burner (220)    Exhaust pipe (230)    Oxygen sensor (500)    Controller (600)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has primary pump that supplies the reforming water and the secondary pump that supplies the reforming fuel. The control unit controls flow rate of the secondary and the primary pumps so that the selective methanation unit maintains the fixed temperature. The temperature sensor measures the temperature of the selective methanation unit.    USE - Fuel processing apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The flow rate of the reforming water or the reforming fuel is varied and the reaction temperature of the selective methanation part is regularly maintained so that the carbon monoxide within the reformate gas, and the composition of methane and hydrogen can be appropriately maintained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for control method of fuel processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the control process of fuel processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for determining whether the present temperature is higher than the high limit temperature (S81)    Step for increasing steam/carbon rate if the present temperature is higher than the high limit (S82)    Step for determining whether the present temperature is lower than the lower limit temperature (S83)    Step for reducing steam/carbon rate if the present temperature is lower than the lower limit temperature (S84)    Step for maintaining steam/carbon rate (S85)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a photovoltaic heat pressing fusion device of the junction box so as to improve the production quality and efficiency. The utility model comprises a photovoltaic base with heat pressing fusion device of junction box, the base is provided with a cylinder bracket is vertically installed, and the lower end of the piston rod of the cylinder is provided with , the base is provided with a matched with the to fit the fit and are provided with independent heating device and controlling the temperature sensor, the temperature relay is independent heating device. This utility model is a photovoltaic heat pressing fusion device of the junction box has simple structure, high degree of automation, it can reduce caused by hot melt, improves the working efficiency, reduces labour cost, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing the efficiency.
NOVELTY - The cell has a peeling off substrate for flip-chip PN junction multi-junction battery provided with metal nano particles. A Schottky-junction Schottky-junction battery composed of a conductive substrate, which is fixed on end face of graphite-alkene film. The metal nano particles are connected with flip-chip PN junction multi-junction battery, which is peeled away from the substrate of the first ohm contact layer. The flip-chip PN junction multi-junction battery substrate is equipped with a gallium arsenide substrate.    USE - Semiconductor multi-junction cascade solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has simple manufacturing process, low cost and low pressure, and the cell can reduce series resistance of bonding interface and improves conversion efficiency of solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a semiconductor multi-junction cascade solar cell preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a semiconductor multi-junction cascade solar cell.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of spraying etching system, comprising: a polishing groove, etching groove, the first rinsing tank, a washing tank, a rinsing tank, pickling, the third rinsing and drying groove and used for transmitting silicon chip; the polishing groove, etching groove, the first rinsing tank, a washing tank, a rinsing tank, pickling tank, the third tank and drying tank are connected in turn, the etching groove is provided with a spraying machine. Using this utility model, the nozzle and the regular hexagon reflection loss contact rough polishing silicon wafer front surface, to form a sealed space, the etching liquid is limited in the sealing space to target selectively corroding the silicon chip to obtain the uniform regular hexagon-shaped surface on the front surface of silicon chip, which effectively reduces the front surface of the solar and improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell. At the same time, because only the front surface etching, silicon wafer is still reserved which is flat and the surface of the part is not a long wave reflected back silicon sheet, which greatly improves the utilization rate of the long wave.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a production device which is comprised of a liquid phase circulation heating system and reaction tank (2). The wall surfaces of reaction tank containing reaction solution are provided with a through-hole to which a substrate interface (21) is inserted to a tubular substrate (O). An output pipe (12) and a return pipe (13) are connected with substrate interface. A high temperature heating box (11) is contained with heated liquid that is flowed from liquid output pipe to tubular substrate through return pipe.    USE - Method for preparing tube-type solar battery using semiconductor film.    ADVANTAGE - The deposition of semiconductor thin film deposition can be performed stably. The high repeatability semiconductor thin film deposition can be attained. The internal heating of the overflow structure combined in the tubular substrate can be performed efficiently. The real time update solution can be realized. The influence of the concentration of post reaction process can be realized. The waste can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit block diagram illustrating the preparing process of tube-type solar battery.    Reaction tank (2)    High temperature heating box (11)    Output pipe (12)    Return pipe (13)    Substrate interface (21)    Tubular substrate (O)
NOVELTY - The buffer tank (2) has a square-shaped buffer box portion (20) having a side wall and an opening. The front side of the opening is provided with a sealing door (21). The sealing door is hinged with the right side of the buffer box portion and is provided with a locking structure. The sealing door is provided with a guide structure. The opening of exhaust tube (3) is formed in the right side wall of the buffer box portion.    USE - Buffer tank for phosphorus diffusion furnace used for manufacturing solar battery sheet. Can also be used in diode, triode, power device, insulated-gate bipolar transistor and thyristor.    ADVANTAGE - The melting of tube coating and leakage can be reduced and the poisoning accident of phosphorus oxychloride can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of buffering box structure.    Buffer tank (2)    Exhaust tube (3)    Square-shaped buffer box portion (20)    Sealing door (21)    Sealing strip (22)
NOVELTY - The packaged solar cell wafer has a packaging portion, and a solar cell wafer (200) which is sealed in the packaging portion. The solar cell wafer is provided with a light inlet face and a shady face. The packaging portion comprises a packaging inner layer (101) and a packaging outer layer (102). The packaging inner layer is made from transparent material, and a suede layer is arranged on the surface of the packaging inner layer.    USE - Packaged solar cell wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The flame light effect of the solar cell wafer can be improved. The efficiency of the solar cell is improved. The surface of the packaging body is etched so as to form the suede layer of the packaging portion. The manufacturing technology is simple. The antireflection effect and the flame light effect are improved. The conversion efficiency of the solar cell is enhanced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing packaged solar cell wafer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of packaged solar cell wafer.    Optical surface (001)    Packaging inner layer (101)    Packaging outer layer (102)    Reflection film (103)    Solar cell wafer (200)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a silicon-based film layer in a multilayer film. Two film layers are formed in the silicon-based film layer. One of the film layers is formed as a passivation layer. The other film layer is formed as an anti-reflection layer.    USE - Method for improving conversion efficiency of a crystalline silicon solar battery multilayer film structure.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables allowing a system to operate a large area battery so as to realize deposition on a silicon nitride (SiN) passivation layer of a solar battery. The method enables improving deposition rate and film uniformity of the system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a crystalline silicon solar battery multilayer film structure.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves coating a glass substrate with cadmium oxide and indium tin oxide. Temperature of the glass substrate is maintained at 270 degrees Celsius for 10-20 minutes. The glass substrate is cooled at room temperature in a vacuum environment after the glass substrate is heated. Thickness of indium is measured in a transparent conductive thin film during Rutherford back scattering (RBS) growth experiment. Thickness of the transparent conductive thin film is 230-350 nm.    USE - Semiconductor solar battery base light-transmitting waveband adjustable cadmium oxide electro-conductive thin film preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing light of an UV wave band, improving thin film deposition speed and shooting sunlight with a spectral response range in a solar cell semiconductor structure so as to improve light usage efficiency of a semiconductor solar battery and application range and photo-electric detection of the semiconductor solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographical view illustrating a semiconductor solar battery base light-transmitting waveband adjustable cadmium oxide electro-conductive thin film preparation method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathode material comprises perovskite type component.    USE - Low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathode material.    ADVANTAGE - The material has high conductivity, low thermal expansivity and polarization resistances.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathode material comprises perovskite type component (Pr1-xYxBaCo2O(5+n)), where n is 0-1, and x is 0.2-0.7. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathode material, which involves weighing praseodymium oxide, barium carbonate, and cobalt acetate, placing materials into a ball mill tank and grinding for 3-5 hours, using agate ball as grinding medium, adding alcohol as dispersant, uniformly mixing with the slurry, drying at 900-1000 degrees C for 8-12 hours to obtain finished product.
NOVELTY - The battery has a caesium iodide tin layer fixed on a solar battery sheet and connected with a light splitting film. The caesium iodide layer is made of tin caesium iodide or caesium iodide, where the light splitting film is made of a silicon dioxide, silicon nitride and a magnesium fluoride or magnesium oxide. The light splitting film thickness is 10 nano to microns.    USE - Fluorescent light gathering solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has prolonged service life and better stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a preparation method for a fluorescent light gathering solar energy battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a fluorescent light gathering solar energy battery.
NOVELTY - A down-conversion crystal silicon solar battery has a P+ layer, a P-type layer, an N+ layer, a silicon nitride layer and an optical film layer from bottom to top in sequence, where the optical film layer contains a fluorescent powder and organic glass in a mass ratio of 1:10-20, and the fluorescent powder is terbium-doped strontium boron oxide, terbium, sodium-doped strontium boron oxide, terbium, europium-doped strontium boron oxide and/or terbium, europium, sodium-doped strontium boron oxide.    USE - Down-conversion crystal silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has improved fluorescence efficiency, utilizes less devices, and is manufactured in a short period of time without pollution to the environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A down-conversion crystal silicon solar battery has a P+ layer, a P-type layer, an N+ layer, a silicon nitride (SiNx) layer and an optical film layer from bottom to top in sequence, where the optical film layer contains a fluorescent powder and organic glass in a mass ratio of 1:10-20, and the fluorescent powder is terbium-doped strontium boron oxide (Sr2B2O5: xTb3+), terbium, sodium-doped strontium boron oxide (Sr2B2O5: xTb3+, xNa+), terbium, europium-doped strontium boron oxide (Sr2B2O5: xTb3+, xEu3+) and/or terbium, europium, sodium-doped strontium boron oxide (Sr2B2O5: xTb3+, xEu3+, xNa+), where x is greater than 0.01 but less than 0.1. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a down-conversion crystal silicon solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a down-conversion crystal silicon solar battery. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves adding an acidic solution for cleaning, where the acidic solution removes an oxide layer of a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) film, salt pollutants and surface attachments. Proper acid solution is selected for washing. The pollutant and oxide in an interface are used for reducing the series resistance value of a module.    USE - Method for reducing series resistance of a solar energy film.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables effectively reducing the resistance value between a silicon thin film and a back electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a transparent conductive oxide film.
NOVELTY - The method involves spraying a stack edge of a silicon wafer. A stacked silicon chip is dispersed, where a stacked silicon slice sintering furnace carries out etching process. Heating time in the etching process is in range of 120 to 240 seconds. An edge of a dispersed silicon chip is provided with etching paste for ultrasonic cleaning with de-ionized water. Temperature of de-ionized water is in range of 50 to 55 degrees Celsius.    USE - Method for performing etching process in a polycrystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables avoiding use of corrosive acid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for performing etching process in a polycrystalline silicon solar battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves loading and pushing a silicon wafer into a processing furnace, which is supplied with oxygen, and raising temperature of the processing furnace, where the silicon wafer is oxidized at oxidation temperature of 840 degree Celsius. A silicon dioxide oxidation layer is formed at oxidation temperature. A phosphorus pentachloride is generated at depositon temperature, where pentachloride precipitates on surface of silicon wafer to form phosphorus. The phosphorus is diffused through the oxidation layer to form a PN junction.    USE - Phosphorus diffusion control method for a solar energy battery silicon wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing the damage of the silicon wafer, prolonging the service life of the minority carriers on the surface of the wafer and improving the uniformity of the PN junction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a phosphorus diffusion control method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves plating an aluminum membrane on one side of a poly-crystal silicon wafer by adopting of a magnetron sputtering. Acid felt making is carried out for poly-crystal silicon wafer. Phosphorus diffusion is carried for silicon wafer. Annealing is carried out for the silicon wafer, and a silicon nitride membrane is deposited on the upper surface by adopting of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Surface metallization is carried out for the upper surface and the lower surface of the silicon wafer, and the wafer silicon is sintered by high temperature.    USE - Solar cell back processing method.    ADVANTAGE - The production cost can be reduced, and process is compatible and easy to operate. The process is large in efficiency promotion space. Industrialization volume production can be easily achieved, short-circuit current and open-circuit voltage of the solar cell can be effectively improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the plating aluminum structure.    Sheet (1)    Film (2)
NOVELTY - The method involves performing directional solidification operation by utilizing a P-type silicon sheet. Impurities on a surface of the P-type silicon sheet are removed by realizing etching and cleaning process. Front and rear frames are arranged on the silicon sheet. The front frame is formed with an intrinsic P-type amorphous silicon layer that is fixed on a surface of an intrinsic N-type non-crystal layer. A surface of the rear frame is formed with another intrinsic P-type amorphous silicon layer. A lower surface of the latter silicon layer is coated with a transparent conductive film.    USE - P-type hetero-junction solar battery manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing a P-type hetero-junction solar cell substrate by adopting a directional solidification algorithm in an effective manner without realizing zone-melting process so as to manufacture a mono-crystalline silicon piece, thus reducing P-type heterojunction solar battery manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a P-type hetero-junction solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a p-type hetero-junction solar battery manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - Platinum (Pt)-gold (Au)@Pt fuel cell cathode catalyst is prepared by adding sodium borohydride to Au compound and sodium citrate solution, stirring until solution turns purple, adding conductive carrier, immersing at room temperature for 36-48 hours, centrifuging, drying under vacuum condition to obtain carbon-supported Au (Au/C), performing ultrasonic dispersion of Au/C to Pt compound solution at 20-80 degrees C, stirring for 3-24 hours, centrifuging, and drying to obtain supported Pt-Au alloy nanoparticles.    USE - Preparation of platinum-gold@platinum fuel cell cathode catalyst (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Pt-Au@Pt fuel cell cathode catalyst has high catalytic activity and stability and is low cost, and preparation is simple and easy with mild reaction conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Platinum (Pt)-gold (Au)@Pt fuel cell cathode catalyst is prepared by adding sodium borohydride to Au compound and sodium citrate solution, stirring until solution turns purple, adding conductive carrier, immersing at room temperature for 36-48 hours, centrifuging, drying under vacuum condition to obtain carbon-supported Au (Au/C), performing ultrasonic dispersion of Au/C to Pt compound solution at 20-80 degrees C, stirring for 3-24 hours, centrifuging, drying to obtain supported Pt-Au alloy nanoparticles in which amount of aqueous solution of Pt compound concentration is 10-5-10-2 mol/L, depositing Pt-Au alloy nanoparticles on surface layer of copper (Cu) atoms, and soaking for 15-30 minutes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of polarization curve of Pt0.58Au@Pt0.29 and other prepared Pt-Au catalyst for oxygen reduction catalyst. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging a solar cell module at an upper surface of a heating plate in a laminating machine. The solar cell module is heated by the heating plate. Certain distance is maintained between the solar cell module and the upper surface of the heating plate. Blind holes are formed in a bottom surface of the heating plate. A selected heating body is installed in the each blind hole on the heating plate. The heating body is provided with a heating unit that is provided with a temperature sensor.    USE - Method for uniformly heating a solar energy battery assembly (claimed), to an electric heating laminating machine.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables installing the heating body in the each blind hole so as to adjust quantity of the heating body in the heating plate, thus ensuring better uniform heating effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a solar energy battery assembly    (2) an electric heating machine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar energy battery assembly.
NOVELTY - The solar cell passivation antireflection film has a layer of silicon dioxide film (4) which is deposited on a surface of a silicon wafer (5). A silicon nitride layer (3) with high refractive index is deposited on the prepared silicon dioxide film. A silicon nitride layer (2) with low refractive index is deposited on the silicon nitride layer with high refractive index.    USE - Solar cell passivation antireflection film.    ADVANTAGE - The process is convenient to operate, low in operation cost, good in passivation and good in antireflection performance for the cell surface. The passivation antireflection film prepared by the process can improve the open circuit voltage, short circuit current and the cell efficiency of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of solar cell passivation antireflection film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell passivation antireflection film.    Front electrode (1)    Silicon nitride layer with low refractive index (2)    Silicon nitride layer with high refractive index (3)    Silicon dioxide film (4)    Silicon wafer (5)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a solar battery absorption layer thin film structure, the film structure comprises three thin film layers overlapped, wherein a number of the first thin film layer is CuInSe2 film layer, the other one is thin film layer is CuInGaSe2 film layer, a CuInAlSe2 film layer or CuInBSe2 film layer, the rest of the first thin film layer is CuInS2 film layer or CuInGaS2 film layer. The utility model also can be composed of the third film layer is any two overlapped together. This utility model claims a CIGS solar battery absorption layer thin film structure, wherein a CIGS thin film solar cell absorption layer is a single layer structure, it not only has good energy gap width, but also avoids the absorption range of light is reduced, which greatly improves the solar cell absorption efficiency of the solar energy.
NOVELTY - A kind of solar energy battery composite back plate for laminating mould, it relates to the technical field of solar cell. It comprises a point projection pattern fabric of the upper die (1) and concave grid pattern is a rigid flat plate mould (2), concavo-convex grid pattern of the rigid lower die (2) is set with bump pattern fabric of the upper die (1). It can be used for the existing backplane is direct, that is a current TPT. THV (tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride) back plate is laminated. The projection and net-like pattern between the upper and lower mould of the lamination process is extruded in a bubble layer, the back plate stress is more uniform, warp.
NOVELTY - A polycrystalline silicon solar battery reflection film for lamination, the laminated reflection reducing film is arranged on the polycrystalline silicon solar battery base body (3) of the front surface from the inside to the outside in turn is a silicon dioxide layer (2) and silicon oxynitride layer (1). This utility model adopts silicon dioxide hollow sphere film, which has a refractive index of refractive index of not less than 2.05, silicon oxynitride film is 1.5 to 1.8, the laminated film has a good optical match with single-layer film, and not only has good refraction effect of the light having a wavelength of 520nm for the spectral response of silicon, and the wavelength in the range of 300 to 1200nm has a good one refraction effect, so as to improve the conversion efficiency of the silicon solar cell, using the structure, the conversion efficiency of the silicon solar cell industrial production of our company is more than 19.5%, is the highest level in the world.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a solar battery back film technology field, specifically relates to a solar battery back board with high reflectivity and a film solar battery. In order to solve solar battery back board a heating is too large, resulting in back film change yellow and crisp in the using process, so the defect of the solar energy component service life, the utility model claims a high-reflectivity film solar battery back board and a solar cell. The back plate comprises a base material, the base material is provided with a barrier layer, the barrier layer and the substrate by the adhesive layer are connected, the two sides are respectively provided with a hydrolysis-resistant layer and the high reflectivity layer, hydrolysis-resistant hydrolysis-resistant layer and the high reflectivity layer and the hydrolysis-resistant barrier layer by the adhesive layer; This utility model claims a solar cell back film with strong bonding force, good barrier property, electric insulation and heat resistance, at the same time has high reflectivity, which can effectively reduce solar back plate surface of the heat absorbing amount.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a solar battery back film technology field, especially relates to a kind of flame retardant solar cell backboard film and a kind of solar energy battery. In order to solve using solar battery back board is too high when the temperature of the environment, which will cause some organic material burning, the utility model claims a flame-retarding solar cell back film and a kind of solar energy battery. The back plate comprises a base material layer and a layer, the base material layer and the fluorine film layer by the adhesive layer; This utility model claims a backboard complex film of solar cell has strong fire resistance and mechanical property, and good barrier property, electric insulation and heat resistance, which can effectively reduce solar back plate surface of the heat absorbing quantity, is provided with the flame solar cell back film for solar battery can be used under high temperature environment.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a battery box, a shell body containing space is formed by the bottom plate, a cover plate and a side plate, the four sides in the containing space is set with multiple battery pack, wherein the battery set is connected with the installation space in which the first side surface is provided with a relay and a battery group control system, each battery pack is composed of multiple single battery serial and parallel connection together, a single cell is horizontally placed, a plurality of battery pack are transversely arranged at intervals, the same group of each monomer battery is provided with a through-hole of the insulating board is fixed between battery frame as a whole and insulating each single battery, the battery box side plate is provided with a fan. The battery horizontally placed, which not only saves the insulating baffle plate, but also has better insulating effect, the battery group through the DC relay to the radiating fan, the cooling system of a fuel cell as well, in addition aluminium alloy radiating shell body of the battery pack also has auxiliary effect. Ensure the integral mounting structure of battery case is compact, a transportation and normal work.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a kind of vanadium battery liquid inlet flow rate of the balance device, comprising a pile, pile the total mass of the electrolyte pipeline, galvanic pile electrolyte inlet branch pipe, a flow meter, a proportion adjusting valve, buffer tube and a control system, a flow meter and a proportion adjusting valve according to the total mass of the electrolyte pipeline, a flow meter, a ratio, galvanic pile assembly of fuel battery of series connection with galvanic pile electrolyte inlet branch pipe, the buffer tubes are connected in series in the total mass of the electrolyte pipeline and the liquid storage tank are respectively connected with the power control system via a signal line, flow meter and proportion adjusting of the valve. A control system determines the preset standard liquid inlet flow rate phi vanadium according to fuel cell stack output or input the power, it can stack the liquid flow on the more than n% of standard liquid inlet flow rate preset phi (n is not more than 5), control proportion regulating valve to act, which ensures a galvanic pile of liquid flow is controlled at phi (1 + n) range. This utility model is featured with simple structure, high accuracy, it is easy to realize.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a solar battery with high temperature resistant lamination position electronic adhesive tape, the adhesive tape comprises an adhesive layer and a base layer, the base layer adhesive layer is coated. According to this utility model is solar energy battery can be provided with good weather resistance, ultraviolet radiation resistant and electrically insulating temperature-resistant lamination position electronic adhesive tape.
NOVELTY - The method involves introducing (1) the reaction gas into a reaction chamber by exciting the reaction gas to the plasma reaction gas containing oxygen by using the radio frequency glow. The oxygen concentration of the reaction gas in the reaction chamber is reduced (2) by continuously exciting the reaction gas in the reaction chamber by the radio frequency glow. The reaction gas is introduced at specific reaction gas flow rate and stable reaction chamber pressure.    USE - Method for etching silicon wafer for manufacturing solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The etching process can be carried out reliably. The stable etching of the battery sheet can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process for etching solar battery sheet. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for introducing the reaction gas into the reaction chamber (1)    Step for reducing oxygen concentration of the reaction gas in the reaction chamber (2)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a hydrogenated non-crystal layer with an N-type intrinsic hydrogenated non-crystal layer. The N-type hydrogenation non-crystal layer is provided with a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) layer and an electrode. A P-type hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer is provided with another TCO layer and another electrode. The latter TCO layer is provided with a low-work-function TCO layer, high work function TCO layer and a P-type hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer.    USE - N-type substrate HIT-type solar energy battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an N-type substrate heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar energy battery preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of an n-type substrate HIT-type solar energy battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery has a micro-tube (2) arranged on a substrate (3). Inner and outer surfaces of the micro-tube are etched with a nanowire (1), where the nanowire is made from one of silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, silicon nitride and zinc oxide, and diameter of the nanowire is about 30 to 500 nm.    USE - Solar battery with double-sided heterojunction structure.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has heterojunction structure, so that surface area is increased, thus improving light absorption property and hydrophobic property. The battery has self-cleaning capability, and achieves high power generating efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a solar battery with double-sided heterojunction structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery with double-sided hetero-junction structure.    Nanowire (1)    Micro-tube (2)    Substrate (3)
NOVELTY - The plate has a doped polycrystalline silicon layer, a transparent conductive oxide layer, a cadmium sulfide (CdS) layer, a cadmium telluride (CdTe) film layer and a back contact layer arranged on a substrate. Thickness of a silicon dioxide (SiO2) is 0.1-2mm. A doped polycrystalline silicon layer is doped on a phosphorus element. Thickness of the transparent conductive oxide layer is 50-500nm.    USE - Polycrystalline silicon and double-cadmium telluride thin film solar battery plate.    ADVANTAGE - The plate improves conversion efficiency of a battery and reduces solar energy photovoltaic product cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a polycrystalline silicon and double-cadmium telluride thin film solar battery plate manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating a relationship between voltage and power of a polycrystalline silicon and double-cadmium telluride thin film solar battery plate.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Clay thin film comprises an organically modified clay which is subjected to ion-exchange with an organic onium ion, where the organic onium ion has a carbon content of less than 6 of a substituent having a largest number of carbon atoms, among substituents which are bonded to an atom having a positive charge, and the substituents bonded to an atom having a positive charge are an alkyl group or an phenyl group.    USE - The clay thin film is useful as a sealing film for an electronic device and a fuel cell, a lens film, a prism film, a viewing angle correction film, a film for a light guide, a retardation film, a polarizer, plasma display panel, LED, optical communication, a touch panel, solar cell, electric equipment, and optical recording media such as a video disk, compact disk (CD), CD-recordable, CD-rewritable, DVD, magneto-optical disk, minidisk, a phase change disk and an optical card, and for a film substrate for LCD or organic electroluminescence display, a substrate for an electronic paper and various functional films.    ADVANTAGE - The clay thin film has heat resistance, waterproof function, flexibility, excellent clay characteristics, gas barrier properties, chemical resistance and surface smoothness by forming mono-layer or multiple-layers of the organic thin film and/or inorganic thin film on a surface or surfaces of the film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing the clay thin film comprising coating or pouring a clay dispersion in which an organically modified clay is dispersed in a polar organic solvent on a substrate or into a container, and subsequently volatilizing the polar organic solvent by drying to obtain a clay thin film.
NOVELTY - A metal nanowire is manufactured by reducing 1st metal ion and synthesizing seed particle using reaction solution containing 1st ligand with greater than or equal to 8 solubility product (pKsp) of greater than or equal to 0.5 mol salt with 100 mol 1st metal ion in pure water at 15-25 degrees C and 2nd ligand with greater than or equal to 8 solubility product of less than or equal to 5000 mol 2nd metal ion in pure water at 15-25 degrees C, and reducing 2nd metal ion and making the seed particle grow to nanowire.    USE - Manufacture of metal nanowire for ink composition and electroconductive material used for touch panel and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metal nanowire has small average short axis diameter and high monodisperse. Haze of electroconductive material is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) ink composition comprising metal nanowire;    (2) electroconductive material comprising metal nanowire;    (3) touch panel comprising electroconductive material; and    (4) solar cell comprising electroconductive material.
NOVELTY - A solution (7) containing alkyl metal is sprayed at substrate (1) positioned in non-vacuum atmosphere and dopant solution (5) containing dopant which comprises an inorganic compound is sprayed on the substrate to obtain the metal oxide film.    USE - Manufacture of metal oxide film (claimed) is used in solar cell and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The metal oxide film having low resistance is manufactured economically, by preventing the mixing of organic substance from the dopant solution into the film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of film-forming apparatus demonstrating the film-forming method of metal oxide film.    Substrate (1)    Dopant solution (5)    Oxidation source (6)    Solution (7)    Systems (L1, L2, L3)
NOVELTY - A photosensitive electroconductive paste comprises a electroconductive powder, an inorganic component containing glass frit and titanium oxide particles, and a photosensitive organic component. The content of titanium oxide particles is 0.1-5 pts. wt. with respect to 100 pts. wt. electroconductive powder. The titanium oxide particles have volume mean particle size of 0.001-1 mu m.    USE - Photosensitive electroconductive paste for forming electroconductive wiring on substrate (all claimed) e.g. glass, ceramic, composite material and drew in microfabrication of display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photosensitive electroconductive paste has suppressed generation of silver sintering defect and lack of adhesion strength and conduction defect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of substrate.
NOVELTY - An aqueous dispersion containing metal nanowires are surface-modified with a low-molecular-weight dispersant, high-molecular-weight dispersant and a releasing solution which separates low-molecular-weight dispersant from the metal nanowires are prepared. The aqueous dispersion is mixed with the releasing solution, in the state in which the high-molecular-weight dispersant is contained in the aqueous dispersion or in the releasing solution. The low-molecular-weight dispersant is separated and removed from the liquid mixture, to obtain metal nanowire dispersion liquid.    USE - Manufacture of metal nanowire dispersion liquid used for electroconductive component for touch panel, solar cell (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent, electromagnetic wave shield, electronic paper and flexible display.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive component formed using the metal nanowire dispersion liquid has excellent electroconductivity and transparency.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a final base substrate (1) and a second substrate (2). A seed layer (6) is transferred to the final base substrate. At least one first solar cell layer (7) is formed on the seed layer to obtain a first wafer structure (A). At least one second solar cell layer (8) is formed on the second substrate to obtain a second wafer structure (B). The second solar cell layer is bonded to the first wafer structure.    USE - Manufacturing method of multi-junction solar cell substrate (claimed) for terrestrial and space-related applications.    ADVANTAGE - High-temperature bonding anneal is performed in order to achieve a high-quality bonding interface between the lower surface of the second substrate and the second solar cell layer without significant defects.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a multi-junction solar cell substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is an explanatory figure illustrating the manufacturing method of a multi-junction solar cell substrate employing inversion of solar cell layers.    Final base substrate (1)    Second substrate (2)    Seed layer (6)    First solar cell layer (7)    Second solar cell layer (8)    First wafer structure (A)    Second wafer structure (B)
NOVELTY - The manufacture method providing first base substrate (1), providing second substrate, forming first solar cell layer (4) on first base substrate to obtain first wafer structure, and forming second solar cell layer on second substrate to obtain second wafer structure. The first wafer structure is bonded to second wafer structure. The first base substrate is detached, second substrate is removed and third substrate is bonded to the first solar cell layer. The first seed layer (3) comprises indium-phosphide, indium arsenide, gallium-antimony or gallium arsenide.    USE - Manufacturing method of multijunction solar cell devices (claimed) for terrestrial and space-related applications.    ADVANTAGE - Achieves a solar cell layers with low defect rate, while ensuring that the intermediate substrate can be recycled. Obtain an enhanced bonding strength between the solar cell layers and improved efficiency and reliability of the subsequent solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an intermediate semiconductor substrate for multijunction solar cell and spatial cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the multijunction solar cell devices.    First base substrate (1)    Weakened layer (2)    First seed layer (3)    Solar cell layers (4-8)
NOVELTY - A stainless steel material has aluminum oxide layer and mixed layer of nickel oxide and nickel-iron oxide formed on base material including 0.0001-0.15 %mass carbon, 0.001-1.2 %mass silicon, 0.001-2 %mass manganese, 0.001-0.05 %mass phosphorus, 0.0005-0.03 %mass sulfur, 0-2 %mass nickel, 0-1 %mass copper, 11-32 %mass chromium, 0-3 %mass molybdenum, 1-6 %mass aluminum, 0-1 %mass niobium, 0-1 %mass titanium, 0-0.025 %mass nitrogen, 0-0.01 %mass boron, 0-0.5 %mass vanadium, 0-0.3 %mass tungsten, and remainder of iron, and unavoidable impurities.    USE - Stainless steel material is used as insulated substrate for thin-film silicon solar cell, planar heating element, and copper-indium selenide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The stainless steel material has excellent heat resistance. The insulation film formed on the base material has high durability and excellent adhesiveness with respect to base material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A stainless steel material has aluminum oxide layer and mixed layer of nickel oxide and nickel-iron oxide having thickness of 1-3 mu m formed on surface of base material including 0.0001-0.15 %mass carbon, 0.001-1.2 %mass silicon, 0.001-2 %mass manganese, 0.001-0.05 %mass phosphorus, 0.0005-0.03 %mass sulfur, 0-2 %mass nickel, 0-1 %mass copper, 11-32 %mass chromium, 0-3 %mass molybdenum, 1-6 %mass aluminum, 0-1 %mass niobium, 0-1 %mass titanium, 0-0.025 %mass nitrogen, 0-0.01 %mass boron, 0-0.5 %mass vanadium, 0-0.3 %mass tungsten, and 0-0.1 %mass total content of rare-earth element, calcium, magnesium, and yttrium, and remainder of iron, and unavoidable impurities. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of stainless steel material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of surface vicinity in stainless steel material. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - An oxide film is an amorphous form containing the aggregate of microcrystals or microcrystals, silver, nickel and unavoidable impurities. The oxide film has the electroconductivity of p-type.    USE - Oxide film e.g. transparent conductive film is used for flat panel display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The oxide film has excellent electrical property, and transmittance, electroconductivity and wide band width.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of oxide film.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has a condensed water supply unit for supplying the condensed water generated by a condensation unit to a steam supply unit. A water drain unit drains the condensed water to the exterior. A control unit controls the water drain unit to drain the condensed water to the exterior, while removing the chlorine adhered to the modification catalyst to which steam is supplied from the steam supply unit.    USE - Fuel cell for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The steam contained in the waste gas can be reused efficiently for reforming reaction in the fuel cell. The fall of electric power generation performance of the fuel cell can be prevented. The operating cost of the fuel cell can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an operating method of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the timing diagram illustrating the operation at the time of starting of the fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves creating by diffusion of a dopant of a second conductivity type a second conductivity-type doped layer in the front side and the back side of the substrate, and during diffusion forming of a dopant containing glassy layer on the front and back side. A back surface field layer of the first conductivity type is created on the back side of the substrate by implantation of a dopant of the first conductivity type into the back side.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell from substrate of first conductivity type.    ADVANTAGE - Substrate handling is simplified by using a glassy layer as a protective layer. Achieves robust and economical manufacture of solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The second conductivity-type doped layer and the dopant containing glassy layer are removed from the back side of the substrate by a single sided etching process, while maintaining the dopant containing glassy layer on the front side. The dopant containing glassy layer is removed from the front side of the substrate by an etching process, and surface oxidation by heating the substrate for a predetermined period of time and to a predetermined temperature in oxidizing atmosphere to form passivation layers on the front and the back side. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a production tool for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view illustrating the manufacture of a solar cell.    Wafer boats (7,17)    Oven (110)    Door (112)    Sluice (114)    Low pressure chemical vapor deposition reactor (120)
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion element (100) has semiconductor substrate (1) made of n-type single crystal silicon. A P-type amorphous film (11,12) is provided at one surface side of the semiconductor substrate. N-type amorphous film (21,22) is provided opposite to the P-type amorphous film. An insulating film (31,33) is provided between P-type amorphous film and N-type amorphous film. I-type amorphous film is made of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, silicon carbon nitride, silicon oxide, silicon or silicon-germanium.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element of back-contact type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since insulating film is provided between P-type amorphous film and N-type amorphous film, insulation effect of the photoelectric conversion element is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photoelectric conversion element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Semiconductor substrate (1)    P-type amorphous films (11,12)    N-type amorphous films (21,22)    Insulating films (31,33)    Photoelectric conversion element (100)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a middle cell (40b) that is installed on the bottom cell (40a). A compound semiconductor buffer layer (41) is installed between the bottom cell and the middle cell. The compound semiconductor buffer layer is formed by pair of several super-lattices which consists of an indium phosphide layer and gallium phosphide layer. Another compound semiconductor buffer layer is formed in the indium gallium phosphide bulk layer between the bottom cell and the compound semiconductor buffer layer (41).    USE - Multi-junction type compound semiconductor solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The characteristics of the compound semiconductor solar cell is excellent. The economical efficiency of the compound semiconductor solar cell is excellent, without requiring material for the epi-taxial growth for forming the buffer layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of compound semiconductor solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the compound semiconductor solar cell.    Bottom cell (40a)    Middle cell (40b)    Compound semiconductor buffer layer (41)    Tunnel junction layer (50a,50b)    Anti-reflective film (127)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier plastic film (1) comprises plasma processing surface (2) which is formed in greater than or equal to 1 surface of plastic film as base material, contact layer (3) which consists of silicon oxycarbide film on plasma processing surface, and gas barrier layer (4) which consists of silicon oxide film on contact layer.    USE - Gas-barrier plastic film used for packaging field, such as back sheet of solar cell, foodstuff and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - Adhesiveness with plastic film is excellent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier plastic film (1) comprises plasma processing surface (2) which is formed in greater than or equal to 1 surface of plastic film as base material, contact layer (3) which consists of silicon oxycarbide (SiOxCy) film on plasma processing surface, and gas barrier layer (4) which consists of silicon oxide (SiOx) film on contact layer.    x=1-1.5 in silicon oxycarbide film and 1.5-1.8 in silicon oxide film; and    y= less than or equal to 1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of gas-barrier plastic film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the layer structure of the gas-barrier plastic film.    Gas-barrier plastic film (1)    Plasma processing surface (2)    Contact layer (3)    Gas barrier layer (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a fiber layer (21) on a tank container (10) by winding a reinforced fiber i.e. carbon fiber. An outer surface of the reinforced fiber is impregnated with thermosetting resin i.e. epoxy resin, containing main ingredient and hardening agent. A thermosetting process of the thermosetting resin is performed to form a fiber reinforced resin layer. Anti-foamer solution is mixed with an anti-foamer, the main ingredient of the thermosetting resin and solvent. The fiber layer covers an outer surface of a cylinder part (11) and a dome part (13).    USE - Method for manufacturing a high pressure gas tank that is mounted in a mobile body i.e. fuel cell vehicle. Can also be used for manufacturing a vehicle carrying system i.e. gas holder.    ADVANTAGE - The anti-foamer solution is mixed with the anti-foamer, the main ingredient of the thermosetting resin and the solvent so as to enhance fiber reinforced resin layer strength. The method enables removing generation of bubble formation on the surface of the fiber reinforced resin layer of the high pressure gas tank using the anti-foamer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a high pressure gas tank manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a thermosetting processing apparatus which performs a thermosetting process.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Tank container (10)    Cylinder part (11)    Dome part (13)    Fiber layer (21)    Thermosetting processing apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - A transparent electroconductive film (1) comprises transparent support layer (11) and transparent conductive layer (12) containing indium tin oxide which has a thickness of greater than or equal to 100 nm, strong peak of (222) plane, less than or equal to 0.5 half peak width of peak of (222) plane, and peak intensity of (332) plane and (134) plane which constitutes greater than or equal to 3% of peak intensity of (222) plane.    USE - Transparent electroconductive film used for solar cell, display, illumination, electronic paper, transistor, printable circuit or transparent planar heating element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The transparent electroconductive film has a preferable surface-resistance value.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of transparent electroconductive film (1) which involves arranging transparent conductive layer (12) through direct or on surface of transparent support layer (11), and forming the layer which contains indium tin oxide by ion-plating process on the layer which the transparent conductive layer adjoins and which is maintained at greater than or equal to 90 degrees C.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the transparent electroconductive film in which transparent conductive layer is positioned at single surface of transparent support layer.    Transparent electroconductive film (1)    Transparent support layer (11)    Transparent conductive layer (12)
NOVELTY - A heater (9) consisting of silicon which supplies electricity at atmospheric temperature at the time of start-up, is placed side by side to silicon core wire (7). The silicon core wire is heated by supplying electricity to heater. A silane-based compound and reducible gas are supplied to reaction chamber as source gas. The silicon is deposited on silicon core wire surface by chemical vapor deposition method, to obtain polycrystal silicon rod.    USE - Manufacture of polycrystal silicon rod used for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of polycrystal silicon rod with high purity and suppressed contaminations from the heater surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus (1) for manufacture of polycrystalline silicon rod, which consists of heater consisting of silicon core wire and silicon connected to the power supply installation which can be operated independently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic structure of bell-jar-type silicon manufacturing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Silicon manufacturing apparatus (1)    Bottom wall board (3)    Bell-jar (5)    Silicon core wire (7)    Silicon heater (9)
NOVELTY - An oxide transparent conductive film has central line average roughness 30-200 nm, average value of texture width of 100 nm to 10 mu m, texture of different sizes on the surface, and a convex portion of fine columnar texture in inner surface, and contains zinc oxide as a main component.    USE - Oxide transparent conductive film is used for substrate for solar cell, electronic device, optical element and photoelectric conversion element (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to photodiode, photosensor, flat panel display liquid crystal display, optical information transmission apparatus, motor vehicle and transparent heat generating component for anti-fog.    ADVANTAGE - The oxide transparent conductive film has low resistance, excellent light transmittance, light-scattering ability and durability, flexible substrate and high haze rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of oxide transparent conductive film, which involves surface-treating the oxide transparent conductive film having zinc oxide as a main component in aqueous solution of inorganic acid, and surface-treating in alkaline aqueous solution; and    (2) substrate, which has the oxide transparent conductive film and base material.
NOVELTY - A transparent sheet comprises transparent resin and spherical particle with average dispersion diameters of 200-260 nm dispersed in transparent sheet.    USE - Transparent sheet used for electronic component substrate (claimed), transparent plate, optical lens, optical disk substrate, plastic substrate for LCD elements, substrate for color filters, plastic substrate for organic electroluminescent display elements, solar cell substrate, touch panel, optical element, and optical waveguide.    ADVANTAGE - Transparency, heat resistance, and durability are excellent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electronic component substrate comprising the transparent sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the data of small-angle-X-ray-scattering measurement of the transparent sheet.
NOVELTY - A monovalent or bivalent copper compound (a), chloride ions (b), and an aqueous solution comprising a copolymer (c) having polyethylenimine structure (c1) and polyethylene glycol structure (c2) are heated at 100 degrees C or less. The resultant mixture is added with reducing agent (d) to reduce bivalent copper compound into monovalent copper compound, and again heated at 100 degrees C or less, to obtain reaction liquid. The solid content contained in reaction liquid is removed and formed into copper nanowire.    USE - Copper nanowire. Uses include but are not limited to electromagnetic wave shield, thermally conductive materials, sensors, electronic circuit, building materials, solar cells, magnetic material, optical material, catalyst and bonding agent.    ADVANTAGE - The copper nanowire is environmentally-friendly and economically using fewer amounts of reaction reagent and simple installation. The copper nanowire is manufactured at normal pressure and mild temperature conditions, with high productivity.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has a substrate holding section which holds substrate (W) to perpendicular direction. A heating element (11) heats the substrate at predetermined temperature. A functional material supply unit evaporates the functional material from target (T) and supplies functional material on both surfaces of the substrate.    USE - Film-forming apparatus for forming functional thin film such as oxide superconducting thin film (claimed) formed oxide superconducting thin film wire for hard disk. Can also be used in amorphous semiconductor thin film used for thin film solar cell, and piezoelectric thin film used for piezoelectric device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the functional material supply unit evaporates the functional material from target and supplies functional material on both surfaces of the substrate, the functional thin film can be formed on both surfaces of substrate, and the characteristic of the thin film can fully be exhibited corresponding to film thickness. The oxide superconducting thin film wire can be produced efficiently. The vapor deposition by the substrate lower portion side of vapor deposition material is suppressed and the vapor deposition material can enter into easiness to the upper portion of substrate when the distance with substrate is large.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a film-forming method of functional thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the film-forming apparatus.    Film-forming apparatus (1)    Heating element (11)    Dummy wire (12)    Target (T)    Substrate (W)
NOVELTY - A copper-gallium alloy sputtering target has density difference of center portion and edge portion of less than 0.1 g/cm3.    USE - Copper-gallium alloy sputtering target for forming light absorption layer of copper-indium-gallium-selenium quaternary alloy solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The copper-gallium alloy sputtering target effectively suppresses abnormal discharge during sputtering, and has uniform density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for cupper-gallium alloy powder.
NOVELTY - The metallization paste, which contains silver chloride, is in electrical contact with silicon of a solar cell. The paste can also contain other halides, such as silver fluoride, silver bromide, silver iodide, and bismuth chloride.    USE - Metallization paste for silicon nitride-coated silicon solar wafers.    ADVANTAGE - Enables provision of a metallization paste that includes a halide, such as silver chloride, that results in reduction in contact resistance between the silver electrode and the silicon substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for burning through a silicon nitride layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of a silicon solar cell.    Silicon substrate (101)    Silicon nitride layer (102)    Front electrodes (103)
NOVELTY - A single crystal silicon wafer has rectangular body with length-width ratio of 1.1-4.    USE - Single crystal silicon wafer used for manufacturing crystalline silicon solar cells and solar energy device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The silicon wafer has improved geometrical shape. The solar cells and device have low manufacturing cost with high output capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of crystalline silicon sheet.
NOVELTY - Cutting an ingot (400) involves gripping a portion of the ingot directly with a gripper of a cutting apparatus; partially cutting the ingot to form wafer portions projecting from an uncut portion of the ingot; further cutting the ingot to separate the wafer portions from the uncut portion, to provide discrete wafers.    USE - For cutting an ingot, where the ingot comprises mono-crystalline silicon; and for fabricating solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method essentially eliminates the need for a debond operation; and is cost competitive for both mono-crystalline silicon (e.g. rounded) ingots and casted multi-crystalline (e.g. squared) ingots.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell fabricated according to the method;    (2) an ingot for fabricating solar cells comprising four major surfaces oriented along a central axis of the ingot, the first major surface different from at least two of the remaining three major surfaces, and a pair of ends approximately orthogonal to the four major surfaces.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows end view of an ingot.    Ingot (400)    cross-shaped keyholes (430)
NOVELTY - An electroactive material (I), is new.    USE - As electroactive material used in an organic electronic device (claimed) such as light-emitting diode, light emitting diode display, diode laser, photodetectors, photoconductive cells, photoresistors, photoswitches, phototransistors, phototubes, IR detectors, photovoltaic device, solar cell, transistor or diode; and also used as charge transport material, as photoactive material, or as a host for another photoactive material.    ADVANTAGE - The material functioned as the photoactive material can be used alone, in combination with other luminescent materials, or as a dopant in a host material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electroactive material of formula (I), is new.    Q'=O, S, SO, SO2, Se, Te, NR, BR, PR, PO, PO2, or SiR2;    R=H, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, or alkynyl;    R1-R6=H, alkyl, aryl, halo, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, -COR, -COOR, -PO3R2, -OPO3R2, or CN.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) new electroactive polymer having at least one monomeric unit of formulae (II) and/or (III); and    (2) an organic electronic device comprising a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact and an electroactive layer between them, where the electroactive layer comprises the electroactive material selected from the compound (I) and a polymer having at least one monomeric unit selected from the compound (II) and (III).
NOVELTY - The conductive film comprises a fine catalytic metal particle as a junction, a graphene extending in a network form from the junction, and a graphene, which is free from the fine catalytic metal particle, stacked over the graphene extending in the network form from the junction. The conductive film has a three-dimensional structure.    USE - The conductive film is useful in a semiconductor device (claimed) such as a large scale integration or a photoelectric conversion device including a solar cell, and useful as a three-dimensional wiring containing an integrated combination of transverse and vertical wirings.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive film improves current-density resistance, mobility, heat resistance and mechanical strength of the semiconductor device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a semiconductor device.    Semiconductor device (11)    Insulation film (12)    Catalytic metal portions (13)    Bonding portions (14)    Fine catalytic metal particles. (15)
NOVELTY - A moldable heat insulator composition comprises a silica aerogel (A) having porosity of 60%, a ceramic starting-material liquid (B) which is a hydrothermal synthesis starting-material liquid, a surfactant (C) which can form crystals by hydrothermal reaction, and a reinforcing fiber (D) which is moldable.    USE - Moldable heat insulator composition is used for manufacture of moldable heat insulating material used in multilayered heat insulating material (all claimed) and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The moldable heat insulator composition provides lightweight heat insulating material having excellent thermal-insulation-property, fire resistance and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of moldable heat insulating material; and    (2) multilayered heat insulating material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the manufacture of heat insulating material.    Metal mold (1)    Filling portion (2)    Mesh for filtered water (3)    Press portion (4)
NOVELTY - A porous silicon particles (1) comprises silicon microparticles (3) joined together with continuous void. The average (a) of the particle diameters or rod diameters of silicon microparticles is 2 nm to 2 mu m. The standard deviation (b) of the particle diameters or rod diameters of the silicon microparticles is 1-500 nm. The ratio of the standard deviation (b) and average (a) is 0.01-0.5.    USE - Porous silicon particles are used for porous silicon composite particles used for negative-electrode material for lithium-ion battery. Uses include but are not limited to lithium-ion capacitor, silicon semiconductor for solar cell, raw material for filter and luminescent material.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium-ion battery obtained by the porous silicon composite particles containing the porous silicon particles has high capacity and cycle characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for porous silicon composite particles, which contains porous silicon particles and silicon compound particles containing silicon and element chosen from arsenic, barium, calcium, cerium, cobalt, chromium, copper, erbium, iron, gadolinium, hafnium, lutetium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, niobium, neodymium, nickel, osmium, praseodymium, platinum, plutonium, rhenium, rhodium, ruthenium, scandium, samarium, strontium, tantalum, tellurium, thorium, titanium, thulium, uranium, vanadium, tungsten, tritium, ytterbium and zirconium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the porous silicon particles.    Porous silicon particles (1)    Silicon microparticles (3)    Particle interior area (I)    Surface near-field area (S)
NOVELTY - An oriented substrate has oriented metal layer containing 100-20000 nm thick nickel layer formed on copper layer having cube aggregate structure, 1-30 nm nickel oxide layer formed on the surface of nickel layer and palladium-containing region formed in the interface of the nickel oxide layer.    USE - Oriented substrate for forming epitaxial film, superconducting material and superconducting wire (all claimed) used in superconducting apparatus, superconducting shield and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The oriented substrate ensures favorable adhesion and orientation of the epitaxial film formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the oriented substrate.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming thin dielectric layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate of the solar cell (400) in a process tool having a controlled atmosphere. The semiconductor substrate is provided with a bandgap. The semiconductor layer is formed on the thin dielectric layer without removing the semiconductor substrate from controlled atmosphere of the process tool. The bandgap of semiconductor layer is approximately 0.2 electron volts above the bandgap of semiconductor substrate.    USE - Method for fabricating solar cell (claimed) e.g. photovoltaic cell on semiconductor wafer and substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the solar cell can be improved by forming semiconductor layer on thin dielectric layer without removing semiconductor substrate from controlled atmosphere of process tool. The solar cell can be manufactured easily. The cost of the solar cell can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (400)    Silicon substrate (402)    Thin dielectric layer (406)    Doping material (408)    Doped polysilicon layer (450)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (300) has a semiconductor layer which includes a charge carrier produced upon exposure to light. A passivation layer (340) is provided on the side of the semiconductor layer. The passivation layer is configured to apply the stress to the semiconductor layer and change the mobility of the charge carrier into direction in the semiconductor layer. The passivation layer is made of oxide, nitride, amorphous silicon, zinc sulfide, and magnesium fluoride. An anti-reflection coating (350) is coated with silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, and aluminum oxide.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The passivation layer is configured to apply the stress to the semiconductor layer and change the mobility of the charge carrier into direction, so that the efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The boundary surface between semiconductor layer and passivation layer is reduced, and thus the recombination of the holes and electrons can be reduced. The minority charge carriers of the solar cell can be reduced. The light reflection of the cell is prevented, so that the surface of the semiconductor layer can be protected. The strength of the stress exerted on the semiconductor layer by passivation layer can be increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (300)    Passivation layer (340)    Anti-reflection coating (350)    Substrate electrode (360)    Emitter electrode (370)
NOVELTY - The electrical bridging element has a layer sequence that is provided with electrical insulation layers (4,5) which insulate two electrical conductors (2,3) electrically from one another. The exothermic reaction is triggered in a reactive layer stack (1). The reactive layer stack and the insulation layers are connected with each other such that the insulation layers are disintegrated due to thermal energy released by the reactive layer stack during the exothermic reaction and an electrical connection is produced between the electrical conductors.    USE - Electrical bridging element for bridging defective memory cells of electrical energy storage device (claimed) e.g. lithium ion battery used in hybrid vehicle, fuel cell vehicle and electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The bridging of defective memory cells of the electrical energy storage device can be performed effectively, even before the failure of the memory cell. High power dissipation can be prevented in the electrical energy storage device. The damage of the electrical energy storage device can be prevented. The safety and reliability of the electrical energy storage device can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrical energy storage device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional views of the electrical bridging element.    Reactive layer stack (1)    Electrical conductors (2,3)    Electrical insulation layers (4,5)    Solder layer (6)    Triggering device (8)
NOVELTY - The device has channels longitudinally separated and parallel to each other by longitudinal walls (26). Gutter-shaped advance channels (19) are formed adjacent to identical return channels (20) transverse to flow direction of medium viewed alternately from one another, at an end of a cavity (12) in connection with another end of the cavity through inlet and outflow holes. The advance channels and the return channels are extended over entire length of the cavity. The advance channels and/or the return channels are opened to one of plates (14).    USE - Heat transfer device i.e. heating and/or cooling plate (claimed), for maintaining moderate temperature of battery cells of a lithium ion battery of a vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to hybrid vehicle, plug-in hybrid vehicle, electric car and fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The device ensures large transfer of heat and reaches the constant middle surface temperature in the entire warm-transferring surface, thus achieving compact, inexpensive and simple heat transfer device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a heat transfer device.    Cavity (12)    Plates (14)    Gutter-shaped advance channels (19)    Identical return channels (20)    Longitudinal walls (26)
NOVELTY - The sealing method involves arranging sheet for sealing material in vacuum heating apparatus. The storage elastic modulus and loss tangent value of the base material layer are set to value satisfying the predetermined conditions. The base material comprising ethylene-alpha-olefin random copolymer is contacted with electrical/electronic device. The pressure is set to less than 500 Pa, and temperature is set to not less than 80 degrees C inside the vacuum heating apparatus for time period not less than 30 seconds.    USE - Sealing method of electrical/electronic component (claimed) such as liquid crystal element, solar cell element, and electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The intricately shaped electrical/electronic component can be sealed effectively. The sheet for sealing materials and components are stuck and components are sealed. The bubble generated during the sealing of electrical/electronic component is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrical/electronic component.
NOVELTY - The conversion element (100) has first amorphous film (3) that is contacted with surface of semiconductor substrate (1). The second amorphous film (11-1m) is contacted with first amorphous film and is adjoined in the surface direction of the semiconductor substrate. The third amorphous film (21-2m-1) is contacted with first amorphous film. The film thickness of portion contacting with second or third amorphous film is thinner than the film thickness of portion which is not contacting with second o third amorphous film.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The curve factor and open circuit voltage of the photoelectric conversion element can be improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Semiconductor substrate (1)    First amorphous film (3)    Second amorphous film (11-1m)    Third amorphous film (21-2m-1)    Photoelectric conversion element (100)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has an opposing portion (18) that consists of an opposing surface (181) which is provided opposite to a main surface (SF) of a substrate (S) held at a substrate holding portion (13) in the interior of a reaction chamber (10). The supply gas flows between the main surfaces of the substrate held at the substrate holding portion, and the opposing surface of the opposing portion. The corrugated process of the area of the opposing surface of the opposing portion is carried out, and arithmetic mean roughness in the area is 1.0-7.0 micrometers.    USE - Film-forming apparatus used in manufacture of semiconductor elements (claimed) such as light emitting element such as LED and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The grain number of products which adheres on the main surface of the substrate is reduced by suppressing that the product is stripped from the opposing surface of the opposing portion. Since the intensity of the opposing portion is ensured by fastening the corrugated process with respect to the opposing surface of the opposing portion to the minimum, the yield of the product obtained is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a film-forming method; and    (2) a semiconductor element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the film-forming apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Film-forming apparatus (1)    Reaction chamber (10)    Substrate holding portion (13)    Opposing portion (18)    Opposing surface (181)    Substrate (S)    Main surface (SF)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive paste material comprises composition of low melting glass contained in an electroconductive paste and having thermal expansion coefficients at 30-300 degrees C of 80-110x 10-7/ degrees C and softening point of 350- 500 degrees C. The low melting glass is silicon dioxide-boron trioxide-aluminum oxide-lead oxide-copper oxide-type glass and contains 1-10 %mass silicon dioxide, 5-15 %mass boron trioxide, 1-15 %mass aluminum oxide, 68-89 %mass lead oxide, 0-5 %mass (excluding 0 %mass) copper oxide and 0-10 %mass titanium oxide.    USE - Electroconductive paste material is used for polycrystal silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste material has favorable ohmic contace and high current collection efficiency.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has flow-control valve (18) that adjusts path opening degree to material transport pipe (17) which guides evaporation particle to glass substrate (12). Vapor deposition rate to glass substrate of evaporation particle is measured by pressure sensor (22) in vacuum chamber (11). Flow volume of evaporation particle is calculated according to pressure difference (P1-P2) measured by pressure sensors (21,22). Opening degree of material transport pipe is adjusted by controller (24) so that measured vapor deposition rate is turned into predetermined vapor deposition rate.    USE - Apparatus for depositing vapor of metal-electrode wiring of thin metal film, organic-material thin film, solar cell, display panel, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The vapor deposition rate can be correctly obtained by pressure sensors, so the vapor deposition film can be formed at exact vapor deposition rate and the characteristic calculated by the vapor deposition film can be achieved reliably. The replacement of the required crystal oscillator is eliminated when crystal oscillator type film thickness sensor is used. The fall of productivity can be avoided and prolonged continuous vapor deposition is attained. The back flow of evaporation particle from path can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the vapor deposition apparatus.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vacuum chamber (11)    Glass substrate (12)    Material transport pipe (17)    Flow-control valve (18)    Pressure sensor (21,22)    Controller (24)    Pressure difference (P1-P2)
NOVELTY - The mold has a fine pattern that is formed in one surface of mold main portion. The ratio of convex portion top width and recessed portion opening width is in prescribed range and satisfies predetermined formula. The ratio of an opening portion area which exists under the area of unit area of the fine pattern and the unit area is within prescribed range and satisfies predetermined formula.    USE - Mold used in manufacturing process of substrate for LED, of resist laminated structure (all claimed). Can also be used in manufacturing process of substrate for integrated circuit, solar cell and semiconductor light emitting device.    ADVANTAGE - The uneven structure having thin and uniform residual film can be easily formed on the inorganic substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resist laminated structure;    (2) manufacturing method of resist laminated structure; and    (3) uneven structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional views illustrating the manufacturing process of uneven structure.    Inorganic substrate (21)    Resist layers (22,23)    Uneven structure (23a)    Fine mask pattern (25)    Resist laminated structure (30)
NOVELTY - An organic heteropolymer having repeating unit (I), is new.    USE - New organic hetero polymer is used for organic semiconductor used for electronic device e.g. photoelectric conversion element, switching element and rectifier (all claimed), photosensitive material of printer in electrophotographic system and compact disc-R, organic transistor and thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic hetero polymer has excellent electroconductivity, semiconducting properties and solubility. The organic semiconductors are manufactured using organic hetero polymer, by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic heteropolymer having repeating unit of formula (I), is new.    R1=halo;    R2=halo or O;    R3=linear or branched alkyl, linear or branched alkoxy, or linear or branched alkylthio;    Ar'=aryl;    M=hetero atom of group 16 with 2-4 valence;    m,n=0 or 1;and    p=3 or less.    When m and n are 0, M is not sulfur. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic semiconductor, which involves coating composition containing organic hetero polymer and solvent on at least one surface of base material and drying.
NOVELTY - An article has water-repellent, oil-repellent and stain-resistant film having fine unevenness on a surface formed using water-repellent, oil-repellent and stain-resistant processing agent containing microparticles or hollow microparticles.    USE - Article e.g. cover glass of solar-energy utilization apparatus, window glass of vehicle, window glass of building, and top plate of electromagnetic induction cooking appliance, motor vehicle, solar cell and solar water heater (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to mirror for bathroom and washroom, television, radio, tape recorder, stringed instrument, keyboard instrument, clothing, construction material, sporting product, ornaments, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The article has excellent water repellant, oil repellant and antifouling property, and is economically prepared, by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of article, which involves mixing processing agent containing substance (A) having dimethylsilyl group and chlorosilyl group as a main component and microparticles or hollow microparticles, or substance (B) having dimethylsilyl group and chlorosilyl group, as main component and/or alkoxysilyl group or chlorosilyl group as main component, and microparticles or hollow microparticles, or substance (C) having fluorocarbon group, hydrocarbon group and chlorosilyl group as main component, microparticles or hollow microparticles, or substance (D) having fluorocarbon group, hydrocarbon group, and chlorosilyl group as a main component, and/or alkoxysilyl group or chlorosilyl group as a main component, and microparticles or hollow microparticles, using nonaqueous organic solvent under dry atmosphere.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming (S10) an antipolarity nitride semiconductor layer on a substrate having a crystal plane, to form an insulation film mask pattern on an insulating layer formed on the substrate. A lateral growth of a BSF is completely blocked (S30) in an upper side of the insulation film mask pattern. The BSF free surface is formed (S40) on an upper surface of the insulation film mask pattern. A semiconductor element structure is formed on a template layer which is formed on the nitride semiconductor layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing nitride semiconductor optical device e.g. LED, laser diode (LD), photo-detection device, solar cell and transistor (all claimed), used in backlight or keypad of cellular phone, display device and lighting device.    ADVANTAGE - The high quality semiconductor optical device can be manufactured without forming the stacking fault in the nitride semiconductor layer. The internal quantum efficiency and optical extraction efficiency of the high quality semiconductor device can be improved. The brightness of the optical device can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the manufacturing process of semiconductor device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for forming antipolarity nitride semiconductor layer on substrate having crystal plane to form insulation film mask pattern on insulating layer formed on substrate (S10)    Step for inducing BSF growth on substrate according to crystal plane of substrate (S20)    Step for completely blocking lateral growth of BSF in upper side of insulation film mask pattern (S30)    Step for forming BSF free surface on upper surface of insulation film mask pattern (S40)
NOVELTY - The brush apparatus has the guide rollers (151,152) that are prepared on the processing line of the thin film layer (52) on a substrate (50). A cylinder (130) is arranged to move a drive motor (120). The drive motor is provided to rotate a rotary brush (110). The brush hair (112) is mounted on the outside of the rotary brush to top and bottom and is provided with the height corresponding to the processing height of the thin film layer.    USE - Brush apparatus for selectively removing thin film layer e.g. copper indium gallium selenide layer of thin-film-type solar cell (all claimed) on substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The pressure of the brush hair applied to the thin film layer with guide rollers can be maintained regularly. The processing depth of the thin film layer can be performed uniformly. The thin film layer exposed through the guide mask can be removed selectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the brush apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (50)    Thin film layer (52)    Rotary brush (110)    Brush hair (112)    Drive motor (120)    Cylinder (130)    Guide rollers (151,152)
NOVELTY - A glass ceramic comprises 35-60 mol% silicon dioxide, 10-30 mol% aluminum oxide, 5-25 mol% yttrium fluoride, 5-15 mol% sodium fluoride, 5-20 mol% sodium carbonate, 0.05-1 mol% thulium(III) fluoride and 0-2 mol% ytterbium fluoride.    USE - Glass ceramic is used for silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The glass ceramic having up/down conversion luminescent property is prepared. The glass ceramic provides silicon solar battery having reduced sub-band gap photon loss and thermal energy loss and excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of glass ceramic.
NOVELTY - The method comprises performing microwave irradiation of a mixture of metal precursor, foaming agent and oxidation graphite. The metal precursor is present in an amount of 1-500 pts. wt. The foaming agent is present in an amount of 1-500 pts. wt. The microwave irradiation step is carried out at an intensity of 100-2000 W for 1-600 seconds. The method further comprises performing ultrasonic wave processing.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing a graphene sheet (claimed), which is useful in a LCD device, organic light-emitting device, electronic paper display device, LED, a solar cell, an image sensor and super capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures economical, simple and rapid manufacture of the graphene sheet with high conductivity, increased optical transmittance rate, excellent electrical characteristic and low contact resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a graphene sheet.
NOVELTY - A Magneli-phase titanium oxide has specific surface area of 3-50 m2/g.    USE - Magneli-phase titanium oxide is used for catalyst for fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The Magneli-phase titanium oxide has high specific surface area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) catalyst; and    (2) fuel cell.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen-supply system comprises integrated-type fuel tanks comprising vapor separator, a liquid chemical reactor, and a gas-liquid separator.    USE - Hydrogen-supply system is used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen-supply system has high reliability.
NOVELTY - A catalyst comprises active component and carrier. The active component is cobalt monoxide nanocrystal. The carrier is metal oxide powder and carbon material powder. The content of active component in the catalyst is 10-100 %mass.    USE - Catalyst is used for hydrolyzing hydroboron for generating hydrogen used for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst is manufactured efficiently and economically with high activity, by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of catalyst, which involves mixing cobalt metal precursor and solvent, decomposing cobalt metal precursor in alkylamine surfactant containing trioctylphosphine phosphorus and ether, reacting at 210-260 degrees C, cooling, washing with organic solvent, drying, separating, obtaining active component with particular pattern, and mixing the active component with the carrier.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a solar battery component technology field, especially relates to a kind of used for thin film solar energy battery packaging back plate, comprising a core layer, a core layer of a fluorine film layer is set at one side, and the other side is provided with fluorine film layer or ethylene-vinyl acetate film layer, the utility model not only material cost is low, and a water vapour transmission rate of water vapour barrier performance and can effectively protect the thin film solar battery is not limited by water vapour, erosion of the environment, especially at the same time avoids the local discharge and electric leakage, high safety, can be used for a thin film solar cell, and is suitable for industrial production.
NOVELTY - Liquid mixture (S1) is prepared by mixing a copper-ion source, a zinc ion source, a tin ion source and the ligand that inhibits joint reaction of ion and water. A precursor solution (S2) is prepared by mixing the produced liquid mixture and a sulfur ion source. The container containing precursor solution is sealed (S3) in an airtight container. The hydrothermal synthesis reaction (S4) is carried out within the sealed container at 120-180 degrees C, to obtain copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) particles.    USE - Manufacture of copper zinc tin sulfide particles used for photoelectric conversion elements e.g. solar cells and photon detection element.    ADVANTAGE - The copper zinc tin sulfide particles have high crystallinity, reduced shrinkage and are safe and economical.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart for the manufacture of copper zinc tin sulfide particles. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Liquid mixture preparation process (S1)    Precursor solution preparation process (S2)    Airtight sealing process (S3)    Hydrothermal synthesis reaction process (S4)    Washing process (S5)    Drying process (S6)
NOVELTY - Solar cell film-coating method involves providing graphite boats inserted with silicon slices into a furnace tube, vacuumizing to enable the pressure in the furnace tube to reach 35 millitorrs, providing ammonia gas to enable the pressure in the furnace tube to reach 1600 millitorrs, controlling the temperature at 425 degrees C, discharging, pre-depositing, providing feeding silane and continuously discharging for 700 seconds, stopping feeding the gas, vacuumizing, providing the ammonia gas and vacuumizing again, and discharging materials.    USE - Solar cell film-coating method (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The coating of solar cell film is efficiently enabled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Solar cell film-coating method involves providing 21 graphite boats inserted with silicon slices into a furnace tube, vacuumizing to enable the pressure in the furnace tube to reach 35 millitorrs, providing ammonia gas to enable the pressure in the furnace tube to reach 1600 millitorrs, controlling the temperature at 425 degrees C, discharging for 200 seconds, vacuumizing, providing the ammonia gas when the pressure reaches 35 millitorrs, vacuumizing again, and enabling the pressure to restore to the constant pressure by repeating twice, vacuumizing, providing the ammonia gas when the pressure reaches 35 millitorrs, pre-depositing for 150 seconds, providing feeding silane and continuously discharging for 700 seconds, stopping feeding the gas, vacuumizing, providing the ammonia gas and vacuumizing again, and discharging materials.
NOVELTY - Producing a polyolefin microporous membrane, comprises (i) melting polyolefin resin and mixing together at least to melted polyolefin resin, organosiloxane particles and a plasticizer to obtain a mixture (ii) molding the mixture and biaxially stretching molded product to obtain a stretched film and (iii) extracting and removing the plasticizer from the stretched film.    USE - The polyolefin microporous membrane is useful as a separator for a lithium ion battery (claimed), a precision filter membrane, a separator for a capacitor, and a material for a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polyolefin microporous membrane has improved thermal stability and mechanical strength when made in to a thin film, and can be molded easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Producing a polyolefin microporous membrane, comprises (i) melting polyolefin resin and mixing together at least to melted polyolefin resin, organosiloxane particles and a plasticizer to obtain a mixture (ii) molding the mixture and biaxially stretching molded product to obtain a stretched film and (iii) extracting and removing the plasticizer from the stretched film, where (i)-(iii), if the polyolefin microporous membrane is of a kind having a single film layer, serving to obtain the single film layer and, if the polyolefin microporous membrane is of a kind having two or more laminated film layers, serving to obtain those of the film layers that are on both outsides, the organosilicone particles comprise a polysiloxane crosslinked structure and have a spherical or golfball shape with an average particle diameter of 0.01-10 mu m, and the polysiloxane crosslinked structure comprises siloxane units of formulae (R1SiO1.5) (I), (R2R3SiO) (II) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) (III).    R1-R3 = Si.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a separator for a lithium ion battery comprising the polyolefin microporous membrane produced by the method.
NOVELTY - Substituted 3,8-dihydroindeno(5,4-e)indene compounds (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful as an electroactive material in an organic electronic device (all claimed) including a LED, LED display, a diode laser, photodetectors, photoconductive cells, photoresistors, photo switches, phototransistors, phototubes, infrared detectors, a photovoltaic device or solar cell and a transistor and a diode.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibit improved processing, electronic and charge transport properties thus scavenging of impurities such as oxygen or metal ions and improving the performance of the organic electronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substituted 3,8-dihydroindeno(5,4-e)indene compounds of formula (I) are new.    Q = BR, PR, PO, PO2 or SiR2;    R = H, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl or alkynyl; and    R1-R8 = H, alkyl, aryl, halo, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, -COR, -COOR, -PO3R2, -OPO3R2 or CN.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an electroactive polymer having at least one monomeric unit of formula (II) and/or (III); and    (2) an organic electronic device comprising a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact and an electroactive layer between the first and the second electrical contacts, where the electroactive layer comprises the electroactive material and the electroactive polymer.
NOVELTY - A photocurable resin composition comprises compound (A) having photopolymerizable functional group and oil gelatinizer (B).    USE - Photocurable resin composition is used for manufacturing image display apparatus (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to adhesive agent, filler, optical waveguide, solar cell component, light-emitting diode, phototransistor, photodiode, optical semiconductor element, illuminating device and dental material.    ADVANTAGE - The photocurable resin composition has excellent adhesiveness, retention strength and reliability. The image display apparatus formed using the photocurable resin composition has excellent leak resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) image display apparatus, which has laminate structure including image display unit having image display portion, transparent guard plate (1), and resin layer (6) provided between the image display unit (4) and transparent guard plate. The resin layer is a cured material of the photocurable resin composition; and    (2) manufacture of image display apparatus, which involves forming gap between image display unit or touch panel and transparent guard plate in the image display portion, interposing photocurable resin composition in the gap, and curing the photocurable resin composition by irradiating light from the transparent guard plate side.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of the image display apparatus.    Transparent guard plate (1)    Touch panel (2)    Polarizing plate (3)    Image display unit (4)    Resin layers (5,6)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves treating light-receiving surface of Si wafer (100) with gaseous ozone process, and, subsequently, texturizing light-receiving surface of the Si wafer. The gaseous ozone process includes flowing of ozone gas across the light-receiving surface of Si wafer, with Si wafer maintained at 15 to 40 degrees Celsius for 1 to 3 minutes. The light-receiving surface is treated by aqueous alkaline process in which light-receiving surface is wet-etched using aqueous potassium hydroxide solution of about 2 percent at 50 to 85 degrees Celsius for 10 to 20 minutes.    USE - Manufacturing method for fabricating solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Solar cell is manufactured with increased manufacture efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a solar cell; and    (2) a manufacturing apparatus for forming solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view illustrating two texturization processes, one is the conventional process and the other is the process including the initial ozone gas treatment.    Si wafer (100)    Impurities (102)    Small fragments (102')    Texturization process (104)    Ozone gas treatment (110)
NOVELTY - A flow-type catalytic reaction apparatus (1) comprises catalytic reaction tank (20) which has solution containing raw material and catalyst active species (2a) discharged from catalyst precursor (2) and catalyst discharge tank (10) which has accommodation space to which catalyst precursor is accommodated and catalyst active species is discharged from catalyst precursor. Catalyst discharge tank is positioned in upstream of catalytic reaction tank. Catalytic reaction of raw material is carried out with catalyst active species, and reaction product is acquired.    USE - A flow-type catalytic reaction apparatus for manufacture of pharmaceutical, agrochemical, organic electroluminescent material, solar cell, liquid crystal, and dye.    ADVANTAGE - Catalytic reaction can be efficiently performed with flow process using catalyst active species, and reaction products can be effectively recovered.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A flow-type catalytic reaction apparatus (1) comprises catalytic reaction tank (20) which has solution containing raw material and catalyst active species (2a) discharged from catalyst precursor (2) and catalyst discharge tank (10) which has accommodation space to which catalyst precursor is accommodated and catalyst active species is discharged from catalyst precursor. Catalyst discharge tank is positioned in upstream of catalytic reaction tank. Catalytic reaction of raw material is carried out with catalyst active species, and reaction product is acquired. Reaction product is continuously taken out from catalytic reaction tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the flow-type catalytic reaction apparatus.    Flow-type catalytic reaction apparatus (1)    Catalyst precursor (2)    Catalyst active species (2a)    Catalyst discharge tank (10)    Catalytic reaction tank (20)
NOVELTY - The battery (10a) has a positive electrode active material layer (15) which contains the manganese containing positive electrode active material whose manganese elution amount is about 0.04 mass %. The specific surface area of the manganese containing positive electrode active material is about 0.6 m2/g.    USE - Bipolar flat plate laminate type battery such as lithium ion secondary battery and nickel-hydrogen secondary battery of portable apparatus such as mobile telephone, and for power supply device of electric vehicle such as hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration performance of the flat plate laminate type battery can be suppressed effectively by suppressing the swelling of the cell layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of flat plate laminate type battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the bipolar flat plate laminate type battery.    Bipolar flat plate laminate type battery (10a)    Negative electrode electrical power collector (11)    Outermost layer negative electrode electrical power collector (11a)    Negative electrode active material layer (12)    Positive electrode active material layer (15)
NOVELTY - A secondary battery comprises positive electrode and negative electrode which makes a material which can occlude and can discharge lithium, lithium alloy, or lithium ion a negative electrode active material (15), and porous isolator (18) which is formed in the surface of electrode of positive electrode and negative electrode and contains low melting-point material, refractory material and reinforcing material (18c). The low melting-point material is crosslinked with the reinforcing material.    USE - Secondary battery for motor drive e.g. electric vehicle (EV), hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV).    ADVANTAGE - Swelling of low melting-point material is suppressed. Safety in high temperature is ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the structure using isolator which has reinforcing material in electrolyte layer in cell layer, and the conventional structure of using isolator to electrolyte layer in cell layer. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Negative electrode active material (15)    Separator (16)    Electrolyte layer (17)    Isolator (18)    Reinforcing material (18c)
NOVELTY - The cell has a transparent conductive layer (30) provided on a substrate (10). A barrier layer (40) is provided on the transparent conductive layer. A non-continuous, dispersed semiconductor layer (50) is provided on the barrier layer. Another semiconductor layer is provided on the former semiconductor layer, where transition of electrical charge carriers into the transparent conductive layer is not carried out at a contact surface of the latter semiconductor layer at the barrier layer in non-continuous regions of the former semiconductor layer.    USE - Thin layer solar cell for converting irradiated light into electrical power.    ADVANTAGE - The utilization of the non-continuous, dispersed semiconductor layer avoids losses by absorption of incident light in the dispersed semiconductor layer based on a dispersion degree, thus increasing a conversion efficiency of the solar cell. The cell is manufactured from uniform and thin layers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a non-continuous semiconductor layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a thin layer solar cell including a non-continuous, dispersed semiconductor layer.    Substrate (10)    Intermediate layer (20)    Transparent conductive layer (30)    Barrier layer (40)    Non-continuous dispersed semiconductor layer (50)
NOVELTY - The cell has a buffer layer (40) directly applied on a copper indium selenide (CIS) absorber layer (14). A zinc-oxide containing window layer (20) is directly applied on the buffer layer. The buffer layer is made of zinc sulfide and zinc oxide. The buffer layer includes dopants selected from a group of cadmium, magnesium, sodium and calcium. A sulfur and oxygen ratio and a dopant-concentration decrease starting from the absorber layer to the window layer. An interdiffusion layer is provided between the buffer layer and the absorber layer.    USE - Chalcopyrite thin layer solar cell for use in a thin layer photovoltaic industry.    ADVANTAGE - The cell ensures sufficient better boundary surface adaptation to a chalcopyrite absorber, avoids no-load voltage loss and filling factor loss relative to a cadmium sulfide reference cell, and reduces a thickness of the layer and a bandgap enlargement in zinc sulfide and zinc oxide-successive layers, thus achieving improved transmission of a zinc sulfide and zinc oxide-total layer system, and an increased quantum efficiency in the cell. The cell avoids the need for an intrinsic zinc oxide-sub layer of the window layer, thus reducing a number of manufacturing steps of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a chalcopyrite thin layer solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a chalcopyrite thin layer solar cell including two sub layers of a buffer layer.    Substrate (10)    Molybdenum layer (12)    CIS absorber layer (14)    Zinc-oxide containing window layer (20)    Buffer layer (40)
NOVELTY - Copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) particle is manufactured by heat processing CZTS particle at T-50 degrees C to T+50 degrees C, which is below sulfur sublimation temperature. T ( degrees C) represents exothermic peak temperature obtained by conducting thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) of CZTS particle.    USE - Manufacture of copper zinc tin sulfide particle for photoelectric conversion element e.g. solar cell and photon detection element.    ADVANTAGE - Large CZTS particles can be manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of TG-DTA results of CZTS particle. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A raw material liquid comprising an aqueous solution containing a tin chloride (IV) pentahydrate, hydrogen chloride and 0.1-2.5 volume% lower alcohol is made into droplets in a droplet generation portion, and droplets are sprayed to a target material. The target is heated, and a tin oxide film as electroconductive film is formed.    USE - Manufacture of electroconductive film for thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive film having low resistance is formed. The precipitation of raw material is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for raw material liquid for forming electroconductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of apparatus for manufacturing electroconductive film.    Raw material solution tank (1)    Nozzle (2)    Substrate (3)    Heater (4)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silicide involves forming silica ashes containing silica by baking silicic-acid plant as a main component, adding alloy of group 2 alkaline-earth metal and group 13 metal to the silica ashes, and heating under inert gas atmosphere.    USE - Manufacture of silicide used as raw material for monosilane for semiconductor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides porous silicide.
NOVELTY - The substrate has a metallic base portion whose surface is covered with a thin insulating layer. The thin insulating layer is consists of oxidic materials. The thin insulating layer is deposited on metal surface of the metallic base portion by sol-gel process. One of the oxidic materials is zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide or magnesium oxide.    USE - Substrate for electrical or electronic component such as thin-film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the thin insulating layer that is deposited on metal surface of metallic base portion by sol-gel process, the insulating property of the substrate can be improved. The substrate is simple in structure. The moldability and workability, ductility, temperature resistance, and heat conductivity of the substrate can be improved. The material cost required for substrate can be reduced, so that the manufacturing cost of the substrate can be reduced. The strength and flexibility ff the substrate can be improved. The thin-film sole cell with substrate can be manufactured effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method for manufacture of substrate; and    (2) thin-film solar cell.
NOVELTY - The durable porous metal nanostructure has a thin metal nanosheet having a thickness less than or equal to 20 nanometers. The thin metal nanosheet has distribution of pores in which a pore lateral dimension is greater than or equal to 80 percent of the thickness. The structure of the thin metal nanosheet is at least 75 percent non-branching. The metal of the thin metal nanosheet is selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, gold, silver, iridium, ruthenium, rhodium and their alloys.    USE - Durable porous metal nanostructure for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - Obtains durable catalysts for which the surface area does not rapidly degrade due to processes such as sintering and Ostwald ripening. The high surface area results from the formation of persistent holes or pores in metal nanosheets formed from dendritic nanosheets.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method of durable porous metal nanostructure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a bright-field transmission electron micrographs illustrating structural evolution of a typical flat platinum dendritic nano sheet under heating by an electron beam for different time periods.
NOVELTY - An anthanthrene-type compound (I), is new.    USE - New anthanthrene-type compound is used as organic semiconductor used for organic electroluminescent element, solar cell, transistor, photoelectric conversion element, switching element and rectifier, and precursor for organic semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The anthanthrene-type compound is manufactured efficiently, by simple and versatile method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An anthanthrene-type compound of formula (I), is new.    E=oxygen atom or sulfur atom;    R1-R4=H or substituent;and    or R1+R2,R2+R3,R3+R4=ring.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of anthanthrene-type compound (I).
NOVELTY - A contact medium comprises a substrate; and a water insoluble thermoplastic composition in contact with the substrate, and comprises 1-35 wt.% polyvinyl chloride (PVC), 1-20 wt.% polyacrylonitrile (PAN), 1-60 wt.% poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA), 1-20 wt.% polyamide-imide (PAI) and 2-25 wt.% poly(butyl acrylate) (PBA).    USE - As a contact medium on a substrate (claimed) which is used in evaporative cooling equipment, and also in operations such as heating, cooling and evaporative distillation which involve heat transfer, cooling water scale inhibition, producing water-absorbing polymer particles, water management in fuel cells, physical barriers to minimize evaporative heat losses, cooling hollow fiber cross-flow separators, system for conditioning the airflow entering a turbomachine, removing polyvalent metal ions from the makeup source water, reverse osmosis, reverse osmosis, electrochemical removal, chemical precipitation, or evaporation/distillation.    ADVANTAGE - The contact media containing the substrate and water insoluble thermoplastic composition, achieves extended life span and enhanced performance; and is prepared by cost-effective method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a polymeric substrate (s1) comprising a substrate comprising at least a top layer and a bottom layer in contact at regions; and a thermoplastic compound that contacts the substrate, where the thermoplastic compound comprises 1-10 wt.% PAN, 5-15 wt.% PMA, 2-10 wt.% PAI, 5-20 wt.% PBA, 30-57 wt.% PS and 20-35 wt.% PBD.
NOVELTY - The system has a fuel generation portion (1) that generates fuel that is a reducing gas by chemical reaction, and regenerates an oxidized gas by reverse reaction. Electric power generation/electrolysis unit generates electric power using reducing gas, and electrolyzes oxidized gas during regeneration of fuel generation portion. Control unit (7) controls circulation unit to differ the flow rate of gas forcibly circulated between fuel generation unit and power generation/electrolysis unit, during power generation operations and during charge operations.    USE - Secondary battery type fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The secondary battery type fuel cell system with highly stabilized output and improved efficiency can be obtained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the secondary battery type fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel generation portion (1)    Fuel cell portion (2)    Partition element (3)    Pump (4)    Control unit (7)
NOVELTY - An organic electronic device consists of organic element (51) formed on to-be-processed material, sealing film covering the organic element, organic layer (54) containing carbon component and inorganic layer (53) which does not contain carbon component, provided on the sealing film. The organic layer contains organic layers (54-1, 54-2). The organic layer (II) has more dangling bonds of carbon component than the organic layer (I). The organic layer contains amorphous hydrocarbon.    USE - Organic electronic device e.g. organic transistor, organic field effect transistor, organic solar cell and thin film transistor for drive system of liquid crystal display.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration of the through-put of film-forming of the sealing film is suppressed and the sealing performance of the sealing film is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the organic electronic device; and    (2) plasma processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the manufacturing process of the organic electronic device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Anode (50)    Organic element (51)    Cathode (52)    Inorganic layer (53)    Organic layers (54, 54-1, 54-2)    Glass substrate (G)
NOVELTY - An adhesive composition comprises binder resin, nanoclay reformed to the organic modifier, and solvent.    USE - Adhesive composition is used for manufacturing adhesive film, organic electronic device (all claimed), solar cell and lithium secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive composition exhibits excellent water-vapor barrier properties, transparency, durability, recess-filling properties, adhesive force and reliability under high-temperature and high-humidity conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) adhesive film, which contains adhesive composition;    (2) manufacture of adhesive film, which involves coating adhesive composition on base film (21), manufacturing adhesive composition by mixing with solution containing binder resin and dispersed solution of nanoclay reformed to organic modifier and solvent; and    (3) organic electronic device, which has passivation layer containing adhesive composition, and substrate in which the organic electronic device is formed and front side of organic electronic device are soldered.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of adhesive film.    Base film (21)    Adhesion layer (22)
NOVELTY - A layered film comprises a heteroepitaxial PN junction oxide thin film including an N-type semiconductor oxide thin film and a P-type semiconductor oxide thin film which are each epitaxially grown to have c-axis orientation represented by (00k).    USE - Layered film. Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor laser, light emitting diode, solar cell, photodetector, infrared sensor, optical modulator, thermoelectric device, thin film diode, laser diode, superconductive transistor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The layered film has high crystallinity and surface roughness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of laminate bonded to the substrate for evaluating P-type oxide film semiconductor.
NOVELTY - Fabricating a boron-comprising ink, comprises: providing an inorganic boron-comprising material; combining the inorganic boron-comprising material with a polar solvent having a boiling point of 50-250 degrees C; and combining the inorganic boron-comprising material with a spread-minimizing additive that results in a spreading factor of the boron-comprising ink of 1.5-6.    USE - The method is useful for fabricating a boron-comprising ink (claimed) to form boron-doped regions in semiconductor substrates using non-contact printing processes, and to fabricate a variety semiconductor devices including microelectronics, solar cells, displays, radio-frequency identification components, microelectromechanical systems devices, optical devices such as microlenses, and medical devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method: provides boron-comprising ink with minimized breaking of semiconductor substrates including rigid and flexible substrates; eliminates steps for removing material after the printing process; and does not require new masks or screens when a change in the pattern is desired, thus making non-contact printing processes are cost-efficient processes for fabricating doped regions in semiconductor substrates, allowing for increased throughput compared to screen printing and photolithography.
NOVELTY - The reusable template has a semiconductor material which consists of silicon. The surface has a 3-D surface topography which consists of a number of raised areas separated by a number of depressed areas. The 3-D surface topography is substantially preserved after a substrate release cycle. The raised areas consist of a tapered top having an angle selected from the range of 25-65 degrees.    USE - Reusable template for use in manufacture of detachable thin semiconductor substrates.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces the amount of polysilicon feedstock consumed per peak watt of solar power, and eliminates the kerf losses associated with sawing and slicing which substantially reduces the overall solar cell manufacturing cost. Provides an innovative solar cell structure and simplified process flow while increasing cell and module efficiencies and significantly lowering the overall solar cell and module manufacturing costs. Facilitate substantial solar cell and module cost reduction even in fabrication with modest production volumes that enables low to mid-volume solar cell fabrication with modest fabrication setup and operation costs. Provides effective light trapping based on a combination of front surface texturing and back surface mirror, while achieving low surface recombination velocities for high cell efficiencies.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin semiconductor substrate manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the scanning electron micrographs of an alternate taper having a pyramidal style with a varying Top/Mid and Bottom Taper that allows for improved reusability.
NOVELTY - An etching composition comprises aqueous solution containing ferric ion component (A), hydrogen chloride component (B), and oxygen-containing compound and 1-4C linear or branched alcohol (C).    USE - Etching composition used for etching laminated film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, plasma display, touch panel, organic electroluminescent element, solar cell and lighting fixture.    ADVANTAGE - The etching composition etches thin wire to reduced thickness, with reduced linearity and without big step difference.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An etching composition comprises aqueous solution containing ferric ion component (A), hydrogen chloride component (B), and 1-4C linear or branched alcohol and oxygen-containing compound (C). The oxygen-containing compound is of formula: R1-O-(-R2-O-)n-R3 (I).    R1,R3=H or 1-4C linear or branched alkyl;    R2=1-4C linear or branched alkylene;and    n=1-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the etching method, which involves etching a laminated film containing indium oxide film and metal type film by package.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system has source gas supply line (4) that connects source gas supply unit (2) and desulfurizer (21). The second on-off valve (9) is provided in line of first on-off valve (8). The desulfurizer is provided with pull-up force which is higher than the first on-off valve. The third on-off valve (22) is provided in downstream from desulfurizer. The control unit (10) is made to control three on-off valves for opening on-off valves, when releasing three on-off valves.    USE - Fuel cell system for carrying out electrochemical reaction of fuel gas e.g. hydrogen and oxidizing agent gas e.g. oxygen for motor vehicle and fuel battery cogeneration system.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system is low in cost, high in safety, and high in durability. The cost of the on-off valve can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the fuel cell system.    Source gas supply unit (2)    Source gas supply line (4)    First on-off valve (8)    Second on-off valve (9)    Control unit (10)    Desulfurizer (21)    Third on-off valve (22)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing dopant sources (21,42) for supplying n-type and p-type dopants to single crystal silicon substrate (10). A substrate (1) is heat-processed to diffuse the dopants in the single crystal silicon substrate. The p-type dopant source is etched so that a glass width is made narrow. The substrate is heat-processed after the patterning process in temperature higher than preset heat treatment process, such that p-type dopant is diffused to the single crystal silicon substrate.    USE - Manufacturing method of back surface junction type photoelectric conversion element (claimed) e.g. back surface junction type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The contact resistance of the electrode collecting minority carriers can be reduced. The short circuit photoelectric current can be increased, so that the high conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion element can be exhibited. The falling of the dopant concentration of diffusion region can be prevented. The increase in surface recombination by increasing the dopant concentration can be prevented. The manufacturing process can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the manufacturing process for photoelectric conversion element.    Substrate (1)    Single crystal silicon substrate (10)    N- type diffusion regions (10b,10d)    P-type diffusion region (10c)    Dopant sources (21,42)
NOVELTY - The device has a mold conveyance mechanism (4a) which conveys the mold (2A) which has a pattern. A press mechanism presses the mold and to-be-transferred materials mutually so as to oppose the formation surface and to-be-transferred surface of the pattern. A mold position correction mechanism (13) is provided on mold conveyance path for adjusting the relative position of mold with respect to to-be-transferred material. The annular mold is connected with transcription units (3). Metal mold element is made of polyimide and nickel.    USE - Device for transferring fine uneven shaped pattern to surface of electronic device such as biodevice, LCD and light-emitting device, and optical components such as antireflection film, light-guide plate, cell culture sheet and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the annular mold and the to-be-transferred material can be continuously sent into the press mechanism, and pattern transfer is performed, the pattern transcription rate can be increased. Thus the productivity can be improved. Since a nanosize pattern can be repeatedly molded, the manufacturing cost of the device can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for transferring fine uneven shaped pattern.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory views of the mold position correction mechanism.    Mold (2A)    Transcription units (3)    Mold conveyance mechanism (4a)    Mold position correction mechanism (13)    Wheel pin (21)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of trifluorovinyl derivative (I) involves reacting tetrafluoroethylene and organometallic compounds (I)-(III) or organometallic compound (d) in absence of transition metal catalyst. The organometallic compound (d) is obtained by reacting organometallic compound (I) and zinc halide.    USE - Manufacture of trifluorovinyl derivative is used as raw material for agrochemicals and fluorine-containing polymer. Uses include but are not limited to sealing material, fuel hose, ion-exchange membrane for fuel cells, motor vehicle, aircraft, optical fiber and coating materials.    ADVANTAGE - The trifluorovinyl derivative is manufactured efficiently and economically with high selectivity and high yield, by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of trifluorovinyl derivative (I) involves reacting tetrafluoroethylene and organometallic compounds of formulae: RMgX (I), R2Zn (II), RZnX (III) and/or organometallic compound (d) in absence of transition metal catalyst. The organometallic compound (d) is obtained by reacting organometallic compound (I) and zinc halide of formula: ZnX2.    R=methyl optionally substituted by vinyl or aryl (both optionally substituted);and    X=Cl Br, or I.
NOVELTY - A curable resin composition comprises benzoxazine compound and silane compound having a siloxane skeleton and an imide bond.    USE - Curable resin composition is used for electronics mounting material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to fuel cell, motor vehicle, building materials, printed wiring board, hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle, display device, electrical/electronic component, opto device and secondary battery etc.    ADVANTAGE - The hardened material of the curable resin composition has excellent heat resistance and handleability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of curable resin composition, which involves adding benzoxazine compound into a reaction container, and injecting one portion or all portions of raw material components other than the benzoxazine compound to reaction container.
NOVELTY - Method of fabricating alloy involves mixing (S1) copper, indium, gallium, selenium and sulfur as raw material, vacuum-sealing the resultant product in an ampule, heating the ampule and crystallizing (S2) the raw material within ampule by melt-growth.    USE - Method of fabricating alloy used for preparing sputtering target for manufacturing solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nontoxic alloy is efficiently, economically and safely manufactured with improved productivity. The solar cell formed using sputtering target has improved light conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of sputtering target (10), which involves slicing (S3) the alloy; and    (2) manufacture of solar cell, which involves installing sputtering target in sputter apparatus as material for film-forming light-absorption layer, providing light-absorption layer on back surface of electrode, and laminating the electrode on glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the preparation of sputtering target. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Preparation of sputtering target (10)    Mixing process (S1)    Heating and crystallizing (S2)    Slicing process (S3)
NOVELTY - The solar cell apparatus has a light absorption layer (400) which is arranged on a bearing substrate (100). An ion implantation layer is provided on the light absorption layer. The material of ion implantation layer is same as the material of the light absorption layer. A barrier layer (200) is formed on the bearing substrate.    USE - Solar cell apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The sodium density within the light absorption layer is uniformly controlled. The open circuit voltage and the photoelectric conversion efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the method of manufacturing solar cell apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell apparatus.    Bearing substrate (100)    Barrier layer (200)    Light absorption layer (400)    Buffer layer (500)    Window layer (600)
NOVELTY - The BAPV structure has a back sheet (150) which is formed in a solar cell (300). The solar cell is formed on a bearing substrate (200). A heat conductive layer (170) is formed in upper side and lower-side of the bearing substrate. The lower side of the bearing substrate is made to contact with exterior wall (100) of building through heat conductive layer and back sheet. The width of the heat conductive layer is larger than the width of the bearing substrate.    USE - BAPV structure.    ADVANTAGE - The thermal energy absorbed by the sunlight is effectively emitted to outside. Since the heat conductive layer is formed with the elastic material, the external shock can be relieved and the reliability of the device can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the manufacturing method of BAPV structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the BAPV structure.    Exterior wall (100)    Back sheet (150)    Heat conductive layer (170)    Bearing substrate (200)    Solar cell (300)
NOVELTY - The radio controlled electric vehicle comprises a frame (1) with front wheels (2) guided by direction and driven by a servo motor (4). The servo motor receives control commands through a receiving antenna (5). An electric motor (6) is provided for driving rear wheels (7), where electricity is generated through a fuel cell (8). The fuel cell comprises a security reservoir (9) including alkali or alkaline metal hydroxide, water and aluminum waste. A hydrogen purification device (10) is connected with the reservoir through a tube (11).    USE - Radio controlled electric vehicle for use with fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The radio controlled electric vehicle comprises a frame with front wheels guided by direction and driven by a servo motor, and thus provides hydrogen in a simple, safe and cost-effective manner by using aluminum waste and inexpensive sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of the radio controlled electric vehicle.    Frame (1)    Front wheels (2)    Servo motor (4)    Receiving antenna (5)    Electric motor (6)    Rear wheels (7)    Fuel cell (8)    Security reservoir (9)    Hydrogen purification device (10)    Tube (11)
NOVELTY - A palladium nanoparticle catalyst comprises multi-wall carbon nanotube as substrate and titanium dioxide as an intermediate carrier distributed with 51 nm palladium metal particle.    USE - Palladium nanoparticle catalyst used for methanol, ethanol and isopropanol fuel cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high catalytic activity under alkaline condition, high stability and high antitoxicity which can effectively reduce the catalyst poisoning. The method is simple, mild and has good stability and repeatability of catalytic material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of fuel cell palladium nanoparticle catalyst by preparing nitric acid and sulfuric acid modified multi-wall carbon nanotube, pretreating titanium dioxide powder, reacting with prepared modified multi-wall carbon nanotube to obtain titanium dioxide-carbon nanotube (TiO2-CNT) composite carrier material, and adding with palladium chloride solution and sodium borohydride solution and reacting to obtain palladium nanoparticle catalyst.
NOVELTY - The assembly (110) has heater (116) which heats up the devulcanizer (114) and back up reformer (112), while the air electrode exhaust gas passes through the inside of pipe. Devulcanizer removes the sulfur among the fuel for fuel cell with the hydrogenation. The back up reformer reforms the hydrocarbon among the fuel for fuel cell into hydrogen. Devulcanizer provides with supplementary heater to emit the predetermined heat and desulfurizes sulfur among the fuel for fuel cell. The hitter is comprised of the pipe shape to cover the back up reformer.    USE - Preprocessing assembly for fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The space necessary for the desulfurization and reforming can be minimized, so that the space utilization of the fuel cell system can be improved effectively. The rejection performance of sulfur can be improved. The replace period of the catalyst is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the preprocessing assembly.    Preprocessing assembly (110)    Back up reformer (112)    Devulcanizer (114)    Heater (116)    Supplementary heater (118)
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a solar battery with Si GaInAs epitaxial wafer with the low temperature bonding structure, comprising a low temperature bonding as a whole wafer substrate and Si GaInAs epitaxial wafer, wherein it is as follows: forming the array of the vertical micro-hole bonding surface of the Si substrate, and the vertical micro-hole of the t= aperture phi 5 (mu) m, the depth is 1 microns, the array from multiple vertical micro-hole of s=100 microns to m-400 microns to form adjacent hole. The utility model is provided with the vertical micro-hole array as channel, Si substrate with GaInAs low temperature wafer bonding on the bonding surface of the Si substrate, the micro pores, the micro-bubble as vertical micro-hole of the channel, between the substrate and the Si GaInAs epitaxial wafer contact surface has micro-hole of the pressure bonding, micro-bubble, which effectively improves the performance of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - The utility model and a solar battery graphite frame plating with a hook component, comprising a hook and a baffle, the upper part is provided with a plurality of graphite frame for placing the silicon wafer of lattice, said hook is set on the silicon chip lattice around the four sides of the graphite frame, the baffle plate, the hook comprising a hook body of the main body and two sides of the main body, the distance between the hook body is not more than 2.5 mm, the hook body is arc guide angle shape of the silicon chip plating screen printing hook and a film other than the gate line. Compared with the existing technology, the utility model is provided with the graphite frame edge stress damage and so on.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of is provided with good radiating function of power lithium battery, comprising a battery shell, wherein the battery shell is composed of multiple single battery of the battery pack are connected in series or in parallel and are respectively connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery pack is provided with a cooling chamber inside the battery case is filled with cooling medium in the cooling chamber, the single battery of the fuel cell plate in the cooling chamber. On one side is provided with an arc inner part of the resin sheet constituting said battery case radiating channel which is connected with the radiating passage of the hot air outlet at the top of the battery shell, the radiating passage is embedded on the side wall of is provided with a radiating fan. This utility model adopts wind cooling and water cooling are combined with the radiating structure, it can quickly heat to effect the power lithium battery without considering the temperature when charging, it can optimize the use function of the battery and prolongs the service life of the battery, thereby maximizing the utilization rate of the battery.
NOVELTY - Core-shell nanoporous platinum-based alloy catalyst is prepared by adding 60-90% aluminum powder, 1-10% pure platinum powder and balance another pure metal element selected from nickel, cobalt, copper, iron or titanium, and ball grinding using stearic acid as grinding aid for 100-200 hours to obtain alloy powder; and adding alloy powder with 0.2-5 mol/L sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide aqueous solution for post-treatment, washing alloy powder with deionized water until it is neutral, and then adding powder with 0.5-8 mol/L nitric acid aqueous solution to carry out alloying treatment.    USE - Method of preparing a core-shell nanoporous platinum-based alloy catalyst (claimed) used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves mechanical alloying technique to prepare precursor alloy, and has simple operation and improved production efficiency. The obtained nanoporous platinum based alloy is small in size and has high specific surface area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of a core-shell nanoporous platinum-based alloy catalyst comprises:    (A) weighing 60-90% aluminum (Al) powder, 1-10% pure platinum (Pt) powder and balance another pure metal element according to stoichiometric ratio Al-Pt-another metal element alloy, where another metal element is nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) or titanium (Ti);    (B) adding the metal powders, and ball grinding using stearic acid as grinding aid for 100-200 hours to obtain alloy powder;    (C) adding alloy powder with 0.2-5 mol/L sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide aqueous solution for post-treatment, washing alloy powder with deionized water until it is neutral, and then adding powder with 0.5-8 mol/L nitric acid aqueous solution to carry out alloying treatment; and    (D) washing with deionized water to neutral and vacuum-drying to obtain nanoporous platinum-based alloy catalyst.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing thin film of target material respectively using ZnS powder and cadmium sulfide (CdS) powder by pressing machine pressing the powder into the diameter of 3.5cm. The sapphire is selected as substrate and is placed in deionized water and alcohol. The pulsed laser deposition device is provided into vacuum chamber through argon as protective gas. The pulse laser deposition device is closed and cooled to room temperature for taking out product to obtain hexagonal phase of ZnS thin film.    USE - Method for preparing hexagonal phase zinc sulfide (ZnS) film at low temperature.    ADVANTAGE - By utilizing the process for preparing hexagonal phase ZnS film at low temperature, the growth of the hexagonal phase ZnS film can be induced at low temperature. Thus, the hexagonal phase ZnS film can be prepared in efficient manner. The film ensures high in crystallization quality and high in uniformity. The light transmittance can be greater than 85%, so that the film can be used as the buffering layer of the thin-film solar cell or material for the window. The hexagonal phase ZnS film ensures high luminescence peak at 500nm, so that the hexagonal phase ZnS film can be used for developing high-brightness green light emitting device in efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation illustrating the process for preparing hexagonal phase ZnS film at low temperature. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The system has a mask base assembly which supports and stores a substrate. An electric transmission rod component is provided to convey the substrate between chambers. A transfer small vehicle component connects a transmission substrate metal growth chamber with a glove box. The upper portion of the metal growth chamber is provided with a substrate holder and the mask base assembly. A multilayer film is deposited on the substrate.    USE - High vacuum thin film deposition system used for growth of thin film in organic light emitting device, organic thin film solar battery and organic thin film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing efficiency of the system can be improved. The construction cost of the thin film deposition system can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the thin film deposition system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A selenium and solvent are mixed and stirred, to obtain selenium precursor solution. A catalyst and bis(bis(trimethyl silicon alkyl)amino)tin (II) are mixed, to obtain tin injectable solution. The selenium precursor solution is mixed with a reaction solvent, and heated at 250-310 degrees C under protection of inert gas. The tin injectable solution is added into the resultant reaction solution and reacted for 1-2 minutes to obtain tin-selenium monocrystal nanowire. The solvent is trioctylphosphine or tributylphosphine.    USE - Synthesis of tin-selenium monocrystal nanowire used for manufacturing optoelectronic device and solar cell material.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables synthesis of tin selenide monocrystal nanowire with average diameter of 21 nm, excellent external appearance, optical property, crystallinity and colloidal dispersion, by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A selenium and solvent are mixed and stirred, to obtain selenium precursor solution. A catalyst and bis(bis(trimethyl silicon alkyl)amino)tin (II) are mixed, to obtain tin injectable solution. The selenium precursor solution is mixed with a reaction solvent, and heated at 250-310 degrees C under protection of inert gas. The tin injectable solution is added into the resultant reaction solution and reacted for 1-2 minutes to obtain tin-selenium monocrystal nanowire. The solvent is trioctylphosphine or tributylphosphine. The reaction solvent is oleylamine, or mixture oleylamine and trioctylphosphine oxide in which the mass ratio of oleylamine and trioctylphosphine oxide is 1:0.5-1:4.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a seed crystal layers by arranging seed crystals (2) closely. An alpha angle is formed between a tangential direction of one of spliced surfaces of every two blocks of seed crystal and a normal direction of a crucible bottom plane. A splicing surface is tangent to the normal direction of the plane at the bottom of the crucible. The coincidence of the splicing surface with the normal direction of the plane at the bottom of the crucible is prohibited.    USE - Seed crystal splicing method used for single crystal-like silicone cast ingot used in manufacture of photovoltaic solar cell and LCD.    ADVANTAGE - The dislocation defect of silicon chip can be reduced. The single crystal area ratio and the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar battery can be improved. The service life of the battery can be prolonged, so that the performance of the photovoltaic device can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the seed crystal splicing process for single crystal-like silicone cast ingot.    Seed crystal (2)
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide seed layer is formed on an organic flexible substrate by spray pyrolysis method, and zinc oxide seed layer is deposited in zinc chloride solution by electrochemical method to obtain high-orientation zinc oxide nanowires. The obtained zinc oxide nanowire arrays are immersed into potassium chloride solution for etching, to obtain zinc oxide nanotube arrays.    USE - Method for preparing zinc oxide nanowire/nanotube arrays used for nanocrystalline solar cell and nano sensor.    ADVANTAGE - Method for preparing zinc oxide nanowire/nanotube arrays with adjustable diameter and height on organic flexible substrate.
NOVELTY - Preparation of sea-urchin-shaped zinc oxide nanowire array on organic flexible material involves depositing orderly monolayer polystyrene microspheres on the organic flexible material using a self-assembly method, and electrochemically-depositing ordered zinc oxide nanowire on the surfaces of the microspheres, to obtain radial sea-urchin-shaped zinc oxide nanowire array.    USE - Preparation of sea-urchin-shaped zinc oxide nanowire array used for nanocrystal solar cell battery and sensor (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sea-urchin-shaped zinc oxide nanowire array having favorable optical and electrical properties is prepared by simple environmentally-friendly method in short time, with reduced energy consumption.
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon solar cell aluminum paste comprises 60-80 pts. wt. aluminum powder, 2-6 pts. wt. inorganic binder, 0.1-3 pts. wt. inert components, 15-35 pts. wt. organic carrier and 0.5-5 pts. wt. organic additive.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar cell aluminum paste.    ADVANTAGE - The paste is prepared in an economical, easy, eco-friendly and reliable manner. The paste has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and low warping value, and is non-toxic.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a crystalline silicon solar cell aluminum paste, which involves weighing the raw materials of the paste, mixing the aluminum powder mixture, the inorganic binder and the inert components, obtaining mixed powder, adding the mixed powder, the organic vehicles and the organic addition agent to a high-speed blender to be mixed, obtaining mixed paste, grinding the mixed paste through a three-roller grinder, and controlling the fineness of the paste to be smaller than 25 mu m and viscosity of the paste to 30-45 Pa.s., vacuumizing and defoaming the paste to obtain an aluminum paste product.
NOVELTY - The double-layer silicon nitride antireflection film has film main portion (2) which is comprised with the silicon wafer. The specific film main portion (3) is covered on the silicon wafer. The other film main portion is covered on specific film main portion. The both film main portions are made of silicon nitride. The refractive index of the specific film main portion is higher than refractive index of the other film main portion.    USE - Double-layer silicon nitride antireflection film for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The simple and quick process of film can be attained. The sunlight reflection of the surface of the solar cell can be reduced. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the silicon wafer of the solar cell can be improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of double-layer silicon nitride antireflection film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    Silicon chip (1)    Film main portions (2,3)
NOVELTY - The electrode has a substrate (1) whose surface is deposited with metal film (2). The metal film is deposited on surface of first transparent conductive thin film (3) provided with network format. The first transparent conductive thin film is deposited with a transparent conductive film (4). The substrate is made of glass, monocrystalline silicon sheet, and ceramic sheet. The metal thin film is silver film, copper film or aluminum film.    USE - Thin film solar energy battery back counter electrode.    ADVANTAGE - The transmission of photon-generated carriers inside thin film solar cell to back electrode and the transverse conduction of the back electrode can be improved. The metal layers inside grooves of the net-type first transparent conductive thin film contact main portion of thin film solar cell directly can be prevented, and diffusion is reduced. The thin film solar cell back counter electrode is enabled with excellent optical performance and electrical performance. The efficiency of the thin film solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a thin film solar energy battery back counter electrode preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thin film solar cell back counter electrode.    Substrate (1)    Metal film (2)    Transparent conductive thin film (3)    Transparent conductive film (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves using a silicon sheet surface that is provided with a silicon chip, which is placed in a diffusion furnace for diffusion process. A silicon nitride film is coated on a high square resistance emitter junction surface.    USE - Solar energy positive electrode screen manufacturing method for a high square resistance battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures simple and easy process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar energy positive electrode screen.
NOVELTY - The method involves selecting and cleaning a silicon chip that is placed on a diffusion furnace. A silicon wafer is provided with an emitter layer and deposited on a layer of silver nano particle.    USE - Solar battery silicon wafer surface forming method.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures better efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating a solar battery silicon wafer surface forming method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A homogeneous diffusion section preparing method involves manufacturing an emitter on the surface of the felted silicon wafer. Phosphorosilicate glass removal is performed on the silicon wafer by employing 10% hydrogen fluoride acid solution. High temperature annealing is performed on the surface of the surface of the silicon wafer.    USE - Method for preparing homogeneous diffusion section that is utilized in crystalline silicon solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for preparing homogeneous diffusion section.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery has boron and phosphorus diffusion doping gradient arranged on surface layer of an N-type silicon substrate. Layers are separated by insulating layer to form an N+IN structure. Back surface is cleaned, phosphorus diffusion is conducted, and low temperature P-type Brown-Whalum-Braun (BWB) organic crystal deposition is conducted. The N+P structure is formed through layer deposition of phosphorus diffusion crystal P-type BWB. A uniformity of boron and phosphorus diffusion doping is not more than 3 percent.    USE - N-type silicon substrate and organic crystal panel double-heterojunction solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an N-type silicon substrate and organic crystal panel double-heterojunction solar battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves dissolving vanadium pentoxide in concentrated sulfuric acid to obtain a cathode solution. A cathode chamber is filled with the cathode solution. An anode chamber is filled with sulfuric acid.    USE - Vanadium redox and lithium ion battery electrolyte preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures simple process by ensuring wide application range of the electrolyte.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a vanadium redox and lithium ion battery electrolyte preparation method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A layer of amorphous silicon is sputtered at room temperature on a single-crystal silicon substrate. An aluminum film is sputtered on the amorphous silicon film. The substrate is heat-annealed in a furnace under nitrogen atmosphere at 150-200 degrees C for 5-15 minutes, to obtain polycrystalline thin film product.    USE - Low-temperature rapid crystallization method of amorphous silicon film used for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical rapid crystallization method of amorphous silicon film with crystallization ratio of 40-70%, short annealing time and reduced energy consumption.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar battery assembly packaging glass, comprising a ultra-white float ultra-white float glass substrate, the upper surface of the substrate from the inside to the outside is coated with two layers of light reflection-reducing coating layer, and the inner layer light reflection-reducing coating layer and an outer light reflection-reducing coating layer, two layers of light reducing the thickness of the reflection layer is 60nm, the utility model overcomes the disadvantages of the traditional ultra-white float glass, and good light transmittance, weather resistance, which greatly increases the generating power of the solar energy battery component, and the cost is low and the technique is simple.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of a solar battery subassembly laminating machine for vacuum pressure control device, comprising a vacuum pump, a vacuum pump through a main control valve and the vacuum main pipe is connected with the vacuum main pipe through the first control valve is connected with the lower cavity of laminating machine is connected with the control valve through the second cavity and the upper part is connected with the laminating machine, the lower layer pressing machine is further connected with a cavity connected with the air with the first pneumatic valve and a first flow rate control charging the first charging pipe, the upper part machine connected with the air cavity is connected with a second pneumatic valve and a second flow rate control the air inflation valve the second charging pipe, the machine cavity is connected with the atmosphere, with a slow charging valve of the second charging branch pipe, the upper part machine between the vacuum main pipe is further connected with the third slow charging valve of the third charging branch pipe. The utility model reduces the bad rate of the solar cell assembly as the vacuum pump caused by abnormal, it can not stop production, reducing the production cost of the enterprise.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a titanium dioxide-zinc oxide (TiO2-ZnO) composite film layer on a K9-type glass substrate. A titanium dioxide film is deposited on the film layer. A magnesium fluoride (MgF2) single target is selected as a target material. A magnesium fluoride film is deposited on a silicon dioxide film layer by adopting a pulse reaction magnetic control sputtering process. An anti-reflecting film is deposited after annealing process. The reflecting film is placed in an annealing furnace at temperature of 500 degrees Celsius for 5 min to obtain a composite anti-reflection film.    USE - Method for manufacturing a composite anti-reflecting film of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables achieving thin film structure with four layers, realizing thickness controllable growth, reducing needle hole layer density, achieving rigid adhesive force and improving wave band average transmittance of 350-1200 nm to satisfy technical index.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a composite anti-reflecting film manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a kind of film coiled material applied to plating line is conductive and conveying device, comprising an anode and a cathode assembly, an anode and a cathode assembly are arranged at intervals, a cathode component comprises multiple parallel to each other and provided with cathode of the fuel cell stack. Preferably, the cathode is. Further comprising a power supply, cathode is connected with the anode by power supply circuit. Further comprising a driving part, the driving part connected with cathode used for driving cathode rotating. Further comprising a cathode anti-deposition component, a cathode anti-deposition component has a concave part, a cathode capable of rotating is set on the concave part. This utility model is suitable for coiled material plating line on the thin film is conductive and conveying device has smart design, simple structure, the operation is simple, the cost is low, and can realize 0.01 mm thickness of the ultra-thin film coiled material, is suitable for large-scale popularization and application.
NOVELTY - A kind of radiating type solar battery back film, comprising a first weather-proof of the first bonding layer, a support layer, a second bonding layer and a second weather-proof, the at least one layer comprising a thermally conductive particles, provided with graphite film on the surface of the first weathering layer. This utility model is a back film for solar battery component of the heat generated, reduce the working temperature of the solar cell and improves the conversion efficiency of the solar cell and prolong the service life of the solar cell, and is economical and practical, convenient to install.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of a road tunnel of the solar centralized power supply system, referring to the technical field of power supply, comprising the upper part of the arch canopy bracket, a solar battery array on the surface of the arch canopy support frame, wherein the solar battery array is connected with a vanadium redox battery energy storage device, wherein the vanadium redox battery energy storage device and the power distribution cabinet. This utility model adopts solar energy generating electricity, green and environment-friendly, saving land resource, and it does not occupy land, not a Land acquisition, land procedure, wherein operation of the trouble of procedure, can be provided with the road tunnel is provided with enough sunshine condition, or can be installed on the inlet or outlet of the highway tunnel according to terrain, it is flexible and convenient.
NOVELTY - Preparing graphite nano-plate supported nano-noble metal catalyst comprises (a) respectively performing uniform ultrasonic dispersion of reactive functional group containing tetracyclic aromatic compounds (I) or (II) and graphite nano-plate in different liquid phases, then mixing and performing ultrasonic dispersion of the two solutions and adsorbing (I) or (II) on the graphite nano-plate surface through pi-pi conjugation, (b) loading noble metal catalyst on graphite nano-plate by impregnation-reduction method, and (c) filtering and drying the product.    USE - The method is useful for preparing graphite nano-plate supported nano-noble metal catalyst (claimed), which is useful in low-temperature fuel batteries and metal-air batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst nano-metal particles are uniformly distributed and small in size. The catalyst has high electrochemical surface area, catalytic activity and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing graphite nano-plate supported nano-noble metal catalyst comprises (a) respectively performing uniform ultrasonic dispersion of reactive functional group containing tetracyclic aromatic compounds of formula (I) or (II) and graphite nano-plate in different liquid phases, then mixing and performing ultrasonic dispersion of the two solutions and adsorbing (I) or (II) on the graphite nano-plate surface through pi-pi conjugation, (b) loading noble metal catalyst on graphite nano-plate by impregnation-reduction method, and (c) filtering and drying the product.    R1 = -COOH, -NH2, -OH, -C(=O) or -SO3H.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of preparing hydrogen based on visible photocatalyst for degrading the organic pollutant driving device comprising a reactor, a hydrogen collecting device and a light source, the bottom of the reactor with magnetic stirrer, the reactor is divided into mutually independent photo-catalytic primary battery and light catalytic hydrogen production tank, the photo-catalytic primary battery is provided with several pairs of first photo-catalysis electrode to the photo-catalysis, the hydrogen tank is provided with several pairs of the second photo-catalytic electrode, the first photo-catalysis electrode pair and the second photo-catalytic electrode is connected with each other in series to form a loop, the light catalytic raw battery and photo-catalytic manufacture are provided with sub-hydrogen tank. This utility model is electrolysis water hydrogen and solar energy light catalysing and degrading pollutants for producing hydrogen for cleaning a hydrogen manufacturing technology of a coupling, it does not need external power supply, hydrogen and organic pollutant at the same time as the generation of hydrogen-producing efficiency is high and the cost is low.
NOVELTY - This utility model belongs to the field of solar battery manufacturing field, specifically relates to a kind of to the nitrogen, oxygen and carring phosphorus and nitrogen into the diffusion furnace after completely mixing the diffusion furnace air inlet pipe structure. A air inlet pipe, the air inlet pipe is set at the front end with a diffusion furnace tube is provided with a connecting part of the concave part, the concave part at the bottom of the connecting component is connected with the front end of the air inlet, wherein the air inlet pipe and terminal back cover, the air inlet pipe is set on the pipe wall of the air inlet pipe is connected with the mixed gas inlet pipe, the connecting part is provided with the air inlet pipe and connected with the air inlet pipe and used for preventing diffusion furnace tube in the limiting tube. Nitrogen, oxygen and nitrogen carring phosphorus directly from a gas inlet pipe to the air inlet by means of a cylindrical cavity generate vortex, a gas vortex following in the advancing process of gas, and then to pass through the diffusion furnace , uniformly mixed gas uniformly radiating to the silicon chip.
NOVELTY - A nano cathode comprises nano oxide and oxygen ionic conductivity material powder. The content of nano oxide is 10-100 %mass with respect to total content of the cathode and oxygen ionic conductivity material powder occupies the remaining amount.    USE - Nano cathode is used for solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The nano cathode has lower polarization resistance in low-temperature area and excellent catalytic activity with respect to oxygen reduction reaction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of nano cathode.
NOVELTY - The method involves performing device-oiling, degreasing treatment and rare earth passivation processes on chromium-carbide plated stainless steel bipolar plate. The rare earth passivation process is performed by adding potassium permanganate with chromium carbide. The stainless steel bipolar plate is degreased by inserting into cerium nitrate, water and magnesium nitrate rare earth passivation solution. The stainless steel bipolar plate is obtained after performing washing and drying process.    USE - Method for improving corrosion resistance of chromium-carbide plated stainless steel bipolar plate of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The corrosion density of the bipolar plate is reduced. The stainless steel bipolar plate surface is processed without affecting the mechanical strength. The bipolar plate processing cost is reduced. The chemical treatment liquid is used without containing toxic and harmful ion so as to prevent pollution.
NOVELTY - A hollow palladium nanosphere preparing method involves mixing rubidium and sodium palladium tetrachloride, and combining by electrostatic interaction to form a compound template. Palladium chloride is added into de-ionized water and reduced by sodium borohydride at room temperature. The palladium chloride solution is dripped into rhodamine B water solution. Sodium borohydride water solution is prepared by dripping sodium borohydride aqueous solution into the obtained solution followed by centrifuging and separating the product and washing the precipitate to obtain finished product.    USE - Method for preparing hollow palladium nanosphere that is utilized in anode catalyst of a fuel cell such as direct formic acid fuel cell or direct methanol fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing hollow palladium nanosphere with high activity, better stability and high performance in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hollow palladium nanosphere preparing method involves mixing rubidium and sodium palladium tetrachloride and combining by electrostatic interaction to form a compound template. Palladium chloride is added into 2-8 ml de-ionized water and reduced by sodium borohydride at room temperature under the condition of stirring. The palladium chloride solution is dripped into rhodamine B water solution, and stirring for 5-30 minutes. Sodium borohydride water solution is prepared by dripping sodium borohydride aqueous solution into the obtained solution at room temperature for 6-12 hours followed by centrifuging and separating the product, washing the precipitate using water and ethanol to obtain finished product.
NOVELTY - The magnesium fuel cell has a tubular anode (3) which is coated with a tubular insulating layer (4). The tubular anode is filled with an electrolyte (5). The electrolyte is provided with a tubular membrane layer (2) and a tubular cathode (1). The tubular membrane layer is sleeved in an inner cavity of the tubular anode. The tubular anode is made of magnesium alloy.    USE - Magnesium fuel cell used for supplying electric power.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of the magnesium fuel cell is simple.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the magnesium fuel cell.    Tubular cathode (1)    Tubular membrane layer (2)    Tubular anode (3)    Tubular insulating layer (4)    Electrolyte (5)
NOVELTY - A proton exchange membrane fuel cell platinum/tungsten oxide (Pt/WO3) anode catalyst is prepared by adding mesoporous silica molecular sieve as template with tungsten precursor to obtain mesoporous WO3 carrier; dispersing carrier in organic solvent to obtain carrier solution; dissolving platinum(II) chloride in ethylene glycol solution, applying microwave on the solution and cooling to room temperature; dropping Pt/ethylene glycol solution on the mesoporous WO3 carrier solution, stirring, and standing for 3-6 days; and centrifuging obtained suspension, washing, and vacuum-drying.    USE - Method of preparing proton exchange membrane fuel cell platinum/tungsten oxide (Pt/WO3) anode catalyst (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method has mild reaction condition and easy operation, and can realize Pt supported on a non-carbon carrier. The obtained catalyst has excellent electrochemical activity and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell Pt/WO3 anode catalyst comprises:    (A) adding mesoporous silica molecular sieve as template with tungsten precursor and crushing to obtain mesoporous WO3 as carrier;    (B) uniformly dispersing mesoporous WO3 in organic solvent and stirring to fully dissolve to obtain 0.001-0.1 M mesoporous WO3 carrier solution;    (C) dissolving platinum(II) chloride in ethylene glycol solution and dropping 1-4 M sodium hydroxide to the solution to adjust pH value to 9-13;    (D) applying microwave on the Pt/ethylene glycol solution and cooling to room temperature;    (E) dropping Pt/ethylene glycol solution on the mesoporous WO3 carrier solution, then adding nitric acid solution to adjust pH value to 1-3, stirring for 24-48 hours, and standing for 3-6 days; and    (F) centrifuging obtained suspension, washing, and drying in vacuum to obtain the final Pt/WO3 catalyst product.
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic device comprises a p-type semiconductor light absorbing layer, a buffer layer, and a window layer. The light absorbing layer is a film of a sulfide-based compound semiconductor containing copper, zinc, tin and sulfur. The buffer layer has a composition of zinc magnesium oxide, and includes a phase having a hexagonal crystal structure as a main component.    USE - The photovoltaic device is useful as a thin-film solar cell, a photoconductive cell, a photodiode, a phototransistor and a sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic device has high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The photovoltaic device comprises a p-type semiconductor light absorbing layer, a buffer layer, and a window layer. The light absorbing layer is a film of a sulfide-based compound semiconductor containing copper, zinc, tin and sulfur. The buffer layer has a composition of zinc magnesium oxide (Zn1-xMgxO), where x is 0.05-0.15, and includes a phase having a hexagonal crystal structure as a main component.
NOVELTY - The present invention provides a manufacturing method of crystalline silicon solar cell, which is first to configure a barrier layer unit on a first surface of crystalline silicon substrate, in which the barrier layer unit comprises a barrier layer composed of silicon oxide doped with group V elements and at least one isolation layer composed of silicon oxide; then doping boron from the second surface of the crystalline silicon substrate, in which the barrier layer may block the boron from entering the first surface for forming a P-type layer on the crystalline silicon substrate from the second surface; next, selectively removing the barrier layer unit; finally, doping the crystalline silicon substrate from the first surface of the crystalline silicon substrate to form a N-type layer. The present invention employs the barrier layer to block the boron diffusion path to prevent the boron from entering the crystalline silicon substrate from the second surface of the crystalline silicon substrate, and thus manufactures the crystalline silicon solar cell with stable characteristics.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silicon-crystal ingot involves growing crystal by immersing a seed crystal in silicon melt solution maintained at heat-resistant container, immersing plate-shaped seed crystal in the silicon melt solution, and growing silicon crystal toward side along downward direction from plate-shaped seed crystal.    USE - Manufacture of silicon-crystal ingot used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon-crystal ingot is manufactured efficiently with improved quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing apparatus(1) of silicon-crystal ingot.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows longitudinal cross-sectional view of manufacturing apparatus of silicon-crystal ingot. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Manufacturing apparatus (1)    Crucible (2)    Susceptor (3)    Seed-crystal holding mechanism (4)    Rod portion (41)    Extension portion (42)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing an absorption layer (10) including a crystalline semiconductor material of a conductivity type, where the conductivity type is p-type or n-type. Another crystalline semiconductor layer (15) of another conductivity type that is opposite to the former conductivity type is epitaxially grown, where a temperature of the latter crystalline semiconductor layer is equal to or lesser than 500 degrees C. A set of contacts in electrical communication with the absorption layer and the latter crystalline semiconductor layer is formed.    USE - Method for forming a photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell such as heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar cell and control solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables using a textured or specially roughened surface in the device to increase light absorption efficiency of the device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The epitaxially growing process uses a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) from a mixture of silane, hydrogen and dopant gasses. The dopant gasses are one of phosphine gas, arsenic gas, diborane gas and trimethylboron gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a crystalline semiconductor layer of a conductivity type epitaxially grown on an absorption layer including another crystalline semiconductor material of another conductivity type and a back surface field layer placed below the absorption layer.    Back surface field layer (5)    Absorption layer (10)    Crystalline semiconductor layer (15)
NOVELTY - Electronic component (100) comprises a layer to be protected from moisture, and a moisture-barrier layer (120) at least partially arranged on or above and/or below the layer to be protected, where the moisture-barrier layer comprises a multiple of layers made of the same material having different stoichiometric composition.    USE - The electronic component is useful as a light emitting electronic component or as an organic light-emitting diode, preferably flexible organic light emitting diode, or as an organic solar cell, preferably flexible organic solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The component exhibits improved moisture-barrier properties, and has an electron transport layer that improves the functionality and efficiency of the light emitting device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing the electronic component, comprising forming the layer to be protected from moisture, forming the moisture-barrier layer, which is at least partially arranged on or above and/or below the layer to be protected.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic component designed as the light emitting device.    Electronic component (100)    Carrier (102)    Second electrode (112)    Moisture-barrier layer (120)    Intermediate layer structure (122)
NOVELTY - Producing hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO), comprises introducing a feedstock comprising hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and molecular oxygen into a heated reaction zone of a reactor (10), where the reaction zone is present at a reaction temperature of 180-230 degrees C, allowing the feedstock to react by epoxidation of the HFP to produce HFPO, and withdrawing the HFPO from the reaction zone, where the introduction of the feedstock into the reaction zone and the withdrawal of the product from the reaction zone are continuous.    USE - The process is useful for producing hexafluoropropylene oxide (claimed), which is useful in the production of proton-exchange members for fuel cells and for making heat-resistant fluids, high-temperature lubricants, high-performance elastomers and surfactants.    ADVANTAGE - The continuous process allows simple and economical production of the hexafluoropropylene oxide with high yield and good selectivity and without using a catalyst and large quantities of solvents and/or chemical oxidizing agents such as hypohalites, hydrogen peroxide and organic peroxides in an environmentally friendly manner. The process is conducted at a low pressure 4.5 bar thus reducing the possibility of detonation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a longitudinal sectional view of a reactor in which a process for producing HFPO is carried out.    Reactor (10)    Jacket (14)    Cylindrical wall (16)    Projecting flange (17)    Lower dished end. (18)
NOVELTY - The electro-conductive optical element (1) has main portion that is provided with a transparent layer (2) having a metal nanowire (3) and the metal nanoparticle (4). The transparent layer (2,5) are connected and provided with reducing agent and a reduction catalyst. The layer (5) is selected from quinone type compound and a sulfide type compound as reducing agent. The metal nanoparticle contains particle which consist of metal selected from gold, silver, copper, aluminum and platinum.    USE - Electro-conductive optical element used in touch panel, organic electroluminescent (ELEMENT), LCD and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the reducing agent or reduction catalyst are provided for generating the metal nanoparticle in layers, the transparency characteristics of layers and electroconductivity are enhanced by reducing agent or the reduction catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of electroconductive optical element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electroconductive optical element.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electro-conductive optical element (1)    Transparent layer (2,5)    Metal nanowire (3)    Metal nanoparticle (4)    Base material (6)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silicon ingot involves allowing cylinder which consists of cylinder filled with silicon raw material or box-shape tube to standstill on a base plate or in a crucible, heating cylinder beyond melting point of silicon, and forming silicon melt solution in cylinder, cooling cylinder after predetermined time, coagulating silicon melt solution toward the lower portion from the upper portion of the silicon melt solution.    USE - Manufacture of silicon ingot used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides high-yield of silicon ingot having high crystal quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining manufacture of silicon ingot.    Crucible (1)    Cylinder (2)    Silicon melt solution (3a)    Silicon crystal (3b)    Residual melt (3c)    Clearance gap (4)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has straight-pipe shaped top lamp heaters (14) that are arranged in parallel to plate (11) in which silicon substrate (12) is mounted in a heating chamber, and mutually spaced apart. The straight-pipe shaped lower lamp heaters (15) are arranged in parallel to plate and mutually spaced apart. The top lamp heater and lower lamp heater are arranged on mutually orthogonal cross-section in longitudinal direction. The top lamp heater is arranged more densely than the lower lamp heater.    USE - In-line-type plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus used for forming silicon nitride film on silicon substrate for manufacturing semiconductor element and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the top lamp heater and lower lamp heater are arranged on mutually orthogonal cross-section in longitudinal direction, the substrates can be heated uniformly with simple apparatus and without using heater contact plate, and homogenization of the film-forming quality can be ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the internal structure of preheating chamber.    Preheating chamber (2)    Plate (11)    Silicon substrate (12)    Top lamp heater (14)    Lower lamp heater (15)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a heater (31) which heats silicon substrate on plate, provided from downward direction of plate in a film-forming chamber. The resistive heating wire (311) e.g. sheathed heater is arranged so that heater meanders in zigzag direction within plane between upper board and lower board. An insulating spacer (312) is arranged between resistive heating wires. The resistive heating wire is arranged so that portions (31a,31c) is formed sparsely corresponding to both sides of plate in specific portion (31b) corresponding to center portion of plate densely.    USE - In-line-type plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus used for forming silicon nitride film on silicon substrate for manufacturing semiconductor device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the portions is formed sparsely corresponding to the both sides of plate in specific portion corresponding to center portion of plate densely when resistive heating wire is arranged, the uniformity of heating at the time of the film-forming in the film-forming chamber can be improved and the quality of the photovoltaic cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view and sectional view of the heater. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heater (31)    Portions (31a,31c)    Nickel board (310)    Resistive heating wire (311)    Insulating spacer (312)
NOVELTY - A glass laminate (10) is obtained by laminating a support substrate (12) with inorganic layer (14) and a glass substrate with inorganic layer (20), by making surface of the inorganic layer (14) of the support substrate and surface of the inorganic layer (20) of the glass substrate into a lamination surface, such that peeling is possible. The inorganic layer (14) and inorganic layer (20) contain metal oxide, metal nitride, metal oxynitride, metal carbide, metal carbonitride, metal silicide and/or metal fluoride.    USE - Glass laminate is used for manufacture of electronic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, liquid crystal panel, organic electroluminescent panel, thin-film transistor, color filter and display apparatus e.g. mobile telephone and personal digital assistant.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic device manufactured by the glass laminate has excellent peelability with respect to glass substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the glass laminate.    Glass laminate (10)    Support substrate (12)    Inorganic layers (14,20)    Support substrate with inorganic layer (16)    Glass substrate (18)    Glass substrate with inorganic layer (22)
NOVELTY - A gas-hydrate reaction product is generated by process for which water molecule prepares gas hydrate which has crystal structure including guest molecule, and generating reaction product of gas-hydrate by irradiating UV light radiated from light source (120) to gas-hydrate.    USE - Generation of gas-hydrate reaction product used for solvent and fuel, and material of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method performs reaction in gas-hydrate efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show a schematic view of the gas-hydrate reaction product generation process.    Reaction container (110)    Light source (120)
NOVELTY - A surface treating agent comprises liquid (A) containing electrolyte polymer and liquid (B) containing smectite. The smectite has thickness of 1-10 nm and length of 10-400 nm in diametrical direction.    USE - Surface treating agent for smectite laminated film of base material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to optical component, Fresnel lens, lenticular lens, micro lens, video projection, television and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The surface treating agent has excellent discoloration prevention property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solid base material, which consists of smectite laminated film formed from surface treating agent; and    (2) manufacture of solid base material, which involves contacting liquid (A) or liquid (B) with solid base material and rinsing in primary process, dispersing opposite electric charge of liquid (A) or liquid (B) with solid base material and rinsing in secondary process, and repeating primary and secondary process alternately.
NOVELTY - A transparent oxide film has composition containing 0.5-12 atomic% gallium and/or indium, 15-54 atomic% silicon, 5-36 atomic% magnesium and remaining zinc, and has refractive index of 1.9 or less in visible light region with wavelength of 400-750 nm and average transmittance of 90% or more in the visible light region. A portion of the gallium or indium is substituted by aluminum.    USE - Transparent oxide film for liquid crystal display element, electroluminescent display element, electrophoretic display element, gas barrier layer for electronic paper, film type solar cell and toner display element.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent oxide film has high transmittance in visible light region, excellent gas barrier property, transparency, electroconductivity, low refractive index, and produces high reliability and high visibility electronic paper and solar cell with high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sputtering target for forming the transparent oxide film; and    (2) manufacture of the transparent oxide film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of the manufacture of the sputtering target. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A transparent oxide film has composition containing 3-13 atomic% aluminum, 21-59 atomic% silicon, 10-48 atomic% magnesium and remaining zinc, and has refractive index of 1.9 or less in the visible light region with wavelength of 400-750 nm and transmittance average value of 90% or more in the visible light region.    USE - Transparent oxide film for liquid crystal display element, electroluminescent display element, electrophoretic display element, gas barrier layer for electronic paper, film type solar cell and toner display element.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent oxide film has high transmittance in visible light region, excellent gas barrier property, transparency, electroconductivity, low refractive index, and produces high reliability and high visibility electronic paper and solar cell with high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sputtering target; and    (2) manufacture of the transparent oxide film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of the manufacture of the sputtering target. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A fully organic pigment compound (I) is new.    USE - New fully organic pigment compound used for dye-sensitized-type photoelectric conversion element e.g. solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fully organic pigment compound has high light absorbency. The photoelectric conversion element obtained using fully organic pigment compound has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fully organic pigment compound of formula: X-U'-Z (I) is new.    X=donor site containing high activity groups chosen from (W')2-N-p-phenyl or group of formula (i)-(x);    W'=RA,RB-phenyl or group of formula (xi)-(xv);    RA,RB=linear or branched 1-12C alkyl or linear or branched 1-6C alkoxy or -CH2O-(ethylene oxide)(1-4)-CH3, in which for every W', RA+RB=-O-(2-12C alkylene)Of formula-;    Rc,Rd=linear or branched 1-12C alkyl or linear or branched 1-6C alkoxy ;    A=covalent bond with N;    Re,Rf=linear or branched 1-12C alkyl or linear or branched 1-6C alkoxy;    U'=( pi )-electron coupling site of formula (-Y'-)y;    y=1-6;    Y'=bivalent group chosen from -CC-, -C(-R1)=C(-R2)- or group of formula (xvi)-(xxvii);    R1,R2=H, F, Br, linear or branched 1-12C alkyl, linear or branched 1-3C alkoxy, phenyl, thiophene triphenylamine or triphenylamine;    R1+R2,R3+R4=-O-(2-12C alkylene)O-, -S-(2-12C alkylene)S-, -C(R5)(R6)-, -S(R5)(R6)-, -Si(R5)(R6)-, -N(R5)- or ring of formula (xviii)-(xxx);    R5,R6=F, Br, linear or branched 1-12C alkyl or phenyl;and    Z=acceptor site containing -CH=(-CN)-CO2H, -CH=(-CO2H)-CN-, -CH(-CH3)=CH(-CN)-CO2H, -CH(-CN)=CH-CO2H, -C(=O)-CH2-CN, -P(=O)(-OH)(-nBu), -C(=O)-OEt or group of formula (xxxi)-(xxxxiii).
NOVELTY - A sputtering target comprises 53-65 wt.% selenium and 0.05-10 wt.% sodium and remainder of molybdenum and unavoidable impurities, as a metal component except fluorine and sulfur. The sodium contains in the state of sodium fluoride, sodium sulfide or sodium selenide.    USE - Sputtering target is used in copper-indium-gallium selenide thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sputtering target has suppressed crack and reduced abnormal discharge at the time of sputtering. The solar cell obtained using sputtering target has excellent electric power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of sputtering target.
NOVELTY - A silicon casting mold has mold release material layer which solidifies a silicon melt solution, and contains an additive having average particle diameter of 0.1-3 mm in the base plate portion upper surface of inner wall of silicone casting mold.    USE - Silicon casting mold is used for casting silicon for silicon material used as silicon solar battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The silicone casting mold suppresses crystal-defect density of top side of ingot, and enables manufacture of solar cell with high cost performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for silicon casting method, which involves solidifying silicon melt solution with the silicone casting mold.
NOVELTY - A precursor of ionic liquid solution having leaving group is added to condensed polycyclic aromatic compound, heated, thermal desorption is carried out such that leaving group is disconnected from the precursor. The resulting mixture is crystallized to obtain crystals of condensed polycyclic compound in ionic liquid solution.    USE - Manufacture of condensed polycyclic aromatic compound used for forming organic semiconductor device (all claimed), organic electronic device, solar cell, light-emitting element, and transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides condensed polycyclic aromatic compound by a simple process. The organic semiconductor device formed using the condensed polycyclic aromatic compound has excellent characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of organic semiconductor layer; and    (2) manufacture of organic semiconductor device, which involves forming organic semiconductor layer.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of tempered glass involves carrying out strengthening processing after cooling from annealing point to strain point at cooling rate of 200 degrees C/minute or less. Glass making feedstock containing 45-75 %mass silica, 10-22 %mass alumina, 0-5 %mass boron trioxide, 8-10 %mass sodium oxide and 0-10 %mass potassium oxide is used in the manufacturing process.    USE - Manufacture of tempered glass used for display board, cover glass of touch panel display, cover glass of mobile telephone, substrate or cover glass of solar cell and exterior component (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to mobile personal computer, flat panel display, solid-state image sensor and tableware.    ADVANTAGE - The tempered glass which can be heat processed easily and has high mechanical strength is manufactured.
NOVELTY - A dihaloaromatic compound (I) is new.    USE - New dihaloaromatic compound is used for manufacturing substituted aromatic compound used for forming high-molecular compound (all claimed) used as charge transport material. Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent device, organic field-effect transistor device, optical sensor, electronic paper and organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The charge transport material containing high-molecular compound which is formed using dihaloaromatic compound has excellent charge mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dihaloaromatic compound of formula (I) is new.    R1=H, or alkyl, aryl or monovalent heteroaryl (all optionally substituted);    or two or more R1=ring;and    X1=halo.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) substituted aromatic compound of formula (II);    (2) manufacture of dihaloaromatic compound (I); and    (3) high-molecular compound.    Rs=alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, aryl, monovalent heteroaryl, aryloxy, arylthio, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, silyl, acyl, acyloxy or amide (all optionally substituted), halo, carboxy, nitro or cyano.
NOVELTY - Polymer comprising 4H-cyclopenta(2,1-b;3,4-b')dithiophene recurring unit (I), is new.    USE - (I) is useful for fabricating organic electronic device including organic thin film transistor, organic solar cell and non volatile memory device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) has excellent charge transfer property and high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Polymer comprising 4H-cyclopenta(2,1-b;3,4-b')dithiophene recurring unit of formula (I), is new.    R = alkyl;    Ar1 = thienothiophene, naphthyl or anthracenyl; and    n = 10-100.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device comprising (I).
NOVELTY - A conductive glass comprises a glass substrate layer and a conducting film layer which are stacked, and a titanium dioxide nanowire array layer. The titanium dioxide nanowire array layer is formed on the conducting film layer. Titanium ion with positive-three valence is doped in the titanium dioxide nanowire array layer.    USE - Conductive glass is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive glass has high stability and photoelectric-conversion efficiency, and is manufactured using simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of conductive glass, which involves adding conductive glass in an aqueous solution containing titanium compound, and reacting at 450-520 degrees C in inert gas for 1-5 hours and obtaining intermediate. The titanium compound is chosen from titanium sulfate, titanium chloride, titanium tetrachloride, titanium isobutyl alcohol, normal butanol titanium, titanyl sulfate and ethyl amino titanium.
NOVELTY - Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) working fluid comprises toluene and dichlorofluoroethane at ratio of 80:20, 60:40, 40:60 or 20:80.    USE - ORC working fluid used for engine waste heat using solar photovoltaic power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The binary mixture is suitable for 400-700 degrees C ORC system. It has close to zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) refrigerants and has low global-warming potential (GWP).
NOVELTY - A thin-film solar battery comprises a single-junction, a double-junction or a multi-junction structure having more than three junctions, where the solar battery is formed by a p-shaped semiconductor comprising a p+ layer semiconductor thin film and a p- layer semiconductor thin film. The p+ layer semiconductor thin film and the p- semiconductor thin film are amorphous silicon carbide a-silicon carbon, hydrogen thin films, p+ layer semiconductor film has dark conductivity of 1x 10-5 to 5x 10-5 seconds, and the band gap energy is 1.8 to 1.9 eV.    USE - Thin-film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery has high carrier collection efficiency, and improves energy conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thin-film solar battery comprises a single-junction, a double-junction or a multi-junction structure having more than three junctions, where the solar battery is formed by the p-shaped semiconductor comprising a p+ layer semiconductor thin film and a p- layer semiconductor thin film. The p+ layer semiconductor thin film and the p- semiconductor thin film are amorphous silicon carbide a-silicon carbon, hydrogen thin films, p+ layer semiconductor film has dark conductivity of 1x 10-5 to 5x 10-5 seconds, where the band gap energy is 1.8 to 1.9 eV, the thickness is 40-80A, the dark conductivity of the semiconductor thin film is 1x 10-7 to 5x 10-7 Second, the gap is 2- 2.1 eV, and the thickness is 30-100A. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing p-type semiconductor, or p-shaped semiconductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a thin-film solar battery. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Preparation of aluminum oxide antireflection film involves ultrasonically-cleaning monocrystalline silicon (100 crystal phases) substrate using acetone, absolute ethyl alcohol and deionized water for 5-10 minutes, evacuating magnetron sputtering instrument to less than 6asterisk106 Pa, introducing argon gas and oxygen gas under pressure of 1-2 Pa, sputtering aluminum target having purity of 99.99% on the substrate at power of 30-60 W, and oxidizing sputtered product in a chamber. The total content of argon gas and oxygen gas is 10-35 vol.%.    USE - Preparation of aluminum oxide antireflection film used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The aluminum oxide antireflection film having wavelength of 300-1100 nm, transmittance of 85-92% and refractivity of 1.57-1.76 is prepared with reduced energy consumption and emission.
NOVELTY - The device (100) has an annealing furnace (110) in which substrate (200) is loaded on a sealed annealing cavity (112). A substrate holder is provided in annealing chamber on the side wall of substrate. An end of heat tube (150) is set with annealing chamber. The heating tube located on the substrate is provided with a metal thin-film layer. The side of the heating tube and the substrate are separated from each other. The heating tube is provided parallel to the plane of the substrate holder. The heating tube is moved relatively to the substrate support (130).    USE - Thin film solar cell annealing device for annealing selenide or sulphide metal film on substrate layer.    ADVANTAGE - The surface of the substrate can be heated directly by the heat tube so that the rapid increase of temperature can be ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the copper-indium-gallium selenium film battery absorbing layer producing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thin film solar cell annealing device.    Thin film solar cell annealing device (100)    Annealing furnace (110)    Sealed annealing cavity (112)    Substrate support (130)    Heat tube (150)    Substrate (200)
NOVELTY - The System has an inlet end, a heating and vacuuming chamber, a P-type semiconductor thin film process chamber, an I-type semiconductor thin film process chamber, an N-type semiconductor thin film process chamber, a cooling and vacuum-breaking chamber, and an outlet end. A transmission wheel shaft and a vacuum pump are arranged in each chamber. A heating device, a showerhead airflow hole, an automatic pressure controller and an electrode are provided in each process chamber. TCO glass (3) is delivered from the inlet end to the heating and vacuuming chamber.    USE - System for adjusting PECVD airflow outlet position.    ADVANTAGE - The good film plating uniformity can be provided for horizontal PECVD under the large area, such that film uniformity is improved. The solar silicon thin film cell efficiency can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the inlet end.    Glass (1)    TCO glass (3)    Position sensor (4)    Vacuum pump valve (5)    Starting slit valve (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves absorbing solar spectrum. A solar energy battery is provided with three transparent conductive layers, a P-type microcrystalline silicon thin film, a N-type amorphous silicon thin film, a high temperature I-type amorphous silicon thin film, a P-type amorphous silicon thin film, a low temperature N-type amorphous silicon thin film, low temperature I-type amorphous silicon thin film and a low temperature P-type amorphous silicon thin film. The first and third transparent conductive layers are made of indium tin oxide, aluminum zinc oxide, tin dioxide and gallium zinc oxide.    USE - Method for manufacturing a high efficiency three-junction silicon thin film solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables absorbing solar spectrum to improve silicon thin film solar energy efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a high efficiency three-junction silicon thin film solar energy battery manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - The method involves increasing light reflection rate and solar cell generation rate of a glass substrate. A transparent thin film layer is arranged on the glass substrate. A corrosion surface is etched to a U-shaped or V-shaped concave-convex structure. Light incidence of a surface area and light traveling distance of a solar energy component are increased. An upper part of the U-shaped or V-shaped concave-convex structure is plated with a transparent conductive thin film layer to improve solar cell light source.    USE - Method for improving light incidence on a dual high-efficiency floss structure transparent conductive thin film layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a dual high-efficiency floss structure transparent conductive thin film layer in partial section.
NOVELTY - The method involves adhering a conductive zinc oxide film and an electronic semiconductor layer on a solar battery for improving conductivity.    USE - Method for manufacturing a conductive-type zinc-oxide thin-film gallium-doped solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving conductivity of the solar cell more by 85% and ensuring high penetrability and high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating a conductive-type zinc-oxide thin-film gallium-doped solar cell manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves adjusting ratio of silane to hydrogen on an insulating layer when a silicon thin-film solar cell is manufactured by plating. An amorphous silicon thin film is gradually converted into a microcrystal silicon thin film layer to provide amorphous and microcrystal silicon thin film light absorption wave bands of an absorption layer of the solar cell.    USE - Method for increasing light absorption wave band of a silicon thin-film solar cell by using crystallization gradient.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables converting an amorphous silicon thin film into a microcrystal silicon thin film layer so as to provide amorphous and microcrystal silicon thin film light absorption wave bands of the absorption layer of the solar cell, thus improving conversion efficiency and application range of the silicon thin-film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The battery has metal oxide deposition intermediate layers respectively arranged on top and bottom of a battery body to improve a peak cell rate. A transparent glass substrate is made of a high penetration glass substrate material and arranged on the battery body. A top battery pin silicon semiconductor layer i.e. amorphous silicon semiconductor layer, a microcrystalline silicon semiconductor layer and an amorphous-microcrystalline silicon semiconductor layer are arranged on the battery body. An anti-reflection transparent metal oxide layer is made of tin, indium and zinc oxide material.    USE - Intermediate metal oxide layer combined high-efficient double-junction silicon thin film solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an intermediate metal oxide layer combined high-efficient double-junction silicon thin film solar battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery main body for absorbing infrared light. The battery main body is provided with a transparent glass substrate. An amorphous silicon semi-conductor layer and a semi-conductor layer are electrically arranged together. An intrinsic semi-conductor layer is made of a methane and silane material.    USE - High-efficient amorphous silicon thin film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a high-efficient amorphous silicon thin film solar battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves effectively preventing a double-link interface on a carrier in a form of built-in electric field to form tunneling junctions on a thin film solar cell. Deposition quality of the thin film solar cell is increased when a layer of the thin film solar cell is a crystalline structure. A transparent oxide layer is plated on a double-junction surface.    USE - N-1-P/P-1-N-type thin-film tandem solar cell tunneling effect improving method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving efficiency of the thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an N-1-P/P-1-N-type thin-film tandem solar cell.
NOVELTY - A p-type copper-rich copper-indium-selenide film is grown on uneven surface of solar cell module structure containing multilayer film, coated on surface having irregularities, and density and smoothness of surface is improved by incorporating antimony on p-type copper-rich copper-indium-selenide.    USE - Growing of copper-indium-selenide thin film on solar cell module structure (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The copper-indium-selenide thin film solar cell module structure having excellent physical property is prepared.
NOVELTY - Silicon slice to be processed are placed into a diffusion furnace, and phosphorus source gas, oxygen and nitrogen gas are introduced to diffusion furnace and phosphorus source diffusion is carried out on surface of silicon slice. Oxygen and nitrogen gas are introduced in diffusion furnace in a temperature rising process, push and knot process is carried out, and phosphorus atoms is diffused in the silicon slice. The temperature of the diffusion furnace is reduced, diffusion process is completed, and the silicon slice after manufacturing knot is taken out.    USE - Diffusion method for manufacturing solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The diffusion method having improved uniformity of diffusion film layer resistor. The solar battery has improved conversion efficiency and performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Silicon slice to be processed are placed into a diffusion furnace, the temperature of the diffusion furnace is raised to a first set temperature, and phosphorus source gas, oxygen and nitrogen gas are introduced to the diffusion furnace at the first set temperature, and phosphorus source diffusion is carried out on the surface of the silicon slice. The temperature of the diffusion furnace is gradually raised from the first set temperature to the second set temperature, oxygen and nitrogen gas are introduced in the diffusion furnace in a temperature rising process, push and knot process is carried out, and phosphorus atoms is diffused in the silicon slice. The temperature of the diffusion furnace is reduced, diffusion process is completed, and the silicon slice after manufacturing knot is taken out.
NOVELTY - A zinc aluminum oxide thin-film solar cell manufacturing method involves changing original zinc oxide into aluminum-doped zinc oxide by compound of zinc, oxygen and aluminum to manufacture the thin-film solar cell.    USE - Method for manufacturing a zinc aluminum oxide thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the zinc aluminum oxide thin-film solar cell in an effective manner with high efficiency, electrical conductivity and light transmittance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a zinc aluminum oxide thin-film solar cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves removing a frame of a solar battery component. An upper part of the component is whipped by silica gel. A dismounting frame assembly is placed on a heating platform for heating. An assembly and a back plate (11) are cooled at room temperature. The component is tested by an electroluminescent tester. A testing result is obtained. Fragmentation of the component is removed. A battery sheet is cut according to size of the component. An ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) layer is paved on the component. A judgment is made whether the changed component is qualified are not.    USE - Method for repairing a solar energy battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables repairing crack of a battery in a quick and accurate manner and ensures better quality and use performance of the solar battery component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar energy battery component.    Back plate (11)
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing and coating synthesize silicon dioxide sol and sol-gel spin with glue. A polystyrene ball module is arranged on patterned glass to form a layered structure. The glue is formed on the patterned glass. A silicon dioxide antireflection film is obtained in the patterned glass at room temperature.    USE - Solar cell anti-reflection film preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving photo-electric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide spherical-empty-shell nanoparticle array preparing method involves activating surface of a thin-film solar cell by a reactive ion etching system after cleaning thin film solar energy cell surface, to obtain hydrophilic-surface thin-film solar cell, followed by coating self-assembled single-layer polystyrene nanosphere array on the surface of the thin-film solar cell by spin-coating process. The diameter and gaps of the single-layer polystyrene nanospheres are regulated by the reactive ion etching system.    USE - Method for preparing zinc oxide spherical-empty-shell nanoparticle array.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing zinc oxide spherical-empty-shell nanoparticle array with increased photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A zinc oxide spherical-empty-shell nanoparticle array preparing method involves activating surface of a thin-film solar cell by a reactive ion etching system after cleaning thin film solar energy cell surface, to obtain hydrophilic-surface thin-film solar cell, followed by coating self-assembled single-layer polystyrene nanosphere array on the surface of the thin-film solar cell by spin-coating process. The diameter and gaps of the single-layer polystyrene nanospheres are regulated by the reactive ion etching system to obtain the thin-film solar cell with surface single-layer polystyrene nanospheres with different diameter and spacing, followed by depositing a zinc oxide film on the surface of the cell to form polystyrene nanosphere/zinc oxide film nuclear-shell structure on the surface of the cell. The obtained cell is annealed in the nitrogen atmosphere to form zinc oxide spherical-empty-shell nanoparticle array on the surface of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - A copper ion removal method involves utilizing copper-bearing vanadium solution as a raw material, stirring the solution gradually, supplying reducing gas, and converting divalent copper ions in the solution into cuprous ion at 60-100 degrees C under 0.1-1.0 MPa pressure.    USE - Method for removing copper ion.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables removing copper ion in a simple and effective manner.
NOVELTY - A high-purity phosphorus oxychloride is produced by dissolving industrial grade phosphorus oxychloride in quartz distillation column, adding 89% pure phosphorous acid solution and 50% pure phosphorous acid solution containing complex reducing agent, heating quartz distillation column at 102-109 degrees C, and heating in separate quartz distillation column at 103-105 degrees C. The weight ratio of phosphorous acid solution to industrial grade phosphorus oxychloride is 0.03-0.06:1, and that of phosphorous acid solution containing complex reducing agent to industrial phosphorus oxychloride is 0.01:1.    USE - Method for producing high-purity phosphorus oxychloride (claimed) used for solar battery and semiconductor industry.    ADVANTAGE - The phosphorus oxychloride has purity of 99.9%. The simple method has well-known purification and separation methods, low investment and safe operation. It uses phosphorous acid solution complex reducing agent for removing metal impurities.
NOVELTY - Direct methanol fuel cell anode catalyst comprises 0.05-0.4 wt.% platinum active component and cerium oxide (CeO2) carrier. The catalyst is prepared by mixing chloroplatinic acid (H2PtCl6), ethylene glycol solution and sodium hydroxide, adding CeO2, purging nitrogen, refluxing at 120-160 degrees C for 2-4 hours, centrifuging, washing and drying.    USE - Direct methanol fuel cell anode catalyst and its preparation (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high activity and resistance to methanol oxidation and anti-carbon monoxide poisoning.
NOVELTY - Rare earth semiconductor compound is used for solar cell absorption layer.    USE - Rare earth semiconductor compound is used for solar cell absorption layer (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The rare earth semiconductor compound improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cell, thus reducing cost. The method has simple operation and high production efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Rare earth semiconductor compound of formula CuIn1-xRxTe2 is used for solar cell absorption layer, where R is rare earth element comprising lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium or erbium, and x=0-0.8. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of rare earth semiconductor compound comprising repeatedly smelting copper and indium in vacuum electric arc furnace under protection of inert gas to obtain copper-indium alloy, performing high-temperature solid-state reaction of copper-indium alloy, rare earth element and tellurium in vacuum glass tube filled with inert gas by heating in muffle furnace at 400-600 degrees C for 2-6 weeks, cooling by cold water, ball milling to obtain powder having particle size of 100-10000 nanometers, vacuum-drying to obtain crude product, separating and purifying.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte comprises 0.0005-0.0050 wt.% fluorescent dyes and remainder of liquid electrolyte.    USE - Electrolyte for a nano-crystalline solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte can improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of a nano-crystalline solar cell and improve utilization efficiency of the sunlight by using the fluorescent dyes to absorb the sunlight of wave band that is not absorbed by the solar cell dyes.
NOVELTY - The device has a process chamber which is divided into a loading chamber for arranging a heating chamber. The heating chamber and heat preservation chamber are provided with a heating unit having a heating cavity (2) and a heat preservation cavity in which heating wire and halogen lamps (9) are uniformly distributed. A grid plate (10), drum unit, air suction unit and a blower unit (15) are arranged in one side of heating chamber and heat preservation chamber, so that inlet of air extracted by guide plate is led to chamber from upstream position of guide plate.    USE - Non-vacuum type rapid selenide device used for selenizing copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The efficient control of diffused gas flow uniformity and diffusion process temperature and temperature rise can be realized. The production efficiency can be improved effectively. The selenizing process can be performed rapidly. The temperature uniformity, gas flow rate, utilization rate and environment temperature can be controlled effectively. The thin film solar cell structure and electrical performance can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of operating non-vacuum type rapid selenide device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the non-vacuum type rapid selenide device.    Heating cavity (2)    Transmission roller (7)    Halogen lamp (9)    Grid plate (10)    Blower unit (15)
NOVELTY - The component has a glass back panel and an outer layer glass that are connected with an interconnecting aluminum parting strip of a solar battery sheet. A sintering grid of the glass back panel is fastened with a guide line layer. The solar battery sheet is welded with a conductor layer. The glass back panel and an edge of the outer layer glass are coated with sealing glue. A silver wire layer is formed by a mixture of silver paste and glass powder. A thickness of the silver wire layer is about 0.1 to 0.3 mm.    USE - BIPV solar battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The component is simple to manufacture, and has prolonged service life, and reduces ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or polyvinyl butyral (PVB) glue film cost and processing cost, improves light transmitting efficiency and production efficiency, prevents a conductor layer from falling-off and avoids conductor layer oxidization phenomenon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar battery component manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a building-integrated photovoltaic solar battery component.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a silicon substrate layer on an aluminum oxide protective layer that is formed on a gallium nitrate thin film layer. Thickness of the aluminum oxide protective layer is about 3-5 nm. Thickness of a molecular beam epitaxial growth plating is about 3-5 nm. Heating temperature of the silicon substrate is 800-900 degrees Celsius. An oxygen plasma layer is formed on the aluminum oxide protective layer to realize heat preservation. The gallium nitrate thin film layer is processed at high temperature of 650-750 degrees Celsius for 25-35 minutes.    USE - Method for growing a gallium nitrate film on a silicon substrate of an LED device or solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables growing the gallium nitrate film on the silicon substrate at low cost with high crystal quality and better electrical and optical performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a gallium nitrate film on a silicon substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a gallium nitrate film.
NOVELTY - The structure has an N-type silicon wafer substrate (1) whose P-type light receiving surface is fixed on a heavily doped amorphous silicon film (2). The heavily doped amorphous silicon film is fixed on a P-type transparent conductive film that is provided with a positive electrode (3). The P-type transparent conductive film is provided with gallium (Ga), arsenic (As) and a N-type co-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) transparent conductive film (4). The heavily doped amorphous silicon film is provided with an intrinsic amorphous silicon film (5) and an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) thin film (6).    USE - Heterojunction intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar energy battery structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure improves transmission rate and working efficiency of a P-type battery. The structure has high light conductivity effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a HIT solar energy battery structure.    N-type silicon wafer substrate (1)    Heavily doped amorphous silicon film (2)    Positive electrode (3)    N-type co-doped zinc oxide transparent conductive film (4)    Intrinsic amorphous silicon film (5)    Aluminum oxide thin film (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves putting a silicon chip into a diffusion furnace. 3000 sccm of nitrogen and 25000 sccm of dry oxygen are heated at 810-820 degree Celsius at 300 s. 1200sccm of dry oxygen and 1500sccm of nitrogen are heated at 860-870 degree Celsius at 600 s. 25000 sccm of nitrogen is diffused at 870 degree Celsius. 1200 sccm of dry oxygen and 1500 sccm of nitrogen are dispersed at 1300 s. 2000 sccm of dry oxygen is cooled at 500 s. The silicon chip is taken out.    USE - Polysilicon solar battery converter temperature diffusion method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables effectively controlling diffusion bonding process, temperature fluctuation through a furnace tube area temperature control system, realizing convenience and simple operating process and reducing production cost of a solar battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves orderly performing cleaning, diffusion and plasma etching processes by crystal silicon raw material. A plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is performed by a refractive index. The refractive index is arranged on a polycrystalline silicon surface.    USE - Method for manufacturing a three-layer silicon nitride anti-reflection film of a polycrystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables ensuring anti-reflection effect and improving photoelectric performance of a polycrystalline silicon solar battery. The method enables improving photo-electric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating a relationship between X-axis and y-axis of a method for manufacturing a three-layer silicon nitride anti-reflection film of a polycrystalline silicon solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - An etching solution of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid is prepared at 8-10 degrees C. A silicon wafer is transferred to the etching solution and etched for 1-3 minutes. The silicon wafer is cleaned with pure water, alkali, pure water, deionized water and pure water, sequentially. The etched silicon wafer is dried at 40?Oc, to obtain back sheet.    USE - Silicon wafer etching method used for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically etches silicon wafer rapidly using simple process, and provides the silicon wafer with uniform surface. The silicon wafer improves working efficiency and light-absorbing ability of the solar battery.
NOVELTY - A nano tin dioxide-graphene composite material preparing method involves sequentially adding 57-374 mg graphene oxide and 10-24 mg stannous dichloride into 100 ml deionized water, and mixing the mixture to obtain a graphene oxide-tin dioxide precursor mixed solution. Ultrasonic reaction is performed on the mixed solution at certain temperature and ultrasonic power of 100-300 W followed by carrying out vacuum filtration and cleaning on the suspension subjected to ultrasonic treatment.    USE - Method for preparing a nano tin dioxide-graphene composite material that is utilized in a super-capacitor, FET, lithium ion battery or fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite material can be prepared with better comprehensive properties in an environment-friendly, cost-effective and less energy consumption manner.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of good use effect for etching exhaust device. It comprises lower part arranged in the roller in the groove body, the roller is provided with an exhaust tube, the exhaust tube is provided with air suction hole. This utility model is suitable for the exhaust of solar energy battery chip wet etching process.
NOVELTY - Preparing direct methanol fuel cell loaded hollow carbon nano-gold-nickel alloy catalysts, comprises adding chloroauric acid, nickel(II) chloride and water solution into a three-neck flask, ultrasonically dispersing Vulcan XC-72R (RTM: Black pigment) active carbon into the mixed solution, adding sodium hydroxide and ethylene glycol and then collecting reaction product after filtering, vacuum drying and heating to achieve alloying of nickel and gold, soaking obtained product into sulfuric acid to remove excess alloying of nickel and gold, filtering, washing and drying in vacuum.    USE - The method is useful for preparing direct methanol fuel cell loaded hollow carbon nano-gold-nickel alloy catalysts.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing direct methanol fuel cell containing hollow carbon nano-gold-nickel alloy catalysts comprises adding 6 ml chloroauric acid (0.024 M), 0.58 ml nickel(II) chloride (0.5 M) and water solution into a three-neck flask, where atomic ratio of nickel to gold is 2:1, ultrasonically dispersing 86 mg Vulcan XC-72R (RTM: Black pigment) active carbon into the mixed solution for 30 minutes, adding 6.9 ml sodium hydroxide (0.5 M) for six times and then stirring for 10 minutes, adding 20 ml of ethylene glycol into obtained product and then heating at 200 degrees C for 30 minutes, naturally cooling at room temperature, collecting reaction product after filtering, vacuum drying obtained product at 60 degrees C for 5 hours in the presence of nitrogen, heating the product at 400-600 degrees C to achieve alloying of nickel and gold, soaking obtained product into 0.5 M of sulfuric acid to remove excess alloying of nickel and gold, filtering, washing and drying in vacuum.
NOVELTY - Preparing tungsten trioxide catalyst carrier, comprises preparing a mesoporous molecular sieve, dispersing the sieve in organic solvent, adding water and soluble tungsten precursor, stirring and mixing the mixture, heating, distilling to remove solvent to obtain soluble tungsten precursor and silicon oxide compound solid powder, sintering the powder in air or oxygen atmosphere, roasting, increasing temperature to obtain composite metal oxide and silicon oxide, then adding into sodium hydroxide or hydrofluoric acid solution, etching, and heating in vacuum oven.    USE - The tungsten trioxide catalyst carrier is useful in fuel battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides catalyst carrier with excellent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing tungsten trioxide catalyst carrier, comprises preparing a mesoporous molecular sieve as hard template, uniformly dispersing the sieve in organic solvent, adding water and soluble tungsten precursor with a molar concentration of 0.03-1 M in the solvent, stirring until the solvent is completely dissolved, uniformly stirring and mixing the mixture, heating at 20-100 degrees C, distilling to remove solvent to obtain soluble tungsten precursor and silicon oxide compound solid powder, sintering the powder in air or oxygen atmosphere by raising temperature from room temperature, roasting at 300-800 degrees C for 1-8 hours, increasing temperature of 1-5 degrees C/minute to obtain composite metal oxide and silicon oxide, then adding into sodium hydroxide or hydrofluoric acid solution, etching the silicon oxide, and heating in vacuum oven at 20-80 degrees C, where the mole ratio of silicon oxide to tungsten is 1-10.
NOVELTY - The brush wheel has shaft (1), grinding unit, and rolling axis. The rolling axis is comprised with the tube core and outer circumferential surface (3). The grinding unit is provided with the superfine non-woven fiber cloth (2). The non-woven fiber cloth is soaked in the cerium oxide solution. The cerium oxide is melted into non-woven fabric to form the cerium oxide powder.    USE - Brush wheel for cleaning and grinding photovoltaic glass surface.    ADVANTAGE - The phenomena of the paper grains adsorbed on the glass surface and mustiness can be effectively avoided. The cerium oxide can be effectively adhered to the axis in order to improve the binding strength of the grinding unit and the axis.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the brush wheel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Shaft (1)    Non-woven fiber cloth (2)    Outer circumferential surface (3)
NOVELTY - A high-strain point glass plate comprises 56-62 %mass silicon dioxide, 5-9 %mass aluminum oxide, 6-10 %mass sodium oxide, 5-10 %mass potassium oxide, 2-3 %mass magnesium oxide, 7-10 %mass calcium oxide, 0-0.02 %mass iron oxide, 0.1-0.3 %mass cerium oxide, 1-6 %mass barium oxide, 2-6 %mass strontium oxide and 0-0.3 %mass sulfur trioxide.    USE - High-strain point glass plate is used for microcrystalline silicon solar cell substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The high-strain point glass plate has excellent chemical stability and mechanical strength, chemical property and optical property.
NOVELTY - A glass component contains 58-62 %mass quartz sand, 17-21 %mass soda ash, 11-14 %mass dolomite, 6-8 %mass limestone, 0.5-0.7 %mass mirabilite and additive containing 0.3-2 %mass sodium nitrate, 0.2-0.8 %mass cerium oxide and 0.02-0.3 %mass manganese dioxide.    USE - Glass component for increasing photovoltaic transmittance of glass used for manufacturing solar cell glass substrates.    ADVANTAGE - The glass component has improved oxidability, and effectively increases light transmission capability of glass. The solar band transmittance is effectively improved.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a special CdTe thin film cell thermal processing device, the heat treatment device comprises a graphite and quartz. The said quartz support frame is a rectangular frame, the rectangular frame is divided into three areas from the front to the back, the first region is a dehumidification area, the second area is the sample heat treatment zone, the third zone for sample cooling area. Quartz support frame through a graphite boat, the sample the dehumidification of the three regions, heat treatment and cooling. Avoids the CdTe thin film and CdCl2 source piece absorb moisture to the influence of annealing thin film quality, the CdCl2 residue pollution and CdTe thin film surface, which saves the subsequent cleaning process and so as to induce the conversion efficiency of the CdTe thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a solar cell assembly laminator air bag, comprising a metal frame, a silica gel plate, pressing plate, a sealing strip, a fastening screw. The metal frame is welded except a bottom surface, the bottom surface is provided with silica gel plate, silica gel plate and a fastening bolt and pressing plate, and are provided with a sealing strip, a sealing to form a sealed cavity. Reserved air bag gas pipe interface for connecting a vacuum system and a pressure air system, air or vacuum when the lamination. This utility model because of adopting a pluggable structure, there is no need long time stop changing silica gel plate, as long as the plug-pull air bag for storing as spare parts, directly replace is set with time.
NOVELTY - The material has a nano-structured template (115) comprising metal silicide, and a non-silicide electrochemically active material whose layer includes a theoretical lithiation capacity of 500 mAh/g for coating the nano-structured template. The electrochemically active material takes in and releases lithium ions during cycling of a lithium ion cell. The nano-structured template facilitates conduction of electrical current to and from the electrochemically active material and provides support to the layer of the electrochemically active material.    USE - Electrochemically active electrode material for use in a lithium ion electrode of a lithium ion cell of a lithium ion battery (all claimed) that is used in a portable electronic device, power tool and electric vehicle. Can also be used for a capacitor and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The material provides enhanced charge-discharge rate, nearly full storage capacity of silicon, and prolonged cycle life as degradation of nano-particles by preventing repeated intercalation and de-intercalation of charge carrier.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a lithium ion electrode    (2) a lithium ion battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a carbon nano-fiber (CNF) array grown on a substrate.    CNF array (100)    Substrate (105)    Metal silicide (115)    Tip (120)    Electrolyte (125)
NOVELTY - The device has a substrate (910) including a semiconductor structure comprising a predetermined portion formed from a wurtzite semiconductor whose growth is initiated by providing nanoscale droplets of a group third element constituent of the wurtzite semiconductor on the surface of the substrate and absent a foreign catalyst and other constituent elements of the wurtzite semiconductor. The semiconductor structure forms a nanostructure on a surface of the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor is grown by process to provide a source for providing the source of the group third element.    USE - Semiconductor nanowire device e.g. nanowire based photonic device and nanowire based chemical and biologically active device.    ADVANTAGE - The device allows gallium nitride (GaN) nanowire structures to allow full solar spectrum solar cells to be implemented with single growth process, thus increasing efficiency of the solar cells and reducing solar cell cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The substrate is an n-type silicon substrate. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for generating gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a nanowire and colloidal quantum dot based light source.    Nanowire dot source (900)    Substrate (910)    Lower n-type gallium nitride material (920)    Gallium nitride quantum well (930)    Colloidal quantum dot (970)
NOVELTY - A copper, zinc, tin and sintered compact containing sulfur is baked with tin sulfide contained in the sintering auxiliary agent, to obtain copper zinc tin sulfide compound semiconductor.    USE - Manufacture of copper zinc tin sulfide compound semiconductor used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The copper zinc tin sulfide compound semiconductor is efficiently manufactured with improved conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - The stand has phenolic molding compound comprising a mixture of phenol resin and mineral with hardness of 2.5 Mohs, where the mineral comprises 20-70 mass % and is mixed with the phenol resin in ratio of 3-75 mass %. A glass fiber is mixed in ratio of 5-50 mass % to the phenolic molding compound such that strength of the stand and rigidity are improved.    USE - Fixed support stand for cutting an ingot in semiconductor manufacture field and solar cell manufacture field. Uses include but are not limited to silicon, quartz, semiconductor wafer and photomask substrates.    ADVANTAGE - The stand allows the glass fiber to be mixed in the ratio of 5-50 mass % to the phenolic molding compound such that compounding ratio of the mineral with hardness of 2.5 Mohs hardness is 3-75 mass % with respect to the phenolic molding compound, so that strength of the stand and the rigidity are improved, thus improving cutting property of the phenolic molding compound.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The mineral is selected from talc, graphite and clay.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a micro cutting machine.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Band (1)    Parallel displacement table (2)    Weight (3)    To-be-cut object (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning (10) an n-type-solar cell substrate (50), and subsequent forming of a boron source layer (52) at a temperature of less than 650 degree Celsius on a part of a surface (51) of the solar cell substrate. Boron is diffused from the boron source layer and phosphorus is diffused into the solar cell substrate in a common diffusion step (18). The boron source layer is formed on a rear side of the solar cell substrate. A solar cell is formed as a back contact solar cell (100). An emitter (66) of the solar cell is located on the rear side of the solar cell substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell e.g. interdigitated-back contact solar cell and silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method manufactures the solar cells i.e. interdigitated-back contact solar cells, with better efficiencies in an inexpensive manner and avoids or reduces an outdiffusion of borons from the boron source layer or the solar cell substrate in a center opening and an unintended indiffusion of the boron from a center opening and unprotected regions of the solar cell substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar cell substrate is an n-type-solar cell substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view illustrating steps for illustrating a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    Cleaning (10)    Common diffusion step (18)    N-type-solar cell substrate (50)    Surface (51)    Boron source layer (52)    Emitter (66)    Back contact solar cell (100)
NOVELTY - The device (100) has an absorption prevention unit (140) that includes multiple source gas injecting holes for spraying source gas (SG) and multiple reaction gas injecting holes for spraying reaction gas (RG). The absorption prevention unit is installed at lower-side of gas spraying unit (120) and is provided for passing source gas and reaction gas emitted from gas spraying unit in down side. A portion of the reaction gas is passed to multiple source gas injecting holes.    USE - Gas injection device of thin film deposition apparatus (claimed) used in manufacturing process of semiconductor device, solar cell and flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - The cleansing cycle of the gas spraying unit is lengthened and productivity is improved. The number of cleansing of the gas spraying unit is reduced, so that the generation of scratch during washing of the gas spraying unit is reduced and the lifetime of the gas spraying unit is improved. The processing efficiency of the thin film deposited on the substrate can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a thin film deposition apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas injection device.    Gas injection device (100)    Gas spraying unit (120)    Absorption prevention unit (140)    Reaction gas (RG)    Source gas (SG)
NOVELTY - Anionic polymer ion-exchange material comprises a polymer base material mainly made of an amide resin having both an aromatic structure and an aliphatic chain in its principal chain, where the polymer base material has an anionic monomer graft-polymerized on the aliphatic chain in the principal chain of the amide resin, and the anionic monomer has an aromatic structure and a quaternary ammonium structure.    USE - The anionic polymer ion-exchange material is useful in fuel cells, electrodialysis apparatus, pure water production system, water treatment industry, and catalyst industry.    ADVANTAGE - The anionic polymer ion-exchange material: has a tensile strength of 25-80 MPa; has an ion-exchange capacity of 0.8-3 mM/g, and a volume electric conductivity of 0.01-0.2 S/cm as measured with respect to the material in the state of being saturated with water at room temperature (all claimed); and can be produced at a low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for producing an anionic polymer ion-exchange material, comprising subjecting to graft polymerization the polymer base material mainly made of an amide resin having both an aromatic structure and an aliphatic chain in its principal chain so that an anionic monomer having an aromatic structure and a quaternary ammonium structure is grafted on the aliphatic chain in the principal chain of the amide resin.
NOVELTY - An oxide precursor is mixed with template particles formed from a sacrificial material to produce dispersed oxide-precursor composite particles. The obtained particles are calcined, and oxide-precursor is converted to oxide, to obtain oxide composite particles. The sacrificial template material is selectively removed without dissolution of oxide, to produce porous oxide support. A platinum group metal, non-platinum group metal, or its alloy is attached to porous oxide support, to form catalytic material.    USE - Formation of catalytic material used for fuel cell e.g. direct methanol fuel cell and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell for car and home appliances.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides catalytic material having high catalytic activity using metal precursor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for catalytic material, which consists of porous oxide support on its surface.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film laminated component (100A-100C) consists of gas barrier films laminated on surfaces of adhesive layer (4). The adhesive layer has shear load reduction rate ( alpha ) of 70% or more, calculated from sticking area of three layer structure test piece and displacement of shear direction after applying shear load.    USE - Gas barrier film laminated component is used for electronic component (claimed) used in solar cell, liquid crystal display and electroluminescence display.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film laminated component has excellent water resistance, gas-barrier property at high temperature and pressure, and appearance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas barrier film laminated component consists of gas barrier film laminated on surface of adhesive layer. The adhesive layer has shear load reduction rate ( alpha ) of 70% or more, calculated using the formula: ( alpha )=((X-Y)/X)x 100, where X is shear load of test sample comprising three layer structure consisting of polyethylene terephthalate film, adhesive layer, alkali-free glass, having sticking area of 225 mm2, after carrying out shear test at 23 degrees C, 50% relative humidity and shear rate of 0.1 mm/minute and Y is shear load (N) obtained by subjecting the test sample of 225 mm2 to shear test at 80 degrees C and shear rate of 0.1 mm/minute, in the displacement of shear direction of 0.1 mm. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas barrier film laminated component, which involves adjoining gas barrier film on adhesive layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas film laminated component.    Base material (1a, 1b)    Gas barrier layer (2a, 2b)    Adhesive layer (4)    Gas barrier film laminated component (100A-100C)
NOVELTY - A positive electrode active material comprises solid solution lithium-containing transition metal oxide (A) and lithium-containing transition metal oxide (B).    USE - Active material is used for positive electrode of electrical devices e.g. lithium ion secondary battery (all claimed), lithium ion capacitor, secondary battery is used for motor drive and electrical devices for vehicles e.g. electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode active material provides electrical devices having excellent discharge operating voltage and initial stage characteristic, maintaining high discharge capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A positive electrode active material comprises solid solution lithium-containing transition metal oxide of formula: (Li1.5(NiaCobMnc(Li)d)O3, where a is 0-1.4, b is 0-1.4 (including 0), c is 0-1.4 (including 0 and 1.4), d is 0.1-1.4 (including 0.1 and 1.4), a+b+c+d is 1.5, a+b+c is 1.1-1.4 (including 1.1 and 1.4)) and lithium-containing transition metal oxide transition metal oxide (B) (Li1.0Nia1Cob1Mnc1O2, where a1 to c1 is 0-1.0 and a1+b1+c1 is 1.0).
NOVELTY - A 1,3,5-triazine ring-containing compound (I) is new.    USE - New 1,3,5-triazine ring-containing compound is used in polymer for resin solution for resin coating agent for forming film (all claimed), light emitting diode, charge coupled device, complementary metaloxidesemiconductor sensor, photocoupler, condensing coating agent of solar cell, light guide material, waveguide and electronic material.    ADVANTAGE - The film obtained using 1,3,5-triazine ring-containing compound has excellent transparency, refractive index, light resistance and yellowing tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A 1,3,5-triazine ring-containing compound of formula (I) is new.    R1,R2=H or methyl;and    n=2-10.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polymer, which is obtained by carrying out homopolymerization of 1,3,5-triazine ring-containing compound (I), or copolymerization with another monomer (m2);    (2) resin coating agent, which is obtained by mixing 0.1-10 pts. wt. crosslinking agent chosen from epoxy resin and aminoplast resin with respect to 100 pts. wt. resin solid content in the resin solution; and    (3) film, which is formed using resin coating agent, has refractive index in wavelength 633 nm of 1.60 or more.
NOVELTY - Molten silicon containing 100-1000 weight ppm carbon and 0.5-2000 weight ppm germanium as raw material is subjected to unidirectional- solidification in a casting container to obtain high-purity silicon.    USE - Manufacture of high-purity silicon used for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides high-purity silicon having less crystal defects with high yield. The solar cell has high quality and suppressed deterioration by increase of leakage current.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for silicon raw material.
NOVELTY - A catalyst comprises cerium-zirconium-based oxide (I), silicon, and catalytically active metal. The molar ratio of silicon and zirconium is 0.02 or more. The molar ratio of silicon with respect to sum total content of cerium, zirconium and silicon is more than 0.01 to less than 0.2.    USE - Catalyst is used for manufacture of hydrogen-containing gas (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has excellent catalytic activity for a long period of time. The manufacture of hydrogen-containing gas is efficiently performed using the catalyst, with suppressed deposition of carbon on the catalyst surface, under low reaction conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A catalyst comprises cerium-zirconium-based oxide of formula: CexZryO2 (I) where x+y is 1, silicon, and catalytically active metal. The molar ratio of silicon and zirconium is 0.02 or more. The molar ratio of silicon with respect to sum total content of cerium, zirconium and silicon is more than 0.01 to less than 0.2. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of catalyst, which involves mixing solution (B) containing cerium and zirconium, and solution (A) containing carbonate ion and ammonium ion, obtaining mixed solution, adding silicon-containing solution, supplying gas containing oxygen to the resultant mixed solution, adding carbon dioxide gas or carbonate, obtaining deposit, baking, obtaining cerium-zirconium-based oxide, and coating catalytically active metal to the obtained cerium-zirconium-based oxide;    (2) manufacture of hydrogen-containing gas, which involves contacting source gas containing hydrocarbon or alcohol, and oxygen contact the catalyst;    (3) apparatus for manufacturing hydrogen-containing-gas;    (4) fuel cell system, which has apparatus for manufacturing hydrogen-containing-gas; and    (5) silicon-supported cerium-zirconium-based oxide, which is used in the catalyst as cerium-zirconium-based oxide.
NOVELTY - A molded product (1) consists of a contact bonding layer (2) comprising an adhesive sheet containing a fiber base material and a thermosetting resin composition, and a pair of plate-shaped components (3) adhered by the contact bonding layer. A flow path is provided in at least one portion of the contact bonding layer.    USE - Molded product with built-in flow path, is used for heat exchangers, electric-power generation cells of fuel cells, and cooling devices of semiconductor elements.    ADVANTAGE - The molded product is lightweight and can be manufactured efficiently. The built-in flow path can be formed reliably and easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of molded product, which involves removing a portion of adhesive sheet to form a space (4) for flow path, coherently attaching the adhesive sheet between the plate-shaped components, and heating-processing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a disassembled perspective view of the molded product with built-in flow path.    Molded product (1)    Contact bonding layer (2)    Plate-shaped component (3)    Space (4)
NOVELTY - Etching method of solid material involves contacting material containing organic compound having at least 1 nitrogen fluoride bonding, and solid material, and applying voltage between the material and the solid material, or connecting the material or the solid material to ground.    USE - Etching method of solid material e.g. etching processed material including substrate (all claimed) for solar cell, micro electric machine element and manufacturing lens and mirror.    ADVANTAGE - The nontoxic etching method of solid material having improved etching rate, and is safe and environmentally-friendly carried out by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of etching processed material; and    (2) manufacture of substrate.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film comprises base material (1), gas barrier layer (4) formed by carrying out vacuum-ultraviolet-ray irradiation treatment of layer containing polysilazane, and anchor-coat layer (2) having hydrophobicity arranged between the base material and gas barrier layer. The gas-barrier film has 65-100 %mass metallic compound particles (A) having particle diameter of 1-200 nm and 0-35 %mass hydrophobic materials (B). The total amount of metallic compound particles (A) and hydrophobic materials (B) is 100 %mass.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for electronic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescence element, solar cell element, liquid crystal display element, packaging foodstuff, industrial components and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film having excellent gas barrier performance and durability is prepared with high productivity. The electronic device obtained using gas-barrier film has excellent durability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional schematic view of gas-barrier film.    Base material (1)    Anchor-coat layer (2)    Bleed-out prevention layer (3)    Gas barrier layer (4)
NOVELTY - A composite material composition comprises a resin and fibrous filler, and has Young's modulus of less than 1 GPa at 30 degrees C. The content of the fibrous filler in the composite material composition is 10 wt.% less.    USE - Composite material composition is used for forming transparent films used for substrate of solar cells, organic electroluminescent element, electronic paper and liquid crystal display device.    ADVANTAGE - The composite material composition has reduced linear expansion coefficient. The products formed using the composition has high transparency and mechanical strength.
NOVELTY - An adhesive composition comprises acrylic polyol (a), polycarbonate diol (b) and polyisocyanate (c). The polycarbonate diol has carbonate repeating unit (I) containing 60-80 mol% repeating unit (II) or (III). The molar ratio of repeating units (II) and(III) is 90:10-10:90 and number average molecular weight are 300-3000. The ratio of primary terminal hydroxy is 95-99.5%.    USE - Adhesive composition used for adhesion of various base materials such as plastics, metal, timber, glass, sheets for solar cell, food packaging bag, frame of window glass of motor vehicles and vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive composition provides excellent adhesive force over a long period of time, and maintains excellent external appearance and flexibility, after hardening.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An adhesive composition comprises acrylic polyol (a), polycarbonate diol (b) and polyisocyanate (c). The polycarbonate diol has carbonate repeating unit of formula: -O-R-O-C(=O)- (I) containing 60-80 mol% repeating unit of formula: -O-(CH2)5-O-C(=O)- (II) or -O-(CH2)6-O-C(=O)- (III). The molar ratio of repeating units (II) and(III) is 90:10-10:90 and number average molecular weight are 300-3000. The ratio of primary terminal hydroxy is 95-99.5%.    R=2-15C divalent aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbyl.
NOVELTY - Silicon small particles obtained by cutting sawdust chips from ingot and pulverizing sawdust chips with grinder, are surface-treated with nitric acid, to form thin film layer.    USE - Formation of thin film layer by silicon small particles, used for manufacturing semiconductor device and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor device formed using the thin film layer has high efficiency. The solar cell has high conversion efficiency, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of semiconductor device, which involves dispersing silicon fine particles in solvent, supplying resulting mixture on predetermined surface of substrate, forming oxide film on silicon small particles and forming silicon thin film semiconductor layer between the tunnel junction; and    (2) solar cell, which is provided with photoelectric converting layer obtained by providing semiconductor layer to tunnel junction and covering with oxide film.
NOVELTY - A tin sulfide precursor comprises tin, a central atom, an atom group (g1) covalently bonded to central atom and an atom group (g2) coordinate-covalently bonded to central atom. The atom group (g1) is sulfur. The atom group (g2) is sulfur and/or nitrogen. The atom of atom group (g1) is connected to each other to form a cyclic structure, or atom of atom group (g1) and atom of atom group (g2) are connected to each other to form a cyclic structure. The atom of atom group (g1) and atom of atom group (g2) are optionally substituted by 1-4C alkyl group.    USE - Tin sulfide precursor is used for manufacturing tin-sulfide thin film for solar cell (all claimed) and electronic material.    ADVANTAGE - The tin sulfide precursor has high purity. The solar cell containing tin sulfide precursor has excellent efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of tin-sulfide thin film; and    (2) tin-sulfide thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the chemical vapor deposition apparatus.    Bubbler (20)    Chemical-vapor-deposition chamber (30)    Vacuum gauge (40)    Trap (50)    High-vacuum pump (60)
NOVELTY - A copper, zinc sulfide, tin and sulfur as raw materials are crystallized (S2) to obtain light absorption film-forming alloy.    USE - Preparation of alloy used for preparing sputtering target for forming light absorption film used for preparing solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables stable and economical preparation of alloy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of sputtering target for solar cell; and    (2) preparation of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of preparation of alloy. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Start of fabrication of sputter target (AA)    Completion of fabrication of sputter target (BB)    Mixing copper, zinc sulfide, tin and sulfur in ampule (S1)    Crystallizing mixture by heating ampule (S2)    Slicing alloy crystals (S3)
NOVELTY - A superhydrophobic surface comprises: a substrate including a metal; and nanostructures on a surface of the substrate including a metal oxide of the metal, and a surface modifying layer on at least a portion of the nanostructures. The surface further comprises a metal coating on the nanostructures. The surface modifying layer includes a self-assembled monolayer on the metal coating; and a thiol on a surface of the nanostructures.    USE - As superhydrophobic surface (claimed) for coatings on buildings, solar cells, and textiles, as well as drag reduction.    ADVANTAGE - The superhydrophobic nanostructures provide enhanced condensation heat transfer by reducing the characteristic size of departing droplets via a surface-tension-driven mechanism.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for making the superhydrophobic surface, involving: forming nanostructures of a metal oxide on a substrate of a metal from which the metal oxide is derived; and depositing a surface modifying layer on at least a portion of the nanostructures.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an image of Cassie behavior of a macroscopic water droplet placed onto the gold/thiol-functionalized copper oxide surface.
NOVELTY - An elongated thermoplastic resin film (1) has fine pores which are penetrated, in which at least one transparent line (3) is extended at linear form along the longitudinal direction.    USE - Elongated thermoplastic resin film is used for manufacture of ion-exchange membrane (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to diffusion dialysis membrane used in steel industries, electrodialysis membrane used during salt manufacturing process and demineralization process used in foodstuff field, and electrolytic membrane of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The elongated porous thermoplastic rein film does not have position shift. The generation of wrinkles by position shift of the film is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of ion-exchange membrane, which involves unwinding the elongated thermoplastic resin film from a film roll (10), immersed in an ion-exchange resin-forming polymeric composition, such that the polymeric composition is filled in the pores of the film, to form an ion-exchange membrane precursor, and winding-up the obtained ion-exchange membrane precursor with a winding roll (20), such that the ion-exchange membrane precursor superimposes and closes the polymeric composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a view explaining the roll-feed process during manufacture of ion-exchange membrane.    Elongate porous thermoplastic resin film (1)    Transparent line (3)    Film roll (10)    Winding roll (20)
NOVELTY - A resin composition is obtained by blending 0.05-1 pt. wt. radical generating agent and heat-processing with respect to 100 pts. wt. of mixture of non-crystalline alicyclic structure containing polymer (A) and ethylene-6C or more ( alpha )-olefin copolymer (B) having melt flow rate of 10 g/minute or less. The mixture contains the components (A, B) in the weight ratio of 60/40-10/90.    USE - Resin composition used for forming molded product and coating material for power transmission cable (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electric wire for power distribution, instrumentation cable, office cable, broad band cable, high frequency coaxial cable, oval waveguide, communication cable, high voltage cable, solar cell backsheet, package film, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition has excellent moldability and produces molded products having excellent water vapor barrier property and flexibility.
NOVELTY - A polyimide having a carbonyl group-containing repeating unit (I), is new.    USE - New polyimide is used for printing ink composition for forming insulating film (all claimed) and protective film e.g. coverlay film for protecting copper foil pattern in solar cell and electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The printing ink composition containing the polyimide has favorable storage stability. The insulating film formed using the ink composition has excellent electrical property, heat resistance, chemical resistance, mechanical property, flexibility and adhesiveness and low curvature property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyimide having a carbonyl group-containing repeating unit of formula (I), is new.    Ar1=arbitrary tetravalent organic group;and    Ar2=arbitrary divalent organic group.    at least any one of Ar1 and Ar2 has a triple bond. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) printing ink composition, which contains the polyimide and an organic solvent which dissolves the polyimide; and    (2) formation method of insulating film, which involves forming a polyimide membrane by coating the printing ink composition on a base layer and drying.
NOVELTY - An ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer composition comprises ammonium cation (I) containing organic-forming swelling mica modified by ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer.    USE - Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer composition used for forming molding processed articles (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to film, adhesive agent, electronic material, film for packaging foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals, water sealant sheet, glass intermediate film, sealing material for solar cell, hot-melt adhesive agent and foam.    ADVANTAGE - The ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer composition has excellent water vapor barrier property and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer composition comprises ammonium cation containing organic-forming swelling mica modified by ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer. The ammonium cation is of formula: R-N+(-CH3)3 (I).    R=1-30C hydrocarbyl.
NOVELTY - An adhesive composition comprises an aromatic ring containing alicyclic epoxy compound (1).    USE - Adhesive composition is used in photocurable adhesive agent, laminated material and polarizing plate (all Claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal television, plasma television, mobile telephone, handheld game machine, portable music player, digital camera, machine component material, motor vehicle material, civil engineering and construction material, molding material, solar cell panel, surface protective film for window glasses, binder for ink, primer, coating materials, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated material formed using the adhesive composition has excellent hardenability, high refractive index, heat resistance and transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Adhesive composition comprises an aromatic ring containing alicyclic epoxy compound of formula: (R4)l-Ar-(R1-((A1-R2)m)-E1)n (1). The compound (1) is not carboxyl-containing compound of formula: Ar'-(X-O-C(=O)-Y')n (2).    Ar=aryl of 1+n valence;    A1=single bond or bivalent bonding group chosen from -O-, -S-, -N(R3)-, -CO-, -SO- and -SO2-;    E1=alicyclic epoxy group;    R1,R2=single bond or bivalent hydrocarbyl;    R3,R4=H or monovalent hydrocarbyl;    l,m,n=1 or more;    Ar'=n valent aryl;    X=bivalent hydrocarbyl;and    Y'=alicyclic epoxy.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photocurable adhesive agent, which contains adhesive composition and a photo-acid generator;    (2) laminated material in which the base material is adhered using photocurable adhesive agent; and    (3) polarizing plate, which consists of a protective film adhered on surface(s) of polyvinyl alcohol type polarizer.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing the resin solution containing resin and a solvent. The resin solution is coated on a base material, and a mold is pressed to a coating film. The solvent is removed in the state in which the mold is pressed. The mold is peeled-off. The mold which is formed from the silicone rubber which has lyosorption ability is used. The resin contains a polyimide or polyetherketone.    USE - Manufacturing method of resin-made nanostructures (claimed) for semiconductor device, optical device, or display device. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, transistor, LED, optical waveguide, optical filter, antireflective film, lens, LCD, organic electroluminescent (EL), electronic paper etc.    ADVANTAGE - The resin-made nanostructures can be simply manufactured, even when the thermoplastic resin with a high glass transition temperature and resin which does not have the reactivity are used.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the scanning electron microscope image of the resin-made nanostructures.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a flower-type solar energy battery packaging film, which comprises a sheet substrate, the sheet substrate at least one side in lace shape. The solar energy battery packaging film for packaging the solar battery component, which is used for distinguishing different types of solar battery packaging film, which avoids.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of high-purity lithium aqueous solution from saline water involves removing impurity including magnesium, boron and calcium contained in saline water by injecting sodium hydroxide into saline water, precipitating lithium phosphate by adding phosphoric acid or phosphate to impurities-removed saline water and heating, dissolving precipitated lithium phosphate in phosphoric acid to obtain lithium phosphate aqueous solution, and performing electrolysis of lithium phosphate aqueous solution using electrolysis device, to produce hydrogen gas and lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.    USE - Manufacture of high-purity lithium aqueous solution from saline water (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The high-purity lithium aqueous solution is economically manufactured, with reduced energy consumption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of high-purity lithium aqueous solution from saline water involves removing impurity including magnesium, boron and calcium contained in saline water by injecting sodium hydroxide into the saline water, precipitating lithium phosphate by adding phosphoric acid or phosphate into impurities-removed saline water and heating, dissolving precipitated lithium phosphate in phosphoric acid to obtain lithium phosphate aqueous solution, and performing electrolysis of lithium phosphate aqueous solution using electrolysis device, to produce hydrogen gas and lithium hydroxide aqueous solution. The produced hydrogen gas is used as hydrogen supply source of fuel cell power generation facility. Electricity generated during fuel cell power generation is supplied to heating source used during precipitation of lithium phosphate.
NOVELTY - The selective oxidation reactor has a connecting element that is provided for connecting a guide element (120) from an inner periphery of an envelope (110). An inside of envelope is charged with the catalyst causing the selective oxidation of reactant. A hollow portion (113) is installed in an upper portion and lower portion of the envelope so that the reactant covers an inflow portion. A protrusion portion (141) is inserted into a through-hole, and is protruded from an upper plate (130).    USE - Selective oxidation reactor for selective oxidation system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The reactant contacted in the upper plate can be effectively prevented from the catalyst of tube. The temperature of reactant can be controlled effectively. The volume and weight of the selective oxidation system can be reduced. Thus, the installation space or installation weight of selective oxidation reactor can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for selective oxidation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the selective oxidation reactor. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Envelope (110)    Hollow portion (113)    Guide element (120)    Upper plate (130)    Protrusion portion (141)
NOVELTY - A dithiophene compound (I) is new.    USE - New dithiophene compound is used for donor-bridge-acceptor-type organic semiconductor used in solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell containing dithiophene compound has high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dithiophene compound of formula (I) is new.    R1,R2=H or 1-20C linear or branched (un)saturated alkyl;and    Ar'=optionally substituted linear or branched 1-20C alkyl or 6-20C fused aromatic ring.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of dithiophene compound.
NOVELTY - Preparing a nickel-coated nanocarbon using electroless plating, comprises: (a) washing a nanocarbon with a solvent or thermally-oxidizing the nanocarbon; (b) immersing the washed or thermally-oxidized nanocarbon into a palladium-containing solution; (c) treating the nanocarbon having the palladium seed with a strong acid; (d) immersing the strong acid-treated nanocarbon into an electroless nickel plating solution; and (e) heat-treating the nanocarbon having the nickel plated layer at a high temperature to crystallize the nanocarbon.    USE - The method is useful for preparing a nickel-coated nanocarbon using electroless plating (claimed), where the spherical nickel plated layer is used as a catalyst support of a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method: is effective in improving the result and reliability of a plating process; removes impurities e.g. amorphous carbon by utilizing the ultrasonic waves; provides variously-shaped nickel-coated nanocarbons in simple and easy manner in large quantities; and provides the nanocarbon with a fibrous coating layer having high strength, and with a scalelike coating layer which blocks magnetic waves and easily adsorbs hydrogen because of its large surface area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing a nickel-coated nanocarbon using electroless plating, comprises: (a) washing a nanocarbon with a solvent or thermally-oxidizing the nanocarbon to remove impurities from the nanocarbon; (b) immersing the washed or thermally-oxidized nanocarbon into a palladium-containing solution to form an activated palladium seed on a surface of the nanocarbon; (c) treating the nanocarbon having the palladium seed with a strong acid; (d) immersing the strong acid-treated nanocarbon into an electroless nickel plating solution to form a nickel plated layer on a surface of the nanocarbon; and (e) heat-treating the nanocarbon having the nickel plated layer at a high temperature to crystallize the nanocarbon.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an oxide film i.e. passivation film, on a surface of a solar cell (101). A raising process is performed for pulling up the solar cell to raise chemical solution (105) i.e. nitric acid solution, in a surface of the oxide film. A heating process is performed for heating the solar cell in less than 10 minutes. Azeotropic temperature of the nitric acid solution is less than 400 degrees. Temperature of the solar cell is higher than the azeotropic temperature of the nitric acid solution.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables performing heating process for heating the solar cell in less than 10 minutes so as to stabilize the surface of the oxide film by utilizing an essential drying process after immersing the chemical solution on the oxide film, thus improving solar cell manufacturing efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar cell manufacturing apparatus.    Solar cell (101)    Wafer carrier (102)    Chemical solution (105)    Nitric acid solution tank (106)    Air blow chamber (107)
NOVELTY - The method involves dipping the metal wire (100) among the solution. The metal powder of the micro bubble or the nano unharvested rice crop is dispersed while injecting the nano bubble to solution upper layer. The voltage is applied in the metal wire and causing the electric explosion among liquid. The nano bubble forms one gas subsidence to the ozone invagination among the hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, helium or argon.    USE - Method for manufacturing metal colloid for use during manufacture of electric component such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal colloid can be easily manufactured, even if the electric explosion times are repeated among liquid. The metal powder of the nano unharvested rice crop is not cohered to the powder particle surrounding action of the micro/nano bubble,so that the dispersibility of the metal colloid can be maintained. The density of the metal powder is regularly maintained and the powder coherence according to the fluffy density increase can be prevented, even if the series processing is performed since the float metal colloid is collected to the action of the micro / nano bubble to the solution upper layer. The metal powder surface of the generated nano granularity surrounded by the oxide film is prevented by forming submerged and the protective layer. The stability of the metal powder can be improved. The micro/nano bubble and the oxidation formation formed in the metal powder surface are controlled and the degeneration of the metal powder into the oxide can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory view of the method for manufacturing metal colloid.    Metal wire (100)    Bubble (200)    Vent (300)    Electrode (400)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a chamber (110) for defining a reaction space, and a substrate (130) seated on a tray (140) inside the chamber. A susceptor (160) is provided inside the chamber facing the tray for supplying high-frequency power to form plasma. A grounding part (162) is provided beneath the susceptor and untouchable with the susceptor. An insulating part (164) is provided between the susceptor and the grounding part, where the grounding part includes a set of rectangular shaped or circular shaped openings arranged in grid configuration.    USE - Dry etching apparatus for etching a substrate i.e. silicon wafer, during manufacture of a solar cell and a semiconductor device and etching a glass substrate for manufacturing a flat panel display device.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus allows an uneven structure to be uniformly formed in a surface of the substrate for a wafer-type solar cell without regard to orientation direction of crystal molecules. The grounding part is provided beneath the susceptor so as to prevent a discharge occurring beneath the susceptor, so that the apparatus can realize a wide processing margin and uniform etching through enhancement of plasma density.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a dry etching apparatus.    Dry etching apparatus (100)    Chamber (110)    Substrate (130)    Tray (140)    Susceptor (160)    Grounding part (162)    Insulating part (164)
NOVELTY - The fabrication method involves forming at least one semiconductor layer on a provided textured substrate. A metal layer (208) is then formed on the semiconductor layer. A thermal process or a low temperature process is then conducted to the textured substrate, semiconductor layer and metal layer. The semiconductor layer is separated from the textured substrate by the thermal process to obtain the semiconductor layer having the metal layer and a textured surface.    USE - Semiconductor layer fabrication method for making semiconductor layer with textured surface used in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Provides an improved process for making a thin wafer having a textured surface for usage in e.g. solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The substrate comprises sapphire, quarts, silicon carbide, silicon wafer, single crystalline silicon or oxide crystalline. The semiconductor layer comprises silicon, germanium, silicon germanium, gallium nitride, gallium arsenide, gallium phosphide, indium nitride, indium phosphide, or their combinations. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the solar cell fabrication method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional schematic view illustrating a step in fabricating a semiconductor layer with a textured surface.    First silicon layer (204a)    Second silicon layer (206)    Metal layer (208)    Anti-reflection layer (210)    Electrode layer (212)
NOVELTY - A crucible arranges metallic silicon raw material in pressure reduction container. Upper portion of silicon molten metal is covered by molten metal surface thermal insulation element made of carbon fiber composite. Opening area of exhaust opening is smaller than silicon molten metal surface area. Molten metal surface thermal insulation element has laminated insulation material having multilayer structure on which laminated board (10a) of sheets is laminated at predetermined interval from each other and exhibits radiant heat insulating function based on multilayer structure.    USE - Apparatus for refining silicon used during manufacturing of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of the silicon carbide grain floating object on the surface of silicon molten metal can be suppressed and the productivity of the high purity silicon can be improved. The cost of the silicon refining apparatus can be reduced by the simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the silicon refining apparatus.    Exhaust opening (2)    Multilayer insulation material (10)    Laminated board (10a)    Spacer (10b)    Bolt (11)
NOVELTY - The system (100) has a storage unit which stores energy consumption data indicating relationship between an event with consumption of energy in substrate processing apparatus (110), and an energy amount consumed by occurrence of event. A collection unit collects process data (112) from substrate processing apparatus, and detects occurrence of event with consumption of energy. The amount of energy consumption is calculated from energy consumption data of event stored in storage unit, and continuation time of event.    USE - Energy consumption monitoring system of substrate processing apparatus such as cleaning apparatus of semiconductor wafer, coating image development apparatus, etching apparatus, film-forming apparatus and heat processing apparatus for use in manufacturing of semiconductor device, flat panel display or solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - Since the amount of energy consumption is calculated from energy consumption data of event stored in storage unit, the energy consumption can be monitored in effective manner. Thus, the raise of manufacturing cost of substrate processing apparatus can be suppressed effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an energy consumption monitoring method of substrate processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of energy consumption monitoring system of substrate processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Energy consumption monitoring system (100)    Data collection device (101)    Trace data database (102)    Substrate processing apparatus (110)    Process data (112)
NOVELTY - At least one portion of a main surface (11a) of a substrate (11) is processed by aqueous alkali solution, and etched or washed. A p-type semiconductor layer (25p) containing boron is formed to top of at least one portion of other main surface (11b) of substrate, before processing with aqueous alkali solution, to obtain solar cell having substrate consisting of crystals of semiconductor material.    USE - Manufacture of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of solar cell having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar cell.    Substrate (11)    Main surfaces (11a,11b)    Semiconductor layer (24i)    P-type semiconductor layer (25p)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of microcrystal silicon involves irradiating a laser to amorphous silicon containing hydrogen 4 at.% or more. The microcrystal silicon has corrugated surface.    USE - Manufacture of microcrystal silicon used for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The microcrystal silicon is manufactured efficiently with excellent workability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) microcrystal silicon; and    (2) solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming chalcopyrite-type compound semiconductor layer on metallic substrate (1). An elongate protective film (13) is accumulated on substrate. The substrate is made of stainless steel, aluminum, or titanium. The predetermined formula relating linear expansion coefficient of protective film and substrate, temperature of protective film at the time of contact with substrate, and temperature of substrate at the time of contact with protective film is satisfied, while controlling the change of length of substrate and protective film.    USE - Manufacturing method of compound solar cell e.g. copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell. Can also be used in manufacture of III-V group compound solar cell, and cadmium telluride solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - As the change of length of substrate and protective film is controlled by satisfying predetermined formula, the generation of wrinkle can be prevented, so that the solar cell with high conversion efficiency can be manufactured efficiently at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a CIGS solar cell manufacturing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Metallic substrate (1)    Winding roll (7)    Cooling roller (9)    Vacuum deposition source (10)    Protective film (13)
NOVELTY - The lens (10) has a lens main portion (11). The anti-reflective films (12a,12b) are provided in a surface of a lens main portion, and are provided with a fine concavo-convex structure. An anti-reflective film is provided with the hardened material of sol-gel material. The sol-gel material contains the group provided with metal alkoxide, metal chelate compound, liquid glass and spin-on glass. The height of a convex portion (12c) is set to 1 nm - 5000 nm.    USE - Lens for concentrating type solar cells used as optical element of illuminating device or display.    ADVANTAGE - The heat resistance and the atmospheric corrosion resistance of the lens are improved effectively. Since the antireflective film is simply provided in the surface of the lens main portion by hardening the sol-gel layer, the productivity of the lens for concentrating type solar cells is improved. The reflectance of light is reduced, and the transmittance is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of lens for concentrating type solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the manufacturing method of lens for concentrating type solar cells.    Lens (10)    Lens main portion (11)    Entrance plane (11a)    Anti-reflective films (12a,12b)    Convex portion (12c)
NOVELTY - The system (1) has electrolyte solution tank which stores the electrolyte solution which is decomposed using optical semiconductor catalyst activated by sunlight. An electrolyte solution circulation system (10) circulates the electrolyte solution. A sunshine degree specification unit (20) specifies the sunshine degree of the sunlight. An electrolyte solution circulation control unit (30) controls the circulating load of electrolyte solution according to the sunshine degree of sunlight specified by sunshine degree specification unit.    USE - Hydrolyzing system e.g. sunlight utilization system (claimed) for fuel cell electric vehicle, motorbike and portable type generator.    ADVANTAGE - The operation efficiency of system can be improved effectively using optical semiconductor catalyst activated by sunlight.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sunlight utilization system; and    (2) control method of hydrolyzing system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the sunlight utilization system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrolyzing system (1)    Electrolyte solution circulation system (10)    Circulation pump (13)    Sunshine degree specification unit (20)    Electrolyte solution circulation control unit (30)
NOVELTY - The method involves spraying the micro-particles of powder which have particle size distribution on a base material from a nozzle (14), and forming a porous membrane into a film. The micro-particles are blown off from the nozzle. The particle size distribution of the micro-particles which select specific micro-particles among the micro-particles that blew off from the nozzle is adjusted, and sprayed on the base material.    USE - Film-forming method for forming porous membrane with inorganic material on base material e.g. organic film (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The bad influence to the film forming characteristic resulting from the micro-particles of the aggregated powder can be inhibited. The precise film can be obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a film-forming structure; and    (2) a dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the nozzle and the slit portion.    Nozzle (14)    Opening portion (14a)    Slit portion (40)    Slit (41)    Distance from opening portion to slit (P1)
NOVELTY - Formation of silicon small particles involves dispersing silicon small particles in hydrofluoric acid, carrying out photochemical etching process and miniaturizing particles while light-irradiating.    USE - Formation of silicon small particles used for light-emitting element for semiconductor device, solar cell (all claimed) and display device.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon small particles having high surface stability is economically prepared. The solar cell containing the silicon small particles has high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell, which has photoelectric converting layer containing the silicon small particles.
NOVELTY - An inkjet composition comprises silica-sol and/or alumina sol, coloring agent consisting of dye or pigment dispersed in water, dispersion type or soluble synthetic macromolecule containing acrylate-type copolymer, water, and organic solvent with boiling point of 180 degrees C or more or alcohol.    USE - Inkjet ink composition is used in high-speed digital printing for commercial printings e.g. leaflet, bill, label, and card, and also color filter for liquid crystal displays, alignment film of liquid crystal, organic electroluminescent display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The inkjet composition ensures high speed and high quality printing, and produces printed images which do not stain even when rubbed with marker pen or finger. The inkjet ink composition is dried and fixed without requiring a heat source.
NOVELTY - Preparing delta -bismuth oxide, which is stabilized with 0.1-15 mole% at least one dopant, comprises: (a1) providing precursor solutions, -suspensions and/or -emulsions of bismuth compound, and at least one dopant in a liquid, (b1) converting the precursor solution, -suspension and/or -emulsion prepared in step (a) in a gas phase reaction, or (a2) providing precursors of a solid bismuth compound and at least one dopant, and (b2) reacting the precursors in a gas phase reaction.    USE - The delta -bismuth oxide is useful as an electrolyte for fuel cells, batteries and gas isolator, and in gas sensors or catalytic converters (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method: can be carried out in a simple and inexpensive manner; and produces delta -bismuth oxide, which is thermodynamically stable at room temperature and exhibits good thermal stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for delta -bismuth oxide, which is stabilized with 0.1-15 mole% at least one dopant.
NOVELTY - System (100) comprises a substrate (110) having a three-dimensional photonic crystal element (120) directly coupled to it, where the three-dimensional photonic crystal element is at least partially coated with oriented graphene flakes (130).    USE - The system is useful in solar cells, optical sensors, and optical modulators.    ADVANTAGE - The system: avoids the need for large, bulky electrodes to be placed in multiple areas of the sample for electro-optic control of silicon photonic structures; and coats the silicon structures with graphene, thus avoiding difficultly of placing the material onto regions of interest and in the desired orientation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system (S1) comprising a substrate having many three-dimensional photonic crystal elements directly coupled to it, where each of the three-dimensional photonic crystal elements is coated with oriented graphene flakes, and at least one optical component contained within the many three-dimensional photonic crystal elements.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of a graphene coated, undoped photonic bandgap structure configured as an electro-optically tunable optical filter.    System (100)    Substrate (110)    Photonic crystal element (120)    Graphene flakes (130)    Contacts (140)
NOVELTY - A coating liquid coated by electrospray deposition method has less than 3000 Omega .cm2 charge-transfer resistance value, measured using alternating current impedance method.    USE - Coating liquid used for manufacturing electronic device (claimed) e.g. organic electroluminescent element, organic solar cell and organic transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The coating formed by electrospray deposition method is stable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic electronic device;    (2) manufacture of organic electronic device, which involves coating the coating liquid by electrospray deposition method;    (3) method for determining discharge characteristic of coating liquid, which involves measuring the charge-transfer resistance value of the coating liquid, which is favorable when the determined charge-transfer resistance value is below specified value;    (4) manufacture of coating liquid, which involves preparing the coating solution and determining its discharge characteristics;    (5) manufacture of coating liquid which involves preparing coating liquid so that the charge-transfer resistance value is determined; and    (6) coating apparatus (40), which consists of discharge unit (42) for discharging the coating solution, measuring unit (44) for measuring the charge transfer resistance of coating liquid and a notifying unit (46) for notifying information indicating an abnormality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a coating device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Coating device (40)    Discharge unit (42)    Measurement unit (44)    Notification unit (46)
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion apparatus has a light absorption layer that is accommodated with a plating film containing selenium. The plating film containing the selenium is composed of a multilayer of a tellurium layer and a selenium layer, or a mixed layer of tellurium and selenium. The absorption layer is formed on an electron carrying layer formed of translucent porous electron transport material.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus used as solar cell installed in roof of building and wall surface.    ADVANTAGE - By adopting the plating film containing the selenium as light absorption layer, the photoelectric conversion apparatus can be manufactured simply. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion apparatus can be improved without using the vacuum process. By carrying out predetermined thickness of the electron carrying layer, the leakage current of the electron carrying layer can be suppressed reliably and the electrons from the light absorption layer can be collected.
NOVELTY - The composite film (15) has an electroconductive reflecting film (13) that contains the silver fine particles sintered compact (13a). A reflection layer containing the powder selected from the group consists of the titanium oxide, the aluminium oxide, barium sulfate, magnesium oxide, and the calcium carbonate which are formed on the electroconductive reflecting film, and a binder is provided.    USE - Composite film for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The composite film suppress the light leaks from the fine gap and scribe process of the electroconductive reflecting film manufactured by a wet coating process. The reflectivity of an electroconductive reflecting film is high, and to improve the conversion efficiency of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of the composite film for solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view solar cell using the composite film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell (10)    Photoelectric converting layer (11)    Electroconductive reflecting film (13)    Sintered compact (13a)    Composite film (15)
NOVELTY - The coating apparatus (100) has a lip part (202) of die (110) with downstream lip surface (222) that provides a lip level difference protruding from an upper lip surface (212) to a base material side. A distance of ejection opening in coating direction is set to h1 that is 0.1-0.6 millimeters (mm), the lengths of the upstream and downstream lip surfaces are set to L11 and L12 which are 2-3mm each. The edge angle formed by downstream inclined surface with respect to right angle direction is set to theta2 which is 20-30 degrees and the lip level difference is set to L13.    USE - Coating apparatus for paste on base material used in manufacture of gas diffusion layer for fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a coating apparatus which can be formed in a smooth coating surface even when using a paste which easily gets dry and easy to condense and does not have biting of air in the paste coated on the base material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a portion of the head of dye.    Coating apparatus (100)    Die (110)    Lip part (202)    Upper lip surface (212)    Downstream lip surface (222)
NOVELTY - Separator comprises (A) at least one layer comprising (a) crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone present in form of particles, (b) at least one binder, and (c) optionally a base body, where the mass ratio of the component (a) and the sum of masses of the component (b) in the layer (A), is 99.0:0.1-50:50.    USE - The separator is useful for an electrochemical cell, in fuel cells, batteries and capacitors, and as gas diffusion layer and a membrane. The electrochemical cell is useful in lithium-ion batteries, motor vehicles, two wheelers operated with electric motor, aircrafts, ships and stationary energy storage devices (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The separator is inexpensive and thin, exhibits long service life, high porosity, low shrinkage and high temperature stability, and is usable in electrochemical cells with high power- and energy density, and in wide range of temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an electrochemical cell comprising the above separator, at least one cathode, and at least one anode; and    (2) a lithium-ion battery comprising the electrochemical cell.
NOVELTY - Ink comprises chalcogenide compound particle including 12 group to 14 group elements, and copper nanoparticles.    USE - The ink is useful for manufacturing a photoactive layer for a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The ink can simply and safely manufacture the solar cell photoactive layer with fine structure and quality, and can be uniformly coated on the substrate at low temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing a photoactive layer for a solar cell comprising applying ink on a substrate to form a coated membrane, and annealing the coated membrane.
NOVELTY - A wet etching composition comprises fluoride, acid, water and polyethylene glycol and provides average haze of glass of 40% or more in the wavelength of 400-800 nm. The fluoride is ammonium fluoride, sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride, ammonium hydrogen fluoride, sodium hydrogen fluoride and/or potassium hydrogen fluoride. The acid is sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, phosphoric acid, and/or hydrofluoric acid.    USE - Wet etching composition for glass substrate used for thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The wet etching composition provides glass substrate with small surface roughness and high haze rate.
NOVELTY - A polyarylate resin contains a dihydric phenol component comprising 50 mol% or more hydroxyl group-containing compound (I), and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component. The hydroxyl group-containing compound (I) has inherent viscosity (a) of 0.3-1.5 measured at 25 degrees C using tetrachloroethane having concentration of 1 g/dL as solvent.    USE - Polyarylate resin is used for film (claimed) for lead-free reflow soldering process. Uses include but are not limited to display, illumination, solar cell and flexible printed circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The polyarylate resin has excellent transparency and heat-and-moisture resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyarylate resin contains a dihydric phenol component comprising 50 mol% or more hydroxyl group-containing compound of formula (I), and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component. The hydroxyl group-containing compound (I) has inherent viscosity (a) of 0.3-1.5 measured at 25 degrees C using tetrachloroethane having concentration of 1 g/dL as solvent, and ratio of inherent viscosity (a) and inherent viscosity (b) measured at 25 degrees C using mixed solvent of tetrachloroethane and phenol in mass ratio of 4/6 having concentration of 1 g/L and containing 0.6 g/L sodium acetate, of 0.9 or more.    R1-R4=H, 1-12C hydrocarbyl or halo;    R5,R6=H or 1-4C hydrocarbyl;    m=4-7;and    X=carbon.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) film; and    (2) manufacture of polyarylate resin.
NOVELTY - A white curable resin composition comprises carboxyl group-containing photosensitive resin (A), photoinitiator (B), diluent (C), epoxy compound (D) and acicular titanium oxide (E).    USE - White curable resin composition is used for forming insulating film for printed wiring board, reflective sheet (all claimed) for solar cell and liquid crystal television.    ADVANTAGE - The white curable resin composition prevents generation of sag during coating. The sheet formed using the composition has high reflective power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) printed wiring board, which has hardened film of the white curable resin composition; and    (2) reflective sheet, which has a hardened film of the white curable resin composition.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming channel layer using metal salt composition containing organic solvent, water and metal salt such as nitrate, sulfate, carboxylate, halide, alkoxide, acetylacetone salt, indium, gallium or zinc. The metal salt composition is heat-processed under atmospheric gas comprising oxygen gas and inert gas such as nitrogen gas, helium gas, neon gas or argon gas.    USE - Method for manufacturing FET such as thin-film transistor (all claimed) mounted in substrate for flat panel display, LCD, organic o electroluminescence display and electrophoresis display used in image display unit of TV, mobile telephone, mobile personal computer, notebook personal computer, digital still camera, electronic paper and camcorder. Can also be used in digital paper, smart phone and flexible semiconductor device such as radio frequency identification (RFID), memory, MPU, solar cell and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The FET can be manufactured effectively by simple process with improved productivity and reduced cost, by forming channel layer using metal salt composition that is heat-processed under atmospheric gas comprising oxygen gas and inert gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a FET.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the tubular furnace. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Channel precursor layer (11)    FET precursor (100')    Tubular furnace (200)    Heater (210)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a selenium-alloy layer overlying a stack of films. A selenium-sodium bearing film overlying the selenium-alloy layer is deposited from a vacuum evaporator with two sources. Thickness measurement is performed in real time for a back-electrode film, the stack of films and the selenium-alloy layer on a flexible substrate (116) e.g. glass, moving with speed to control the selenium-alloy layer to thickness within 10-100 nanometer for thickness of the selenium-sodium film ranging from 1 to 3 microns based on the thickness measurement in real time.    USE - Method for fabricating a copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cell for converting sun energy to electricity using a roll-to-roll system.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables a melting point to be increased from 28.9 degree Celsius to around 100 degree Celsius by adding 1 % of the copper to the gallium, thus making easy control of the manufacturing process and improving inter-diffusion between elements within a stack in thermal annealing. The method enables adding sulfur to a semiconductor layer so as to improve solar cell efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method involves performing thermal treatment to the stack of films overlying the back-electrode film on the flexible substrate moving through a closed environment containing nitrogen and argon or sulfur gas to form a p-type semiconductor comprising copper, gallium, indium, selenium and sulfur.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a roll-to-roll manufacturing system comprising copper electroplating units, an indium electroplating unit and a gallium-selenium alloy electroplating unit.    Controlling system (100)    Flexible substrate (116)    Solution storage tank (125)    Post plating rinsing unit (126)    Pre-cleaning unit (127)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming (S1) an oxide semiconductor layer on a substrate having conductive layer, and forming semiconductor quantum dot on the oxide semiconductor layer. The liquid mixture containing dispersing agent is provided for producing semiconductor quantum dot of surfactant. The semiconductor quantum dot is separated from the oxide semiconductor layer. The dispersion liquid is produced (S2) by mixing low boiling-point organic solvent and semiconductor quantum dot.    USE - Method for manufacturing quantum dot sensitization type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves forming an oxide semiconductor layer on a substrate having conductive layer, and forming semiconductor quantum dot on the oxide semiconductor layer, and thus enables to adsorb a quantum dot in a short time at a photoelectrode, and to maintain a favorable photoelectric conversion rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the quantum dot sensitization type solar cell manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Forming an oxide semiconductor layer on a substrate (S1)    Producing dispersion liquid (S2)    Immersing substrate into quantum dot dispersion liquid (S3)    Cleaning and drying substrate (S4)
NOVELTY - The coating method involves providing a metal substrate (31) then depositing a titanium alloy (32) on the surface of the metal substrate and growing a doped titania (33) material on a first surface of the titanium alloy. The titanium alloy contains high valence elements such as niobium, tantalum, vanadium, arsenic, selenium, antimony, molybdenum or tungsten.    USE - Coating method for surface of metal substrate used for e.g. plate (claimed) for fuel cell, electrochemical device (claimed) such as electrolyzer cell, lead acid flow battery.    ADVANTAGE - Produces metal components for electrochemical devices that need high electrical conductance, corrosion resistance and electrode reaction activities for long term operation, inexpensively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the metal plates with electrically conductive titania grown on the titanium alloy continue layer that is deposited on the metal plate surface.    Metal substrate (31)    Titanium alloy (32)    Doped titania (33)
NOVELTY - A solar cell consists of a light-absorption layer containing copper and group III element in a ratio of 0.8-1, and a buffer layer formed on one side of the light-absorption layer.    USE - Solar cell (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves injecting semiconductor material in an inner side of a semiconductor substrate. An amorphous layer is located in a front side of an emitter dopant layer. The emitter dopant layer is arranged with an amorphous layer. The emitter dopant layer and the amorphous layer are arranged with conductivity-type dopant. Conductive impurity material is provided with boron and phosphorus. Thickness of the amorphous layer is 10~20nm. The semiconductor substrate is positioned in a rear surface of a back surface field impurity layer.    USE - Solar cell manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The amorphous layer is arranged in a rear and front side surface of the emitter dopant layer and the back surface field impurity layer so as to prevent the emitter dopant layer and the back surface field impurity layer from channeling effect. The method enables preventing the semiconductor substrate from being damaged and improving thermal process. The method enables manufacturing a solar cell with better property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a solar cell manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing a substrate. A wet etching process is performed on an oxidation zinc thin film of the substrate. A nano-structure part is formed on the substrate at fixed height and nano-meter range. The oxidation zinc thin film is fixed at an upper part of the nano-structure part. Physical compact of the oxidation zinc oxide thin film is determined. A concavo-convex structure part is formed on the oxidation zinc thin film based the wet etching process of the oxidation zinc thin film. A physical vapor deposition process is performed on of the oxidation zinc thin film.    USE - Method for forming a zinc oxide concavo-convex structure in a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preventing penetration of electrolyte or organic compound in the concavo-convex structure part while processing. The method enables controlling difference of aspect ratio in the concavo-convex structure part by forming the concavo-convex structure part on the oxidation zinc thin film in an effective manner. The method enables increasing translation distance of a hole and an electron of the oxidation thin film so as to increase optical absorption area of the solar cell. The method enables reducing electron and hole recombination effect while processing. The method enables providing simple manufacturing process. The method enables reducing area of an organic layer and a dye layer during dye-sensitization process of the solar cell so as to improve processing efficiency of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for forming a zinc oxide concavo-convex structure in a solar cell.
NOVELTY - A cation exchange membrane has film main component containing fluorine-containing polymer having ion exchange group. The film main component has layer (11) comprising fluoropolymer having carboxylic acid group, and layer (12) comprising fluoropolymer having sulfonic acid group. The distance from the neutral axis of cation exchange membrane to the film surface of layer (12) of cation exchange membrane is 5-70 mu m.    USE - Cation exchange membrane is used for electrolytic cell (claimed) e.g. fuel cell, diaphragm for water electrolysis, and ozone generation.    ADVANTAGE - The cation exchange membrane has excellent mechanical strength with respect to bending, and dimensional stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrolytic cell, which has anode, cathode and cation exchange membrane provided between anode and cathode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of cation exchange membrane.    Cation exchange membrane (10)    Layers (11,12)    Neutral axis (N)
NOVELTY - A cyclic compound (I), alkali-metal amide and a salt of metallic element are reacted in a hydrocarbon-based solvent, to obtain cyclic compound complex (II).    USE - Manufacture of cyclic compound complex used for composition for manufacture of electronic device e.g. photoelectric conversion element and field effect transistor for solar cell for solar cell module (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to building materials, motor vehicles, railways, boats and ships, aeroplanes, spacecrafts, household appliances, mobile telephones, toys, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The metallic element is introduced into the cyclic compound under moderate conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cyclic compound of formula (I), alkali-metal amide and a salt of metallic element are reacted in a hydrocarbon-based solvent, to obtain cyclic compound complex of formula (II).    R1-R8=monovalent organic group;    or R1+R2,R3+R4,R5+R6,R7+R8=ring;    X1-X4=carbon atom with which nitrogen atom or monovalent organic group is bonded;and    M1=metallic element having trivalency or more, or oxygen atom, halo or hydroxy.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) semiconductor-layer-forming-composition, which contains the cyclic compound complex;    (2) manufacture of electronic device, which involves coating the semiconductor-layer-forming-composition on a base material;    (3) solar cell, which is provided with the photoelectric conversion element (110); and    (4) solar cell module, which is provided with the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of photoelectric conversion element.    Substrate (100)    Electrodes (101,107)    Buffer layer (102,106)    Active layers (103-105)    Photoelectric conversion element (110)
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a plate-type PECVD device for manual feeding of the working table, comprising a working table is provided with a loading of the silicon wafer on the graphite frame of supporting convex table for supporting on the working table and the position of the graphite frame, limit element is located on support area provided with the periphery of the graphite frame of the PECVD device is supporting block of the loading opening is the same as slide opening corresponding to the discharge position and the graphite frame. The beneficial effects of the utility model are as: it improves the low speed when using a pen absorbing material absorbing pen print the influence of the silicon solar cell efficiency.
NOVELTY - Production of pre-alloy semiconductor thin film layer comprises preparing groups IB, IIB, and IVA elements as composition of target material, sputtering target material, and passing into group VIA element-containing gas.    USE - Method for production of pre-alloy semiconductor thin film layer used for semiconductor compound I-II-IV-VI solar cell, provided with copper indium diselenide (CIS) photoelectric properties (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method does not contain earth's resources including noble metal indium and copper, zinc, tin, sulfur, and other stock rich nutrition elements; no environmental pollution and low cost; promising ideal new generation low cost and high efficiency thin film solar cell absorption layer material; can avoid the need to use more of the target multi-step sputtering, reduce target loss, increase target utilization, and reduce equipment cost (claimed).
NOVELTY - Invention relates to production of silicon monocrystals by Czochralski method or silicon multicrystals by method of directed crystallisation to be used in making solar cells and modules with higher operating performances. Proposed method comprises preparing initial mix alloyed with boron and its melting. Note here that aluminium is added to produced melt in amount sufficient for allow ratio between concentrations of aluminium and oxygen equal to 1-102.    USE - Metallurgy.    ADVANTAGE - P-type conductance silicon with low concentration of oxygen. 1 ex
NOVELTY - Preparation of polymer-based proton exchange membrane involves blending and dispersing polymer matrix material (in parts weight) (100), unsaturated sulfonate metal salt (20-150), peroxide (1-20) and crosslinking agent (0-5), reacting at 140-200 degrees C, processing the resultant reaction mixture by deionized water and sulfuric acid solution, and drying.    USE - Preparation of polymer-based proton exchange membrane used for direct methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically and efficiently provides polymer-based proton exchange membrane, by a simple process.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a silicon-containing gas by chemical vapor deposition according to Siemens method onto a silicon thin rod to form polycrystalline silicon rods. The polycrystalline silicon rods are contacted with hydrogen at an end of the deposition process during a cooling phase in a reactor, where hydrogen flow rate and/or hydrogen pressure is selected such that power required for maintaining a deposition temperature at the selected hydrogen flow rate and/or pressure is 50% of the power at the end of deposition, and less than 5 kW per 1 m rod length.    USE - Method for producing polycrystalline silicon rods in a semiconductor industry and a solar industry for production of solar cells for photovoltaics.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves breaking behavior in order to reduce the associated contamination of silicon fragments and to reduce the proportion of silicon fragments having undesired sizes. The method reduces the production costs of the polycrystalline silicon rods by preventing the rods from falling over during the cooling phase. The polycrystalline silicon rods acquire defined cracks and stresses to be broken into pieces more easily in subsequent further processing. The method reduces the proportion of rods, which fall over in a reactor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The cooled polycrystalline silicon rods have cracks and/or radial stresses having a size of specific value in perpendicular cross section.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a focusing plate (101) adjacent to a plasma chamber containing plasma (140), where the focusing plate extracts ions (102) from the plasma through an aperture that provides the focused ions toward a workpiece (100). A bias is provided between a workpiece holder and the plasma to attract the focused ions toward the workpiece, where the workpiece is placed on the workpiece holder. The workpiece is scanned with respect to the plate to produce a set of selectively implanted areas in the workpiece. Source pulses are supplied to the plasma having pulse frequency.    USE - Method for implanting a workpiece i.e. solar cell, in a plasma processing apparatus. Can also be used for implanting semiconductor wafer, compound semiconductor substrate or thin film, bit-patterned media, solid-state battery, flat panel, LED substrate and glass substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables implanting the workpiece in the plasma processing apparatus in an efficient manner. The method enables minimizing high voltage arcing so as to increase distance between objects at different electrical potential and by employing smooth surfaces on components in an efficient manner. The method allows pulse length or pulse frequency to be increased to form higher-doped regions in an effective manner. The method allows a plasma source to be operated continuously so as to reduce time required to generate the plasma in an easy and efficient manner. The method enables facilitating selective small area and blanket implantation without the need for multiple masks or complex implantation schemes by designing the aperture and workpiece configuration in conjunction with appropriate plasma parameters to facilitate extraction of focused ions that form an ion beam.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a focusing plate arrangement within a plasma system.    Workpiece (100)    Focusing plate (101)    Ion (102)    Plasma (140)    Path (270)
NOVELTY - Organic electronic device comprises: an active region polarity definition layer (11); and a bulk heterojunction active layer (12) formed on the active region polar definition layer, where the bulk heterojunction active layer includes an upper region and a lower region having respective majority carriers localized in it of different polarities.    USE - The organic electronic device is useful: as a dual gate organic field effect transistor that is an ambipolar dual gate organic field effect transistor; as a vertically integrated complementary organic field effect transistor; as a multijunction solar cell; and in an analog circuit (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device has a higher integration and a wider absorption band and is formed by a simplified process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for fabricating the organic electronic device comprising: forming the active region polar definition layer; and forming the bulk heterojunction active layer on the active region polar definition layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a first direction cross-sectional view of an active layer constituting an organic electronic device.    Active layer (1)    Active region polarity definition layer (11)    Bulk heterojunction active layer (12)
NOVELTY - Activating fuel cell comprises: supplying fuel to anode of fuel cell; supplying (S1) gas mixture to cathode of fuel cell; applying second load (equal to or less than predetermined first load) to stack of fuel cell after supplying gas mixture to cathode; discontinuing (S3) supply of gas mixture; resupplying (S4) gas mixture to cathode when voltage of stack of fuel cell is predetermined voltage or less after discontinuing supply of gas mixture; and applying third load (higher than predetermined first load) to stack of fuel cell, where supply of fuel to anode of fuel cell is maintained.    USE - The method is useful for activating a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method: utilizes the air and the fuel gas in the gas mixture which maintain a ratio in which an open circuit voltage of the stack of the fuel cell is less than or equal to 0.8 volts (claimed); and prevents the deterioration of a cathode catalyst during the activation of the fuel cell, and thus the durability of the fuel cell is substantially improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flowchart of activating the fuel cell.    Supplying gas mixture to cathode of fuel cell (S1)    Discontinuing supply of gas mixture (S3)    Resupplying gas mixture to cathode when voltage of fuel cell stack is lowered to predetermined voltage level (S4)    Repeating discontinuing supply of gas mixture and resupplying of gas mixture to cathode (S5)    Supplying only air to cathode (S7)
NOVELTY - A solar cell (100) has a semiconductor substrate (102), a front surface contact (104) provided on a light-receiving surface of the substrate, a passivation layer (110) formed on a non-light-receiving surface, back surface (106) contact provided within openings of passivation layer and comprising aluminum paste, and local contacts (114) formed at interface of the semiconductor substrate and comprising silicon-aluminum eutectic alloy. The passivation layer has sub-layer of aluminum oxide and sub-layer of silicon nitride formed on sub-layer of aluminum oxide.    USE - Solar cell is used for power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has excellent efficiency and reduced carrier recombination, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell has a semiconductor substrate, a front surface contact provided on a light-receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate, a passivation layer formed on a non-light-receiving surface, back surface contact provided within openings of passivation layer and comprising aluminum paste, and local contacts formed at interface of the semiconductor substrate and comprising silicon-aluminum eutectic alloy. The passivation layer has sub-layer of aluminum oxide and sub-layer of silicon nitride formed on sub-layer of aluminum oxide. The back surface contact is grid-shaped. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacture of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar cell.    Solar Cell (100)    Semiconductor substrate (102)    Front surface contact (104)    Back surface contact (106)    Passivation layer (110)    Local Contacts (114)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has a solar cell panel (200) that includes several solar cells (210) and a bus bar that is connected to the solar cells. A protective substrate (300) is provided on the solar cell panel. A spacer portion (400) is provided between the solar cell panel and the protective substrate. The spacer portion is provided with an air layer and a spacer for surrounding the air layer. The air layer is made of nitrogen (N2) or argon gas (Ar).    USE - Solar cell module for glass window in building.    ADVANTAGE - Since the spacer portion includes the air layer to block the conduction of heat, the adiabatic characteristic of the solar cell module can be improved. Ethylene-vinyl acetate sheet to bond the protective substrate with the solar cell panel can be omitted from the solar cell module, thus the reliability of the solar cell module can be prevented from being degraded due to the moisture absorbed in the ethylene-vinyl acetate sheet. The material cost can be saved and the module process can be simplified. The weight of the solar cell module is reduced, so that the solar cell module can be easily fabricated, and the process time and the process cost can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell panel (200)    Solar cells (210)    Protective substrate (300)    Spacer portion (400)    Bonding portion (450)    Connection portion (600)
NOVELTY - The base material (1) has a transparent conductive film (3) that consists of electroconductive portion (5) containing electroconductive nanomaterials (4), and a non-electroconductive portion (6). The film thickness of the non-electroconductive portion is made thicker than the film thickness of the electroconductive portion. The electroconductive nanomaterials are made of metal nanowire.    USE - Base material. Uses include but are not limited to flat-panel TV, touch panel, mobile telephone, electronic paper, various solar cells, and various electroluminescent light control elements.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of leakage current or short can be suppressed and the surface resistance of electroconductive portion can be highly made low for the surface resistance of nonelectroconductive portion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of base material with transparent conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective views of the base material with transparent conductive film, before and after light irradiation. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base material (1)    Transparent conductive film (3)    Electroconductive nanomaterial (4)    Electroconductive portion (5)    Non-electroconductive portion (6)
NOVELTY - The epitaxial growth substrate (1) has a compound semiconductor matter layer (5) which is formed by forming epitaxial growth on a gallium arsenide substrate (2). A substrate protective layer (3) with different material having lattice constant of 5.6343-5.6610angstrom is formed between the gallium arsenide substrate and compound semiconductor matter layer. An aluminum arsenide intermediate layer (4) is provided for isolating the gallium arsenide substrate and the compound semiconductor matter layer.    USE - Compound semiconductor element epitaxial growth substrate used for producing multi-junction type compound semiconductor solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The aluminum arsenide intermediate layer is provided for isolating the gallium arsenide substrate and the compound semiconductor matter layer, hence compound semiconductor solar cell with high characteristic can be manufactured effectively. The substrate protective layer with lattice constant of 5.6343-5.6610angstrom is formed between the gallium arsenide substrate and compound semiconductor matter layer, so that the lattice constant of the substrate protective layer can be adjusted, the hence the characteristic of the compound semiconductor solar cell can be maintained reliably. The solar cell characteristic can be ensured. The compound semiconductor element epitaxial growth substrate can be manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the compound semiconductor element epitaxial growth substrate.    Compound semiconductor element epitaxial growth substrate (1)    Gallium arsenide substrate (2)    Substrate protective layer (3)    Aluminum arsenide intermediate layer (4)    Compound semiconductor matter layer (5)
NOVELTY - The multi-junction solar cell (1) has four PN-junctions that are provided to incorporate PN junction germanium sub-cells (2,5,6). The lattice content of second sub-cell is made larger than the lattice content of other sub-cells. The second sub-cell is connected with neighboring sub-cells over a metamorphic buffer layer (3) for the adaptation of the lattice constant of the neighboring sub-cells on the opposed side of a wafer bond (10).    USE - Multi-junction solar cell used in solar or terrestrial concentrator systems (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the second germanium sub-cell is connected with neighboring sub-cells over metamorphic buffer layer for the adaptation of the lattice constant of the neighboring sub-cells on the opposed side of wafer bond, the multi-junction solar cell can be integrated easily. The efficiency and quality of multi-junction solar cell can be improved. The radiation stability of the multi-junction solar cell can be improved, by providing the germanium cell. The cost required for manufacturing the multi-junction solar cell can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing multi-shed solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the multi-shed solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Multi-junction solar cell (1)    PN junction germanium sub-cells (2,5,6)    Metamorphic buffer layer (3)    Wafer bond (10)    Window layer (12)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor thin film (10) has base layer (2) containing oxidation resistant metal arranged on substrate (1), and crystalline germanium thin film (3) arranged on base layer.    USE - Semiconductor thin film is used as electrical power generation layer of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell containing the semiconductor thin film has high mass productivity, high efficiency, and absorbs sunlight efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of semiconductor thin film, which involves forming oxidation resistant-thin metal film on substrate, irradiating atom-like hydrogen to thin metal film, forming metal dot, and depositing crystalline germanium thin film on metal dot by inductive coupled plasma.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of semiconductor thin film.    Substrate (1)    Base layer (2)    Crystalline germanium thin film (3)    Semiconductor thin film (10)
NOVELTY - A precursor composition comprises copper compound having formic acid ion, octyl amine and 7-9C dialkyl amine. The content of the dialkyl amine is 5-35 mol% with respect to the total amount of octyl amine and dialkyl amine.    USE - Precursor composition is used for manufacturing electroconductive substance, ink composition (all claimed) and electronic device e.g. printed wiring board and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive substance formed using the precursor composition has excellent electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electroconductive substance, which involves heating the precursor composition at 100-300 degrees C.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing (S302) an amorphous form germanium tin containing material of amorphous form germanium tin layer (220) maintained at a holding substrate (110) such as silicon substrate, germanium substrate, single-crystal germanium/silicon substrate, and silicon/ silicon dioxide/silicon substrate. The amorphous form germanium tin containing material is heated (S304) even more than a melting point temperature of the amorphous form germanium tin containing material, and cooled.    USE - Manufacturing method for single-crystal germanium tin containing material of amorphous form germanium tin layer, used in source-drain or channel of thin-film transistor (TFT) and MOSFET, and light absorption layer of solar cell e.g. four-layer junction-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The single-crystal germanium tin layer can be manufactured effectively by the heat process performed below melting point of silicon germanium tin or germanium tin.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a single-crystal-like germanium tin containing material substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block flow diagram illustrating the manufacturing process of the single-crystal germanium tin containing material substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Single-crystal germanium tin substrate (100)    Holding substrate (110)    Amorphous form germanium tin layer (220)    Step for preparing amorphous form germanium tin containing material of amorphous form germanium tin layer maintained at holding substrate (S302)    Step for heating amorphous form germanium tin containing material even more than melting point temperature of amorphous form germanium tin containing material, and cooling amorphous form germanium tin containing material (S304)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte solution comprises ethyltrimethyl ammonium tetra fluoroborate and/or diethyl dimethylammonium tetrafluoroborate, dissolved in a mixed solvent (S) containing linear 2-6C sulfone (S1) and sulfolane (SL).    USE - Electrolyte solution is used for electrical double layer capacitors. Uses include but are not limited to memory backup of electronic devices, power supply backup power supplies, hybrid vehicles, electrical storage apparatus, electric vehicles, electrical storage element and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical double layer capacitor using the electrolyte solution has excellent durability, heat resistance, leaking resistance and reliability, without generating solidification in high temperature.
NOVELTY - The indium target contains inclusions, at 500 pieces per gram, each piece having particle sizes of 5.0 to 20 micrometers. The number density of inclusions with particle sizes of 5.0 to 20 micrometers is 0.60 times or less with respect to the number density of inclusions having particle sizes of 2.0 to 5.0 micrometers. The inclusions are selected from metals, metal oxides, carbon, carbon compounds, and chloride compounds.    USE - Indium target for use as sputtering target of light absorption layer for copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) type thin film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Enables provision of an indium target which can favorably suppress the abnormal discharge during sputter as well as the generation of particles in the film to be formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method of the indium target.
NOVELTY - The semiconductor structure has a crystalline silicon wafer which is used as a host template. A porous silicon layer is formed directly on a host template. An intermediate mono-crystalline buffer layer is made of germanium which is deposited on the porous silicon layer. A mono-crystalline compound semiconductor layer stack which is made of gallium arsenide is deposited on the top of the intermediate buffer layer. The host template is made of mono-crystalline silicon wafer using czochralski (CZ) ingot growth.    USE - Crystalline semiconductor structure used for manufacturing high-efficiency photovoltaic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness and processing costs of the gallium arsenide material is reduced, so as to enable high efficiency solar cells and promote for low-cost manufacturing. The low-cost production of high efficiency solar cells can be formed using gallium arsenide, can enable very attractive and levelized cost of electricity for installed photovoltaic systems.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for fabrication of thin-film compound semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating the process for growing large area gallium arsenide layers on top of Silicon.
NOVELTY - A tempered glass substrate has compressive-stress layer provided on the surface, and has glass composition containing 40-75 %mass silicon dioxide, 0.01-8 %mass boron trioxide, 0-5 %mass lithium oxide, 10-20 %mass aluminum oxide, 10-20 %mass sodium oxide, 0-10 %mass magnesium oxide, 0-4 %mass calcium oxide, 0-10 %mass strontium oxide and barium oxide, and 0-4.5 %mass titanium dioxide. The glass composition does not contain arsenic oxide, and has sodium oxide and alumina in the mass ratio of 0.7-2.    USE - Tempered glass substrate used for touch-panel display, cover glass of mobile telephone (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to cover glass of solar cell, protection component of display, camera, personal digital assistant (PDA), window glass, substrate for magnetic disks, cover glass for solid-state image sensors, and tableware.    ADVANTAGE - The tempered glass substrate has high mechanical strength, excellent moldability, polished surface, devitrification resistance and chemical reinforcement property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) glass composition; and    (2) manufacture of tempered glass substrate.
NOVELTY - The method involves etching and cleaning the emitter layer. A VUV lamp (2) is provided for generating monochromatic VUV radiation (23). The monochromatic VUV radiation having specific wavelength is irradiated to the emitting layer, before the application of anti-reflection and/or passivation layers in oxygen atmosphere.    USE - Method for manufacturing wafer of silicon-based solar cell for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - Improved growth of subsequent layers on the irradiated surface of the solar cell can be ensured such that efficiency and reliability of the solar cell module can be improved. The service life of the solar cell can be prolonged. The manufacturing cost of the solar cell for solar module can be reduced. The material saving can be achieved. The wafer having high quality can be manufactured easily and efficiently. The yield of solar cell can be improved. The degradation of the solar cell can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process for manufacturing solar cell wafer.    Wafer (1)    VUV lamp (2)    Transport roller (3)    Window (22)    VUV radiation (23)
NOVELTY - The semiconductor element has a semiconductor layer (101) of nitride semiconductor. Another semiconductor layer (102) of nitride semiconductor is provided with different lattice constant from the former semiconductor layer. A third semiconductor layer (103) is provided on the latter semiconductor layer with p-type concentration lower than former semiconductor layer. The magnitude correlation of lattice constant of the third semiconductor layer and latter semiconductor layer is the same as the magnitude correlation of lattice constant of the former and the latter semiconductor layers.    USE - Semiconductor element for use with nitride semiconductor used for a solar cell. Can also be used for diode structure for the backlight of the blue light-emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The band profile of the laminated structure of three layers shows the shape where a depletion layer is extremely thin by utilizing the polarization effect of the nitride semiconductor, thus the diode structure where parasitic resistance was reduced is realizable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram which shows the structural example of the semiconductor element    Semiconductor layers (101,102,103,104)    Composition transition layer (104)    Light absorption layer (105)    Substrate (111)
NOVELTY - A (meth)acrylate resin composition comprises a (meth)acrylic resin composition (A) containing a (meth)acrylic acid ester and a poly(meth)acrylic acid ester and a crosslinking agent (B) containing 2-25 parts mass bifunctional (meth)acrylic monomer (C) (I) and 0.1-5 parts mass polyfunctional unsaturated ester compound (D) with respect to 100 parts mass (meth)acrylic resin composition. The polyfunctional unsaturated ester compound has three or more radically polymerizable functional groups.    USE - (Meth)acrylate resin composition is used for hardened material (claimed) for molded articles. Uses include but are not limited to substitute of glass plate, window glass of vehicles, construction and cover of solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The (meth)acrylate resin composition provides molded articles with excellent bending characteristics, high impact property and excellent heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A (meth)acrylate resin composition comprises a (meth)acrylic resin composition (A) containing a (meth)acrylic acid ester and a poly(meth)acrylic acid ester and a crosslinking agent (B) containing 2-25 parts mass bifunctional (meth)acrylic monomer (C) of formula: CH2=C(-R2)-C(=O)-O-R1-C(=O)-C(-CH3)=CH2 (I) and 0.1-5 parts mass polyfunctional unsaturated ester compound (D) with respect to 100 parts mass (meth)acrylic resin composition. The polyfunctional unsaturated ester compound has three or more radically polymerizable functional groups.    R1=-((CH2)k-(O)m)n-;    R2=H or CH3;    n,k=integer;    nx k=10-30;and    m=0 or 1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hardened material, which is obtained by hardening the (meth)acrylate resin composition.
NOVELTY - Facile process for preparing self-organized non-covalently crosslinked perylene bisimide nanostructures comprises: complexing the perylene bisimide derivative, with poly-4-vinyl pyridine or oligophenylene vinylene (OPV) in presence of solvent under stirring for 2-24 hours at 30-60 degrees C to give comb-coil supramolecular complex; and photoinitiated polymerization of comb-coil suprarnolecular complex in presence of photoinitiator under UV radiation for 5-15 minutes at an interval of 5-90 seconds using a UV curing spot lamp to obtain the self-organized crosslinked perylene bisimide nanostructures.    USE - The process is useful for preparing self-organized non-covalently crosslinked perylene bisimide nanostructures (claimed), which are useful in organic field-effect transistor and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The process: is short process to arrive at described nanostructures, simple and facile; provides faster rate and efficiency of polymerization; and retains the crystallinity of nanostructures.
NOVELTY - A covering carbon nanotube (1) has a coating membrane (3) having oxidation resistance formed in all surroundings of a carbon nanotube (2).    USE - Covering carbon nanotube is used as reinforcement material for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The covering carbon nanotube has suppressed combustion and deterioration of carbon nanotube in high temperature and oxidative atmosphere.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of covering carbon nanotube. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Covering carbon nanotube (1)    Carbon nanotube (2)    Coating membrane (3)    Substrate (K)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying a passivation layer (4) indirectly or directly on a surface of a semiconductor layer i.e. silicon wafer (1). A doping layer (2) is indirectly or directly applied on the passivation layer, and dopant is provided in the semiconductor layer from the doping layer. The passivation layer is applied by a chemical- and/or physical process. The passivation layer is formed with a dopant concentration less than multiplication of 5 and 10 power 19 per cubic centimeter, and the doping layer is formed with a dopant concentration greater than 10 power 20 per cubic centimeter.    USE - Method for producing a doping region in a semiconductor layer i.e. silicon wafer, during manufacturing a semiconductor component e.g. display and organic LED, and a photovoltaic solar cell i.e. photovoltaic silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables producing the doping region in the semiconductor layer in a cost-effective manner by diffusion of the dopant, and allowing surface passivation in terms of reduction of surface recombination rate for minority charge carriers of the semiconductor layer in a cost effective manner. The passivation layer exhibits better passivation effect. The passivation layer and the doping layer are adapted to a layer structure, thus improving optical properties of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The doping layer is designed as aluminum oxide layer, silicon oxide layer, silicon nitride layer, aluminum nitride layer, silicon carbide layer, silicon oxynitride layer or amorphous silicon layer. The doping layer is designed as an integral component of a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for producing a doping region in a semiconductor layer.    Silicon wafer (1)    Doping layer (2)    Doping region (3)    Passivation layer (4)
NOVELTY - The optical block has an inner layer (2) formed on a base material (1). An intermediate layer (3) is formed on the inner layer. An outer layer (4) is formed on the intermediate layer. The refractive indices of inner layer, intermediate layer and outer layer are set respectively in the ranges of 1.52-1.65, 1.75-1.95 and 1.35-1.5. The thicknesses of inner layer, intermediate layer and outer layer are set respectively in the ranges of 0.5-10 mu m, 15-100 nm and 20-50 nm. The intermediate layer contains 30-80 mass% of rutile type titanium oxide particles.    USE - Optical block for supporting electrically conductive layer. Uses include but are not limited to image display apparatus, touch panel, solar cell and light emission device.    ADVANTAGE - The optical block has a favorable transparency. The visual recognition of the conductive layer supported on the optical block is not possible. The optical block having high light resistance is obtained by adjusting refractive index of intermediate layer using rutile type titanium oxide particles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the optical block.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base material (1)    Inner layer (2)    Intermediate layer (3)    Outer layer (4)    Transparent layer (6)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor device comprises a side portion interface formed by coating diamagnetic liquid containing thin film material on a base and applying magnetic field to right angle direction with respect to a base surface, and forming crystals of the thin film material ion base of thin film which is growing with a row regularly radially from the center of the side portion interface.    USE - Semiconductor device is used for electronic device. Uses include but are not limited to optical memory, color filter, organic electroluminescent display device, solar cell and electrophotographic photoreceptor.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor device has film having high crystal-orientation property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor device.
NOVELTY - The method involves electrically charging the droplet of the precursor of organic substance and accelerating the droplet by electrostatic force to make the droplet to collide with N-type single crystal silicon substrate (41) to form a polyethylene dioxythiophene (PEDOT) polystyrenesulfonae (PSS) (PEDOT-PSS) initial stage thin film (42) on the substrate. The solution of organic substance is applied to N-type single crystal silicon substrate formed with PEDOT-PSS initial stage thin film. The coating film of the organic substance is formed.    USE - Method for forming organic substance thin film used for manufacturing solar cell (claimed) such as silicon solar cell, inorganic compound type solar cell and organic type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since a uniform organic substance thin film can be effectively formed on the single crystal silicon substrate having hydrophobicity by forming two-stage into the film, the solar cell can be manufactured in simple and safe manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell formed using the organic substance thin film forming method.    Aluminum electrode (40)    N-type single crystal silicon substrate (41)    PEDOT-PSS initial stage thin film (42)    PEDOT-PSS thin film (43)    Silver collector electrode (44)
NOVELTY - A barrier film (A) has barrier layers (2a,2b) which opposes and integrally laminates barrier film units (3,3a,3b) of two sheets in which barrier layer is integrally laminated on base material layer (1,1a,1b) via a lamination layer at barrier interlayer, and a convex portion (21a) for dividing lamination layer into barrier layer on barrier film unit.    USE - Barrier film is used for device element sealing structure (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic light-emitting device, liquid crystal display, display using electrophoretic ink, light-emitting diode, organic electroluminescent element, phosphorescence device, organic solar cell, inorganic solar cell and thin film battery.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent barrier with respect to water and gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for device element sealing structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the barrier film.    Base material layers (1,1a,1b)    Barrier layers (2a,2b)    Barrier film units (3,3a,3b)    Convex portion (21a)    Barrier film (A)
NOVELTY - Producing a copper nanostructure comprises forming a reaction mixture comprising a copper-containing compound, a capping agent and a reducing agent in a reaction vessel, and reducing the copper-containing compound with the reducing agent to cause copper to form a copper nanostructure, where the pressure in the reaction vessel is less than 190 kPa and/or the temperature of the reaction mixture is less than 115 degrees C.    USE - The process is useful for producing a copper nanostructure (claimed), which is useful in microelectronics (including low-cost flexible displays, LEDs and thin film solar cells) and catalysis.    ADVANTAGE - The process economically provides the copper nanowires under low pressure and temperature with relatively small diameters thus exhibiting increased transmittance of visible light making them even more ideal for electronics use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a population of copper nanowire structures having a length and a diameter, where the average diameter of the copper nanowire structures is less than 40 nm and the average ratio of length to diameter of the copper nanowire structures is at least 10:1; and    (2) a copper nanowire structure comprising at least 60 wt.% of copper, where the copper nanowire structure has a penta-twinned shape.
NOVELTY - Fabricating an optical device, involves: providing a non-polar gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member having an off-axis non-polar oriented crystalline surface plane, where the off-axis non-polar oriented crystalline surface plane is greater in magnitude than about negative 0.6 degrees toward the c-plane; and forming a gallium and nitrogen containing epitaxial layer having a surface region free of hillocks overlying the off-axis non-polar oriented crystalline surface plane.    USE - For fabricating an optical device (claimed) such as LED, lasers, light emitting diodes, solar cells, photoelectrochemical water splitting and hydrogen generation device, photodetectors, integrated circuits, and transistors; and for fabricating crystalline films for emitting electromagnetic radiation using non-polar gallium containing substrates.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides a cost-effective technique for growth of large area crystals of non-polar materials including gallium nitride (GaN), indium nitride (InN), indium-gallium nitride (InGaN), and aluminum-indium-gallium nitride (AlInGaN) and other gallium and nitrogen containing materials. The method is relatively simple and cost effective and is applicable for commercial applications. The method is directed to generate high efficiency GaN-based light emitting devices operating at wavelengths beyond 400 nm for blue, green, yellow and red emission.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a simplified flow diagram of a method for fabricating an improved GaN film.
NOVELTY - A method for removing impurities from the surface and interior of a purification metallurgy silicon wafer is continuously conducted in a reaction chamber. Chloride gas is mixed with carrier gas. The gaseous mixture is used to clean the surface of the silicon wafer. Then, the gaseous mixture is used to form a porous structure on the surface of the silicon wafer before hot annealing is executed. Finally, the gaseous mixture is used to execute hot etching on the surface of the silicon wafer and remove the porous structure from the surface of the silicon wafer. As the chloride gas is used to clean the surface of the silicon wafer and form the porous structure on the surface of the silicon wafer, external gettering is improved. Moreover, gap-type impurities are effectively removed from the interior of the silicon wafer. Thus, the silicon wafer can be used as a substrate in a silicon thin-film epitaxy and used for an inexpensive silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - A fluorine-containing aromatic compound is new.    USE - A fluorine-containing aromatic compound for organic semiconductor material (claimed) used for flat panel displays, organic thin film solar cell, and organic thin film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - Deterioration of the fluorine-containing aromatic compound caused by oxygen in air or water can be prevented, the need to perform heavy metal coupling reaction can be eliminated, and an organic semiconductor material with high carrier mobility can be produced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorine-containing aromatic compound of formula (2-1) or (2-2) is new.    Y1=-CF2CO2R1;    Y2=H or -CF2CO2R2;    R1, R2=1-12C hydrocarbon group or H;    Z3-Z6=H or halo;    R3-R6, L1, L2=1-12C hydrocarbon group which may have substituent, aromatic hydrocarbon group which may have substituent, heteroaromatic group which may have substituent, halo, or H;    m= greater than or equal to 0;    n= greater than or equal to 1; and    m+n=2-6.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of fluorine-containing aromatic compound of formula (2-1-1) which involves reacting aromatic compound of formula (1) and fluorine-containing compound of formula X1CF2CO2R1 and performing aromatization.    X1=halo;    R1=1-12C hydrocarbon group or H;    Y1=-CF2CO2R1;    Z3-Z6=H or halo;    m= greater than or equal to 0;    n= greater than or equal to 1;    m+n=2-6; and    L1, L2=1-12C hydrocarbon group which may have substituent, aromatic hydrocarbon group which may have substituent, heteroaromatic group which may have substituent, halo, or H.
NOVELTY - A copper-indium selenide solar cell has surface-treated steel sheet (30) containing fusion aluminum-plated steel plate containing aluminum-type plating layer (3) and anodic oxide film (5) on the surface layer portion of aluminum-type plating layer. The content of silicon in the plating layer is 3-15 %mass. The surface-treated steel sheet is used for film-forming substrate.    USE - Copper-indium selenide solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The copper-indium selenide solar cell has excellent heat resistance, flexibility and reliability, and high strength, and is economically manufactured by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of copper-indium selenide solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the copper-indium selenide solar cell.    Base-material steel plate (1)    Aluminum-iron-silicon-type alloy layer (2)    Aluminum-type plating layer (3)    Anodic oxide film (5)    Alkali metal-containing material layer (21)    Surface-treated steel sheet (30)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte solution comprises non-aqueous solvent, electrolyte, a low molecular gelatinizer and particle.    USE - Electrolyte solution for use in lithium ion secondary battery (claimed), non-aqueous battery that is utilized in electric power generation device, solar cell, a fuel cell, capacitor, electrical storage device, portable apparatuses, such as a mobile telephone, a portable audio, a personal computer, charging batteries that are utilized for motor vehicles, such as a hybrid vehicle, a plug-in hybrid motor vehicle and an electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte solution has better charging/discharging behavior, increased battery capacity, better liquid maintain property, excellent rate characteristic and excellent overcharge safety, increased battery size reduction and improved ion electric conductivity of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a lithium ion secondary battery having negative electrode comprising material, which occludes and discharges lithium ion as negative electrode active material, and a separator, a positive electrode comprising material, which occludes and discharges lithium ion as positive electrode active material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional-view of a lithium ion secondary battery.    Separator (110)    Positive electrode (120)    Negative electrode (130)    Positive electrode electrical power collector (140)    Negative electrode electrical power collector (150)    Battery exterior (160)
NOVELTY - A functional film comprises: a substrate; a functional layer including at least one organic film and at least one inorganic film that are alternately arranged on one side of the substrate; a first laminate film arranged on the other side of the substrate; and a second laminate film arranged on a top layer of the functional layer, where adhesion between the second laminate film and the top layer is less than adhesion between the first laminate film and the substrate.    USE - As functional film (claimed) such as gas barrier films, protective films, optical filters, anti-reflective films, and other optical films, are used in various apparatuses such as optical elements, display devices such as liquid crystal displays and organic EL displays, semiconductor devices, and thin-film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The functional film provides high-quality functional film with high productivity. The functional film including laminate film is capable of solving the problems in the deposition/transfer process, the storage/transport process, and the assembly process. The first laminate film prevents vertical wrinkles and folds of the substrate during a deposition/transfer process using roll-to-roll. The second laminate film prevents the top layer of the functional layer during a storage/transport process.
NOVELTY - A heat-radiation coating composition comprises flaky graphite powder, and an organic binder containing a lacquer resin and a diluent.    USE - Heat-radiation coating composition is used for manufacturing radiation plates (all claimed) used for radiating heat generated inside various electronic devices, particularly, LEDs and solar devices.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-radiation coating composition provides radiation plates which effectively radiate heat generated inside various electronic devices, thus preventing deterioration of component and improving durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) radiation plate consisting of a coating film formed using the heat-radiation coating composition, with the flaky graphite powder arranged perpendicularly; and    (2) manufacture of radiation plate, which involves preparing heat-radiation coating composition by mixing flaky graphite powder and organic binder, coating the composition on the front and back surfaces of an aluminum substrate, and vertically arranging the flaky graphite powder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a conceptual view explaining the changing process of particle configuration of flaky graphite after coating, by applying magnetic field in the substrate surface.
NOVELTY - A multijunction solar cell comprises a subcell comprising gallium-indium-nitrogen-arsenic-antimony compound, where the subcell has low antimony content, enhanced indium content, and enhanced nitrogen content.    USE - Multijunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has high efficiency and high open circuit voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A multijunction solar cell comprises a subcell comprising gallium-indium-nitrogen-arsenic-antimony compound (Ga1-xInxNyAs1-y-zSbz), where the subcell has low antimony content, enhanced indium content, and enhanced nitrogen content, where the content levels are selected to achieve a bandgap of greater than or equal to 0.9 eV, x is 0.07-0.18, y is 0.025-0.04 and z is 0.001-0.03.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a triple junction solar cell.    Triple junction solar cell (10)    Low antimony, enhanced indium and gallium-indium-nitrogen-arsenic-antimony subcell (12)    Substrate (14)    Aluminum indium gallium phosphide subcell (16)    Indium gallium arsenide subcell (18)    Tunnel junctions (20, 22)
NOVELTY - A film forming composition comprises 1 wt.% or more fluorinated alcohol and 0.001 wt.% or more compound (Q) having bivalent group-containing structural unit (I).    USE - Composition is used for film forming for laminated structure for organic electronic device (all claimed) e.g. organic transistor, organic electroluminescent element and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device using the laminated structure having the film containing the film forming composition, is easily manufactured with multilayer having favorable thickness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A film forming composition comprises 1 wt.% or more fluorinated alcohol and 0.001 wt.% or more compound (Q) having bivalent group-containing structural unit of formula: -(G-(CR12)j-)k- (I).    R1=1-10C alkyl or cycloalkyl optionally having H or substituent;    G=bivalent group chosen from -O-, -S- and -NR1-;    j=1-50;and    k=2 or more.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) film forming method, which involves coating the film forming composition to a base material surface, and forming the film containing the compound (Q) on a base material;    (2) laminated structure, which contains the film containing the compound (Q), as a layer; and    (3) organic electronic device, which is manufactured using the film forming method and contains the film containing the compound (Q), as a layer.
NOVELTY - A composition comprises water, base, alkyl sulfonic acid anion (I), and aliphatic carboxylic acid anion (II).    USE - Composition used for manufacturing silicon substrate having uneven structure on surface (claimed) for crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon substrate containing composition has low reflectance. The uneven structure is uniformly formed on the surface of the silicon substrate by using the composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition comprises water, base, alkyl sulfonic acid anion of formula: R1-SO3- (I), and aliphatic carboxylic acid anion of formula: R2CO2- (II).    R1=3-12 alkyl;and    R2=2-19C aliphatic hydrocarbyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of silicon substrate having uneven structure on surface, which involves contacting composition and silicon substrate surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic explaining the formation of solar cell containing silicon substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of metal-oxide nanosheet involves preparing polymer aqueous solution (A) having polyamine skeleton, preparing aqueous solution (B) of metal electrolyte compound having metal cation (b1) and acid radical anion (b2), mixing aqueous solution (A) and aqueous solution (B), depositing insoluble gel composite (C) containing polymer, metal cation (b1) and acid radical anion (b2) from the liquid mixture, recovering insoluble gel composite, precipitating, drying, and heat-processing insoluble gel composite in atmospheric air.    USE - Manufacture of metal-oxide nanosheet (claimed) used for solar cell, fuel cell, and lithium cell, deodorizing material, fluorescence material, dielectric material, magnetic material, high-temperature-resistance material, aviation field and medical field.    ADVANTAGE - The metal-oxide nanosheet is manufactured efficiently and economically with excellent workability, by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for metal-oxide nanosheet.
NOVELTY - An organic thin-film solar cell element material contains pyrromethene compound (I).    USE - Material is used for organic thin-film solar cell for apparatus (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to timepiece, mobile telephone, mobile personal computer and electrical appliance.    ADVANTAGE - The material provides organic thin-film solar cell with high-efficient photoelectric transfer characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic thin-film solar cell element material contains pyrromethene compound of formula (I).    R0-R4=H, or 1-20C alkyl, 6-20C aryl or 5-20C heterocyclyl (all optionally substituted);    or two or more R0-R4=ring;and    X=halo or alkoxy.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic thin-film solar cell.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier structure (50) has a gas barrier layer (10) provided on a substrate (12) and made of a material (M) comprising a polysilazane compound and a polar polymer consisting of a hydroxyl-containing polymer and/or a carboxyl-containing polymer by plasma ion implantation treatment.    USE - Gas barrier structure. Uses include but are not limited to transparent electroconductive material, polyethylene terephthalate bottle, packaging container, glass container, solar cell back sheet, electronic component and image display apparatus including liquid crystal display and organic electroluminescent display.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier structure has excellent gas barrier properties, transparency, adhesiveness and crack resistance, and is efficiently formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of gas barrier structure, which involves laminating a layer consisting of the material (A) on base material, and carrying out plasma ion implantation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of gas barrier structure.    Gas barrier layer (10)    Surface layer (11)    Base material (12)    Gas barrier structure (50)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of silicon involves charging silicon raw material to an arc furnace, reducing (s11) carbon in the silicon raw material, refining (S12) the reduced silicon by slag, refining (S13) by unidirectional solidification, steam plasma-electromagnetism continuous refining by charging furnace with unidirectionally solidified silicon (S14), and removing boron by steam plasma torch.    USE - Manufacture of silicon used for solar cell by metallurgical refining process.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides silicon having high purity with reduced impact on environmental pollution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart explaining the manufacture of silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Reduction in an arc furnace (S11)    Refining by slag (S12)    Refining by unidirectional solidification (S13)    Plasma-electromagnetism continuous refining (S14)
NOVELTY - Compound (I) comprising one or more substituted azole groups (A) is new.    USE - (I) is useful in an electronic or optoelectronic device such as a solar cell (claimed) and transistor.    ADVANTAGE - (I) provides optoelectronic devices with excellent photovoltaic properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Compound (I) comprising one or more substituted azole groups of formula (A), is new.    M = S (preferred), O, Se, Te, -N(R6)-, -C(R7)2-C(R8)2-, -CR7=CR8-, -S(=O)2-, -S(=O)-, -C(=O)-, -C(=S)-, or -C(=N-R1);    R1, R6-R8 = H or substituent;    X1, Y1 = N or C-R9, where one of X1 and Y1 is N, and other is C-R9; and    R9 = F (preferred), Cl, Br or I.    N.B.: R1 is defined in the disclosure, but not in the claims; and incomplete structures in the specification have been omitted. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an electronic or optoelectronic device comprising a non-polymeric compound i.e. (I); and    (2) the preparation of (I).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of an electronic or optoelectronic device.    First electrode (102)    Second electrode (104)    Active layer (106)    Hole transporting layer (108)    Substrate. (110)
NOVELTY - A diamine (I) is new.    USE - New diamine is used for manufacturing polyimide used for forming films on substrates used for color filters of image display apparatus, for optical materials, and for electronic devices (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to touch panels, solar cells, flexible displays, LCD devices, organic electroluminescent elements, electronic paper, three-dimensional displays, and optical films.    ADVANTAGE - The new diamine provides polyimide having excellent solution processability. The polyimide forms films having excellent transparency and heat resistance, and low thermal expansion coefficient as the polyimide is linear. The light transmittance of the film at 400 nm is 60% or more.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A diamine of formula (I), is new.Z=NH or O.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polyimide consisting of a repeating unit of formula (II).    A=tetravalent aliphatic group.
NOVELTY - The method involves applying the coating composition (20) on base material (2), and forming hollow particle layer (9) on the base material after drying the coated base material, where the coating composition contains dispersion medium (8), hollow particles (6), binder (7) and binder precursor. The coated base material is further coated with another coating composition (21), and then the hollow particle layer is formed on the coated base material after drying. The latter coating composition contains binder or binder precursor, solvent and dispersion medium.    USE - Method for manufacturing goods with a low-reflection film for displays, front plates, cover glass for solar cell and touch panel, and window glasses for residences.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves applying the coating composition on base material, and forming hollow particle layer on the base material after drying the coated base material, where the coating composition contains dispersion medium, binder and binder precursor, and thus enables to manufacture the goods with low-reflection film that has excellent abrasion resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of the goods manufacturing method.    Base material (2)    Hollow particles (6)    Binder (7)    Dispersion medium (8)    Hollow particle layer (9)    Coating compositions (20,21)
NOVELTY - Phenyl azomethine dendrimer-containing metal nano fine particles contain nano fine particle composite with metal which is different from platinum and phenyl azomethine dendrimer (I) or platinum, and platinum supported by porous carbon material.    USE - Phenyl azomethine dendrimer-containing metal nano fine particles are used for oxidation-reduction catalyst for fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The phenyl azomethine dendrimer-containing metal nano fine particles have excellent stability and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Phenyl azomethine dendrimer-containing metal nano fine particles contain nano fine particle composite with metal which is different from platinum and phenyl azomethine dendrimer of formula (I) or platinum, and platinum supported by porous carbon material.    R1=organic molecule group;    R2=phenyl optionally having one or more substituents;    m=1 or more;and    n=number of bondings of dendron portion with respect to organic molecule group.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for oxidation-reduction catalyst.
NOVELTY - A supported nanoelectro-catalyst is prepared by dispersing carrier in hydrophobic solvent containing surfactant via ultrasonic for 5-60 minutes, adding metal precursor or its aqueous solution, standing at 15-30 degrees C for 30-180 minutes, removing aqueous phase, adding the rest of the solution with water to dilute, stirring at greater than 400 rpm, adding water-soluble reducing agent or its aqueous solution, reacting for 4 minutes, and purifying to obtain supported nanoelectro-catalyst.    USE - Method for preparing supported nanoelectro-catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (claimed).
NOVELTY - Preparation of mesoporous graphene comprises reacting graphene oxide and activated gas in protective atmosphere, activating; washing obtained mesoporous graphite with dilute surfactant, filtering and drying.    USE - Mesoporous graphene used for super capacitor, lithium ion battery or fuel cell, nano electronic device, high frequency circuit, sensor, electronic gene sequencing and reducing electric noise (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The obtained mesoporous graphene has average aperture of 3.6-5.0 nm, preferably 3.7-4.9 nm, and specific surface area is 1800-3200 m2/g, preferably 2000-3000 m2/g. The super capacitor specific capacitance is 120-300 F/g.
NOVELTY - A double-faced epitaxial growth gallium arsenide (GaAs) triple-junction solar cell manufacturing method involves selecting a GaAs substrate sheet. MOCVD equipment is prepared, and the substrate sheet is put into the equipment followed by sequentially forming GaAs buffer layer, indium aluminum gallium and a first-junction indium-gallium as cell on one face of GaAs substrate. GaAs buffer layer, a first tunnel junction, a second-junction GaAs cell, a second tunnel junction, a third-junction GaInP cell and a GaAs cap layer are formed on another face of the substrate in epitaxial growth manner.    USE - Method for manufacturing a double-faced epitaxial growth GaAs triple-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has improved photovoltaic conversion efficiency, stable performance and high production efficiency, and can be manufactured in a simple, easy and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A double-faced epitaxial growth GaAs triple-junction solar cell manufacturing method involves selecting a GaAs substrate sheet with thickness of 500-800 microns. MOCVD equipment is prepared, and the substrate sheet is put into the equipment at 500-800 degrees C followed by sequentially forming GaAs buffer layer, indium aluminum gallium (Inx(AlyGa1-y)1-x) as gradient layer and a first-junction indium-gallium (InxGa1-x) as cell on one face of a GaAs substrate in an epitaxial growth manner. GaAs buffer layer, a first tunnel junction, a second-junction GaAs cell, a second tunnel junction, a third-junction GaInP cell and a GaAs cap layer are formed on another face of the GaAs substrate in an epitaxial growth manner, where x is 0.03-0.3, y is 0.5-0.7.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing double-faced epitaxial growth GaAs triple-junction solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a seed crystal silicon solar battery with silicon chip bearing device, comprising a rectangular graphite frame and a screw bearing; the screw bearing disc comprises a cylindrical connecting pillar and is connected with the bearing disc is connected with one end of the connecting column is provided with a screw thread on the outer peripheral surface, the bearing disc is a round table shape and large bottom surface area on the screw bearing disc outer side, the graphite frame is provided with a rectangular array of square silicon chip chamber, each row and each column of the graphite frame square silicon chip chamber on the two sides are symmetrically provided with a connecting hole, a screw bearing disc assembled on the lower side of the graphite frame through the connecting hole, a screw bearing disc lower end face are located on the same plane and the height can be adjusted. This utility model through setting round screw bearing disk, the bearing disk to form a silicon sheet edge and contact, it will not generate bad coating area, effectively solves the problem that the hook point problem to improve film quality, and are connected by a screw bearing is provided with a movable disc, a silicon wafer can be adjusted high and low, which effectively solves the problem that the reverse-side coating is convenient maintenance cleaning, can be recycled, the cost is saved.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar battery diffusion by Shengyuanxing device, comprising a cylindrical source bottle and the air feeding pipe and the air outlet pipe on the upper end of the source bottle, the bottom of the source bottle is composed of a bottle wall of the thickness area of the intermediate part is gradually thinned, the source bottle, the bottom of the step-shaped circular ring structure, ring structure of the bottle wall of the source bottle for a gradually shrinking, the upper end of the air pipe is located in the middle of the end face of the source bottle, the lower end is close to the bottom surface of the bottom ring frame. This utility model by setting the diameter is gradually reduced of the annular frame, an air pipe capable of extending is well absorbed from premises to focus the source and reduce the waste of source and avoid stable, so as to improve the conversion rate due to the square resistance of the liquid level is not enough to the bottom of the bottle.
NOVELTY - The quartz crucible (20) has a side wall portion (22) which stands up from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom portion (21). The inner side of the intersection portion (23) which crossed the bottom portion and the side wall portion is projected. The thickness portion (24) whose thickness is thicker than the bottom portion and the side wall portion is formed. The curvature radius of the inner surface shape portion formed in the R form is 50 mm or more. The thickness of the thickness portion becomes thin gradually toward outward from the center of the intersection portion.    USE - Quartz crucible used for casting apparatus (claimed), for manufacturing polycrystal silicon ingot for use as raw material of silicon wafer such as substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The crucible can closely approach to convex form, although the solidification interface shape of the molten metal in the crucible is not made into an ideal upper convex shape or is not made to an upper convex shape when manufacturing the silicon ingot.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of quartz crucible; and    (2) casting apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the quartz crucible used for the casting apparatus.    Quartz crucible (20)    Bottom portion (21)    Side wall portion (22)    Intersection portion (23)    Thickness portion (24)
NOVELTY - The multijunction solar cell (303) has an upper solar subcell (309) which is arranged below the surface layer. A window layer (326,336) is provided with increasing gradation in doping from region in window layer adjacent to emitter region to region in window layer adjacent to surface layer overlying the window layer, so that minority carriers in window layer experience an electric field which tends to drive minority carriers in direction of emitter layer. The middle solar subcell (307) is adjacent to upper solar subcell.    USE - Multijunction solar cell for space application and terrestrial solar power application, used in metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor, for photodetector and LED.    ADVANTAGE - The minority carriers in window layer experience an electric field which tends to drive minority carriers in direction of emitter layer, so that the photoconversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. The window layer is introduced to improve subcell efficiency by preventing minority carrier recombination at top surface of emitter layer, so that the minority carriers in the emitter can be permitted to migrate to the pn junction of the subcell. The defects occurred in the crystal can be reduced. The passivation of the cell surface of the underlying junctions can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Multijunction solar cell (303)    Bottom subcell (305)    Middle solar subcell (307)    Upper solar subcell (309)    Window layer (326,336)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a solution conveying section fixed at a collection bath. A cooling part maintains temperature of an inner side of the collection bath, and is linked to a solution supply part. The solution supply part supplies deposition solution at the collection bath. The collection bath is fixed at a lower side of a deposition bath. A substrate heating part heats a solar cell board, and is equipped with an upper side of the deposition bath. The solution supply part manages water level of the deposition solution filled at the deposition bath. An upper side of a solar cell board is opened.    USE - Buffer layer deposition apparatus for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus shortens processing time period and cools the deposition solution in an easy manner. The apparatus can recycle the deposition solution that is utilized in deposition process of a buffer layer in an effective manner so as to reduce requirement amount of the deposition solution. The apparatus is eco-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The deposition solution is selected from cadmium sulfide solution, zinc sulfide solution, indium sulfide solution, indium selenide solution and natural staurolite solution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a buffer layer deposition apparatus.
NOVELTY - The wind testing device sets up an experiment model of a sun pipe collimator to differentiate installation angle of solar energy concentration board. An experiment on the structural stability of the solar energy concentration board is conducted using experiment model comprising wind pressure ball. The experiment model is made of acryl for preventing deformation by wind. A copper pipe of 1 mm is used by the wind pressure ball. The experiment model is arranged in specific dimensions. The installation angle of the solar energy concentration board is in the range of 30-40 degrees .    USE - Wind pressure testing device of solar energy concentration board of solar cell energy generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The designing standard is prepared to change the arrangement and installation angle of the solar energy concentration board through the experiment model. The damage of the solar energy concentration board by the strong wind and typhoon is minimized. The reliability engineering standard of the wind load fitting for the domestic actual conditions is prepared through the distribution analysis of the wind pressure coefficient.
NOVELTY - A manufacturing method of the composite poly-silicon substrate of solar cells includes the following steps. The first step is providing a first substrate layer and the first substrate layer is a layer with low purity ranged from 2N to 3N. Next step is forming a second substrate layer on the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer is a layer with high purity ranged from 6N to 9N.
NOVELTY - A manufacturing method of a silicon substrate and a solar cell substrate and a solar cell are disclosed. The silicon substrate comprises: a first region and a second region. The surface of the first region has a plurality of a first protrusion structures. The surface of each of the first protrusion structures has a plurality of bumps. The surface of the second region has a plurality of a second protrusion structures. The average thickness of each of the first protrusion structures is larger than the average thickness of each of the second protrusion structures. The method of the invention is to etch a semi-product substrate by RIE or laser for forming the bumps and the second protrusion structures. The surface roughness of the second region is raised while light reflection rate is reduced through the second protrusion structures so that difference of reflection rate between the second region and the first region can be reduced for enabling surface color of the silicon substrate and cell to be more uniform.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to a membrane electrode assembly. The membrane electrode assembly includes a proton exchange membrane having two opposite surfaces, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are located on different surfaces of the proton exchange membrane. The first electrode includes a first diffusion layer and a first catalyst. The second electrode includes a second diffusion layer and a second catalyst. At least one of the first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer includes a carbon nanotube composite structure. The carbon nanotube composite structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotube films. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes. An end of one carbon nanotube is contacted with an end of an adjacent one. The plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged to be substantially oriented along the same direction.
NOVELTY - A phosphor film of an electro-optical component and a manufacturing method therefor are provided. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is used as base material of the phosphor film which is firstly formed and then transferred to the electro-optical component, so as to ensure that an outer surface of the phosphor film is an even surface. Meanwhile, the whole process only needs simple equipments of low cost and condition of relatively low temperature to rapidly design the phosphor film with suitable shape, size and thickness for being applied to various electro-optical components, such as solar cells or LEDs, to enhance the wavelength conversion efficiency of light and increase the illumination diversity. Furthermore, when the application of the electro-optical component is changed, the original phosphor film can be easily torn off so that a phosphor film for a new application can be transferred to the electro-optical component.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a photovoltaic main portion (121) having p-type and n-type silicon layers (101,102). A p-type semiconductor layer (103) has III-V group compound semiconductor of without including arsenide. A multi-quantum well structure (122) has quantum well layer (105) which comprises a barrier layer (104) having indium-gallium-phosphorus. Another photovoltaic main portion (123) has n-type semiconductor layer (106) of III-V group compound without including arsenide. The joining layers (107,108) are arranged between photovoltaic cell main portions.    USE - Double-joining solar cell of multi-junction-type and concentrating-type.    ADVANTAGE - The joining layer is arranged between photovoltaic main portions provided with specific group of p-type and n-type semiconductor layers without including arsenide respectively, so that the spreading of environmentally harmful substance can be reduced and the photoelectric conversion efficiency and safety of solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of double- joining solar cell.    P-type silicone layer (101)    N-type silicone layer (102)    P-type semiconductor layer (103)    Barrier layer (104)    Quantum well layer (105)    N-type semiconductor layer (106)    Joining layers (107,108)    Photovoltaic main portions (121,123)    Multi-quantum well structure (122)
NOVELTY - Arsenic gas, gallium gas and indium gas are supplied, growth process (A) is carried out, to grow indium-gallium-arsenic layer (3) on substrate (1). Phosphorus gas, gallium gas and indium gas are supplied, and growth process (B) is carried out, to form indium-gallium-phosphorus thin film layer (4) on indium-gallium-arsenic layer. Phosphorus gas, gallium gas and indium gas are supplied, and indium-gallium-phosphorus layer (5) is grown on indium-gallium-phosphorus-thin film layer. Thus, compound semiconductor growth method is carried out.    USE - Metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy growth method of compound semiconductor (claimed) used for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration of characteristics of compound semiconductor solar cell is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Arsenic gas, gallium gas and indium gas are supplied, growth process (A) is carried out, to grow indium-gallium-arsenic layer on substrate, and supply of arsenic, gallium and indium gases is stopped. Phosphorus gas, gallium gas and indium gas are supplied, and growth process (B) is carried out, to form indium-gallium-phosphorus thin film layer on indium-gallium-arsenic layer. The supply of phosphorus, gallium and indium gases is stopped, and the temperature of substrate is maintained uniformly. Phosphorus gas, gallium gas and indium gas are supplied, and indium-gallium-phosphorus layer is grown on indium-gallium-phosphorus-thin film layer. Thus, compound semiconductor growth method is carried out.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy growth method of compound semiconductor. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (1)    Growth chamber (2)    Indium-gallium-arsenic layer (3)    Indium-gallium-phosphorus thin film layer (4)    Indium-gallium-phosphorus layer (5)
NOVELTY - The split-core (1) has a side core (10) and a middle core (20) consist of a dust core using the magnetic powder formed by covering an insulation film on the surface. The end surface (110) of a side core, and the end surface (210) of a middle core oppose are formed in the surface which does not contain sliding traces.    USE - Split-core used in eco-friendly cars such as fuel cell vehicle, electric vehicle, and hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the end surface of side core, and the end surface of middle core oppose are formed in the surface which does not contain sliding traces, the improvement of the magnetic characteristic of the split-core can be achieved reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective views of the split-core. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Split-core (1)    Side core (10)    Middle core (20)    End surface of side core (110)    End surface of middle core (210)
NOVELTY - A sputter target having target surface and a substrate (104) having substrate surface are placed in a vacuum chamber. The pressure in the vacuum chamber is reduced to 100 Torr or less, atoms from the surface of the sputter target is removed by magnetic field and/or electric field, and atoms are deposited on the surface of the substrate such that a molybdenum-containing layer (106) containing 50 atomic% or more molybdenum, 0.1-45 atomic% titanium and 0.1-45 atomic% tantalum or chromium is formed. Thus, the method for depositing layer from sputter target is enabled.    USE - Method for depositing layer from sputter target used for device e.g. computer monitor, optical disk, solar cell, magnetic data storage device, optical communication device, decorative coating, hard coating, glass coating including web coating, camera, video recorder, video game, cell phone, smartphone, touch screen, global positioning satellite device, video scoreboard, video billboard, and other display panel (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The layer deposited from the sputter target has low electrical resistivity and etch rate, and excellent adhesiveness with respect to substrate and barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the multilayered structure of flat panel display.    Multilayered structure (102)    Substrate (104)    Molybdenum-containing layer (106)    Conductive layer (108)
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a heat technical field, in order to solve the problem of the large unit cell for a long time on the order of a vibration environment generation stack parts mutual displacement caused by battery discharge curve voltage fluctuation, even short circuit safety of lithium ion battery, and provides a kind of anti-caustic with mechanical pile fastening structure, comprising a lower fixing plate, a fastening strip and fastened, the fastening strip 3 of the stack along the circumferential direction are uniformly distributed, the reinforced fastening strip located between any two of the fastening strip, and the lower fixing plate is provided with a notch, the reinforcing fastening strip is embedded and fixed by rivet according to a slot of the reinforcing fastening strip width ranges from 4 mm to 10 mm, and the thickness range is 0.7 mm to 1.3 mm. The beneficial effect of the utility model, which can effectively solve the caustic with mechanical and galvanic pile assembly of fuel battery of the shape change, can prevent the electric parts in the stack displacement of each other to make the voltage output.
NOVELTY - Silicon wafer texturing enhancer (SWTE) for use in a UKON etch process, comprises a multi-component process window enhancer in an aqueous system to optimize the processing window in a UKON etch process.    USE - The SWTE is useful in a UKON etch process, and for chemically texturing a surface of a polycrystalline silicon wafer (all claimed) which is used in the manufacture of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The SWTE enlarges the processing window by minimizing etch defects, and provides improved chemical texturing process, thus providing improved polycrystalline silicon wafer which provides more efficient solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) chemically texturing a surface of a polycrystalline silicon wafer, comprising contacting the surface of the polycrystalline silicon wafer with a composition for a time and at a temperature to texturize the wafer surface, where the composition comprises first and second components, the first component comprises a hydrofluoric acid/nitric acid mixture and water, and the second component comprises the SWTE; and    (2) the composition for chemical texturing the surface of the polycrystalline silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - The method involves adjusting deposition power for depositing a buffer layer (105) including germanium on a transparent electrode, where the deposition power improves device efficiency. A p-type layer is formed on the buffer layer. An intrinsic layer (110) and an n-type layer are formed over the p-type layer, where the p-type layer, the intrinsic layer and the n-type layer are formed at temperature of about 250 degree Celsius. The p-type layer is deposited on the buffer layer, where the p-type layer includes a conduction band level aligned with a conduction band level of the buffer layer.    USE - Method for forming a photovoltaic device in a single chip package or multichip package.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving efficiency based upon deposition parameters of the buffer layer formed between layers of the photovoltaic device. The method enables providing the buffer layer including germanium between a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer and a p plus layer of a solar cell, so that the germanium is deposited using power deposition settings that are adjusted to reduce band offsets between materials in an effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The p-type layer includes amorphous silicon, amorphous silicon carbide and hydrogenated amorphous silicon or hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide. The buffer layer is formed by germanium hydride (GeH4) plasma enhanced deposition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a photovoltaic device formed with a buffer layer.    Substrate (102)    Electrode (104)    Buffer layer (105)    Intrinsic layer (110)    Doped layer (112)
NOVELTY - Preparing metallic antimonide nanoparticles in a form of a colloidal solution using antimony trihydride as a source of antimony, is claimed.    USE - The method is useful for preparing metallic antimonide nanoparticles in a form of a colloidal solution that is used in solar cells, photodetectors, electroluminescent diodes, transistors, fluorescent markers or in chemical or optical sensors (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The antimonide nanoparticules are prepared in a simple and inexpensive manner on an industrial scale without requiring a tetramethylsilane precursor and with better reproducibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a colloidal solution of metallic antimonide nanoparticles obtained by the process.
NOVELTY - Core multi-shell quantum dot comprises (a) a core comprising indium phosphide, (b) a first shell made of a first material grown up above a surface of the core, and (c) a second shell made of a second material grown up above a surface of the first shell, where the second material is different from the first material of the first shell, and a lattice constant difference between the core and the second shell is less than 13%.    USE - The core-multi-shell quantum dot is useful in organic light-emitting diodes, solar cells, lighting devices, X-ray scintillators, fluorescent collectors, organic field effect transistors and optoelectronic component, and as fluorescent markers in the field of bioanalytics or as a luminescent security feature (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The core multi-shell quantum dot is free from cadmium and can be simply produced in the one-pot procedure, a cost and time-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing the core multi-shell quantum dot, comprising (a) providing a crude solution comprising indium phosphide nanoparticles, (b) providing at least one zinc carboxylate, (c) providing at least one sulfur or selenium source, (d) contacting the crude solution with the zinc carboxylate, (e) contacting the mixture obtained from the step (d) with the sulfur or selenium source, (f) contacting the mixture obtained from the step (e) with the zinc carboxylate, and (g) contacting the mixture obtained from step the (f) with the sulfur or selenium source, where the multi-core-shell quantum dots are prepared in a one-pot procedure.
NOVELTY - The solar cell (10) has a base region, a back surface field layer (28), and a delta doping layer (30) positioned at an interface between base region and back surface field layer. The delta doping layer contains at least one of carbon, silicon, germanium, tin and lead. The back surface layer contains aluminum gallium arsenide or aluminum gallium indium phosphide. The delta doping layer has an average layer thickness of at least 1 nanometer. The delta doping layer has dopant at a concentration of at least 1x 1018 atoms per cubic centimeter.    USE - Solar cell for forming as e.g. multijunction solar cell, high bandgap solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Obtains solar cell that exhibits higher open circuit voltage and better fill factor due to delta doping layer. Reduces interface recombination and improves back surface field function since delta doping layer passivates better at the interface when delta doping layer is positioned at the interface of base region and back surface field layer. Improves solar cell efficiency by using delta doping layer in the back surface field region of cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for forming a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of the solar cell with delta doping layer.    Solar cell (10)    Cell (12)    Back surface field region (26)    Back surface field layer (28)    Delta doping layer (30)
NOVELTY - A structure (100) consists of an epitaxially grown III-V layer (110) of semiconductor material and a flexible substrate (160) coupled to the layer (110). The layer (110) is controllably spalled from a base substrate.    USE - Structure e.g. flexible solar cell is used to charge batteries of mobile electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The flexible solar cell has high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows side cross-sectional view of monolithically integrated flexible solar cell.    Structure (100)    Epitaxially grown III-V layer (110)    Semi-insulating layer (120)    Dielectric layer (130)    Reflection layer (140)    Flexible substrate (160)
NOVELTY - An aluminum-nitride-type-thin-film-forming raw material comprises an aluminum compound (I).    USE - Raw material is used for manufacturing aluminum nitride type thin films (claimed) e.g. indium-aluminum nitride film, aluminum-gallium nitride film, and indium-aluminum nitride film. Uses include but are not limited to heat sink components, electronic-device components, semiconductor components, heat-dissipating boards of integrated circuits, LEDs, and laser elements, barrier layers of FETs, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The raw material enables safe manufacture of aluminum nitride type thin films with high quality and productivity, by chemical vapor deposition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aluminum-nitride-type-thin-film-forming raw material comprises an aluminum compound of formula (I). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of thin film, which involves vaporizing the raw material, introducing the vapors into a film-forming chamber in which a substrate is installed, and chemically reacting and/or decomposing the aluminum compound to form an aluminum nitride type thin film on the substrate surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the apparatus used for chemical vapor deposition for manufacturing aluminum nitride type thin film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing (S10) the film for solar cell sealing. The laminated portion is heated, pressurized and integrated (S20) while laminating the first film for solar cell sealing and second film is provided for solar cell sealing for forming laminated portion. The sum total volume of recessed portion of per unit area of film is set to V1, when the value multiplied the maximum thickness of film to unit area is set to V2. An embossing polyolefin film is obtained by forming polyolefin resin into a film.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated portion is heated, pressurized and integrated, thus the de-aeration defect can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a film for solar cell sealing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process of the manufacturing solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step to prepare film for solar cell (S10)    Step to heat, pressurize and inject laminated portion (S20)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a mask material (31) in preset region on an n-type amorphous-silicon film (20). The second i-type amorphous-silicon films (7,19) and the n-type amorphous-silicon film other than the region in which mask material is provided, are etched and removed. I-type amorphous-silicon film is removed and p-type amorphous-silicon film (8) is included in preset region upper portion. The etching speed of second i-type amorphous-silicon film is different from the etching speed of p-type amorphous-silicon film.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell used for converting sunlight energy to electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - As the etching speed of second i-type amorphous-silicon film is different from the etching speed of p-type amorphous-silicon film, the p-type amorphous-silicon film can be electrically and reliably isolated from the n-type amorphous-silicon film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view illustrating the process for manufacturing solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    I-type amorphous-silicon films (7,19)    P-type amorphous-silicon film (8)    N-type amorphous-silicon film (20)    Mask material (31)
NOVELTY - A gallium-sodium alloy is formed by melting and stirring gallium and sodium such that content of sodium in alloy is 15 %mass or less. The gallium-sodium alloy and copper are used as raw materials, heated and cast to manufacture copper-gallium alloy sputtering target containing sodium. The sputtering target contains 0.01-7 %mass sodium, 1-45 %mass gallium and remainder of copper and unavoidable impurities.    USE - Manufacture of copper-gallium alloy sputtering target (claimed) for forming light absorption layer of copper-indium-gallium-selenium quaternary alloy solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The copper-gallium alloy sputtering target having excellent handleabilty is efficiently manufactured.
NOVELTY - A nanomaterial composition comprises 0.001 wt.% or more nanomaterial and 1-99.999 wt.% fluorinated alcohol.    USE - Nanomaterial composition is used for formation of nanomaterial content layer for laminated structure and organic electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to heat generation component, electromagnetic wave shielding film, antenna, integrated circuit, antistatic material, organic transistor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The nanomaterial composition has excellent applicability, wettability and uniformity. The nanomaterial content layer formed using nanomaterial composition without requiring incidental equipment for disaster prevention.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of nanomaterial content layer, which involves coating nanomaterial composition on base material.
NOVELTY - The battery module (10) has a battery case (11) which accommodates several batteries (12-15). A bus-bar (16) is connected between the terminals of battery. An abutting element (39) is supported by the battery case, to abut an intermediate portion of bus-bar. An urging unit (38) is provided in the bottom face of battery case, to urge the battery towards upper direction.    USE - Battery module for accommodating lithium secondary batteries and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - Since the abutting element abuts the intermediate portion of bus-bar, the intrinsic frequency of bus-bar and lithium secondary battery can be shifted to the high frequency side. Hence the vibration of whole battery module can be reduced and the terminals of several batteries can be stably connected by preventing slack of bus-bar.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the battery module.    Battery module (10)    Battery case (11)    Batteries (12-15)    Bus-bar (16)    Urging unit (38)    Abutting element (39)
NOVELTY - The method involves aligning (S11) a sheet in the pre-determined position of a light-receiving surface of a module main body provided with a substrate, which has translucency. The position alignment sheet is arranged (S12) on the light-receiving surface of the module main body. The positioning jig is removed (S13) after the arrangement of the position alignment sheet. The end surface of a sealing material is affixed (S14) to the peripheral portion of the light receiving surface of the module main body to prevent overlapping with the position alignment sheet.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell module by using a position alignment sheet (Claimed), particularly for attaching an end surface sealing material, such as a sheet of ethylene propylene rubber to the end surface of the solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The position alignment sheet is arranged on the light-receiving surface of the module main body, and thus ensures raising the precision of affixing the sealing material to the solar cell module, improves water stop performance, improves the electric power generation efficiency, eliminates the operation work with high difficulty, improves the productivity, and hence manufactures the solar cell module with weather resistance and high impact resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of a solar cell module manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Aligning a sheet in the pre-determined position of a light-receiving surface of a module main body provided with the substrate (S11)    Arranging position alignment sheet on the light-receiving surface of the module main body (S12)    Removing positioning jig after the arrangement of the position alignment sheet (S13)    Affixing the end surface of a sealing material to the peripheral portion of the light receiving surface of the module main body (S14)    Removing the position alignment sheet from the light-receiving surface (S17)
NOVELTY - A transparent electroconductive film (1) has a transparent support layer (11) and a transparent conductive layer (12). The transparent conductive layer is arranged directly or through one or more layers on at least one surface of transparent support layer. The thickness of transparent conductive layer is 20-50 nm. The transparent conductive layer contains particles comprising transparent electroconductive substance, and having average particle diameter of 20-50 nm.    USE - Transparent electroconductive film is used for anti-reflection film of touch panel (claimed) and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent electroconductive film has excellent chemical resistance, mechanical-stimulus durability and transmittance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the transparent electroconductive film.    Transparent electroconductive film (1)    Transparent support layer (11)    Transparent conductive layer (12)
NOVELTY - The cooling chambers (27-30) has a cooling-plate unit (40) that is laminated with the cooling plates (41-45) for cooling the glass substrates (101) hold between each cooling plates by radiation heat transfer. Raising-lowering mechanism raises/lowers the refrigeration unit. A control unit controls the timing of the raising/lowering of refrigeration unit, the carrying-in timing of the target object to the refrigeration unit, and the carrying-out timing of the target object from the refrigeration unit.    USE - Cooling chamber of film-forming apparatus used during manufacture of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the need of providing the space for holding the target object more than necessary is avoided, the expansion of the installation space of the height direction of cooling chamber can be suppressed. The pressure fluctuation at the side of the film-forming processing chamber can be suppressed, when gate valve is opened, while preventing the gas in the film-forming processing chamber from flowing into cooling chamber. The substrate can be cooled by convective heat transfer by making the gas for cooling flow in cooling chamber. The tact-time for cooling target object in refrigeration unit can be shortened, and the installation number of objects of cooling element can be restrained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the film-forming apparatus.    Cooling chambers (27-30)    Cooling-plate unit (40)    Cooling plates (41-45)    Film-forming apparatus (100)    Glass substrates (101)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises 100 parts mass water, 0.3-15 parts mass base, 0.001-10 parts mass alkyl sulfonic acid anion (I), and 0.000001-0.5 parts mass 6-14C alcohol.    USE - Composition used for manufacturing silicon substrate having uneven structure on surface (claimed) used for manufacturing photoelectric conversion element e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon substrate having uneven structure on surface has low light reflectivity, and is formed using the composition with reduced etching amount. The nonuniformity of uneven structure on the silicon substrate is reduced by using the composition. The solar cell is manufactured using the silicon substrate having uneven structure formed using the composition with high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composition comprises 100 parts mass water, 0.3-15 parts mass, 0.001-10 parts mass alkyl sulfonic acid anion of formula: R-S(=O)(=O)-O- (I), and 0.000001-0.5 parts mass 6-14C alcohol.R=6-12 alkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of silicon substrate having uneven structure on surface, which involves contacting the composition and silicon substrate surface; and    (2) composition preparation kit, which contains solution (A) containing water and base, and solution (B) containing alkyl sulfonic acid salt of formula: R-S(=O)(=O)-O-.X+ and 6-14C alcohol.    X=alkali metal.
NOVELTY - An impurity diffusion layer-forming composition contains compound comprising donor element or a compound containing acceptor element, dispersion medium and fatty acid amide.    USE - Composition is used for forming impurity diffusion layer for manufacturing semiconductor substrate and solar cell element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition suppresses expansion of contact area of impurity diffusion layer along the surface direction on semiconductor substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of semiconductor substrate; and    (2) manufacture of solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar cell element.    Substrate (10)    N-type diffused composition layer (11)    N-type diffused layers (12,13)    Anti-reflective film (14)    Back-surface electrode (17)
NOVELTY - The conveyance system has isolation wall which includes opening so as to move base-material holding unit (2) between carry-out/in chamber (3) and work room (4). A rotating shaft (12) rotatably holds movable wall (13) so that wall surface on work room side of movable wall and on carry-out/in chamber side change places. The base-material holding unit is arranged on wall surface on work room side of movable wall or on carry-out/in chamber side when holding unit is moved between carry-out/in chamber and work room.    USE - Conveyance system for manufacturing thin film of reflector used for motor vehicle, household appliance component, optical lens, and glass. Can also be used in silicon wafer, solar cell and flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - The garbage and permeation to moisten at the time of opening and closing of the vacuum chamber can be prevented and exposing the inside of the vacuum chamber to external air can be prevented efficiently. The influence of inhibiting factor can inhibit the film-forming process originating in attachment or the removal operation of the base material, and can prevent conveyance system from exerting into the vacuum chamber in efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the carry-out/in chamber in film-forming processing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base-material holding unit (2)    Carry-out or in chamber (3)    Work room (4)    Rotating shaft (12)    Movable wall (13)
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying the high frequency current to polycrystalline-silicon rod (11) which reached predetermined value or more in diameter by precipitation of polycrystalline silicon connected in series. The frequency of high frequency current is selected according to surface temperature fluctuation of the polycrystalline-silicon rod. The gas which contains trichlorosilane as source gas is selected. The surface temperature of the polycrystalline-silicon rod is controlled to 1250 degrees C or less above 900 degrees C. The polycrystalline silicon is deposited.    USE - Manufacturing method of polycrystalline-silicon rod used for semiconductor device fabrication and for solar cell manufacture.    ADVANTAGE - The highly purified polycrystalline silicon can be obtained. The disintegration of the polycrystalline-silicon rod can be prevented when manufacturing the polycrystalline-silicon rod of large diameter by using silane compounds such as chlorosilane and trichlorosilane as raw material. Thus, the efficiency of manufacturing the large diameter polycrystalline-silicon rod can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method involves performing selection of the frequency of high frequency current between frequencies when fear of fall of the surface temperature of polycrystalline-silicon rod arises in the state which is carrying out electric current supply on the conditions that the energizing amount is certain.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the structure of reactor at time of manufacturing polycrystalline-silicon rod.    Source gas supply nozzle (9)    Polycrystalline-silicon rod (11)    Silicon core wire (12)    Core wire holder (14)    Reactor (100)
NOVELTY - A sputtering target comprises 10-40 atomic% gallium, 1.0-15 atomic% sodium as metal component except fluorine, sulfur and selenium, and remaining copper and unavoidable impurity. The sodium is contained as sodium compound chosen from sodium fluoride, sodium sulfide and sodium selenide. The sputtering target has theoretical density of 90% or more, flexural strength of 100 N/mm2 or more, bulk specific resistance of 1 m( Omega ).cm or less. The aggregate of sodium compound of 0.05 mm2 or more, in 1 cm2 area on the surface of the target, is 1 or less.    USE - Sputtering target used for forming compound copper-indium-gallium-selenium compound film and light absorption layer of thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The moisture absorption discoloration and abnormal discharge of the sputtering target are suppressed even if the concentration of sodium is high. The light absorption layer is formed with high productivity, and the solar cell with high electric power generation efficiency is manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the sputtering target.
NOVELTY - An electrocatalytic composition comprises a platinum-based electrocatalyst and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), where the PVP has an average molecular weight of at least 60000-1600000 g per mole.    USE - In the direct methanol fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrocatalyst composition has improved intrinsic activity, improved carbon monoxide (CO) tolerance, and improved stability of the platinum-based catalyst surface compared to platinum-based electrocatalysts alone.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) comprising a platinum-based electrocatalyst and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) composition; and    (2) preventing the oxidation of a platinum-based electrocatalyst, and improving the stability of a platinum-based electrocatalyst, involving protecting the platinum-based electrocatalyst with PVP, where the PVP coverage is 5-20 wt.% of the combined PVP-platinum-based electrocatalyst composition.
NOVELTY - Processing a workpiece involves implanting ions of first species into a first surface of workpiece to form a doped region; coating at least a portion of the first surface with silicon carbide forming polymer (130) after the implanting step; and thermally treating the workpiece after the coating step to anneal (140) doped region and form silicon carbide on first surface.    USE - For processing a workpiece (claimed), e.g. solar cell, optical sensors, semiconductors, or light-emitting diodes (LEDs).    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces the number of process steps required to manufacture the solar cell. Use of silicon carbide-forming polymer can eliminate the need for plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, which also reduces manufacturing costs. The single step passivation and patterning enables advanced solar cell designs.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of process flow of a solar cell fabrication.    Surface texturing (110)    Implant (120)    Silicon carbide forming polymer (130)    Anneal (140)    Screen printing (150)
NOVELTY - A n-type diffusion layer-forming composition comprises compound-containing donor element, dispersion medium and organic filler.    USE - Composition is used for forming n-type diffusion layer for production of semiconductor substrate for production of solar cell element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell element is efficiently obtained by the semiconductor substrate formed using the composition, by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) production of semiconductor substrate; and    (2) production of solar cell element.
NOVELTY - Preparation of planar sputtering target involves forming a billet (B1) having diameter (Do) by pressing molybdenum powder in a mold and sintering the pressed powder, working the billet (B1) to form a worked billet having diameter (D2) less than Do, heat-treating the worked billet, working the worked billet to form a billet (B2) having diameter (Df) more than D2, and heat-treating the billet (B2).    USE - Preparation of planar sputtering target. Uses include but are not limited to formation of thin film used in semiconductor device, thin film transistor, thin film transistor-liquid crystal display device, black matrix device in flat panel display device, solar cell, sensor and gate device for complementary metal oxide semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides high-purity planar sputtering target having favorable fine grain size and uniform grain texture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the hollow billet formed during preparation of planar sputtering target.
NOVELTY - A silicon seed layer is formed on a substrate. A silicon layer (s1) with thickness of 40 nm or less and containing silicon grains is formed by crystallization with melt process on seed layer with (100) preferred orientation. A silicon layer (s2) containing absorber grains and having thickness of 5-15 microns is formed by partially melting and crystallizing on silicon layer (s1). An absorber layer containing crystallized silicon grains is formed with respect to original texture of seed layer, to obtain thin silicon-absorber layer. The surface of thin silicon-absorber layer is patterned.    USE - Manufacture of thin silicon-absorber layer used for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient manufacture of thin silicon-absorber layer.
NOVELTY - The method involves irradiating laser light into a zinc oxide layer (2) with a layer plane with variable intensities such that an intensity entry is produced in the zinc oxide layer. A corrodingability variable in the layer plane is produced by the intensity entry based on irradiated intensity. The zinc oxide layer is corroded with acid such that a ditched recess (3) is formed into the zinc oxide layer. The irradiating process with a pulsed laser is taken place in a UV or infrared spectral region with wavelengths of 193 Nm, 248 Nm, 266 Nm, 308 Nm, 355 Nm or 1064 Nm.    USE - Method for manufacturing a zinc oxide layer of electronic and electro-optic thin layer components i.e. thin-film solar cell (claimed). Can also be used for a thin film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the zinc oxide layer with the recesses in a simple and inexpensive manner with high depth erosion and low thermal load of the layer material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The acid is hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphorus acid, nitric acid, citric acid or organic acid. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a zinc oxide layer    (2) a layered structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a method for manufacturing a zinc oxide layer with irradiating by an irradiation masque and corroding for producing a ditched recess.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Glass substrate (1)    Zinc oxide layer (2)    Ditched recess (3)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing a connector by a vapor phase epitaxy process, where pressure maintained during the epitaxy process ranges from 380 to 420 mbar.    USE - Method for producing a connector of multi-junction germanium solar cells.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has mold (4) that ascends the one-way direction solidification unit (2). A guided heating unit is connected inside the one-way direction solidification unit and descends with the lift (3) including with housing (10). The guided heating unit is provided among the top housing and lower housing.    USE - Apparatus for directionally solidifying silicon for use during manufacture of solar cell or wafer for semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The induction melting furnace can be used during the melting of the silicone, so that the convenience of the user can be improved. The ingot can be easily manufactured and the penetration of impurity and contamination according to the crucible replacement can be prevented. The productivity of several ingots can be improved through one induction furnace.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the apparatus for directionally solidifying silicon.    One-way direction solidification unit (2)    Lift (3)    Mold (4)    Housing (10)    Apparatus for directionally solidifying silicon (100)
NOVELTY - The composite substrate comprises a circuit substrate (10) having a first electrical conducting area, a second electrical conducting area (102), an insulating area (100), and an opening portion, where the insulating area separates the first and second electrical conducting areas, a thermal conducting substrate that is disposed at the opening portion and has a third electrical conducting area, an electrical conducing sheet (30) connected electrically with the first and third electrical areas, a solar cell (40) disposed above the third electrical conducting area, and metal wires.    USE - The composite substrate is useful for concentrating solar power generating system.    ADVANTAGE - The compact size composite substrate exhibits high thermal conductivity at low cost, and enhances output power, conversion efficiency and lifespan of the power generating system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The composite substrate comprises a circuit substrate (10) having a first electrical conducting area, a second electrical conducting area (102), an insulating area (100), and an opening portion, where the insulating area separates the first and second electrical conducting areas, a thermal conducting substrate that is disposed at the opening portion and has a third electrical conducting area, an electrical conducing sheet (30) connected electrically with the first and third electrical areas, a solar cell (40) disposed above the third electrical conducting area, and metal wires connected electrically with the solar cell and the second electrical conducting area. The thermal conducting substrate includes metal-based printed circuit board and printed circuit board.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a composite substrate.    Circuit substrate (10)    Electrical conducting sheet (30)    Solar cell (40)    Insulating area (100)    Second electrical conducting area. (102)
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion apparatus has first conductive layer (11b) that is provided with connecting groove section (60) having upper surface of light transmitting substrate (11a) as bottom surface. Second conductive layer (15) is provided to inner walls (11c) of the connecting groove section. The first and second conductive layers are connected to each other through connecting groove section, so as to connect photoelectric conversion unit elements in series. A reflection prevention layer containing niobium oxide is provided on transparent conductive film.    USE - Integrated photoelectric conversion apparatus such as solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The decline in the photoelectric conversion efficiency by the increase in serial connection resistance of several photoelectric conversion unit elements can be suppressed. Since the reflection prevention layer containing niobium oxide is provided, the short circuit current density can be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of the integrated photoelectric conversion apparatus; and    (2) a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the integrated photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Light transmitting substrate (11a)    First conductive layer (11b)    Inner walls of connecting groove section (11c)    Second conductive layer (15)    Connecting groove section (60)
NOVELTY - A component (a) composed of silicon containing boron and component (b) composed of low-melting-point metal are added into a crucible (101), heated and melted within the crucible, to form an alloy (102b). A slag (103a) is introduced into the crucible to cover surface layer portion of the alloy (102b) covered with the slag (103b), alloy and slag are heated, reacted with each other, boron is transferred from the alloy to the slag. Then, the slag (103c) is removed from the crucible, to obtain alloy (102c) in the crucible.    USE - Removal of boron from silicon used for solar cell fabrication.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically removes boron from silicon. The boron concentration in silicon is reduced to less than 0.3 ppmw.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the process drawing explaining boron-removal method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heating furnace (100)    Crucible (101)    Alloy mixture (102a)    Alloys (102b,102c)    Slag (103a-103c)
NOVELTY - A functional film (11) has resin base material (12), functional inorganic layer (14) provided on resin base material, and hybrid layer (13) positioned in at least one surface of functional inorganic layer. The hybrid layer contains polysiloxane and resin fine particles.    USE - Functional film is used for electronic device (claimed) e.g. liquid crystal display and organic electroluminescent element, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The functional film has excellent bending resistance and stability even at high temperature and high humidity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of functional film; and    (2) electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional schematic view of functional film.    Functional film (11)    Resin base material (12)    Hybrid layer (13)    Functional inorganic layer (14)
NOVELTY - A dispersion liquid containing carbon nanotube and silica colloid is coated on base material and dried, to form carbon nanotube film.    USE - Formation of carbon nanotube film. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, plasma display, touch panel, solar cell, electromagnetic shielding material, and planar heating element.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides carbon nanotube film having high electroconductivity, thermal conductivity, and mechanical strength.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generator (30) has a flexible feed component (56) with a flexible carrier (64) and a hydrogen-containing reactant (62) disposed on the carrier. The hydrogen-containing reactant reacts to release hydrogen gas when heated. A pinch roller system (40) feeds the flexible feed component to position the flexible feed component in proximity to the heater (48), such that the heater is capable of heating the hydrogen-containing reactant to release hydrogen gas.    USE - Hydrogen generator used in fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Provides for an easy to control reaction of reactants on a flexible feed component by controlling movement of the feed component relative to the heater. The hydrogen generator quickly quenches or stops the reaction of the reactant in a quick and efficient manner so as to control the reaction when hydrogen is needed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM for a hydrogen generation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the hydrogen generator.    Hydrogen generator (30)    Pinch roller system (40)    Heater (48)    Flexible feed component (56)    Hydrogen-containing reactant (62)    Flexible carrier (64)
NOVELTY - The forming process involves providing a substrate having a nanostructured material on a surface, then passivating the surface on which the nanostructured material is located, with a layer of aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, or silicon nitride. Screen printing (208) is performed onto the nanostructured surface using a screen printing ink and firing (210) the screen printing ink at a high temperature.    USE - Forming process of silicon nanowire array for contacting silicon nanostructured p-n junction used as solar cell (all claimed). Can also be used in lithium ion battery, optoelectronic device such as photodetector, photodiode, phototransistor, photomultiplier, integrated optical circuit.    ADVANTAGE - Enables cost-effective manufacturing by allowing nanowire to be contacted via screen printing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the process for forming screen printed nanowire solar cells on alumina-coated nanowires.    Forming process (200)    Junction doping step (202)    Substrate cleaning step (204)    Screen printing step (208)    Firing step (210)
NOVELTY - A lamination sheet (1) has functional layer (12) on at least one surface of web-like base material sheet (11). The base material sheet comprises polyester. The ratio of thermal contraction rate of longitudinal direction and thermal contraction rate of width direction is -2.8 to 1, during heating the lamination sheet at 150degreeC for 30 minutes.    USE - Lamination sheet. Uses include but are not limited to indoor component, window of building, vehicle, refrigerator, frozen showcase, heat ray-blocking sheet, display board and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The lamination sheet has excellent shape stability and suppressed wrinkle formation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of lamination sheet, which involves forming functional layer on one surface of web-like base material sheet by coating a coating liquid to one surface of the base material sheet, by roll-to-roll system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the lamination sheet.    Lamination sheet (1)    Base material sheet (11)    Functional layer (12)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has porous element (61) which is equipped with hollow unit. The hollow element (7) is equipped with heat generating element and carries the catalyst. The liquid raw material is vaporized using the heat generated by heat generating element (8). The porous element (62) equipped with evaporation surface spaced apart from the outer surface of porous element (61). The liquid raw material is supplied to the evaporation surface according to the capillary force of pore. The vapor flow area is formed between porous elements.    USE - Apparatus for generating hydrogen for fuel cell used in electric vehicle and electronic device such as mobile telephone and portable personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus is simple in structure, so that manufacturing cost can be reduced. The generation amount of hydrogen can be increased by disassembly or steam reforming reaction of hydrocarbon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen generation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the hydrogen generating apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen generating apparatus (1)    Hollow element (7)    Heat generating element (8)    Supply pipe (28)    Porous elements (61,62)
NOVELTY - Preparing metalloid by a carbothermal reduction in a reactor, comprises loading the reactor at the beginning of at least one metalloid-containing compound and at least one carbon source together forming a charge, where the charge is loosened during the carbothermal reduction by stroke-like mechanical actions.    USE - The method is useful for preparing a metalloid by a carbothermal reduction in a reactor including an arc furnace or an induction furnace (all claimed), where the metalloids such as silicon are useful for preparing electronic parts, preferably photovoltaic cells, semiconductors or solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables easy and economic preparation of the metalloid with high purity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an apparatus for preparing metalloid by a carbothermal reduction in a reactor, comprising the reactor comprising at least one area and an elongated, stick-like, stroke-like movable tool, which is extended and retracted in the chargeable area.
NOVELTY - A fluorescent substance contains aminomaleimide compound (I).    USE - Fluorescent substance is used for aggregation induction luminescent material, pH stimuli-responsive material and optical wavelength conversion material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to dye laser, bio-imaging, emitting dye for organic electroluminescent element, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorescent substance has exhibits aggregation induction luminosity with simple structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorescent substance contains aminomaleimide compound of formula (I).    R1=H, 1-6C alkyl or halo;    R2=H or 1-6C alkyl;and    n=0 or 1.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) aggregation induction luminescent material;    (2) pH stimuli-responsive material; and    (3) optical wavelength conversion material.
NOVELTY - The filter (32) has a porous ion exchange filter exoskeleton for receiving a coolant flow and defining a set of channels. Ion exchange resin beads are located within the channels. The exoskeleton has a total porosity of 50 percent. The channels extend parallel to a longitudinal axis (L) of the filter along a coolant flow direction (D) from an inlet to an outlet of the filter. The exoskeleton includes a porous sheet defining the channels, and another porous sheet located adjacent to the former porous sheet, where the porous sheets are wound to define the exoskeleton.    USE - Ion exchange filter for use in a cartridge (claimed) for filtering ions from a coolant utilized in a vehicle fuel cell cooling system for cooling electronic components such as electronic circuits.    ADVANTAGE - The porous sheets are wound to define the exoskeleton with little or no slip experienced between the sheets due to a frictional engagement resulting from a porous structure of the porous sheets, thus avoiding a need for a fixed connection between the porous sheets from an adhesive.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an ion exchange filter cartridge.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of an ion exchange filter assembly with an ion exchange filter.    Coolant flow direction (D)    Longitudinal axis (L)    Ion exchange filter assembly (10)    Ion exchange filter (32)    Support elements (58, 60)
NOVELTY - The device e.g. photovoltaic device (1), has a p-type semiconductor (3) comprising bismuth and selenium doped with copper having a molar ratio greater than 20 percentage, where thickness of the p-type semiconductor is less than 600 nm. A transparent electrically conductive material (7) is positioned to juxtapose a n-type semiconductor (5), and another electrically conductive material (9) is positioned to juxtapose the p-type semiconductor. The p-type semiconductor and the n-type semiconductor are positioned between both the transparent electrically conductive materials.    USE - Electronic device e.g. photovoltaic device. Can also be used for a transistor e.g. bi-polar junction transistor (BJT) and metal oxide semiconductor FET (MOSFET), a solar cell, a diode, an LED, a silicon controlled rectifier, a digital and analog integrated circuit, a thermoelectric device and a quantum computing device.    ADVANTAGE - The p-type semiconductor is fabricated as a layer by electrodeposition to minimize impurities in the semiconductor while reducing cost of the p-type semiconductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic device.    Photovoltaic device (1)    P-type semiconductor (3)    N-type semiconductor (5)    Transparent electrically conductive materials (7, 9)    Semiconductor transition layer (13)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a high density silicon oxide film (4) formed on a semiconductor-silicon substrate (1) by thermal oxidation or ozone oxidation. A silicon nitride film (7) is formed on the silicon oxide film. The density of the high-density silicon oxide film is 2.1 gram per centimeter cube. A laminated film is provided with a low density silicon oxide film (5), which is formed by direct plasma chemical vapor deposition method. The low density silicon oxide film is thicker than the high-density silicon oxide film.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon oxide film is provided between semiconductor-silicon substrate and the silicon nitride film, thus passivation effect of a diffused layer and the hydrogen passivation property of silicon nitride film is improved without reducing the semiconductor silicon substrate. The surface joint speed is reduced and fire-through property is improved at the time of electrode baking, thus high conversion efficiency is obtained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.    Semiconductor-silicon substrate (1)    High density silicon oxide film (4)    Low density silicon oxide film (5)    Silicon nitride film (7)    Light-receiving surface electrode (9)
NOVELTY - The method involves processing the semiconductor substrate (1) mounted in a mounting surface of a stage (2). The stage is used by the mounting surface, where the stage has a material same as the material for connecting the mounting surface to the semiconductor substrate. The surface of the semiconductor substrate and the mounting surface of the stage are formed using the silicon nitride.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor substrate mounted in a mounting surface of a stage is processed and the stage is used by the mounting surface, and thus suppressing the scraping of the stage by the semiconductor substrate and preventing the damage of the surface of a semiconductor substrate by impact with a stage and effectively reducing the contamination in an economical manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a solar cell manufacturing method.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Stage (2)    Silicon nitride film (11)    P-type silicon substrate (12)    Surface layer part (12)    Base material (22)
NOVELTY - A boria-free glass substrate (12) comprises 45-80 %mass silica, 5-18 %mass alumina, 2-8 %mass magnesium oxide, 0-9 %mass calcium oxide, 0-8 %mass strontium oxide, 0-10 %mass barium oxide, with the total content of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide, and barium oxide being 3.5-27 %mass, 0-15 %mass sodium oxide, 0-12 %mass potassium oxide, 0-5 %mass zirconia, and 0-5 %mass titania, all contents by oxide conversion.    USE - Boria-free glass substrate is used for forming substrate with transparent conductive film (claimed) for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The boria-free glass substrate forms substrates with transparent conductive film having high mobility and low resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for substrate (10) with transparent conductive film, having a transparent conductive film (14) formed on the surface of glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a conceptual view of a substrate with transparent conductive film.    Substrate with transparent conductive film (10)    Glass substrate (12)    Tin oxide film (14)
NOVELTY - Copper, gallium and selenium are deposited by evaporation on a substrate at 500-600 degrees C. Copper, gallium, selenium and indium are co-evaporated on the substrate. The temperature of the substrate is lowered and gallium and selenium are co-evaporated on the substrate, and selenium is deposited by vacuum evaporation, on the substrate to obtain copper indium gallium diselenide thin film.    USE - Manufacture of copper indium gallium diselenide thin film used for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The copper indium gallium diselenide thin is manufactured by a simple process and with improved efficiency.
NOVELTY - An epoxy resin is obtained by reacting 1.25-4.8 mol epihalohydrin with respect to 1 mol hydroxyl groups of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane.    USE - Epoxy resin is used for epoxy resin composition for adhesive agent, sealing material (all claimed) and epoxy resin hardened material. Uses include but are not limited to sealing material of semiconductor device, solar cell apparatus, photodetector, light-emitting diode, organic electroluminescent device, charge-coupled device, infrared sensor and pick-up lens, and resist material, laminated material, optical power distribution board and optical connector.    ADVANTAGE - The epoxy resin is solid or semi-solid at normal temperature, colorless and transparent, and has excellent handleability. The epoxy resin hardened material formed using the epoxy resin composition has excellent water vapor permeability, low hygroscopic property, adhesive strength, water absorption resistance, heat-resistant deterioration property, ultraviolet light resistant deterioration property and crack resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) epoxy resin composition, which is formed using the epoxy resin and an epoxy resin hardener;    (2) adhesive agent, which contains the epoxy resin composition;    (3) sealing material, which contains the epoxy resin composition; and    (4) manufacture of epoxy resin.
NOVELTY - This utility model belongs to the field of solar battery manufacturing field, specifically relates to a kind of the film paving completely cover the N-type silicon sheet surface of the wet etching machine, comprising etching machine etching machine and the upper part of the spraying device is provided with a spray blowing etching machine to the upper part of the silicon chip on the surface of the film of water spraying device at one side of the blowing device for changing the temperature of a water spraying device above the etching machine. The blowing device is located at one side of said water spraying device silicon wafer transmission direction. The blowing device comprises mutually connected the air feeding tube and the air outlet head, the head is set with a silicon chip of the jet hole. Silicon chip through etching machine in the conveying process, a water spraying device for water spraying the surface of the silicon sheet, then blowing through blowing device for air flow and to accelerate a film the diffusion film to ensure completely covering the surface of the silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - Synthesizing a tetraphenylporphyrin metal complex, comprises: dissolving metal acetate in dimethylformamide (DMF); adding a solvent and propionic acid in a reaction container, then sequentially adding benzaldehyde, DMF solution dissolved and a pyrrole solution, refluxing the reaction mixture at 120-150 degrees C for 30-120 minutes; and after the reaction is completed, cooling reaction product, removing the solvent and separating to obtain the end product.    USE - The method is useful for synthesizing a tetraphenylporphyrin metal complex (claimed), which is useful in sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The one step method provides tetraphenylporphyrin metal complex in a simple, environment-friendly and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Synthesizing a tetraphenylporphyrin metal complex via a one-step process, comprises: dissolving metal acetate in dimethylformamide (DMF) in a ratio of 1 g:8-16 ml; adding a solvent and propionic acid in a reaction container, then sequentially adding benzaldehyde, DMF solution dissolved with metal acetate and a pyrrole solution diluted by propionic acid, refluxing the reaction mixture at 120-150 degrees C for 30-120 minutes, where the molar ratio of benzaldehyde to pyrrole to the metal acetate is 1:1:0.25-2.5, and the volume ratio of the solvent to DMF is 1:1-1:1.5; and after the reaction is completed, cooling reaction product, removing the solvent and separating to obtain the end product.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a solar energy photovoltaic generating system, especially a kind of ultra-light portable solar power supply box. A kind of the ultra-light portable solar power supply box of the box body, the box cover is a light engineering plastic material, the box body is set with lower part provided with a lithium ion battery, the front side of the box panel is provided with a direct current output unit, an alternating current output unit, a system state indicating lamp, an alternating current, alternating current voltmeter, direct current switch and an alternating current switch, a box body above the horizontal engineering plastic material baffle plate, the baffle plate is set with control inverter integrated machine system. This utility model adopts foldable soft solar energy battery assembly, a photovoltaic control inverter integrated machine system, a lithium ion battery, a low weight is lower than 3, the volume is small, the efficiency is high, and it really realizes. And a compact structure, convenient to use and maintain, strong function, inverter efficiency is high, safe and reliable operation, and it can be widely used for travel, disaster relief, camping and other outdoor power.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a photovoltaic component is welded by welding strip coating control device for welding belt coating tin machine, welding control device is set with coating layer comprising two blades and two blades corresponding to the fine adjustment knob on the back of the soldering flux groove of the welding belt coating tin machine, welding the coated control devices, each blade through a gear assembly with the corresponding adjusting knob, a blade located on the upper surface of the welding strip from the soldering flux groove in the other end of the first blade is located at the lower surface of the welding strip from the soldering flux groove; the two blades are symmetrical, and the welding belt from the soldering flux groove, a blade capable of scraping the surface of the welding strip, so the utility model claims a photovoltaic welding jig of elbow tube subassembly capable of removing the surface welding tin and tin residue, and improves the production efficiency of the welding strip for welding coated control device.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has a point contact roller (10) that is installed in the side in which the plated side of the transferred substrate (2) is formed in a deposition chamber. The rear side roller (20) is installed on the bottom side of the point contact roller in the section feature. The roller shaft (33,34) is contacted in the rear side of the substrate among both ends roller (30-32) installed at the backside of the substrate. The point contact roller is contacted with the cell separation unit (40) which separates the solar cell formed on the substrate.    USE - Roll-to-roll substrate transferring apparatus for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin film used for manufacturing amorphous thin film type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The tension of the flexible silicon thin film can be regularly maintained, even when minimizing the damage of the plated side of the substrate in which the deposition is completed. The deformation of the substrate can be prevented. The uniformity of the deposition of the flexible silicon thin film can be maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the roll-to-roll substrate transferring apparatus.    Roll-to-roll substrate transferring apparatus (1)    Transferred substrate (2)    Point contact roller (10)    Rear side roller (20)    Both ends roller (30-32)    Roller shaft (33,34)    Cell separation unit (40)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a textured sapphire substrate. A semiconductor layer i.e. silicon layer (204a), is formed on the textured substrate by chemical vapor deposition method (CVD), physical vapor deposition method (PVD) or molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). A metal layer (208) is formed on the semiconductor layer. A thermal process is conducted to the textured substrate, the semiconductor layer and the metal layer such that the semiconductor layer is separated from the textured substrate by the thermal process to obtain the semiconductor layer having the metal layer and a textured surface.    USE - Method for fabricating a germanium multi-crystalline semiconductor silicon layer for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables conducting the thermal process to the textured substrate, the semiconductor layer and the metal layer, so that the semiconductor layer is separated from the textured substrate by the thermal process to obtain the semiconductor layer having the metal layer and the textured surface so as to reduce production costs of solar cells by avoiding thin wafers to be easily broken during cutting process and assembly process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The substrate is made of sapphire, quartz, silicon carbide or oxide crystalline. The semiconductor layer comprises silicon such as multi-crystalline silicon, single crystalline silicon or micro-crystalline silicon, germanium, silicon germanium, gallium nitride, gallium arsenide, gallium phosphide, indium nitride, and indium phosphide. The metal layer comprises gold, aluminum, and silver. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.    Silicon layers (204a, 206)    Metal layer (208)    Anti-reflection layer (210)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has a gas supply section that supplies impurity containing process gas to processing chamber interior. A mounting unit includes a mounting surface (3s) accommodated in processing chamber interior and mounts a to-be-processed substrate (101). A purge gas supply unit (6) supplies purge gas (Gp) to side surface of to-be-processed substrate from mounting surface side of to-be-processed substrate. The to-be-processed substrate collects impurity containing process gas and purge gas that contains monosilane, monomethyl silane, methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen.    USE - Semiconductor film making apparatus for manufacturing heterojunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - By extruding the doping gas penetrated into the mounting surface and side surface of to-be-processed substrate, the wrapping of the doping gas to the to-be-processed substrate side surface and mounting surface can be suppressed. The doping gas adsorbed and activated by the side surface and mounting surface can be prevented. The photoelectric conversion apparatus forms the semiconductor layer into film, thus the efficiency of semiconductor film making apparatus can be improved, and the process cost can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of semiconductor device; and    (2) a semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the semiconductor film making apparatus for manufacturing the heterojunction solar cell (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Semiconductor film making apparatus (1)    Mounting surface (3s)    Purge gas supply unit (6)    To-be-processed substrate (101)    Purge gas (Gp)
NOVELTY - A functional film (10) consists of 15-200 nm thick inorganic layer (14) containing compound comprising silicon and nitrogen, deposited on organic layer (12) provided on a substrate. The inorganic layer does not contain foreign material of more than 500 mu m on the surface. The ratio of the foreign material with size of 5-500 mu m on the surface is 10 or less/cm2.    USE - Functional film is used as gas barrier film, optical film, protective film, optical filter, antireflection film for various apparatuses such as optical element, organic electroluminescent display, semiconductor device and thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The functional film with high efficiency and excellent gas barrier property is manufactured stably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of functional film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a functional film.    Functional film (10)    Organic layer (12)    Protection organic layer (12a)    Inorganic layer (14)
NOVELTY - A halogen-free coating material is used to form an organic layer (12) on a substrate. Plasma chemical vapor deposition of a silicon nitride layer (14) is carried out on the organic layer, to obtain a functional film.    USE - Manufacture of functional film (claimed) used as gas barrier films in material used for packaging foodstuffs and electronic components in semiconductor devices and solar cells, display apparatuses such as liquid crystal display, optical element, and organic electroluminescent display.    ADVANTAGE - The functional film has excellent gas-barrier property and stable performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a gas barrier film.    Gas barrier film (10a)    Organic layer (12)    Protection layer (12a)    Silicon nitride layer (14)    Mixed layer (16)
NOVELTY - A flexible solar cell module (100) consists of a photovoltaic cell (1) formed by laminating a thin film semiconductor on a flexible film substrate, and resin films (3,4) laminated on the light-receiving surface side and non-light-receiving surface side of the photovoltaic cell through sealing material layers (2,2a). The surface resin film which is the resin film joined to the light-receiving surface side comprises fluorinated resin, partially fluorinated resin, and/or fluorinated resin copolymer. The surface resin film has a thickness of 250 mu m or more.    USE - Flexible solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The flexible solar cell module has excellent flame retardance provided by inorganic fiber cloth, and is lightweight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the flexible solar cell.    Photovoltaic cell (1)    Sealing material layers (2,2a)    Resin films (3,4)    Solar cell module (100)
NOVELTY - Forming a passivation layer on a solar cell substrate comprises providing (202) a substrate into a processing chamber, where the substrate has two surfaces, and the second surface is parallel and opposite to the first surface; forming an oxide layer on the first surface of the substrate in a high plasma density environment having an ion density that exceeds 1012 ions/cm3; and forming a nitride layer on the oxide layer at a chamber pressure of 5 mTorr and a high radio frequency power density of 0.02 W/cm2 to about 0.5 W/cm2.    USE - Method for forming a passivation layer on a solar cell substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The method can form a surface passivation film stack having high thermal stability and desirable optical and passivating properties to minimize surface recombination of the charge carriers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method for forming a passivation film stack on a substrate in a processing chamber comprising providing a substrate into the processing chamber; forming an oxide layer on a rear surface of the substrate, where the oxide layer is formed with less than 17 atom% hydrogen content and a mass density of 2.5 g/cm3 to 2.8 g/cm3; and forming a nitride layer on the oxide layer, where the nitride layer is formed with less than 5 atom% hydrogen content and a mass density of greater than 2.7 g/cm3; and    (2) a solar cell device comprising a silicon-containing substrate, an emitter region, and the passivation film stack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic flow diagram of the method for forming the passivation film stack on a surface of the solar cell substrate.    Substrate providing step (202)    Surface passivation process performing step (204)    Metallization process forming step (206)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a cold block assembly (302) comprising a shield (306) that surrounds a portion of an insulator (304) and a cold block (308). The shield is partially placed on a surface of the cold block assembly proximate a melt surface and defines an opening placed along the first surface such that a portion of the cold block is exposed to the melt surface to define a cold area that provides localized cooling of a region of the melt surface proximate the cold block. A crystal puller (340) is arranged to draw a crystalline seed in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the block.    USE - Apparatus for horizontal ribbon growth of a crystalline sheet i.e. silicon wafer, from a melt surface for an integrated circuit industry and a solar cell industry.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus places the cold area proximate the melt surface that is effective in inducing anisotropic crystallization in a localized area of the melt surface by leaving adjacent areas of the melt undisturbed, thus facilitating an ability to extract a thin sheet or ribbon of crystalline material at a rapid rate, thus producing horizontally grown silicon sheets from a melt in an efficient manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for horizontal ribbon growth of a crystalline sheet from a melt surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side cross-sectional view of a system for anisotropic crystal growth from a melt consistent.    Cold block assembly (302)    Insulator (304)    Shield (306)    Cold block (308)    Crystal puller (340)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a leading edge (110) of a silicon ribbon (102) using radiative cooling on a surface (104) of silicon melt (100). The ribbon is drawn along direction on the surface of the melt. Heat radiated from the melt is removed in a region adjacent a leading edge of the ribbon at heat removal rate. Heat flow is provided through the melt at heat flow rate that is above that of instability regime characterized by segregation of solutes during crystallization of the melt and below the heat flow rate for stable isotropic crystal growth.    USE - Method for achieving sustained horizontal anisotropic crystal solid silicon ribbon growth of monocrystalline material on a surface of a silicon melt in an integrated circuit or solar cell industry. Can also be used for achieving horizontal melt growth of germanium and alloy of silicon with carbon.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables achieving sustained horizontal ribbon growth of the monocrystalline material on the surface of the silicon melt, thus producing a reliable and rapidly drawn wide ribbon with uniform thickness in a cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for forming a ribbon of a material from melt.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a structure for achieving sustained horizontal anisotropic crystal ribbon growth on a surface of a melt.    Silicon melt (100)    Silicon ribbon (102)    Surface (104)    Cold plate (106)    Leading edge (110)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of conductive substrate involves forming laminated film by coating a coating liquid (A) containing surfactant in a single surface of a substrate, drying, coating an emulsion coating liquid (B) containing metal microparticles on the obtained laminated film, drying and forming conductive layer. The coating liquid (B) is water-in-oil-type emulsion coating liquid, then the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance value of the surfactant is 10-20, or the coating liquid (B) is oil-in-water-type emulsion coating liquid, then hydrophilic-lipophilic balance value of the surfactant is 3-10.    USE - Manufacture of conductive substrate used for electromagnetic wave shielding application and transparent planar-heating element. Uses include but are not household appliance article, building material, circuit material, mobile telephone, personal computer, touch panel, solar cell and television.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides conductive substrate having high productivity, excellent transparency productivity, and electroconductivity.
NOVELTY - A fuel reformer has a modifier (100) having oxidation-catalyst content layer (A1) (11), oxygen adsorption agent content layer (B) (12), oxidation-catalyst content layer (A2) (13) and modification-catalyst content layer (C) (14) arranged at least sequentially from upstream of flow direction of fuel and air.    USE - Fuel reformer is used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel reformer has suppressed deterioration of oxidation of oxidation catalyst and modification catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for scavenging modifier.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of modifier. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Oxidation-catalyst content layer (11)    Oxygen adsorption agent content layer (12)    Oxidation-catalyst content layer (13)    Modification-catalyst content layer (14)    Modifier (100)
NOVELTY - A polyarylene containing organic group-containing repeating unit (I) which does not have ion exchange group, and bivalent organic group-containing repeating unit (II) having ion exchange group, is new.    USE - New polyarylene is used for polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polyarylene has favorable ion exchange capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyarylene containing organic group-containing repeating unit of formula (I) which does not have ion exchange group, and bivalent organic group-containing repeating unit of formula: -(Ar')- (II) having ion exchange group, is new.    R=fluoro, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C alkoxy, 6-20C aryl, 6-20C aryloxy, 2-20C acyl, 7-20C arylcarbonyl or cyano (all optionally substituted);    adjacent two R=ring;    k=0-3;    n=1-20;and    Ar'=bivalent aromatic group containing sulfo groups of formula: -S(=O)(=O)-OH.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polyarylene.
NOVELTY - A gold nanowire is formed on substrate and silver vapor is supplied on gold nanowire, to obtain silver-gold nanowire.    USE - Manufacture of silver-gold alloy nanowire used for biosensor, solar cell and plasmon devices e.g. nano antenna.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing method enables nanowire having excellent chemical stability and surface plasmon characteristics.
NOVELTY - A rylene monoimide derivatives (Ia), (Ib), or (Ic), is new.    USE - As a photosensitizer in a solar cell or a photodetector (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The rylene monoimide derivatives have very good quantum efficiencies, particularly in the NIR region of the absorption spectrum.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A rylene monoimide derivatives of formula (Ia), (Ib), or (Ic), is new.    R=aryloxy, arylthio, hetaryloxy, hetarylthio, aryl, diarylamino or dialkylamino radical;    n=0-5;    m=0 or 1;    A=-COOM', -SO3M', or -PO3M';    M'=H, alkali metal cation or (NR')4+;    R'=H or alkyl;    B'=1-6C-alkylene or 1,4-phenylene (optionally mono- or poly-substituted by alkyl, nitro, cyano, or halo);    L'=chemical single bond or a bridge of formula -(Het')Ar'- or -(Het')Ar'-(Het')Ar'- (optionally mono- or poly-substituted by phenyl, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, or -NR4R5);    Het'Ar'=aryl or hetaryl (optionally fused to saturated or unsaturated 5- to 18-membered ring optionally comprising a heteroatom);    q=0 or 1;    R1 and R2=group of formula (IIa), (IIb), or (IIc);    R3=phenyl, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, or -NR6R7;    X=C(R8R9)2, NR10, O, or S;    R4-R10=H, alkyl (whose carbon chain is optionally interrupted by -O-, -S-, -CO-, -SO-, -SO2- moiety), aryl or hetaryl (both optionally mono- or poly-substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, or alkylthio);    p=0-5;    Y'=NR11 or S;    R11=H, alkyl (whose carbon chain is optionally interrupted by -O-, -S-, -CO-, -SO-, or -SO2- moiety), aryl, hetaryl, aralkyl, or hetaralkyl.    Provided that: when m is 0, then n is 0-3; and when m is 1, then n is 0-5.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a merging unit (300) that is connected to evaporation guide portion (200) for mixing vaporized evaporation source. The evaporation guide portion guides the diffusion transfer of evaporation source from the source portion (100) and is connected in the source portion for spraying the merge source to the substrate (500) positioned in lower portion within chamber. The upper and lower portion is opened on the central axis of the crucible portion and sealed source storage.    USE - CIGS thin film deposition apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The CIGS layer is evaporated in the upper portion of substrate, so that the thickness and composition are uniformly maintained. The solar cell can be mass-produced at high speed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the CIGS thin film deposition apparatus.    Source portion (100)    Evaporation guide portion (200)    Merging unit (300)    Injection nozzle area (400)    Substrate (500)
NOVELTY - The battery cell (205) has a flexible RTD (210) that determines the temperature of battery cell main portion. The RTD is positioned on a surface (215) of the battery cell main portion and is provided with a conductive circuit (230) which is electrically connected with several terminals (250). The cell main portion has a lithium-ion battery cell and conductive circuit has aluminum. The non-conductive substrate is provided with a polymer.    USE - Battery cell of battery assembly (claimed) used in vehicle such as hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The durability and performance of the battery cell can be improved. The cooling efficiency of the battery cell can be enhanced and the stability, reliability and precise of the temperature determination can be ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a battery assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the battery cell.    Battery cell (205)    RTD (210)    Surface (215)    Conductive circuit (230)    Terminal (250)
NOVELTY - Graphite structure (25) comprises: a graphite plate (1) stacked with a parallel basal plane; through holes (2) penetrating the plate from a front side to a back side of the plate with the basal plane parallel to the front side and the back side; and a coating layer containing a metal covering inner surfaces of the holes, where the metal forms a compound with carbon atoms of the graphite plate, and the holes have an opening penetrating the graphite plate from the front side to the back side of the plate inside the coating layer containing the inner surfaces of the holes.    USE - The graphite structure is useful in: an electronic device which is useful in an apparatus (all claimed); and a solar cell, an electric vehicle, a lighting device, a semiconductor package, a vehicle-installed device, a power device, or an LED device.    ADVANTAGE - The graphite structure reduces the size, height and weight of an electronic device and an apparatus for the device, thus eliminating peeling caused by a stress generated during heating and cooling, and thus achieving high reliability while keeping high thermal conductivity of graphite.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electronic device comprising the graphite structure on a heat dissipation path.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the graphite structure.    Graphite plate (1)    Through holes (2)    Titanium layer (3)    Continuous hole (4)    Graphite structure (25)
NOVELTY - Forming doped Group IB-IIIA-VIA absorber layer (208) on base (201), involves depositing Group IB, IIIA and VIA material on base, forming a partially reacted precursor layer by partially reacting Group IB and IIIA materials with Group VIA material, results in partially reacted precursor layer, depositing dopant-bearing film on partially reacted precursor layer, where dopant-bearing film comprising dopant material including sodium, potassium and lithium; and reacting partially reacted precursor layer with dopant material from dopant absorber bearing film to form doped absorber layer.    USE - For forming a doped Group IB-IIIA-VIA absorber layer on a base (claimed), for fabricating semiconductor thin film, particularly fabricating solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is low-cost, highly tunable, reproducible, and rapid synthesis of a nanoparticulate chalcogenide and chalcogen material for use as an ink, paste, or paint in solution-deposited absorber layers for solar cells. Coating the nanoparticles allows for precisely tuned stoichiometry, and/or phase, and/or size, and/or orientation, and/or shape of the chalcogenide crystals in the chalcogenide film; provides an absorber layer with desirable properties including relatively high density, high uniformity, low porosity, and minimal phase segregation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic view of formation of chalcogenide film from coated nanoparticles.    Base (201)    Group IB-IIIA-VIA absorber layer (208)
NOVELTY - An etching liquid comprises aqueous solution containing alkaline component (A) and phosphonic acid derivative, or its salt (B).    USE - Etching liquid is used for forming texture in silicon substrate surface for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The etching liquid provides uniform and stable texture in silicon substrate surface without volatilizing additive component in working temperature of 60-95 degrees C, and is applied to wafer cut by loose abrasive and wafer cut by bonded abrasive.
NOVELTY - The method involves connecting a gas supply path (2) and a gas exhaust passage (3) integrally with a processing chamber (1) of a processing apparatus which uses chlorine trifluoride as etching gas. The Chlorine trifluoride gas with a concentration equal to or greater than the concentration of the chlorine trifluoride gas supplied during etching process is allowed to act on the inner surfaces of the treatment chamber, the gas exhaust path and the gas supply path. The inner surface of the processing chamber and the gas supply path are film-coated with the fluorination film.    USE - Method for processing inner surface of chlorine trifluoride supply path of processing apparatus used for forming semiconductor thin film of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus, plasma vapor deposition (PVD) apparatus and epitaxial growth system, and for manufacturing semiconductor device, solar cell and photoreceptor drum.    ADVANTAGE - The portion not covered with the fluorination film in the connection portion by fitting can be eliminated. Since the metal material in which the chlorine trifluoride gas is supplied at the time of the process of the etching, the fall of concentration of chlorine trifluoride gas can be suppressed reliably. The corrosion of pipe interior can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the chlorine trifluoride use apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Processing chamber (1)    Gas supply path (2)    Gas exhaust passage (3)    Regulator (4)    Mass flow controller (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming metal oxide film (10) into film to substrate by mist-forming solution containing zinc and spraying mist-formed solution with respect to substrate (1) in non-under vacuum. The lowering of resistance of metal oxide film is performed by irradiating UV-ray (13) with respect to metal oxide film. The wavelength of UV-ray is determined to irradiate according to film thickness of metal oxide film. The determined wavelength of UV-ray is irradiated to metal oxide film.    USE - Method for manufacturing metal oxide film (claimed) such as transparent conductive film, and zincic-acid-ized film used in solar cell and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The metal oxide film can be produced effectively with the film characteristic by irradiating determined wavelength of UV-ray to metal oxide film. The low resistance of the metal oxide film can be attained by UV irradiation. The cost of the metal oxide film can be reduced. The metal oxide film of solar cell can be used conveniently. The efficiency of low resistance can be irradiated with respect to the metal oxide film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the metal oxide film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view illustrating the process for manufacturing metal oxide film.    Substrate (1)    Metal oxide film (10)    UV-ray lamp (12)    UV-ray (13)
NOVELTY - A reactor (1a) consists of cylindrical coil containing magnetic core (3) arranged inside and outside of coil (2w) and forming closed magnetic circuit. The magnetic core is configured by a sheet of composite material comprising mixture of magnetic powder and resin.    USE - Reactor is used for converter and power converter device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to DC-DC converter and converter of air conditioning machine for hybrid vehicle, plug-in hybrid motor vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The core material for reactor is manufactured efficiently with excellent productivity using sheet of composite material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for core material for reactor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows perspective view of reactor.    Reactor (1a)    Coil (2w)    Coil molded portion (20)    Resin molded portion (21)    Inner core portion (31)
NOVELTY - A reactor (1a) consists of cylindrical coil and magnetic core (3), and forms a closed magnetic circuit. The magnetic core contains composite material formed by mixing magnetic powder and resin, which is a millable-type silicone rubber.    USE - Reactor is used for component of power converter device of vehicles e.g. hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid motor vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles and electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor is economical, and has high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) converter;    (2) power converter device; and    (3) core material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic perspective view of the reactor.    Reactor (1a)    Winding coil (2W)    Magnetic core (3)    Molded coil (20)    Resin molded portion (21)
NOVELTY - A solar cell protective sheet (1A) comprises thermoplastic resin layer (T1) (13A) containing homo polypropylene, random polypropylene and/or thermoplastic elastomer.    USE - Solar cell protective sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed) as surface protection sheet and back surface protection sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell protective sheet has excellent adhesiveness with respect to sealing material of solar cell module, and generation of curl of protection sheet is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic sectional view of solar cell protective sheet.    Solar cell protective sheet (1A)    Base material (11)    Adhesive bond layer (12)    Thermoplastic resin layer (13A)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a laser condensing unit (160) that irradiates the laser beam (190) from a laser light source (150) toward the surface of a substrate (10). A modified layer is formed in the inside of the substrate, by moving the laser condensing unit relative to the substrate. The laser condensing unit is provided to focus the laser light symmetrically around the optical axis inside the substrate, so that the light impinging on the outer circumference of the laser condensing unit is converged more than light impinging on the inner circumference of the laser condensing unit.    USE - Substrate processing apparatus for processing silicon single crystal substrate for use in solar cell. Can also be used in processing sapphire substrate for LED and laser diode, silicon carbide (SiC) substrate for SiC-type power device for hybrid/electric vehicle field.    ADVANTAGE - The laser condensing unit is provided to focus the laser light symmetrically around the optical axis inside the substrate, so that the light impinging on the outer circumference of the laser condensing unit is converged more than light impinging on the inner circumference of the laser condensing unit, thus substrate can be efficiently formed thinly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a substrate processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the substrate during irradiation of laser beam.    Substrate (10)    Laser light source (150)    Laser condensing unit (160)    Plano-convex lens (180)    Laser beam (190)
NOVELTY - An organic thin-film solar cell (8) has a photoelectric conversion layer. The photoelectric conversion layer contains a portion (a) (13) containing sulfide of periodic table 15-group element and a portion (b) (12) containing organic semiconductor having molecular weight of 10000 or less, in which the portion (b) is in contact with the portion (a).    USE - Organic thin-film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic thin-film solar cell has excellent durability, high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and reduced variation in the photoelectric conversion efficiency at the surface of the photoelectric conversion layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic thin-film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of organic thin-film solar cell.    Organic thin-film solar cell (8)    Electrodes (10,16)    Hole transport layer (11)    Organic-semiconductor portion (12)    Portion containing sulfide of periodic table 15-group element (13)    Composite film (14)    Electron carrying layer (15)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of thin film involves providing substrate (110) coated with transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer (124) in a deposition chamber, depositing a thin film comprising host oxide upon TCO layer, and injecting an additive into the chamber while depositing the thin film. The additive provides a quantity of a material having a band gap higher than the host oxide in the thin film.    USE - Manufacture of thin film used as buffer layer in photovoltaic device (claimed) e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film is manufactured efficiently and economically with excellent conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film photovoltaic device (100).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of thin film photovoltaic device.    Thin film photovoltaic device (100)    Substrate (110)    Transparent conductive oxide (124)    Window layer (130)    Absorber (140)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen fuel cell system has a fuel cartridge which includes an overmolded surface seal gasket is provided with an offset injection point on the fuel cartridge. A reactant fuel material is placed in the fuel cartridge. A water feed tray (130) is connected to the fuel cartridge that provides an aqueous solution into the fuel cartridge to react with the reactant fuel material to develop hydrogen for the fuel cell. The reactant fuel material is made of sodium silicide and sodium silica gel.    USE - Hydrogen fuel cell system such as water reactive hydrogen fuel power system and water feed fuel cell system for stationary power generation application, lighting application, back-up power application, consumer electronics application, personal mobility device such as electric bicycle, landscaping equipment.    ADVANTAGE - The water feed tray is connected to the fuel cartridge that provides aqueous solution into the fuel cartridge to react with the reactant fuel material, so that the strength and durability of the hydrogen fuel cell system can be improved. The excessive water flow delivered to the fuel cartridge in transient conditions can be prevented. The cost of the system can be reduced. The system can be manufactured easily. The water can be scooped and filled easily into the water feed tray by the user. The fuel consumption of the system can be reduced. The rate of hydrogen production of system can be increased. The water can be prevented from traveling from the pressurized water chamber into fuel cartridge until the water feed tray and the fuel cartridge is connected to fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of controlling a hydrogen fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the water feed fuel cell system with refillable water door and fuel cartridge.    Water feed tray (130)    Access door (336)
NOVELTY - The optoelectronic device has a semiconductor material that is provided with a light interactive surface. The AlN value of light transmittant AlN layer is set with 50 wt.%. A transmittance value of light transmittant AlN layer is set greater than or equal to 80% for light having wavelength from about 250-800 nm. The semiconductor material is gallium nitride (GaN). A portion of the AlN layer is doped with silicon layer.    USE - Optoelectronic device such as LED, laser diode and solar cell in saw-type touch screen device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The protective layer can be enabled to provide added protection to the substrate so that the longevity of the optical storage media can be increased and hence the scratches and abrasions of the device can be reduced. The hardness and durability of the protective layer can be increased. The AIN layer can be deposited directly onto the touch screen substrate such as glass, and thus the complexity and cost of traditional conductive-type screens can be eliminated. The current leakage of the device can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for saw-type touch screen device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional side view of optical media device.    Substrate (12)    Associated recording layer (14)    Light transmittant protective layer (16)    Light (18)
NOVELTY - The quantum dot sensitized solar cell (10) includes a metal oxide film (20) formed on a substrate (30). Multiple quantum dots (40) are formed on the metal oxide film. Multiple t-butylamine ligands are attached to the quantum dots. Preferably, the metal oxide comprises a transition metal. Preferably, the metal oxide is a mixed metal oxide.    USE - Quantum dot sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Enhances control over chemical, structural and electronic properties of nanocrystalline quantum dots via organic surface passivation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic diagram of a quantum dot sensitized solar cell.    Quantum dot sensitized solar cell (10)    Metal oxide film (20)    Substrate (30)    Quantum dots (40)    Electrolyte (50)
NOVELTY - The method involves diffusing an impurity element on the surface of silicon system substrate (11), and forming an impurity diffused layer (15). The impurity diffused layer is removed in one surface side portion of the silicon system substrate. An etching fluid (33) flowing from a supply position to the outer edge portion of the silicon system substrate is supplied to the one surface side. An air (34) is supplied to other surface side opposite to the one surface side, and is supplied in the same direction as the etching fluid among the silicon system substrates.    USE - Manufacturing method of photovoltaic apparatus such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The small-scale manufacturing apparatus can be provided, and the productivity of the manufacturing apparatus of the photovoltaic apparatus can be improved. The appropriate etching rate can be achieved. The conversion efficiency can be improved by absorbing efficiently the light injected into the photovoltaic cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing apparatus of photovoltaic apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the etch process.    Silicon system substrate (11)    P-type polycrystalline-silicon layer (13)    Impurity diffused layer (15)    Etching fluid (33)    Air (34)
NOVELTY - The generator (1) has permanent magnet (4) which is arranged between central-magnetic-pole portion (2) and outer periphery magnetic pole portion (3), such that one magnetic pole faces the central-magnetic-pole portion and the other magnetic pole faces the outer periphery magnetic pole portion. The thickness of both ends of central section of permanent magnet (4) along magnetization direction is thinner than permanent magnet (41) in direction orthogonal to target surface.    USE - Magnetic field generator of magnetron sputtering apparatus used for forming thin film in surface of substrate of electronic component such as semiconductor integrated circuit, flat panel display, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of both ends of central section of permanent magnet along magnetization direction is thinner than the permanent magnet in direction orthogonal to target surface, such that the area on target surface can be extended easily without the need for arranging magnetic portion to backing plate, and the number of components can be reduced to achieve cost reduction of generator. Hence the utilization efficiency of target can be improved efficiently, and the thin film with uniform thickness can be formed reliably on substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the magnetic field generator.    Magnetic field generator (1)    Central-magnetic-pole portion (2)    Outer periphery magnetic pole portion (3)    Permanent magnets (4,41)    Linear portion (20)
NOVELTY - A slurry containing copper-indium-gallium diselenide (CI(G)S)-based nanoparticles and a flux having melting point of 30-400 degrees C is prepared (CC). The slurry is non-vacuum coated (DD) on a substrate to form a CI(G)S-based precursor thin film. The thin film is dried (EE) and heated (FF) using selenium vapor to manufacture photovoltaic (CI(G)S) based thin film.    USE - Formation of copper-indium-gallium diselenide thin film for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic thin film is efficiently and economically formed at relatively low temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of manufacture of copper-indium-gallium diselenide thin film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Nanoparticles manufacture (BB)    Slurry manufacture (CC)    Coating process (DD)    Drying (EE)    Heating (FF)
NOVELTY - A multi-junction solar cell comprises: a group IV layer having a surface defined by a (100), (010) or (001) plane inclined; a nucleation layer formed on the surface of the group IV layer; and at least one additional layer containing a III-V compound.    USE - Multi-junction solar cell for converting light to electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The multi-junction solar cell has improved morphology.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A multi-junction solar cell comprises: a group IV layer having a surface defined by a (100), (010) or (001) plane inclined, at an angle ranging from 0-20 degrees , towards a (111) plane of the group IV layer, the (100), (010) or (001) plane containing group IV elements spaced-apart by a group IV layer in-plane lattice parameter; a nucleation layer formed on the surface of the group IV layer, the nucleation layer including a III-V compound having at least aluminum (Al) as a group III element and at least one of arsenic (As), nitrogen (N) and antimony (Sb) as a group V element; and at least one additional layer containing a III-V compound, the at least one additional layer being formed on the nucleation layer, the at least one additional layer and the nucleation layer each having, in a direction substantially parallel to the (100), (010) or (001) plane, a lattice parameter substantially equal to the group IV layer in-plane lattice parameter, the solar cell including a first p-n junction formed in the group IV layer and a second p-n junction formed in the at least one additional layer.
NOVELTY - The cell has a set of silicon rods (11) formed on a top surface of a single crystal silicon substrate (1) and an insulator layer (12) formed on the surface, while still exposing the rods. A silicon shell layer (13) is formed on an outside of each rod. An indium gallium arsenic phosphide layer is formed on the silicon shell layer to form an indium gallium arsenic phosphide photovoltaic cell (14). A tunneling junction layer is located between the photovoltaic cell and another indium gallium arsenic phosphide photovoltaic cell (15) to assist transfer of multiple electrons and holes.    USE - Solar cell i.e. indium gallium arsenic phosphide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The single crystal silicon rods and the former photovoltaic cell that is homoepitaxy to the rods can be treated as mono-crystalline silicon, where the latter photovoltaic cell is heteroepitaxy when compared with the single crystal silicon rods, where a lattice constant and a thermal expansion coefficient of the single crystal silicon rods and the former photovoltaic cell are compatible, thus obviating cleavage and high dislocation density problems and prolonging service life of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The rods are single crystal silicon rods. The former photovoltaic cell is one of p type conductivity photovoltaic cell, n type conductivity photovoltaic cell and p intrinsic conductivity photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a pair of electrodes formed on top of a photovoltaic cell and on bottom of a substrate.    Single crystal silicon substrate (1)    Silicon rods (11)    Insulator layer (12)    Silicon shell layer (13)    Indium gallium arsenic phosphide photovoltaic cells (14, 15)
NOVELTY - Generating an electrolyte for a fuel cell involves including an electrolyte precursor (36) within a fuel cell; and generating an electrolyte within the fuel cell from the precursor.    USE - For generating electrolyte for fuel cell; and for fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Periodically or continuously generating the electrolyte within the fuel cell avoids the impact of electrolyte loss or reduction within the fuel cell and can provide for a more consistent and extended performance of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system comprising a cell stack assembly; a manifold associated with the cell stack assembly; and an electrolyte precursor within at least one of the cell stack assembly or the manifold for generating an electrolyte within the fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system.    Fuel cell system (20)    Cell stack assembly (22)    Individual cells (23)    Manifold (24)    Air inlet (26)    Fuel inlet (28)    Electrolyte precursor (36)    Cooler plates (37)
NOVELTY - A metal film pattern is formed on a substrate (1), and a coating is deposited on the surface of the substrate and metal film pattern. Coating on the metal film pattern is removed by laser irradiation. Thus, method of patterning metal film pattern on the substrate is carried out.    USE - Method of patterning metal film pattern on substrate e.g. silicon wafer for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically forms metal film pattern on substrate with high yield, by simple method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view explaining the laser irradiation applied to the substrate.    Substrate (1)    Dielectric coating (2)    Dielectric coating overlays (2')    Metal film (4)    Laser beam (5)
NOVELTY - A sample solution containing dye is dissolved in organic solvent and isolated by normal phase liquid chromatography, and the isolated dye is detected. The normal phase liquid chromatography is carried out using separation column (4) filled with column packing material, which is obtained by modifying base material with polar modifying groups, and using eluent obtained by adding organic acid to organic solvent.    USE - Method for analyzing dye used for fractionation purification method (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method maintains stability of fractionation purification. The dye is analyzed without degrading dye component in the organic type solar cell. The attractive force of the dye with respect to the column filler is controlled by column filler and by adding acid to the eluent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic block diagram of high-speed liquid chromatograph. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Mobile-phase container (1)    Liquid feeding pump (2)    Injector (3)    Separation column (4)    Detector (5)
NOVELTY - Flow battery comprises expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) reinforced ionomer separator membrane, where ePTFE reinforcement layer has porosity of about 45% and mean pore size no greater than 10 mu m, and having opposing surfaces; at least one perfluorosulfonic acid or perfluorosulfonate ionomer, or highly fluorinated sulfonic acid or highly fluorinated sulfonate ionomer, impregnated between opposing surfaces of ePTFE reinforcement layer, such that at least one ionomer has volume fraction of 40% at midpoint between the opposing surfaces.    USE - As flow battery such as vanadium redox battery or zinc flow battery (claimed) for large scale energy storage and power output; as redox fuel cell or hybrid flow battery.    ADVANTAGE - The flow battery with composite reinforced polymer separator membrane layer has improved crossover resistance to electroactive species, excellent coulombic and voltage efficiency and excellent durability, and improved lifetime free of electrolyte maintenance.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of meso hollow structure silicon oxide/graphene composite involves dispersing graphite oxide powder and surfactant into solvent, controlling pH to less than 2, adding silicone salt, maintaining at obtained mixture 30-150 degrees C, and controlling pH to 2 or less.    USE - Manufacture of meso hollow structure silicon oxide/graphene composite used for mold and energy storage material e.g. secondary battery, fuel cell and super capacitor (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of meso hollow structure silicon oxide/graphene composite.
NOVELTY - Bifurcated alkyl group containing compound (I), is new.    USE - (I) is useful: for preparing organic conjugated molecules, preferably organic conjugate polymers; and as an organic semiconductor material in organic fields, such as transistors, organic solar cells, organic light emitting diodes and other optoelectronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - (I) provides organic conjugated molecules with good solubility and improved charge carrier mobility ratio.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Bifurcated alkyl group containing compound of formula (R-(CH2)m-(R5)(R4)(R3)) (I), is new.    PGO = protecting group;    m = greater than 1;    R = halo, OH, amino, trifluoromethanesulfonic group, p-toluenesulfonic group, azido group, CN, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkoxy;    R3, R4 = alkyl, halo-substituted alkyl, alkoxy, halo-substituted alkoxy, alkenyl or alkynyl; and    R5 = O, OH, alkyl, halo-substituted alkyl, alkoxy, halo-substituted alkoxy, alkenyl or alkynyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) the preparation of (I);    (2) an aryl compound of formula (III); and    (3) polymer having a structure of formula (II).    Either Ar1 = aryl nucleus; or    Ar1, Ar2 = different aryl compound fragments;    n = integer or polymerization degree of the polymer; and    m = greater than 1.
NOVELTY - The coating film has a silicon dioxide film layer which is provided on surface of solar cell crystalline silicon and with the thickness of 15-25nm and the refractive index of 1.46-1.47. A titanium dioxide film is provided with the thickness of 40-60nm and the refractive index of 2.08-2.36. A silicon nitride film is provided with the thickness of 20-70nm and the refractive index of 2.1-2.5.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar cell layer antireflection coating.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic conversion efficiency of the crystalline silicon solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of crystalline silicon solar cell layer antireflection coating film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the crystalline silicon solar cell layer antireflection coating.    Silicon wafer (1)    Silicon dioxide (2)    Titanium dioxide (3)    Silicon nitride (4)
NOVELTY - The battery has a tunnel junction formed between gallium arsenide sub-cell and gallium indium phosphate sub-cell. The indium phosphate sub-cell is provided with the tunnel junction on a barrier layer, where the barrier layer is p \+ 1 \+ - indium phosphate \+ double-hetero-junction structure. The gallium arsenide sub-cell is overlapped to p \+ indium phosphate layer, back surface p- gallium arsenide base, n \+ gallium arsenide emitter and n \+ to indium phosphate window layer.    USE - Gallium arsenide/ gallium indium phosphate double solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery inhibits P-type doped source diffusion, increases the tunnel junction of the photocurrent density, and effectively improves double efficiency of silicon solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a gallium arsenide/gallium indium phosphate double solar battery. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A diffusion furnace is vacuumized, and the temperature inside the furnace is maintained at 420 degrees C. A titanium dioxide film is deposited by taking oxygen gas as reaction gas and argon gas as sputtering gas at 460 degrees C. A sputtering target is titanium target with diameter of 8 cm. The oxygen gas flow rate is 8-15 mL/minute. The argon gas flow rate is 100-120 mL/minute. The sputtering power is 200-400 watts, and sputtering time is 4-180 minutes. The obtained titanium dioxide film sample is annealed under nitrogen atmosphere to form titanium dioxide antireflection film.    USE - Manufacture of titanium dioxide antireflection film (claimed) for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides titanium dioxide antireflection film having high refractive index and low absorptivity, by simple method with high productivity. The titanium dioxide antireflection film is capable of reducing reflection of cell surface to light so as to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cell.
NOVELTY - The light has multiple unit modules (121a, 121b, 121c) respectively connected with a rotary shaft (114) of multiple monomers (111a, 111b, 111c). A reflector (112) is arranged in a side plane of each monomer. LED devices (122a, 122b) are equipped in the each unit module. A sensor unit (15) is connected to a storage battery (18). A dye sensitive solar cell module (11) is connected to an LED module (12). The LED module transmits light to the reflector through an illumination area. The solar cell module is connected with a comparator (16) through a communication module (17).    USE - Dimming and turn on/off controllable LED street light.    ADVANTAGE - The light effectively stores solar energy at daytime by utilizing the dye sensitive solar cell module that supplies electricity to the light at night time so as to ensure better working efficiency of the light. The light is easy to maintain and repair and automatically controlled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a dimming and turn on/off controllable LED street light.    Dye sensitive solar cell module (11)    LED module (12)    Sensor unit (15)    Comparator (16)    Communication module (17)    Storage battery (18)    Monomers (111a, 111b, 111c)    Reflector (112)    Rotary shaft (114)    Unit modules (121a, 121b, 121c)    LED devices (122a, 122b)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a thin film. The texture portion is formed on thin film at the main direction using the deposition condition. A growth plane is formed on surface of the thin film at other direction using other deposition condition where deposition conditions of thin film are different from each other. The directions of texture portion and growth plane are controlled independently.    USE - Manufacturing method of composite thin film such as diamond thin film and zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film (all claimed) used in solar cell application and semiconductor manufacturing industry.    ADVANTAGE - The thermal characteristic and physical property of thin film can be optimized effectively, since directions of texture portion and growth plane are controlled independently. The thin film can be produced efficiently. The occurrence of defect in thin film can be prevented easily. The deposition condition of thin film can be diversified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for composite thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic views illustrating the diversifying process of thin film.
NOVELTY - The cell has a tunnel layer (3) made of non-conductive rare earth oxides or rare earth oxy chalcogenides. The cell functions as an electron emitter and is made of yttrium compounds that are selected from a group consisting of mono sulfides, monoselenides, monotellurides, antimonides, bismuthides, germanides, stannides, plumbides, aluminides, gallide, indides or magnesides. A collector layer (4) comprises an energy difference between an electron affinity and a donor level near a surface beside the emitter, where the difference is lesser than an electron volt.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The collector layer comprises the energy difference between the electron affinity and the donor level near the surface beside the emitter, where the difference is lesser than the electron volt, thus enabling rapid tunneling of hot electrons from the emitter layer to the collector layer in an effective manner without losses. The utilization of the yttrium compounds enables improvement of economy of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electron emitter functions as a photocathode, a low-light enhancer or LED.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic top view of a solar cell.    Metal conductive rear contact (1)    Emitter layer (2)    Tunnel layer (3)    Collector layer (4)    Load (8)
NOVELTY - Zinc oxide is vapor-deposited on a substrate (1-C) by sputtering under application of direct current electricity bias application in predetermined level applied between the substrate and grounding level, to obtain zinc oxide film. The zinc oxide film has zinc-terminated or oxygen-terminated surface having polarity.    USE - Manufacture of zinc oxide film used for electric and electromechanical device. Uses include but are not limited to sensor, transistor, detector, light-emitting diode, glass window, solar cell and ultraviolet light management application.    ADVANTAGE - A zinc oxide film having desired polarity and chemical property is prepared.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of apparatus for carrying out polar control vapor deposition of zinc oxide.    Direct current bias power supply (1-A)    Target (1-B)    Substrate (1-C)    Electrical insulator (1-F)    Substrate holder (1-G)
NOVELTY - A container (1) consists of a bottom portion (19) and a side wall portion (10) which stands up from the periphery of the bottom portion. The portion (10) consists of side wall component (13) and side wall component (11) connected to the component (13) through rotation center used as connection portion. The component (11) can be rotated relatively with respect to the component (13).    USE - Container used for solidification of molten silicon used in manufacture of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The container has a simple structure and the solidified silicon can be removed easily from the container.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the container.    Container (1)    Side wall portion (10)    Side wall components (11, 13)    Bottom portion (19)    Side plate (21)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of high-purity silicon involves purifying metallic silicon without solidifying reduced fusion metallic silicon when producing metallic silicon by using silica rock as raw material, in an installation.    USE - Manufacture of high-purity silicon used in manufacture of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides high-purity silicon, using simple process by consuming reduced amount of energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) purification method of high-purity silicon involves purifying metallic silicon; and    (2) reducing device.
NOVELTY - The battery has negative electrode (84) that is equipped with a negative electrode electrical power collector (82) and a negative electrode compound material layer (86) containing the negative electrode active material and binder which are formed on the surface of negative electrode electrical power collector. A coated portion (70) is coated with aqueous polymer which is water-solubility or water-dispersibility and formed in the edge-portion side of the negative electrode compound material layer. The aqueous polymer is styrenebutadiene rubber.    USE - Non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery such as lithium ion secondary battery used as drive power supply of vehicle (claimed) such as hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle, and motor vehicle with electric motor such as fuel cell electric vehicle. Can also be used in power supply for personal computer, portable terminal and other electricity products.    ADVANTAGE - The flowing-out out of the edge portion of the negative electrode compound material layer into the exterior of negative electrode can be prevented effectively, so that the increase in internal resistance and the decline in capacitance maintenance factor by the outflow to the negative electrode exterior of non-aqueous electrolyte can be suppressed, respectively. The short circuit by contact with the edge-portion side of negative electrode compound material layer and positive electrode can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the structure of the electrode portion of the non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery.    Electrode portion (50)    Coated portion (70)    Negative electrode electrical power collector (82)    Negative electrode (84)    Negative electrode compound material layer (86)
NOVELTY - A carbon catalyst is manufactured by heat-processing greater than or equal to 1 types of organic compound which has basic functional group or acidic functional group in aromatic ring, and organic compound chosen from group which becomes heterocyclic ring and organic compound which has basic functional group or acidic functional group.    USE - Manufacture of carbon catalyst for fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst is inexpensive and has high oxygen reduction activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fuel cell comprising electrode catalyst which has arranged the carbon catalyst to one solid polymer electrolyte membrane or both surfaces.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the structure of fuel cell in which carbon catalyst is applied to electrode catalyst. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Separator (1)    Gas diffusion layer (2)    Fuel electrode (3)    Solid polymer electrolyte (4)    Air electrode (5)
NOVELTY - A porous carbonaceous material is manufactured by introducing organic substance on surface of or inside the hole of template zeolite of porous material, heating and carbonizing organic substance, forming carbon-zeolite complex, forming porous carbonaceous material on surface of or inside the hole of casting mold zeolite of porous material, and removing template zeolite using boron trichloride (BCl3) from carbon-zeolite complex.    USE - Manufacture of porous carbonaceous material for lithium ion battery and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Components discharged during template zeolite removal process have various uses and can be normally disposed, and porous carbonaceous material can be manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the structure of porous carbonaceous material. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A fuel reformer comprises modifier (100) which contains nitrogen adsorption agent layer (A) (11) and catalyst layer (B).    USE - A fuel reformer for fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - Deterioration of oxidation catalyst and modification catalyst can be prevented, and fuel reformer with small size can be obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of scavenging inner side of modifier using nitrogen desorbed from layer (A).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the modifier in the fuel reformer. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Nitrogen adsorption agent layer (11)    Oxidation catalyst layer (12)    Modification catalyst layer (13)    Modifier (100)
NOVELTY - A fluorine-containing polymer having polymer unit (A) based on fluorine-containing monomer, polymer unit (B) based on vinyl alcohol as arbitrary polymer unit and organic group-containing polymer unit (C) (I) is new.    USE - New fluorine-containing polymer is used for curable composition for forming cured material used for sealing optical elements (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to anti-reflective film, coating material, sealing material for solar cell, antifouling agent and repellent agent.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine-containing polymer is manufactured by simple process, and can be cured easily. The cured material formed using fluorine-containing polymer has excellent solvent resistance, gas barrier property, transparency and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorine-containing polymer having polymer unit (A) based on fluorine-containing monomer, and polymer unit (B) based on vinyl alcohol as arbitrary polymer unit, and organic group-containing polymer unit of formula: -CH2-CH(-O-(L)l-Rb)- (I), is new.    Rb=organic group having at least one terminal double bond;    L=divalent organic group;and    l=0 or 1.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of fluorine-containing polymer;    (2) curable composition, which contains fluorine-containing polymer; and    (3) cured material, which is obtained by curing the curable composition.
NOVELTY - A tetracene tetracarboxylic diimide compound, is new.    USE - The tetracene tetracarboxylic diimide compound is useful for transporting electrons without transporting holes in a layer of an electronic device (i.e. organic electroluminescent devices, organic thermochromism elements, organic field effect transistors and solar cells); and useful as near infrared (NIR) dye (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The tetracene tetracarboxylic diimide compound exhibits excellent air-stability and does not cause parasite injections of holes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A tetracene tetracarboxylic diimide compound of formula I, is new.    R1 and R8=identical to or different from each other, selected from hydrogen, and 1-30C organic groups; and    R2-R7, R9-R14=identical to or different from each other and identical to or different from R1 and R8, selected from hydrogen, halogens and 1-30C organic groups.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method for preparing at least one tetracene tetracarboxylic diimide compound of formula I;    (2) a method for depositing a layer of the tetracene tetracarboxylic diimide compound of formula I onto a substrate, involving dissolving the tetracene tetracarboxylic diimide compound in an organic solvent to form a solution comprising the solvent and the compound, then applying the solution to the substrate; and    (3) an electronic device comprising the tetracene tetracarboxylic diimide compound of formula I, the electronic device being selected from organic electroluminescent devices, organic thermochromism elements, organic field effect transistors and solar cells.
NOVELTY - A rylene monoimide derivates (Ia), (Ib) or (Ic), are new.    USE - As photosensitizers in solar cells and photodetectors (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The derivates have very good quantum efficiencies, particularly in the NIR region of the absorption spectrum.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A rylene monoimide derivates of formulae (Ia), (Ib) or (Ic), are new.    R=aryloxy, arylthio, hetaryloxy, hetarylthio, aryl, diarylamino or dialkylamino radicals;    n=0-3; or 0-5;    m=0 or 1;    A=-COOM', -SO3M' or -PO3M';    M'=H, an alkali metal cation or (NR')4+;    R'=H or alkyl (where R' radical may be the same or different);    B'=1-6C-alkylene or 1,4-phenylene (where the phenylene radical is optionally mono- or poly-substituted by alkyl, nitro, cyano or halo);    L'=chemical single bond or a bridge of formula -(Het')Ar'- or -(Het')Ar'-(Het')Ar'- (which may be optionally mono- or poly-substituted by phenyl, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio or -NR4R5);    Het'Ar'=aryl or hetaryl which is fused to saturated or unsaturated 5- to 18-membered rings comprising heteroatoms;    q=0 or 1;    R1 and R2=group of formula (IIa), (IIb) or (IIc);    R3=phenyl, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio or -NR6R7;    X=C(R8R9)2, NR10, O or S;    R4-R10=H, alkyl (whose carbon chain may be interrupted by at least one -O-, -S-, -CO-, -SO- or -SO2- moieties), or aryl or hetaryl (both optionally mono- or poly-substituted by alkyl, alkoxy or alkylthio);    p=0-5;    Y'=NR11 or S;    R11=H, alkyl (whose carbon chain may be interrupted by at least one -O-, -S-, -CO-, -SO- or -SO2- moieties), or aryl, hetaryl, aralkyl or hetaralkyl.    Provided that: when m is 0, then n is 0-3; and when m is 1, then n is 0-5.
NOVELTY - The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary has a thermal radiation material layer (16) formed in a positive electrode sheet (10) and/or a negative electrode sheet so that a temperature difference in the radial direction of a winding electrode body is reduced. The thermal radiation material layer is formed only in a partial range of at least one winding direction of the positive electrode sheet and negative electrode sheet.    USE - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery e.g. lithium ion secondary battery used as power supply for electric motor mounted in motor vehicle e.g. hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Minimizes performance difference between the winding center side and outer side of a winding electrode body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view and sectional view of a positive electrode sheet.    Positive electrode sheet (10)    Positive electrode electrical power collector (12)    Positive electrode compound material layer (14)    Positive electrode compound material layer non-formation portion (15)    Thermal radiation material layer (16)
NOVELTY - An apatite-type germanium-lanthanum oxide is synthesized by dissolving germanium (Ge) (compound) and lanthanum (La) (compound) in aqueous solution containing organic acid and ammonia so that total valence molar quantity of Ge (+4 valence) and La (+3 valence) is 0.8 with respect to molar quantity of carboxyl group contained in organic acid, adjusting pH of aqueous solution to 1.2-1.6, preparing mixing aqueous solution to which Ge and La are dispersed uniformly, heating mixing aqueous solution at less than or equal to 130 degrees C, forming gel, and heating gel.    USE - Synthesis of apatite-type germanium-lanthanum oxide for solid oxide fuel cell and oxygen concentration detection sensor.    ADVANTAGE - Impurity precipitation can be suppressed, and synthesis process can be simplified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An apatite-type germanium-lanthanum oxide is synthesized by dissolving germanium (Ge) (compound) and lanthanum (La) (compound) in aqueous solution containing organic acid and ammonia so that total valence molar quantity of Ge (+4 valence) and La (+3 valence) is 0.8 with respect to molar quantity of carboxyl group contained in organic acid, adjusting pH of aqueous solution to 1.2-1.6, preparing mixing aqueous solution to which Ge and La are dispersed uniformly, heating mixing aqueous solution at less than or equal to 130 degrees C, forming gel, heating gel at temperature below crystal growth start temperature from amorphous precursor, and heating mixing aqueous solution at less than or equal to 1100 degrees C.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the synthesis of apatite-type Ge-La oxide. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Mixing aqueous solution adjustment process (S1)    Mixing aqueous solution heating process (S2)
NOVELTY - A transparent cyclic olefin copolymer contains annular olefin unit (I), hydroxyl group-containing olefin unit (II) and carboxylic acid group-containing olefin unit (III).    USE - Transparent cyclic olefin copolymer for flexible substrate used for electrical device e.g. flexible display and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cyclic olefin copolymer provides substrate having excellent flexibility, transparency and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A transparent cyclic olefin copolymer contains annular olefin unit of formula (I), hydroxyl group-containing olefin unit of formula (II) and carboxylic acid group-containing olefin unit of formula (III).    R=1-20C alkyl;    X=1-20C hydroxy alkyl;and    Y'=metal ion chosen from alkali metal, alkaline earth metal and transition metal.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for flexible substrate formed using the transparent cyclic olefin copolymer by solvent casting method or extrusion method.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a kind of four-junction solar battery structure, comprising a Ge substrate, and wherein the Ge substrate in turn is provided with a the Ge cell, nucleating layer, a buffer layer, a tunnel junction, a second junction GaInAs cell, a second tunnel junction, the third AlxGa1-xAs battery, the third tunnel junction, the GaInP2 cell and GaAs cap layer. This utility model adopts the completely matched lattice GaInP2/AlxGa1-xAs/GaInAs/Ge sub-battery and the Ge substrate, which effectively improves the efficiency of the solar battery, the open-circuit voltage is increased to 4V, the high voltage low current characteristic, a battery component and GaInP/GaInAs/Ge three-knot solar battery is completely compatible, simplifies the preparation process, reduces the manufacture cost, the feasibility aspect is easy to be realized.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar cell laser etching edge automation system, the automation system comprises two paths of belt conveying device, a machine arm conveying device, a XY theta a work-piece table, a linear motor sliding table, a laser, a laser beam scanning focusing device. The cover system can efficiently finish the solar battery sheet laser edge etching production of new technology, the highest design speed is 1800, compared with the past improves the production 50%. Wherein a fully alternately staggered by laser etching time and the vision location time, using only one laser, two laser etching process yield and saves the investment cost, and improves the reliability of the production and operation.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of new-type containing phosphorus oxychloride source bottle device, specifically comprising: a source bottle is composed of a groove and inclined surface of the air inlet pipe, an air outlet pipe, a temperature measuring pipe and bottom of the source bottle is composed of a bottom and two groove is provided with a certain inclined angle; the position of the groove on the lower part of the air inlet pipe, the shape of the groove is column, cuboid or cube with groove is connected with the top part of a bottom surface of the source bottle into a certain angle, and a solid fill air inlet pipe and on the same straight line. The beneficial effect of the utility model is good for phosphorus concentrate, obviously reduce waste and is in favour of reducing production cost.    USE - Phosphorus oxychloride source bottle holding device for crystal silicon solar cell manufacturing process.    ADVANTAGE - The device reduces waste and reduces production cost.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of new-type conductive device for reclaiming organic glass, comprising a corrosion groove, cleaning groove and etching groove and cleaning groove are placed side by side, the above etching tank with the cleaning groove. This utility model is a bubble tube and a heating pipe at the bottom of the etching tank, so as to accelerate the corrosion of the thin film solar cell, and the utility model is simple and convenient to operate, reduces the corrosion time, improves the production efficiency, at the same time, it reduces the production cost, and it is convenient to popularize.    USE - Conductive device for recovering organic glass.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple and convenient to operate, reduces corrosion time, improves production efficiency and reduces production cost.
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic component has a solar cell core panel (2) including flexible substrate connected with solar battery film layer. An upper protective layer and a lower protective layer are arranged at the two sides of the solar cell core panel. The upper protective layer and the lower protective layer are formed of curved glass with the same curvature. The solar cell core panel is made of flexible material, and the curvature of the solar cell core panel is the same to the curvature of the upper protective layer and the lower protective layer.    USE - Building material type double-sided glass photovoltaic component for photovoltaic glass curtain wall with complicated curves and planes, photovoltaic glass lighting roof, photovoltaic parking shed and photovoltaic bus shelter.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell core panel can be integrated with the upper protective layer and the lower protective layer, so that the photovoltaic component has high photoelectric conversion efficiency, stable performance, long service, safety and reliability, heat insulation, heat preservation, sound insulation, ultraviolet protection, breakage resistance and selective light transmission.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of building material type double-sided glass photovoltaic component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the building material type double-sided glass photovoltaic component.    Solar cell core panel (2)    Upper package protection glass (4)    Upper film (5)    Lower film (6)    Lower package protection glass (7)
NOVELTY - A 2-((2-(4,7,10-tris((tert-butoxy)carbonyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecan-1-yl)ethyl)amino)acetic acid is new.    USE - New 2-((2-(4,7,10-tris((tert-butoxy)carbonyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecan-1-yl)ethyl)amino)acetic acid is used for intermediate for molecular probe for chemical sensor, solar cell and optoelectronic device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The 2-((2-(4,7,10-tris((tert-butoxy)carbonyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecan-1-yl)ethyl)amino)acetic acid is prepared with high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of 2-((2-(4,7,10-tris((tert-butoxy)carbonyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecan-1-yl)ethyl)amino)acetic acid, which involves reacting 1,4,7,10-tetrakis((4-methylbenzene)sulfonyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane with sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide, to obtain 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, reacting the obtained 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane with di-t-butyl dicarbonate, triethylamine and dichloromethane, to obtain 1,4,7-tri-tert-butyl 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-tricarboxylate, reacting the obtained 1,4,7-tri-tert-butyl 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-tricarboxylate with chloroacetonitrile, potassium carbonate, potassium iodide and acetonitrile, to obtain 1,4,7-tri-tert-butyl 10-(2-aminoethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-tricarboxylate, reacting the obtained 1,4,7-tri-tert-butyl 10-(2-aminoethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-tricarboxylate with hydrogen-Raney nickel and ethanol-ammonia, to obtain 1,4,7-tri-tert-butyl 10-(2-((2-(benzyloxy)-2-oxoethyl)amino)ethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-tricarboxylate and reacting the obtained 1,4,7-tri-tert-butyl 10-(2-((2-(benzyloxy)-2-oxoethyl)amino)ethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-tricarboxylate with methanol, hydrogen and palladium-carbon.
NOVELTY - A quinoline derivative (I), is new.    USE - New quinoline derivative is used for forming organic layer for organoelectronic device e.g. organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor, organic transistor and organic phosphorescence device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organoelectronic device containing the film formed suing the quinoline derivative has high durability and luminescence property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A quinoline derivative of formula (I), is new.    L1,L2=direct bond or optionally substituted 5-30C arylene;    Ar1,Ar2=H, D, carbonyl, phosphoryl, amino, nitrile, nitro, hydroxy, halo, amide, ester, or 1-20C alkyl, 2-20C alkenyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl, 5-30C cycloalkenyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 6-20C aryloxy, 1-30C t-alkyloxy, 5-20C arylthioxy, 1-30C alkylamine, 5-30C arylamine, 6-30C aryl, 3-30C heteroaryl having O, N, the or S as foreign atom, boron group or silane group (all optionally substituted);    orL1+L2=aliphatic ring, aromatic ring, aliphatic hetero ring or aromatic hetero condensed ring;    n=1-3;    a,b=0-3;    c=0-5;and    X1-X3=H, or 1-24C alkyl, 2-24C alkenyl, 2-24C alkynyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl, 3-20C heterocycloalkyl, 6-50C aryl, 3-50C heteroaryl, fluorenyl, carbazolyl or arylamine (all optionally substituted).    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organoelectronic device.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of iron catalyst involves growing carbon nanotube on carbon paper, depositing iron using sputtering on carbon nanotube, heat-treating iron deposited on carbon nanotube under ammonia gas.    USE - Manufacture of iron catalyst used for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for iron catalyst.
NOVELTY - A pyrene derivative (I)-(III) is new.    USE - New pyrene derivative is used for organic electroluminescent device e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic solar cell, electronic paper, organic photoreceptor and organic thin-film transistor (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A pyrene derivative of formula (I)-(III) is new    R=Ar1-N(-Ar2)- or Ar1-N(-Ar2)-X-;and    Ar1,Ar2=5-30C aromatic ring.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electroluminescent device.
NOVELTY - The thin film depositing apparatus has a substrate support portion (100) that is installed at the top side of a deposition chamber (10) to which processed substrate (S) is supplied. A substrate heating portion (110) is mounted in the substrate support portion for heating the processed substrate. The elevation of a shaft (134) and substrate is supported by substrate support portion according to horizontal feed and rotation operation. An evaporation source (20) is arranged facing the processed substrate for evaporating the deposition material in the processed substrate.    USE - Apparatus for depositing thin film on surface of substrate of organic LED of display device e.g. LCD used in mobile communication terminal and TV. Can also be used in depositing thin film for manufacture of flat panel display device, solar cell device and semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - As the evaporation source is arranged facing the processed substrate for evaporating the deposition material in the processed substrate, thin film with uniform thickness can be effectively deposited on the upper and loser surfaces of the substrate, so that productivity of the processed substrate can be improved. The occurrence of angular variation in the substrate can be prevented, as heating elements are installed at the down side of the processed substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thin film depositing apparatus.    Deposition chamber (10)    Evaporation source (20)    Substrate support portion (100)    Substrate heating portion (110)    Shaft (134)    Processed substrate (S)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has porous element (61) which is equipped with hollow unit. The liquid raw material is vaporized using the heat generated by heat generating element (8). The hollow element (7) is equipped with heat generating element. The porous element (62) equipped with evaporation surface spaced apart from the outer surface of porous element (61). The liquid raw material is supplied to the evaporation surface according to the capillary force of pore. The vapor flow area is formed between porous elements.    USE - Apparatus for generating hydrogen for fuel cell used in electric vehicle and electronic device such as mobile telephone and portable personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus is simple in structure, so that manufacturing cost can be reduced. The generation amount of hydrogen can be increased by disassembly or steam reforming reaction of hydrocarbon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen generation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the hydrogen generating apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen generating apparatus (1)    Hollow element (7)    Heat generating element (8)    Supply pipe (28)    Porous elements (61,62)
NOVELTY - The substrate processing apparatus has a process unit (15) using process liquid for processing a substrate (W) having high purity. A liquid supply unit (27) supplies the liquid from the process unit (15) to a process unit (16) when the deterioration degree of process liquid reaches a predetermined value. A controller (53) is provided for controlling the process unit (16) to process the substrate having low purity using the process liquid supplied from the process unit (15).    USE - Substrate processing apparatus. Uses include but are not limited to cleaning or etching of semiconductor wafer, substrate for LCD device, substrate for plasma display panel (PDP), organic electroluminescent (EL) display device, substrate for field emission display (FED) device, substrate for optical display device, substrate for magnetic disc, substrate for magneto optical disc, substrate for photomask and substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The process liquid utilization efficiency is improved by using the deteriorated process liquid for processing substrate having low purity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for substrate processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the control system.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Process units (15,16)    Processing tank (23)    Liquid supply unit (27)    Controller (53)    Substrate (W)
NOVELTY - The method involves conveying the mounting base, so that cells (4) is passed along preset radiation range (17) of the ion beam, and irradiating the ion beam with respect to the cells. The mounting base is rotated by predetermined angle and changing arrangement of the mounting base. The mounting base is conveyed after rotation so that cells are passed along the radiation range, and ion beam is irradiated with respect to the cells.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The ion-implantation amount can be made uniform between several cells, as the mounting base is conveyed after rotation. The productive efficiency of the solar cell can be improved effectively, as the throughput of the solar cell can be improved effectively. The manufacturing apparatus can be maintained effectively. The homogenization of the ion implantation amount by simple and low cost structure can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing apparatus of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the solar cell manufacturing apparatus.    Carrier (2)    Tray (3)    Cell (4)    Radiation range (17)    Carrying in/out unit (19)
NOVELTY - The method involves performing (S5) surface treatment process on surface of a single crystal silicon substrate by exposing the surface of a single crystal silicon substrate to the source gas. The surface of single crystal silicon substrate arranged within a film production chamber is processed to form (S6) an amorphous silicon film by performing (S7) plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process within the film production chamber using another source gas corresponding to source gas.    USE - Film forming method of amorphous silicon film used in heterojunction solar cell used for solar energy power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The surface of single crystal silicon substrate arranged within the film production chamber is processed, hence the crystal growth can be prevented reliably. The subsequent film forming process can be achieved. The crystal growth in both interface vicinity can be suppressed. The defect level in the interface of single crystal silicon substrate and amorphous silicon film can be reduced efficiently. The manufacturing cost can be reduced. The electric power generation efficiency can be improved effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the film forming process of amorphous silicon film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for removing surface oxide-film (S3)    Step for performing rinse process (S4)    Step for performing surface treatment process (S5)    Step for forming amorphous silicon film (S6)    Step for performing plasma CVD process (S7)
NOVELTY - A solar cell back sheet (5) has two or more layers including a weather-resistance application layer (1) containing mat agent. The weather-resistance application layer is provided on outermost surface of the solar cell back sheet, which is positioned on atmospheric side of solar cell module.    USE - Solar cell back sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell back sheet is economical, and provides high external appearance to the solar cell module, and diffuses light even when filler layer of solar cell module is deformed to concave shape.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the solar cell back sheet.    Weather-resistance application layer (1)    Base material (2)    Adhesive bond layer (3)    Resin base material (4)    Solar cell back sheet (5)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a terminal voltage detection unit i.e. analog/digital converter (44), connected between an opening-and-closing unit i.e. relay (SMRa), and a power inverter circuit (14) to detect terminal voltage of a high voltage battery (10). An abnormality-diagnosis unit i.e. CPU (50), carries out purport diagnosis of abnormality produced based on the detected value of terminal voltage by the terminal voltage detection unit deviating from a predetermined range in a condition, where close operation of the opening-and-closing unit is carried out by a switching operation unit.    USE - Power supply control apparatus for monitoring charging/discharging a high voltage battery e.g. assembled battery such as lithium ion secondary battery, based on demand of electric power in a residence. Can also be used for controlling fuel cell and a vehicle-mounted storage battery for a hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The abnormality-diagnosis unit carries put purport diagnosis of abnormality produced based on the detected value of the terminal voltage detection unit deviating from the range in the condition, where close operation of the opening-and-closing unit is carried out by the switching operation unit, so that the voltage between electrodes of the high voltage battery can be detected to detect disconnection arising in the total voltage detection line, thus determining presence or absence of abnormality in an easy manner. The apparatus allows a high impedance resistor for pre-charge to be provided between the high voltage battery and the power inverter circuit, thus avoiding rush current flowing into a smoothing capacitor from the high voltage battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit block diagram of a power supply control apparatus.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Relays (SMRa-SMRc)    High voltage battery (10)    Power inverter circuit (14)    Analog/digital converter (44)    CPU (50)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a reaction chamber which accommodates several glass substrates, so that the substrate surface of each substrate is opposite. A gas supply section supplies process gas to the reaction chamber interior. An exhaustion unit exhausts the atmosphere of the reaction chamber interior. A plate-shaped heater (8) is provided between the substrate surfaces of the glass substrates accommodated in the reaction chamber interior. A fan (41) is provided in the reaction chamber interior, and is made to circulate through the atmosphere of the reaction chamber interior.    USE - Batch type substrate processing apparatus for processing substrate such as glass substrate used for solar cell (claimed) of copper indium slender (CIS) type. Can also be used in liquid crystal panel.    ADVANTAGE - Since several glass substrates accommodated in the reaction chamber interior can be heated in the short time, the temperature can be kept uniform. The glass substrate can be heated efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of substrate for solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front sectional view of the reaction chamber.    Reaction container (1)    Plate-shaped heater (8)    Fan (41)    Rotating shaft (42)    Fan drive portion (43)
NOVELTY - The roller has a cutting wire that is rolled with a roller. A cross groove line (10) is intersected with a columnar groove line (9). The processing liquid staying at the groove of the columnar groove line is discharged according to the rotating speed of the roller main portion.    USE - Roller of wire saw used for cutting material such as sapphire, silicone and substrate for semiconductor, solar cell, LED, laser and hard disk drive (HDD).    ADVANTAGE - Since the cross groove line is intersected with the columnar groove line, the processing efficiency of the wire saw can be enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the wire saw.    Columnar groove line (9)    Cross groove line (10)
NOVELTY - The cell has a photoelectric member set on a passivation member (60) for converting light into current. The passivation member includes a protection material for protecting the photoelectric member. A wavelength conversion material (64) is arranged to convert the light into a different wavelength, where the light passes through the photoelectric member. The wavelength conversion material comprises a rare earth ion, a transition metal ion, and a quantum dot i.e. silicon nanocrystal. The protection material is made silicon oxide, silicon nitride, and aluminum oxide.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The wavelength conversion material is arranged to convert the light having a wavelength of about 1,100 nanometer to about 1,700 nanometer into light having a wavelength of about 550 nanometer to about 850 nanometer in power generation, thus converting a long-wavelength light into a short-wavelength light. The cell can improve efficiency of the solar cell without increasing the cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a solar cell.    Passivation member (60)    Lower protection layer (62)    Wavelength conversion material (64)    Micro lens array (66)    Upper protection layer (68)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming N-type doped layer (307) that is heat-treated for removing mask pattern. A portion of p-type doped layer (304) is exposed in form of dotting pattern, and spreader product layer is formed on p-type doped layer. A p-type doping source having mask pattern is removed as etching mask, and spreader product layer prevents diffusing of n-type doping source. The p-type doping source is exposed in form of dotting pattern, and coated on back side of substrate for preparing n-type crystalline silicon substrate (301).    USE - Method for fabricating contact solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Sine the area of p-type doped layer is maximized and the area of N-type doped layer is minimized, the minority carrier can enhance the probability collected at p-type doped layer. Since the exposing of p-type doped layer on surface of substrate is minimized, the hole that is reunited with surface defect can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the back contact solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    N-type crystalline silicon substrate (301)    P-type doped layer (304)    N-type doped layer (307)
NOVELTY - A copper-gallium sputtering target (14) contains a copper matrix and a gallium-containing region mixed in copper matrix. The amount of copper matrix with respect to total amount of copper matrix and gallium-containing region is 10 volume% or more. The gallium content rate with respect to total amount of copper matrix and gallium-containing region is 20-80 %mass.    USE - Copper-gallium sputtering target is used for manufacturing copper indium gallium selenide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The copper-gallium sputtering target is easily manufactured, and is prevented from generation of splash.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of copper-gallium sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view illustrating manufacture of copper-gallium sputtering target. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Copper porous material (11)    Gallium material (12)    Copper-gallium composite material (13)    Copper-gallium sputtering target (14)
NOVELTY - A one-component sealing material contains a curable composition containing 100 pts. wt. organic polymer (excluding polymer containing urethane bond component having organopolysiloxane molecular chain integrated in a polymer skeleton) containing polyoxyalkylene-type polymer or urethane bond component having silicon-containing group which can be crosslinked by forming siloxane bond, and 5-300 pts. wt. ester compound of cycloalkane polycarboxylic acid.    USE - One-component sealing material is used for forming cured material (claimed) for buildings, boats, ship, carriage ways, medical devices, food packaging materials, and solar-cell backside sealing. The curable composition can also be used for molding agents, damping materials, sound insulating materials, foamed materials, crack repair materials, tiling adhesives, medical adhesives, primers, adhesive agents used for vehicle panels, waterproof materials, and spraying materials.    ADVANTAGE - The one-component sealing material has excellent workability, storage stability, weather resistance, and deep-portion hardenability, and is safe with respect to environment and human body. The cured material of the sealing material has excellent flexibility and adhesiveness.
NOVELTY - A metal nanowire comprises metal composition containing metals other than silver and silver, in uniform surface.    USE - Metal nanowire is used for transparent conductor (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electronic paper, liquid crystal display, plasma display panel, organic electroluminescent filed emission element, touch panel and solar cell for television and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The metal nanowire is manufactured efficiently and economically with excellent electroconductivity, transparency, durability and stability, and reduced surface resistance and environmental impact.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of metal nanowire; and    (2) transparent conductor.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has upper table (20) which adsorbs plate-shaped element (2). Lower table (40) is arranged under top table and flexible board (3) is mounted. The rotating roll (50) to which lower surface of flexible board supported on bottom table is contacted. Strain deformation of flexible board is carried out by dead weight. Press portion (60) is pressed on plate-shaped element by which flexible board strain deformed by rotating roll is adsorbed on upper table. Moving mechanism (70) to which the rotating roll and press portion are relatively moved with respect to upper table.    USE - Bonding apparatus of electronic device, such as display panel, solar cell, and thin film secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The defect and curvature of the laminated board after bonding can be reduced. The thickness and weight reduction of the electronic device can be attained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a bonding method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the bonding apparatus.    Plate-shaped element (2)    Flexible board (3)    Tables (20,40)    Rotating roll (50)    Press portion (60)    Moving mechanism (70)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a positive electrode active material layer (14) and a negative electrode active material layer (17) in surfaces of two electrical power collectors (13, 16), respectively. The positive and negative electrode active material layers are laminated on sides of an electrolyte layer (15). An outer periphery edge of an electrode reaction part is located in the positive electrode active material layer. A cell layer is pressed with respect to an outer periphery edge of the electrode reaction part in the negative electrode active material layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery i.e. flat-type dipolar-type lithium ion secondary battery, utilized as a power supply of a vehicle e.g. electric vehicle (EV) i.e. motorbike, hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), fuel cell electric vehicle and hybrid fuel cell electric vehicle such as passenger car, lorry, bus and light car. Can also be used for an electric train and an uninterruptible power system.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preventing the dendrite, and improving the mechanical strength of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a flat-type dipolar-type lithium ion secondary battery.    Electrical power collectors (13, 16)    Positive electrode active material layer (14)    Electrolyte layer (15)    Negative electrode active material layer (17)    Electric power generation element (18)    Positive electrode lead (19)
NOVELTY - A transparent cyclic olefin copolymer contains annular olefin unit (I) and carboxylic acid group-containing olefin units (II) and (III).    USE - Transparent cyclic olefin copolymer for flexible substrate used for electrical device e.g. flexible display and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cyclic olefin copolymer provides substrate having excellent flexibility, transparency and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A transparent cyclic olefin copolymer contains annular olefin unit of formula (I) and carboxylic acid group-containing olefin units of formulae (II) and (III).    R1=H or 1-15C hydrocarbyl;    R2=single bond or ethereal oxygen atom;    m=0 or 1;and    M=alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of transparent cyclic olefin copolymer, which involves carrying out ring-opening polymerization of tetracyclodecene derivative or bicyclo(2.2.1)-2-heptene of formula (V) in the presence of metallocene catalyst, producing olefin polymer of formula (VI), hydrogenating in the presence of metal catalyst, forming polymer of formula (VII), hydrolyzing in the presence of acid or base and producing polymer of formula (VIII); and    (2) flexible substrate formed using the transparent cyclic olefin copolymer by solvent casting method or extrusion method.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a kind of locking on the GaAs substrate surface of three-junction solar cell, comprising a GaAs substrate, a InxGa1-xAs battery, a second junction GaAs cell and third GaInP battery, wherein it is as follows: the first InxGa1-xAs battery V. GaAs substrate surface, the second junction GaAs cell and third GaInP cell GaAs substrate V. the other end; the GaAs substrate thickness greater than 500 microns of the n-type GaAs. The utility model passes through the three single-junction battery V. double face GaAs substrate thickness is more than 500 microns, which not only realizes the isolation generated by lattice mismatch dislocations to grow back surface in the second cell and the third cell and improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency, ensures the stability of the battery performance, simplifies the process for manufacturing nickel battery, reduces the battery manufacturing cost is reduced and the production efficiency of the battery, it is easy to realize mass production.
NOVELTY - Generating hydrogen by hydrolyzing lithium borohydride comprises: dissolving lithium borohydride in an organic solvent which cannot be adsorbed on a proton exchange membrane or a fuel cell membrane to obtain an organic saturated solution or an organic suspension; and filling liquid water to regulate the concentration of lithium borohydride so as to realize the regulation of the speed of releasing hydrogen in reaction until the theoretical content of hydrogen in lithium borohydride is completely released finally.    USE - The method id useful for generating hydrogen by hydrolyzing lithium borohydride.    ADVANTAGE - The method is stable, controllable and highly efficient, in hydrogen release process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a reaction apparatus used for generating hydrogen by hydrolyzing lithium borohydride, comprising a liquid water storage chamber (1), a water inlet capillary (2), a hydrolysis reaction chamber (3), a gas feedback pipeline (5) and an interface (4) connected with a fuel cell, where: one end of the water inlet capillary is connected with the liquid storage chamber and the other end is connected with the hydrolysis reaction chamber; and one end of the gas feedback pipeline is inserted in the liquid of the liquid storage chamber, and the other end is connected with the hydrolysis reaction chamber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of a reaction apparatus used in the hydrolysis of lithium borohydride.    Liquid water storage chamber (1)    Water inlet capillary (2)    Hydrolysis reaction chamber (3)    Interface (4)    Gas feedback pipeline (5)
NOVELTY - Distance graphite boat sheet of this utility model relates to a kind of graphite boat, comprising a graphite boat sheet (1), a ceramic rod (2), a graphite boat technology (3), graphite boat (1) is two or more than two said graphite boat sheet (1) is 15 mm, the utility model is simple in structure, and rational, the silicon chip of coating uniformly and improve the quality of the silicon chip, the solar conversion efficiency is high.
NOVELTY - A metal precursor compound is dissolved in a low boiling point solvent to obtain a metal precursor solution. The metal precursor solution is subjected to ultrasonic treatment, and metal oxide precursor droplets are dispersed in a solvent. Droplets and graphene are supplied to a chamber, and droplet is adsorbed on graphene with carrier gas to form metal oxide thin film on graphene.    USE - Formation of metal oxide thin film on graphene for device e.g. transparent energy electric power generating element, transparent photoelectric device or inverted organic solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metal oxide thin film is formed on graphene at low temperature with high crystallization without damaging graphene.
NOVELTY - A dicyanophenyl-containing copolymer (I) is new.    USE - New dicyanophenyl-containing copolymer is used for synthesizing phthalocyanine-based compound for use in LCDs, plasma display panels, organic photoreceptors, organic light-emitting devices, electronic paper, organic solar cells, and photosensitizers used in photodynamic treatment (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The new dicyanophenyl-containing copolymer has excellent coating characteristics and dispersibility, and enables manufacture of phthalocyanine-based compounds with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dicyanophenyl-containing copolymer of formula (I), is new.    R1,R2=optionally substituted 1-10C alkyl;    R3=1-10C alkyl, 5-10C aryl, 1-10C alkoxy, or 5-10C aryloxy (all optionally substituted), or amino;and    m,n=50-1000.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of phthalocyanine-based compound.
NOVELTY - A lithium ion conducting ceramic material comprises complex oxides of lithium, sodium aluminum, hafnium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, zirconium, germanium, titanium and silicon.    USE - Lithium ion conducting ceramic material is used for batteries, fuel cell and electrolytic cell. Uses include but are not limited to computer, cell phone, portable music players, lighting device and electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium ion conducting ceramic material has high lithium-ion conductivity at low temperature, and favorable current efficiency and stability in water and corrosive media under static and electrochemical condition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A lithium ion conducting ceramic material comprises complex oxides of lithium, sodium aluminum, hafnium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, zirconium, germanium, titanium and silicon (M11+x+z-dM3xM4yM52-x-yM6zP3-zO12 where M1 is lithium and/or sodium, x is more than 0.05 and less than 0.5, y is more than 0.05 and less than 2, z is more than 0 and less than 3, d is more than 0 and less than 0.5, M3 is aluminum, hafnium, scandium, yttrium and/or lanthanum, M4 is zirconium, germanium and/or tin, M5 is titanium, and M6 is silicon, germanium and/or tin).
NOVELTY - A steam barrier resin is formed by reacting organometallic complex (D) and copolymer (C) of carboxylic acid group and/or acid-anhydride group. The copolymer (C) obtained by polymerizing unsaturated-hydrocarbon monomer (A) and unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride (B), and has metal crosslinking between copolymer (C).    USE - Steam barrier resin is used for steam barrier coating agent, and steam barrier film for steam barrier laminated component (all claimed). Can also be used for solar cell and organic electroluminescence element.    ADVANTAGE - The steam barrier film obtained using steam barrier resin has high steam barrier property and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) steam barrier coating agent, which comprises steam barrier resin and solvent (E); and    (2) steam barrier laminated component, which is obtained by laminating steam barrier film on surface(s) of base film.
NOVELTY - A silicon refining apparatus has a crucible (4) containing graphite and having upper-end opening and accommodating silicon, a heating apparatus (5) for heating the crucible, and vacuum pump (1), in a decompression chamber (2). While covering a ring-shaped heat retention cover (7) on opening of the crucible at the top of the crucible, the ring-shaped heat retention cover has exhaust opening with an area less than the silicon-molten-metal surface in a crucible. The ring-shaped heat retention cover is capable of replaced during heating of the crucible in the decompression chamber.    USE - Apparatus is used for silicon refining process (claimed) for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon refining apparatus has simple structure as heat retention unit for maintaining silicon-molten-metal surface at high temperature, and is easily manufactured. The silicon refining apparatus supplies economical and highly purified silicon raw material for solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for silicon refining method, which involves removing impurity which evaporates out of a silicon molten metal, heating silicon in a crucible using the silicon refining apparatus beyond melting point, performing at least 2 charges silicon refinement processes, continuing heating of crucible by exchanging an exchangeable heat retention cover at least once.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of silicon refining apparatus.    Vacuum pump (1)    Decompression chamber (2)    Crucible (4)    Heating apparatus (5)    Ring-shaped heat retention cover (7)
NOVELTY - The gas barrier film has a gas barrier layer that is formed by ion-implanting in polysilazane layer on base material. A base material of the gas barrier layer is connected to a surface side. The gas barrier layer is provided with primary region and secondary region provided with different refractive indices toward base material side from surface side. The refractive index of the primary region is within the range of 1.50-1.68. The refractive index of the secondary region is within the range less than 1.40 to 1.50.    USE - Gas barrier film used in electric product such as electronic component, image display apparatus, organic electroluminescent element, LCD device, solar cell, transparent electrically-conductive material, and PET bottle, packaging container, glass container and gas barrier container.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film can be efficiently produced with outstanding transparency. The gas barrier properties of the gas barrier film can be achieved. The coloring can be suppressed. The generation of crack in the gas barrier film is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing gas barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating the relationship between water-vapor-permeation rate, total light transmittance and refractive index of primary region in the gas barrier layer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Method of bonding work sample having hydrophobic surface and silicone component involves coating a primer which consists of silane coupling agent or siloxane-type coating agent on one side of a work sample with hydrophobic surface, irradiating using ultraviolet rays to the surface coated with primer, laminating surface which irradiated the ultraviolet ray of the work sample and surface which irradiated the ultraviolet ray of the component which consists of silicone contacts, and pressurizing or heating contact surface of the laminated work sample.    USE - Method of bonding work sample having hydrophobic surface and silicone component in manufacture of touch panel (claimed), organic electroluminescent device, organic semiconductor, and solar cell panel. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephones, handheld game machine, tablet terminal, car navigation apparatus, automatic teller machine of bank, and ticket automatic vending machine.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically bonds bonding work sample having hydrophobic surface and silicone component, with high reworkability, without color generation in short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for touch panel (100).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic structure of touch panel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Cover glass (11)    Black matrix (12)    Indium tin oxide electrode (13)    Polyethylene terephthalate film (14)    Touch panel (100)
NOVELTY - A glass substrate (5) comprises 56-63 %mass silicon dioxide, 10-15 %mass aluminum oxide, 0-1 %mass boron trioxide, 2.5-5 %mass magnesium oxide, 3-8 %mass calcium oxide, 0-4 %mass strontium oxide, 0-5 %mass barium oxide, 0.5-5 %mass zirconium oxide, 0-3 %mass titanium dioxide, 0-5 %mass lanthanum oxide, 4-8 %mass sodium oxide, 3-8 %mass potassium oxide, 10-15 %mass subtraction of sodium oxide and potassium oxide, and 43%-50 %mass subtraction of silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide, on oxide basis, and has ratio of potassium oxide and sodium oxide of 1.3 or less.    USE - Glass substrate is used for solar cell (claimed) e.g. copper indium gallium selenide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass substrate has high electric power generation efficiency, high glass transition temperature, low glass density and characteristics of loss-of-clarity prevention at the time of plate glass production with favorable balance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A glass substrate comprises 56-63 %mass silicon dioxide, 10-15 %mass aluminum oxide, 0-1 %mass boron trioxide, 2.5-5 %mass magnesium oxide, 3-8 %mass calcium oxide, 0-4 %mass strontium oxide, 0-5 %mass barium oxide, 0.5-5 %mass zirconium oxide, 0-3 %mass titanium dioxide, 0-5 %mass lanthanum oxide, 4-8 %mass sodium oxide, 3-8 %mass potassium oxide, 10-15 %mass subtraction of sodium oxide and potassium oxide, and 43%-50 %mass subtraction of silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide, on oxide basis, and has ratio of potassium oxide and sodium oxide of 1.3 or less. The glass substrate has a density of 2.7 g/cm3 or less, a glass transition point temperature of 640degree C or more and an average coefficient of thermal expansion is 70x 10-7-90x 10-7/degree C. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    Glass substrate (5)    Positive electrode (7)    CIGS layer (9)    Buffer layer (11)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a p/n-type gallium arsenide thin film layer on a side surface of an n/p-type silicon substrate. Another side surface of the silicon substrate is provided with a p/n-type indium gallium arsenide thin film layer. A p/n-type germanium soldering process is carried out on an upper part of the silicon substrate. A silicon dioxide protective film layer, a zinc oxide layer and an aluminum layer are coated on the silicon substrate. A high concentration tunnel layer is formed between two sides of a solar cell.    USE - High-efficient stack solar cell production method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables controlling energy band gap within range of 650-1800 nm.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of a high-efficient stack solar cell production method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The collector has a sunlight collection part fixed to a body portion in which sunlight is penetrated. Multiple monomers are combined with optical systems e.g. concave reflector or flat reflector, that are connected together to form a cuboidal lattice on a three dimensional (3D) space and utilized for performing solar energy concentration. The collection part is provided with a suspension pole and a supporting part for fixing monomers. The optical systems are fixed with the body portion. A gathering unit is provided with a spherical solar cell that converts sunlight into photo electricity.    USE - Solar light collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector efficiently collects sunlight, thus avoiding need of a solar tracking device, saving space and installation and maintenance cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar light collector.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a silicon nitride film (205) over a second principal surface of an n-type semiconductor substrate (204). A p-type diffusion layer (203) is formed over a first principal surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate after the silicon nitride film forming step. The silicon nitride film or an aluminum oxide film (206) is formed over the p-type diffusion layer.    USE - Method of manufacturing solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adequate passivation effect and high photoelectric conversion efficiency can be obtained without increasing the number of manufacturing steps. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells can be enhanced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    Current collection electrode (201)    Diffusion layer (203)    Semiconductor substrate (204)    Silicon nitride film (205)    Aluminum oxide film (206)
NOVELTY - The aluminum structure (1) has a solder joint portion (3) that solders to an aluminum surface (2a) of aluminum-based material (2) consisting of single-portion of aluminum or aluminum alloy. The surface of the aluminum-based material is provided with a metal layer (4) consisting of metals other than a solder and the aluminum. The metal layer is made into the preset layer thickness, such that the solder penetrates in layer thickness direction, when the metal layer dissolves in the solder during soldering.    USE - Aluminum structure of aluminum wiring assembly and aluminum wiring board used in semiconductor device and solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The aluminum structure assembly can be manufactured at reduced cost, as the manufacturing process is simplified. Since the metal layer is made into the preset layer thickness so as to enable the solder to be penetrated in layer thickness direction by dissolving in a solder at the time of soldering, so that the ability to solder with the aluminum-based material consisting of aluminum alloy can be made favorable. Since the measurement of the particle diameter of the metal particle can be performed by using an electron microscope, the metal particle of suitable distribution state is formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of the aluminum structure;    (2) an aluminum structure assembly;    (3) an aluminum wiring board;    (4) a semiconductor device; and    (5) a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the aluminum structure.    Aluminum structure (1)    Aluminum-based material (2)    Aluminum surface (2a)    Solder joint portion (3)    Metal layer (4)
NOVELTY - The roller (10) has main portion that comprises several guide grooves (11) for guiding a wire saw (W). The grooves are formed along the circumference of outer periphery of cylindrical portion (10a). A groove (12) is formed in two inner wall faces (11a) of guide groove in a region higher than the bottom portion (11b). The outer periphery of wire saw is laid in the circular arc shaped groove along longitudinal direction of the guide groove.    USE - Roller for wire saw used for slicing semiconductor silicon, magnetic component, sapphire or silicon carbide, and used in solar cell industry.    ADVANTAGE - Sinuosity generation of the to-be-processed object at the beginning of usage can be reduced. The service life of the wire saw can be increased, and the durability of the roller can be improved. The displacement of the wire saw can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the guide groove of the roller for wire saw.    Roller (10)    Cylindrical portion (10a)    Guide groove (11)    Inner wall face (11a)    Bottom portion (11b)    Groove (12)    Wire saw (W)
NOVELTY - A reformer (4) has reformation housing (62) regulating reaction chamber (70), which performs steam reforming of vaporization chamber (68) vaporizing water, reformed gas, and water supply tube (76) for supplying reformation water to vaporization chamber. The reaction chamber is filled with modification catalyst (84) for carrying out steam reforming of reformed gas. The vaporization chamber is provided with flow prevention component for preventing flow of reformation water from vaporization chamber to the reaction chamber through water supply tube.    USE - Reformer is used for solid oxide fuel cell and gas engine.    ADVANTAGE - The reformer suppresses oxidation and water immersion of modification catalyst, and has plate-shaped component suppressing powdering of modification catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of vaporization chamber of reformer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Reformer (4)    Reformation housing (62)    Partition material (66)    Vaporization chamber (68)    Reaction chamber (70)    Water supply tube (76)    Modification catalyst (84)
NOVELTY - A carbon nanotube-containing component is obtained by impregnating or coating a portion or all of filament-type base material with dispersion liquid containing carbon nanotube having semiconductor property or metallic property, and drying.    USE - Carbon nanotube-containing component is used for solar cell, light-emitting diode and transistor for flexible electronic device and sensor. Uses include but are not limited to house, vehicle, aircraft and railway.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanotube-containing component has excellent workability.
NOVELTY - The method involves etching a semiconductor substrate (1) by corrosive liquid etching solution (21), such that a back surface (5) of substrate is moistened by etching solution while a front surface (3) is not moistened by etching solution. The parameter is adjusted, so that a corrosive center opening (27) is formed at bordering on surface of etching solution. The etching mask is provided to protect corrosive center opening during entire durations of etching procedure, and the etching mask is dissolved within 10 minutes by direct contact with etching solution.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell e.g. passivated emitter rear cell.    ADVANTAGE - The surface recombination rate at the back surface of the semiconductor substrate can be reduced and the recombination loss at the surface can be reduced. The high quantum efficiency of the solar cell can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method involves forming emitter regions (11,13) at front and back surfaces of the semiconductor substrate. An etching mask (15) is applied only on a heavy doping portion (17) of front emitter region, such that a weak doping portion (19) of front emitter region is not covered.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view illustrating the process of manufacturing solar cell.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Front surface of substrate (3)    Back surface of substrate (5)    Emitter regions (11,13)    Etching mask (15)    Heavy doping portion (17)    Weak doping portion (19)    Corrosive liquid etching solution (21)    Corrosive center opening (27)
NOVELTY - The method involves defining virtual battery and stack hydrogen powers for a battery (14) and a fuel cell stack (12) based on a relationship between battery and stack power requests and efficiencies of battery and stack respectively. The virtual hydrogen powers are converted into battery and stack polynomials respectively. Combined power polynomial is removed to determine a minimum value for stack power request by setting a dissipation of virtual stack hydrogen power to zero. The stack power request is subtracted from desired power request to obtain battery power request.    USE - Method for optimizing power output distribution between fuel cell stack and battery such as lithium ion battery, nickel metal hydride battery, sodium nickel chloride battery, lead acid battery and nickel cadmium battery5 in fuel cell system mounted on vehicle (claimed) e.g. hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel consumption of the vehicle can be reduced. The falling of battery charge can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show a schematic block diagram of the fuel cell system, and a graph illustrating the relationship between driver power request and fuel cell stack power.    Fuel cell system (10)    Battery (12)    Fuel cell stack (14)    High volt bus (20)    Air compressor (22)
NOVELTY - The structure-forming regions of transparent conductive oxide (11) are irradiated by laser, and are made electrically conductive. The electrical conductivity of the irradiated portions of the conductive pattern is increased with respect to the electric conductivity of the surrounding layer. The applied layer is transparent to electromagnetic radiation of 200-3000nm, preferably 300-1500nm.    USE - Method for producing electrically conductive pattern on and/or in layer or material or substrate (claimed) such as temperature-sensitive substrate for cadmium terillium thin layer solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the structure forming region are only treated by laser irradiation, the laser irradiation can be more efficiently and more time-savingly performed without farther processes under increased temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) substrate; and    (2) device for producing electrically conductive pattern on and/or in layer or material or substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the cadmium terillium thin layer solar cell.    Substrate (10)    Transparent conductive oxide (11)    Cadmium layer (12)    Cadmium terillium layer (13)    Aluminum/silver layer (14)
NOVELTY - An inductively coupled plasma source having a reaction chamber, and at least one radio frequency inductor are provided, and an aluminum compound, preferably trimethylaluminum is introduced in the inductively coupled plasma source. Oxygen and/or an oxygen compound as reactive gas is introduced into the inductively coupled plasma source, inductive coupling of energy is intriduced into the inductively coupled plasma source for forming plasma, and aluminum oxide layer is deposited on the substrate, to obain substrate.    USE - Coating method of substrate used for electronic components e.g. semiconductor components and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The coating method of substrate is efficiently enabled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for coating system of substrate.
NOVELTY - A glass-ceramic additive contains 3-10 mol% silica, 16-34 mol% boric oxide, 7-15 mol% alumina, 8-40 mol% calcium oxide, 25-38 mol% barium oxide, 0-10 mol% magnesium oxide, 0-5 mol% zirconium oxide and 0-10 mol% yttrium oxide, and has thermal expansion coefficient of 9.5x 10-6 or more K-1 at 20-300 degrees C.    USE - Glass-ceramic additive is used for ferritic stainless steel, fuel cell, electrolysis cells, sensors, actuators, preparation of sintered compacts and/or sintered foil plates, and other glasses and/or glass ceramics (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The glass-ceramic additive has excellent ion conductivity and workability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) auxiliary material, which contains glass-ceramic additive and filler chosen from magnesium oxide, yttrium-stabilized zirconia, wollastonite powder and/or zirconia fiber; and    (2) usage of auxiliary material.
NOVELTY - Silver-based conductive paste comprises 5-20 wt.%, preferably 9-15 wt.% adhesion promoter-additive for improving adhesion on an aluminum-containing substrate.    USE - The conductive paste is useful for generating contact regions on coated substrate surface to be doped with aluminum-containing screen printing paste.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive paste makes use of the adhesion promoter (silicon powder) that increases the mechanical stability of the aluminum-silver interface region, avoids additional process steps during solar cells manufacturing, does not require module wiring, and enables direct soldering of copper strips with the silver strip on the backside.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an aluminum-based screen printing paste comprising 3-15 wt.%, preferably 6-10 wt.% powdered strength-enhancing additive for improving its structural integrity, where the amount is based on 100 wt.% of the conductive paste; and    (2) manufacturing a semiconductor device, preferably a solar cell of crystalline-type using a silicon-substrate, comprising coating a surface of the silicon-substrate with the aluminum-based screen printing paste and sintering, which causes diffusion of aluminum from the screen printing paste into the silicon-substrate and forms (p+)-doped regions in the surface, additional coating the surface of the silicon-substrate with the above mentioned conductive paste in portions and sintering the previously coated silicon-substrate to obtain silver-contacting regions on the surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of the solar cell based on the aluminum alloyed rear emitter-concept.    Solar cell (1)    Silicon-substrate (3)    Back side contact (9)    Silicon nitride antireflective coating (11)    Silver contact finger (13)
NOVELTY - Polymers (I) are new.    USE - The polymers (I) and (P1) are useful in a solar cell, optical device, electroluminescent device, photovoltaic cell, semiconducting cell or photodiode (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polymers exhibit increased solar conversion efficiency and achieve a low bandgap for broad absorption in the solar spectrum, thus resulting in an effective light harvest. The cells utilizing the polymers absorb light in almost the entire visible spectrum and the polymers morphology favor charge separation and charge transport, thus leading to high fill factors.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Polymers of formula (I) are new.    R1-R8 = T1;    T1 = H, 1-30C alkyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 6-30C aryl, 6-30C aryloxy, 5-30-membered heteroaryl, or 5-30-membered heteroaryloxy, crosslinkable moiety or oligo (ethylene glycol);    Y1-Y6 = O, S, Se or amino;    Z1 = 1-30C ester, 1-30C ketone, 1-30C amide, CN, 1-30C alkyl, 1-30C polyfluoroalkyl, 1-30C polychloroalkyl, 6-30C aryl or 5-30-membered heteroaryl;    W1 = H, halo, CN, dicyanovinyl or tricyanovinyl; and    n = integer.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a polymer (P1) comprising at least one composition of formulae (I)-(IV); and    (2) a composition comprising (I) or the polymer (P1) and an electron-withdrawing fullerene derivative.    X1-X12 = O, S or NH; and    R9-R12 = T1.    Provided that when any of X1-X12 is present, then none of R1-R12 is 1-30C alkoxy, 6-30C aryloxy or 5-30-membered heteroaryloxy.
NOVELTY - The workpiece (20) has process area (21) that is formed in inside of a single-crystal portion by condensing a laser beam from a surface (20t) at the side of to-be-irradiated single-crystal portion. The process area is spaced apart with the surface, and is extended in parallel with the surface. A non-processed area (22) is provided adjacent to the process area, and continuous boundary (23) is formed between the process area and the non-processed area.    USE - Single-crystal workpiece for monocrystal substrate, silicon substrate, sapphire substrates used in solar cell, gallium nitride type semiconductor device, light emitting diode, laser diode, silicon carbide type power device in transparent electronic field, illumination field, and hybrid/electric vehicle field.    ADVANTAGE - Malfunction arises in the peeling surface can be suppressed, and peeling can be enabled easily. Manufacturing cost of the workpiece can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of single-crystal workpiece.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the single-crystal workpiece.    Single-crystal workpiece (20)    Surface (20t)    Process area (21)    Non-processed area (22)    Continuous boundary (23)
NOVELTY - The system has modified layer (14) in which periodic structure having crystal orientation different from crystal orientation of substrate is formed in the inner side. The periodic structure is formed by irradiating laser beam towards the surface of substrate. A laser condensing unit (160) condenses the laser beam along the optical axis. The light is injected into outer peripheral portion of laser condensing unit. The diameter of laser beam is restricted in the range of predetermined depth of substrate (10).    USE - Substrate such as silicon single crystal substrate, sapphire substrate or silicon substrate for solar cell, gallium nitride type semiconductor device used in transparent electronic field, illumination field and hybrid/electric vehicle field.    ADVANTAGE - The diameter of laser beam is restricted in the range of predetermined depth of substrate, so that energy density for forming the modified layer in the range can be ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for substrate processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the substrate.    Substrate (10)    Modified layer (14)    Laser condensing unit (160)    Objective-lens (170)    Plano-convex lens (180)
NOVELTY - Hydrophobic antireflective substrate comprises: a substrate (10); a nanostructured layer (20) having nanostructured portions (22) formed on the substrate and nanoporous portions (24) formed between the nano structured portions; and a hydrophobic coating film (30) formed on the nanostructured portions.    USE - The hydrophobic antireflective substrate is useful in solar cell module (claimed), and constitutional parts of automobiles, aircrafts and buildings.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate exhibits anti-dew condensation, antistatic and anticorrosive properties, low reflectivity, high light transmission (at least 90%) to visible and infra red rays, and UV-shielding properties, and ultra-hydrophobic property corresponding to a large water droplet contact angle (at least 150 degrees ) thus providing excellent self cleaning function against contaminants, and preventing degradation of solar cell efficiency caused by contaminants and economic loss caused by periodic cleaning that leads to increased power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing the hydrophobic antireflective substrate comprising: forming the nanostructured layer on a substrate; and forming the hydrophobic coating film on the nanostructured portions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic flow chart illustrating the manufacture of the hydrophobic antireflective substrate.    Substrate (10)    Nanostructured layer (20)    Nanostructured portions (22)    Nanoporous portions (24)    Hydrophobic coating film (30)