NOVELTY - The method involves providing a growth substrate i.e. gallim arsenide or germanium substrate, and a semiconductor epitaxial growth. A first graded buffer layer is grown on a sub-cell and graded in a flip-chip. A second graded buffer layer is grown on another sub-cell and graded in a flip-chip. The growth substrate is installed on a top of a third sub-cell. The growth substrate is removed.    USE - Efficient flip-preparation method for a five-junction solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing a high crystal quality, expanding range of solar energy absorption, and achieving a low dislocation density.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a five-junction solar battery.
NOVELTY - A quartz ceramic crucible comprises bottom uniformly distributed with convex points.    USE - As quartz ceramic crucible (claimed) for producing polycrystalline silicon ingot for use in photovoltaic industry, such as photovoltaic silicon battery i.e. solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The quartz ceramic crucible for producing polycrystalline silicon ingot is efficient to improve flat crucible heat performance, produces crystal growth with desired crystal orientation, reduces area of silicon ingots, reduces dislocation density, and improves electric performance of downstream cell; where in common flat crucible crystal growth is not good due to introduction of defect at bottom of crucible, and has poor heat resistance. In producing polycrystalline silicon ingot, quartz ceramic crucible with bottom convex point has minority carrier lifetime higher than common crucible i.e. 18 microseconds, low minority carrier lifetime ratio compared with common crucible i.e. 3.1%, and yield is 3.49% higher than normal production line yield. Preferably, convex points are provided with silicon nitride coating, which can overcome existing quartz crucible impurity in polycrystalline silicon so that defect or fault is not generated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A quartz ceramic crucible comprises bottom uniformly distributed with convex points. The density of convex points is 1-1000/cm2. The height of bump is 1-20 microns. The diameter of bump is 10-1000 microns. Further, silicon nitride is uniformly coated on bump.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the quartz ceramic crucible.
NOVELTY - A solar cell manufacturing method includes: (a) using a dry etching method to etch a first conductive type substrate, making a light entering face as undulating shape and forming a plasma damage layer on the light entering face; (b) oxidizing the plasma damage layer into an oxide layer; (c) using a wet etching method to remove the oxide layer; and (d) carrying out thermal diffusion process to form a second conductive type emitter layer. The plasma damage layer is oxidized by the oxidization process, such that the present invention can eliminate known KOH etching steps before the thermal diffusion process, and only one wet etching process can remove the oxide layer, significantly reducing the process time, enhancing productivity, maintaining the viability of mass production and the conversion efficiency of solar cells.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion apparatus (100) has a P-type semiconductor layer (120), N-type semiconductor layer (140), and intrinsic semiconductor layer (130) comprising pin junction or nib junction and obtained by adding nitrogen to microcrystalline silicone-germanium alloy provided between P-type semiconductor layer and N-type semiconductor layer.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (100)    Base material (110)    P-type semiconductor layer (120)    Intrinsic semiconductor layer (130)    N-type semiconductor layer (140)
NOVELTY - The hub has an outer side situated in a surface of an aggregate of a photovoltaic cell. An inner side of an outer surface is connected with a reflector, and faces outside of an inner surface. The surfaces are arranged coaxially to each other. The surfaces are connected together by stringers. The photovoltaic cell is selected from silicon and gallium.    USE - Light energy hub for a solar battery.
NOVELTY - A chemical bath containing zinc sulfate as zinc source, sodium selenothiosulfate solution as selenium source, ammonia as buffer and hydrazine hydrate as complexing agent is prepared in a beaker, a cleaned substrate is then immersed into the chemical bath, the beaker is sealed with an aluminum foil and heat-processed at constant temperature in a water bath, to obtain zinc-sulfur-selenium-type semiconductor thin film.    USE - Preparation of zinc-sulfur-selenium-type semiconductor thin film used for solar cell, laser, light-emitting diode and optoelectronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc-sulfur-selenium-type semiconductor thin film having controlled width is prepared.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A chemical bath containing zinc sulfate as zinc source, sodium selenothiosulfate solution as selenium source, ammonia as buffer and hydrazine hydrate as complexing agent is prepared in a beaker, a cleaned substrate is then immersed into the chemical bath, the beaker is sealed with an aluminum foil and heat-processed at constant temperature in a water bath, to obtain zinc-sulfur-selenium (ZnS1-xSex, where x is not defined)-type semiconductor thin film.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte composition comprises greater than or equal to 1 phosphonium ionic liquids or greater than or equal to 1 phosphonium salts dissolved in solvent in which phosphonium ionic liquids or phosphonium salts contain phosphonium-based cations and greater than or equal to 1 anions.    USE - An electrolyte composition for electronic devices, such as memory devices e.g. static, permanent, and dynamic random access memory and electrolytes in energy storage devices, such as batteries, electrochemical double layer capacitors, supercapacitors, ultracapacitors, and electrolytic capacitors, dye-sensitized solar cells, and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - Electrolyte composition exhibits superior combination of thermodynamic stability, low volatility, wide liquidus range, ionic conductivity, and electrochemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte composition comprises greater than or equal to 1 phosphonium ionic liquids or greater than or equal to 1 phosphonium salts dissolved in solvent in which phosphonium ionic liquids or phosphonium salts contain phosphonium-based cations of formula R1R2R3R4P and greater than or equal to 1 anions.    R1-R4=alkyl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the reaction scheme to form phosphonium ionic liquid.
NOVELTY - Preparing platinum black/platinum ruthenium black nano electro-catalyst, comprises (i) synthesizing catalyst precursor of metal carbonyl cluster compound; (ii) injecting into a magnesium oxide carrier; (iii) subjecting the intermediate catalyst to heat treatment; (iv) dissolving magnesium oxide; and (v) performing post-treatment of the catalyst.    USE - The nano electro-catalyst is useful in proton exchange membrane fuel cell as an anode electro-catalyst or a cathode electro-catalyst (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the platinum black/platinum-ruthenium black nano electro-catalyst, prepared as above mentioned above.
NOVELTY - An electrode component having a positive electrode (10) and a negative electrode (20), an electrolyte and an additive are accommodated in a battery case (50). An electric current interruption mechanism (30) which operates when the internal pressure of the battery case rises is provided. The charge process of 4.2 V or more and less than oxidation potential of electrolyte, is provided with respect to closed lithium-ion secondary battery (100). The charge process is maintained at 40 degrees C or more and 70 degrees C or less for 15 hours or more, to obtain closed lithium-ion secondary battery.    USE - Manufacture of closed lithium-ion secondary battery used for vehicle (claimed) e.g. hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of closed lithium-ion secondary battery having high safety, without increasing addition amount of overcharge inhibiting agent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrode component having a positive electrode and a negative electrode, an electrolyte and an additive which generates gas when battery voltage exceeds predetermined value are accommodated in battery case. An electric current interruption mechanism which operates when the internal pressure of the battery case rises is provided. The charge process of 4.2 V or more and less than oxidation potential of electrolyte, is provided with respect to closed lithium-ion secondary battery. The charge process is maintained at 40 degrees C or more and 70 degrees C or less for 15 hours or more, to obtain closed lithium-ion secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the closed lithium-ion secondary battery.    Positive electrode (10)    Negative electrode (20)    Electric current interruption mechanism (30)    Battery case (50)    Closed lithium-ion secondary battery (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a silicon nitride layer on a silicon substrate (1). The apertures are formed in the silicon nitride layer. The conductive contacts are partly arranged in the apertures of the silicon nitride layer. A silicon dioxide layer is produced on the silicon substrate by oxidization of silicon with irradiation of UV light of a wavelength 200 nm under presence of oxygen atoms and hydroxyl radicals using carbon-dioxide atmosphere before creation of the conductive contacts.    USE - Method for manufacturing photovoltaic element e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic element can be manufactured efficiently at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the photovoltaic element.    Silicon substrate (1)    Conveyor (2)    Lamp (3)    Interstice (4)
NOVELTY - An adhesive composition contains an epoxy resin (A), a hardening agent (B), acrylic acid ester resin (C) having mass mean molecular weight of 5000 or more and less than 500000 and ratio of mass mean molecular weight and number average molecular weight of 2.5 or less, and acrylic acid ester resin (D) having mass mean molecular weight of 500000 or more and less than 2500000 and ratio of mass mean molecular weight and number average molecular weight of 3 or less.    USE - Adhesive composition for electronic material e.g. insulation material of flat panel display, multilayer material of wiring boards, solar cell components, electronic paper and light emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive composition has excellent stress relaxation property, heat resistance and compatibility.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of adhesive film.    Adhesive film (10)    Peeling film (R)
NOVELTY - A polyarylene sulfide film has polyarylene sulfide which contains neither particles nor heterologous polymer substantially, having surface roughness (Ra) measured with atomic microscope of greater than or equal to 2 nm.    USE - Polyarylene sulfide film for optical base films, LCD element, optical electronics element, solar cell material, or thermo tape.    ADVANTAGE - Lubricacy of polyarylene sulfide film is improved without adding particles and heterologous polymer, is excellent in winding-up property and workability during handling, and has excellent transparency.
NOVELTY - The film making apparatus has a control unit (80) that controls the film forming conditions of a resin film forming unit (20) based on the viscosity measurement result by a viscosity measurement apparatus (70). The viscosity measurement apparatus measures the viscosity of a predetermined-shaped sample piece for measurement. A sample piece extraction conveyance mechanism (60) for measurement conveys even the viscosity measurement apparatus while extracting the predetermined-shaped sample piece for measurement from the inspection film (40) after cut-separation.    USE - Film making apparatus of resin film for packaging structure of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces the loss of material cost and film forming cost since the quantity of the resin film discarded by becoming defect can be reduced notably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the film making apparatus of the resin film.    Resin film forming unit (20)    Inspection film (40)    Sample piece extraction conveyance mechanism for measurement (60)    Viscosity measurement apparatus (70)    Control unit (80)
NOVELTY - The lithium ion secondary battery has a positive electrode collector which is exposed without forming the positive electrode compound material layer. A negative electrode collector (82) is exposed without forming the negative electrode compound material layer (88). The value of length of the width direction of negative electrode compound material and total length of both ends (86A) of negative electrode material layer is larger than 0.3.    USE - Lithium ion secondary battery used as drive power supply of vehicle. Uses include but not limited to motor vehicle, hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle, and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Improves the acceptance performance of the lithium ion in the both end parts of the negative electrode, and improves the precipitation prevention property of the metallic lithium.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method of lithium ion secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the structure of the negative electrode of the lithium ion secondary battery.    Negative electrode collector (82)    Negative electrode sheet (84)    Graphite material (85)    Both ends of negative electrode material layer (86A)    Negative electrode compound material layer (88)
NOVELTY - The semiconductor laser has gallium nitride substrate (101) with semipolar crystalline surface region, and a laser region (105) which is formed over the semipolar crystalline surface region. The laser region has cavity orientation substantially parallel to the m-direction and extends from first end (107) and second end (109). A first cleaved m-face is facet on the first end, and a second cleaved m-face is facet on the second end. The laser region emits light polarized substantially parallel to the c-projection direction.    USE - Semiconductor laser. Uses include but are not limited to optical devices, lasers, light emitting diodes, solar cells, photoelectrochemical water splitting and hydrogen generation, photodetectors, integrated circuits, and transistors.    ADVANTAGE - Achieves semipolar laser diode operating in the 520 nanometers regime with cleaved facets by using semipolar orientations. Improves the laser performance since the polarization ratio oriented perpendicular to the m-direction can be increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a laser device fabricated on a semipolar substrate, and a detailed cross sectional view of a laser device.    Laser device (100)    Gallium nitride substrate (101)    Laser region (105)    First end (107)    Second end (109)
NOVELTY - A one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial-based conductive film has substrate, one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial layer formed on substrate, and two-dimensional nanomaterial layer formed on one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial layer. The one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial layer includes one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial containing carbon nanotube and/or metal nanorod. The two-dimensional nanomaterial layer includes two-dimensional nanomaterial containing graphene, boron nitride, tungsten oxide, molybdenum sulfide, tantalum diselenide and/or manganese dioxide.    USE - One-dimensional conductive nanomaterial-based conductive film. Uses include but are not limited to light-emitting diode, plasma-display panel, liquid crystal display device, organic electroluminescent device, touch panel, solar cell, freezing showcase, smart window, automobile window glass, glass pane of building, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial film has improved conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial-based conductive film having conductivity enhanced by a two-dimensional nanomaterial, has a substrate, a one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial layer formed on the substrate, and a two-dimensional nanomaterial layer formed on the one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial layer. The one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial layer includes a one-dimensional conductive nanomaterial containing a carbon nanotube, a metal nanowire and/or a metal nanorod. The two-dimensional nanomaterial layer includes a two-dimensional nanomaterial formed using graphene, boron nitride, tungsten oxide, molybdenum sulfide, molybdenum telluride, niobium diselenide, tantalum diselenide and/or manganese dioxide.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a platinum substrate on a platinum layer. The platinum layer is arranged on a light absorption layer using laser pulse deposition i.e. pulsed laser deposition, radio frequency sputtering, radio frequency magnetron sputtering, direct current (DC) sputtering, DC magnetron sputtering, metal organic chemical vapor deposition or molecular beam epitaxy process. The light absorption layer is made of non-crystalline thin-film silicon e.g. microcrystalline and tandem-type or germanium silicon. Zinc oxide is formed on the platinum substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing a zinc oxide layer for a thin film silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming the zinc oxide with better architectural feature according to growth of a zinc oxide layer within quick time, so that thickness growth of the zinc oxide layer can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a thin film silicon solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A polymeric composition comprises isocyanate compound (A), thiol compound (B) chosen from 4,8 or 4,7 or 5,7-dimercapto methyl-1, 11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, 4-mercaptomethyl-1,8-dimercapto-3,6- dithiaoctane, pentaerythritol tetrakis(mercaptoacetate), pentaerythritol tetrakis(mercaptopropionate), 2,5-bis(mercaptomethyl)-1,4-dithiane, bis(mercaptoethyl)sulfide, 1,1,3,3-tetrakis(mercapto methylthio)propane, 4,6-bis(mercapto methylthio)-1,3- dithiane, and 2-(2,2-bis(mercaptomethylthio)ethyl)-1,3-dithietane, and organic strong base salt (C).    USE - Polymeric composition is used for sealing material for sealing method of optical component, substrate for electronic apparatus, and optical thin film for surface emitting device for organic electroluminescent display and organic electroluminescent illuminating device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, solar cell, light-emitting diode and photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate using the polymeric composition has excellent light resistance, transparency and workability, and high refractive index. The surface emitting device using the polymeric composition has improved luminous efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) optical thin film, which has one or more layer containing the polymeric composition;    (2) surface emitting device, which has an optical extraction layer having the optical thin film;    (3) electronic apparatus, which has transparent thermal radiation layer with the substrate; and    (4) sealing method of optical component, which involves coating the polymeric composition on an optical component, and sealing the optical component with the sealing material obtained by hardening the coated polymeric composition.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming (S310) a metal particle layer on a silicon substrate by depositing a metal particles and processing the metal particles at high temperature. A wet etching is performed (S320) on the silicon substrate using an etching solution and a catalyst, so as to form a tapered structure. A fluorination organic layer is deposited (S330) in an etched portion of the silicon substrate. The etching solution is comprised of the distilled water and a hydrogen peroxide.    USE - Manufacturing method of silicone anti-reflection layer for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicone anti-reflection layer can be formed easily through the etching process, without formation of the undercut.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing apparatus of silicone anti-reflection layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating the manufacturing method of silicone anti-reflection layer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for forming metal particle layer (S310)    Step for performing wet etching on silicon substrate (S320)    Step for depositing fluorination organic layer (S330)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of fluoroolefin/vinyl alcohol copolymer involves emulsion-polymerizing fluoroolefin (I) and vinyl ether (II) in presence of aqueous medium and emulsifier, and substituting hydrogen in repeating unit based on vinyl ether (II). The mass ratio of vinyl ether (II) with respect to aqueous medium is 5/95-70/30.    USE - Manufacture of fluoroolefin/vinyl alcohol copolymer used for film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to gas-liquid separation membrane material, gas-barrier material, sealing material for solar cell, protection sheet material and hydrophilic porous material.    ADVANTAGE - The fluoroolefin/vinyl alcohol copolymer is manufactured efficiently with excellent thermal stability, and provides film with excellent strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacture of fluoroolefin/vinyl alcohol copolymer involves emulsion-polymerizing fluoroolefin of formula: CF2=CFX1 (I) and vinyl ether of formula: CH2=CHOR1 (II) in presence of aqueous medium and emulsifier, and substituting hydrogen in repeating unit based on vinyl ether (II). The mass ratio of vinyl ether (II) with respect to aqueous medium is 5/95-70/30.    X1=fluoro, chloro, trifluoromethyl or -OCaF2a+1;    a=1-3;    R1=4-12C tert-alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alicyclic hydrocarbyl having 4-6C ether oxygen, 6-10C aryl or -Si(R5)3;and    R5=1-10C alkyl or aryl.
NOVELTY - An optical imprint material comprises a compound having silicone structure (I) and/or (II), and a photoinitiator. The content of photoinitiator with respect to amount of compound having silicone structure is 0.5-30 phr.    USE - Optical imprint material is used for film for component e.g. solid-state imaging device, light emitting diode device, solar cell, display and electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to charge coupled device image sensor, complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor, liquid crystal display, electroluminescent display, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The optical imprint material has controlled curing rate, dynamic viscosity and thickness. The pattern is accurately formed on the film using the optical imprint material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An optical imprint material comprises a compound having silicone structure of formula (I) and/or (II), and a photoinitiator. The content of photoinitiator with respect to amount of compound having silicone structure is 0.5-30 phr.    a=0-400;    b=4-20;    L1,L2=acryloyloxy or methacryloyl oxy;    c=1-255;    d=1 or 2;    e=1-100;    f=0 or 1;and    d+f=2.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) film in which pattern produced from optical imprint material is transferred; and    (2) component, solid-state imaging device, light emitting diode device, solar cell, display and electronic device, which have the film on a base material.
NOVELTY - Method for treating semiconductor wafer (11) involves providing semiconductor wafer having two saw-rough surfaces (13) and subjecting both surfaces (13) to isotropic etching process for removing crystal defect, crystal damage and/or contamination (15) on surfaces (13) of semiconductor wafer (11), such that 0.01-4.1 mg of semiconductor wafer material/cm2 are removed from surfaces as specific material.    USE - Method for treating semiconductor wafer (claimed) used for manufacture of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor wafer is economically treated, with reduced crack. The high-quality solar cell manufactured using the semiconductor wafer has improved mechanical stability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show cross-sectional view of treated semiconductor wafer.    Semiconductor wafer (11)    Surface (13)    Crystal defect, crystal damage and/or contamination (15)    Textured surfaces (17,21)    Etched surface (19)
NOVELTY - Substituted N-phenyl-4-(4-(4-(phenylamino)phenyl)phenyl)aniline derivatives (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful for an organic semiconducting component, preferably an organic light-emitting diode or a photovoltaic component, preferably a solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibit improved conductivity and improved thermal stability, can be processed from a solution in a simple manner, and is producible in a simple and cost-efficient manner with less steps and with high purity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substituted N-phenyl-4-(4-(4-(phenylamino)phenyl)phenyl)aniline derivatives of formula (I) are new.    R1 = naphthyl or biphenylyl;    R2 = 1-10C alkyl, 1-10C alkoxy, 1-5C haloalkyl or 6-12C aryloxy;    R3 = H or 1-5C alkyl; and    n = 1-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an organic semiconducting component comprising at least one layer containing (I).
NOVELTY - Manufacture of cuprous-oxide powder adding alkaline solution to copper-ion containing solution, or adding copper-ion containing solution to alkaline solution, then adding reducing agent reduce-precipitate cuprous-oxide particles, a bivalent iron ion, and producing copper hydroxide.    USE - Manufacture of cuprous-oxide powder used for manufacturing copper powder (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to ship bottom paint, electronic material, disinfectant, agrochemical, conductive paint, copper plating liquid, ceramic industry-related coloring agent, catalyst, rectifier and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides cuprous-oxide powder.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) cuprous-oxide powder;    (2) manufacture of copper powder, which involves further reducing with a reducing agent containing hydrazine; and    (3) copper powder.
NOVELTY - A barrier laminate has an organic layer and an inorganic barrier layer formed adjacent to the organic layer. The organic layer contains a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymeric compound having two or more polymeric groups in a molecule. The inorganic barrier layer and organic layer have refractive index of 1.6 or more.    USE - Barrier laminate is used for gas barrier film for electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescent element or solar cell element, and bag for sealing (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film formed using barrier laminate has excellent transparency, compatibility, wet heat durability and barrier performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A barrier laminate has an organic layer and an inorganic barrier layer formed adjacent to the organic layer. The organic layer contains a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymeric compound having two or more polymeric groups in a molecule. The inorganic barrier layer and organic layer have refractive index of 1.6 or more. The polymeric compound is chosen from at least one of compounds of formulae: H2C=C(-R')-C(=O)-OCH2CH(-OH)CH2-(O-Ar'-OCH2-CH(OH)CH2)m-O-Ar'-OCH2CH(-OH)CH2O-C(=O)-C(-R')=CH2 (I), CH2=CH-C(=O)O-CH2CH(-OH)-CH2-(X-CH2CH(OH)CH2)m-X-CH2CH(-OH)CH2-O-C(=O)-CH=CH2 (II), and 1-(1,1-diphenylethyl)-4-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)benzene-type compound of formula (III).    R=substituent, in which at least one R contains polymeric group;    n=0-5, in which at least one n among 3 n, is one or more;    R'=H or methyl;    R'=H or lower alkyl;    m=0-20;    Ar'=group of formula (i);    X=group of formula (ii);and    R"'=H or 1-5C linear or branched alkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gas barrier film, which has barrier laminate on a base film.
NOVELTY - Manufacturing device of amorphous silicon thin film battery comprises a vacuum chamber provided with air inlet and air outlet, a heating device and a glass substrate. The glass substrate is provided with a triggering electrode board and ground plate. The triggering electrode board is connected with the radio frequency power supply.    USE - Manufacturing device of amorphous silicon thin film battery.    ADVANTAGE - The device increases stability of the amorphous silicon cell.
NOVELTY - An infusion device (330) comprises liquid container (331); liquid level pipe (333); liquid level sensor set (3335) on the liquid level pipe; manual liquid adding pipe (335) connected to the liquid level pipe; the first valve (334) that is used for controlling the connectivity of liquid container, liquid level pipe and manual liquid adding pipe; a second valve (336) and a flow meter (337) set on the manual liquid adding pipe; and automatic charging pipe (339).    USE - An infusion device is used in solar cell wet etching system.    ADVANTAGE - The device can work in three modes by controlling the first valve and the second valve. The process is convenient, simple and efficient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the application of infusion device in solar cell wet etching system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a solar cell wet etching system.    Infusion device (330)    Liquid container (331)    Liquid level pipe (333)    First valve (334)    Manual liquid adding pipe (335)    Second valve (336)    Flow meter (337)    Automatic charging pipe (339)    Liquid level sensor (3335)
NOVELTY - Organic-inorganic hybrid polymer which is substituted silicon-containing heterocyclic compounds (I) having quantum well structures is new.    USE - (I) is useful in thin film of electronic devices which are organic thin film transistors (OTFT), non-volatile memories, sensors, logic circuits, memory circuits, tuning circuits, solar cells, flexible transistor devices or flexible transistor memories (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibits charge trapping and transfer, and excellent physical flexibility and electric stability, and superior insulation property, and is conveniently prepared thus can be applied to thin-film transistor devices as charge storage memory typed flexible non-volatile memories.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Organic-inorganic hybrid polymer which is substituted silicon-containing heterocyclic compounds of formula (I) having quantum well structures is new.    A1-A3 = CR2, CR3, CR4, or N; either    R1-R4 = H, aryl, alkyl, cycloalkyl or heteroaryl; or    R1R2R3R4 linked via 3-7C alkylene or 3-7C alkenylene = ring; and    n = 2-100.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin film comprising (I).
NOVELTY - Invention relates to nonferrous metallurgy, particularly, to production of high-purity silicon to be used for making solar cells. Proposed method comprises loading initial silicon in crucible onto layer of super-purity quartz middlings to be heated in inert atmosphere to temperature exceeding that of fusion, holding at said temperature, forming silicon melt drops by pouring it out via gage orifice in crucible bottom, and cooling said drops to hardening in ionised water and pellets forming. Note here that, prior to loading into said crucible, initial silicon is mixed with calcium carbonate and silicon dioxide taken in amounts not smaller than 0.05 mol of each said element per 1 mol of silicon while heating is performed at the rate not exceeding 15 degrees C/min.    USE - Process engineering.    ADVANTAGE - High-purity silicon pellets from commercially available technical silicon. 1 tbl, 1 ex
NOVELTY - A dye (21) (I) is new.    USE - Dye for photoelectric conversion element for photoelectric chemical cell (all claimed), photosensor, solar cell and copier.    ADVANTAGE - The dye provides photoelectric conversion element having high photoelectric conversion efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dye of formula: MX3 (I) is new.    M=transition metal chosen from ruthenium, osmium, iron, rhenium and technetium;    X=NCS-, Cl-, Br-, I-, CN-, NCO- or H2O;    Lt=group of formula (II);    R1,R2=COOH, PO(OH)2, PO(OR4)(OH) or CO(NHOH);    La=single bond or aryl;    R4=1-30C alkyl or 6-30C aryl;    n1=1-3;    n2,n3=1-4;    R3=1-30C alkyl or substituents of formula (i)-(v);    R11,R21,R31,R41,R42,R51=1-30C alkyl, 1-30C heteroaryl, 6-30C aryl or 1-30C amino;    n11=1-5;    n21,n51=2-6;and    n31=1-6.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following: (i) photoelectric conversion element (10) comprising a photoreceptor layer containing the dye and semiconductor fine particles (22); (ii) manufacture of terpyridine compound of formula (II'), which involves substituting substituent (Hal) of terpyridine compound of formula (III) by substituent R3, and substituting R101 of substituent CO2R101 of formula (III) by H; (iii) manufacture of dye; and (iv) terpyridine compound (III).    R101=alkyl;and    Hal=halo.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of photoelectric conversion element.    Electroconductive support (1)    Photoreceptor layer (2)    Charge-transfer layer (3)    Photoelectric conversion element (10)    Dye (21)    Semiconductor fine particles (22)    Photoelectrochemical cell system (100)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing device has primary mixer that is connected to tertiary mixer through a primary tube. The tertiary mixer is connected to a secondary mixer through a secondary tube. The mixers are connected to the pumps respectively. The furnaces are provided to heat the liquid in the tubes. A gateway is connected to the tubes.    USE - Manufacturing device of quantum dot of semiconductor type material. Uses included but are not limited to LED, biosensor, laser and solar cell nano material.    ADVANTAGE - The size of quantum dot is uniform and productivity of the quantum dot is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for quantum dot manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - A composite hydrogen agent comprises (wt.%): aluminum particles (80), sodium hydroxide particles (5), auxiliary catalyst calcined lime (11-14) and reaction speed control agent starch (1-4).    USE - As composite hydrogen agent for a hydrogen preparing machine capable of adjusting the speed of hydrogen production (claimed), used for fuel cell to generate electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The composite hydrogen agent can be directly applied to the hydrogen preparing machine, and capable of adjusting the starting time and the generating speed of the mass hydrogen according to the actual requirement.
NOVELTY - Polycrystalline silicon ingot is obtained by coating silicon nitride layer on the inner wall of crucible, filling the crucible with silicon material, heating to form silicon melt, crystallizing, annealing, and cooling. During the crystallization, when crucible bottom is close to solid-liquid interface, the silicon fused mass formed by non-melted silicon material forms a super-cooled state, and starts growing without completely melting the upper part.    USE - Preparation method of polycrystalline silicon ingot for polycrystalline silicon chip (claimed) used in manufacture of semiconductors, photovoltaic material, solar cells, and solar batteries.    ADVANTAGE - Good initial nucleation is achieved, process is low cost, easy, suitable for large scale production, and photoelectric conversion efficiency is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) polycrystalline silicon ingot; and polycrystalline silicon chip comprising extracted, sliced, and cleaned polycrystalline silicon ingot, having multi-crystal silicon sheet as polycrystalline silicon ingot raw material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional schematic diagram of the process of manufacturing polycrystalline silicon ingot.    Crucible (1)    Multi-crystal silicon material (2)    Silicon material (3)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing corrosion solution with hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen peroxide and nitric acid. The corrosion solution containing metal copper ion is sprayed on a mono-crystalline or polycrystalline silicon sheet. A silicon chip is taken out for oxidizing liquid cleaning so as to remove metal residue. The silicon chip is cleaned with deionized water and dried to obtain black silicon material. A metal copper ion assisted etching reaction is carried out at temperature of 5-70 degrees centigrade. The silicon material is cleaned using nitric acid, sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid.    USE - Metal copper ion-assisted etching black silicon preparation method for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables obviously reducing the mono-crystalline or polycrystalline silicon material on the reflectivity of the light absorption band, and improving the conversion efficiency of the solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic view illustrating a metal copper ion-assisted etching black silicon preparation method.
NOVELTY - Chlorine, sulfur hexafluoride and oxygen are supplied to a reaction chamber and plasma bombardment is carried out on a silicon wafer for 20-30 seconds. The wafer is cleaned using hydrogen fluoride, nitric acid and acetic acid to obtain etched silicon wafer with reflectivity of less than 14%.    USE - Etching of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The etching is carried out efficiently and the short circuit current is improved to obtain higher assembly efficiency.
NOVELTY - The structure has an active region (211) that is set in an exposed surface (200) of a primary gallium arsenide (GaAs) layer (204). The active area is provided with a primary and secondary gallium nitride arsenide (GaNAs)/indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) super-lattice structure. The thickness of the primary GaNAs/InGaAs super-lattice structure (205) is different from the secondary GaNAs/InGaAs super-lattice structure (206). The first GaNAs/InGaAs super lattice structure InGaAs layer and GaNAs layer are doped the same conductivity type.    USE - Doping superlattice structure of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The conversion efficiency of the battery can be improved with simple structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing doping superlattice structure of solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dopinf superlattice structure of solar battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Exposed surface (200)    GaAs layer (204)    Primary GaNAs/InGaAs super-lattice structure (205)    Secondary GaNAs/InGaAs super-lattice structure (206)    Active region (211)
NOVELTY - The method involves patterning a photoresist layer for holes. A passivation layer is etched to form the holes, where the etching is performed such that a sidewall of each of holes through the photoresist layer has surface roughness. Conductive material is formed in one of the holes. The photoresist layer is removed, where sidewalls of conductive material have the surface roughness. Etching process is performed in the passivation layer such that the sidewall surface roughness of the conductive material provides selected level of scattering of light incident on the sidewalls.    USE - Method for forming a 3D photovoltaic cell i.e. 3D solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables enhancing surface roughness of a tower structure to increase a surface area available for light gathering, and enhancing roughness by manipulating passivation layer etching parameters used during a formation process of nano-scale tower structures in order to affect surface roughness of a photoresist layer used for etching process. The method allows scattering of light reflected from roughened surfaces of the tower structures, thus increasing a number of reflected hits on surfaces of tower structures and increasing chances of absorption, and hence increasing conversion efficiency of the 3D solar cell for each unit of incident photonic energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a three-dimensional (3D) photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a structure of a 3D solar cell.    Adhesion layer (220)    Conductive layer (230)    Tower structure (240)    Photovoltaic coating (260)    Incident light (270)
NOVELTY - The battery i.e. lithium secondary battery (100) has a battery case (10) provided with a winding electrode body (20). An opening part (12) of a case is occluded by a cover body (14). A positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material. A negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material. A non-aqueous electrolyte contains lithium salt in non-aqueous solvent. Content rate of the non-aqueous electrolyte is 1.0 mmol per cc with respect to hole volume of the positive electrode. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains biphenyl and/or biphenyl derivative.    USE - Non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery i.e. lithium secondary battery, for a driving power supply of a motor vehicle i.e. car (from drawings) such as hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle. Can also be used for an auxiliary machine.    ADVANTAGE - The content rate of the non-aqueous electrolyte is 1.0 mmol per cc with respect to a hole volume of the positive electrode so as to effectively consume a part of electrical energy to an electrolysis of a biphenyl and/or the biphenyl derivative, fully suppress the lithium contained in the non-aqueous electrolyte and prevent fall of a time-dependent battery capacity accompanying a driving of the vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a lithium secondary battery.    Battery case (10)    Case opening part (12)    Cover body (14)    Winding electrode body (20)    Lithium secondary battery (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves pressurizing an inner side of an electrochemical device structure by a pressure change process. Electrolyte solution is injected in the electrochemical device structure by an injection process. An exterior part of the electrochemical device structure is provided with an aluminum laminate material. An unsaturated bond compound and fluorine atom are provided with phase transition type gel that is placed in the electrochemical device structure. Phase transition-type gel is converted into electrolyte solution while heating the phase transition-type gel at 25 degree celsius.    USE - Method for manufacturing an electrochemical device e.g. lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion capacitor. Can also be used to manufacture an electric power generation device i.e. solar cell, a capacitor, a condenser and a secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables pressurizing the inner side of the electrochemical device structure by the pressure change process and injecting the electrolyte solution in the electrochemical device structure by the injection process, so that working performance can be improved and a manufacturing process of the electrochemical device can be performed in a simple manner.
NOVELTY - A wavelength conversion film comprises wavelength conversion layer including first conversion layer, second wavelength conversion layer and fluorescence material sequentially from incident light side of solar cell. A flat inorganic oxide fluorescence fine particle absorbs near-UV light in first wavelength conversion layer.    USE - Wavelength conversion film for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Efficiency of solar cell does not fall considering wavelength conversion layer as multilayered constitution was able to be provided without deterioration, even if it installed in incident light side of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is an enlarged view illustrating a flat inorganic oxide fluorescence fine particle.    Flat inorganic oxide fluorescence fine particle (1)    fluorescent light emission direction (2)
NOVELTY - The waste gas processing method involves removing the hazardous ingredient which exists in the waste gas introduced from a waste gas path (41). The filling pipe (10,20) is replaced after the waste gas purge process. The gas which is led-out from the filling pipe is passed along the detection element (30). A waste gas purge process is completed, when the detection element stops detecting the hazardous ingredient in purge gas.    USE - Waste gas processing method used for performing removal processing of hazardous ingredient in waste gas discharged from manufacturing equipment used during manufacturing semiconductor device, flat plate display, solar cell, magnetic element thin plate, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The gas treatment agent of filling pipe can be used effectively. The size of the waste gas processing apparatus is reduced. The hazardous ingredient is not discharged out of the system and the filling pipe can be replaced safely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of waste gas processing apparatus.    Filling pipes (10,20)    Gas treatment agent (11)    Entrance path (12)    Detection element (30)    Waste gas path (41)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a cut-separation part (50) for continuously separating a strip-shaped inspection film (40) i.e. resin film cut part. A viscosity measurement apparatus (70) measures viscosity of predetermined-shaped sample piece. A sample piece collection conveyance mechanism (60) conveys the viscosity measurement apparatus while collecting the predetermined-shaped sample piece from the inspection film after cut-separation. An inspection film winding guide part (90) guides the inspection film to an inspection film winding roll (91).    USE - Apparatus for making a thermoplastic resin film that is utilized during lamination and packaging process of a photoelectric conversion element i.e. solar cell, and a sealing material in a solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The inspection film winding guide part guides the inspection film to the inspection film winding roll so as to measure viscosity of the resin film and evaluate cross-linking degree of a winding of the resin film with cross linking agent, so that suitability of the resin film can be determined, thus rapidly amending film forming conditions and reducing loss of material cost and film forming cost in an effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a thermoplastic resin film making apparatus.    Strip-shaped inspection film (40)    Cut-separation part (50)    Sample piece collection conveyance mechanism (60)    Viscosity measurement apparatus (70)    Inspection film winding guide part (90)    Inspection film winding roll (91)
NOVELTY - The method involves performing a chemical vapor deposition process so as to form a crystalline semiconductor layer including a p-n junction (452p) for a semiconductor device (450). An epitaxy process is performed by molecular jets so as to form a diluted nitrogen semiconductor material as another crystalline semiconductor layer including another p-n junction (453p) for the semiconductor device, where the latter layer is made up of III-V semiconductors. Each semiconductor layer is formed above a substrate (451) i.e. germanium substrate.    USE - Method for forming a set of p-n junctions in a semiconductor device e.g. solar cell (all claimed), used for manufacturing optoelectronic devices such as sensors, and integrated circuits.    ADVANTAGE - The epitaxy process is performed by the molecular jets so as to form the diluted nitrogen semiconductor material as the crystalline semiconductor layer including the p-n junction for the semiconductor device, thus allowing accurate adjustment of forbidden energy band while controlling nitrogen contents in a reliable manner, and manufacturing networked adapted structure made up of semiconductor materials, and hence providing robustness and improved efficiency in formation of the p-n junctions. The method enables utilizing hybrid deposition strategy, so that an intermediate plug layer is not necessary in the semiconductor device, thus reducing total complexity of the device, and reducing manufacturing costs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a semiconductor device including three semiconductors arranged in a piled up configuration, and provided in a networked adapted structure.    Incidental solar radiation (402)    Semiconductor device (450)    Substrate (451)    P-n junctions (452p, 453p)
NOVELTY - The system has a battery unit component arranged in an electric vehicle for adjusting temperature of a lithium ion battery pack. A system unit is provided with a battery set box body, a cooling system unit, a fuel cell module, a condenser, a compressor and a cooling pipe. The cooling pipe is connected with the cooling system unit, the fuel cell module, the condenser and the compressor. The battery set box body is formed with a sealed space for containing the lithium ion battery pack. A battery cooling module is connected with the battery set box body and the lithium ion battery pack.    USE - Integrated lithium ion battery pack temperature adjusting system for an electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The system is simple in structure and convenient to use, and has high battery pack temperature adjusting efficiency and better utilization effect, and realizes integrated lithium ion battery pack temperature adjusting process in an effective manner.
NOVELTY - A silicon substrate is immersed in primary aqueous solution containing hydrofluoric acid, and natural oxide film on substrate is removed (SP1). Resultant silicon substrate is immersed in secondary solution containing metal ions, and metal ions are adhered (SP2) to surface of silicon substrate. The obtained substrate is then immersed in another solution containing hydrofluoric acid and hydrogen peroxide, and a porous layer is formed (SP3) on the surface of the silicon substrate by catalytic reaction of metal ions. Thus, solar cell is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides solar cell having silicon substrate with texture having uniform density and size.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon substrate is immersed in primary aqueous solution containing hydrofluoric acid, and natural oxide film on the surface of the silicon substrate is removed. The resultant silicon substrate is immersed in secondary solution containing metal ions, and metal ions are adhered to the surface of silicon substrate by non-electrolytic plating. The obtained substrate is then immersed in another solution containing hydrofluoric acid and hydrogen peroxide, and a porous layer is formed on the surface of the silicon substrate by catalytic reaction of metal ions. Thus, solar cell is manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of manufacture of solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Natural oxide layer removal method (SP1)    Adhesion of metal ions (SP2)    Porous layer formation by etching (SP3)    Removing method of metal ions by etching (SP5)    Removing stains by etching (SP7)
NOVELTY - The electroconductive sheet has a substrate whose main surface is provided with electroconductive units having several metal fine wires. Mesh pattern is provided with several opening units having different forms. Opening units are arranged in a planar view by the electroconductive units. Standard deviation of each area of the opening unit is set between 0.017-0.038mm2. Standard deviation about the mean square deviation of position with respect to gravity center position positioned relative to two-dimensional distribution of gravity center position of opening unit is set to 15. mu m.    USE - Electroconductive sheet for touch panel of display apparatus (all claimed) such as LCD, plasma display, organic electroluminescent display and inorganic electroluminescent display mounted in electronic device such as mobile telephone and personal digital assistant. Can also be used for solar cell, electromagnetic wave shield, and defroster of vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of a noise in the electronic device can be reduced by controlling the shape of the mesh pattern appropriately. The visibility of an observation object can be improved. The standard deviation covering the radius vector direction of the value of the standard deviation can be adjusted along the angular orientation in the power spectrum of mesh pattern represented by a common logarithm.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) touch panel; and    (2) display apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the graphical view illustrating the relationship between the shape of metal fine wire and the opening unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A battery electrode has an active material layer formed on a collector surface, where the active material layer contains alkyl modified vinyl alcohol type polymer (0.05-5 mole%) comprising N-alkyl (meth)acrylamide unit (I), and the polymer has viscosity average polymerization degree of 200-5000, and saponification degree of 70-99.99 mole%.    USE - Electrode for a battery i.e. lithium ion secondary battery (claimed) that is utilized in a portable equipment such as a mobile telephone, a portable computer and an electric tool, hybrid vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle, and electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode has high binding property and productivity, and improves cycling characteristics, energy density and durability of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A battery electrode has an active material layer formed on a collector surface, where the active material layer contains alkyl modified vinyl alcohol type polymer (0.05-5 mole%) comprising N-alkyl (meth)acrylamide unit of formula (-CH2-C(R2)(C(=O)-NH-R1)-) (I), and the polymer has viscosity average polymerization degree of 200-5000, and saponification degree of 70-99.99 mole%.    R1=8-29C straight or branched alkyl;and    R2=H or CH3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a pair of electrode having the active material layer oppositely arranged to a separator, and a laminated structure comprising electrolytic composition containing electrolytic salt containing a lithium atom.
NOVELTY - The liquid fuel battery system (36) has fuel aqueous solution supply unit which mixes fuel cell stack (10), fuel in the fuel container (1), and water in a water container (2) to generate the fuel aqueous solution of predetermined density. An air supply unit supplies air for operation to the fuel cell stack, and a fuel aqueous solution inlet pipe (16) is provided with the fuel holding container (4) for fuel aqueous solution maintenance. The fuel holding container is arranged upwards rather than the fuel cell stack.    USE - Liquid fuel battery system for vehicles, e.g. four-wheeled vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Allows the fuel aqueous solution to be stored in a fuel holding container since the fuel holding container is arranged upwards rather than the fuel cell stack. Prevents the drying of electrolytic membrane since the electrolytic membrane of the fuel cell stack is always made moisture. Prevents the fuel aqueous solution from flowing into a circulation container from a fuel holding container since the non-return valve permits only the flow of other fuel aqueous solution in the fuel holding container side.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the liquid fuel battery system.    Fuel container (1)    Water container (2)    Fuel holding container (4)    Fuel cell stack (10)    Fuel aqueous solution inlet pipe (16)    Liquid fuel battery system (36)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves presenting first dielectric layer (11) of aluminum oxide or silicon oxide in contact with a p-type silicon layer (3). A second dielectric layer (13) is deposited on the first dielectric layer. A partial opening (15) is formed in a dielectric stack (10), leaving at least partially the first dielectric layer at the location of the partial opening. The second dielectric layer (13) is made of silicon nitride.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell e.g. passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) type solar cell, passivated emitter and rear locally-diffused (PERL) type solar cell, interdigitated back contact (IBC) type solar cell with local back contacts.    ADVANTAGE - Maintains a good passivation quality around the metal contacts which contributes to an improvement of the values of short circuit current and of open circuit voltage by 1.156 compared experimentally with solar cells manufactured by processes in which the passivation stack is completely ablated. Improves the fill factor by 0.35 percent and the efficiency by approximately 3 percent as a result of good passivation quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a diagram of manufacturing of a PERC type solar cell.    P-type silicon layer (3)    Dielectric stack (10)    First dielectric layer (11)    Second dielectric layer (13)    Partial opening (15)
NOVELTY - The element has a P-type-semiconductor layer (2) and an N-type-semiconductor layer (3) clamped in a nano heterostructure body (1), where an edge part of a pn-junction surface currently formed of a P-type-semiconductor material and an N-type-semiconductor material in the nano heterostructure body is in contact with a surface of the P-type and N-type semiconductor layers. A block copolymer is formed by first and second polymer block components that are not mutually bond together. First and second inorganic precursors are introduced into the polymer block components.    USE - Nano heterostructure pn-junction element for use as an electronic device. Uses include but are not limited to a diode, a light emitting element i.e. LED, a solar cell, a rectifier and a transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The P-type-semiconductor layer and the N-type-semiconductor layer are clamped in the nano heterostructure body, where the edge part of the pn-junction surface currently formed of the P-type-semiconductor material and the N-type-semiconductor material in the nano heterostructure body is in contact with the surface of the P-type and N-type semiconductor layers, so that photoelectric transfer characteristics such as luminous efficiency of the element can be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a nano heterostructure pn-junction element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a nano heterostructure pn-junction element.    Nano heterostructure body (1)    Matrix part (1a)    Columnar part (1b)    P-type-semiconductor layer (2)    N-type-semiconductor layer (3)
NOVELTY - The method (100) involves arranging (102) a substrate on the electrostatic chuck and providing a process gas to the processing region. The plasma is ignited (106) in the processing region from the process gas when no chucking voltage is provided to electrostatic chuck. A target material is deposited (108) on the substrate to form a barrier layer, when no chucking voltage is provided to electrostatic chuck and target material is sputtered from the target through the plasma.    USE - Method for processing semiconductor substrate within process chamber during fabrication of semiconductor devices or integrated circuits. Can also be used in processing silicon substrate, a silicon germanium (SiGe) substrate, an epi-substrate, a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, a display substrate such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display, an electro luminescence (EL) lamp display, a light emitting diode (LED) substrate and a solar cell array, solar panel.    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces the damage to the substrate since the pressure in the process chamber is maintained during plasma ignition and the voltage applied to the substrate is reduced so that a sudden high energy ion bombardment to the substrate can be avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the method for processing semiconductor substrates.    Method for processing semiconductor substrate (100)    Step for arranging substrate on electrostatic chuck (102)    Step for providing process gas to processing region (104)    Step for igniting plasma (106)    Step for depositing target material on substrate to barrier film (108)
NOVELTY - Glass film (1) comprises a first and a second surface (31, 32), which are limited by the same edges (41, 42) with an edge surface (51, 52), where each edge surface comprises a microstructure with a microstructure surface comprising microcracks and fractures that are laterally bounded by edges, where the respective edges of the microcracks and fissures of at least two opposing edges are glued together by an adhesive to their microstructure surfaces.    USE - The glass film is useful for consumer electronics e.g. as a cover glass for semiconductor modules, for organic LED light sources, for thin or curved display devices, and in areas of renewable energy or energy technology e.g. solar cells and thin glass e.g. touch panel, capacitors, thin film batteries, flexible circuit boards, flexible organic light-emitting diode, flexible photovoltaic modules and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The glass film has good edge quality, which allows bending or rolling of the glass film, and thus it prevents the formation of a cracks from the edge.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for producing the glass film comprising providing the glass sheet, wetting microstructure surface of the edge surface of at least two opposite edges with a low-viscosity adhesive and curing the adhesive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic right and left section of a glass film (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Glass film (1)    Glass (2)    First and second surface (31, 32)    Edges (41, 42)    Edge surfaces (51, 52)
NOVELTY - The aluminum-paste solder (15) has powder (17) and synthetic resin (16) of aluminum which are mixed to make a paste-form. The oxide layer of the surface of the aluminum electroconductivity member is removed by a flux having strong acid or strong alkali component. The powder of aluminum, synthetic resin, and harmless flux are mixed to make a paste-form. The harmless flux is polymerized rosin, acrylation rosin, hydrogenated rosin, formylation rosin, a rosin ester, rosin modified maleic resin, rosin-modified phenol resin, or a rosin modified alkyd resin.    USE - Aluminum-paste solder for electrically joining electroconductive member of aluminum.    ADVANTAGE - Enables high-speed and efficient connection of aluminum electroconductivity member while removing harmful flux since the oxide layer of the surface of the aluminum electroconductivity member is removed by a flux having strong acid or strong alkali component. Enables mass-production by permitting high-speed and efficient connection of aluminum electroconductivity member.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a joining method for aluminum electroconductivity member; and    (2) a manufacturing method for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the aluminum-paste solder.    Aluminum wiring (10)    Aluminum-paste solder (15)    Synthetic resin (16)    Powder (17)
NOVELTY - The semiconductor component has solar cell portions (1-3) made of electrically conductive semiconductor material such as silicon material or germanium material. Each solar cell portion is provided with an emitter layer which is located above a base layer. A bypass diode (6) is directly exposed to solar radiation of solar cell portion. The bypass diode is provided with p-doped layer and n-doped layer. The bypass diode is integrated between the p-n transition regions of solar cell portions and is connected with other p-n-transition regions in a parallel manner.    USE - Semiconductor component such as multi-layered solar cell for solar module (all claimed), used in terrestrial application.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor component can be manufactured efficiently and easily at low cost. The solar cell portions and the bypass diode of the semiconductor component can be interconnected with each other easily and rapidly at low cost. The safety of the semiconductor component can be ensured. The shading losses of the multi-layered solar cell can be minimized.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the semiconductor component. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell portions (1-3)    Bypass diode (6)    Metallic connector (7a)    Transverse conducting layers (8a,8b)    Front side metallization portion (10)
NOVELTY - A glass substrate comprises a glass composition containing (in %mass) silica (0-70), alumina (3-20), boron trioxide (0-10), magnesium oxide (0-10), calcium oxide (0-10), strontium oxide (0-25), barium oxide (0-25), sodium oxide (0-10), potassium oxide (0-10), and zirconium dioxide (0-8, excluding 3 or less). The thermal expansion coefficient of glass substrate at 30-380 degrees C is 50-95x 10-7/ degrees C.    USE - Glass substrate is used for thin film compound solar cell (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to single crystal silicon solar cell, polycrystalline-silicon solar cell and amorphous-silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass substrate has favorable devitrification resistance with improved surface quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film compound solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a slightly or heavily doped amorphous silicon layer on a first surface of a silicon substrate (102). Another slightly or heavily doped amorphous silicon layer is formed at opposite surface of the silicon substrate. The annealing process is performed for converting two slightly or heavily doped amorphous silicon layers into crystalline silicon layers. An anti-reflection coating comprising titanium oxide, is deposited on the surface of a passivation layer formed on the surface of silicon substrate.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing process of solar cell can be performed effectively hence the energy consumption amount and the manufacturing cost of the solar cell can be reduced significantly. The environmental impact of fossil fuel can be reduced reliably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic view explaining the manufacturing process of solar cell.    Solar cell structure (100)    Silicon substrate (102)    Photomask (104)    Cavity (106)    N-type silicon (208)
NOVELTY - Method for manufacturing carbon black composite of fibrous carbon, involves heat-processing fibrous carbon slurry having median values of particle size distribution measurement by Microtrac of 5 mu m or less and concentration of 1-10 %mass by hydrocarbon and non-oxidizing atmosphere at 1500 degrees C or more, and non-fibrous carbon.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing carbon black composite (claimed) which is used in electrically conductive agents, such as primary battery, secondary battery, fuel cell, and capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The produced carbon black composite has excellent electroconductive provision capability of conventional carbon black, and can disperse to resin or rubber easily.
NOVELTY - Bimetallic alloy comprises a platinum-nickel substrate, where the platinum-nickel substrate has a surface layer, a near-surface layer and an inner layer, and the surface layer comprises a nickel-depleted composition, such that the surface layer comprises a platinum skin having at least one atomic layer of platinum.    USE - The bimetallic alloy is useful for fuel cells and metal-air batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The bimetallic alloy has enhanced catalytic activity and improved durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing the bimetallic alloy, preferably platinum-nickel electrocatalyst, comprising synthesizing a platinum-nickel nanoparticle, depleting a surface of the platinum-nickel nanoparticle of nickel to create a platinum skeleton, and smoothing a surface of the platinum skeleton by annealing and creating the platinum-nickel nanoparticles with multilayered platinum skin surfaces.
NOVELTY - A catalyst comprises a primary metal, its alloy or mixture comprising the primary metal, and an electroconductive carbon support material which supports the primary metal, its alloy or mixture comprising the primary metal. The carbon support material has a specific surface area (BET) of 100-600 m2/g and a micropore area of 10-90 m2/g.    USE - Catalyst is used for electrode, catalyzed membrane, catalyzed transfer substrate, and membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has improved catalytic activity and large surface area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electrode, which comprises a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst;    (2) catalyzed membrane, which comprises a solid polymeric membrane and the catalyst;    (3) catalyzed transfer substrate, which comprises a transfer substrate and the catalyst;    (4) membrane electrode assembly, which comprises the catalyst; and    (5) fuel cell, which comprises the membrane electrode assembly.
NOVELTY - A fluoropolymer contains a primary polymer formed from a primary monomer, and a secondary polymer formed from secondary monomer. The secondary monomer is polymerized in the presence of primary polymer. At least one of primary monomer and secondary monomer contains fluoromonomer (a). The secondary monomer contains halogenated olefin monomer (b).    USE - Fluoropolymer for water and oil repellent used for processing base material and for textiles (all claimed) e.g. carpet, paper, nonwoven fabric, stone, electrostatic filter, antidust mask and fuel cell component.    ADVANTAGE - The fluoropolymer has excellent water repellence, oil repellence and antifouling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of fluoropolymer, which involves polymerizing primary monomer containing non-fluorine non-crosslinkable monomer, and polymerizing secondary monomer containing halogenated olefin monomer in the presence of obtained polymer; and    (2) water and oil repellent containing the fluoropolymer as main component.
NOVELTY - The transparent composite substrate (1) has composite layer (4) with the glass fabric (2) which is formed by the assembly of glass fiber, and the resin material (3) impregnated at the glass fabric. The variance of a refractive index exists in the assembly of the glass fiber, and the difference of the maximum value of the refractive index and minimum value is 0.008 or less.    USE - Transparent composite substrate used for display elements, such as LCD element and organic electroluminescent display element, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Since the refractive index of the glass fabric with a composite layer is optimized, the optical characteristic of the glass fiber can be obtained uniformly. Since the surface layer of fiber is equipped with transparency and gas-barrier property, the time-dependent fall of the optical characteristic of a composite layer can be suppressed reliably.The optical characteristic of a transparent composite substrate is maintainable over a long term.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a display element substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of transparent composite substrate.    Transparent composite substrate (1)    Glass fabric (2)    Resin material (3)    Composite layer (4)    Gas barrier layer (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves heating a copper wire by a direct resistance heating or induction heating. The heating temperature is provided in a range of 650-1020 degree C. The heating time is provided in the range of 0.3-5 seconds. The heating is carried out under an inert gas atmosphere. The copper wire is provided in a flat rectangular sectional shape and made of a tough pitch copper, an oxygen-free copper, a phosphorus deoxidized copper or a high-purity copper.    USE - Method for annealing copper wire for use as interconnector for connecting solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Since the copper wire is annealed by direct resistance heating or induction heating with heating temperature in the range of 650-1020 degree C and heating time in the range of 0.3-5 seconds, the stress and heating-time of the conductor are reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process for annealing copper wire.    Auxiliary roll (1)    Conductive roll (2)    Low-frequency power source (3)    Transformer (4)
NOVELTY - The forming process involves making a template contact a material to form electrically conductive nano-component structure having an array of nano-components (32) and a base physically connecting the array of nano-components, and removing the nano-component structure from contact with the template. The material is a nano-component structure material or a precursor material from which the array of nano-components is formed. The template is produced by nano-imprinting into an imprint material and the contacting occurs with disposing of material into the template.    USE - Forming process for nano-component structure used in manufacturing light and carrier collection management (LCCM) device which operate as photo-active device, such as solar cell photovoltaic, photosynthesis device, or light detection device, as well as charge storage device.    ADVANTAGE - The process does not need a dry-etching step for cleaning the bottom of an imprinted pattern, can use high process temperature, does not use an etching step to define the nano-components and their array, and does not need an etching step for removing the deposited base portion of any nano-component array material. Not only reduces the number of vacuum-based processing steps, but also offers more freedom in selecting process conditions for subsequent steps. Contributes to low cost manufacturing, and offers market competitiveness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of nano-imprinting and processing performed to indicate grid formation.    Final substrate (24)    Array of nano-components (32)    Spacer/transport control layer (36)    Solar cell dopant/absorber layer (46)    Coating apparatus (48)    Coating material stream (50)
NOVELTY - The battery has a silicon wafer that is provided with a silicon oxide layer, aluminum passivation layer and antireflecting film layer arranged in order.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar cell battery.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the solar cell battery is improved and the thickness of the solar battery can be reduced.
NOVELTY - The device has an automatic feeding device, a slow lifting groove, a spraying groove, an ultrasonic cleaning groove, another ultrasonic cleaning groove, another spraying groove, an alkali washing tank, a spray tank, another alkali washing tank, an acid corrosion groove and another acid corrosion groove which are connected in turn.    USE - Full automatic SE battery mass corrosion device.    ADVANTAGE - The device ensures the even temperature of all surfaces and thickness uniformity of the object to be processed, and improves the surface precision of the etched part of the object when the processing of the object to be processed. The device improves concentration and makes uniform temperature, so as to reduce the stagnation grain part of processed object. The cleanliness of the processing object is improved.
NOVELTY - The method involves a taking waste solar energy battery piece, and cleaning a surface of the battery piece with hydrochloric acid for 2-5 hours for removing aluminum. A silver electrode on an upper surface of a silicon chip is removed according to a volume ratio of an aqua regia to hydrogen fluoride (HF). The HF is added into the aqua regia. The silver electrode placed in the silicon chip is removed for 2-5 hours. A surface silicon nitride film is removed to clean the piece using pure water, where the pure water refers to purified water i.e. deionized pure water.    USE - Method for carrying out desilvering processing on a waste solar energy battery piece.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables carrying out desilvering processing with low processing cost and high working efficiency.
NOVELTY - A resin material contains a polymer of a composition containing an acrylic resin and isocyanate. The acrylic resin has a side chain containing at least one fluorine atom and a silicon atom, and a side chain containing hydroxyl group. The amount of side chain having 6C or more hydroxyl group with respect to total side chain containing hydroxyl group is more than 75 mol%. The amount of side chain containing fluorine atom with respect to total side chain is 10-70 mol%. The amount of monomer having silicon atom with respect to total amount of monomer used for acrylic resin is 8-50 %mass.    USE - Resin material. Uses include but are not limited to endless belt used as fixing belt, intermediate transfer belt and recording medium conveying belt, roll e.g. fixing roll, intermediate transfer roll and recording medium conveyance roll for image forming apparatus, portable equipment, protective film of window glass in building and car, optical disk, solar cell, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The resin material has excellent damage restoration property. The generation of abrasion remaining on the surface of protective film formed using the resin material is efficiently suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of endless belt.    Endless belt (1)
NOVELTY - Carbon tetrafluoride, oxygen and operation gas as reactive gas are introduced, carbon tetrafluoride is excited by operation gas with plasma, and atom of fluoride ion and excited fluoride are separated. A fluorine-doped tin oxide thin film is formed on a substrate using a tin target material by magnetron sputtering method.    USE - Manufacture of fluorine-doped tin oxide thin film. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, flat panel display apparatus, light emitting diode, waveguide-type optical device and photoelectric element.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine-doped tin oxide thin film is formed with high quality without affecting environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of manufacture of fluorine-doped tin oxide thin film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Bus tape is fixed on solar energy set barium zirconium oxide film by fixing bus bar on an ultrasonic die head, installing amorphous silicon thin-film solar module on a horizontal transmission device, forming barium zirconium oxide film layer on zinc oxide crystal lattice, forming a gap between the crystal lattice, and tampering the gap of the crystal lattice under a certain pressure and speed while preventing damage due to ultrasonic vibration.    USE - Method of fixing bus tape on solar energy set barium zirconium oxide film.    ADVANTAGE - The method has improved precision, is low cost, and can be applied to large-scale production.
NOVELTY - The battery has hollow glass micro-beads provided with three layers of same diameter particles (A-C), where refractive index of each hollow glass micro-bead is gradually increased. The hollow glass micro-beads are arranged between two high ultra-white photovoltaic glass substrates (7, 8) to form a glass ball through a high temperature sintering process.    USE - Non-tracking type light gathering photovoltaic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass ball's input end faces sunlight irrespective of an input angle and output end is in vertical state so as to avoid the need of daily tracking and a Fresnel lens, thus reducing manufacturing cost of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a track-free solar energy concentrating method for manufacturing a lithium ion battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a non-tracking type light gathering photovoltaic solar cell.    Layers of same diameter particles (A-C)    High ultra-white photovoltaic glass substrates (7, 8)
NOVELTY - An organic itinerant magnet compound is formed by carrying out self-stacking of organic molecule as a donor to form a salt with an inorganic acid or inorganic base.    USE - Organic itinerant magnet compound e.g. organic room temperature itinerant magnet compound is used for semiconductor, ferromagnetic material, magnet, spintronic element, and hydrogen purification material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to thin film transistor, solar cell, liquid crystal display, and organic electroluminescence element.    ADVANTAGE - The organic itinerant magnet compound has excellent physical property, and high negative magnetoresistance characteristics, electroconductivity and chemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the organic itinerant magnet compound.
NOVELTY - A cooling system comprises a cooling air channel, fan, vortex tube and wire wheel, where the fan is set with the cooling air channel, with air outlet of the fan and cooling air channel is connected with a vortex pipe. The vortex pipe is installed on the cooling air channel. The vortex tube comprises a cold end tube, and an end of the cooling air channel is connected with a wire-passing wheel.    USE - Cooling system for solar photovoltaic solder strips.    ADVANTAGE - The system has improved production yield, and is fast to use.
NOVELTY - A copper-zinc-tin-sulfur-selenium film comprises a light-incidence surface and anther surface opposite to light-emitting surface of the backlight. The molar ratio of sulfur to selenium in copper-zinc-tin-sulfur-selenium film gradually increased towards the backlight surface of light-incidence surface direction.    USE - Copper-zinc-tin-sulfur-selenium film is used for solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The battery containing the film has high photoelectric-conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of copper-zinc-tin-sulfur-selenium film; and    (2) copper-zinc-tin-sulfur-selenium solar battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a sheet layer of lightly doped back surface on a substrate. A phosphorus element enriched by laser is vertically irradiated on a field area to form a metal grid line region doped with a selective field. Power of the laser is 0. 5 to 10 W, and pulse width is 100ps to 500 ns. Wavelength of the laser is 300 to 1600 nm, and frequency is 100 Hz to 200 KHz. The laser irradiation time is 4 to 10 seconds. Alkali solution is used on a pyramidal surface of a silicon chip.    USE - Method for preparation of N-type crystal silicon solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables shortening the diffusion time of phosphorus on areas with laser irradiation on the silicon chip basal body to form the back surface selectively from the active region to the metal grid line area, which gradually reduces the sheet resistance so as to prepare the metal electrode with good ohmic contact and to obtain better filling factor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating a method for preparation of N-type crystal silicon solar battery. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves etching back the washed silicon sheet into the diffusion furnace tube, raising the temperature to 800-11OO degree centigrade, and introducing oxygen to oxidize at the oxidizing time of 30 min. The boron diffusion is performed using the boron source, oxygen and nitrogen by keeping the temperature to 80 to 90 degrees centigrade and by performing heat preservation at 5 to 50 min under the protection of nitrogen atmosphere. The outlet boat is cooled to finish the diffusion process.    USE - Boron diffusion method of crystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The uniformity of boron diffusion is improved to avoid or reduce the formation of boron rich layer of silicon chip, and the high surface impurity concentration is maintained to form good ohmic contact, so as to improve the battery performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating the ratio of boron atom and distribution to the silicon wafer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A 4-aryl coumarin compound (I) is new.    USE - New 4-aryl coumarin derivative compound is used as intermediate for manufacturing material for treating urinary incontinence, and used for pigment laser, cation and anion sensor, organic electroluminescent device and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The 4-aryl coumarin derivative compound is manufactured, with high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A 4-aryl coumarin compound of formula (I) is new.    R1,R2=H, optionally branched 1-4C alkyl or halo;and    R3=H, optionally branched 1-4C alkyl, 1-4C alkyl, 5-6C aryl (both obtained branched and optionally substituted) or optionally branched 1-4C alkoxy carbonyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of 4-aryl coumarin derivative compound (I).
NOVELTY - Preparing catalyst for synthesizing triethoxysilane involves accurately weighing an amount of copper nitrate, adding deionized water to prepare copper nitrate solution, placing the solution into three-neck flask; heating the solution, and continuously stirring; adding precipitator into copper nitrate solution to generate blue mixed solution; adding surfactant into blue mixed solution; filtering system, washing the solid with distilled water; placing washed solid into vacuum oven, and drying; and taking out the dry powder, grinding to obtain the nanometer copper hydroxide catalyst powder.    USE - For preparing catalyst, which is useful for synthesizing triethoxysilane (claimed); for preparing the protective materials such as solar cell for resisting abrasion and hardening liquid crystal; and for producing silica (SiO2) fiber and optical guide fire.    ADVANTAGE - The process has high selectivity i.e. 98.9%, high conversion rate i.e. close to 100%; is simple preparation process; has convenient operation, and cost low; saves time; and is more safe process.
NOVELTY - A triple-junction solar battery comprises a germanium substrate, an indium-gallium-arsenic gradient buffering layer, a gallium-arsenic-antimony first sub-battery, an indium-phosphorus sub-battery and an aluminum-gallium-arsenic-antimony sub-battery, where the indium-gallium-arsenic gradient buffering layer is formed on the germanium substrate, the gallium-arsenic-antimony sub-battery is formed above the gradient buffering layer and provided with a first band gap, and the indium-phosphorus sub-battery is formed above the gallium-arsenic-antimony sub-battery.    USE - Triple-junction solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A triple-junction solar battery comprises a germanium substrate, an indium-gallium-arsenic (InxGa1-xAs) gradient buffering layer, a gallium-arsenic-antimony (GaAsxSb1-x) sub-battery, an indium-phosphorus (InP) sub-battery and an aluminum-gallium-arsenic-antimony (AlxGa1-xAsySb1-y) sub-battery, where the indium-gallium-arsenic (InxGa1-xAs) gradient buffering layer is formed on the germanium substrate, the gallium-arsenic-antimony (GaAsxSb1-x) sub-battery is formed above the gradient buffering layer and provided with a first band gap, the indium phosphate (InP) sub-battery is formed above the gallium-arsenic-antimony sub-battery and provided with a second band gap, which is greater than the first band gap, and the aluminum-gallium-arsenic-antimony (AlxGa1-xAsySb1-y) sub-battery is formed above the indium-phosphorus sub-battery and provided with a third band gap that is greater than the second band gap. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a triple-junction solar battery.
NOVELTY - A heterojunction solar battery structure consists of transparent conductive oxide film formed on amorphous silicon layer provided on base material sheet, and silica layer, silicon nitride layer and aluminum layer provided in order on the transparent conductive oxide film. The transparent conductive oxide film contains transparent conductive oxide layer, silver layer and transparent conductive oxide layer.    USE - Heterojunction solar battery structure.    ADVANTAGE - The battery structure reduces the battery resistance, reduces series resistance and improves short circuit current. The silica layer improves the back passivation and the transparent conductive oxide film improves light transmittance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of heterojunction solar battery structure.
NOVELTY - Industrial anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder is mixed with industrial silica sol, activated carbon, deionized water and industrial alcohol. The mixture is mechanically stirred, to obtain uniform wet material. The obtained material is filled in a pot, and pot is mechanically vibrated to remove air gap. The pot is maintained in vacuum oven and slowly heated. The pot is removed from oven and ammonia-storing active porous solid block is obtained. Ammonia gas is charged into the pot and ammonia is adsorbed, to obtain ammonia-adsorbed porous active mixture.    USE - Preparation of ammonia-adsorbed porous active mixture used as gas adsorption storage for selective catalytic reduction and fuel cell electric vehicle and automobile industry.    ADVANTAGE - The ammonia-adsorbed porous active mixture is efficiently prepared with excellent adsorption and desorption characteristics with respect to ammonia, and recycling characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Industrial anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder (45-92 parts weight) is mixed with industrial silica sol (1-5 parts weight) active carbon (2-8 parts weight), deionized water (3-17 parts weight) and industrial alcohol (2-15 parts weight). Then, the mixture is mechanically stirred, to obtain uniform wet material. The obtained material is filled in a pot, such that filling amount does not exceeds more than 80% the volume of the pot. The pot is mechanically vibrated for 5-10 minutes to remove air gap, and pot is maintained in vacuum oven and slowly heated at normal pressure and 65-160 degrees C to remove water and alcohol from the mixture. The vacuum is increased to 550 mbar and maintained at constant temperature and pressure for 0.5-3 hours. The pot is removed from oven and feeding port of pot is sealed to obtain integrated porous solid block. Ammonia gas is charged into the pot at pressure of 0.05-0.08 MPa and ammonia is adsorbed, to obtain ammonia-adsorbed porous active mixture.
NOVELTY - Active ammonia-storage mixture comprises industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride salt powder (48-90 parts by weight (pbw)), molecular sieve (0.5-6 pbw), clay (2.5-15 pbw), ionized water (4-16 pbw) and industrial spirit (3-15 pbw).    USE - The mixture is useful for adsorbing and storing ammonia gas (claimed), and in selective catalytic reduction and fuel cell electric vehicle system.    ADVANTAGE - The mixture has rapid ammonia charging property and excellent ammonia storage property, and recycled without any breakage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing the active ammonia-storage mixture, comprising doping proper amounts of molecular sieve, clay, deionized water and industrial alcohol in industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride powder and then mechanically stirring to obtain semidry evenly-mixed wet material and then filling into a tank body with the addition of less than 80%, performing mechanical oscillation for 5-10 minutes and eliminating air gap, putting the whole tank in a vacuum oven, slowly heating at 65-160 degrees C under ordinary pressure, eliminating water and ethanol until the mixture maintains constant weight, vacuumizing at 550 mbar with constant voltage and constant temperature for 0.5-3 hours, taking out of the tank, sealing a charging hole and preparing an integral multihole solid body of active ammonia-storage mixture, and filling ammonia in the tank under the pressure of 0.05-0.8 MPa until the mixture is saturated by adsorbing ammonia.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has an upper sub-cell (1) designed as a pin structure (4) that comprises an intrinsic I-type layer provided between a p-doped p-type layer (3) and an n-doped n-type layer (5). The p-type layer, the I-type layer and the n-type layer are designed as amorphous hydrogenated silicon layers. A lower sub-cell (2) is arranged below the upper sub-cell. The lower sub-cell comprises a p-doped emitter region in an area facing the upper sub-cell and an n-doped base region in another area facing away from the upper sub-cell, where the base region is formed in a crystalline silicon layer.    USE - Multi-junction photovoltaic solar cell i.e. triple solar cell and tandem solar cell, for converting an incident electromagnetic radiation dissipated at a contacts charge carrier into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The p-type layer, the I-type layer and the n-type layer are designed as the amorphous hydrogenated silicon layers such that the solar cell can be manufactured in a cost-effective manner. The base region of the lower sub-cell is formed in the crystalline silicon layer, so that efficiency of the solar cell can be improved while prolonging service life of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar cell with a lower sub-cell whose emitter is formed as an amorphous silicon layer. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Upper sub-cell (1)    Lower sub-cell (2)    P-doped p-type layer (3)    Pin structure (4)    N-doped n-type layer (5)
NOVELTY - The barrier film has a compound whose electronegativity difference of a constituent element is 2.1-2.5 at greater than or equal to 10 percent, where contact angle of the film in water is greater than or equal to 40 degrees. Helium permeability coefficient of an inorganic compound thin film is in specific range, where the thin film is made of oxide chosen from one among element of 2nd group, 3rd group, 4th group and 5th group of a periodic table and nitride. A high precision Baratron (RTM: capacitance manometer) pressure intensifier (6) is connected to a low voltage cell (2).    USE - Transparent multi-layer gas-barrier film for packaging goods. Uses include but are not limited to pack a foodstuff, a pharmaceutical product, an industrial commodity and an electronic device such as solar cell, electronic paper, organic electroluminescent (EL) element, semiconductor element and LCD.    ADVANTAGE - The electronegativity difference of the constituent element of the compound is 2.1-2.5 at greater than or equal to 10 percent, where contact angle of the film in water is greater than or equal to 40 degrees, so that gas-barrier property and durability, and production stability of the film can be improved, and production cost of the film can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a gas permeability coefficient measuring apparatus.    High voltage cell (1)    Low voltage cell (2)    Gas cylinder (3)    Vacuum pump (5)    High precision capacitance manometer pressure intensifier (6)
NOVELTY - Tin-oxide powder having median particle size (D50) of 2-50 mu m is used as a clarifier to manufacture silicate glass.    USE - Manufacture silicate glass e.g. alkali free glass and lithium alumino silicate-type crystallized glass (all claimed) is used as glass substrate for flat panel display device and electronic component. Uses include but are not limited to finder of digital camera, car navigation, monitor of personal computer, television, thin film transistor-type active matrix liquid crystal display, solar cell, plasma display panel, field emission display, color filter image sensor substrate and flat lamp etc.    ADVANTAGE - The silicate glass having excellent bubble quality is manufactured with suppressed clarification performance.
NOVELTY - Glass plate has a protective film in at least one surface, where the glass plate comprises glass composition. The glass composition comprises (in %mass): silicon dioxide (40-70), aluminum oxide (0-20), boron trioxide (0-15), mixture of sodium oxide and potassium oxide (0-30), and mixture of strontium oxide and barium oxide (1-40), and protective film comprises strontium sulfate and/or barium sulfate.    USE - The glass plate is useful in solar cells, preferably thin film solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The glass plate has strain point at 560 degrees C or more, contains protective film which does not disappear by cleaning process as it has long shelf life, and cannot be damaged easily.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a winding structure on a surface of a structure body. A surface of the winding structure is etched through a dry etching process. A nano particle is fixed in the surface of the structure body. The nano particle is provided with a metal nano particle or silicon dioxide bead. Diameter of the nano particle is 5 nanometer to 2 micrometer.    USE - Surface processing method for a photoelectric device, a light-emitting device and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing light loss on an optical path and processing cost, improving light accepting/luminous efficiency and controlling surface shape of a photoelectric device, a light-emitting device and a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a surface processing method.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive composition comprises metal conductive fiber having average minor axis length of 1-150 nm, and at least one compound chosen from monosaccharides and its derivatives (0.005-0.05 %mass) with respect to the metal conductive fiber.    USE - Electroconductive composition is used for electroconductive component for touch panel, solar cell (all claimed), liquid crystal display and organic electroluminescent.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive composition has low haze, and excellent electroconductivity, thermal conductivity, durability, strength and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of electroconductive composition; and    (2) electroconductive component, which has base material and electroconductive layer provided on the base material, and contains electoconductive composition.
NOVELTY - Aqueous gas-converting catalyst composition comprises active component, support, inorganic binder, at least one accelerator chosen from cobalt oxide, molybdenum oxide, nickel oxide, calcium oxide, barium oxide, strontium oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, manganese oxide, barium and titanium, and at least one stabilizer chosen from magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, stabilized zirconia, and hydrotalcite.    USE - The aqueous gas-converting catalyst composition is useful for pre-combustion carbon dioxide capturing in integrated gasification combined cycle, fuel cells, coal liquefaction and compound production.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst effectively captures and separates carbon dioxide due to excellent physical properties including packing density, abrasion resistance and high carbon monoxide conversion, can be mass produced by applying spraying technique, thus reduces overall costs as high yield is obtained, and captures pre-combustion carbon dioxide cost-effectively.
NOVELTY - The method involves using a semiconductor substrate composed of a first surface and a second surface opposite to an air outlet on the first surface and/or the second surface to form an indent or separating hole. The semiconductor substrate is etched from the first surface to form two first grooves. The semiconductor substrate is etched from the second surface to form a second groove that is located between two adjacent first groove. The first and second grooves of the semiconductor substrate are used to form a thin film strip-shaped structure.    USE - Method for manufacturing a thin film strip-shaped structure of a solar battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables saving semiconductor materials and reducing manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin film strip-shaped structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing a thin film strip-shaped structure. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The component has a solar cell made of polycrystalline silicon film and provided with a cadmium telluride solar thin film solar energy battery and a band gap structure.    USE - Three-junction laminated thin film solar battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The component has low cost, better performance, better utilization rate and photoelectric conversion efficiency. The component simplifies the preparation process.
NOVELTY - The mechanism has a concentrated water tank that is connected with a two rows of shower pipe through a water pump. The shower pipe is distributed with water outlet holes. The two rows of shower pipe are oppositely arranged with regard to each other. Several solar energy silicon wafers are vertically placed on rows of shower pipe. Two rows of shower water outlet hole and solar energy silicon wafer surface are parallel to each other.    USE - Automatic shower de-gumming mechanism of solar energy silicon wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The production of water waste can be reduced. Lactic acid environment pollution caused by discharging and heating lactic acid solution need of the electric energy can be reduced. The production cost of the silicon wafer can be reduced. The labor intensity can be reduced.
NOVELTY - The process comprises preparing a mold of an object to be manufactured, introducing a sol-gel solution into the mold of the object to be manufactured, gelatinizing the sol-gel solution, and drying the gel in the mold, where the gel is converted into a constituent material of the object to be manufactured. The mold comprises a closed chamber, and an elastomeric material for allowing the evacuation of gases formed during the introduction and gelatinization steps.    USE - The process is useful for manufacturing an object made of a constituent material obtained from a sol-gel solution (claimed), where the constituent material is ceramic, glass and inorganic/organic hybrid material and the object is useful: in sensors for detecting gases; for microfluidic applications; gas chromatography applications; for fuel cells or supercondensers; and microelectronic field.    ADVANTAGE - The process is capable of efficiently manufacturing the object with improved microstructural characteristics, accurate dimensions, excellent surface quality and improved optical properties and without generation of air bubbles on walls of the mold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a photographic view of an object.
NOVELTY - The system has a nano-diamond film solar battery coated on a glass surface. A brush is fixed with a nanometer diamond film surface. An automatic dust removing device includes a diamond-like carbon film that is installed on a surface of a dust removing brush (3). Two sides of the solar battery window glass are provided with a fixing shaft for fixing the dust removing brush. An organic matter i.e. bi-butyl ester, and a solvent i.e. terpineol, are mixed by pulling on a solar cell packaging glass to prepare a nano-diamond film.    USE - Solar energy panel system for a window surface self-cleaning device.    ADVANTAGE - The system utilizes the cleaning brush and the nano-diamond film cleaning properties and generates the wind by the soil so as to improve the solar energy photo-electric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar energy panel system for a window surface self-cleaning device. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Dust removing brush (3)    Latitudinal direction dimension rotating electric machine (5)    Longitude rotating motor (7)
NOVELTY - A carbon nanofiber formation structure (40) has a base material (10) containing oxygen ion conductivity oxide and a metal catalyst (30) which is supported on the base material.    USE - Structure is used for manufacturing carbon nanofiber structure (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to dye-sensitized solar cell, lithium ion secondary battery, lithium ion capacitor, electrical double layer capacitor and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanofiber formation structure makes carbon nanofiber to fully grow.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) carbon nanofiber structure, which is obtained by supplying source gas containing carbon, and growing carbon nanofibers on carbon nanofiber formation structure by chemical vapor deposition method; and    (2) manufacture of carbon nanofiber structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of carbon nanofiber formation structure.    Base material (10)    Catalyst support surface (10a)    Metal catalyst (30)    Carbon nanofiber formation structure (40)
NOVELTY - A carbon nanofiber formation structure (40) has a base material (10), a metal oxide layer (20) formed on the base material, a metal catalyst (30) supported by the metal oxide layer. The thickness of at least one portion of metal oxide layer is 0.5-10 nm.    USE - Structure is used for manufacturing carbon nanofiber structure (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to dye-sensitized solar cell, lithium ion secondary battery, lithium ion capacitor, electrical double layer capacitor and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanofiber formation structure makes carbon nanofiber to fully grow.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) carbon nanofiber structure, which is obtained by supplying source gas containing carbon, and growing carbon nanofibers on carbon nanofiber formation structure by chemical vapor deposition method; and    (2) manufacture of carbon nanofiber structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of carbon nanofiber formation structure.    Base material (10)    One surface of base material (10a)    Metal oxide layer (20)    Catalyst support surface (20a)    Metal catalyst (30)    Carbon nanofiber formation structure (40)
NOVELTY - The masking sheet has a folded positioning tape (31) that is provided in an edge of a rectangular base material sheet (41), and is provided for covering an abbreviated length of base material sheet. A folded positioning tape (32) is provided in the other edge of base material sheet. The folded positioning tapes are expanded with each other, and are equipped with a support portion in the longitudinal direction.    USE - Masking sheet used as pollution-prevention sheet during manufacturing process of table, floor, construction material, semiconductor wafer and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - By expanding the folded positioning tape, the masking sheet can be easily stuck to the to-be-adhered portion. The generation of deviation in sticking position of masking sheet can be avoided easily. The masking sheet can be affixed on a predetermined position correctly. The efficiency of masking operation of masking sheet can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The masking sheet has positioning tapes whose one end portion of longitudinal direction is expanded independently of other end portion of positioning tapes. The positioning tapes are folded so that the front surface and rear side surface are provided to contact the base material sheet along the respective fold portion. The positioning tapes are equipped with an adhesive layer for to-be-adhered portion, an adhesive layer for base material sheets, a pair of temporary adherence layer and a peeling processing agent layer. The adhesive layer for to-be-adhered portions is provided in specific portion of fold portion. The temporary adherence layer is provided in the width direction to other fold portion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the masking sheet.    Positioning tape (31,32)    Base material sheet (41)
NOVELTY - The system has a hydrogen fuel cell module whose power output end is connected with a management module through a pipeline. The management module is connected with an input end of a lithium battery. The lithium battery is connected with a load battery charging end. A hydrogen gas generator generates hydrogen through the pipeline.    USE - Small electrical appliance on-field charging system.    ADVANTAGE - The system greatly improves service life of a small electrical appliance, ensures normal use of the small electrical appliance and satisfies use requirement of the small electrical appliance. The system has simple work.
NOVELTY - A solid fuel (in wt.%) comprises ethanol (40-60), ethylene glycol (10-20), stearic acid (2-4), zinc stearate (1-3), zinc sulfate (2-6), sodium hydroxide (1-3), potassium hydroxide (1-3) and potassium nitrate (0.1-0.3).    USE - Solid fuel for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The solid fuel has even flame temperature, small heat value and ensures easy ignition.
NOVELTY - Electrochemical oxygen reduction catalyst preparation comprises dipping catalyst material in manganese nitrate solution, impregnating for 24-48 hours at room temperature, evaporating and concentrating at 60 degrees C, vacuum drying for 8 hours, putting catalyst material in high temperature furnace at 200-400 degrees C for 2-8 hours, with roasting atmosphere of air or nitrogen, putting roasted powder and processing under hydrothermal condition at 100-180 degrees C for 12-24 hours, with hydrothermal environment comprising acidic or alkaline, and preparing the catalyst.    USE - Method of oxygen reducing electrochemical catalytic agent preparation (claimed) used for fuel cell, metal-air battery and MH-air secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method has mild reaction condition, low cost, and is simple.
NOVELTY - Enhanced cleaning of glass comprises passing glass in degreasing brush groove containing acid and alkali cleaning solution via inlet end to remove oil and dust particles; performing high pressure water washing to clean glass; rinsing with purified water; sending glass into hot air drying tank for quick drying; and conveying glass into outlet end of each groove to finish process.    USE - Enhanced cleaning of glass, e.g. LCD single glass used for solar energy panel or for high-tech industry.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves cleaning process of glass.
NOVELTY - A monocrystalline silicon solar battery comprises single crystal silicon wafer, silicon wafer carrier, green pulse laser, pulse laser locating platform, dust exhaust hole, exhaust pipe and pump. Method for silicon wafer moving on to the silicon wafer carrier comprises green pulse laser etching of rough structure on silicon wafer.    USE - Monocrystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery reduces loss of incident light, thus improving efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram illustrating a monocrystalline silicon solar battery.
NOVELTY - The lens has a poly methyl siloxane/nano-silicon PDMS/nc-Si composite film including a set of layers with different refractive indexes according to the refractive indexes from big to small from down to up in turn on a lower bottom surface of a small round table or prism.    USE - High molecular polymer gradient refractive index lens.    ADVANTAGE - The nano-silicon particles in the high molecular polymer can control the complex refractive index of the large range change to replace expensive sun tracking system for tracking and aggregating light non-grid-connected power generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a preparation method for a high molecular polymer gradient refractive index lens.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a high molecular polymer gradient refractive index lens.
NOVELTY - The film has a titanium solution mixed with a set of components such as titanium compound, stabilizer and alcohol solvent. A complex additive is added with the oxidizing agents. The film is manufactured using different techniques such as physical vapor deposition method, chemical precipitation method, sol-gel method, electro-deposition method, film assembly method, a physical gas phase depositing method, radio frequency magnetic control sputtering method and atmospheric pressure vapor deposition method.    USE - Titanium oxide thin film for a battery.    ADVANTAGE - The film has UV ray block effect and surface self-cleaning effect. The film has very high photo-catalytic activity and super-hydrophilicity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a titanium oxide thin film preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a chart representing a titanium oxide thin film performance. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves comprising power supply (1), machine, matching box (2), mechanical pump, high-speed pump and heating plate. A silicon thin film is manufactured by chemical vapor depositing (CVD). Polycrystalline silicon is directly deposited using physical vapor depositing (PVD).    USE - Method for manufacturing silicon thin film solar energy film.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing cost of the silicon thin film solar energy film can be reduced. The reliable degree of microcrystalline silicon thin film solar battery can be ensured, without any deterioration effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a functional block diagram illustrating the process for manufacturing silicon thin film solar energy film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Power supply (1)    Matching box (2)    Gun and target (3)    Heater (7)    Gas ring (8)
NOVELTY - The method involves uniformly coating a silicon sheet phosphorus diffusion source surface. A diffusion source is curried at 500 degrees centigrade at 5-10 minutes. A silicon wafer stack is arranged in a high temperature resistant mounting box. A phosphorus diffusion part is provided to a surface of a silicon wafer to form a positive-negative (PN) junction under a condition of 800-1000 degrees centigrade. The diffusion source is a phosphoric acid solution, phosphoric acid, or ethanol mixed solution.    USE - Method for preparing a crystalline silicon solar battery positive-negative (PN) junction.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables consuming less energy, and preparing the crystalline silicon solar battery positive-negative (PN) junction in a cost effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a method for preparing a crystalline silicon solar battery positive-negative junction.
NOVELTY - The substrate has a base material covered on a surface of a film unit, where the film unit comprises a layer of a thin film that is overlapped with a layer of another film i.e. material film. The two films are selected from a group consisting of materials combination of tin oxide, zinc oxide, indium oxide and the material film containing fluorine. The conductive substrate has transmittance of visible light is not less than 30 percent.    USE - Conductive substrate for a thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate has better conductivity and better atomization, and enables transmittance for the visible light at certain level.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a conductive substrate.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a metal foil layer on a substrate, where the metal foil layer is made of copper, aluminum, silver or stainless steel. The metal foil layer is etched in a predetermined position to form a set of metal foil layer grooves. A set of solar energy photovoltaic layer grooves are cut out, where each of the solar photovoltaic layer grooves completely cuts off the solar photovoltaic layer. A transparent conductive layer is formed on the solar energy photovoltaic layer.    USE - Solar battery structure manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a solar battery structure manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A vanadium liquid energy-storing battery system leakage current reducing method involves charging and discharging battery subsystem, where each subsystem comprises an anode electrolyte storage tank, a cathode electrolyte storage tank, a circulating pump, a battery module and a pipeline. A battery module subsystem is connected in parallel way and battery module comprises series connection circuit from each subsystem. The remaining battery module is composed of the same series circuit and the battery module is composed of a series connection circuit.    USE - Method for reducing vanadium liquid energy-storing battery system leakage current.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing vanadium liquid energy-storing battery system leakage current with increased current efficiency and better battery system in an effective manner.
NOVELTY - The system has an anode electrolyte storage tank connected with a sub-system through a pipeline (E) connected to an inlet of a mixing cycle pump and an outlet of a circulating pump by a mixing pipe (F). A cathode electrolyte storage tank is connected with the sub-system connected to another inlet of the mixing cycle pump and the outlet of the circulating pump by another mixing pipe (H). The sub-system in the cathode electrolyte storage tank is provided with a mutual mixing valve.    USE - Liquid energy-storing battery system.    ADVANTAGE - The vanadium liquid energy-storing battery system ensures the consistency of the system power in the running process. The battery system is applied in large scale energy storage field, which ensures the long-term stable running of the all vanadium liquid energy-storing battery system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for adjusting a battery operation initial system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a liquid energy storing battery system.
NOVELTY - The selenide device has a thermal evaporation furnace whose cavity is installed with quartz tube. The plasma generating device is equipped with a second quartz tube. The selenide furnace cavity is provided with a third quartz tube. The quartz tubes are connected with respect to each other.    USE - Plasma assisted selenide device for producing CIGS thin film.    ADVANTAGE - The plasma assisted selenide device can be controlled precisely. The quality of the CIGS thin film material can be improved. The structure of the plasma assisted selenide device can be simplified. The safety of the plasma assisted selenide device can be improved. The uniformity of CIGS film can be improved.
NOVELTY - Forming hollow titanium oxide micro-sphere, involves: stirring and reacting tetrabutyl titanate and acetylacetone to form oil phase liquid; taking aqueous solution of dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid with a certain volume slowly under stirring and adding oil phase liquid to form a milky white dispersion; adding poly tetra-fluorine ethylene to the dispersion in reaction kettle at 100-200 degrees C for 24 hours; centrifugating the product, followed by separation, and washing with water and alcohol at 100 degrees C for 2 hours; and heating the resultant sample in a muffle furnace at 550 degrees C for 5 hours.    USE - For preparation of hollow titanium oxide (TiO2) micro-sphere (claimed) used in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hollow pellet is used as electrode material of dye-sensitized TiO2 solar battery, can prolong the optical path, improving the utilization efficiency of light energy as a photo-catalyst, the catalytic activity is high, the light is easy to liquid medium. The method synthesizes the TiO2 hollow pellets used as the inner and outer surfaces of spherical shell to the incident light to scatter the dye-sensitized solar cell light absorption efficiency; synthesizes the TiO2 hollow pellets depositing easy in water phase medium as catalyst, which can improve the repeated utilization ratio of TiO2 photo-catalyst; and has a certain distribution width. The process is simple; avoids the subsequent recovery of the organic solvent; and has low cost.
NOVELTY - Red light organic phosphorescent electroluminescent materials of iridium metal complexes (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful: as light emitting material in an organic electronic device, preferably organic light emitting device, a solar battery device, an organic semiconductor device and an organic transistor device (claimed); and light emitting host material.    ADVANTAGE - (I) have higher light emitting efficiency and excellent performance. The preparation method: is simple; and has low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Red light organic phosphorescent electroluminescent materials of iridium metal complexes of formula (I) are new.    R1, R2 = alkyl, phenyl (optionally substituted by halo or alkyl), halo, methoxy, phenoxy, CN, substituted carbazolyl, substituted N-phenyl-carbazolyl, quinolinyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, aryl, azole group, heteroaryl (optionally substituted), or substituted silyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparation of (I).
NOVELTY - An ink composition (c1) comprises: a conductive polymer; a lithium salt; and a high boiling point solvent.    USE - For a lens which is used in an electro-optical system; and for forming a transparent electrical contact or a transparent electrical wire on a lens (claimed). The lenses have utility in a wide array of electo-optical applications including, but are not limited to liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays, solar cells, light emitting diodes, touch panels, and self-adjustable lens structures.    ADVANTAGE - The compositions are conductive compositions that are transparent to visible light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) an ink composition (c2) comprising: carbon nanotubes; and a transparent carrier;    (2) a lens for use in an electro-optical system, comprising: a first surface; a second surface; an edge that connects the first surface and the second surface; and electrical contacts or wires, which are disposed on the first surface, the second surface, or the edge, where one of the electrical contacts or wires is at least partially composed of an ink composition (c1); and    (3) forming a transparent electrical contact or a transparent electrical wire on a lens, involving: providing a lens that comprises a first surface, a second surface, and an edge that connects the first surface and the second surface; and depositing the ink composition (c1) onto the first surface, the second surface, or the edge of the lens.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a charged insulation layer (320) for retaining charge on a silicon substrate (310), so as to generate a potential difference between the charged insulation layer and the silicon substrate. The silicon substrate is heated, such that the impurity causes excess carrier induced degradation to be diffused in the silicon substrate due to the potential difference into boundary (330) of the silicon substrate and insulation layer.    USE - Method for decreasing excess carrier induced degradation in silicon substrate in apparatus such as solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - By deactivating the impurity causing the excess carrier induced degradation such as copper in the silicon substrate, so that the excess carrier induced minority-carrier lifetime degradation in the silicon substrate can be reduced. The impurity can cause the detrimental excess carrier induced degradation in light induced degradation. The process for decreasing the lifetime degradation can be carried out with the simple p-type or n-type silicon substrate in the room temperature. Hence the performance of the silicon substrate material and solar cells can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) silicon substrate structure; and    (2) apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the silicon substrate structure.    Silicon substrate structure (300)    Silicon substrate (310)    Charged insulation layer (320)    Boundary of silicon substrate (330)
NOVELTY - The module has solar cell that is provided with a metal layer (13a) that is arranged on one main surface of a photoelectric conversion unit (11). The solar cell is sealed with sealing layer. The solar cell is equipped with an electro-conductive oxide layer (13b) that is arranged between metal layer and sealing layer. A wiring material is electrically connected to the solar cell. The metal layer is made of copper. A translucent conductive layer is arranged on one main surface side of a photoelectric conversion unit.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The connection of metal layer and sealing layer directly with electro-conductive oxide layer is made eliminated, thus the reliability of solar cell module can be improved. The metal layer is made of copper, thus favorable solar module output characteristics can be obtained and manufacturing cost of solar module can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell module.    Photoelectric conversion unit (11)    Substrate (11a)    Secondary semiconductor layer (11c)    Metal layer (13a)    Electro-conductive oxide layer (13b)
NOVELTY - The solar cell substrate has a transparent insulating material to which the corrugation is formed in the surface. The depth distribution is obtained by conducting histogram analysis on the surface portion in which the corrugation is distributed over the predetermined range. A peak in substrate main portion is in predetermined range. The water vapor in atmosphere has hydrogen fluoride gas. The glass substrate has alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal, magnesium or aluminum in predetermined range.    USE - Solar cell substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The light-scattering effect of the solar cell substrate can be improved. The generation of crystal grain boundary defect can be suppressed. The yield of the solar cell substrate can be improved. The cost of the glass substrate can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of solar cell substrate;    (2) manufacturing method of thin film solar cell; and    (3) manufacturing method of translucent insulated substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin film solar cell module.    Translucent insulated substrate (2)    Photoelectric converting layer (4)    Middle layer (5)    N-type-semiconductor layer (6c)    Back surface electrode layer (7)
NOVELTY - The laminated structure has an etching stop layer (103) and semiconductor laminated housing (10) which are arranged on semiconductor substrate (100). The semiconductor laminated housing has a contact layer (104) that is connected with the etching stop layer. The etching stop layers (101,102) are positioned in the order between the semiconductor substrate (100) and etching stop layer (103).    USE - Laminated structure used for manufacturing compound semiconductor solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The formation of the modified layer in the interface of the etching stop layer and the contact layer can be effectively suppressed, so that the compound semiconductor solar cell can be easily manufactured with excellent electrical property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a compound semiconductor solar cell; and    (2) a method for manufacturing compound semiconductor solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional block diagram of the laminated structure used for manufacturing compound semiconductor solar cell.    Semiconductor laminated housing (10)    Tunnel junction layers (21,22)    Semiconductor substrate (100)    Etching stop layers (101-103)    Contact layer (104)
NOVELTY - Implanting (M1) ions (302) into a workpiece (114) while minimizing the formation of junctions along the edge (115) of the workpiece, comprises: selecting a dopant of a first conductivity to implant into the workpiece; placing a component made of a material having a conductivity opposite the first conductivity near the workpiece; and implanting the dopant into the workpiece, where the dopant is implanted into the edge of the workpiece, and the material is back-sputtered into the edge.    USE - The methods are useful for implanting ions into a workpiece (claimed), preferably in solar cell applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method minimizes the formation of junctions along the edge of the workpiece while implanting ions into a workpiece (claimed), thus improving the performance of the workpiece.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for implanting (M2) ions into a workpiece while minimizing the formation of junctions along the edge of the workpiece, comprising implanting ions of a first species and a second species into the edge of the workpiece, where the first species is the result of back-sputtering.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of different sources of ions being implanted into edge of workpiece.    Workpiece (114)    Edge (115)    Workpiece support (116)    Ions (302)    Cladding (310)
NOVELTY - The fabrication method involves obtaining a silicon wafer (2) in a reaction chamber (10) with nitrogen gas flown in and turning on a power source to heat up to a temperature and stop heating to obtain a native oxide layer of silicon dioxide after obtaining heat balance of silicon wafer. The first gas and second gas are flown into the reaction chamber through an inlet manifold (12) and another inlet manifold (13) to grow and obtain an aluminum oxide thin film layer on a surface of silicon wafer. The aluminum oxide thin film layer is cooled down to a room temperature.    USE - Fabrication method for aluminum oxide thin film layer for solar cells and other photoelectric devices.    ADVANTAGE - Improves or enhances the photoelectric conversion rate since the leakage of surface current can be reduced. Allows the whole procedure to run under low temperature with reduced influence to lifetimes of carriers in silicon material, and fabricates aluminum oxide thin film layer in a simple single procedure. Saves time and cost since the velocity of the deposition is high, which is higher than 10 nanometers per minute. Provides aluminum oxide thin film layer with improved efficiency, simplified fabrication, and reduced cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the chamber for atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD).    Silicon wafer (2)    Reaction chamber (10)    Inlet manifold (12)    Another inlet manifold (13)    Susceptor (15)
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion device substrate (10) has an alkali metal silicate layer (3) which is formed on a substrate (2). A diffusion control layer (4) is formed on the alkali metal silicate layer. The diffusion control layer has no alkali metal and controls diffusion of the alkali metal. The diffusion control layer is formed of a silicon compound and organosilicon compound. The diffusion control layer is formed of compound obtained by hydrolysis/condensation reaction of organoalkoxysilane. Anodized aluminum film is formed on surface of metal substrate.    USE - Photoelectric conversion device substrate used in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - As the diffusion control layer has no alkali metal and controls diffusion of the alkali metal, the insulating performance, the thermal resistance property and power generation efficiency of photoelectric conversion device substrate can be improved respectively, and the insulation reliability of photoelectric conversion device substrate can be ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the photoelectric conversion device substrate.    Substrate (2)    Alkali metal silicate layer (3)    Diffusion control layer (4)    Photoelectric conversion device substrate (10)
NOVELTY - A glass plate (10) consists of a transparent conductive film (16). The glass plate (12) comprises (in %mass by oxide conversion) silica (68-75), alumina (0-2.5), calcium oxide (0-15), magnesium oxide (0-12), sodium oxide (5-20), potassium oxide (0.8-5), strontium oxide (0-1), barium oxide (0-1), and total iron (0-0.06). The total content of potassium oxide, strontium oxide, and barium oxide is 1-1.7 %mass.    USE - Glass plate with transparent conductive film is used as glass substrate for thin-film solar cells, and low-emission glass plate.    ADVANTAGE - The glass plate has excellent peeling strength with respect to transparent conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the glass plate with transparent conductive film.    Glass plate with transparent conductive film (10)    Glass plate (12)    Alkali barrier film (14)    Transparent conductive film (16)
NOVELTY - The concentrating photovoltaic module (10) has a photovoltaic cell (12), a primary optical element (20) primarily concentrating the incident light (S1), and a secondary optical element (30) secondarily concentrating the light that is primarily concentrated by primary optical element. The primary optical element includes a peripheral portion (22) that emits light towards a side of secondary optical element through partial or total reflection of the incident light. The secondary optical element includes a top surface (32) allowing the light incident from the side to be totally reflected.    USE - Concentrating photovoltaic module of III-V compound semiconductor multi-junction solar cell, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The total volume of the concentrating photovoltaic module can be reduced by reducing its thickness. The efficiency of photovoltaic cell can be increased by reducing the angle of light incident onto the photovoltaic cell, and the light efficiency can be improved by optimizing the arrangement of primary optical elements and secondary optical elements.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the concentrating photovoltaic module.    Concentrating photovoltaic module (10)    Photovoltaic cell (12)    Optical elements (20,30)    Peripheral portion (22)    Top surface (32)    Incident light (S1)
NOVELTY - A composite solid electrolyte comprises scandium-doped barium-cerium-zirconium-yttrium alloy (I).    USE - Composite solid electrolyte is used for solid oxide fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite solid electrolyte has excellent chemical stability. The solid oxide fuel cell having excellent durability is economically manufactured, using the composite solid electrolyte.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composite solid electrolyte comprises scandium-doped barium-cerium-zirconium-yttrium alloy of formula: BaCe1-x-y-zZrxYySczO3-d (I).    x,y,z=0-1;    x+y+z=less than 1;and    d=oxygen ion deficit.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of scandium-doped barium-cerium-zirconium-yttrium alloy (I), which involves mixing stoichiometric amounts of barium carbonate, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, yttrium oxide and scandium oxide powders, milling mixture and calcining mixture;    (2) solid oxide fuel cell; and    (3) composition, which contains scandium-doped barium-cerium-zirconium-yttrium alloy (I).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the solid oxide fuel cell.
NOVELTY - Laminated composite (1) comprises: a carrier substrate (2) onto which a layer structure (3) which forms solar cells is applied; a covering substrate (4); at least one adhesive layer (5) by which the two substrates are connected to each other; and at least one water-binding layer made of a material which chemically and/or physically binds to water molecules, where the water-binding layer is arranged between the covering substrate and the layer structure which forms the solar cells.    USE - The laminated composite is useful for producing a solar module, preferably a thin-layer solar module for photovoltaic energy generation (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The laminated composite: allows diffusive penetration of water molecules, and thus it reduces the power loss; and can be easily integrated into the production of solar modules.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a solar module, preferably thin-film solar module comprising a laminated composite; and    (2) producing the laminated composite.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figures 1A, 1B and 1C show schematic representation of laminated composite of thin film solar module.    Laminated composite (1)    Carrier substrate (2)    Layer structure (3)    Covering substrate (4)    Adhesive layer (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves embedding particles into a barrier sheet. The barrier sheet is etched to expose a top portion and a bottom portion of each particle embedded in the barrier sheet. The exposed top portions of the particles are separated from the exposed bottom portions by the barrier sheet. A metal material is attached to the exposed top portions and a dye material is attached to the exposed bottom portions to create electromagnetic sensitive particles.    USE - Method for manufacturing electromagnetic radiation sensitive particles of nano power cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell portion is not exposed to electromagnetic radiation so that the generated holes and electrons can be captured to form an electrical energy. The non-recombining redox pairs can allow the production of three dimensional electromagnetic energy cells that maximize electromagnetic energy gathering efficiency. The nano power cell can allow the dramatic reduction of solar cell production cost, while increasing efficiency and price-performance ratio of photovoltaic.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for nano power cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - Dopant ink composition (604) comprises a crosslinkable matrix precursor, a bound dopant species, and a solvent.    USE - The dopant ink composition is useful for fabricating a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dopant ink composition fabricates the solar cell in cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) fabricating a solar cell, comprising delivering the dopant ink composition to a region above a substrate (602), baking the dopant ink composition to remove a substantial portion of the solvent of the dopant ink composition, curing the baked dopant ink composition to crosslink a substantial portion of the crosslinkable matrix precursor of the dopant ink composition, and driving dopants from the cured dopant ink composition toward the substrate; and    (2) a solar cell fabricated by the method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view of various stages in the fabrication of the solar cell.    Substrate (602)    Dopant ink composition (604)    Doped regions (610)    Semiconductor layer (620)    Thin dielectric layer (622)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has Raman shifting material that is provided on the substrate. The Raman shifting material is selected based on desired optical or electrical performance of light absorbing structure. The nano-scale particles of Raman shifting material is provided with silver, aluminum and aluminum alloy. The Raman shifting material is provided with titanium oxide and diamond.    USE - Apparatus for spectral modification of incident radiation.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the solar cell can be improved by facilitating long travel paths of light within the device layers and/or solar cell. The amount of light absorbed by the solar cell can be increased. The overall solar cell performance of the apparatus for spectral modification of incident radiation can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of manufacturing spectral modification material;    (2) method of reducing series resistance between solar cells; and    (3) composite particle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a device provided with solar cell and spectral modification layer.    Solar cell (105)    Spectral modification layer (110)    Raman shifting particles (120)    Adhesion and cohesion material (125)    Reflective particles (130)
NOVELTY - The method involves obtaining a semiconductor substrate (20) i.e. silicon wafer, having a dominant crystallographic orientation and adhering a tensile stressed metal layer to the semiconductor substrate. A fracture is propagated parallel to a surface of the substrate in a direction that intersects fracture planes of the substrate such that a semiconductor layer is formed on another surface of the substrate. The semiconductor layer and the tensile stressed metal layer are separated from the semiconductor substrate. Intermediate layers are adhered to the former surface of the substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing a photovoltaic structure i.e. solar cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables avoiding loss of substrate material in creating a textured surface, reducing optical loss due to reflection and enhancing light trapping, thus improving solar cell performance and facilitating manufacture of solar cell structures in a fast and inexpensive manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The semiconductor substrate is made of single crystal silicon and single crystal germanium. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a photovoltaic structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a silicon wafer including Miller indices and proposed fracture planes.    Crystal directions (001, 010, 100)    Semiconductor substrate (20)    Fracture directions (110, 111)
NOVELTY - The device comprises automatic dust removing device (3) that is provided on surface of nano silicon carbide film (1). The automatic dust removing device comprises two crossed brushes, motor, motor brushes and control unit for controlling the motor. The motors are operated under the action of the control unit.    USE - Solar energy battery window surface self-cleaning device.    ADVANTAGE - The battery window can be cleaned reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the self-cleaning device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Silicon carbide film (1)    Dust removing device (3)
NOVELTY - The structure has growth substrate (001). Etching stop layer (002) is formed on the growth substrate. A solar battery epitaxial layer is formed on the etching stop layer. The solar battery epitaxial layer is provided above the sub-cell. The growth substrate of the sub-cell is provided with heterojunction window layer (101). The heterojunction window layer is composed of several materials. The hetero-junction window layer is a super-lattice structure. A back surface layer (105) is provided adjacent to the tunneling junction (401) on the sub-cell.    USE - Flip epitaxial structure of solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The damage of the single material window layer can be avoided, and the battery performance can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation method of solar energy battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar energy battery.    Growth substrate (001)    Etching stop layer (002)    Window layer (101)    Back surface layer (105)    Tunnel junction (401)
NOVELTY - A solar energy battery is etched by using diamond sand spraying, and processing silicon chip surface; and using mixed solution of hydrogen fluoride (HF) and nitric acid (HNO3) for cleaning, and using potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution.    USE - Method for etching a solar energy battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces etching liquid medicine, waste solution treatment cost, and light reflectivity of silicon wafer, and improves cell conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - The method involves taking quartz sand powder and water, and mixing the quartz sand powder and the water uniformly to prepare quartz sand powder water solution used as quartz sand etching solution. The quartz sand etching solution is sprayed on a glass substrate i.e. aluminosilicate glass substrate, by a nozzle to clean the substrate. The quartz sand corrosive liquid flow speed is set to 0. 1 to 1 milli per second, and etching time is set to 5 to 10 minutes. A radio frequency magnetic control sputtering process is carried out after etching the substrate to prepare aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO) film.    USE - Silicon-based aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin film solar cell preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method increases the absorption of the light and improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the silicon-based thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a silicon-based aluminum doped zinc oxide thin film solar cell preparation method.
NOVELTY - A germanium-tin-co-doped monocrystalline silicon comprises electrically active impurities (1013-1021 atoms/cm3), germanium (1016-1019 atoms/cm3) and tin (1013-1016 atoms/cm3).    USE - Germanium-tin-co-doped monocrystalline silicon is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The germanium-tin-co-doped monocrystalline silicon is efficiently prepared with reduced fluorescent conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of germanium-tin-co-doped monocrystalline silicon.
NOVELTY - The method involves etching primary silicon wafer and removing the metal ion. The silicon carbide paddle on the boat fork is etched. The diffusion silicon chip is assembled into an upper etching clamp. The silicon wafer surface is cleaned using de-ionized water. The screen printing process is performed with respect to the positive electrode by silicon wafer printing machine. The performance of the silicon chip is tested. The silicon chip is sorted after testing.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar energy battery chip.    ADVANTAGE - The conversion efficiency of the battery chip is improved, the power performance of the solar battery sheet is improved, and the production cost is reduced.
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying fuel i.e. hydrogen fuel, from a fuel source (7) using an anode region (4). Unreacted fuel is recirculated from the anode region into the anode region flowing fuel over a fuel jet pump (9), where the fuel jet pump comprises a heatable nozzle. The nozzle of the fuel jet pump is heated only when fuel is not made to flow through the fuel jet pump. The fuel is conducted in area of the nozzle over a fuel metering valve (8), where the nozzle is heated during normal operation of a fuel cell system (1) when the fuel metering valve is closed.    USE - Method for operating a fuel cell system utilized in a vehicle i.e. passenger car, to generate stationary electrical energy or generate electrical driving power.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables conducting the fuel into the area of the nozzle over the fuel metering valve and heating the nozzle during normal operation of the fuel cell system when the fuel metering valve is closed, so that freezing of water in the area of the nozzle is prevented in a safe and reliable manner, and an energy-efficient heating of the nozzle can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fuel cell is designed as a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The fuel metering valve is designed as an electrically triggered valve or a pulsed valve i.e. pulsed-driven single-solenoid valve.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a fuel cell system utilized in a vehicle.    Fuel cell system (1)    Anode region (4)    Fuel source (7)    Fuel metering valve (8)    Fuel jet pump (9)
NOVELTY - Acid ammonia aqueous solution of nitrate formation dysfunction metal and the metal which can be nitrated, is formed (S1). A concentrated ammonia aqueous solution is added to acid ammonia aqueous solution, and a deposit (S2) containing nitrate formation dysfunction metal and metal which can be nitrated, is formed. The nitrate formation dysfunction metal is germanium. Thus, oxide of germanium and metal which can be nitrated, is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of oxide of germanium and metal which can be nitrated. Uses include but are not limited to fluorescence material (oxide of strontium and germanium) of X-ray, fluorescence material (bismuth and germanium) of gamma ray, fluorescence material (oxide of manganese and germanium and oxide of magnesium and germanium) of visible ray, dielectric material (oxide of bismuth and germanium), fuel cell, sensor material, electronic device, and energy apparatus manufacture industries.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently forms oxide of germanium and metal which can be nitrated, by simple method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of manufacture of oxide of germanium and metal which can be nitrated. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Process of forming acid ammonia aqueous solution of nitrate formation dysfunction metal and metal which can be nitrated (S1)    Process of forming deposit containing oxide of nitrate formation dysfunction metal and metal which can be nitrated (S2)
NOVELTY - The battery has a positive electrode sheet (64) which is equipped with a positive electrode collector (62) to which positive electrode compound material layer (66) containing positive electrode active material (70) is formed. The positive electrode active material has high electric potential lithium containing compound having discharge potential of 4.5 V which is more that metallic lithium electrode standard. The surface of high electric potential lithium containing compound is covered with a carbon material (72) whose average particle diameter is less than 50 nm.    USE - Lithium ion secondary battery mounted in motor vehicle. Can also be used in vehicles such as hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle, personal computer and portable terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The surface of high electric potential lithium containing compound is covered with a carbon material, such that oxidative degradation of electrolyte solution at the time of charging/discharging can be suppressed effectively. The fall of the battery performance accompanying disassembly of the electrolyte solution can be prevented reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the lithium ion secondary battery.    Positive electrode collector (62)    Positive electrode sheet (64)    Positive electrode compound material layer (66)    Positive electrode active material (70)    Carbon material (72)
NOVELTY - The method involves releasing particle of a metal oxide in an atmosphere provided without oxygen gas, providing the particle on an organic membrane, and forming metal oxide film (27) on the organic membrane. The metal oxide film is oxidized and a transparent conductive film is formed for the modification of metal oxide film. An oxygen-containing gas is selected from any one type of gas or two or multiple types of mixed gas among oxygen, water, carbon di-oxide, cobalt, and nitrous oxide.    USE - Method for manufacturing transparent conductive film on organic membrane for organic-semiconductor elements, such as an organic electroluminescence display, organic electroluminescent illumination, organic image sensor and an organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves releasing particle of a metal oxide in an atmosphere provided without oxygen gas, providing the particle on an organic membrane, and forming metal oxide film on the organic membrane, and hence avoids performance deterioration of organic membrane to enhance film quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a process target object to execute manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Process target object (10)    Substrate (11)    Electrode layer (21)    Positive hole injection layer (22)    Metal oxide film (27)
NOVELTY - A composite polymer electrolyte membrane comprises composite layer including aromatic hydrocarbon type material (20-95 wt.%) which has ionic group and fluorine-containing polymeric porous body.    USE - Composite polymer electrolyte membrane for electrochemical apparatuses e.g. fuel cell, water electrolysis apparatus and chloro alkali electrolyzer. Can also be used as electric power supply sources, such as moving bodies, motor vehicles, electric tool, home-use electric power supply machine, passenger car, bus and truck, two-wheeled vehicle, forklift, bicycle with electric-power assistance, electrically-driven cart, electric wheelchair, boats and ships, railway, robots and cyborg, charge of secondary battery mounted in portable apparatus with portable equipment, and as hybrid type electric power supply source used together with secondary battery, or capacitor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Ion conductivity, heat resistance, and mechanical strength are excellent. Dryness-and-moisture dimensional change is reduced.
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon substrate is subjected to diffusion gettering method using phosphorus source, and surface damage layer is removed. The crystalline silicon substrate is subjected to diffusion gettering process and phosphorus diffusion layer is removed. The phosphorus diffusion layer is heated at constant temperature of 800-950 degrees C for 30-50 minutes, and cooled primarily to 950-800 degrees C for 5-30 minutes, at a speed of 2-10 degrees C/minute. The phosphorus diffusion layer is cooled secondarily at constant temperature of 800-700 degrees C for 30-90 minutes, at a speed of 2-10 degrees C/minute.    USE - Gettering method of crystalline silicon substrate used for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell containing the crystalline silicon substrate has high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and durability.
NOVELTY - Boron-doped amorphous silicon layer is deposited on n-type crystalline silicon substrate, to form intermediate product (A). A silicon nitride protective layer is deposited on intermediate product (A) to form intermediate product (B). An n+ layer is formed on n-type crystalline silicon substrate to form intermediate product (C). The intermediate product (C) is annealed, and p-emitter junction is formed on n-type crystalline silicon substrate, to form intermediate product (D), and p+-doped and n+-doped layer is formed on front surface of n-type crystalline silicon substrate.    USE - Production of p-doped and n-doped layer on front surface of n-type crystalline silicon substrate used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides solar cell having excellent uniformity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Boron-doped amorphous silicon layer is deposited on n-type crystalline silicon substrate, to form an intermediate product (A). A silicon nitride protective layer is deposited on amorphous silicon layer of intermediate product (A) to form intermediate product (B). An n+ layer is formed on the front surface of n-type crystalline silicon substrate of intermediate product (B) to form intermediate product (C). The intermediate product (C) is annealed at high temperature, and p-emitter junction is formed on n-type crystalline silicon substrate, to form intermediate product (D). The silicon nitride protective layer and boron-doped amorphous silicon layer are removed to form p+-doped and n+-doped layer on front surface of n-type crystalline silicon substrate.
NOVELTY - The method involves uniformly mixing active carbon powder and iron oxide or ferric oxyhydroxide to obtain mixed material. Anhydrous ethanol is uniformly dispersed in the mixed material. Heating process is performed in a water bath. Poly tetra-fluorine bialkene aqueous solution emulsion is gradually added in the heated material. Reactant is utilized, where the reactant is a rolling film. A rolling film-forming material surface is covered with a layer of stainless steel mesh according to specific shape to obtain a composite anode.    USE - Method for preparing a microorganism fuel battery composite anode for engineering application of a microbe fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables utilizing composite anode material of active carbon powder, iron oxide and composite anode as auxiliary additive through PTFE caking agent so as to improve power generating performance of a microbiological fuel cell, which accelerates an extracellular electron transfer rate for improving anode microorganism dynamic activity, microbial fuel cell electrochemical performance and output power. The method enables ensuring preparation method to be simple, raw material cost to be low and the prepared composite anode mechanical strength to be high.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating relationship between millivolts and Ampere per meter cube of a microbe fuel cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Preparation of catalyst for direct methanol fuel cell comprises carrying out oxidation-reduction reactions for the carbon base material and potassium permanganate in water to obtain carbon-based catalyst carrier, mixing the carbon-based catalyst carrier and active material precursor, after reacting, obtaining the catalyst.    USE - Preparation method of catalyst for direct methanol fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method does not need complex treatment to obtain the catalyst. It is simple, easy to operate, and good for large-scale industrial production. The obtained catalyst has high anti-carbon monoxide toxicity and has good catalytic activity to methanol.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for direct methanol fuel cell comprising a methanol anode, oxygen cathode, catalyst prepared by above method and proton exchange membrane.
NOVELTY - The glass substrate has a dimple that is formed in etchant having fluorine ion, after a substrate main portion is dipped in the etchant. The nano size of the dimple is changed to the microsize in the surface of substrate main portion.    USE - Light extractable glass substrate used in organic LED (OLED) lamp, solar cell and flat display panel.    ADVANTAGE - The light transmittance and optical extraction efficiency of the glass substrate can be improved. The dipping time of the glass substrate in the etchant can be reduced, so that the high efficiently light extractable glass substrate can be achieved at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing the glass substrate.
NOVELTY - Silicon casting mold (1) has mold release layer (3) formed on inner surface. The mold release layer has contact portion filled at lower portion (3B) of casting mold. The contact portion contains sintered compact obtained by thermal oxidation of silicon nitride powder manufactured using imide thermal decomposition method. The contact portion has surface of silicon melt solution (4). The lower portion contains a sintered compact obtained by thermal oxidation of silicon nitride powder manufactured by direct nitriding.    USE - Silicon casting mold is used for casting homogenous silicon ingot for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The casting mold has suppressed peelability of casting mold inner surface. The mold release layer in the casting mold is formed by simple method. The homogenous silicon ingot is cast using the mold, with excellent release property, high purity, improved yield and reduced generation of crack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the silicon casting mold.    Casting mold (1)    Base material (2)    Mold release layer (3)    Lower portion (3B)    Silicon melt solution (4)
NOVELTY - An amine-containing difluorobenzotriazolyl polymer having structural unit (I), is new.    USE - New amine-containing difluorobenzotriazolyl polymer having specific structural unit is used for organic solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The amine-containing difluorobenzotriazolyl polymer has excellent solar energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An amine-containing difluorobenzotriazolyl polymer having structural unit of formula (I), is new.    R1,R2=1-20C alkyl;and    n=10-50.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of amine-containing difluorobenzotriazolyl polymer; and    (2) usage of amine-containing difluorobenzotriazolyl polymer.
NOVELTY - The burner reformer (100) has a guiding channel (107) which penetrates through a loading plate (3051) to pass high temperature tail gas to a spreading plate (304) without contacting a distributing ring (303). A guiding blade (108) is located on an end surface of distributing ring. A second tail-gas outlet (109) outputs a high-temperature tail-gas to be collected. The outlets of burner reformer are located on a fuel reformer (305) to output reformed hydrogen-rich gas. A reformate gas outlet (307) is located on outlets of burner reformer to guide the hydrogen-rich gas to a cell stack.    USE - Burner reformer for fuel cell power generating systems.    ADVANTAGE - Avoids flashing back of hydrogen and enables the system to run stably to keep from flaming out even when the fuel is lean by utilizing a non-premixed porous media burner. Reduces heat loss is reduced and lowers the operational temperature of the burner since the surface temperature is reduced and no pipes are required for connecting the reformer and the burner. Reduces diminish operational risk by reducing heat loss and lowering the operational temperature. Exhibits a relatively simple structure, enables easy operation with improved efficiency, reduced contamination and lowered cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the burner reformer.    Burner reformer (100)    Guiding channel (107)    Guiding blade (108)    Second tail-gas outlet (109)    Distributing ring (303)    Spreading plate (304)    Fuel reformer (305)    Reformate gas outlet (307)    Loading plate (3051)
NOVELTY - The roller bearing (1) has several rolling elements (4) that are located between inner and outer rings (2,3). A ball (5) is integrated between inner and outer rings and is formed of solid-lubrication composite material. The rolling elements are formed of silicon nitride and stainless steel material. The ball is provided with a diameter smaller than the diameter of rolling elements. The solid-lubrication composite material is provided to distribute tungsten disulfide in the tungsten alloy.    USE - Solid-lubrication roller bearing used for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus and thin film manufacturing apparatus for solar cell (all claimed). Can also be used for electronic component, optical system, liquid-crystal glass, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and physical vapor deposition (PVD) apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The ball is integrated between inner and outer rings, such that the durability of the solid-lubrication roller bearing is improved, even when the bearing is used under high surface pressure and high vacuum temperature. The machining time of the bearing is shortened. The manufacturing cost of the solid-lubrication roller bearing is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solid-lubrication roller bearing.    Solid-lubrication roller bearing (1)    Inner ring (2)    Outer ring (3)    Rolling element (4)    Ball (5)
NOVELTY - Coal and oxygen are supplied to gasifier, and heat recovery is carried out. A portion of ash and slag is removed from synthesis gas. The ash and sulfur compounds are removed. Synthetic gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide is supplied to fuel cell with oxygen. Highly concentrated oxygen is supplied to unreacted carbon monoxide and hydrogen, such that carbon monoxide and hydrogen are combusted. Carbon dioxide is then produced. Thus, recovery of highly concentrated carbon dioxide in integrated coal gasification fuel cell combined cycle system is enabled.    USE - Recovery of highly concentrated carbon dioxide in integrated coal gasification fuel cell combined cycle system.    ADVANTAGE - The highly concentrated carbon dioxide is efficiently recovered by stable method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Coal and oxygen having purity of 99% or more are supplied to a gasifier, and heat recovery is carried out by cooling using heat recovery device. A portion of ash and slag is removed from synthesis gas. The remainder of ash is removed by high temperature dust collector. Sulfur compounds are removed using a high-temperature desulfurizer. The synthetic gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide is supplied to fuel cell with the highly concentrated oxygen. The highly concentrated oxygen is supplied to unreacted carbon monoxide and hydrogen, such that carbon monoxide and hydrogen are combusted in a burner. Carbon dioxide is then produced after combustion. Thus, recovery of highly concentrated carbon dioxide in high efficiency integrated coal gasification fuel cell combined cycle system is enabled.
NOVELTY - An organopolysiloxane-type composition contains a polyhedral structure polysiloxane modified component (A) obtained by modifying compound (b) having hydrosilyl group with respect to alkenyl-group containing polyhedral structure polysiloxane-type compound (a), and a compound (B) containing 2 or more alkenyl groups.    USE - Organopolysiloxane-type composition for hardened material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to resist material, optical material, adhesive agent, sealing agent, fiber material, decoration material, display components, motor vehicle components, solar cell component and engine components, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The organopolysiloxane-type composition provides hardened material having excellent moldability, transparency, heat resistance, light resistance and gas-barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organopolysiloxane-type composition contains a polyhedral structure polysiloxane modified component (A) obtained by modifying compound (b) having hydrosilyl group with respect to alkenyl-group containing polyhedral structure polysiloxane-type compound (a), and a compound (B) containing 2 or more alkenyl groups. The compound (B) is of formulae: R1aR2, R1aR3bSi, (R1a'R3bSi)n(R1cR3dSi)mR4 and (R1a'R3bSiO)n(R1cR3dSiO)mR4.    R1=alkenyl;    R2=alicyclic hydrocarbyl or aromatic hydrocarbyl, each having valence of more than ;    a=2 or more;    R3=monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbyl, monovalent alicyclic hydrocarbyl or monovalent aromatic hydrocarbyl;    b=0-2;    a+b=4;    a',c=1 or more;    d=0-2;    a+b,c+d=3;    m+n=2 or more;and    R4=hydrocarbyl having valence of more than 1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hardened material obtained by hardening the organopolysiloxane-type composition.
NOVELTY - An organic-semiconductor material contains azulene-containing compound (I).    USE - Organic-semiconductor material is used for organic electronic device (claimed) e.g. organic transistor and organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic-semiconductor material has high narrow band gap and long-wavelength absorption characteristics. The organic transistor comprising the organic-semiconductor material has high charge mobility. The organic electronic device comprising the organic-semiconductor material has high conversion efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic-semiconductor material contains azulene-containing compound of formula (I).    R1-R14=H, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, alkoxy, ester or nitro;and    Ar'=bithiophene ring, thieno(3,2-b)thiophene ring, 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole ring, benzo(1,2-c:4,5-c')bis((1,2,5))thiadiazole ring or azulene ring.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the organic transistor.    Gate electrode (1)    Gate insulating layer (2)    Active layer (3)    Source electrode (4)    Drain electrode (5)
NOVELTY - The resin composition comprises cationic group which contains polyurethane and an aqueous medium. Polyurethane contains a primary amino group or a secondary amino group with a total of 5-1500 millimoles per kilogram.    USE - Resin composition used for forming electroconductive ink receiving layer of electroconductive ink used for inkjet printing of electronic circuit for organic solar cell, electronic book terminal, organic transistor, flexible printed circuit board, non-contact integrated circuit card, electromagnetic wave shield of plasma display and integrated circuit.    ADVANTAGE - Obtains printed matter with outstanding durability. Obtains ink receptive layer with excellent adhesiveness. Prevents bleeding of electroconductive ink.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) an electroconductive ink receiving base material;    (2) a printed matter;    (3) an electroconductive pattern; and    (4) a circuit board.
NOVELTY - A ( pi )-conjugated organic boron compound having borinine unit (A) (I) having three reactive sites, and/or another diborinine unit (B) (II) having two reactive sites, is new.    USE - New (pi)-conjugated organic boron compound is used for organic electroluminescent, organic thin-film transistor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The ( pi )-conjugated organic boron compound has excellent chemical stability, electron transferring capability and light emission performance, and provides stabilized circumference of boron by firmly carrying out plane immobilization.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A ( pi )-conjugated organic boron compound having borinine unit (A) having three reactive sites of formula (I), and/or diborinine unit (B) having two reactive sites of formula (II), is new.    R1,R4=H;    R2,R3=3-22C alkyl or ethenyl;    R5,R6=H or 1-20C alkyl;    R5+R6=oxo;    R7,R10,R11,R14=R1;    R8,R9,R12,R13=R2;and    R1+R2,R3+R4,R7+R8,R9+R10,R11+R12,R13+R14=6-membered heterocyclic ring having boron.
NOVELTY - A phthalocyanine compound (I) or (II) is new.    USE - Phthalocyanine compound is used for near infrared light absorber, organic semiconductor element, solar cell element and redox indicator (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to photodynamic therapy, e.g. laser therapy, optical absorption dye, molecular imaging, optical recording, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The phthalocyanine compound exhibits strong near infrared light absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A phthalocyanine compound of formula (I) or (II) is new.    R1-R10=H, optionally substituted aromatic ring or 0-20C non-aromatic ring;and    two of R1-R4 and R5-R8=ring.    Each carbon atoms (a1,a2) is optionally substituted by nitrogen atom.
NOVELTY - Photoelectric conversion element comprises: an electrically conductive thin layer; an organic photoelectric conversion layer; and a transparent electrically conductive thin layer, where the organic photoelectric conversion layer contains a compound having a nonplanar structure and a fullerene or its derivative.    USE - The photoelectric conversion element is useful in a solid-state imaging device, which is useful as a solar cell, and as a photodetector such as biosensor and chemical sensor, where the solid-state imaging device includes a digital camera, a video camera, a facsimile, a scanner and a copier.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion element ensures high photoelectric conversion efficiency, low dark current and high-speed responsivity. The device exhibits high heat resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a photoelectric conversion layer.    Transparent substrate (180)    Pixel electrode (190)    Electron-blocking layer (192)    Photoelectric conversion layer (200)    Hole-blocking layer. (203)
NOVELTY - A boron-containing compound (I) is new.    USE - New boron-containing compound is used for organic electronic device material (claimed) for organic electroluminescent element material and n-type semiconductor of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The boron-containing compound has excellent stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A boron-containing compound of formula (I) is new.    Q1,Q2=coupling group in skeleton portion;    X1-X4=H or monovalent substituent used as substituent of ring structure, in which more than one X1-X4 is optionally coupled with ring structure which forms circular arc portion of dotted line;    n1=2;and    Y'1=direct bond.
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging an interior-type ceramic target in the circumference of a cylinder backing tube. The temperature of ceramic target is controlled. The ceramic target is welded in the backing tube at the specific temperature. The outer side of ceramic target is warmed. The indium is filled between ceramic target and cylinder backing tube.    USE - Method for manufacturing cylindrical sputtering target of thin film-type solar cell for thin film transistor (TFT) LCD, organic OLED (OLED), plasma display panel (PDP), touch panel and flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - The junction characteristic between backing tube and ceramic target can be improved effectively. The temperature of ceramic target can be controlled precisely. The indium filled between ceramic target and backing tube can be solidified efficiently. The bonding rate of backing tube and ceramic target can be enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the bonding process of cylindrical sputtering target. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A heterocyclic compound (I), is new.    USE - New heterocyclic compound is used for organic semiconductor material for thin film used in organic electronics device e.g. thin-film transistor element, photoelectric conversion element, organic solar cell, organic electroluminescent element, organic light emission transistor element and organic semiconductor laser element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The heterocyclic compound has semiconducting property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A heterocyclic compound of formula (I), is new.    X=oxygen atom;and    R=unsubstituted aryl or substituted aryl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic semiconductor material, which contains compound;    (2) thin film, which contains organic semiconductor material; and    (3) organic electronic device, which contains organic semiconductor material.
NOVELTY - The substrate temperature control device has circulation unit which moves thermo-stating fluid to control the temperature of a substrate through a heating block (2). The temperature control domain frames (TA) are arranged symmetrical to axial direction based on partition line. The circulation unit is connected to the heating block. A susceptor (11) is installed in the upper side of the heating block. Temperature control lines (21) are located on temperature control domain frames.    USE - Device for controlling temperature of substrate used for manufacturing solar cell (claimed). Can also be used in manufacturing flat panel display device, LED and semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - The temperature deflection of the substrate can be reduced, so that the quality of thin film deposited in the substrate can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a deposition apparatus; and    (2) a method for fabricating solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the heating block. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heating block (2)    Susceptor (11)    Temperature control lines (21)    Boundary line (D)    Temperature control domain frames (TA)
NOVELTY - The diffusion furnace (100) has gas exhaust port (150) to which reaction gas is ejected from multiple diffusion furnaces. A gas vent pipe (170) is ejected in each diffusion furnace and has cross section which is reduced at predetermined ratio while becoming distant from the discharge end of gas vent pipe. The gas exhaust port and gas vent pipe has circular form or polygon form.    USE - Diffusion furnace for production of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - Improves the form quality of the solar cell since the wafer is injected into the diffusion furnace of the batch-wise to doping below the phosphorus trichloride as to the monocrystal and polycrystalline silicon solar cell manufacture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the gas exhaust port for diffusion furnace for production of solar battery.    Diffusion furnace (100)    Wafer (130)    Boat (140)    Gas exhaust port (150)    Gas vent pipe (170)
NOVELTY - The plate has a supporting net sheet fixed between a support grid and a conductive plastic part. Thickness of the supporting net sheet is 0.2-0.5 mm. The supporting net sheet is made of nickel, copper, molybdenum or titanium.    USE - Dual-pole plate for use in a reinforced zinc bromine battery.    ADVANTAGE - The plate is provided with the conductive plastic part and a supporting net so as to increase strength of a zinc bromine battery, so that the plate avoids swelling deformation of the zinc bromine battery, thus improving service life of the zinc-bromine battery.
NOVELTY - Composition of silica sol-containing ammonia storage active mixture, comprises (parts) anhydrous magnesium chloride salt powder (48-90), industrial clay (2.5-15), carbon fiber (0.5-6), deionized water (4-16) and ethanol (3-15). The particle diameter of industrial clay is less than 2 microns. The industrial clay is dispersed into suspension liquid in water. The specific surface of the carbon fiber is more than 700 m2/g.    USE - For preparing silica sol-containing ammonia storage active mixture (claimed), used in automobile industry, particularly used in selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) system.    ADVANTAGE - The solid block is rich in ammonia transmission ducts and possesses several big holes; the solid block has quick ammonia feeding property and good ammonia storage property, able to quickly relieve ammonia and to be recycled without breakage; it has efficient absorption and desorption characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing silica sol-containing ammonia storage active mixture involving: putting industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride salt powder into industrial clay, carbon fiber, deionized water and industrial ethanol, mechanical stirring to form even mixed wet material, filling the wet material into tank body; mechanical shaking for 5 to 10 minutes to remove air gap; placing the whole tank body in vacuum oven, at normal pressure, slowly heating, controlling temperature within 65 to 160 degrees C, getting rid of water and ethanol until constant weight, vacuum pumping, keeping constant temperature and pressure for 0.5 to 3 hour, taking out tank body, sealing the feeding inlet, preparing into ammonia storage active mixture whole porous solid block; at 0.05 to 0.08 Mpa of pressure, feeding ammonia into the tank body, until the mixture absorbs ammonia.
NOVELTY - A large capacity porous active ammonia storage mixture, prepared by: adding silica sol (2.5-15 parts) and activated carbon (0.6-6 parts) to industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride salt powder (48-90 parts), then mixing with de-ionized water (4-16 parts) and industrial ethanol (3-15 parts).    USE - As large capacity porous active ammonia storage mixture (claimed), for the absorption and storage of ammonia, used in automobile industry, particularly used in selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) system.    ADVANTAGE - The mixture has several large holes, it has faster ammonia absorption property and better ammonia storage performance, it can quickly release ammonia as well as can be recycled used without crushing, it has high absorption and desorption performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A large capacity porous active ammonia storage mixture, prepared by: adding silica sol (2.5-15 parts) and activated carbon (0.6-6 parts) to industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride salt powder (48-90 parts), then mixing with de-ionized water (4-16 parts) and industrial ethanol (3-15 parts). The method further involves mechanically stirring to uniform mixed wet material, filling it to a tank, mechanically shaking for 5-10 minutes so as to remove gas gap; placing the whole tank body in vacuum drying oven, heating by using atmospheric pressure, controlling the temperature at 65-160 degrees C, discharging water and ethanol, vacuuming for 0.5-3 hours with constant temperature and pressure, picking out the tank, then obtaining the ammonia storage active mixture whole porous solid block; filling the ammonia to a tank at 0.5-0.8 Mpa until the mixture is saturated by absorbing ammonia. The grain size of the silica sol is 10-20 nm, the density is 1.15 g/cm3, the silica content is 25%, which is dispersed to suspension liquid in water. The pore diameter of the activated carbon is 2-50 nm, and the specific surface area is larger than 800 m2/g.
NOVELTY - Active ammonia-storing mixture containing magnesium salt, comprises (in parts by wt.) industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride salt powder (45-92), industrial clay (1-15), expanded graphite (2-8), deionized water (3-17), and industrial ethanol (2-15).    USE - The mixture containing magnesium salt is useful for ammonia adsorption storage in selective catalytic reduction- and fuel cell electric vehicle systems.    ADVANTAGE - The mixture containing magnesium salt: has enhanced ammonia storage properties; ensures quick release of ammonia gas and is recyclable without being broken; exhibits improved adsorption and desorption characteristics; and meets the demand of future vehicle industry.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing the active ammonia-storing mixture containing magnesium salt, comprising: mixing industrial anhydrous magnesium chloride salt powder with a provided amount of industrial clay, expanded graphite, deionized water and industrial ethanol; mechanically stirring into a half-dry homogeneous mixture of wet material; filling into a tank such that the filling amount does not exceed 80% of the tank volume; mechanically agitating for 5-10 minutes to remove the air gap; slowly heating the tank in a vacuum oven under atmospheric pressure; maintaining the temperature at 65-160 degrees C, and removing water and ethanol to obtain a constant mixture weight; vacuumizing to 550 mbar at constant temperature and pressure for 0.5-3 hours; removing the tank and sealing a feeding port; preparing ammonia-storing active mixture as a complete porous solid block; and introducing ammonia gas into the tank under a pressure of 0.05-0.08 Mpa, until the mixture adsorbs ammonia gas to a saturation.
NOVELTY - Anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder is mixed with ball clay, molecular sieve, deionized water and alcohol. The mixture is mechanically stirred to obtain uniform wet material. The obtained material is filled in a tank. The tank is mechanically vibrated to remove air gap. The tank is maintained in vacuum oven and slowly heated. The tank is taken out from oven to obtain ammonia-storing active porous solid block. Ammonia gas is charged into the tank and ammonia is adsorbed to obtain ammonia-adsorbed porous active mixture-containing molecular sieve.    USE - Preparation of ammonia-adsorbed porous active mixture-containing molecular sieve used for selective catalytic reduction, fuel cell electric vehicle and automobile industry.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides porous active mixture-containing molecular sieve having excellent adsorption and desorption characteristics with respect to ammonia, and recycling characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder (in parts weight) (45-90) is mixed with ball clay (2-15) and molecular sieve (1-8), deionized water (4-17) and alcohol (3-15). Then, the mixture is mechanically stirred to obtain uniform wet material. The obtained material is filled in a tank, such that filling amount does not exceeds more than 80% the volume of the tank. The tank is mechanically vibrated for 5-10 minutes to remove air gap. The tank is maintained in vacuum oven and slowly heated at normal pressure and 65-160 degrees C to remove water and alcohol from the mixture. The vacuum is increased to 550 mbar and maintained at constant temperature and pressure for 0.5-3 hours. The tank is taken out from oven and feeding port of tank is sealed to obtain ammonia-storage active mixture monolithic porous solid block. Ammonia gas is charged into the tank at pressure of 0.05-0.08 MPa and ammonia is adsorbed to obtain ammonia-adsorbed porous active mixture-containing molecular sieve.
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying a reaction gas to a reaction space of plasma generation medium inside a chamber in which a substrate (100) entrance and a substrate exit is formed with multiple separation patterns (250). A plasma is generated in a reaction space of the plasma generation medium in an ambient pressure atmosphere, which discharges activating gas activated from the reaction gas to the substrate side by the plasma. The substrate is transported through the substrate entrance to the substrate output side.    USE - Method of processing a substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves supplying a reaction gas to a reaction space of plasma generation medium inside a chamber in which a substrate entrance and a substrate exit is formed with multiple separation patterns, and thus easily performs substrate transferring and removes remaining residue in the pattern region with improved efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a device for processing substrates;    (2) a device for producing solar batteries; and    (3) a method for producing solar batteries.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional representation of the manufacturing process of the solar cell.    Substrate (100)    Electrode (200)    Separation patterns (250)    Semiconductor layer (300)    Transparent conductive layer (400)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a hole through laser on a surface of polycrystalline silicon wafer. A wet-etching process is performed on the surface by dipping the polycrystalline silicon wafer having hole in an etching solution in order to remove surface damage owing to the hole production. A dry-etching process is performed on the surface by decomposing the wet-etched polycrystalline silicon wafer into plasma by using a fluorinated gas.    USE - Method for texturing polycrystalline silicon wafers for solar batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves forming a hole through laser on a surface of polycrystalline silicon wafer, and thus reduces texturing process time, and prevents surface damage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic photograph for texturing polycrystalline silicon wafers for solar batteries.
NOVELTY - Silver paste comprises glass powder containing (in wt.%) bismuth(III) oxide (0-90), boron trioxide (0-30), silicon dioxide (0-50), aluminum oxide (0-20) and zinc oxide (0-20).    USE - The silver paste is useful for front surface of high-efficient crystalline silicon solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The silver paste provides relatively wider processing window; and has high short circuit current, and good ohmic contact, and thus it has high conversion efficiency, and good stability; and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing the silver paste, comprising (i) weighing each raw material; (ii) uniformly mixing each raw material, placing in a corundum crucible, covering with a crucible cover, pre-heating at 180-220 degrees C for half an hour, then melting for 1 hour at 1100-1400 degrees C, pouring into pure water at room temperature, and curing glass cullet; and (iii) subjecting the glass cullet to ball milling, sieving, drying to obtain the glass powder, and obtaining the product by adding the glass powder.
NOVELTY - A silicon casting mold comprises mold release layer (3) which is formed in the inner surface and has 1st layer which turns into sintered compact by thermal oxidation of silicon nitride powder and 2nd layer which consists of silica formed on the 1st layer and is formed only above the contact part with silicon melt solution (4) surface in the casting mold (1).    USE - Silicon casting mold for polycrystal silicon ingot used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The casting mold is excellent in release property. The crack generation of silicon ingot can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of silicon casting mold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the silicon casting mold.    Casting mold (1)    Base material (2)    Mold release layer (3)    Silicon melt solution (4)    Coagulation silicon upper surface (5)
NOVELTY - An oxide sinter comprises tin oxide, cobalt oxide and indium oxide as main component. The atomic ratio of tin with respect to indium is 0.019-0.102. The atomic ratio of indium, tin and cobalt with respect to sum total of indium, tin and cobalt is 0.771-0.967:0.016-0.091:0.015-0.15. The oxide sinter has relative density of 98% or more.    USE - Oxide sinter is used for oxide transparent conductive film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to outdoor, touch panel, electronic paper, solar cell, light-emitting diode, organic electroluminescent device, antistatic film, and heat-reflective film for motor vehicle window.    ADVANTAGE - The oxide transparent conductive film obtained by the oxide sinter has high crystallinity, high permeability, and low resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of oxide sinter; and    (2) oxide transparent conductive film.
NOVELTY - The multi-junction type solar cell has several sub cells (11-14) that are laminated together. Each sub cell is formed by laminating several compound semiconductor layers (11A-11C,12A-12C,13A-13C,14A-14C). Amorphous connection layers (20A,20B) made of electrically-conductive material are positioned between the adjoining sub cells (12,13). The tunnel junction layers (15,16) are provided between the adjoining sub cells ((11,12),(13,14)) that are not provided with the connection layer.    USE - Multi-junction type solar cell of compound semiconductor device used in photoelectric conversion element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The multi-junction solar cell can perform efficient energy conversion by reducing contact resistance at junctions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) compound semiconductor device;    (2) photoelectric conversion element; and    (3) compound semiconductor layer and laminated structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the multi-junction type solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Sub cells (11-14)    Compound semiconductor layers (11A-11C,12A-12C,13A-13C,14A-14C)    Tunnel junction layers (15,16)    Anti-reflective film (18)    Amorphous connection layers (20A,20B)
NOVELTY - High-purity raw materials in powder form and lump form are chosen. The powder form raw materials are mixed. The obtained mixed material is briquetted. The obtained briquettes and lump materials are made into batches and are subjected to carbon reduction in alternate current submerged arc furnace. The obtained product is stocked in submerged arc furnace basin. The stored product is taken out and purified in inducted ladle. The obtained product is settled and skimmed. Carbide and oxide particles are filtered from obtained product, to obtain metallurgical grade silicon.    USE - Manufacture of metallurgical grade silicon used in photovoltaic field e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical and efficient manufacture of highly pure metallurgical grade silicon having excellent quality, with reduced energy consumption and without producing carcinogenic materials.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for unit for manufacturing metallurgical grade silicon.
NOVELTY - A coating composition contains curable resin and silica-type metal oxide particles. The curable resin comprises hydrolytic condensed compound and/or its partial hydrolyzate. A molecule of hydrolytic condensed compound has an organic chain, and the hydrolyzable silyl group is bonded with both terminal of organic chain. The organic chain comprises optionally substituted alkylene group, optionally substituted fluoroalkylene group and/or ether group.    USE - Coating composition is used for forming antireflection layer for painted product (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to display apparatus, side-view mirror, windshield, side glass and rear glass of motor vehicle, glass for building material and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The coating composition has excellent weather resistance, salt water resistance, ultraviolet resistance, alkali resistance and transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for painted product (3).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the painted product.    Film (1)    Base material (2)    Painted product (3)
NOVELTY - The method involves growing metallic particles at average height growth rate of less than 1nm/min on substrate at temperature range of 100 to 450 degrees . A mean particle diameter of metallic particles is set in desired range. A ratio of mean particle diameter of metallic particles to mean height of metallic particles is set in desired range. The metallic particle assembly is made from noble metal material such as silver metal material.    USE - Manufacturing method of metallic particle assembly for optical element such as light emitting element such as organic electroluminescence (EL) element, inorganic electroluminescent element, inorganic LED element and quantum dot light emitting element, and photoelectric conversion element such as solar cell element.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the manufacturing method of the metallic particle assembly is improved. The luminous efficiency and conversion efficiency of the optical element are improved. The metallic particle assembly is easily manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the metallic particle assembly.
NOVELTY - Composition useful for cooling fuel cell, comprises (a) glycol, (b) deionized water, and (c) hydroquinone or quinoline, where the amount of acid generated after oxidation of glycol is not greater than 550 parts per million (ppm).    USE - The composition is useful for cooling fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has superior effect of maintaining change rate of electric conductivity (initial conductivity rate-conductivity rate after oxidation/initial conductivity rate) with respect to graphite-based separation plate and aluminum-based testing piece at 25 or more times lower, by preventing oxidation of glycol, and thus inhibiting generation of ionic substances, does not freeze in the winter but still maintains low conductivity rate, and thus allowing for utilize in cooling water for cooling system in fuel cell actuation apparatus.
NOVELTY - Generating electrical power in a biological system, comprises positioning an electrochemical cell in a biological system comprising oxygen, where the electrochemical cell comprises a substrate comprising a first face and a second face, an anode (102) disposed on the first face of the substrate, the anode comprises an anode enzyme and a cathode (104) disposed on the second face of the substrate, and at least one of the anode and the cathode comprises a mediator chemically bonded to a polymer.    USE - The method is useful for generating electrical power in a biological system (claimed) to operate variety of devices, including medical devices (pacemakers, nerve growth stimulators, nerve stimulators for relief of chronic pain, stimulators for regrowth of bone or other tissue, drug-release valves or microvalves, and fluid-flow control valves, such as a valve in a duct or in the urinary tract) or other devices implanted in a human or animal, and to operate external devices connected to the fuel cell and that can be stored in a storage device, such as a capacitive storage element or battery, for later use.    ADVANTAGE - The method utilizes the fuel cells that produces larger or smaller voltages and that has a non-fouling coating to prevent penetration of macromolecules (proteins) in to the electrodes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows cross-sectional view of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (100)    Anode (102)    Spacers (103)    Cathode (104)    Anode electrolysis layer (106)
NOVELTY - A process of desulfurization of a hydrocarbon feed stream involves: providing a hydrocarbon feed stream, contaminated with sulfur compounds; passing the sulfur contaminated feed stream through a zeolite Y adsorbent; and subsequently passing the feed stream through a selective sulfur adsorbent, where the feed stream is desulfurized, where the temperature of the feed stream while passing through both the zeolite Y adsorbent and the selective adsorbent is below 100 degrees C and where the desulfurization is performed not by chemical desulfurization processes.    USE - For desulfurization of hydrocarbon feed stream including hydrocarbon fuel cell feed stream (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process produces desulfurized hydrocarbon fuel stream containing less than 50 parts per billion (ppb) of sulfur; and desulfurizes hydrocarbon fuel stream down to levels below conventional detection means can be achieved, even when water is present in the fuel stream.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a sulfur adsorbent system for use in removing sulfur from a hydrocarbon used in a fuel cell processing train, comprising zeolite Y adsorbent ion exchanged with the a cation selected from Cu, Ag, Mn, Mg, Fe, Ca, Ce, La, Sr, Pr, and/or Nd, and a selective sulfur adsorbent, where the sulfur adsorbent system is configured such that the hydrocarbon sequentially passes through both the zeolite Y adsorbent and then the selective sulfur adsorbent at a temperature below 100 degrees C and where the desulfurization is performed not by chemical desulfurization processes.
NOVELTY - A composite sheet has a reinforcement-impregnated matrix (1), a coating layer (3) formed on at least one surface of the matrix, a barrier layer formed on at least one surface of the coating layer. The ratio of elastic modulus of coating layer at 25 degrees C with respect to elastic modulus of reinforcement-impregnated matrix at 25 degrees C, is 5x 104 or less.    USE - Composite sheet is used for substrate for display device (all claimed) e.g. liquid crystal display device and organic electroluminescent display device. Uses include but are not limited to color filter, solar cell, touch screen panel, flexible display and optical device.    ADVANTAGE - The composite sheet has excellent durability and flexibility, and low flexural resistance, planarity and moisture permeability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of composite sheet.    Reinforcement-impregnated matrix (1)    Reinforcing material (2)    Coating layer (3)
NOVELTY - Transparent protective film having a self-repairability and a surface coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to copy paper which is measured based on Japanese Industrial Standards K7125 (1999) of less than or equal to 0.7, or a coefficient of kinetic friction of less than or equal to 0.4 when a sapphire needle is made to reciprocate on the surface under a certain load, is claimed.    USE - The transparent protective film is useful in portable devices such as mobile phones and portable game players, window glass, glasses lenses, car window glass, car bodies, recording surfaces of optical discs (e.g. CDs and DVDs), solar cell panels, panels that reflect solar light, transparent plates for a platen of image forming apparatus or scanner.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent protective film exhibits self-repairability and low surface coefficient of kinetic friction, thus suppressing the scratches even when friction with copy paper or foreign substances is caused on the surface, and, further, even if scratches are caused, the scratches are repaired, hence the occurrence of scratches permanently remaining on the surface is efficiently suppressed.
NOVELTY - EMR detector has detector material (216) with regular array (212) of nano-particles (210) embedded in matrix material (214). The nano-particles are made from gold while matrix material is made of either silicon or indium antimonide. A voltage biasing component (240) applies bias voltage to matrix material such that electrical current is directly generated based on the cooperative plasmon effect in the detector material when EMR in predetermined wavelength range is incident upon the detector material, and the dominant mechanism for decay in the cooperative plasmon effect is non-radiative.    USE - EMR detector e.g. avalanche photodiode, solar cell, focal plane array for optical applications.    ADVANTAGE - Direct electrical current is generated based on the cooperative plasmon effect in the detector material when EMR in desired wavelength range is incident upon the detector material by appropriately selecting the geometry and materials for the detector material and by applying appropriate bias voltage to the matrix material. Enable use of plasmonic effect maximized absorption by nanoparticles to detect incident EMR. Use of plasmonic effect maximally scatters the incident EMR into the surrounding semiconducting matrix material to enhance the EMR absorption in the material. Exhibit a worthwhile detector-performance improvement which leads towards higher resolution and less blurred moving images, together with greater temperature sensitivity and grayscale within images in cost effective and competitive manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the EMR detector.    Nano-particles (210)    Regular array (212)    Matrix material (214)    Detector material (216)    Voltage biasing component (240)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a transparent conductive film (4) made of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a main component, and gallium (Ga) or aluminum (Al) as an additional component on a glass substrate (2). A characteristic control layer (5) made of titanium dioxide (TiO2) is formed on the transparent conductive film and heated. The p-type semiconductor layers (p layer) (6p,7p), authentic i-type semiconductor layers (i layer) (6i,7i), and n-type semiconductor layers (n layer) (6n,7n) of photoelectric conversion units (6,7) are arranged in order on the characteristic control layer.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell such as amorphous-silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The utilization efficiency of light can be improved, and the solar cell with high conversion efficiency can be provided. The light reflected on a top cell can be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the solar cell.    Glass substrate (2)    Transparent conductive film (4)    Characteristic control layer (5)    Upper photoelectric conversion unit (6)    I layers (6i,7i)    N layers (6n,7n)    P layers (6p,7p)    Lower photoelectric conversion unit (7)
NOVELTY - Method for producing siphonaxanthin or siphonein, involves cultivating filamentous seeds of green algae belonging to Codiaceae and Codium, extracting the cultivated filaments using organic solvent, and isolating siphonaxanthin or siphonein from organic solvent extract.    USE - The method is useful for producing siphonaxanthin or siphonein. The siphonein is used as sensitizing dye for solar cell and as raw materials for electronics. The siphonaxanthin is useful for providing anticancer activity, and used as raw material for health food and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - The method produces siphonaxanthin or siphonein abundantly as the extraction is carried out using algae with increased weight and content rate of siphonaxanthin or siphonein in the algae.
NOVELTY - A dispersion solution containing a thiophene monomer and an inorganic precursor is provided. The thiophene monomer in the solution is polymerized in the presence of an oxidant, to obtain polythiophene microsphere. The polythiophene microsphere is separated from the dispersion solution.    USE - Manufacture of polythiophene microsphere used for solar cell active layer, interface modification layer, chemical sensor, electroluminescent light emitting device, and drug controlled-release carrier (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polythiophene microsphere is economically and easily manufactured with uniform size and without affecting environment.
NOVELTY - A vapor deposition material comprises metallic silicon, silicon dioxide, and manganese metal or manganese oxide powder. The ratio of number of atoms of oxygen with the total number of atoms of silicon and manganese is 1-1.8. The ratio of number of atoms of manganese and number of atoms of silicon is 0.05-0.45.    USE - Vapor deposition material is used for manufacturing gas-barrier vapor-deposition films (all claimed) used for backsheets of solar cells, packaging materials of foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, and precision electronic components (e.g. hard disks and semiconductor modules), and non-packaging applications.    ADVANTAGE - The vapor deposition material enables manufacture of gas-barrier vapor-deposition films with high productivity and suppressed splash phenomenon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) gas-barrier vapor-deposition film consisting of an inorganic oxide film (2) formed by evaporation of the vapor deposition material by heating, vapor-deposited on a polymer film base material (1); and    (2) manufacture of gas-barrier vapor-deposition film, which involves evaporating the vapor deposition material using an electron beam heating system, and forming an inorganic oxide film on a polymer film base material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier vapor-deposition film.    Polymer film base material (1)    Inorganic oxide film (2)
NOVELTY - The tank (2) has a friction reduction unit reducing friction of a contact part with a nozzle (11) and an inner wall layer i.e. liner (20), of a tank main body (10). The nozzle is provided in an edge part of a longitudinal direction of the tank. A groove is formed in the contact part of the nozzle toward the direction. A lubrication agent i.e. oil, is interposed between the nozzle and the inner wall layer. An outer wall layer covers the inner-wall layer. A fiber reinforced plastics layer (21) is moved by low friction with respect to the nozzle when internal pressure is applied to the body.    USE - High pressure tank for use in a fuel cell electric motor vehicle. Can also be used for boat, ship, airplane, robot, fixed installation such as residence, and a building besides an electric vehicle and a hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The tank provides a solid-lubrication coating to a surface of the dent part of the nozzle such that a friction coefficient of the contact part of the fiber reinforced plastics layer of the tank main body and the dent part is reduced, high pressure gas is enclosed, and the fiber reinforced plastics layer is moved by low friction with respect to the nozzle when internal pressure is applied to the tank main body and the fiber reinforced plastics layer bends, so that big stress is not applied to the nozzle, and the load to the nozzle is reduced, thus improving durability and strength of the tank, and preventing abrasion of the fiber reinforced plastics layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a high pressure tank at a time of making low a surface roughness of a surface of a dent part of a nozzle.    High pressure tank (2)    Tank main body (10)    Nozzle (11)    Liner (20)    Fiber reinforced plastics layer (21)
NOVELTY - The element (2) has a photoelectric converting layer (5) whose surface is provided with a germanium and germanium oxide film (10). Interface state density between the photoelectric converting layer and the germanium oxide film is about specific value. The germanium oxide film is arranged in a flush surface of a polarity semiconductor layer (6). The polarity semiconductor layer is made of phosphorus-germanium material. The photoelectric converting layer is connected with the polarity semiconductor layer. The photoelectric converting layer is provided with p-type and n-type layers.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element for a waveguide-type photo detector and a solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The interface state density between the photoelectric converting layer and the germanium oxide film is about specific value, and the germanium oxide film is arranged on the surface of the photoelectric converting layer, so that the element can reduce occurrence of dark current by surface leakage current and surface recombination of a carrier on a surface of the photoelectric converting layer, thus improving operating performance of a solar cell. The element can detect weak-light in the photoelectric converting layer so as to reduce loss of electric power generation voltage in the surface of the photoelectric converting layer and improve photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a photo detector    (2) a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a photo detector.    Photo detector (1)    Photoelectric conversion element (2)    Photoelectric converting layer (5)    Polarity semiconductor layer (6)    Germanium and germanium oxide film (10)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing system (10) has a boat (14) disposed inside a chamber (12), a solid substrate (A) having a first precursor, and a flexible substrate (B) having a second precursor. A gas controller (18) pours reactant gas, e.g. hydrogen selenide, hydrogen sulfide, into the chamber. A heater (20) increases the temperature of the chamber so that the reactant gas reacts to the first and second precursors to form a chalcopyrite structure.    USE - Manufacturing system for thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing system is capable of manufacturing both a solid substrate solar cell and a flexible substrate solar cell, and increasing the productivity of the flexible substrate solar cell. The solid and flexible substrates can be disposed inside the boat in a face-to-face manner or in the face-to-back manner for enhancing production.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the functional block diagram of a manufacturing system for a thin film solar cell.    Manufacturing system (10)    Chamber (12)    Boat (14)    Gas controller (18)    Heater (20)    Solid substrate (A)    Flexible substrate (B)
NOVELTY - The single monolithic integrated circuit has an array of solar cells (101a) on a substrate, e.g. silicon carbide substrate (120), sapphire substrate, silicon substrate, to generate an output voltage. A voltage converter (102a) is integrally formed on the substrate to receive the output voltage and generate a converted voltage. The solar cell array comprises indium gallium nitride solar cells or silicon solar cells. The voltage converter a gallium nitride DC-DC converter.    USE - Single monolithic integrated circuit for electrical equipment e.g. sensor, communication equipment.    ADVANTAGE - Ensures highly efficient conversion of the voltage output by the solar cells. The proximity of the power generating solar cells with the switch matrix and DC-DC converter allows the controller to maintain a desired output voltage range over various environmental conditions, while providing an optimal charge current to the battery, thus enabling prolonged remote operation of electrical equipment, including sensors and communications equipment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional diagram of a transistor and a solar cell integrated on a substrate.    Solar cells (101a)    Voltage converter (102a)    Silicon carbide substrate (120)    First gallium nitride layer (150)    Aluminum gallium nitride layer (170)
NOVELTY - The glazing has a sheet glass (403) vacuum-bonded to another sheet glass (401). A vacuum layer (405) is formed between the sheet glasses. A solar cell panel (407) is formed on a surface of the former sheet glass along direction of the vacuum layer. The panel is wholly or partially translucent. The latter sheet glass is formed of low emissivity glass with high infrared reflectivity from sun light. A third sheet glass (409) is bonded to the surface of the former sheet glass along opposite direction of the layer. Inert gas is injected between the former sheet glass and the third sheet glass.    USE - Double vacuum window glazing.    ADVANTAGE - The glazing prevents increase in temperature of a solar cell when the low emissivity glass is used, so that light conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be maintained highly. The glazing can produce power through the solar cell formed in the glazing, while increasing heat insulation effect of the glazing, thus improving cooling and heating efficiency of a building using an outer wall covered with the glass, and hence preventing a glass window from being condensed and fogged. The glazing allows reflectivity to be increased by optimizing the interval between the sheet glasses. The glazing allows a space between the sheet glasses to be vacuum-sealed with sealing material such as glass frit, which is maintained in a vacuum state and formed with spacers including predetermined thickness, thus preventing the glass from being deformed and broken due to atmospheric pressure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The inert gas is argon, krypton and xenon. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a vacuum window glazing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a vacuum window glazing.    Sheet glasses (401, 403, 409)    Vacuum layer (405)    Solar cell panel (407)    Spacer (411)    Sealing materials (413, 415)
NOVELTY - The vehicle (1) has an output time setting unit setting a maximum output time for required output of an electric motor (10). A power supply required output setting unit sets the output electric power of a main power supply i.e. power battery (4), that supplements an output electric power of the energy power supply i.e. energy battery (2), to required output of the motor. A control unit controls a power conditioner i.e. direct current (DC)-DC converter (6), such that the output electric power of the energy power supply and the main power supply are obtained at the time of acceleration.    USE - Hybrid power supply type electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The vehicle allows the power requirement for the motor total output to be supplied only with the output electric power of the energy power supply, so that a maximum output time is set by considering the allowable emitted-heat amount of the motor, thus maintaining motor total output effectively without consuming energy of the main power supply at the time of acceleration, and hence maintaining the motor output when acceleration state continues in more than definite period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The main power supply and the energy power supply are lithium ion batteries. The main power supply is a power supply that compounds lithium ion capacitor, capacitor or nickel-cadmium battery and electrochemical-type reaction power supply. The energy power supply is a power supply that compounds metal air cell, lithium-sulfur battery, polyvalent battery, fuel cell and electrochemical-type reaction power supply.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a hybrid power source system of a hybrid power supply type electric vehicle.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Hybrid power supply type electric vehicle (1)    Energy battery (2)    Power battery (4)    DC-DC converter (6)    Vehicle controller (14)    Battery state detector (16)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has a microwave introducing unit (3) for generating microwaves used to process an object and introducing the microwaves into a processing chamber (2). A control unit (8) controls the introducing unit, which includes microwave sources to generate the microwaves and introduces parts of the microwaves into the chamber. The control unit controls the sources such that arbitrary combinations of the sources alternately repeat a state in which the microwaves are generated and a state in which no microwave is generated during the state of processing the object.    USE - Microwave processing apparatus for performing predetermined heat treatment e.g. film formation treatment, etching treatment, oxidation/diffusion treatment, modification treatment and annealing treatment, during semiconductor device manufacturing process. Can also be used for processing a substrate of a solar cell panel in a flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus allows setting a cycle of exchange between magnetrons, thus preventing non-uniform processing and wafer bending due to undue heating of a biased spot.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for processing an object to be processed by using a microwave processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a microwave processing apparatus.    Microwave processing apparatus (1)    Processing chamber (2)    Microwave introducing unit (3)    Gas exhaust unit (6)    Control unit (8)
NOVELTY - A laminated crucible (1) has an silicon-nitride coating layer (4) comprising an inner silica layer (3) containing silicon-nitride powder (41) (75-90 wt.%) of 0.2-4.0 mu m provided inside casting mold (2), and a mixture substrate layer (40) containing silica and sodium (10-6000 ppm) and a barium coating layer (5) provided on surface of silicon-nitride coating layer. The laminated crucible dissolves and casts a silicon raw material to form silicon ingot.    USE - Laminated crucible is used for manufacturing silicon ingot for producing silicon substrate used for battery and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated crucible is manufactured, by simple method. The laminated crucible suppresses dissolution of oxygen to inside of silicon ingot. The solar cell comprising silicon substrate formed using the laminated crucible has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of laminated crucible.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the laminated crucible.    Laminated crucible (1)    Casting mold (2)    Inner silica layer (3)    Silicon-nitride coating layer (4)    Barium coating layer (5)    Silica substrate (6)    Inner stucco layer (30)    Fine fused-silica sand (31)    Mixture substrate layer (40)    Silicon-nitride powder (41)
NOVELTY - Silicon-containing impurities are melted. A support (3) is immersed in the molten silicon (1), precipitated for depositing purified silicon which carried out solidifying segregation of the molten silicon, and impurities are reduced by cooling the support immersed in molten silicon. The support is pulled out from molten silicon, and droplet-like solidified portion which is adhered to the outer surface of the purified silicon is removed.    USE - Purification of silicon used for preparing crystalline silicon material for manufacture of solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides high-purity silicon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of crystalline-silicon material, which involves using purified silicon; and    (2) manufacture of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view explaining the immersion state of support in silicon melt.    Molten silicon (1)    Crucible (2)    Support (3)
NOVELTY - A silicon (1) is purified by melting silicon containing impurity, immersing support body (3) in molten silicon, depositing purified silicon which carried out solidifying segregation of the molten silicon and reducing impurity by cooling the support body immersed in molten silicon on the surface of support body, raising the support body out of molten silicon, and removing the top unpurified solidification part (5) in which the molten silicon which adhered in the precipitation process above the liquid level of the molten silicon of the outer surfaces of the purification silicon is solidified.    USE - Purification of silicon for manufacturing crystalline-silicon material used for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metal is highly purified and has improved quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacture of crystalline-silicon material involving using purified silicon (4); and    (2) manufacture of solar cell involving using crystalline silicon material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the metal purification process in which top unpurified solidification part is removed from purification metals.    Silicon (1)    Crucible (2)    Support body (3)    Purified silicon (4)    Top unpurified solidification part (5)
NOVELTY - The substrate mounted in a deposition chamber is cooled and is coated with a ceramic or metallic target in an inert atmosphere, at a room temperature of 180 degrees C, and the coated layer is heat-treated after deposition. The heat treatment is carried out through impulse energy input, by electromagnetic radiation or particle bombardment with high energy density at a surface portion of substrate such that the substrate is not heated. The pulse length, energy density, and/or the size of area of energy input are adjusted by limiting the substrate's temperature.    USE - Method for producing doped, conductive and transparent metal oxide layer on substrates such as glass, silicon, or metallic substrates, by carrying out continuous sputtering process, for manufacturing solar cells or solar modules made of amorphous silicon or amorphous and microcrystalline silicon (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The oxide layer has enhanced homogeneous optical and electrical properties, specific sheet resistance and improved process control and process stability. The thermal deactivation of dopants by phase separation or by the separation of layer due to diffusion processes is prevented. Greater degrees of freedom regarding the control of long-term stability of the cheaper reactive deposition process is achieved. Technical and energy expenditure are further reducible by a simpler system design, without need for using substrate heater. The energy consumption is reduced. No additional heating of the substrate is necessary, so that no further process step is required. The layer properties for cheaper continuous processes can be homogenized.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of molybdenum-tungsten target involves carrying out deoxidation treatment of molybdenum powder at 1100-1300degree C, mixing tungsten powder, and sintering at predetermined temperature under pressure.    USE - Manufacture of molybdenum-tungsten target used for flat panel display, solar cell and semiconductor element.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides molybdenum-tungsten target having improved relative density without performing rolling process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for molybdenum-tungsten target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the manufacture of molybdenum
NOVELTY - A substrate with antiviral thin film (1) has antiviral thin film (21) formed on substrate (11). The antiviral thin film has layer (22) containing titanium oxide as main component and island portion (23) containing copper material as primary component disposed on the surface of the layer (22). The molar ratio of the number of moles of copper hydroxide to the total number of moles of copper atoms in the island portion is 0.25-0.35.    USE - Substrate is used for window glass, partition glass, door glass, display glass, mirror, DNA analysis, solar cell, information portable apparatus, sanitation, medical treatment, electronic device, optical component, glassware for biochemical experiment, medical inspection chip, medical endoscope, optical fiber for surgery, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate has excellent antiviral property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows substrate with antiviral thin film.    Substrates (1,11)    Antiviral thin film (21)    Layer (22)    Island portion (23)
NOVELTY - The panel has a glass substrate whose side is provided with multiple orderly arranged crystal sheets. The glass substrate with the crystal sheets is provided on a side of a glass back plate that is provided with a hot-melt adhesive film. The crystal sheets, glass back plate, and the hot-melt adhesive film are provided with mounting through holes, where the through holes are between the polysilicon chips.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar battery assembly panel.    ADVANTAGE - The panel is convenient to use, and has selective emitting area function.
NOVELTY - An organic thin-film solar cell material comprises heterocyclic ring-containing compound (I).    USE - Material is used for buffer layer and active layer of organic thin-film solar cell (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to power supply, time piece, mobile telephone, mobile personal computer and electrical appliances.    ADVANTAGE - The organic thin-film solar cell has high photoelectric transfer characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic thin-film solar cell material comprises heterocyclic ring-containing compound of formula (I).    R0=H, or 1-20C alkyl, 2-30C alkenyl, aryl containing 6-30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or heterocyclyl containing 5-40 ring-forming carbon atoms (all optionally substituted), or halo;    Rg1,Rg2=5-membered heterocyclyl (optionally substituted) having at least 1 nitrogen, or 6-memebered heterocyclyl (optionally substituted) having at least 1 nitrogen;    Rg3,Rg4=aryl (optionally substituted) containing 6-30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or heterocyclyl (optionally substituted) containing 5-40 ring-forming carbon atoms;    M=coordination metal;and    R0+substitutents of Rg1-Rg4=ring.    The groups adjacent to Rg1 or Rg2 does not combine to form isoindole. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic thin-film solar cell; and    (2) apparatus, which consists of organic thin-film solar cell.
NOVELTY - A film forming material is obtained by reacting vinylene diamide complex (I) with an oxidizing agent chosen from oxygen gas, ozone, air, water and hydrogen peroxide.    USE - Film forming material is used for film forming material solution for forming IV group metal oxide film (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor element, optical element, antireflective film for touch panel and solar cell, gas barrier material, photocatalytic component, hard coating material, television, radio, computer, medical device, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The film forming material enables to form IV group metal oxide film at low temperature. The vinylene diamide complex is manufactured at high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A film forming material is obtained by reacting vinylene diamide complex of formula (I) with an oxidizing agent chosen from oxygen gas, ozone, air, water and hydrogen peroxide.    M1=titanium, silicon, zirconium or hafnium;    R1,R4=3-12C alkyl;    R2,R3=H or 1-4C alkyl;and    R5=1-12C alkyl optionally substituted with fluoro.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following: (i) film forming material solution, which contains the film forming material and an organic solvent; (ii) manufacture of IV group metal oxide film, which involves applying solution of the film forming material on surface of a substrate, and heat-processing and/or irradiating with ultraviolet ray; (iii) vinylene diamide complex (I); and (iv) manufacture of vinylene diamide complex (I), which involves reacting tetraalkoxide of formula: M2(OQR10)4 and vinylene diamide alkali metal salt of formula (IV).    M2=titanium or silicon;    R6,R9=1-12C alkyl;    R7,R8=H or 1-4C alkyl;    R10=1-6C alkoxy or di(1-6C alkyl)amino;    Q=2-6C methylene optionally substituted by 1-3C alkyl;and    M3=alkali metal atom.
NOVELTY - The method involves etching a silicon sheet into a diffusion furnace pipe, and introducing oxygen gas at flow content of 10000-15000 sccm and temperature of 750-810 degrees Celsius. Nitrogen gas is introduced into the furnace pipe at flow content of 5000-10000 sccm by keeping temperature at 750-810 degrees Celsius for 600-1200 s. The temperature is changed from 750-810 degrees Celsius to 810-870 degrees Celsius. Annealing process is completed at temperature of 750-800 degrees Celsius. Nitrogen gas with flow content of 10000-25000 sccm is withdrawn for time of 300 to 600 s.    USE - Solar energy battery diffusing and annealing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures repairing of crystal lattice to balance temperature annealing and high temperature diffusion caused by heat and reduce leakage. The method ensures secondary propulsion effect in annealing process, reduces dead layer, activates phosphorus atom and carrier, and improves battery conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a semiconductor layer in a substrate. The surface of substrate is etched (S302) using mixture of the nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid. The dead layer formed in surface of the substrate is removed (S304). The thickness of substrate is set in specific range.    USE - Method for removing dead layer of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The texturing effect of solar cell can be improved effectively, since dead layer formed in surface of the substrate is removed. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cell can be improved. The recombination of minority carriers in substrate can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process for removing dead layer of solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for forming crystalline silicon substrate (S301)    Step for etching surface of substrate (S302)    Step for forming n-type semiconductor layer on substrate (S303)    Step for removing dead layer formed in surface of substrate (S304)
NOVELTY - A multi-hole active mixture is prepared by mixing (pts. wt.) calcium chloride salt powder (48-90), silica sol (2.5-15), expansion graphite (0.5-6), deionized water (4-16), and alcohol (3-15); subjecting to mechanical stirring for 5-10 minutes; heating at 65-160 degrees C and normal pressure; vacuumizing at 550 mbar for 0.5-3 hours; and filling ammonia at a pressure of 0.05-0.8 MPa.    USE - Method of preparing a multi-hole active mixture for fast storing of ammonia for selective catalytic reduction or fuel cell electric vehicle system.    ADVANTAGE - The method recycles ammonia gas, and prepares product having fast ammonia filling rate, good ammonia-storing performance, fast ammonia gas release rate, high absorption and desorption characteristics and property that satisfies vehicle industry.
NOVELTY - An industrial anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder is mixed with industrial ball clay, expanded graphite, deionized water and industrial alcohol. The mixture is mechanically stirred to obtain wet material. The mixture is filled in a tank and mechanically shaken. The tank is placed into the vacuum oven, heated, vacuumized and constant temperature and pressure are maintained. The tank is taken out and charging port is sealed to obtain porous solid block. Ammonia gas is charged into pressure tank to obtain expanded graphite-containing porous active ammonia storing mixture.    USE - Preparation of expanded graphite-containing porous active mixture used for ammonia storage for selective catalytic reduction system and fuel cell electric vehicle system.    ADVANTAGE - The expanded graphite-containing porous active mixture having excellent absorption and desorption characteristics and ammonia storing performance is prepared.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An industrial anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder (in parts mass) (48-90) is mixed with industrial ball clay (2.5-15), expanded graphite (0.5), deionized water (0.4-16) and industrial alcohol (3-15). Then, the mixture is mechanically stirred to obtain mixture of wet material. The mixture is filled in a tank with filling volume of 80% or less. Then, the mixture is mechanically shaken for 5-10 minute to remove the air gap. The tank is placed into the vacuum oven, slowly heated at 65-160 degrees C and at normal pressure to remove water and ethanol, vacuumized to 550 mbar and maintained constant temperature and pressure for 0.5-3 hour. The tank is taken out from oven and charging port is sealed to obtain porous solid block. Ammonia gas at 0.05-0.08 MPa is charged into pressure tank to obtain expanded graphite-containing porous active mixture.
NOVELTY - Aqueous solution comprises (in wt.%): emulsifying agent (1-15), osmotic agent (1-10), detergent (1-6), chelating agent (0.1-3), lower alcohol (0-15) and ultrapure water (remaining quantity).    USE - The aqueous solution is useful for washing electronic slurry which is used for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The aqueous solution is stable, cost-effective, nontoxic and environmentally-friendly, cleans electronic slurry under mild reaction conditions, exhibits no pungent smell, causes no corrosion to solar battery, can be adhered to the surface of the electronic slurry to clean, and has reduced organic solvent content.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for preparing the aqueous solution, which involves mixing emulsifying agent, osmotic agent and detergent uniformly at room temperature to obtain mixed solution, dissolving chelating agent in the water to obtain the chelating agent solution, mixing the mixed solution and the chelating agent solution, adjusting the pH of the mixture to 6.5 using aqueous ammonia solution, and stirring the solution at room temperature for 15 minutes.
NOVELTY - The method involves increasing chemical vapor deposition temperature in the range of 600-1200 degrees C under the inert gas atmosphere and vapor atmosphere. The catalyst seed is formed in one substrate (121) equipped inside the furnace of the thermal chemical vapor deposition device. The catalyst seed is pre-processed. The temperature of the thermal chemical vapor deposition device is maintained. The carbon nanotube is grown from the loading portion (123).    USE - Method for manufacturing carbon nanotube. Uses include but are not limited to FET, thin film transistor, electric field emission source for display device and X-ray discharge source and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The processing of the carbon nanotube is simplified, the process control of the carbon nanotube is easier, the quality of the carbon nanotube is improved and the cost of the carbon nanotube is reduced. The yield of the carbon nanotube is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device for manufacturing carbon nanotube.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory diagram illustrating the process for manufacturing carbon nanotube. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (121)    Loading portion (123)
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises: (a) a first junction layer; (b) a second junction layer; and (c) an active region between the first and second junction layers, the active region comprises quantum well layers each of which is sandwiched between barrier layers, where consecutive quantum well layers have different bandgap values due to variations in the thickness of the layers and/or their having differing compositions of at least one of their constituent elements.    USE - The solar cell is useful for energy conversion of sunlight to electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides improved multiple quantum well solar cell that can be achieved by ensuring the bandgap of each quantum well thin layer is not uniform compared with other such layers. Solar cell can harness the advantages of multiple quantum wells while improving light absorption and thus overall efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method of forming solar cell comprising a multiple quantum well structure, comprising: (a) forming a barrier layer; (b) forming a desired thickness of a quantum well layer comprises at least one group II to VI element on top of the barrier layer; (c) forming a further barrier layer on top of the exposed quantum well layer such that the quantum well layer is sandwiched between the two barrier layers; (d) forming a desired thickness of a further quantum well layer comprising at least one group II to VI element on top of the exposed further barrier layer; and (e) repeating steps (c) to (d) to form a desired number of quantum wells where consecutive quantum well layers have different bandgap values due to variations in the thickness of the layers and/or their having differing contents of at least one group II to VI element, to form a solar cell comprising a multiple quantum well structure.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte comprises aqueous hydrogen bromide and liquid complex containing 1-alkyl-2-alkyl pyridinium halide, 1-alkyl-3-alkyl pyridinium halide and/or 1-alkyl-3-alkyl imidazolium halide combined with bromine molecule(s).    USE - Electrolyte is used in electrochemical flow cell e.g. hydrogen-bromine cell or vanadium-bromine cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The 1-alkyl-2-alkyl pyridinium halide, 1-alkyl-3-alkyl pyridinium halide and/or 1-alkyl-3-alkyl imidazolium halide contained in the electrolyte efficiently complexes elemental bromine formed in the electrochemical flow cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) use of 1-alkyl-2-alkyl pyridinium halide, 1-alkyl-3-alkyl pyridinium halide and/or 1-alkyl-3-alkyl imidazolium halide as bromine-complexing agent; and    (2) process for operating electrochemical flow cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the hydrogen-bromine cell.    Hydrogen electrode (1)    Bromine electrode (2)    Separator (3)    Hydrogen storage tank (4)    Hydrogen bromide storage tank (5)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of solar cell involves providing aluminum base (30), hard-anodizing aluminum base forming aluminum-oxide substrate (31) on surface of the aluminum base, and depositing a group III-nitride layers on aluminum oxide substrate. The band gap values of the group III-nitride layers progressively increase in a direction away from the aluminum oxide substrate.    USE - Manufacture of solar cell used for structure (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is manufactured efficiently with excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of solar cell.    Aluminum base (30)    Aluminum oxide substrate (31)    Buffer layer (32)    Indium nitride layer (33A)    Indium-gallium nitride layer (33B)    Indium-aluminum-gallium nitride layer (33C)    Aluminum nitride layer (33D)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves forming a corrugated pattern (3) in a surface (2a) of a transparent base material (2). The corrugated pattern has a predetermined period, where a transparent conductive film (4) is formed. The transparent conductive film has another corrugated pattern (5), which has a short period, such that the former corrugated pattern is covered. The corrugated pattern is formed by the wet-etching process, plasma etching technique and with a blasting. The transparent conductive film is formed by the dry cleaning film formation process.    USE - Manufacturing method for a transparent conductive substrate (Claimed) used for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The corrugated pattern is formed by the wet-etching process, plasma etching technique and with a blasting, and thus improving the adhesiveness, durability and optical characteristics of a film, and enhancing the optical confinement efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a transparent substrate manufacturing method.    Transparent base material (2)    Surface (2a)    Corrugated patterns (3,5)    Transparent conductive film (4)
NOVELTY - A cobalt compound solution is prepared using lithium cobalt oxide which is an anodic material of lithium ion battery. A metal interconnect is immersed in a plating solution containing cobalt compound solution, and cobalt is formed on the immersed metal interconnect by electroplating method.    USE - Method of coating metallic interconnect used for solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides coated metallic interconnect having excellent oxidation resistance and conductivity at high temperature. The solid oxide fuel cell using the coated metallic interconnects has excellent durability and performance.
NOVELTY - Method of loading crucible with silicon during crystallization process involves placing silicon of a primary form factor in a central region of the crucible separated from a wall of the crucible by a peripheral region, providing silicon of secondary form factor in the central region and the peripheral region for creating a silicon feedstock layer across the crucible comprising silicon of both primary and secondary factors. The silicon of the primary form factor is more than the silicon of the secondary form factor.    USE - Method of loading crucible with silicon during crystallization process in fabrication of semiconductor electronics and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently loads crucible with silicon during crystallization process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for loaded crucible.
NOVELTY - The substrate processing apparatus (1) has a process chamber (100) provided with a transfer path (30) to which the tray (20) in which one or more substrates (10) are stably settled is transferred. One or more ion-beam-irradiation devices (301,302) irradiate an ion beam to the substrates transferred along the transfer path.    USE - Substrate processing apparatus for processing substrates. Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor substrates, substrates for LCD panels, substrates for organic light emitting diode panels, or solar cell substrates.    ADVANTAGE - Ion implantation process can be performed to substrates in large quantities by irradiating ion beam to substrates stably settled in tray.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a substrate processing system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a conceptual diagram which shows a substrate processing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Substrate processing apparatus (1)    Substrates (10)    Tray (20)    Transfer path (30)    Process chamber (100)    Ion-beam-irradiation devices (301,302)
NOVELTY - Mixture of indium-tin oxide powder, and chloride ion including indium chloride and tin chloride are baked in air, to obtain granulated indium-tin oxide powder. The total concentration of indium chloride and tin chloride in the mixture is 1-100 ppm.    USE - Production of granulated indium-tin oxide powder used for manufacturing indium-tin oxide sputtering target. Uses include but are not limited to flat panel display screen, liquid crystal display screen for television, laptop computer, cell phone and solar cell application.    ADVANTAGE - The indium-tin oxide sputtering target having crack resistance and high density is manufactured, using granulated indium-tin oxide.
NOVELTY - The method involves stopping supply of the hydrogen mixed gas to a hydrogen separation alloy film (11) when the temperature of the hydrogen separation alloy film reaches a range of 300-600 degrees C. An oxidized gas is supplied to an upstream side of the hydrogen separation alloy film, over the prescribed period of time, after stopping supply of the hydrogen mixed gas. Temperature of the hydrogen separation alloy film is reduced to less than 200 degrees C. The hydrogen separation alloy film is made of niobium, titanium and nickel.    USE - Method for operating hydrogen separator (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The oxidized gas can be supplied to upstream side of the hydrogen supply film over the prescribed period of time and the temperature of the hydrogen separator can be reduced, so that the hydrogen embrittlement of the hydrogen separation alloy film can be suppressed efficiently. Hence the hydrogen separator strong against the repetition of starting/stop with low material cost can be provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen separator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the hydrogen separator.    Hydrogen separation device (10)    Hydrogen separation alloy film (11)    Mixed gas chamber (12)    Purified gas chamber (13)    Heater (14)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion apparatus (11) has a light-absorbing layer (3) containing chalcopyrite-type compound. The light-absorbing layer has a peak strength ratio (IB/IA) of 3-9, where IA is strength of a peak formed by combining peak of (220) surface and peak of (204) surface in X-ray diffraction, and IB is peak strength of (112) surface.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus has improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Light-absorbing layer (3)    Upper electrode layer (5)    Current collection electrode (8)    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (11)
NOVELTY - A dispersing agent composition contains boric acid ester, polyhydric alcohol (I), and alkoxy silane compound.    USE - Dispersing agent composition used for forming impurity diffused layer on semiconductor substrate used for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dispersing agent composition enables to form impurity diffusion layer without generation of out diffusion and aggregation of boron compound. The solar cell having high reliability is obtained using dispersing agent composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dispersing agent composition contains boric acid ester, polyhydric alcohol of formula: R4-(CH(-OH)-(C(-R2)(-R3))k-CH(-OH))m-R5 (I), and alkoxy silane compound.    k=0-3;    m=1 or more;    R2,R3=H, hydroxy, 1-5C alkyl or 1-5C hydroxyalkyl;and    R4,R5=H or 1-3C alkyl.    When k is 2 or more, R2,R3 are hydroxy or 1-5C hydroxyalkyl. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of impurity diffused layer (3), which involves applying the dispersing agent composition on a semiconductor substrate, forming impurity diffusion agent layer on predetermined pattern, diffusing boron of boric acid ester in the composition, into substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view illustrating manufacture of solar cell.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Texture portion (1a)    Dispersing agent composition (2)    Impurity diffused layer (3)
NOVELTY - The interconnector material (100) has aluminium group material surface (10) that is provided with nickel plating layer (20) and tin plating layer (30) of specific thickness sequentially from a base material side. A solder layer is formed in the surface of tin plating layer. The nickel plating layer is formed by nickel plating on the zinc layer as a base layer. The tin plating layer is formed by performing tin metal plating on the nickel plating layer.    USE - Interconnector material for solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the need for using copper is eliminated, the interconnector material for solar cells is comparatively cheap. The occurrence of malfunctions such as crack of film and peeling due to the heat history of soldering is prevented effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an interconnector for solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the interconnector material for solar cells.    Aluminium group material surface (10)    Nickel plating layer (20)    Tin plating layer (30)    Interconnector material (100)
NOVELTY - A raw material solution containing alkyl compound is ejected in the form of mist to substrate (100) in the air. An oxidizing agent oxidizes alkyl compound which is supplied to the mist of the raw material solution. Thus oxide film is deposited on the substrate.    USE - Method for forming oxide film used for solar cell, light-emitting diode and touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently forms oxide film with excellent reproducibility and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for oxide film-forming apparatus, which consists of raw material mist jet nozzle (3) and oxidizing agent supply port (5).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of oxide film-forming apparatus and internal structure of nozzle for mist injection.    Nozzle (1)    Raw material mist jet nozzle (3)    Inert gas jet nozzle (4)    Oxidizing agent supply port (5)    Ultrasonic atomization device (25)    Supply adjustment portion (50)    Substrate (100)
NOVELTY - The integrated device has a first crystalline layer that is covered by an oxide layer. A second crystalline layer is overlaid on the oxide layer. The first and second crystalline layers are image sensor layers. A third crystalline layer is provided with the single crystal transistors. The image sensor layers and the single crystal transistors are aligned to each other.    USE - Integrated device e.g. integrated image sensor. Can also be used in LED, display and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The net area required for detecting three different colors of light is reduced, so that the resolution of the integrated device. The quality of the picture is improved. The metal lines positioned in the stack can reduce the number of photons from reaching the bottom photodetectors. The back-surface field layers are provided in the multi junction solar cell to reduce the scattering of carriers towards the tunnel junctions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the red, blue and green LEDs.    Optional reflector (409)    Buffer layer (418)    Red LED wafer (436)    Green LED wafer (438)    Blue LED wafer (440)
NOVELTY - Producing solar silicon from silicon (5-40 wt.%) containing mineral oil- or glycol-based saw-waste dispersion, which is obtained from the production of wafers, comprises (i) subjecting the obtained saw-waste to a hydrometallurgical extractive enrichment process under standard conditions, (ii) compacting the silicon-concentrate containing 75-95 wt.% of silicon, obtained in the step (i), and subjecting to a pyrometallurgical refining at 1400-1600 degrees C, and (iii) converting the obtained silicon with a purity of 95-99.5 wt.% into crystalline solar silicon, in a conventional manner.    USE - The solar silicon is useful in the solar industry.    ADVANTAGE - The method: is carried out in an economical manner; and ensures the reduction in the production cost of wafers for the solar industry, and thus it reduces the subsidies in the field of photovoltaics.
NOVELTY - The method involves setting silane flow volume to preset value relative to selected film forming condition candidate. Photoelectric conversion layer (3) is formed on substrate (1). The distribution of high-intensity reflective area of photoelectric conversion layer is acquired. Film forming condition candidate is set, when high-intensity reflective area distribution is uniform. High frequency electric power density supplied to feeding point of film forming condition candidates is adjusted. Last film forming condition is set, when distribution is non-uniform.    USE - Method for setting film forming condition of crystalline silicon photoelectric conversion layer used for manufacturing photoelectric conversion apparatus (claimed) e.g. tandem-type silicon solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The validity of the film forming conditions after completion of initial stage adjustment can be effectively established. The high efficient photoelectric conversion apparatus can be reliably manufactured by avoiding the malfunction of the performance of photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (1)    Transparent electrode layer (2)    Photoelectric conversion layer (3)    Back surface electrode layer (4)    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The recovery method involves detecting (S7) a defective part, and forming (S8) a resist film on a semiconductor layer. The resist film is patterned (S9) on the semiconductor layer such that the resist film on the detected defective part is removed. A mask is made (S10) for the resist film patterned by the patterning process, and etching a semiconductor layer. A location is detected as the defective part that the detection process applied the voltage to the semiconductor element. During the patterning process a laser beam is irradiated to the resist film, and the resist film is patterned.    USE - Recovery method for a semiconductor element to restore the defective part that arose in the semiconductor layer in devices with crystal system thin films, such as semiconductor light-emitting devices, thin-film transistor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The mask is made for the resist film patterned by the patterning process, and etching a semiconductor layer, and hence ensures restoring a semiconductor element with high recoverability manufactured cost-effectively in less time by using the recovery method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of semiconductor element manufacturing method and semiconductor element recovery method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Treating substrate surface (S1)    Detecting defective part (S7)    Forming resist film (S8)    Patterning resist film on the semiconductor layer (S9)    Making a mask for the resist film (S10)
NOVELTY - The method involves attaching the organic substance sheet (S) on the surface of silicon-substrate (W). An organic substance sheet is set as mask. The etching gas is introduced into the interior of processing chamber (12). The silicon substrate surface is etched through each through hole.    USE - Method for forming texture structure in surface of silicon substrate used in crystal solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The resist mask is formed in the substrate surface using lithography technology, so that mass productivity can be improved effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the dry etching apparatus.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Processing chamber (12)    Output unit (31)    Gas sources (54a, 54b, 54c,)    Organic substance sheet (S)    Silicon-substrate (W)
NOVELTY - The method involves irradiating a laser beam (4) of wavelength to absorb a resist (3) toward a removal object, so that a part of a remaining removal object is exposed when a part of the removal object is processed. The exposed remaining part is removed by image development. The resist is formed in an upper surface of a semiconductor element. A defective part is repaired by performing an etching process with respect to a to-be-etched layer masked with a resist pattern. A positive resist material is coated to a semiconductor layer upper surface.    USE - Method for removing a part of a resist attached to an element (claimed) i.e. gallium nitride (GaN)-type compound semiconductor light emitting element of an LED, thin-film transistor and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables irradiating laser beam to absorb the resist toward the removal object, and removing exposed remaining part, thus effectively restraining damage to a semiconductor layer of the resist, and reducing failure rate of a product.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for repairing a defective part in a to-be-etched layer of an element    (2) an element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating a semiconductor layer patterning method.    Substrate (1)    Semiconductor layer (2)    Resist (3)    Laser beam (4)    Laser irradiation apparatus (5)
NOVELTY - A coating material contains a polymer composition containing ultraviolet-ray absorption-type polymer (A) and dispersion of polyurethane (B).    USE - Coating material is used for forming coating film, and used as primer coating material. Uses include but are not limited to construction interior-and-exterior-cladding material, vehicle interior-and-exterior-cladding material, marking film, solar cell furniture and electric products.    ADVANTAGE - The coating film formed using the coating material has excellent light resistance, water dispersibility, compatibility, water resistance, non-bleeding-out property, adhesiveness, ultraviolet-ray absorption property, weather resistance and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of coating material, which involves mixing solution or aqueous dispersion of ultraviolet-ray absorption-type polymer (A) and dispersion of polyurethane (B).
NOVELTY - A crosslinking composition contains aromatic aldehyde compound having formyl group(s), aromatic heterocyclic compound having unmodified ( alpha )-carbon atom(s) adjacent to heterocyclic heteroatom, and acid generator. When the number of the formyl groups in 1 molecule of aromatic aldehyde compounds is 2 or more, number of the ( alpha )-carbon sites in 1 molecule of aromatic heterocyclic compounds is 3 or more. When the number of the formyl groups in 1 molecule of aromatic aldehyde compounds is 2, number of the ( alpha )-carbon sites in 1 molecule of aromatic heterocyclic compounds is 2 or more.    USE - Crosslinking composition is used for manufacturing organic semiconductor for organic-inorganic composite semiconductor used for electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to rectifier, bipolar transistor, field-effect transistor, solar cell element and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The crosslinking composition has excellent electroconductivity, solvent resistance, heat resistance and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic semiconductor;    (2) organic-inorganic composite semiconductor;    (3) manufacture of organic semiconductor; and    (4) electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a microscopic picture of patterned organic-semiconductor film.
NOVELTY - A composition contains primary phase formed using component system (a), and secondary phase formed using secondary component system and can be phase-separated. At least one phase among primary phase and secondary phase contains an organic-semiconductor phase. At least one component system among component system (a) and component system (b), contains a reaction component which forms organic-semiconductor phase having three-dimensional crosslinked structure of ( pi )-conjugated system.    USE - Composition is used for manufacturing phase separation structure for electronic device (all claimed) e.g. diode element, organic electroluminescent element, solar cell element, and metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The composition is capable of forming small organic semiconductor having interfacial resistance The phase separation structure formed using the composition has excellent thermal stability, solvent resistance and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) phase-separation structure, which has phase-separated primary phase and secondary phase; and    (2) manufacture of phase-separation structure, which involves heat-processing film containing the composition.
NOVELTY - A laminate has one or more layers of carbon nanotube layer (a) formed by coating carbon nanotube composition in which dispersion medium or solvent is dissolved, and resin layer (b) containing acryl-type block copolymer including one or more (meth)acrylic acid ester polymer block A having glass transition temperature of 20 degrees C or more, and one or more (meth)acrylic acid ester polymer block B having glass transition temperature of 0 degrees C or less.    USE - Laminate. Uses include but are not limited to display of touch panel, liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent, electronic paper, module of solar cell and image display apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The laminate has excellent flexibility, stretching property, transparency and adhesiveness without surface treat, and is manufactured by a simple process.
NOVELTY - The high pressure gas tank has a fiber reinforcement layer that is formed by winding a fiber around the outer periphery of a tank liner. The fiber reinforcement layer has a hoop layer (3a) that is formed by carbon fiber (7,7a) that is wound along a perpendicular surface with respect to the center axis of the tank liner in one portion. The length along the cross-sectional circumferential direction of the carbon fiber that appears in the surface is 20 times or more of the diameter of the carbon fiber.    USE - High pressure gas tank of fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The high pressure gas tank with high pressure resistance can be manufactured easily in an efficient manner. The disorder of winding to the high pressure gas tank can be judged efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of the high pressure gas tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the high pressure gas tank.    Hoop layer (3a)    Carbon layer (7,7a)    Layered cross-sectional shape (21a)    Cross-sectional shape of ellipse shape (21b)
NOVELTY - A resin composition comprises component (A) containing modified olefin-type polymer formed by grafting unsaturated carboxylic anhydride into an olefin polymer, component (B) containing unmodified olefin polymer, and component (C) containing polyhydric-alcohol compound having two hydroxyl group in a molecule. The crystalline melting point of component (B) is 100 degrees C or less. The weight ratio of components (A,B) is 95/5-5/95. The concentration of carboxylic anhydride group is 0.1-20 %mass.    USE - Resin composition is used for molded product for solar cell element sealing material for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition is economical, and has favorable moldability, color tone, heat reversible crosslinked property, durability, permeability and light resistance, and high peeling strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for molded product, which is formed by molding resin composition.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film comprises gas barrier layer which contains silicon oxide in greater than or equal to 1 surface side of base material, protective layer containing polymer by which organosilicon compound is polymerized on gas barrier layer, and photocatalytic activity inorganic particle with average particle diameter of 1-10 nm.    USE - Gas-barrier film for display material, plastic substrates, packages, electronic device, solar cell, organic electroluminescent element, and liquid crystal.    ADVANTAGE - Gas-barrier property is outstanding. Lowering of transparency and irradiation energy, and the flexibility of the gas barrier layer are excellent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier film comprises gas barrier layer which contains silicon oxide of formula SiOx in greater than or equal to 1 surface side of base material, protective layer containing polymer by which organosilicon compound is polymerized on gas barrier layer, and photocatalytic activity inorganic particle with average particle diameter of 1-10 nm.    x=1.2-2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of gas-barrier film involving applying coating liquid containing compound which has protective layer on gas barrier layer on base material, irradiating UV light of less than or equal to 400 nm, carrying out silica conversion, forming in protective layer and irradiating vacuum UV ray which has wavelength of less than or equal to 180 nm.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has several slits (16a,16b) that arranges with predetermined spacing for allowing molten material. The merging section (18) makes merging of molten material for forming lamination sheet. The slits comprise in slit group (17). The slit group is comprised with several slits having same or different slit gap interval corresponding to each molten material. The slit length of each slit group is different from slit length of other slit group.    USE - Manufacturing apparatus of lamination sheet. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, domestic electrical appliance, building materials, packaging, the interior and exterior cladding of motor vehicle, display e.g. plasma display, field emission display, and organic electronics display, and optical instruments e.g. optical printing press, camera, light guide, optical filter, vehicle-mounted use, heat tray blocking window film for building material and reflector for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The lamination sheet can be manufactured easily with high optical performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the manufacturing method of lamination sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the slit board.    Slits (16a,16b)    Slit group (17)    Merging section (18)    Exhaust passage (19)    Slit board (20)
NOVELTY - Generation of hydrogen gas involves changing raw material containing goethite into iron(III) oxide and generating hydrogen gas.    USE - Generation of hydrogen gas used for fuel cell for motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen gas is economically generated by simple method.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a poly-crystalline material layer (302A,302B) above a single-crystalline substrate (300). A dielectric material (301) is formed above the poly-crystalline material layer. Several contacts holes are formed in the dielectric material by laser ablation, each of the contact holes exposing a doped region in the poly-crystalline material layer. Several conductive contacts (310) are formed in several contact holes, to electrically connect to a corresponding doped region in the poly-crystalline material layer.    USE - Method of fabricating solar cell e.g. back-contact solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The contact formation for the solar cell is simplified and the associated cost of manufacture is reduced through reduction of consumables used, reduction of capital expenditure, and reduction of complexity. The damage or melt is received and accommodated by the poly-crystalline layer. Since by using the poly-crystalline layer to receive the process of direct-fired contact formation, the formation of recombination sites in the single-crystal substrate is reduced. The laser-induced damage is minimized with use of highly advanced lasers with ultra short pulse lengths and short wavelength light (UV). The commercially available and reliably-tested lasers are applied to semi-conductors without causing additional emitter recombination sites to avoid any inherent electrical losses.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the back-contact solar cell.    Single-crystalline substrate (300)    Dielectric material (301)    Poly-crystalline material layer (302A,302B)    Conductive contact (310)    Recast poly signature (320)
NOVELTY - A case (10) comprises a case main body; a matrix (14) comprising a semiconductor nanocrystal, where the matrix disposed in the case main body; and a sealant (20) disposed on the case main body, where the sealant has a gas permeability of less than or equal to 1 cubic centimeter at standard temperature and pressure per centimeter per meter squared per day per atmosphere and a tensile strength of greater than or equal to 5 megaPascals, and where the semiconductor nanocrystal is a Group II-VI compound, a Group III-V compound, a Group IV-VI compound, a Group IV element, a Group IV element, and/or a Group IV compound.    USE - As case used in optoelectronic device (claimed) such as emitting diode device, organic light emitting diode, memory device, laser device, solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The case is stably closing and sealing a semiconductor nanocrystal from the external environment; and improves stability and reliability of optoelectronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing a case, involving disposing a matrix comprising a semiconductor nanocrystal in a case main body; providing a sealant by coating a resin composition comprising an epoxy resin, and/or a thiol-ene resin, and a curing agent, on the case main body; curing the resin composition at 0-200 degrees C to manufacture the case; and    (2) an optoelectronic device comprising a light source; and the case disposed on the light source.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows view of light emitting diode.    Case (10)    Matrix (14)    Sealant (20)    Light emitting diode (100)    Substrate (104)
NOVELTY - Casting of conductive resin composition containing thermoplastic resin, electroconductive polyaniline, electroconductive carbon, and solvent or dispersing agent is carried out to form film, and solvent or dispersing agent is removed from the film, to obtain conductive resin molding.    USE - Manufacture of conductive resin molding used for molded articles e.g. electronic material for fuel cell separator unit and solar cell unit.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of thin-film-like conductive resin molding with excellent flexibility, dispersibility of electroconductive polyaniline, handleability and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for conductive resin molding, which has volume resistivity value of 1X100 Omega .cm or less.
NOVELTY - The capacitor has positive and negative electrodes that are arranged on the surfaces of the separator. The collector electrode of positive and negative electrodes is arranged on separator. The positive and negative electrodes are impregnated in electrolyte solution. The airtight adhesion of end surfaces of positive and negative electrodes, separator and collector electrode is carried out with the insulating material. The carbon nanotube electrode is formed with non-woven fabric material.    USE - Carbon nanotube capacitor e.g. electrical double layer capacitor (claimed) used as storage battery of hybrid car, electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The internal resistance of the carbon nanotube capacitor can be effectively reduced and the electrostatic capacitance can be improved. The capacitor is manufactured at low cost. The capacitor is small in size and less in weight. The service life of the capacitor is improved.
NOVELTY - The unit has a front plate glass connected with a front transparent conductive oxide thin film, photo-electric conversion material, a rear conductive layer thin film, encapsulation material and a rear plate glass. A material portion comprises white ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) packaging material.    USE - Solar battery component packaging unit.    ADVANTAGE - The unit is inexpensive, and has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and wide range of applications. The unit is manufactured at low cost.
NOVELTY - The solar cell electroplating device has an illumination assembly that is provided with a base. The multiple LED lamps are arranged on the base. The light assembly is located on lower portion of the plating groove.    USE - Solar cell electroplating device.    ADVANTAGE - The LED lamp is composed of light component so as to ensure the good plating effect of solar energy battery chip. The working efficiency of the electroplating device can be improved.
NOVELTY - A resin composition comprises urethane resin (A), vinyl polymer (B) and aqueous medium (C). The urethane resin (A) has hydrophilic group and 2000-5500 mmol/kg of aliphatic cyclic structure with respect to total amount of urethane resin (A).    USE - Resin composition is used for acceptance base material for manufacturing printed material for electroconductive pattern for electroconductive circuit (all claimed), recording medium for manufacturing advertisement installed in indoor and outdoor, signboard and marker, organic solar cell, electronic book terminal, organic electroluminescent, organic transistor, flexible printed circuit board, non-contact integrated circuit card and wiring of electromagnetic wave shield of plasma display.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition has excellent adhesion property with respect to support, durability and high coloring printability, and bleeding of fluids e.g. pigmented ink is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) acceptance base material;    (2) printed material;    (3) electroconductive pattern;    (4) electroconductive circuit;    (5) manufacture of printed material; and    (6) manufacture of electroconductive pattern.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film has base film having inorganic compound layer formed one surface, and (meth)acrylic silane coupling agent layer and layer (Y) comprising polymer (a) of metal salt of unsaturated carboxylic acid compound and vinyl alcohol polymer (b), both sequentially laminated on the inorganic compound layer.    USE - Gas-barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to infusion solution bag, liquid crystal display, plasma display, inorganic-organic electroluminescent display, protective material, electronic paper, backsheet for solar cell, flat panel display, electronic material, packaging material for pharmaceutical, toiletry product and foodstuff etc.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent transparency, interlayer delamination resistance after treated with hot water and gas-barrier property even under high humid condition.
NOVELTY - The three-phase alternating current is supplied to resistive heating heater (31,32) provided around a crucible (20). The molten silicon (80) is heated in the crucible under rotating magnetic field which is generated by three-phase alternating current. The silicon is solidified by cooling silicon from bottom portion of crucible to top portion under rotating magnetic field, to obtain of polycrystal silicon ingot.    USE - Manufacture of polycrystal silicon ingot used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical manufacture of polycrystal silicon ingot having high quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The three-phase alternating current is supplied to 3n resistive heating heater provided around a crucible, where n is natural number. The molten silicon is heated in the crucible under rotating magnetic field which is generated by three-phase alternating current. The silicon is solidified by cooling silicon from bottom portion of crucible to top portion under rotating magnetic field, to obtain of polycrystal silicon ingot.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the apparatus for manufacturing polycrystal silicon ingot.    Apparatus for manufacturing polycrystal silicon ingot (1)    Exhaust port (12)    Crucible (20)    Resistive heating heaters (31,32)    Molten silicon (80)
NOVELTY - A film-forming material contains organosilicon compound having secondary hydrocarbon group directly bonded to silicon atom. The atomic ratio of oxygen atom in the organosilicon compound is 0.5 or less with respect to silicon atom.    USE - Material is used for forming sealing film used as gas-barrier layer for gas-barrier film, flat panel display device, semiconductor device (all claimed), solar cell and thin-film transistor element.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing film containing film-forming material has excellent gas-barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sealing film, which is formed by carrying out chemical vapor deposition of film-forming material; and    (2) gas barrier film, which has sealing film as gas barrier layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the parallel plate capacitive coupling-type plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus.    Parallel plate capacitive coupling-type plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus (1)    Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition chamber (2)    Upper electrode (3)    Lower electrode (4)    Substrate for thin film formation (5)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film has layers (2-4) sequentially formed on surface(s) of polymer film base material, and has density of layers (2) and (4) of 2.0-9.0 g/cm3, density of layer (3) of 2.3-10.5 g/cm3, and thickness of 0.2-20 nm.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for packaging foodstuff, pharmaceutical and flat-panel television, solar cell, electronic paper, and organic electroluminescent electronic component.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent heat resistance and gas-barrier property with respect to water vapor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of cross-sectional view of gas-barrier film.    Polymer film base material (1)    Layers (2-4)
NOVELTY - Reversible hydrogenation of carbazole or its derivative is carried out in three separate stages. Hydrogen is stored, and carbazole is fixed by polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysis or by electrochemical hydrogen pump. The charged-carbazole is supplied to fuel cell, and thermal energy is converted to electrical energy.    USE - Reversible hydrogenation of carbazole or its derivative.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for device for reversible hydrogenation of carbazole or its derivative.
NOVELTY - A system consists of air compressor (12), and air separator (11) which produces oxygen-enriched air and nitrogen-enriched air. The flow volume of oxygen-enriched air is controlled by adjusting supply pressure of the air to the air separator. The oxygen concentration of oxygen-enriched air is controlled by adjusting the flow volume of nitrogen-enriched air.    USE - System is used for manufacturing oxygen-enriched air and nitrogen-enriched air (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to gas for explosion protection, instrumentation air, growth stimulation apparatus of living organism in combustion apparatus e.g. incinerator and sludge incinerator of sewage and organic refuse disposer, motor vehicle, fuel cell, agriculture, fishing, bio-field, health apparatus and medical device.    ADVANTAGE - The system provides oxygen-enriched air with excellent energy efficiency by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of oxygen-enriched air and nitrogen-enriched air, which involves supplying 0.02-1 MPaG of compressed air into air separator, and producing oxygen-enriched air with oxygen concentration of 22-50 mol%, and nitrogen-enriched air with oxygen concentration of 0.1-10 mol% in the air separator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the system.    Air separator (11)    Air compressor (12)    Controlling valve (13)    Oxygen concentration measuring device (14)    Flowmeter (15)
NOVELTY - A transparent composite material is obtained by curing curable composition comprising polymerizable phosphate ester monomer (A) (I) and alumina particles (B) having average particle diameter of 5-300 nm, and does not contain methyl methacrylate.    USE - Transparent composite material is used for transparent film for display apparatus e.g. liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display and electronic paper, conductive transparent film and base material for substrate for solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The transparent composite material has low coefficient of linear expansion with respect to thermal change. The transparent film using the transparent composite material has excellent transparency, heat resistance and optical isotropy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A transparent composite material is obtained by curing curable composition comprising polymerizable phosphate ester monomer (A) of formula: H2C=C(-R1)-C(=O)-O-(R2-O)n-P(=O)-(OM)3-m (I), and alumina particles (B) having average particle diameter of 5-300 nm, and does not contain methyl methacrylate.    R1=H or methyl;    R2=alkylene;    M=monovalent cation;    n=1-10;and    m=1-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) transparent film comprising transparent composite material has thickness of 10-200 mu m; and    (2) manufacture of transparent film, which involves coating a plane with the curable composition, interposing with sheet having smooth surface, and hardening.
NOVELTY - An optical component comprises composition comprising resin component having compatibility with monomer component, and filler containing cellulose block copolymer (I) and/or block copolymer (II) in surface vicinity.    USE - Optical component e.g. optical film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display device, organic electroluminescent display device, electronic paper, color filter, solar cell, retardation film, polarizing plate protective film, touch panel substrate, optical lens e.g. camera lens, spectacle lens and contact lens, prism etc.    ADVANTAGE - The light weight optical component has favorable optical characteristics, and excellent strength, dimensional accuracy, reliability, thermal stability, light resistance and resistance to dimensional change.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An optical component comprises composition comprising resin component having compatibility with monomer component, and filler containing cellulose block copolymer of formula (I) and/or block copolymer of formula (II) in surface vicinity.    R0=H or acetyl;    R1,R2=group derived from radically polymerizable hydrophilic monomer, radically polymerizable hydrophobic monomer or radically polymerizable amphiphilic monomer;and    n,m,p,q=natural numbers.
NOVELTY - A foam-molded component comprises polycarbonate copolymer having structural unit (a1) derived from dihydroxy compound (A) (I), and structural unit (b1) derived from dihydroxy compound (B). The foam-molded component has glass transition temperature of less than 145 degrees C.    USE - Foam-molded component. Uses include but are not limited to packaging material, shock-absorbing material, electrical-electronic materials, motor-vehicle component, food container, light-reflection material, heat-insulating material, fuel cell separator, low specific-gravity material, separation membrane, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The foam-molded component is lightweight, and has excellent mechanical characteristics, tension elastic modulus, strength, and impact resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - foam-molded component comprises polycarbonate copolymer having structural unit (a1) derived from dihydroxy compound (A) of formula (I), and structural unit (b1) derived from dihydroxy compound (B). The foam-molded component has glass transition temperature of less than 145 degrees C.
NOVELTY - Marimo carbon contains surface-oxidized diamond microparticles, transition metal catalyst supported by the surface of diamond microparticles, and carbon nano filaments which carries out radiation expansion for isotropies from transition metal catalyst, and grow in lake ball form and having spherical form. Carbon nano filaments have primary structure formed by laminating a graphene sheet which consists of cone cup shape, on axial direction of the cone, and growing in linear. Angle distribution of half apex angle of the cone has equal distribution.    USE - Marimo carbon is used for manufacturing marimo carbon catalyst, chemical sensor, catalyst carrier for fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell and capacitor (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electromagnetic wave absorbing material, reinforcement material, catalyst material and optical material.    ADVANTAGE - The marimo carbon is manufactured economically by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) marimo carbon catalyst, which comprises catalyst fine particles which are supported by the edge portion of the graphene sheet having cone cup shape contained in marimo catalyst;    (2) chemical sensor, which is obtained by chemically modifying edge portion of graphene sheet contained in marimo carbon;    (3) catalyst carrier;    (4) manufacture of marimo carbon, which involves oxidizing diamond catalyst fine particles by which the transition metal catalyst was supported, reacting in presence of gaseous phased containing hydrocarbon at 400-600 degrees C, and growing carbon nano filaments in lake ball form; and    (5) manufacture of marimo carbon catalyst.
NOVELTY - A copper-containing compound, a zinc-containing compound, a tin-containing compound and a sulfur-containing compound are mixed in a molar ratio of 2:1:1:5-10, dissolved in ethylene glycol and stirred, to obtain transparent precursor solution. A soda-lime glass substrate is then immersed at 200 Degree C for 10 minutes in the obtained precursor solution and dried, to obtain precursor thin film having a thickness of 300-2000 nm. The obtained film is annealed, vulcanization or selenization process is carried out and dried, to obtain copper-zinc-tin sulfide (Cu2ZnSnS4) film.    USE - Preparation of copper-zinc-tin sulfide film used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The copper-zinc-tin sulfide film is economically and environmentally-friendly prepared by a simple process.
NOVELTY - A gallium indium phosphide-gallium arsenide-germanium three-junction cascade solar cell has a supporting substrate, contact layer (a2) provided on the support substrate, germanium sub cell, tunnel junction (b2), gallium-arsenide sub cell, tunnel junction (b1), gallium-indium-phosphide sub cell and contact layer (a1).    USE - Gallium indium phosphide-gallium arsenic-germanium three-junction cascade solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of gallium indium phosphide-gallium arsenide-germanium three-junction cascade solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves mounting a silicon wafer on a wafer carrier, and etching the silicon wafer. The silicon wafer is separated from the wafer carrier. A cover is bonded with a support stand. A mounting portion is formed on the support stand, where the silicon wafer is placed on the mounting portion. An opening is formed on the wafer carrier, where size of the opening is formed smaller than size of the silicon wafer. The silicon wafer is etched by dipping the silicon wafer with etchant.    USE - Method for manufacturing wafer for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method eliminates need to form a concavo-convex structure on edge of the wafer so as to easily handle the thin wafer in an easy manner without damage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a process flow diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing wafer for solar cell.
NOVELTY - Method of depositing silicon nitride film involves depositing wafer sequentially by flat plasma-enhanced chemical vapor-deposition chamber using 2n gas path (where n is more than 1 to less than 5) with belt speed of 180-200 cm/minute. Before the (n-1) gas path of the reaction gas flow rate of each gas path is set to Q1 and the volume of each gas component in the reaction gas is set to a. After the (n+1) of each of the gas path in the gas path, reaction gas flow rate is set to Q2 and volume of each gas component in the reaction gas is set to b.    USE - Method of depositing silicon nitride film used for manufacture of seed crystal silicon solar cell (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method of depositing silicon nitride film involves depositing wafer sequentially by flat plasma-enhanced chemical vapor-deposition chamber using 2n gas path (where n is more than 1 to less than 5) with belt speed of 180-200 cm/minute. Before the (n-1) gas path of the reaction gas flow rate of each gas path is set to Q1 and the volume of each gas component in the reaction gas is set to a. After the (n+1) of each of the gas path in the gas path, reaction gas flow rate is set to Q2 and volume of each gas component in the reaction gas is set to b. Q1 and Q2 are not equal with respect to each other and a and b are not equal with respect to each other. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of seed crystal silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - The device has an upper rolling shaft and a lower rolling shaft that are respectively arranged on upper and lower frames. A conveyor belt is connected with an electric motor through a plastic film. The electric motor is connected with the upper and lower frames by a speed reducing mechanism. The lower rolling shaft is connected with a rotary brush. A roller is connected with a lower part of the conveyor belt and the plastic film.    USE - Solar energy battery board dust-proof device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple in structure, convenient to maintain, safe and reliable to operate and inexpensive.
NOVELTY - Solar cell substrate loading and unloading device of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition system comprises a vertical frame, a pair of horizontal supporting frames parallely fixed on the vertical frame, a pair of first linear stroke electric actuators, respectively fixed to the corresponding pair of horizontal supporting frames, a pair of second linear stroke electric actuators, which are correspondingly set on the pair of first linear stroke electric actuators and have a linear movement relative to the first linear stroke electric actuator, and a solar cell substrate containing device.    USE - Used as a solar cell substrate loading and unloading device of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition system.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple in structure and easy to carry and calibrate, and has good synchronization and reliability.
NOVELTY - Synthesizing silver nanomaterials involves: preparing a mixture of ethylene glycol and zeolite, and adding silver nitrate to the mixture, where preparing the mixture of ethylene glycol and zeolite comprises stirring the mixture until it reaches a first temperature of 160 degrees C.    USE - For synthesizing silver nanomaterials (claimed), which are useful in different applications including catalysis, biological labeling, medicine, water treatment, antibacterial products, optoelectronics, and surface enhanced Raman scattering. The silver nanoclusters on zeolite substrates also used to improve solar cells efficiency and for developing photovoltaic cells; and used into air filters for operation rooms at hospital facilities, also used to clean thoroughly surgical areas and equipment to create emergency aseptic environments.    ADVANTAGE - The synthesis method is simple and cost-effective.
NOVELTY - The structure has surfaces (101,102) which are provided opposite to each other. The elements (104,107) are distinguished according to the thickness. The element (103) is located between the surfaces. The adhesive layers are provided on the main portion of surfaces (102,103). The material density of element (103) of main portion is greater than the material density of elements (104,107). The main portion (10) is provided with linear groove.    USE - Adhesive tape structure of solar module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The bottom surface of groove is assembled with solar energy panel, so that solar panel and outer frame can be prevented from damage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the adhesive tape structure.    Main portion (10)    Surfaces (101,102)    Elements (103,104,107)
NOVELTY - The present invention is a thick-film paste for use n the front side of a solar cell device. The thick-film paste composition comprises an electrically conductive metal powder, one or more glass frits, an optional zinc-containing additive dispersed in an organic medium wherein the organic medium contains a phosphonium surfactant.
NOVELTY - The material comprises (in mol %): silicon dioxide (90), tin oxide (5), lanthanum fluoride (5), ytterbium cation (0.3), erbium cation (0.1) and europium cation (0.1).    USE - Material for converting ultraviolet and infrared energy simultaneously.    ADVANTAGE - The material enables to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing nanocrystalline material, which involves heating the glass at 900 degrees C for four hours.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a furnace tube (200) including an inner wall (210) extended from a preset end (212) to a specific end (214). A gas supply device (290) coupled to the specific end fills working gases into the furnace tube. A cover (220) seals the furnace tube at the preset end. A fixture (240) mechanically attached to the cover, loads an array of substrates (230) into the furnace tube as the cover seals the furnace tube. A crescent shaped baffle element (260) is located at a lower portion of the inner wall for blocking convection current of the working gases cooled by the cover.    USE - Apparatus for performing uniform reactive thermal treatment of thin film photovoltaic device such as thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The reaction between the working gases and the precursor layer on the substrates is conducted with improved temperature uniformity, leading to formation of photovoltaic film stack with desired high light energy conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show a perspective view of the furnace tube for manufacturing photovoltaic cell, and a cross-sectional view of the baffle for convection control in thermal treatment apparatus.    Furnace tube (200)    Inner wall (210)    Ends of furnace tube (212,214)    Cover (220)    Substrates (230)    Fixture (240)    Crescent shaped baffle element (260)
NOVELTY - The method involves removing a mask after exposing p-plus regions (12) of a conductivity-type and n-plus regions (18) of another conductivity-type through a set of small contact openings. A metal layer ohmically contacting the regions of the former conductivity-type and the regions of the latter conductivity-type is formed through a thermally grown oxide. The metal layer forms an infrared reflector with thermally grown oxide. A barrier layer is formed over the metal layer. A base metal layer is formed for initiating plating over the barrier layer.    USE - Method for fabricating a solar cell i.e. interdigitated back-contact (IBC) solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables providing stacked metal contacts, which provide better ohmic connection and reflection properties on a back side of the cell, and textured surface on a front side provides better capture of photons and increased operating efficiency for the cell. The method enables providing a solar cell structure, which is efficient in operation and economical to manufacture through use of printing technology.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.    Substrate (10)    P-plus regions (12)    N-plus regions (18)    Thermal oxide layers (22, 24)    Unpatterned etch resist (26)
NOVELTY - The method involves epitaxially growing a layer of a first III/V semiconductor on the surface of the silicon wafer at a wafer temperature from 350 to 650 degrees Celsius, a growth rate from 0.1 to 2 micrometers per hour, and a layer thickness from 1 to 100 nanometers. A layer of a second III/V semiconductor, identical to or different from the first Ill/V semiconductor is epitaxially grown on the first III/V semiconductor layer at a wafer temperature from 500 to 800 degrees Celsius, a growth rate from 0.1 to 10 micrometers per hour, and a layer thickness from 10 to 150 nanometers.    USE - Manufacturing method of monolithic III/V silicon template (claimed) used for monolithic integration of components on a silicon substrate. Uses include but are not limited to transistors, laser diodes, LEDs, detectors and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a monolithic Ill/V silicon template having minimal dislocation defects, minimal anti-phase defects, and allowing the use of comparatively large silicon wafers with diameters of 200 millimeters, 300 millimeters or larger that optionally may have a mask structure.
NOVELTY - The multilayer ceramic capacitor (10) has titanium dioxide dielectric layers (15) each positioned between two respective electrode layers (20). Each respective titanium dioxide dielectric layer has an average grain size in the range of 200-300 nanometers, maximum grain size of 400 nanometers, and maximum porosity of 1 percent, preferably 0.5 percent and more preferably 0.1 percent. The multilayer ceramic capacitor has an energy storage capacity of at least about 5 Joules per cubic centimeter.    USE - Multilayer ceramic capacitor e.g. multilayer titania capacitor (claimed) for storing high amounts of electrical energy used for industrial application. Uses include but are not limited to vehicles, off-peak power generation, fuel cells, space exploration and military application.    ADVANTAGE - Provides new and improved nano sintered structured ceramic material with attractive dielectric properties, such as low intrinsic dielectric loss and high breakdown strength since number of oxygen vacancies in titanium dioxide is reduced to yield material having reduced loss and leakage current during the oxygenation process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method for making a multilayer ceramic capacitor; and    (2) a method for increasing the dielectric breakdown strength of a multilayered ceramic capacitor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of the multiplayer capacitor.    Multilayer ceramic capacitor (10)    Titanium dioxide dielectric layer (15)    Electrode layer (20)    Termination (25)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves forming a transparent conductive film consisting of an oxide. The transparent conductive film is exposed to the reducing environment of hydrogen-containing gas. A corrugation is formed on the surface of the transparent conductive film.    USE - Manufacturing method for transparent conductive film used for LCD device (claimed) and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Enables formation of corrugation on the surface of transparent conductive film independent of formation method of transparent conductive film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method for reflecting film;    (2) a manufacturing method for LCD device;    (3) a manufacturing method for image sensor;    (4) a manufacturing method for touch panel; and    (5) a manufacturing method for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the transparent conductive film.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of intermediate reflector layer involves depositing layer by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition in process atmosphere fed by gas mixture comprising hydrogen, silicon hydride, dopant gas and carbon dioxide, in flow ratio of hydrogen to silicon hydride of 100-400, and selecting the high flux ratio of carbon dioxide and silicon hydride such that electric conductivity of the layer is maintained.    USE - Manufacture of intermediate reflector layer used in thin film tandem solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides intermediate reflector layer having excellent optical characteristics, electrical characteristics, and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for tandem solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying (S1) used coolants (3) to the centrifugation unit (2). The coolants are separated into a solid portion (17) containing silicone chip and a centrifugation liquid (19). The centrifugation liquid is mixed (S3) with used coolant. The remaining used coolant is supplied to a membrane separation unit (7) and separated to the concentrate containing the silicon chip and a membrane-filtration liquid. The concentrate liquid is mixed (S5) with used coolant, and the centrifugation liquid is mixed (S6) with membrane-filtration liquid, so as to produce coolant.    USE - Method for regenerating coolant such as polycrystal silicone material used in manufacturing solar cell of solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The centrifugation liquid can be circulated by the centrifugation unit with vertical centrifugal separator. The concentrate can be circulated by the membrane separation unit. The coolant can be reproducible with high recovery from the used coolant by processing the liquid processed by the membrane separation unit and again by the centrifugation unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sequential diagram illustrating the coolant regeneration process.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Centrifugation unit (2)    Use coolant (3)    Membrane separation unit (7)    Solid portion (17)    Centrifugation liquid (19)    Step for supplying used coolant (S1)    Step for mixing centrifugation liquid with used coolant (S3)    Step for mixing concentrate liquid with used coolant (S5)    Step for mixing centrifugation liquid with membrane-filtration liquid (S6)
NOVELTY - The functional film (10) has a support structure (Z) and an inorganic membrane (12) which is formed on the support structure and is provided with gas-barrier property. The inorganic membrane of the functional film comprises thicker regions (12b,12d,12f) and thinner regions (12a,12c,12e,12g). The inorganic membrane contains silicon and nitrogen.    USE - Functional film such as gas barrier film and antireflection film for use in manufacture of optical element, LCD, and organic electroluminescent display, semiconductor device, solar cell, for packaging material such as foodstuff, and electronic component.    ADVANTAGE - The occurrence of cracks and peeling due to compressive stress of the compact inorganic membrane can be suppressed. The membrane stress of whole inorganic membrane can be reduced by the buffering effect of the region. The damage of the support structure resulting from formation of inorganic membrane can be reduced. The outstanding performance of the functional film can be manufactured suitably. The adhesiveness of the support structure and inorganic membrane can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of functional film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the functional film.    Functional film (10)    Inorganic membrane (12)    Thinner regions (12a,12c,12e,12g)    Thicker regions (12b,12d,12f)    Support structure (Z)
NOVELTY - The functional film (10) has an inorganic membrane (12) that has high density and two thin regions. A laminated structure of the regions stacked on specific thickness direction. An inorganic membrane is formed on a support portion (Z). The inorganic membrane is made of silicon and nitrogen. The thickness of the laminated structure of the region is 10-200 nm.    USE - Functional film such as gas barrier film, antireflection film and optical film. Uses include but are not limited to display apparatuses such as LCD and organic electroluminescent display, and semiconductor device such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Highly efficient functional film can be achieved. Good adhesiveness of the inorganic membrane can be obtained. The occurrence of cracks and peeling due to compressive stress of the compact inorganic membrane can be suppressed effectively. The membrane stress of whole inorganic membrane can be reduced by having a sandwich structure with high-density region. The generation of the crack resulting from collapse of the balance of membrane stress can be prevented. High productivity can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of functional film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the functional film.    Functional film (10)    Inorganic membrane (12)    Layers of functional film (12a-12e)    Support portion (Z)
NOVELTY - The method involves stacking a layer containing indium, gallium and selenium and another layer containing copper and selenium on a substrate in given order in a solid phase state. The CIGS film (GG) is obtained by heating (EE) a laminated structure where the layers are stacked, a compound of copper and the selenium of one layer is melted and the compound is converted into a liquid. The copper of one layer is diffused in the other layer.    USE - Manufacturing method of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) film for use in CIGS solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing process provides the CIGS film which has high conversion efficiency at a low cost and a high reproducibility even when a large-area device is manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of CIGS solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a comparative diagram illustrating the manufacturing process of CIGS film.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (BB)    Step for forming layer (CC)    Step for forming another layer (DD)    Step for heating laminated structure (EE)    CIGS film (GG)
NOVELTY - A glass substrate with alkali barrier layer comprising alkali barrier layer is formed on the substrate. The alkali barrier layer comprises mixed oxide of silicon and tin. The local minimum of molar ratio of tin with respect to sum total of silicon and tin in mixed oxide, which exists in specified position from interface at side of glass substrate with respect to interfaces of alkali barrier layer along the film thickness direction of alkali barrier layer.    USE - Alkali barrier layer-containing glass substrate is used for glass substrate with transparent conductive oxide film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, liquid crystal display, optical element, spectacle lens, building material, motor vehicle and show window glass.    ADVANTAGE - The glass substrate with alkali barrier layer has excellent alkali barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A glass substrate with alkali barrier layer comprising alkali barrier layer is formed on the surface. The alkali barrier layer comprises mixed oxide of silicon and tin. The local minimum of molar ratio of tin with respect to sum total of silicon and tin in mixed oxide, which exists in position which satisfies the relation: 0.2L-0.8L, where L is film thickness of alkali barrier layer, from interface at side of glass substrate with respect to interfaces of alkali barrier layer along the film thickness direction of alkali barrier layer. The local minimum of molar ratio of tin with respect to sum total of silicon and tin is 0.5 times or less of the maximum value of molar ratio of tin with respect to sum total of silicon and tin. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for glass substrate with transparent conductive oxide film.
NOVELTY - A glass contains (in %mass) silicon dioxide (50-85), boron trioxide (0-30), alumina (0-20), zirconium oxide (0-10), lithium oxide, sodium oxide, and potassium oxide (0.1-15 in total). The glass has thermal expansion coefficient of 80x 10-7/ Degree C or less.    USE - Glass is used for optical element for concentrated solar power generation apparatus (all claimed) e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass has excellent weather proof characteristics, solarization-proof property, and thermal shock-proof property, and is manufactured with high productivity. The solar power generation apparatus formed using the glass has high electric power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for concentrated solar power generation apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of concentrated solar power generation apparatus.    Concentrated solar power generation apparatus (1)    Condensing optical system (2)    Condensing component (3)    Optical element (4)    Solar cell (5)
NOVELTY - An optical induction charge-separation element has graphene oxide layer having thickness of 0.3-100 nm on at least one portion of silicon surface of a silicon base material.    USE - Optical induction charge-separation element is used for photoelectric cell used as solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The optical induction charge-separation element has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, and is manufactured with high-productivity and without using vacuum device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of optical induction charge-separation element.
NOVELTY - The method involves injecting silicon raw material to a bottomless cooling crucible. A silicon ingot is surrounded in the perpendicular downward direction of bottomless cooling crucible. The thermometers are used for temperature monitoring of an uppermost warm heater and an uppermost uniform-heating heater in different positions. A temperature meter is used for temperature monitoring of the warm heater between two positions. The output of the warm heater is controlled so that the heater temperature in each position satisfies the predetermined formula.    USE - Continuous casting method of silicon ingot used in manufacture of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Generation of the residual stress can be suppressed by optimizing the output control of heater, thus generation of crack in the ingot can be suppressed. Generation of the dislocation by plastic deformation can be suppressed. The impurity contamination from the cooling crucible can be prevented. The ingot can be manufactured at low cost. High quality ingot can be obtained effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electromagnetic induction heating of the silicon raw material in the cooling crucible is performed. The heater temperature in one of the positions is set in the range of 1200-1350 degrees C. The heater temperature in another position is set in the range of 900-1150 degrees C and 1000-1100 degrees C. The heater temperature between two positions is lower than the heater temperature in one of the positions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view representing the cooling pattern in the heat retention zone during continuous casting. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A hydrocarbon-type copolymer is obtained by copolymerizing norbornene derivative (I) and N-substituted maleimide (II), and has number average molecular weight of 5x 104-5x 106.    USE - Hydrocarbon-type copolymer is used for molded article (claimed) e.g. container, board, sheet and film e.g. laminated transparent conductive thin film for touch panel, solar cell and flat panel display e.g. liquid crystal display device and organic electroluminescent display device.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrocarbon-type copolymer having excellent moldability is manufactured, with high yield. The molded article containing the hydrocarbon-type copolymer has excellent transparency and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrocarbon-type copolymer is obtained by copolymerizing norbornene derivative of formula (I) and N-substituted maleimide of formula (II), and has number average molecular weight of 5x 104-5x 106.    R1-R12=H or hydrocarbyl;    or R9+R10,R11+R12=ring;    n=0 or 1;and    R13=1-12C alkyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl or 6-20C aryl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrocarbon-type copolymer, which involves copolymerizing norbornene derivative (I) and N-substituted maleimide (II) in presence of Lewis acid or Bronsted acid.
NOVELTY - The conductor consists of copper alloys with specific yield strength. The special grain-boundary ratio which is a ratio of special grain-boundary length with respect to the crystal-grain-boundary length is set to a specific value. The solder plating layer is formed in main surfaces which extend in the extension direction of the conductor.    USE - Conductor for solar cell inter connectors for use as electric power generation systems (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fracture of solar cell is avoided even if the stress acts repeatedly since the special grain-boundary ratio which is ratio of special grain-boundary length with respect to crystal-grain-boundary length is set to specific value and the fatigue characteristics of the solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for inter connector for solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar cell module.    Inter connector for solar cells (10)    Solar cell module (20)    Photovoltaic cell (21)    Bus bars (25,26)
NOVELTY - A black hardening resin comprises carboxyl group-containing photosensitive resin (A), photoinitiator (B), diluent (C), epoxy compound (D), perylene-type black coloring agent (E) and metal oxide (F).    USE - Black hardening resin is used for hardened material used as soldering resist of printed wiring board (all claimed) for street light, solar cell and light-emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The black hardening resin has excellent resolution, insulation property and blackness, and suppresses the color tone change and reduction of light permeability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hardened material, which is obtained by hardening the black hardening resin; and    (2) printed wiring board, which is obtained by coating the black hardening resin as soldering resist.
NOVELTY - The component (1) has a primary contact bonding layer (21) that is provided in the primary main surface side of a ventilation film (11). An opening portion (21h) is formed in the primary contact bonding layer, so that primary main surface of the ventilation film faces a vent hole of the housing (31). An air-groove (1d) is formed between the contact bonding layer and ventilation film, so that the ventilation path is ensured between the housing and a support main portion (32), when the housing is fixed to the support main portion.    USE - Joining component used in joining structure (claimed) for joining terminal box of solar cell, and engine control unit (ECU) of vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the number of components used in the manufacture of the joining structure is reduced, the manufacturing cost of the joining structure is reduced. The time taken for manufacturing the joining structure is reduced. The penetration of the foreign material such as dust and water inside the housing is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for joining structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the joining component.    Joining component (1)    Air-groove (1d)    Ventilation film (11)    Contact bonding layer (21)    Opening portion (21h)    Housing (31)    Support main portion (32)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive adhesive tape has adhesive layer on one surface of a metal foil. The adhesive layer contains 5-69 wt.% of gel fraction, and does not contain conductive filler.    USE - Electroconductive adhesive tape. Uses include but are not limited to internal wiring of liquid crystal display device, organic electroluminescence display apparatus and plasma display panel, electronic paper, solar cell, power supply device, and electrical and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive tape has excellent electroconductivity and durability.
NOVELTY - A support is coated with 5 cc/m2 of a coating material and dried to form organic layer (12). The obtained product is further provided with inorganic layer (14) by a vapor phase film formation method for plasma generation, to obtain functional film (20). The organic layer has glass transition temperature of 100 degrees C or more and thickness of 0.05-3 mu m. After drying, organic layer has viscosity in a falling-rate drying state of 20 cP or more, and surface tension of 34 dyn/cm or less.    USE - Manufacture of functional film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to gas barrier film e.g. packaging material, display apparatuses e.g. optical element, liquid crystal display and organic electroluminescent display, optical filter, semiconductor device and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical and efficient manufacture of functional film having excellent gas barrier property and flexibility. The functional film does not require high degree cleaning of support surface and cleaning of organic layer formation environment. The functional film is manufactured with improved productivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a functional film.    Gas barrier film (10)    Organic layer (12)    Inorganic layer (14)    Foreign material (16)    Functional film (20,26)    Protection organic layer (24)
NOVELTY - An optical film comprises cellulose nanofibers substituted with 1-5C acyl group, and an antioxidant.    USE - Optical film is used for substrates of organic elements (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystals, organic electroluminescent elements, color filters, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The optical film has excellent transparency and heat resistance, and low thermal expansion. The optical film can be manufactured with high productivity, without defects.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of optical film, which involves heating-extrusion of cellulose nanofibers and antioxidant, and forming into a film.
NOVELTY - An adhesive sealing film comprises polyisobutylene having number average molecular weight of 10000 or more and tackifying resin having carbon double bond content of 1.6-50%. The carbon double bond content in tackifying resin is the ratio of amount of protons bonded with carbon which is double bonded with respect to total amount of protons, when 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance measurement of the tackifying resin is carried out. The total amount of protons contained in the tackifying resin is 0.1-8 ppm, when the total spectrum area of the proton is observed.    USE - Adhesive sealing film is used for organic electroluminescent (claimed), electrical device, inorganic electroluminescence, solar cell and display.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive sealing film has excellent water barrier property, workability, adhesiveness and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An adhesive sealing film comprises polyisobutylene having number average molecular weight of 10000 or more and tackifying resin having carbon double bond content of 1.6-50%. The carbon double bond content in tackifying resin is the ratio of amount of protons bonded with carbon which is double bonded with respect to total amount of protons, when 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance measurement of the tackifying resin is carried out. The total amount of protons contained in the tackifying resin is 0.1-8 ppm, when the total spectrum area of the proton is observed. The amount of protons bonded with carbon which is double bonded is 4.6-8 ppm, when the total spectrum area of the proton is observed. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of adhesive sealing film, which involves coating the coating liquid containing the polyisobutylene having number average molecular weight of 10000 or more and tackifying resin having carbon double bond content of 1.6-50% on a base material, and drying; and    (2) coating liquid.
NOVELTY - A metal or metal oxide-coated carbon material is obtained by forming particles or thin film of metal or metal oxide on the surface of carbon material, and contains bamboo charcoal.    USE - Metal or metal oxide-coated carbon material is used for additive of cathode and anode of lithium ion battery, additive of light emitting device, lamp, fuel cell and capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The metal or metal oxide-coated carbon material is manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of metal or metal oxide-coated carbon material, which involves carrying out surface-modification of bamboo charcoal with an inorganic acid, and reducing metal salt on the surface of bamboo charcoal by polyol method.
NOVELTY - The connection box (1) has a direct current switch (2) that is configured to open and close current pathway between solar cell module and power conditioner. A backflow prevention diode (3) is configured to prevent back flow of electric current. A terminal block (4) is configured to collect electric power of direct current, and is configured to output to power conditioner. The housing (6) is configured to accommodate a heat sink (5), and is configured to install in wall surface of house. The heat sink is positioned into portion to which space exists between wall surfaces in housing.    USE - Connection box for photovoltaic power generation in solar energy power generation system used in house.    ADVANTAGE - The contact of the connection box to the user's hot portion, and discoloration of the wall surface can be prevented. The size of the heat sink can be reduced. The reduction of the thermal radiation effect can be suppressed by using the wide-band gap semiconductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the connection box for photovoltaic power generation in which the upper cover is removed. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Connection box (1)    Direct current switch (2)    Backflow prevention diode (3)    Terminal block (4)    Heat sink (5)    Housing (6)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a water supply unit (10) that supplies the water in the water container (3) to the reaction container (1)through the water supply flow path (5). A control unit (12) controls the water supply unit based on the detection result by the water detection unit (11). The water supply unit is arranged in the middle of the water supply flow path. The water detection unit is arranged from the installation position of the water supply portion in the water supply flow path at the reaction container side.    USE - Apparatus for producing hydrogen used as fuel of fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) and battery such as lithium ion secondary battery mounted in portable apparatus such as cordless apparatus, personal computer and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen can be produced easily and efficiently. The structure of the hydrogen production apparatus can be simplified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen production method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the hydrogen production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Reaction container (1)    Water container (3)    Water supply flow path (5)    Water supply unit (10)    Water detection unit (11)    Control unit (12)    Hydrogen production apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The metal substrate (10) has an insulating layer (16) and an aluminum base material (14) which is provided on a side of a metallic substrate (12) which consists of a metal in which a linear thermal expansion coefficient is smaller than the aluminum. A porous type anodic oxide film of the aluminum is formed in the aluminum base material. An anodic oxide film is provided with a barrier layer portion and porous layer portion having distortion of 0.10% or more of compression direction at room temperature.    USE - Metal substrate for mounting light-emitting element such as laser, LED and organic electroluminescent light emitting element, CPU, electronic device and electronic circuit, used in semiconductor device and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The porous type anodic oxide film of the aluminum is formed in the aluminum base material, and is provided with the barrier layer portion and porous layer portion having distortion of 0.10% or more of compression direction at room temperature, so that the crack resistance can be improved. Thus occurrence of the crack on the metal substrate can be prevented, and the reliability and performance of the metal substrate can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of metal substrate;    (2) a semiconductor device;    (3) a manufacturing method of semiconductor device;    (4) a solar cell;    (5) a manufacturing method of solar cell;    (6) an electronic circuit;    (7) a manufacturing method of electronic circuit;    (8) a light emitting element; and    (9) a manufacturing method of light emitting element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the metal substrate.    Metal substrate (10)    Metallic substrate (12)    Aluminum base material (14)    Insulating layer (16)    Surface of insulating layer (16a)
NOVELTY - Preparation of direct methanol fuel cell platinum-based anode electrocatalyst comprises UV or visible light in-situ reduction method.    USE - Preparation of direct methanol fuel cell platinum-based anode electrocatalyst (claimed) used for direct methanol fuel cell anode methanol electrooxidation reaction.    ADVANTAGE - The electrocatalyst has high catalytic activity and good stability and electrocatalysis property.
NOVELTY - The substrate (510) has a transparent substrate (511) on which dopant is formed. A doped zinc oxide thin film layer (512) is formed on the transparent substrate for protection. The transparent substrate has excellent light transmittance and mechanical properties. The doped zinc oxide thin film layer includes a first dopant doped layer (512a) that has a light-transmittance energy level less than 1.7 electron-volt (eV) while satisfying 80 percent or more of the wavelength band, and a second dopant doped layer (512b) that blocks reaction of first dopant doped layer and moisture.    USE - Substrate for photovoltaic cell or solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a substrate that is applicable for use in a photovoltaic cell or solar cell, that has excellent waterproof, optical and electrical characteristics, and that has high photoelectric conversion efficiency, thus ensuring prolonged performance and life span of the solar cell while satisfying good light transmission property of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The first dopant doped layer contains ruthenium, titanium, niobium, and tin. The second dopant doped layer contains gallium. Silicon oxide or titanium oxide is also used for foreign substance elution protection for the substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the substrate for photovoltaic cell or solar cell.    Substrate (510)    Transparent substrate (511)    Doped zinc oxide thin film layer (512)    First dopant doped layer (512a)    Second dopant doped layer (512b)
NOVELTY - Proton exchange membrane prepared by projecting UV laser on a polyimide thin film to make patterns on metal surface of polyimide substrate film pore structure, and impregnating perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin film, is claimed.    USE - The proton exchange membrane is useful in fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The proton exchange membrane has high temperature resistance, high mechanical strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing the proton exchange membrane, comprising: (a) uniformly and orderly preparing a polyimide film through a polyimide substrate film hole structure using UV laser; (b) carrying out hydrophilic treatment on the polyimide substrate film to obtain hydrophilic polyimide substrate film; (c) dipping the hydrophilic polyimide substrate film into perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin solution to obtain solvent, and impregnating the dipped film for 10 minutes, where: the perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin solution is present in an amount of 5 wt.%; mass fraction of surface active octyl phenol agent and bi-alcohol group is 0.4%; and the solvent is ethanol, propanol and/or isopropanol; (d) dipping the polyimide composite proton exchange membrane in the perfluorinated sulfonic resin solution and heating the solvent in a vacuum drying box for 60 seconds; (e) repeating step c and step d until a 25 mm thickness film is obtained; and (f) removing surfactant from the solvent to obtain a composite proton exchange membrane, heating the membrane using deionized water at 80 degrees C and soaking for 10 minutes, and placing the membrane into the vacuum drying box at 120 degrees C for 60 seconds.
NOVELTY - The method involves making a composite target by mixing graphite and nickel powder. A mixed thin film containing graphite and nickel is deposited on a semiconductor substrate (110) within chamber using the radio frequency (RF) magnetic sputtering process. The sputtering process is performed in a vacuum chamber system by a deposition apparatus. The deposited mixed thin film on semiconductor substrate is heat-treated at a temperature of 800 degrees C for 5 minutes.    USE - Method for manufacturing grapheme (claimed) used in solar cell and sensor lamp.    ADVANTAGE - By heat-treating deposited mixed thin film on semiconductor substrate at specific temperature for preset time, the manufacturing process of graphene can be simplified. The generation of methane gas can be reduced, so that the safety during manufacturing process of graphene can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for graphene.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the manufacturing process of graphene.    Semiconductor substrate (110)    Nickel thin film (122)    Graphene layer (130)
NOVELTY - Compound semiconductor particles are manufactured by chemically reacting elemental metal and/or metallic compound (A) containing structure metallic elements of last composition in presence of ammonia solvent (B) consisting of liquid solvent in which ammonia of supercritical fluid state or ammonia is dissolved.    USE - Manufacture of compound semiconductor particles for compound semiconductor film used for photoelectric conversion element for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Carbon concentration in compound semiconductor particles is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) compound semiconductor particles containing chalcopyrite-type compound semiconductor;    (2) manufacture of compound semiconductor film which involves preparing coating agent for film-forming containing compound semiconductor particles, applying coating agent, forming coating film on substrate, and heating coating film; and    (3) photoelectric conversion element containing light absorption layer consisting of compound semiconductor film.
NOVELTY - The system has a voltage monitoring part (DV) measuring voltage (VB1) of battery blocks (BU1-BUn). A control part controls charging/discharging of the battery blocks when voltage difference between two battery blocks in the battery blocks is more than a predetermined value during discharge, which is a determination execution condition. The system determines whether a battery cell (201) used in over discharge exists in the battery blocks based on the change of the voltage difference when forced charge is carried out to the battery blocks during charging.    USE - Battery system for use in a vehicle i.e. hybrid vehicle. Can also be used for a fuel cell electric vehicle or an electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The system allows the voltage drop rate to be monitored with the voltage difference with an adjacent block for detecting over discharge in order to prevent misdetection, so that the cause of voltage difference for over discharge due to abnormality or temperature variation is decided, thus performing abnormality determination correctly, and hence improving detection accuracy of over discharge.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The battery block contains secondary batteries such as nickel-hydrogen battery and lithium ion battery. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for detecting over discharge detection in a battery system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit block diagram of a battery pack of a battery system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Voltage of battery blocks (BU1-BUn)    Voltage monitoring part (DV)    Voltages (VB1-VBn)    Temperature sensor (142)    Battery (200)    Battery cells (201-205)
NOVELTY - The substrate processing apparatus has a process chamber (209) that is provided to process a substrate. Several ejection ports (208) are provided in an outer wall (205) of the process chamber. A tube (203,206) is provided so that the process chamber is enclosed. The process chamber and gas introduction space (210) are faced across to the tube. A heating portion (207) is provided so that the gas introduction space is contacted. The heating portion is arranged between the tube and outer wall of process chamber.    USE - Substrate processing such as batch-type substrate processing apparatus and sheet-fed substrate processing apparatus used during manufacturing process of semiconductor device e.g. integrated circuit and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - By heating the gas supplied to process chamber, the film-forming defect due to haze or slip can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the process furnace in substrate processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Tube (203,206)    Outer wall (205)    Heating portion (207)    Ejection port (208)    Process chamber (209)    Gas introduction space (210)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a reaction chamber (10) accommodating multiple glass substrates (5). A gas supply line (21) supplies process gas to the reaction chamber. An exhaust pipe (11) exhausts gas to atmosphere of a reaction room. A heating part (31) is provided in the reaction room. A fan (41) is arranged at a circulation path to circulate heat through the atmosphere of the reaction room. The heating is covered with a protective tube for isolating the heating part from the atmosphere of the room. The substrates are arranged such that a surface of each substrate is arranged opposite to each other.    USE - Substrate processing apparatus for forming a light absorption layer in a copper indium gallium selenide (CIS)-type solar cell and a liquid crystal panel.    ADVANTAGE - The fan is arranged at the circulation path to circulate heat through the atmosphere of the reaction room, and thickness of the protective tube is made thinner, so that heat efficiency of the gas can be improved and heating up time of the substrates can be shortened. The heating part is provided in the reaction room, so that heating efficiency of the gas can be attained. The heating part is covered with the protective tube so as to protect the heating part from being affected by corrosive gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a reaction chamber.    Glass substrates (5)    Reaction chamber (10)    Exhaust pipe (11)    Gas supply line (21)    Heating part (31)    Fan (41)
NOVELTY - A conductor comprises 0.0001-0.01 %mass of magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, zirconium, titanium, manganese and/or rare-earth element, and remainder of copper and unavoidable impurities. The conductor has 0.2% yield strength of 100 MPa or less. The ratio of special grain boundary length (L( sigma )) with respect to total crystal-grain-boundary length (L) is 55% or more, measured by electron backscatter diffraction method. The conductor connects between cells in the solar cell module.    USE - Conductor used as interconnectors in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The conductor has excellent fatigue characteristics even under repeated stress, and suppressed generation of fracture.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for interconnector for solar cell.
NOVELTY - Forming thin film photovoltaic film stack involves forming back contact material (704) above substrate (702); forming absorber layer (706) above the back contact layer; depositing copper, indium and gallium by physical vapor deposition (PVD) in nitrogen containing atmosphere to form copper-indium-gallium-nitride protective layer (716) above the absorber layer; forming buffer layer above the protective layer; and forming transparent conductive oxide (TCO) stack above the buffer layer.    USE - For forming thin film photovoltaic film stack (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces manufacturing costs; removes toxic materials used in solar cell processing and improves product quality. The method is that the nitrogen reactive sputtering process may be less toxic than the selenization process, while still allowing a band gap of 0.7-1.7 electron-volts (eV), which is suitable for solar cells. The nitride layer protects the copper-indium-gallium (CIG) layers from oxygen and water vapor, which reduces any adverse effects from such exposure during queue time. The adhesion between the CIG layers and the molybdenum layer is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the thin film photovoltaic film stack.    Substrate (702)    Back contact layer (704)    Copper-indium-gallium absorber layer (706)    Protective copper-indium-gallium-nitride layer (716)
NOVELTY - The Cu-Ga alloy sputtering target is formed by melting and casting a composition containing 29 to 42.6 at% Ga, subjected to continuous solidification under hardening conditions at certain cooling speed. The average crystal grain size at the sputter top surface is 3 mm or smaller and the target cross section structure is a columnar structure that has grown from the sputter top surface to the center plane parallel to the sputter surface.    USE - Cu-Ga alloy sputtering target.    ADVANTAGE - Since light absorption layer and solar cell can be manufactured from such sputtered film, so that the manufacturing cost of Cu-Ga alloy target can be reduced. The conversion efficiency of solar cell is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of the Cu-Ga alloy sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of continuous casting apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The glass plate (10) has two main flat surfaces (11,12), and a side surface (13) that is adjacent to the main flat surfaces. The side surface comprises of a chamfered portions (15,16) at one end portion in the plate thickness direction. When predetermined portions of the side surface are etched with a depth of 10 mu m, there is no pit in an etching surface. The predetermined portions are provided as the side surface portions with distance within 1/5 of a plate thickness (E) in the plate thickness direction, from the main flat surfaces adjacent to the chamfered portions.    USE - Glass plate for use in image display apparatus e.g. LCD and organic electroluminescent display. Can also be used in solar cells and thin film secondary batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The bending strength of the glass plate can be improved. The external appearance of the glass plate can be improved. The tensile-stress layer can be formed in the inside of the glass plate which is chemically strengthened for the balance of stress. The efficiency of the manufacturing process can be improved. The manufacturing cost can be reduced. The grinding efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of glass plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the glass plate.    Glass plate (10)    Main flat surfaces (11,12)    Side surface (13)    Chamfered portions (15,16)    Plate thickness (E)
NOVELTY - The glass plate (10) has main flat surfaces (11,11A,11B,12), end surfaces (13,13A,13B) perpendicular to the main flat surface, and chamfered surfaces (15,16) adjacent to the main flat surface and the end surface. The chamfered surface is provided with curvature radii of respective 20-500 micrometers and 50 micrometers or more at a contact point in contact with a straight line tilted at respective 15 degrees and 45 degrees with respect to the main flat surface when chamfered surface is in a cross-section perpendicular to the main flat surface and the end surface.    USE - Glass plate for use as cover glass (claimed) of display e.g. LCD, plasma display panel (PDP) and organic electroluminescent display of image display apparatus e.g. smart phone, tablet personal computer (PC), PC monitor and TV. Can also be used in solar cell and thin film secondary batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The glass plate is excellent in impact fracture strength. The cover glass raises the beauty of the display, and protection of the display apparatus. The damage to the glass substrate can be suppressed. The impact resistance of the glass plate is improved. The polishing efficiency can be improved. The high intensity and abrasion resistance for the glass plate can be improved. The glass plate can be hard to break and damage by chemically strengthening of the glass plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the glass plate.    Glass plate (10)    Main flat surfaces (11,11A,11B,12)    End surfaces (13,13A,13B)    Chamfered surfaces (15,16)    Curved-surface portion (23)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film is a film containing inorganic compound thin film formed on one surface of plastic film. The inorganic compound thin film contains aluminum oxide and magnesium oxide, as main component.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for electronic device, foodstuff, pharmaceutical, electronic component, solar cell, electronic paper, organic electroluminescent element, semiconductor element and film liquid crystal display.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film has excellent barrier property with respect to oxygen and water vapor, permeability and durability.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming the transparent conductive film (3) comprised from single material in the flat surface of the glass substrate (2) consisting of the several oxide in which vapor pressure is differed, at the time of dry etching process. The periodic uneven structure film (22) is formed in the surface of transparent conductive film by uneven structure formation process. Uneven period of uneven structure film is less than preset range. Photoelectric converting layer (4) is formed in glass substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing glass substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The precise fine uneven structure is provided to the glass substrate. The electric power generation efficiency of the solar cell can be improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    Glass substrate (2)    Transparent conductive film (3)    Photoelectric converting layer (4)    Periodic uneven structure film (22)
NOVELTY - An etching liquid comprises 0.1-30 wt.% of nitrogen-containing compound, fluorine compound, and acidic solvent chosen from phosphorus-containing compound, sulfur-containing inorganic compound and organic compound having sulfo group.    USE - Liquid is used for etching silicon layer e.g. amorphous silicon/silicon-nitride layer, n-type amorphous silicon/i-type amorphous-silicon layer, and polycrystalline-silicon layer for manufacturing thin-film transistor (all claimed) for manufacturing flat panel display, organic electroluminescent and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The etching liquid has favorable etching shape, and suppressed usage amount of nitrogen-containing compound and fluorine compound.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) etching of silicon layer; and    (2) manufacture of thin-film transistor.
NOVELTY - A nonlead glass composition comprises boron trioxide (in wt.%) (5-25), silica (9-35), alkali metal oxide (5-20), zinc oxide (16-45) and bismuth oxide powder (10-50).    USE - Nonlead glass composition is used for forming conductor (claimed) for solar cell, and sintering auxiliary agent.    ADVANTAGE - The nonlead glass composition has suppressed curvature, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nonlead glass composition comprises boron trioxide (in wt.%) (5-25), silica (9-35), alkali metal oxide (5-20), zinc oxide (16-45) and bismuth oxide powder (10-50). The alkali metal oxide is lithium, sodium or potassium. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of conductor.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming via-holes (1) that penetrates through opposing surfaces of semiconductor substrate (100) by using laser. Anti-reflective films (200) and passivation films (300) are formed on respective surfaces of semiconductor substrate, and the passivation film is partially removed for exposing portion of second surface on which opening portion of each via holes is formed. A heat-treatment is performed on semiconductor substrate under presence of n-type impurity for doping the n-type impurity on semiconductor substrate.    USE - Method for fabricating emitter-wrap-through (EWT) solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The EWT solar cell having selective emitter structure and different doping levels can be fabricated by using minimum process at reduced cost. The efficiency degradation of solar cell due to deterioration in substrate can be prevented. The series resistance of via-hole and contact resistance of back emitter can be reduced. The high open circuit voltage, fill factor, short-wavelength absorptance, and current by shallow junction are increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view illustrating the process for fabricating EWT solar cell.    Via-hole (1)    Semiconductor substrate (100)    Anti-reflective film (200)    Passivation film (300)
NOVELTY - The source (LA) has a nozzle configured to direct a stream of fuel droplets (400) along a trajectory towards a plasma formation location. A laser is configured to direct laser radiation to the plasma formation location to convert the fuel droplets at the plasma formation location into a plasma. The laser is comprised with an amplifier (300) and an optical element (500) configured to define a divergent beam path (450,460) for radiation passing through the amplifier.    USE - Radiation source e.g. extreme UV radiation source mounted in lithographic apparatus (claimed) used in manufacture of integrated circuit (IC). Can also be used in manufacture of integrated optical system, guidance and detection pattern for magnetic domain memory, flat-panel display, LCD, thin-film magnetic head, LED, solar cell, and photonic device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the less dependent upon the initial laser trigger impulse, provides a more stable beam of higher output power. The phase grating can afford the opportunity to optimize the beam widening by controlling the grating pitch and separation from the other components in the laser. The reflected rays can follow a greater number of divergent paths through the amplifier, so that the laser beam is again effectively widened to use the greater volume of the gain medium in the chambers of the amplifier. Since the higher the velocity, the greater the separation distance between fuel droplets can be obtained to reduce the risk of that plasma generated by the preceding fuel droplet interacts with the next fuel droplet.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a lithographic apparatus; and    (2) a method operation of radiation source.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the radiation source.    Amplifier (300)    Fuel droplet (400)    Divergent beam paths (450,460)    Optical element (500)    Radiation source (LA)
NOVELTY - The method involves blending copper powder, indium powder and selenium powder in a reaction solution to obtain a mixture, and reacting the obtained mixture with mixed solvent of water and acetic acid by using hydrothermal method to obtain the finessed product.    USE - Method for preparing copper indium diselenide particles for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves blending copper powder, indium powder and selenium powder in a reaction solution to obtain a mixture, and reacting the obtained mixture with mixed solvent of water and acetic acid by using hydrothermal method to obtain the finessed product, and thus enables saving of the production cost of the copper, and reducing the mole ratio of the selenium and indium, and reducing the manufacturing cost, and improving the crystallization of a particle, and facilitating the commercialization of the mass production, and thus ensures particle has very short time to the organic solvent, and environment-friendly process, and thus expensive facility deactivated in the low temperature, and easily-handleable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of diffraction result.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a connector 16 with radiation reflective material and/or a radiation reflecting structure during use of solder material. The connector is aligned on silicon-based crystalline solar cells (10, 12, 14) during use of the connector with the radiation reflective material such that portions that are in electrical conductive contact with front sides (20) of the solar cells and other portions that are in electrical conductive contact with rear sides (18, 22) of the solar cells, are punctually provided with the solder material.    USE - Method for connecting silicon-based crystalline solar cells e.g. passivated emitter and rear cells, to manufacture a solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures minimization of the efficiency losses due to the connector running along the front-sides of the solar cells, thus ensuring high efficiency of the solar cell module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell module.    Silicon-based crystalline solar cells (10, 12, 14)    Connector (16)    Rear sides (18, 22)    Front sides (20)    Sintered aluminum layer (36)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a semiconductor structure (4) comprising a silicon layer. A PN-transition is generated in the semiconductor structure. A front metallic contact structure (1) and a rear metallic contact structure (6) are applied at a contact surface of the semiconductor structure for electrical contact of the semiconductor structure. The thermal treatment in the semiconductor structure and front and rear contact structures is performed for specific time duration in gas atmosphere with less than 15% oxygen and more than 1% water vapor.    USE - Method for manufacturing photovoltaic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The effort and cost for performing the thermal treatment can be reduced significantly so that the photovoltaic solar cell can be manufactured in simple manner. The efficiency of the photovoltaic solar cell can be improved effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of the photovoltaic solar cell.    Front metallic contact structure (1)    Dielectric sheet (2)    Emitter (3)    Semiconductor structure (4)    Rear metallic contact structure (6)
NOVELTY - The process involves cleaning a silicon chip, and cleaning a surface of the silicon slice. A surface of the silicon chip is etched for the first time. A P-type silicon wafer process is selected for phosphor expansion when selecting the N-type silicon chip for boron diffusion. A P-typed silicon sheet is selected by diffusion of a surface of the silicon wafer process. Anti-corrosive glue is applied on back of the silicon chip. The silicon chip of coating is etched for second time. The silicon chip is sintered to form a back electric field cell portion and a back electric field diode part.    USE - Solar cell production process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method for a photovoltaic component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The plate (1) has carbon chromium ladder plating layer which is formed on the metal double-pole plate surface of the pure chromium base layer (2), transition layer (3), carbon-chromium-carbon-chromium coexistence layer (4), and pure carbon working layer (5). The total thickness of the carbon chromium ladder plating layer is set within predetermined range.    USE - Fuel cell metal bipolar plate.    ADVANTAGE - The optimal output characteristics, durability, high film base bonding force, corrosion resistance, and electrical conductivity, and convenient use can be improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of fuel cell metal bipolar plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the fuel cell metal bipolar plate.    Fuel cell metal bipolar plate (1)    Pure chromium base layer (2)    Transition layer (3)    Carbon-chromium-carbon-chromium coexistence layer (4)    Pure carbon working layer (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves annealing a silicon chip. A silicon sheet is etched, where annealing temperature of the silicon chip is lesser than process temperature of a silicon wafer and annealing time of the silicon chip is 5-10 min.    USE - Method for manufacturing a thin film solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables controlling the annealing temperature and reducing silicon sheet impurity and distribution of the silicon wafer. The method enables avoiding anti-dirt sheet stain burning, reducing anti-dirt surface dirt and improving silicon chip etching quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a thin film solar energy battery manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing chloroform, toluene and vinyltetrahydronaphthalenes to form mixed solvent, and adding electron donor material and electron acceptor material to the mixed solvent to form mixed solution, where the donor material is poly-3 thiophene. The mixed solution is injected into a hole injection layer and a transparent conductive layer formed on a surface of a substrate. Temperature of the substrate is 20-35 degrees Celsius. The mixed solution on the substrate is dried to obtain a blend film. A cathode layer is formed on the blend film to form a heterogeneous structure.    USE - Method for preparation of donor material crystal orientation ordered heterogeneous structure of an organic solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving energy conversion efficiency of a solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The cathode layer is made of metal or metal aluminum. The electron acceptor material is 2alpha-1, 2 2alpha and high 5, 6 fullerene -C60-LH-2alpha-methyl butyrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of a method for preparation of donor material crystal orientation ordered heterogeneous structure. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A charge transporting compound (I) is new.    USE - In the charge transporting film for photoelectric conversion device, electrophotographic photoreceptor, cartridge, image forming apparatus (claimed), electrophotographic photoreceptor, organic transistor, and organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The compound has excellent charge mobility and oxidation stability; and provides film that has excellent in mechanical strength and exhibits a better charge transport performance (electrical characteristics).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A charge transporting compound of formula (I) is new.    F'=charge transporting subunit;    L=linking group having a valency of (n+1) that is formed by combining at least two kinds selected from alkylene group, -C=C- (alkenylene group), -C(=O)-, -N(R)-, -O-, or -S-;    R=hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, or aralkyl group;    m=1-6;and    n=2-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a charge transporting film comprising a polymer of the compound (I);    (2) a photoelectric conversion device comprising the charge transporting film;    (3) an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising the charge transporting layer that contains a polymer of compound (I);    (4) cartridge comprising the electrophotographic photoreceptor, where the process cartridge is detachable from an image forming apparatus; and    (5) image forming apparatus comprising the electrophotographic photoreceptor, a charging device that charges the electrophotographic photoreceptor; an electrostatic latent image forming unit that forms an electrostatic latent image on the charged electrophotographic photoreceptor; a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor by using a toner to form a toner image; and a transfer unit that transfers the toner image to a transfer medium.
NOVELTY - The method involves irradiating selected areas of thin film and underlying substrate to generate time-varying thermal gradient with laser pulse. The thermal gradient is generated in thin film and in substrate to determine a temperature increase not inducing melting or sublimation, while a thermal expansion producing a anisotropic mechanical strain induced which generates a time-varying detaching force at an interface between the thin film and the substrate along selected areas for contrasting the adhesion force between the thin film and the substrate.    USE - Scribing method for removal of selected areas of thin film used in manufacturing of thin film solar cell such as copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS)-molybdenum solar cell used in electronic device, electro- optical device, optical device and corrosion protection, from substrate by laser pulse.    ADVANTAGE - The laser pulse allows to reduce the removal of the molybdenum layer below and the damage to the remaining CIGS layer. The system allows a clean removal of a layer in multi-layered materials without requiring expensive laser sources. The scribing process occurs without presence of melted material in the scribed area, with limited burr on the rims, very limited heat affected zone (HAZ), absence of micro cracks outside the removal area and negligible impact in the molybdenum.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thin film solar cell.    CIGS (C)    Glass (G)    Molybdenum (M)    Transparent conductive oxide (T)
NOVELTY - Structuring surface, comprises irradiating the surface with a laser such that the surface and/or an area under the surface is at least partially modified by modifying the topography of the surface in the height direction perpendicular to the surface, which is changed by 1 micro m, and subjecting the surface for etching process such that the surface or below the surface of the area is modified by the irradiation with the laser, which generates depressions and/or magnifies in the surface.    USE - The method is useful for structuring surface of solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides reflection reducing surface textures on solar cells for coupling of light, and thus it increases the efficiency of the solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a surface treatment device comprising at least one laser and at least one etching device, in which the surface treatment device is executable by the above mentioned method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of the surface structure.    Depressions (1a, 1b, 1c)    Walls of depressions (2a, 2b, 2c)
NOVELTY - A composite complex contains metal nanoparticles which are contained inside porous coordination polymer having a metal ion and an organic ligand.    USE - Composite complex is used as catalyst for manufacturing compound e.g. ammonia (all claimed) and in cross-coupling reaction and metathesis reaction, and for electrode catalyst of fuel cell, and for producing oxygen containing compounds e.g. formic acid and oxalic acid.    ADVANTAGE - The composite complex has high selectivity, current efficiency, durability, selectively, hydrophilic property and hydrophobic property, and low energy electric potential, and adsorb oxygen even in the oxidation reaction of carbon monoxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of compound, which involves reacting metal nanoparticles of composite complex and gas by which porous coordination polymer adsorbs; and    (2) manufacture of composite complex, which involves mixing metal ion, polyhydric carboxylic acid ligand, and/or nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring ligand in presence of metal nanoparticles and a solvent.
NOVELTY - The cell has a bowl shaped PN-junction surface following a bowl-shaped concave shaped part that ensures two-dimensional distribution inside a semiconductor substrate i.e. silicon substrate, at the bowl-shaped concave shaped part. A dotted fine recessed part is formed in the surface of the silicon substrate, where the concave shaped part is formed in a same place of a dotted fine recessed part in a surface part of the substrate chemical etching at room temperature.    USE - Solar cell for a semiconductor device e.g. optical device and light receiving element.    ADVANTAGE - The cell allows a porous layer formed in the recessed part of the surface of the semiconductor substrate by influence of catalyst metal to be removed by chemical etching, so that the recessed part attains shape as a bowl-shaped deep concave shaped part, thus forming the PN-junction surface in alignment with a surface by performing impurity transduction process, which forms a PN-junction with respect to the surface, and hence maintaining optical low reflectivity to attain high performance characteristic.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device    (2) a transfer template.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photograph of a bowl-shaped deep concave shaped part in which a silicon substrate surface is formed.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a rotary vessel that is used as a container of powdered materials or small fibers. The rotary vessel is rotated along a rotation axis that is non-horizontally positioned, and the angle between a rotation axis and a horizontal orientation is in the predetermined range. The rotary axis is met with a surface of the rotary vessel at an upper end and a lower end of the rotary vessel. An opening is provided at the upper end of the vessel. Gas and vapor are introduced into or removed from the vessel through the opening.    USE - Apparatus for making atomic layer deposition (ALD) on powdered materials and small fibers, for use in fuel cell application.    ADVANTAGE - The efficacy of precursor-exposure and purge steps for the ALD system can be improved. The agitation of powders caused by the gas flow can be minimized. The rotatable chamber is designed to be of low-cost, and is connected to the main ALD system. The inter-sample contaminations can be avoided in the chamber. The powders in the ALD chamber can be prevented from flying around escaping from the ALD chamber and entering the pumping lines.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for making ALD on powdered materials or small fibers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the gas line and pumping line configuration of the dual-chamber ALD system with one tilted rotary chamber.    ALD chamber (120)    Gas injection tube (280)    Main gas line (310)    Main pumping line (330)    Main pumping line (340)
NOVELTY - The sheet wafer furnace (14) has a chamber provided with an opening. A crucible is positioned within the chamber and is spaced from the opening. A puller is provided to pull a silicon sheet wafer (10) from a molten material in the crucible through the opening in the chamber. The seals (34) are provided across the opening of the chamber. The void containing nitrogen or argon gas is formed between the set of flaps comprising polyimide of seal.    USE - Sheet wafer furnace for forming silicon sheet wafers e.g. crystal sheet wafer used as building block of semiconductor device such as solar cell, integrated circuit, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device.    ADVANTAGE - The maintenance of the sheet wafer furnace can be simplified. The leakage of the gas from the growth chamber can be minimized effectively. The gas impurities, such as oxygen, entering into the growth chamber can be prevented. The usage amount of argon gas required for processing the silicon sheet wafers can be reduced. The silicon sheet wafers can be fabricated with reduce cost and with simplified process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of growing the sheet wafer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the sheet wafer furnace.    Silicon sheet wafer (10)    Temperature filaments (12)    Sheet wafer furnace (14)    Housing (16)    Seals (34)
NOVELTY - A multi-junction photovoltaic device comprises set of semiconductor material layers including light-absorbing layer (51) of silicon germanium or silicon germanium tin material including photocarrier separating p-n junction, and light-absorbing layer (52) of gallium nitride-arsenide-antimonide material including photocarrier separating p-n junction. The silicon germanium or silicon germanium tin layer and gallium nitride-arsenide-antimonide layer are lattice matched to gallium arsenide.    USE - Multi-junction photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The multi-junction photovoltaic device has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of multi-function photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of multi-junction photovoltaic device.    Gallium-arsenide substrate (50)    Silicon-germanium/silicon-germanium tin cell (51)    Gallium-nitride-arsenide-antimonide cell (52)    Gallium arsenide cell (53)    Indium-gallium phosphide cell (54)    Aluminum-gallium arsenide/aluminum-indium-gallium phosphide cell (55)
NOVELTY - Themethod involves sequentially stacking a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), a sacrificial layer, and quantum dot layers (81,83,85) on a source substrate. A stamp is placed on the quantum dot layer. The sacrificial layer is picked up by the quantum dot layer and the stamp. The sacrificial layer is removed from the quantum dot layer using a solution that dissolves the sacrificial layer.The quantum dot layer is formed on the sacrificial layer through a solution process.    USE - Method of manufacturing quantum dot layer used for quantum dot optoelectronic device (claimed) and optoelectronic device such as solar device and emission device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the stampis separated from the quantum dot layer and small contact area is formed between the multi-layered organic structure or the entire device and the stamp, the quantum dot layer or the entire device can be easily transferred onto another substrate and the quantum dot layercan be easily manufactured. The quantum dot layer achieves high pick-up yield regardless of the thickness of the quantum dot layer, and thus quantum dot layers having various thicknesses can be transferred by the use of the sacrificial layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a quantum dot optoelectronic device; and    (2) a method of transferring quantum dot layer from one substrate to another.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the quantum dot display of the quantum dot optoelectronic device manufactured using method of manufacturing quantum dot layer.    Device substrate (70)    Electrode (73)    Hole injection layer (75)    Quantum dot layers (81,83,85)    Quantum dot optoelectronic device (100)
NOVELTY - The system (2) has fuel cell (3) to which liquid fuel containing ammonia and hydrazine is supplied. A detection unit (5) is provided for detecting ammonia that volatilizes from supplied liquid fuel. A decomposition unit (50) decomposes ammonia in liquid fuel, and adjustment unit (51) controls decomposition unit so that ammonia in liquid fuel becomes predetermined concentration.    USE - Fuel cell system installed in hybrid electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The system can easily detect and suppress the leakage of liquid fuel in early stage while the leakage amount of liquid fuel is little.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (2)    Fuel cell (3)    Detection unit (5)    Decomposition unit (50)    Adjustment unit (51)
NOVELTY - A carbon-silicon compound is heated in presence of magnesium-containing metal, to obtain silicide.    USE - Manufacture of silicide used as raw material for manufacture of monosilane gas used as raw material of polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon and microcrystal silicon for manufacture of electronic device e.g. semiconductor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides silicide having excellent stability.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a process chamber (10) comprising a first source system (30) for the reactants and optionally carrier gases, and a pulsed operable second source system (70) for the reactants and optionally carrier gases. The first and second source systems are coupled such that plasma coating processes are feasible in process chamber.    USE - Coating apparatus for substrate e.g. wafer used in semiconductor component such as transistor, capacitor, LED, organic LED (OLED), solar cell and architectural glass. Can also be used in metal substrate, dielectric substrate such as glass.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the coating apparatus is improved. The process volume of the process chamber is adjusted efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for coating method of substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the coating apparatus.    Process chamber (10)    Plasma device (20)    Dielectric coupling plate (21)    First source system (30)    Second source system (70)
NOVELTY - A hardenable adhesive agent contains electroconductive particles (0.01-1.6 volume%) and an organic binder. Electroconductive particles contain 0.1-50 volume% of particles having size of 1 micro m or less. The hardenable adhesive agent electrically connects the surface polar-leading distribution line and tab wire of photovoltaic cell.    USE - Hardenable adhesive agent is used for forming surface polar-leading distribution line/tab wire connection component for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hardenable adhesive agent efficiently connects surface polar-leading distribution line and tab wire of photovoltaic cell in short period of time without generation of connection resistance by aggregation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) connection component of photovoltaic cell;    (2) solar cell module, which has connection component of photovoltaic cell and photovoltaic cell substrate; and    (3) manufacture of hardenable adhesive agent.
NOVELTY - A sintered zirconium product contains more than 90 %mass of zirconium silicate, and has bulk density of less than 3.8 g/cm3. The zirconium product is in the form of planar substrate.    USE - Sintered zirconium product used as support material for silicon product e.g. solar cell component, separation element for gases, carrier, functional layer and membrane material in sensor (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for usage of sintered zirconium product.
NOVELTY - A resin composition is formed by charge-transporting substance, polyester, and resin (excluding polyester). The polyester is obtained by reacting polybasic acid, polyhydric alcohol, and stopper which forms terminal of the polyester. The stopper is chosen from acetic acid, ether alcohol and benzoic acid (optionally substituted by alkyl group).    USE - Resin composition is used for forming thin film e.g. coating film. Uses include but are not limited to organic thin film element, organic thin-film transistor, organic thin-film solar cell, flat-panel display, and electrophotographic photoreceptor for printer and copier.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film obtained by the resin composition has excellent abrasion resistance and gas-barrier property, with suppressed permeation of low-molecular harmful gases e.g. water vapor, ozone gas and nitrogen oxide.
NOVELTY - An optical film is obtained by dispersing cellulose nanofibers having a crystallinity degree of 50-95% and propionyl group substitution degree of 0.1-1.5 in a solvent for dissolving or swelling, and casting the obtained dispersion liquid into a film.    USE - Manufacture of optical film containing cellulose nanofibers for substrates of elements used in organic devices (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystals, organic electroluminescent elements, color filters, and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of optical films having excellent transparency, curl resistance, and heat resistance, and low thermal expansibility, with high productivity.
NOVELTY - Several films containing IB group element, IIIB group element including indium and gallium, and VIB group element. A film having high gallium content than gallium content in under layer and less indium content than indium content in under layer, is formed. A precursor thin film of compound semiconductor thin film is provided on a substrate. Vapor of VIB group element is supplied to at least one layer of precursor thin film, heat-processed and contacted to form compound semiconductor thin film.    USE - Manufacture of compound semiconductor thin film (claimed) for solar cell, light emitting diode, light absorption film and semiconductor laser.    ADVANTAGE - The compound semiconductor thin film having reduced void is continuously and efficiently manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Several films containing IB group element, IIIB group element including indium and gallium, and VIB group element, and having compositional formula: IB-(Inx,Ga1-x)-VIB, where x is between 0 and 1, is sputtered on a substrate. The content (x) increases from lower layer to upper layer. The content of gallium reduces from lower layer to upper layer. A film having high gallium content than gallium content in under layer and less indium content than indium content in under layer, is formed. A precursor thin film of compound semiconductor thin film is provided on a substrate. Vapor of VIB group element is supplied to at least one layer of precursor thin film, heat-processed and contacted to form compound semiconductor thin film. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) precursor thin film of compound semiconductor thin film; and    (2) compound semiconductor thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of compound semiconductor thin film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A dehumidification sheet comprises polyaluminum chloride containing adsorption layer formed by containing silica as binder and adsorption agent in base material.    USE - Sheet for dehumidification used for water absorption evaporation elements, element for building air conditioning vaporization type humidification, element for humidification for fuel cells, dehumidification element for dehumidifiers, automatic vending machine, water absorption evaporation element for cooling, total-heat exchange element, dessicant rotor of dessicant air conditioning machine, interior materials, packaging material, material of dehumidifying agent for pressing or wardrobes, wallpaper, and flooring, and humidity control building materials.    ADVANTAGE - Durability is excellent.
NOVELTY - The film is composed of alloy and tantalum element whose atom content ratio range is 4-12 percentage, where thickness of the film is 200-600nm.    USE - Stainless steel thin film solar battery back protective film.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent adhesive force, moisture-proof of stainless steel substrate, corrosion-proof performance and anti-selenide or properties, and sufficiently low resistivity. The film is simple in structure, and simple and convenient in technical operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparation of a stainless steel thin film solar battery back protective film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a stainless steel thin film solar battery back protective film.
NOVELTY - The device has a solar battery assembly effective light absorbing region arranged with an invalid blank area. A silicon-based solar cell is selected from a single crystal silicon solar cell, a polycrystalline silicon solar battery, or amorphous silicon solar battery. The light absorption area absorbs sunlight and converts sunlight into electric energy. The invalid blank area is a valid light absorption area. The light absorption area is in the shape of the blank area to realize seamless arrangement.    USE - Optical radiation collecting device for a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The device reduces effective light absorption area, thus effectively reducing power generation cost of the solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an optical radiation collecting device.
NOVELTY - Process for producing an ionic polymer, comprises: (A) converting a sulfonyl group (I), in a polymer having repeating units of (I), to a sulfonamide group (II); (B) reacting the polymer obtained in the step (A) with 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethane-1,2-disulfonyl difluoride (III) to convert (II) in the polymer to a disulfonamide group (IV); and (C) converting (IV) in the polymer obtained in the step (B) to a disulfonamide group (V).    USE - The process is useful for producing an ionic polymer (claimed), which is useful for a polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The process is capable of easily producing ionic polymer with high ion exchange capacity, low moisture content, high dimensional stability and high durability, and without any crosslinking reaction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Process for producing an ionic polymer, comprises: (A) converting a sulfonyl group of formula (-SO2F) (I), in a polymer having repeating units of (I), to a sulfonamide group of formula (-SO2NZ1Z2) (II); (B) reacting the polymer obtained in the step (A) with 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethane-1,2-disulfonyl difluoride (III) to convert (II) in the polymer to a disulfonamide group of formula (-SO2N-(M+)SO2(CF2)2SO2F) (IV); and (C) converting (IV) in the polymer obtained in the step (B) to a disulfonamide group of formula (-SO2N-(M+)SO2(CF2)2SO2X-(M+)(SO2R1f)m) (V).    Z1, Z2 = H, monovalent metal element or silane group of formula (-Si(R)3);    R = H or 1-12C monovalent organic group, which optionally has an etheric oxygen atom;    M+ = H, monovalent metal cation or monovalent cation derived from an organic amine;    X = O or N;    m = 0 (when X is an oxygen atom) or 1 (when X is a nitrogen atom); and    R1f = 1-10C perfluoroalkyl group which optionally has at least one etheric oxygen atom.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an ionic polymer comprising (V).
NOVELTY - The plasma processing apparatus (1) has a gas supply structure (3) that supplies process gas in a processing container (2). A microwave introduction apparatus (5) is provided to introduce the microwave in the processing container. A microwave transmission board (81) dielectric material window portion is arranged around a to-be-processed object. A cover portion (82) is regulated so that the microwave emitted in the processing container through the microwave transmission board is extended in a direction parallel to the surface of the to-be-processed object.    USE - Apparatus for performing plasma process in to-be-processed object such as semiconductor wafer used for flat panel display and solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The freedom degree of plasma processing apparatus design can be improved. The need for the microwave introduction mechanism in the upper portion of the processing container can be eliminated. The air-tightness in the processing container can be maintained. The controllability of the density of the plasma generated within the processing container can be improved. The gas residence time within the processing container can improved so that the film quality in the film-forming process can be enhanced. The contamination of the wafer can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for performing plasma process in semiconductor wafer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the plasma processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Plasma processing apparatus (1)    Processing container (2)    Gas supply structure (3)    Microwave introduction apparatus (5)    Microwave transmission board (81)    Cover portion (82)
NOVELTY - The glass plate (1) has glass surfaces (11,12) that function as a light-incidence surface. The glass plate is formed with an arithmetic mean roughness of 0.08-0.8 micrometer, a largest height of 0.3-7.0 micrometers, and an average space of 0.3-10.0 micrometers. The glass surface comprises a micro convex portion (31) which is formed with a diameter of 20-250 nm. The haze rate of the incident light having wavelength ranging between 380-1100 nm injected into the glass surface is 10 % or more. The thickness of the glass plate is 0.1 mm - 1.5 mm.    USE - Glass plate of solar cell (claimed) such as thin-film solar cell and crystalline solar cell. Can also be used in LCD apparatus, partition, window of building, and moving object.    ADVANTAGE - Both the light-scattering function and reflection suppression function of the glass plate can be greatly improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of the glass plate.    Glass plate (1)    Glass surfaces (11,12)    Recessed portion (22)    Top portion (25)    Micro convex portion (31)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen station (1) has fixed accumulator (S1) and portable accumulator (Ca) to store hydrogen pressure-risen by hydrogen compressor (6). A pressure rise system is attached between production apparatus (2) and compressor and another pressure rise system is arranged between compressor and portable accumulator. Filling systems are arranged between accumulators and compressor. The hydrogen supply system and filling system are arranged between dispenser (3) and accumulators. The hydrogen is filled from portable to fixed accumulator through compressor by switching of each system.    USE - Offsite type hydrogen station for supplying hydrogen to vehicle (claimed) fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen supply system and filling system are arranged between dispenser and accumulators. The hydrogen is filled from portable to fixed accumulator through compressor by switching of each system, so that the energy and cost for operating hydrogen compressor can be reduced. The non-return valve is arranged at the downstream of hydrogen production apparatus and hydrogen compressor, so that back flow of hydrogen can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method for filling hydrogen from portable type accumulator to fixed accumulator in hydrogen station; and    (2) method for supplying hydrogen from hydrogen station to vehicle through dispenser.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a structure schematic block diagram of hydrogen station. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen station (1)    Hydrogen production apparatus (2)    Dispenser (3)    Pressure-reduction valve (4)    Connection coupler (5)    Hydrogen compressor (6)    Portable accumulator (Ca)    Fixed accumulator (S1)
NOVELTY - A liquid agent contains perfluoropolyether-type-gel hardened material (5-40 %mass) and organic solvent (60-95 %mass).    USE - Liquid agent is used for forming coating layer on article e.g. component for motor vehicle, chemical processing plant, inkjet printer, physics and chemistry machines, semiconductor production line and medical machine, aircraft and fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The uniform coating layer having excellent heat resistance, oil resistance, chemical resistance, solvent resistance, low-temperature characteristics and moisture resistance, and low gas permeability is efficiently and economically formed with reduced energy consumption, using the liquid agent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of liquid agent;    (2) formation of coating layer; and    (3) article.
NOVELTY - A cleaned silicon chip is placed in a diffusion furnace and heated to 900-1100degree C. Nitrogen is filled in the furnace and boron tribromide is diffused for 5-60 minutes at a flow rate of 100-1000 ml/minute with oxygen flow rate of 100-800 ml/minute and nitrogen flow rate of 6-18 ml/minute. Subsequently, boron source is supplied at different flow rates into the furnace along with oxygen and nitrogen, and cooled to obtain boron source diffused silicon chip.    USE - Boron diffusion method of crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The diffusion method enables formation of higher impurity concentration in the shallow depth at the surface of the silicon chip, improves ohmic contact, reduces Auger recombination caused by the reducing defects, increases service life of minority carrier and increases performance of cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cleaned silicon chip is placed in a diffusion furnace and heated to 900-1100degree C. Nitrogen is filled in the furnace and boron tribromide is diffused for 5-60 minutes at a flow rate of 100-1000 ml/minute with oxygen flow rate of 100-800 ml/minute and nitrogen flow rate of 6-18 ml/minute. Subsequently, boron source is supplied at a rate of 0-300 ml/minute with oxygen flow rate of 0-200 ml/minute and nitrogen flow rate of 5-15 ml/minute. The silicon chip is further heated to 910-1100degreeC and boron source is again supplied at a flow rate of 200-2000 ml/minute, with oxygen flow rate of 150-2000 ml/minute and nitrogen flow rate of 6-20 ml/minute, and cooled to obtain boron source diffused silicon chip.
NOVELTY - Inorganic nanocomposite material of (I), is new.    USE - The nanocomposite material is useful in nanocatalysis, solar energy conversion, lithium ion battery, and gas sensing device.    ADVANTAGE - The method has simple and convenient preparation process, and overcomes the existing preparation technology, which can prepare only one composite material or an inorganic nanocomposite of particular morphology.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Inorganic nanocomposite material of formula (FexOy/M) (I), is new.    Either x = 2; and    y = 3; or    x = 3; and    y = 4; and    M = NiO, BiFe03, La(0H)3, Cd(0H)2, CuO or FeOOH.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing (I).
NOVELTY - The zinc oxide film structure has a buffer layer unit (210) that is provided with several delamination buffers layers (212,214,214) which are formed on an underlying layer (100). A main zinc oxide film (220) is formed on the buffer layer unit. The buffer layer unit is formed at the temperature lower than the temperature of main zinc oxide film.    USE - Zinc oxide film structure of electric component (claimed) such as solar cell, light emitting device and thin film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - Since the buffer layer unit of zinc oxide film structure is provided with delamination buffers layers, the crystallization and the surface flatness of the zinc oxide film are improved. Since the buffer layer unit is formed at the temperature lower than the temperature of main zinc oxide film, the property of the zinc oxide film is improved. Hence, the property of the electric component is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electric component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side-sectional view of the zinc oxide film structure.    Underlying layer (100)    Buffer layer unit (210)    Buffers layers (212,214,216)    Main zinc oxide film (220)
NOVELTY - A composite coating material comprises 40-90 wt.% conducting composite oxide; and 10-60 wt.% single oxide of transitional metal.    USE - Composite coating material useful for metal component coating (claimed) of solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composite coating material protects metal in high temperature devices from being oxidized. It has simple preparation, low sintering temperature and easy industrialized production. The coating has good conducting performance, high temperature stability and inoxidizability, and can efficiently prevent chromium from dispersing out of metal component.
NOVELTY - Preparing porous activated ammonia storage solid block containing silica sol, involves mixing silica, activated carbon, deionized water and industrial ethanol, adding industrial anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder, filling mixture in a tank, shaking mixture, placing the whole tank in a vacuum oven, slowly heating, and maintaining constant temperature and pressure, obtaining the tank, feeding ammonia, and sealing and obtaining the ammonia storing solid block.    USE - The method is useful for preparing porous activated ammonia storage solid block used in selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) systems.    ADVANTAGE - The ammonia storage solid block enables to add ammonia rapidly and release ammonia rapidly, can be used repeatedly, does not break easily, has excellent adsorption and desorption properties, and meets the application requirement of the future car industry.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method for preparing porous activated ammonia storage solid block containing silica sol, involves mixing (in parts) silica (2.5-15), activated carbon (0.5-6), deionized water (4-16) and industrial ethanol (3-15) in a machine, adding industrial anhydrous calcium chloride salt powder (48-90), filling the obtained mixture in a tank, where the addition amount is 80% of the volume of the tank, shaking the obtained mixture for 5-10 minutes with a machine, removing the space intervals, placing the whole tank in a vacuum oven, slowly heating under the normal pressure, controlling the temperature to 65-160 degrees C, removing water and ethanol until the mixture is constant weight, vacuumizing to 550 mBar, maintaining constant temperature and constant pressure for 0.5-3 hours, obtaining the tank, feeding ammonia into the tank at the pressure of 0.05-0.8 MPa until the mixture absorbs the ammonia and it is saturated, sealing the charge door, and obtaining the ammonia storing solid block.
NOVELTY - The cell (100) has a dielectric layer (105) arranged on an active region and another dielectric layer (107) arranged on a back surface of a silicon substrate (101). A contact grid (109) is applied to the former dielectric layer and provided with a metal, where the contact grid is alloyed through the former dielectric layer to the active region after a firing step. Another contact grid (111) is applied to the latter dielectric layer and provided with metal, where the latter grid is alloyed through the latter dielectric layer to the back surface of the silicon substrate after the firing step.    USE - Bifacial solar cell (BSC).    ADVANTAGE - The contact grids can be applied to the dielectric layers and provided with metal, where the contact grids are alloyed through the dielectric layers to the back surface of the silicon substrate after the firing step, thus reducing manufacturing costs.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a BSC.    BSC (100)    Silicon substrate (101)    N-layers (103, 104)    Dielectric layers (105, 107)    Contact grids (109, 111)
NOVELTY - The back contact layer stack has a back contact ohmic layer (110) provided with rhenium containing material in contact with a CdTe absorber layer (108). The rhenium containing material is one of rhenium oxide, or rhenium nitride in which ratio of rhenium to nitrogen is between 0.2 and 1.3. The rhenium containing material is deposited using one e.g. rective physical vapor deposition (PVD) reactive-evaporation or chemical vapor deposition (CVD).    USE - Back contact layer stack for use in e.g. superstrate CdTe TFPV solar cell, superstrate copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) TFPV solar cell, superstrate copper zinc tin selenide (CZTS) TFPV solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The high conductivity of rhenium containing material improves the performance of the solar cell while reducing materials cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the CdTe supertrate TFPV stack.    Substrate (102)    Front contact layer (104)    Buffer layer (106)    CdTe absorber layer (108)    Back contact ohmic layer (110)
NOVELTY - The device has two solar cell panels vertically stacked in a hierarchy from upper to lower panels (11). The upper and lower panels in the vertical stack (ST2) are arranged with upper and lower solar cells (12) including higher and lower energy bandgaps. A top surface of the device receives solar energy incident upon the upper panel. The solar cells in the upper panel are connected electrically in parallel. The solar cells in the lower panel are connected electrically in series. The panels absorb a fraction of sunlight with solar photon energies larger than the energy bandgap of the cells.    USE - Solar energy conversion device i.e. tandem energy conversion (TEC) solar cell device.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cells in the upper and lower panels are connected in electrical series and parallel such that each panel produces a desired voltage and current output and the panels are electrically connected together to convert the amount of the incident solar power to useful electricity produced by one panel alone, thus realizing high performance/efficiency of the energy conversion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a tandem energy conversion device consisting of three stacked panels of solar cells.    Vertical stack of solar cell panels (ST2)    Tandem energy conversion solar cell device (10)    Upper solar cell panel (11)    Upper solar cells (12)    Middle solar cell panel (21)
NOVELTY - A solar energy cell comprises: a photoelectric conversion layer; an anti-reflection layer disposed on the photoelectric conversion layer; and a set of electrical conductive channels disposed on the anti-reflection layer and electrically connected with the photoelectric conversion layer, where the electrical conductive channels comprise a conductive paste and pigments to enable a color of the electrical conductive channels to be substantially the same as a color of the anti-reflection layer.    USE - The solar energy cell is useful for converting solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy cell is highly improved and has the desired decorative or visual effects.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar energy cell.    Anti-reflection layer (101)    Electrical conductive channels (102b, 108)    N-type semiconductor layer (104)    P-type semiconductor substrate (106)
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide-tin oxide group sputtering target consists of zinc oxide and tin oxide as a main component. The relative density of the sintered compact is 95% or more. The molar ratio of zinc oxide and tin oxide is 15:85-90:10.    USE - Zinc oxide-tin oxide group sputtering target is used for manufacturing zinc oxide-tin oxide group film for thin film sheet used for laminated sheet (all claimed) for solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, electronic paper, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide-tin oxide group sputtering target has high density. The thin film sheet is economically formed with excellent transparency and gas barrier property, using zinc oxide-tin oxide group film formed from the target at high productivity. The solar cell formed using the thin film sheet has high durability and bending tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of zinc oxide-tin oxide group sputtering target;    (2) manufacture of zinc oxide-tin oxide group film (12);    (3) thin film sheet (10); and    (4) laminated sheet (20).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of laminated sheet. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Thin film sheet (10)    Base films (11,14)    Zinc oxide-tin oxide group film (12)    Contact bonding layer (13)    Laminated sheet (20)
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide-aluminum oxide group sputtering target consists of zinc oxide and aluminum oxide as a main component. The relative density of the sintered compact is 95% or more. The molar ratio of zinc oxide and aluminum oxide is 50:50-95:5.    USE - Zinc oxide-aluminum oxide group sputtering target is used for manufacturing zinc oxide-aluminum oxide group film for thin film sheet used for laminated sheet (all claimed) for solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, electronic paper, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide-aluminum oxide group sputtering target has high density. The thin film sheet is economically formed with excellent transparency and gas barrier property using zinc oxide-aluminum oxide group film formed from the target at high productivity. The solar cell formed using the thin film sheet has high durability and bending tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of zinc oxide-aluminum oxide group sputtering target;    (2) manufacture of zinc oxide-aluminum oxide group film (12);    (3) thin film sheet (10); and    (4) laminated sheet (20).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of laminated sheet. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Thin film sheet (10)    Base films (11,14)    Zinc oxide-aluminum oxide group film (12)    Contact bonding layer (13)    Laminated sheet (20)
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide-silicon dioxide group sputtering target consists of zinc oxide and silicon dioxide as a main component. The relative density of the sintered compact is 95% or more. The molar ratio of zinc oxide and silicon dioxide is 40:60-95:5.    USE - Zinc oxide-silicon dioxide group sputtering target is used for manufacturing zinc oxide-silicon dioxide group film for thin film sheet used for laminated sheet (all claimed) for solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, electronic paper, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide-silicon dioxide group sputtering target has high density. The thin film sheet is economically formed with excellent transparency and gas barrier property using zinc oxide-silicon dioxide group film formed from the target at high productivity. The solar cell formed using the thin film sheet has high durability and bending tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of zinc oxide-silicon dioxide group sputtering target;    (2) manufacture of zinc oxide-silicon dioxide group film (12);    (3) thin film sheet (10); and    (4) laminated sheet (20).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of laminated sheet. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Thin film sheet (10)    Base films (11,14)    Zinc oxide-silicon dioxide group film (12)    Contact bonding layer (13)    Laminated sheet (20)
NOVELTY - A zinc oxide-silicon monoxide group sputtering target consists of zinc oxide and silicon monoxide as a main component. The relative density of the sintered compact is 95% or more. The molar ratio of zinc oxide and silicon monoxide is 40:60-95:5.    USE - Zinc oxide-silicon monoxide group sputtering target is used for manufacturing zinc oxide-silicon monoxide group film for thin film sheet used for laminated sheet (all claimed) for solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, electronic paper, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide-silicon monoxide group sputtering target has high density. The thin film sheet is economically formed with excellent transparency and gas barrier property using zinc oxide-silicon monoxide group film formed from the target at high productivity. The solar cell formed using the thin film sheet has high durability and bending tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of zinc oxide-silicon monoxide group sputtering target;    (2) manufacture of zinc oxide-silicon monoxide group film (12);    (3) thin film sheet (10); and    (4) laminated sheet (20).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of laminated sheet. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Thin film sheet (10)    Base films (11,14)    Zinc oxide-silicon monoxide group film (12)    Contact bonding layer (13)    Laminated sheet (20)
NOVELTY - A glass plate is heat-processed, and subjected to reinforcement by making the content of silica of surface area of glass plate increase to 1.03 times or more with respect to interior area with depth of 1 mu m from the surface of glass plate, to obtain tempered glass board.    USE - Manufacture of tempered glass board (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to cover glass for solid-state image sensor, mobile telephone, digital camera, personal digital assistant and solar cell, touch-panel-display substrate, window glass, magnetic-disk substrate, tableware and flat-panel-display substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The tempered glass board having favorable surface quality and excellent mechanical strength is economically manufactured with high yield, by simple method.
NOVELTY - A spherical single crystal titanium oxide particle has space inside. Average particle diameter of particle is 10-1000 nm.    USE - A spherical single crystal titanium oxide particle for thin film used for optoelectronic device and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Optoelectronic device or solar cell containing spherical single crystal titanium oxide particle exhibits stable optical, electronic, and photoelectric properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacture of spherical titanium oxide particle which involves dispersing raw material titanium powder which contains anatase phase in liquid phase, irradiating pulsed laser radiation to raw material powder in liquid phase, melting, rapidly cooling raw material particle, and forming spherical titanium oxide particle which contains rutile phase and has space inside; and    (2) solar cell which integrates thin film containing spherical titanium oxide particle as light-scattering layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show high-resolution transmission electron microscope photographs of spherical single crystal titanium oxide particle.
NOVELTY - An electronic material composition comprises discotic liquid crystal having semiconducting properties.    USE - Electronic material composition used for organic thin film solar cell and organic semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic material composition has high carrier mobility, and provides solar cells with high photoelectric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has gas supply source which supplies material gas to inside of a vacuum chamber (3). A substrate area (A) sets a substrate (W) in both sides of several array antennas (19) in which plasma is generated. A high frequency electric-power unit supplies high frequency electric power to each array antenna. The inner wall faces of vacuum chamber are provided between side end portions of substrate area. An absorption surface (45f,57f) of a cooling panel (41) absorbs the radiant heat from adjacent sides of substrate, in which inter cooling panel (53) is arranged.    USE - Array antenna type chemical vapor deposition (CVD) plasma apparatus used for forming thin film such as amorphous silicon film and microcrystal silicon film, on glass substrate used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The absorption surface of cooling panel absorbs the radiant heat from adjacent sides of substrate, so that the quality of the thin film can be raised. The productivity of the array antenna type CVD plasma apparatus can be improved. The surface temperature of each substrate can be maintained at appropriate temperature, even surrounding plasma density of each array antenna is raised.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of the array antenna type chemical vapor deposition (CVD) plasma apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vacuum chamber (3)    Array antenna (19)    Cooling panel (41)    Absorption surface (45f,57f)    Inter cooling panel (53)    Substrate area (A)    Substrate (W)
NOVELTY - The lithium secondary battery (100) has an active material layer (14) which is maintained at a collector (12) and contains active material particles (30) and electrically conductive materials (16). Each active material particle includes a shell comprised with lithium transition metal oxide, a hollow part formed in the shell, and a through-hole which penetrates the shell. The electrically conductive materials include an electrically conductive material arranged between active material particles (16a), and an electrically conductive material arranged in an active material hollow part (16b).    USE - Lithium secondary battery used as drive power supply of vehicle, such as electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, or fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Provides lithium secondary battery having excellent low-temperature output characteristics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the lithium secondary battery.    Collector (12)    Active material layer (14)    Electrically conductive materials (16)    Electrically conductive material arranged between active material particles (16a)    Electrically conductive material arranged in an active material hollow part (16b)    Active material particles (30)    Lithium secondary battery (100)
NOVELTY - The mold (1) has a micro structure layer (12) provided on an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical base material (11), and an UV absorption layer (13) provided on an internal peripheral surface of the cylindrical base material and the micro structure layer, where the cylindrical base material includes UV transmittance material. UV light irradiated from the outer peripheral surface or internal peripheral surface is absorbed by the UV absorption layer. A micro structure of the micro structure layer is transferred by photo-curing a photoresist as to-be-transferred material.    USE - Roll-shaped mold i.e. quartz glass roll, for facilitating transcription UV nano imprint for an optical element e.g. illumination part such as solar cell, and a display device e.g. organic electroluminescent display, LED display device and LCD display device.    ADVANTAGE - The UV light irradiated from the outer peripheral surface or the internal peripheral surface side is absorbed by the UV absorption layer provided on the internal peripheral surface of the cylindrical base material and the micro structure layer, so that waveguide light and the transmitted light, which passes the cylindrical base material are absorbed, thus suppressing hardening of non-hardened resin of the pre-transfer coated on the micro structure layer, and continuously transferring micro structure to the to-be transferred material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The UV absorption layer is formed from a material selected from a group of black coating material, dye, pigment, water-soluble emulsion, acryl emulsion, acrylic resin, and an epoxy resin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a roll-shaped mold.    Roll-shaped mold (1)    Cylindrical base material (11)    Micro structure layer (12)    UV absorption layer (13)
NOVELTY - Formation of plasma film involves forming a silicon thin film on base material (2) using silicon material (45) installed between plasma generator and base material by sublimation using heat of a plasma, or by chemical-etching using active group in plasma.    USE - Formation of plasma film. Uses include but are not limited to semiconductor thin film on semiconductor substrate used for solar cell and liquid crystal panel for forming electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The plasma film is safely and rapidly formed by simple method, without using dangerous source gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for plasma film-forming apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show schematic view of the apparatus used for forming plasma film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base-material mounting base (1)    Base material (2)    Brass block (5)    Chamber interior space (7)    Silicon material (45)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has process chamber (203) used to process substrate, and several ejection ports (208,210) provided in outer wall (202) of process chamber. A tube (201,204) is provided to enclose process chamber. A gas introduction space (205) is formed in concentric-circle area enclosed by outer wall of tube and process chamber.    USE - Substrate processing apparatus such as vertical substrate processing apparatus, batch type substrate processing apparatus and sheet-fed substrate processing apparatus of resistance heating system, used for manufacturing semiconductor device such as IC and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film-forming defect resulting from the haze is effectively prevented, by using the substrate processing apparatus. The efficiency and performance of the substrate processing apparatus having simple structure are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the process furnace.    Tubes (201,204)    Outer wall (202)    Process chamber (203)    Gas introduction space (205)    Ejection ports (208,210)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has substrate (5) protruded from porous wall of substrate accommodation hole, and tray (3) provided with substrate support portion whose upper-side portion is used for supporting outer periphery edge portion of substrate. A plasma generation source is used to generate plasma, and is positioned in chamber (2). The plasma generation source is protruded upward from base. A bias application portion is used to apply high frequency bias with respect to substrate mounting portion. An inclined surface is provided in side surface of substrate mounting portion.    USE - Plasma processing apparatus such as dry etching apparatus for processing round-shaped substrate and square-shaped substrate of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cooling effect and exhaustion suppression effect of the tray are improved. The efficiency and performance of the plasma processing apparatus having simple structure are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for plasma processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the dry etching apparatus.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Chamber (2)    Tray (3)    Substrate (5)    Antenna (17)    Dielectric material wall (18)
NOVELTY - The lamp has a solar energy lamp controller connected with a left end of a lithium battery and a right end of a mono-crystalline silicon solar battery plate. The solar energy lamp controller is provided with a lithium battery charging module and an LED lamp driving module. A CPU unit is connected with a charging device of a smart activated lithium battery mold. The LED lamp driving module is provided with a self-recovery fuse.    USE - Solar energy indoor lamp for use in a home.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp exhibits high brightness and energy saving effect. The lamp is utilized in the home for long time.
NOVELTY - A system produces an ion concentration gradient by a temperature gradient using temperature-responsive electrolyte.    USE - System is used for conversion of waste thermal energy, reusable energy, and recovery of acidic gas e.g. carbon dioxide, battery and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The system efficiently generates ion concentration gradient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) apparatus;    (2) production of ion concentration gradient; and    (3) temperature-responsive electrolyte material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the ion concentration gradient generator. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Container (1)    Cooling-heat source (2)    Heat source (3)
NOVELTY - A shot blasting material comprises silicon carbide particles having median particle diameter of 1-30 mu m.    USE - Shot blasting material for surface treatment and preparation of silicon substrate for solar cell component (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The shot blasting material efficiently and economically enables manufacture of silicon substrate without affecting the environment. The requirement of addition of concentrated sulfuric acid to chemical corrosive liquid is eliminated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of silicon substrate.
NOVELTY - The method involves selecting a copper metal and a corresponding etchant such as mixture of water, ammonia and hydrogen peroxide, such that the etchant selectively etches the metal over nickel. The metal is sputtered onto a surface of a template with nano-structures to form sacrificial layer (104,106) that covers the nano-structures. The nickel is electroplated onto the sacrificial layer to form a nickel mold (110). The nickel mold is replicated by electroplating to produce a replicate mold with nano-structures that match the nano-structures on the template.    USE - Method for forming nickel molds used for production of compact disk (CD) and DVD. Can also be used in nano-imprinting applications, injection molding for LED, solar cell concentrator, micro optical films, super lenses, optical security films, and optical displays.    ADVANTAGE - The etching of copper can be performed with no or little damage to the nano-structures on the mold surface. The oxidation of the metal in metal layer can be prevented. The protective sheet can be used to keep the surface of base plate defect-free and clean to achieve the replicated mold with better quality. The surface energy can be reduced to prevent adhesion. The treatment time of the molds can be reduced. The mold fabrication process can combine electroplating with high resolution lithographic techniques. The high yield or throughput in the production of nickel molds can be achieved. The nickel mold can be replicated with high resolution and high quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view illustrating the process of forming mold.    Sacrificial layers (104,106)    Nickel mold (110)    Etchant solution (112)    Container (114)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a substrate (20) temporarily supported at a substrate position (22) in a process region (10). A material source (50) is provided for a coating material (60) that is guided to the substrate position in mass flow (62), where the coating material reaches the substrate in a liquid phase. Temperature of the substrate is adjustable in a predetermined temperature range targeted by vapor phase condensation of the coating material. An adjusting device (70) adjusts or controls concentration and/or amount of the coating material at the substrate position.    USE - Coating apparatus for coating a substrate with a coating material e.g. chalcogen (claimed) such as selenium or sulfur, during manufacturing of a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) semiconductors for chalcogen-containing thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The coating material reaches the substrate in the liquid phase, so that the substrate is coated with the coating material in a quick and efficient manner. The adjusting device adjusts or controls the concentration and/or amount of the coating material at the substrate position, so that the coating is performed with high accuracy while reducing loss of the coating material during coating.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for coating a substrate with a coating material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a coating apparatus.    Process region (10)    Substrate (20)    Substrate position (22)    Material source (50)    Coating material (60)    Mass flow (62)    Adjusting device (70)    Coating apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a substrate, and forming a masking layer on a surface of the substrate, where the masking layer comprises apertures. The substrate is corroded at opening portions of the masking layer at the surface of the substrate for forming a honeycomb texture, where the substrate comprises a multi-crystalline silicon wafer or mono-crystalline silicon wafer. The masking layer is produced by applying a masking material on the surface of the substrate. Individual drops of the material are applied such that midpoints of the drops form corner points of a honeycomb lattice.    USE - Method for generation of a honeycomb texture at a surface of a substrate e.g. glass substrate and semiconductor substrate of a photovoltaic solar cell, and precursor during manufacturing process of a photovoltaic solar cell (all claimed) that is utilized to convert incident electromagnetic radiation into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables producing the masking layer by applying the masking material on the surface of the substrate, and applying the individual drops of the masking material such that midpoints of the drops form the corner points of the honeycomb lattice, thus generating the honeycomb texture at the surface of the substrate in an inexpensive and/or simple manner. The method enables improving the optical properties or photovoltaic solar cells, and facilitating inexpensive photolithographic process for manufacturing the masking layer. The method enables producing the masking layer in a simple and inexpensive manner for formation of the honeycomb texture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a measured height profile of a honeycomb texture.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of transparent polyimide film involves annealing a polyimide film having linear thermal expansion coefficient of 10 ppm or less, and total light transmittance of 80% or more, such that dimensional change rate before and after heating the film at 200 degrees C for 30 minutes becomes plus minus 0.020%.    USE - Manufacture of transparent polyimide film (claimed) used as antireflective film, optical film, interlayer insulation film and wiring coating membrane. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent, electronic paper, solar cell, touch panel, color filter, flexible display, hologram, building material, polarizing plate, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides transparent polyimide film having excellent dimensional stability, heat resistance and transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent polyimide film, which contains repeating unit of formula (I).    R1=tetravalent organic group of formulae (i)-(v);    R2=divalent organic group of formulae (vi)-(xv);and    R3=H, halo, halogenated alkyl or 1-6C alkyl.
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging one or more substrates to substrate arrangement area (17Ar) in heating furnace (11). The chalcogen element is adhered to adhesion portion and opposes one main surface of one or more substrates. The thin film of the compound semiconductor is formed in the one main surface of one or more substrates by heating one or more substrates, while generating a non-oxidizing gas flow.    USE - Method for manufacturing thin film of compound semiconductor used in solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The uniform and favorable compound semiconductor containing metal chalcogenide can be manufactured efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin film.    Heating furnace (11)    Door (12)    Duct (13)    Fan for stirring (16)    Substrate arrangement area (17Ar)
NOVELTY - The method involves cleansing the inside of the film production room of a plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus (S1). The temporary film is formed (S2) by the film production room after the cleaning process. The photoelectric converting layer film forming process (S5) of forming film into the photoelectric converting layer consisting of several films by the film production room after the temporary film forming process is performed. Several films (S3,S4) containing the same impurity as the photoelectric converting layer is formed in the temporary film forming process.    USE - Manufacturing method of amorphous silicon thin film solar cell using plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The reproducibility of the film production room atmosphere before and behind the cleaning of the plasma CVD apparatus can be improved. The conversion efficiency of the thin film solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for adjustment method of film production room of plasma CVD apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the adjustment process of film production room of plasma VD apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Cleaning process (S1)    Temporary film forming process of p-type amorphous silicon layer (S2)    Temporary film forming process of i-type amorphous silicon layer (S3)    Temporary film forming process of n-type amorphous silicon layer (S4)    Photoelectric converting layer film forming process (S5)
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion element has a photoelectric conversion unit (A), which has a p-type semiconductor layer (3), an i-type semiconductor layer (4) and a n-type semiconductor layer (5), where an interface semiconductor layer (8) is provided between the i-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer. The photoelectric conversion element is formed of silicon oxide, amorphous silicon carbide, amorphous silicon oxy carbide, amorphous silicon nitride and amorphous silicon oxynitrides. The photoelectric conversion unit is provided on a translucent substrate.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element, particularly silicon photoelectric conversion element for use in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion element is formed of silicon oxide, amorphous silicon carbide, amorphous silicon oxy carbide, amorphous silicon nitride and amorphous silicon oxynitrides, and hence ensures improving the conversion efficiency of a photoelectric conversion element in an effective manner with excellent mass productivity and improves the cell efficiency, and also uses the incident light in an effective manner, thus reduces the manufacturing cost of the photoelectric conversion element in a reliable manner and reduces the carrier loss by using wide gap material for a n-type semiconductor layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing the photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a photoelectric conversion element.    Translucent substrate (1)    Transparent electrode (2)    P-type semiconductor layer (3)    I-type semiconductor layer (4)    N-type semiconductor layer (5)    Interface semiconductor layer (8)    Photoelectric conversion unit (A)
NOVELTY - An organic semiconductor material is bonded with charge-transporting molecule unit (A) containing an aromatic ring in portions of structure and a pi -electronic conjugated system, and has side chain(s) (S) having hydroxyl group. A cell containing a pair of substrate arranged at 4 mu m cell gap, and organic semiconductor material, and provides current density of 10-5 A/cm2 or more, with electric field strength of 105 V/cm. The molecule (A) of organic-semiconductor material is oriented in convenient direction for conduction.    USE - Organic-semiconductor material is used for liquid crystal cell (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electroluminescent element, organic solar cell, polycrystal thin film and organic field-effect transistor element.    ADVANTAGE - The organic semiconductor material has excellent semiconductor characteristics and electric charge injection acceleration function.
NOVELTY - The semiconductor base material has a crystalline semiconductor layer that is derived from an amorphous semiconductor material including amorphous-silicon film and/or amorphous silicon-germanium film. A germanium is detected by secondary ion mass spectroscopy in the surface vicinity of the crystalline semiconductor layer. A crystalline portion of the crystalline semiconductor layer is confirmed by Raman measurement.    USE - Semiconductor base material used for electrical device such as semiconductor device. Can also be used in thin-film transistor, solar cell, photosensor.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor base material can be manufactured with favorable characteristics at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the manufacturing method of the semiconductor base material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view illustrating the intensity and Raman shift.
NOVELTY - A thin-film solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The thin-film solar cell includes asubstrate layer, a first electrode layer, a first light absorption layerconstituted by amorphous silicon, a native oxide layer, a N-type semiconductor layer, an interlayer, a second light absorption layerconstituted by non-microcrystalline silicon material and a second electrode layer. The native oxide layer produced by exposing air will reduce the photoelectric conversion efficiency. The thin-film solar cell forms theN-type semiconductor layer on the native oxide layer to solve the problem of the lower photoelectric conversion efficiency by the native oxide layer.
NOVELTY - A thin film solar cell and its method of fabricating the same is disclosed, comprising depositing a divalent metal oxide on a substrate, reserving partial of the divalent metal oxide to form a first transparent conductive oxide layer, followed by a doping process to the rest of the divalent metal oxide to form a photoelectric conversion layer, and depositing another layer of divalent metal oxide on top of the photoelectric conversion layer to form a second transparent conductive oxide layer. With the single material for the fabrication of the transparent conductive oxide layers and the photoelectric conversion layer, the process of fabrication can be effectively simplified, which further reduces the production cost.
NOVELTY - An edge removing process is used for removing edge region of thin film solar cell, and includes forming a first groove penetrating a photovoltaic layer of the solar cell so as to divide the photovoltaic layer into the edge region and an inner region. Then, a blocking element is disposed on the first groove and covers the inner region. Then, the edge region of the photovoltaic layer is etching. According, the inner region is protected from etching by the blocking element.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a front-side anti-reflection coating formed on silicon nitride-base and comprising increased silicon content in a superficial sublayer (4) adjusted in such a manner that a refraction index has a value in a range between 2.1 and 2.5. The increased silicon content corresponds to stoichiometric silicon content in silicon nitride. A remaining region of the coating below the sublayer has a refraction index in a range between 1.9 and 2.1. Thickness of the sublayer with the increased silicon content is smaller than half of thickness of the coating.    USE - Crystalline silicon-type solar cell for assembly of a photovoltaic system.    ADVANTAGE - The front-side anti-reflection coating formed on silicon nitride-base and comprises the increased silicon content in the superficial sublayer adjusted in such a manner that the refraction index has the value in the range between 2.1 and 2.5, thus effectively suppressing potential induced degradation (PID) effects without impairing optical characteristics of the solar cell during manufacturing of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of components/layers of a solar cell.    Silicon-absorber layer (1)    Intermediate layer (2)    Sublayer of anti-reflection coating (3)    Superficial sublayer of anti-reflection coating (4)
NOVELTY - A preparation method of a thin-film solar cell having high conversion efficiency comprises: (a) forming a first layer containing Cu, In, and Ga atoms; (b) forming a second layer containing Q atom on the first layer, wherein Q atom is Se, S, or the afore-mentioned combination; (c) forming a third layer containing Cu, In, and Ga atoms on the second layer; and (d) exerting fast thermal treatment on those layers to facilitate inter-diffusion reaction of the atoms and the generation of a continuous film of chalcopyrite crystal phase structure. The continuous film sequentially contains a first interval, a second interval and a third interval from the substrate. The second and the first/third intervals respectively contain CuxIn1-yGayQ2 and CuxIn1-zGazQ2, wherein 0.85 less than or equal x less than or equal 0.98, y less than or equal 0.15. Z's in the first and third intervals respectively are 0.15 less than or equal z less than or equal 0.5 and 0.15 less than or equal z less than or equal 0.35. Z's in the first and third intervals increase gradually from the location backward the second interval towards the second interval and respectively contain a step energy gap.
NOVELTY - The system (100) has a thermochemical processing (TCP) reactor (110) carried by a mobile transport platform (170) e.g. rail-based locomotive, and dissociating a hydrogen donor (130) into two constituents e.g. hydrogen and donor molecules, in a non-combustion reaction. A donor supply e.g. methane supply, is carried by the platform and coupled to a donor entrance port of the reactor to deliver the donor to the reactor. Two reaction product collectors (160a, 160b) are coupled to constituent exit ports to receive the constituents from the reactor, respectively.    USE - Mobile chemical reactor system for producing hydrogen fuels and structural materials for a fuel cell and an internal combustion engines. Uses include but are not limited to power generation, refrigeration, food preparation, and durable goods production.    ADVANTAGE - The system enables utilization of waste heat produced by processes, renewable energy sources, and/or internal heat exchangers, improves efficiencies and commercial viabilities of producing products and fuels with renewable resources, and provides levels of flexibility, functionality and versatility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for conducting a chemical reaction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a mobile transport platform as a rail-based locomotive.    Mobile chemical reactor system (100)    TCP Reactor (110)    Hydrogen donor (130)    Reaction product collectors (160a, 160b)    Mobile transport platform (170)
NOVELTY - The method involves removing a product layer formed on a semiconductor layer and a damage layer formed on a product layer. Predetermined dopant is placed in a side of a concavo-convex structure for etching a side of a substrate. Remaining reactant is removed after finishing an etching process on the side of the substrate. A reactant is performed at low temperature or pressure or low power during etching process. A reactive ion etching process is performed by the reactant using oxygen-free reaction gas.    USE - Solar cell manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables avoiding separate processing stage of the damage layer and the product layer so as to simplify manufacturing process and avoid need of a separate processing tool. The method enables removing the reactant after finishing a reactive ion etching process using a reactive ion etch equipment, so that operation cost of the equipment is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell fabricating system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating a solar cell manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A solar cell manufacturing method involves producing silicon wafer, heating resultant product with alkali liquor to form secondary semi-finished product, and performing plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition process on the secondary semi-finished product to obtain a silicon nitride film on a surface of a semi-finished product. The resultant product is sintered, followed by attaching a surface of the silicon nitride film in the semi-finished product by laser to pattern in the silicon nitride film to form a thin grid slot and to form a heavily doped emitter on a fine grid notch.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing a solar cell having low short circuit current.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell manufacturing method involves producing a silicon wafer by etching, diffusing and removing phosphosilicate glass to form a semi-finished product, heating resultant product with alkali liquor to form a secondary semi-finished product, and performing plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition process on the secondary semi-finished product to obtain a silicon nitride film on a surface of a semi-finished product. The resultant product is sintered, followed by attaching a surface of the silicon nitride film that is uniformly coated with a layer of phosphorus solution in a semi-finished product by laser to pattern in the silicon nitride film to form a thin grid slot and to form a heavily doped emitter on a fine grid notch. The resultant product is treated with mixing solution comprising hydrogen fluoride, ammonia water and lead chloride, activating silicon nitride film surface to attain 0.2-0.8 thickness of nickel layer on a surface, depositing copper layer on silver layer to form a finished product.
NOVELTY - The heater has a heater main portion (1) that heats up the surface of material, and reforms the surface of the material. A power source is applied to the heater. The main portion is formed with width that becomes gradually smaller over the time when extended to a leading end (2). The material is locally heated by the heat emitted from the heating zone of leading end. The main portion is made of tungsten material.    USE - Heater for material e.g. silicon thin film coated on substrate of thin film transistor, LCD and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the material is locally heated by the heat emitted from the leading end of the main portion, the reforming process of the material is performed efficiently, even without high temperature environment. Hence, the material surface is reformed steadily, without damaging the material. The heater is prevented from reforming the material in general high temperature state, thus the deformation of the material is avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the material heater.    Heater main portion (1)    Leading end (2)    Auxiliary portion (3)    Penetration hole (4)
NOVELTY - An oxygen plasma is added on a surface of a wafer which is contaminated with an organic compound, and the organic compound is oxidized to volatile gas. Thus, the removal of organic contaminant on wafer is carried out.    USE - Removal method of organic contaminant on wafer during manufacture of silicon wafer for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently removes organic contaminant and fingerprints on wafer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of silicon wafer for solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging silicon seed (10) having single crystal portion in central portion of melting pot (100). The silicone chunk (20) is filled in spare space of melting pot in which silicon seed is fixed. The silicon seed is maintained in solid-state and the silicone chunk is fused. The melting pot filled with chunk is heated and is cooled, so that molten silicon (30) of crucible is coagulated.    USE - Method for manufacturing single crystal silicon ingot for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon ingot with less defect, can be manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating the process of fabricating ingot using silicon seed. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Silicon seed (10)    Silicone chunk (20)    Molten silicon (30)    Silicon ingot (50)    Melting pot (100)
NOVELTY - Anode catalyst comprising composite material including 1-5 parts by weight (pbw) yellow molybdophosphoric acid, 80-80 pbw of multi-walled carbon nanotube and 10-20 pbw of platinum iridium alloy nanoparticle, is new.    USE - The anode catalyst is useful for methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The anode catalyst improves electrochemical catalytic activity and service life of the methanol fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the preparation of anode catalyst.
NOVELTY - A mixed oxide powder, water and high molecular additive are mixed. The mixed oxide powder contains 96-98 wt.% of zinc oxide, 1-2 wt.% of oxide of metal chosen from aluminum, gallium, indium and boron, and 0-3 wt.% of titanium oxide. The mixture is degassed and dried to form ceramic blank. Ceramic blank is maintained at 130-1500 degrees C for 120-480 minutes, cooled and polished to obtain sputtering target. A conductive film is deposited on glass substrate using sputtering target at vacuum of 1x 104 Pa to 5x 104 Pa. Thus, zinc oxide group transparent conductive film is formed.    USE - Formation of zinc oxide group transparent conductive film for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film having high refractive index, quality and transmission is efficiently formed by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A mixed oxide powder, water and high molecular additive are mixed in weight ratio of 100:40-80:1-3. The mixed oxide powder contains 96-98 wt.% of zinc oxide, 1-2 wt.% of oxide of metal (M) chosen from aluminum, gallium, indium and boron, and 0-3 wt.% of titanium oxide. The zinc oxide, metallic oxide and titanium oxide have purity of 99.99% or more. The additive is chosen from polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol and polyacrylic acid. The mixture is degassed and dried to form ceramic blank by cold isostactic pressing. The ceramic blank is maintained at 130-1500 degrees C for 120-480 minutes, cooled and polished to obtain magnetic control sputtering ceramic target. A conductive film is deposited on glass substrate using sputtering target at base vacuum of 1x 104 Pa to 5x 104 Pa, pressure of 0.1-1 Pa and power density of 2-10 W/cm2 under argon atmosphere for 60-180 minutes. Thus, zinc oxide group transparent conductive film is formed.
NOVELTY - Manufacturing a catalyst product comprises: (a) selecting precursors of one or more metal organic complexes, each complex comprising a metal ion and an organic ligand where at least one of the metal ions when in the resulting catalyst product is catalytic for an intended application; (b) mixing a support material and the metal organic complex precursors in a solution to form a mixture; (c) allowing molecules of the metal organic complex precursor to absorb on the surface of the support material; and (d) irradiating the mixture.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing catalyst product (claimed). The product may be useful in fuel cells or battery applications.    ADVANTAGE - The catalysts show good catalytic activity and durability even at low catalyst loads.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacturing a catalyst product comprises: (a) selecting precursors of one or more metal organic complexes, each complex comprising a metal ion and an organic ligand where at least one of the metal ions when in the resulting catalyst product is catalytic for an intended application; (b) mixing a support material and the metal organic complex precursors in a solution to form a mixture; (c) allowing molecules of the metal organic complex precursor to absorb on the surface of the support material; and (d) irradiating the mixture until each ligand is decomposed from the metal ions and the molecules of the metal organic complexes are converted into one or more metal nanoparticles at least one of which form a catalytic nanoparticle product attached to the support material. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a catalyst nanoparticle product having a polycrystalline structure and a plate-shape comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a thickness, the thickness being less than the maximal diameter of the top surface; or a catalyst nanoparticle product manufactured by the method.
NOVELTY - Epitaxial growing of at least one III-V group material on top of a substrate or wafer of a non III-V group material, comprises providing a pre-processing of a clean wafer with a respective first deposited nucleation layer and a respective second deposited bulk material layer, where the material composition formed in the pre-processing steps is further treated to form an interfacial misfit layer.    USE - The method is useful for epitaxial growing of at least one III-V group material on top of substrate or wafer of non III-V group material. The material manufactured by the method is useful for transistors, lasers, solar cells, optical devices, and optical devices integrated onto silicon wafers comprising electronic circuitry (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The pre-processing steps provide a defect density as low as 2000 cm2 which is much lower compared to results reported in the prior art.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Epitaxial growing of at least one III-V group material on top of a substrate or wafer of a non III-V group material, comprises providing a pre-processing of a clean wafer with a respective first deposited nucleation layer and a respective second deposited bulk material layer, where the material composition formed in the pre-processing steps is further treated to form an interfacial misfit layer by exposing the material composition from the preprocessing steps to a low pressure in a range of 1x10-8 torr to 3x10-8 torr, at a temperature in the range of 400 degrees C to 600 degrees C for a time interval of 10 seconds to 70 minutes before the treated material composition from the pre-processing steps further is grown in an epitaxial process with at least one III-V group material.
NOVELTY - The mechanically stacked multijunction solar cell has a first solar cell with a first bandgap, and a second solar cell with a second bandgap. Several spaced apart metal pillars are sandwiched between the first solar cell and the second solar cell. An optically transparent bonding material is provided between the several spaced apart metal pillars.    USE - Mechanically stacked multijunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Very high conversation efficiency is achieved, as most mechanically stacked multijunction solar cells have poor thermal conductivity and optical coupling between the upper and lower subcells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of solar cell with interfacial metallization grid.    Bus bars (110,120)    Parallel lines of metallization (130)    Arrows (140)
NOVELTY - The fabricating method involves forming strips of linear base diffusion regions (351,352) to collect majority charge carriers in the solar cell (300). An interlayer dielectric, comprising silicon nitride, is then formed over the linear base diffusion regions and emitter diffusion regions. Laser is then used to form contact holes through the interlayer dielectric to expose a strip of linear base diffusion region. A metal contact (301,303) is then formed over the exposed strip, and is electrically coupled with the strip via the corresponding contact holes.    USE - Fabricating method for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The use of laser to form the contact holes avoids worsening imperfections that may be present in the interlayer dielectric. The integrity of the interlayer dielectric is preserved by avoiding the exposure of the interlayer dielectric to harmful etchants during contact hole formation. Enables provision of a laser blocking layer to prevent laser pulses from penetrating to the interlayer dielectric. The laser blocking layer allows a solar cell ablation system to continuously scan and fire laser pulses to the solar cell, while preventing contact hole formation in regions where the contact holes would shunt a metal contact of one polarity to a diffusion region of opposite polarity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the backside contact, backside junction solar cell with metal contacts that are formed over opposite polarity diffusion regions.    Solar cell (300)    Metal contacts (301,303)    N-type diffusion region (351)    P-type diffusion region (352)    Substrate (401)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a stage moving mechanism which is provided to perform the scanning movement of coating nozzle with respect to substrate hold at stage. The discharge control portion is equipped with the push rod which presses the elastic portion (55b) towards the inside of flow path. The discharge and stop of coating liquid from control object of ejection opening (550) is controlled by changing the pushing amount of push rod inside the flow path. The elastic portion is made of silicone rubber and fluorine rubber.    USE - Apparatus for forming pattern on substrate e.g. glass substrate, solar cell substrate and single crystal silicon wafer, used for manufacturing photoelectric conversion device.    ADVANTAGE - The pattern can be formed efficiently to the unusual shape substrate by controlling discharge and stop of coating liquid from control object of ejection opening.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the pattern formation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the discharge nozzle.    Discharge nozzle (55)    Elastic portion (55b)    Cover portion (55c)    Ejection opening (550)    Through-hole (555)
NOVELTY - The method comprises generating a periodic structure having a lattice constant of 100 nm and 2 mu m on a substrate that is stable at up to 570 degrees C, where the structure is produced with periodically repeating shallow and steep areas/flanks, subsequently depositing silicon by directed deposition method onto the periodically structured substrate with a thickness of 0.2-3 times the lattice constant of 40 nm to 6 mu m at a substrate temperature of up to 400 degrees C, and thermally treating the deposited silicon layer to effect solid-phase crystallization at a temperature of 570-1400 degrees C.    USE - The method is useful for producing periodic crystalline silicon nanostructures of large surface area for fabricating solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of economically and rapidly producing periodic crystalline silicon nanostructures of large surface area thus improving efficiency of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises generating a periodic structure having a lattice constant of 100 nm and 2 mu m on a substrate that is stable at up to 570 degrees C, where the structure is produced with periodically repeating shallow and steep areas/flanks, subsequently depositing silicon by directed deposition method onto the periodically structured substrate with a thickness of 0.2-3 times the lattice constant of 40 nm to 6 mu m at a substrate temperature of up to 400 degrees C, thermally treating the deposited silicon layer to effect solid-phase crystallization at a temperature of 570-1400 degrees C for a few minutes up to several days, and optionally performing wet-chemical selective etching for the removal of the resultant porous regions of the silicon layer. The directed deposition method comprises electron beam evaporation.
NOVELTY - The water vapor barrier film (10) has a water vapor barrier layer (4) and a protective layer (5), which is laminated on a base material (1), where a water vapor permeation rate is lower than a center side area (Rc) of the water vapor barrier film in a unit of a peripheral unit. A low transmission area (Rb) is formed in the water vapor barrier layer and the protective layer, where the water vapor barrier layer coats the coating liquid, which containing polysilazane on the base material. The protective layer has silicon, titanium, and a metallic compound with zirconium.    USE - Water vapor barrier film for use in an electronic device (Claimed), particularly a solar cell, a liquid crystal display element, an organic electroluminescent element and an organic electroluminescent panel.    ADVANTAGE - The low transmission area is formed in the water vapor barrier layer and the protective layer, where the water vapor barrier layer coats the coating liquid, which containing polysilazane on the base material, and hence ensures improving the smoothness of a base material and the adhesiveness of the water vapor barrier layer corresponding to the base material and improves the durability of the organic electroluminescent panel in an effective manner, and also reduces the water vapor permeation rate in the protective layer, thus prevents the deterioration of barrier property in an easy manner and suppresses the water vapor permeation in protective layer film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing the water vapor barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a water vapor barrier film.    Base material (1)    Bleed out prevention layer (2)    Smooth layer (3)    Water vapor barrier layer (4)    Protective layer (5)    Water vapor barrier film (10)    Low transmission area (Rb)    Center side area (Rc)
NOVELTY - A transparent composite substrate is manufactured by impregnating non-hardened resin material to aggregate of glass fiber and obtaining impregnated body (101), providing energy to impregnated body part, except outer edge part (12) of impregnated body, curing non-hardened resin material, obtaining temporarily hardened body after accumulating supporting material on 1 surface of impregnated body, peeling temporarily hardened body (102) from supporting material (71), curing non-hardened resin material that remains in temporarily hardened body, and obtaining main hardened body.    USE - Manufacture of transparent composite substrate for display element substrate (claimed) and solar cell substrate.    ADVANTAGE - Generation of foreign material in composite substrate can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A transparent composite substrate is manufactured by impregnating non-hardened resin material to aggregate of glass fiber and obtaining impregnated body (101), providing energy to impregnated body part, except outer edge part (12) of impregnated body, curing non-hardened resin material, obtaining temporarily hardened body after accumulating supporting material on 1 surface of impregnated body, peeling temporarily hardened body (102) from supporting material (71), curing non-hardened resin material that remains in temporarily hardened body, and obtaining main hardened body. Transparent composite substrate has resin material impregnated to aggregate of glass fiber. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent composite substrate which has composite layer formed by impregnating resin material to aggregate of glass fiber, wherein end surface of glass fiber is covered with resin material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show sectional diagrams explaining manufacture of transparent composite substrate.    Outer edge part (12)    Resin varnish (30)    Supporting material (71)    Impregnated body (101)    Temporarily hardened body (102)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a parent substrate including a single-crystal III-V material, where the parent substrate forms a first cell (102) of a multi-junction photovoltaic device. A lattice-matched germanium layer is epitaxially grown on the III-V material to form a second cell (104) of the multi-junction photovoltaic device. The germanium layer is bonded to a foreign substrate to form the multi-junction photovoltaic device. Ultra-high vacuum is preheated to desorb contaminants from the parent substrate before epitaxially growing the germanium layer.    USE - Method for fabrication of a multi-junction photovoltaic device i.e. monolithic triple-tandem-type junction device (claimed), in a photovoltaic application e.g. solar cell, light sensor and photosensitive device, and in an integrated circuit chip.    ADVANTAGE - The germanium layer is bonded to the foreign substrate to form the multi-junction photovoltaic device, and the parent substrate is provided with a single-crystal III-V material, thus enabling fabrication of the multi-junction photovoltaic device with high efficiency, and hence increasing reliability and lifetime of tandem solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a multi-junction photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a multi-junction photovoltaic stack having a germanium layer grown on a III-V layer.    Cells (102, 104)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming first conductivity type layer along front side (14) of semiconductor substrate (12). The first electrical contacts are extended into through-holes (18,20) in substrate, while second electrical contact is connected with first conductivity type regions. The hydrophobic properties are formed in opposite conductivity type layer by applying liquid dopant source as dopant to substrate front side, while avoiding direct deposition onto substrate back side (16). The wetting agent is provided in dopant source, if substrate consists of hydrophobic properties.    USE - Method for producing solar cell such as back-contact solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The production of back-contact solar cells is performed easily and safely through simplified procedures, without need for performing separate etching steps.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the back-contact solar cell.    Back-contact solar cell (10)    Semiconductor substrate (12)    Front side of substrate (14)    Back side of substrate (16)    Through-holes (18,20)
NOVELTY - The present invention provides a solar cell with a back surface field structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The solar cell comprises a chip, a dielectric layer, several back surface field structures, a metal barrier layer and a conductive adhesive layer. The major improvement of the manufacturing method according to the present invention lies in that the metal barrier layer is formed on the surface of the dielectric layer prior to the formation of the conductive adhesive layer, and the material of the metal barrier layer is Ag, Mo, Ti-W alloy, W, Ti, Cr, Mo-W alloy, Pt, Au, Ni or an alloy of any combination thereof. By using the metal barrier layer as the surface barrier on the dielectric layer, the present invention can prevent the material of the conductive adhesive layer from diffusing into the dielectric layer during sintering process, and further prevent the conductive adhesive from damaging the dielectric layer, such that the dielectric layer may have excellent quality and the carrier compound rate may be firmly reduced, so as to enhance the cell conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A thin film solar cell and fabricating method thereof are applicable to avoid the formation of p-n junction between the contact and photovoltaic transduction layers. The thin film solar cell includes a substrate, a first contact, a photovoltaic transduction layer, a second contact and an oxide layer. The first contact is deposited on the substrate, the photovoltaic transduction layer is deposited on the first contact, the second contact is deposited on the photovoltaic transduction layer, and the oxide layer is deposited between the first contact and the photovoltaic transduction layer so as to prevent the carrier recombining at the interface there in between. By employing the thin film solar cell and fabricating method thereof, the recombination problem which occurred at the interface between two different semiconducting layers of a prior solar cell is solved and meanwhile a simpler and less-cost fabricating method is achieved since it is easily integrated with the solar cell process nowadays.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to a fabricating method of thin film solar cell. First, a metal foil layer is formed on a substrate. Many metal foil recesses are formed on the metal foil layer by etching technology. Next, a photovoltaic layer is coated on this metal foil layer. Further, this photovoltaic layer is cut by a laser beam so as to form several recesses. Finally, a transparent conductive layer is formed on this photovoltaic layer. After which, by laser cutting the transparent conductive layer and the photovoltaic layer, a final product of this thin film solar cell is made. This invention can increase the energy conversion efficiency. In addition, it can reduce the manufacturing cost.
NOVELTY - A proton exchange membrane fuel cell has an anode and a cathode for produce electric power. The proton exchange membrane fuel cell includes an anode gas diffusion layer and a cathode gas diffusion layer. The anode gas diffusion layer includes a first carbon carrier, a first porous layer, a second porous layer, and a third porous layer. The cathode gas diffusion layer includes a second carbon carrier, a fourth porous layer, a fifth porous layer, and a sixth porous layer. The anode, the first carbon carrier, the first porous layer, the second porous layer, and the third porous layer are adjacent in sequential. The cathode, the second carbon carrier, the fourth porous layer, the fifth porous layer, and the sixth porous layer are adjacent in sequential. The first layer and the fourth layer, the second layer and the fifth layer, the third layer and the sixth layer load the polytetrafluoroethylene-PTFE with thirty, twenty-five, and twenty weight percent, respectively.
NOVELTY - Homogeneous modification of porous films (210a) comprises: bringing a composition into contact with a planar surface of the film which has interconnected pores (215) throughout the film, where the composition includes a polymer (221); and allowing the polymer to only partially fill the pores, where the partial filling of the pores is homogeneous throughout the film.    USE - The method is useful for homogeneous modification of porous films (claimed) which is useful to: fabricate structures useful in a variety of disciplines e.g. anti-reflective coatings for solar cells and low-k dielectric materials for processors; and fabricate semiconductor structures (e.g. interconnect structures) which can be employed in microelectronic devices e.g. high speed microprocessors, integrated circuits and memory devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method: provides stiffening of the films; and increases the Young's modulus of the film due to additional treatment e.g. heating the polymer and/or applying radiation to the polymer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the pores of a film that may be partially and homogeneously filled with a polymer.    Film (210a)    Substrate (212)    Pores (215)    Polymer (221)    Structure (300)
NOVELTY - A polyamic acid resin composition contains amino group-containing repeating unit (I) as main component, and a solvent.    USE - Polyamic-acid resin composition for flexible substrate (claimed) e.g. color filter substrate, solar cell substrate and flexible printed circuit board for flat panel display, touch panel and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The polyamic-acid resin composition has excellent heat resistance, transparency and low birefringence.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyamic acid resin composition contains amino group-containing repeating unit of formula (I) as main component, and a solvent.    X1,X2=H or 1-10C monovalent organic group;    R1=4-40C tetravalent organic group having alicyclic structure, which is monocyclic or fused polycyclic structure, or 4-40C tetravalent organic group, in which organic group having monocyclic alicyclic structure is connected to each other directly or with crosslinked structure;and    R2=2-40C divalent organic group having 2 or more hydroxy.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following: (i) polyimide resin composition containing polyimide having repeating unit of formula (II) and a solvent; and (ii) polyimide oxazole resin composition containing polyimide oxazole having repeating unit of formula (III) and a solvent.    R3=2-40C tetravalent organic group.
NOVELTY - A crystalline silicon layer (2) is formed on a base material (1) containing graphite, silicon oxide or silicon carbide and a ceramic layer (3) containing silicon oxide and/or silicon nitride is provided on the surface of the crystalline-silicon layer by carrying out oxidation and/or nitridation on the surface. Thus, the manufacture of composite material is carried out.    USE - Manufacture of composite material used for silicon refiner (claimed) for refining silicon for preparing solar cell and semiconductor integrated circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides composite material. The solar cell formed using refined silicon has excellent peelability. The refined silicon has improved stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for silicon refiner, which contains crucible for holding molten silicon, heating unit provided on circumference of the crucible, refrigeration unit for flowing a cooling medium and providing manufactured composite material on outer side of the refrigeration unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the composite material.    Base material (1)    Crystalline silicon layer (2)    Ceramic layer (3)
NOVELTY - Aryl amine-terphenyl compounds (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful in an organic semiconductive device, preferably an organic LED or a photovoltaic device, preferably a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibit high purity and provide organic semiconductive device with high thermal stability and high conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Aryl amine-terphenyl compounds of formula (I) are new.    R1 = naphthyl or biphenyl;    R2 = 1-10C-alkyl, 1-10C-alkoxy, 1-5C-haloalkyl or 6-12C-aryloxy, where R2 is in o and/or p position to the phenyl ring;    R3 = H or 1-5C-alkyl; and    n = 1-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an organic semiconductive device comprising at least one layer containing (I).
NOVELTY - The device has two ultra-white glasses (3, 6) and a vacuum layer (4) in one of ultra-white glasses. One of the ultra-white glasses is provided with a solar energy frequency glass (9). A solar glass frequency division (7) is arranged below the solar energy frequency glass and provided with a photovoltaic battery (11). The photovoltaic battery is set on a heat conducting silica gel (12). A lower part of the heat-conducting silica gel is provided with a lower water pipe (13) that is provided with a heat insulating material (16) on a bracket (17).    USE - Solar energy concentrating based photovoltaic and photo-thermal co-generation apparatus for electric power generation and water heating applications.    ADVANTAGE - The device irradiates visible light to the photovoltaic battery to convert heat energy into electric energy which is provided to a user, while the heat energy is transmitted to water in a lower water passage so as to improve overall efficiency of the device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The device is provided with a compound parabolic concentrator made of full reflection silver surface or aluminum plating film. The photovoltaic battery is made of polysilicon film solar battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar energy concentrating photovoltaic frequency generation device.    Ultra-white glasses (3, 6)    Vacuum layer (4)    Solar glass frequency division (7)    Solar energy frequency glass (9)    Photovoltaic battery (11)    Heat conducting silica gel (12)    Lower water pipe (13)    Heat insulating material (16)    Bracket (17)
NOVELTY - An adhesive composition comprises monomer and/or oligomer (A) (100 parts mass) having (meth)acryloyl group, polymerization initiator, ( beta )-diketone chelate and/or ( beta )-ketoester (C), and inorganic filler (D) (25-300 parts mass).    USE - Adhesive composition is used for silicone cutting, sapphire cutting, glass cutting, resin cutting, joint material, and temporarily fixing component during manufacture of silicone wafer (all claimed) for solar cell and semiconductor, and double-sided tape.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive composition has excellent adhesiveness, storage stability, fluidity and workability, and can suppress chipping of processed component. The hardened material containing the adhesive composition has excellent strength and hardness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method for temporarily fixing component, which involves temporarily fixing the component using adhesive composition, curing adhesive composition, processing temporarily fixed component, removing hardened material and immersing the processed component in water;    (2) manufacture of silicon wafer, which involves temporarily fixing silicon block to base material using adhesive composition, removing obtained silicon wafer from base material by cutting silicon block, producing silicon wafer and immersing silicon wafer in water; and    (3) joined material, which is formed by adhering to-be-adhered materials using adhesive composition.
NOVELTY - Oxidation-resistant ferritic stainless steel comprises: a ferritic stainless steel comprising chromium, where a (110) grain orientation fraction of a surface of the ferritic stainless steel as measured using electron back scattered diffraction pattern (EBSD) is greater than or equal to 5%; and a chromium oxide layer formed on the surface of the ferritic stainless steel.    USE - The oxidation-resistant ferritic stainless steel is useful in fuel cell interconnector for connecting many unit cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The oxidation-resistant ferritic stainless steel exhibits high electrical conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) manufacturing the oxidation-resistant ferritic stainless steel, comprising providing a chromium-containing ferritic stainless steel having a surface that has greater than or equal to 5% of (110) grain orientation fraction as measured using (EBSD), and forming chromium oxide layer on the surface of the ferritic stainless steel by heat-treating the ferritic stainless steel at 500-900 degrees C for 5 minutes to 200 hours; and    (2) a fuel cell comprising a unit cell comprising an anode, an electrolyte, and a cathode, and a fuel cell interconnector for connecting many unit cells.
NOVELTY - A bifacial solar cell manufacturing method is disclosed. The formation of selective emitter is made by using the thermal oxide layer as the protective layer and the diffusion barrier, and the full rear side metallization is replaced by local contact structure and rear surface passivated. In this way, it can reduce the contact resistance and the surface recombination rate and thus enhance both sides of the photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cells, and to simplify the fabrication process, while reducing time and material costs.
NOVELTY - The present invention provides an electro-deposition system to fabricate a solar cell device. The electro-deposition system includes an electrode for connecting a sample, a power providing device for directly applying the heat energy on the sample, an electro-plating solution for immersing the sample therein and an external circuit for providing a current. The electro-deposition method of the present invention includes the steps of heating the sample directly by the power providing device and providing the current by the external circuit so that an electro-deposition process can be performed on the electro-plating solution, the electrode and the sample.
NOVELTY - A resin cured material (1) consists of cured material of poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate and urethane dimethacrylate and fine concavo-convex structure (10) molded into the surface. The resin cured material has surface elasticity rate of 0.01-2 GPa and surface hardness of 0.01-0.2 GPa.    USE - Resin cured material is used for optical element (claimed) e.g. antireflective film for solar cell panel, liquid crystal television and game machine.    ADVANTAGE - The resin cured material has excellent hardness, flaw resistance, reflection prevention property and abrasion resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for optical element, which comprises base material, and resin layer provided on the base material and comprising the resin cured material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional schematic view of the resin cured material.    Resin cured material (1)    Fine concavo-convex structure (10)    Vertex of convex portion (11)    Bottom of recessed portion (12)    Reference plane (X)
NOVELTY - Preparing silicon carbide loaded metal nanoparticle catalyst comprises taking a surface etched silicon carbide as a carrier and metal chloride as a precursor, ultrasonically dispersing the carrier and the precursor for 10-30 minutes, dripping reduction reagent for 30 minutes at a temperature of 40-80 degrees C and then refluxing in alcohol solution for 1-6 hours, stirring the solution and then filtrating, and washing the filtrate and then drying to obtain powder and finally baking and reducing in hydrogen atmosphere.    USE - The silicon carbide loaded metal nanoparticle catalyst is useful for anode fuel cell, which takes organic matter micromolecules including methanol, ethanol and formic acid as fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides silicon carbide loaded metal nanoparticle catalyst with high catalytic activity and stability.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has silicon substrate (10) which is a mono-crystalline silicon substrate or a multi-crystalline silicon substrate. The surface at illuminated side of silicon substrate with trenches (11) of depth between 0.5 -100 micrometer is processed through diffusion of heavy doping. The surface of region outside trenches is etched to specific depth through wet chemical etching to obtain lightly-doped layer (16) with lower doping concentration. The surface of region of trenches remains highly doped to obtain heavily-doped layer (14) with higher doping concentration.    USE - Solar cell with selective emitter.    ADVANTAGE - Since the selective emitter etches away the surface of trenches to form higher doping concentration in a region under the metal front contact and a lower doping concentration in the other region, the contact resistance between the front contact and the semiconductor to remain a preferred lateral conductivity of a non-electrode region can be reduced. Thus the lower electrode-semiconductor contact resistance and a preferred short-wavelength optical response can be obtained. The solar cell can be fabricated at low cost, and the performance is improved even with a buried contact.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of fabrication of Solar cell with selective emitter.    Silicon substrate (10)    Trenches (11)    Textured surfaces (12,13)    Heavily-doped layer (14)    Lightly-doped layer (16)
NOVELTY - The cell has a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer e.g. zinc oxide film, arranged under a hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer, where the oxide layer defines a cell contact. A refractory metal layer defines a substrate for deposition of the hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) to grow a cell p-i-n layer. Light transmittance of the metal layer is about 80 percent, where the metal layer is placed between the amorphous silicon layer and the conductive oxide layer.    USE - Thin film amorphous silicon solar cell i.e. thin film amorphous silicon solar panel.    ADVANTAGE - The refractory metal layer avoids plasma damaging during PECVD deposition of the hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer to grow the cell p-i-n layer, thus reducing diffuse defects when a front contact between the hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer and the transparent conductive oxide layer is exposed to high reactive plasma environment, and hence promoting longer life-time and lower recombination of photon-generated electron-hole pairs in solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a thin film amorphous silicon solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell structure of a superstrate hydrogenated amorphous silicon with a thin inter-layer of refractory metal placed between the TCO layer and a p-i-n layer.
NOVELTY - The coating apparatus (100) comprises a process area (10) with substrate portion (22) in which substrate (20) is mounted temporarily. A source of material (50) for coating material (60) is formed in mass flow (62) with respect to substrate portion. The dew point of coating material of the substrate portion is adjusted by adjusting unit (70). The adjusting unit is located in flow path (18,18b) of mass flow between source of material and process area. The adjusting unit is provided with a cooling device for cooling of mass flow.    USE - Coating apparatus for coating substrate with coating material e.g. chalcogen such as selenium or sulfur of thin film solar cells, for use in manufacture of semiconductor e.g. copper indium gallium selenide semiconductor (CIGS) used in photovoltaic applications.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate can be coated with chalcogen quickly, efficiently and accurately. Unwanted condensation due to excess coating material coated to walls can be avoided or reduced. The interruptions of coating processes for removing parasitic deposits of coating material can be reduced. The concentration and/or amount of coating material can be adjusted or regulated with high accuracy. Saturation of coating material can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for coating substrate with coating material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the coating apparatus.    Process area (10)    Flow path (18,18b)    Substrate (20)    Substrate portion (22)    Source of material (50)    Coating material (60)    Coating material (62)    Adjusting unit (70)    Coating apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves conveying the liquid cooling medium from a cooling circuit (10) to fuel cell (3) of fuel cell system (1) through a coolant conveying device (11). The power consumption of coolant conveying device is compared with preset value. The gas in liquid cooling medium is recognized when power consumption of coolant conveying device is deviated from preset value. The emergency shutdown of cooling circuit is performed when recognizing the gas in liquid cooling medium.    USE - Method for cooling fuel cell e.g. PEM fuel cell of fuel cell system used for electric vehicle (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The reliable detection of gas in liquid cooling medium is achieved so that reliable operation of fuel cell is ensured. The cost for detection of gas in liquid cooling medium is reduced. Simplified fuel cell system is realized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system.    Fuel cell system (1)    Fuel cell (3)    Cooling circuit (10)    Coolant conveying device (11)    Control device (16)
NOVELTY - The structure has a metal layer (13) that is formed on a side of the photoelectric element (12) opposite to the sacrificial layer (11). The sacrificial layer is provided to allow the metal layer to be formed with pattern, where each pattern is formed with one internal etch channel (15). The pattern is formed in rectangle shape and polygon shape. The internal etch channel is provided to allow any two neighboring patterns to be separated by one external etch channel (14). Each internal etch channel is formed in shape of polygon, triangle or long stripe.    USE - Lift-off structure for substrate of photoelectric device such as LED and solar cell, used in semiconductor and photoelectric industries.    ADVANTAGE - The internal etch channels and the external etch channel are configured in the metal layer, thus the time spent for substrate lifting-off can be reduced effectively. Since the etching solution is enabled to flow through the external etch channels and the internal etch channels so as to speed up the desired side etching effect. The time required for completing the etching of the sacrificial layer is reduced. The adverse affect of capillary action with slow etching efficiency can be improved by the proper etching channel design.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the flow of etching solution during lifting off of substrate.    Sacrificial layer (11)    Photoelectric element (12)    Metal layer (13)    External etch channel (14)    Internal etch channel (15)
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing (S1) a semiconductor thin film on a main substrate. The main substrate is etched (S2) and hollow portion is formed between the main substrate and the semiconductor thin film. The sub substrate is made (S3) to contact the semiconductor thin film after etching of main substrate. The sub substrate is pressed (S4) against the semiconductor thin film. The main substrate is pulled (S5) apart from the semiconductor thin film.    USE - Thin film manufacturing method used in manufacturing of semiconductor device (claimed) and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - A high quality semiconductor thin film can be manufactured in an efficient manner. The characteristic of the semiconductor device can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of semiconductor device; and    (2) semiconductor thin film components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the thin film manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for depositing semiconductor thin film on main substrate (S1)    Step for etching main substrate (S2)    Step for contacting sub substrate to semiconductor thin film (S3)    Step for pressing sub substrate against thin film (S4)    Step for pulling main substrate (S5)
NOVELTY - The film (10) has an insulation film (20) provided with an electrical insulator and a polyethylene terephthalate film. The insulation film and an N-type material are printed on a film body. An N-type film (30) irradiates UV-ray to the film, which is laminated on a main surface of the insulation film. A P-type material is printed on another film. A P-type film (40) irradiates the UV-ray to the latter film, which is laminated on another main surface of the insulation film. The P-type film is arranged on front and back of the insulation film.    USE - Electric power generation multilayer film for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The P-type film irradiates the UV-ray to the film body, which is laminated on the main surface of the insulation film, so that N-type material and P-type material can be easily formed in the film body and conversion efficiency of heat energy can be made improved by producing electric power by heat-generation of sunlight compared with a solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an electric power generation multilayer film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an electric power generation multilayer film.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Electric power generation multilayer film (10)    Insulation film (20)    N-type film (30)    P-type film (40)
NOVELTY - A cleaning system and a method of the blast process of the solar cell for cleaning the silicon carbide on the solar cell during the blast process. A de-static electricity unit sets on a first position during the solar cell's moving path. A cleaning unit sets on a second position during the solar cell's moving path. A loading unit carries the solar cell along the moving path. When the solar cell moves on the first position, the de-static electricity unit blows the wind with an ion. After the de-static electricity process, the cleaning unit sweeps the surface of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - The present invention provides a manufacturing method of solar cell, which is used to manufacture a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cell. The improvement is mainly characterized in that: during producing a CIGS p-type semiconductor layer, it is necessary to first sequentially form a first alloy layer made of copper indium gallium, a selenium film layer, and a second alloy layer made of copper indium gallium; next, conducting the selenization process to synthesize the two alloy layers and the selenium film layer into the p-type semiconductor layer. By configuring the two alloy layers at the top and bottom to sandwich the selenium film layer therebetween, the selenium material can be reacted with the copper indium gallium alloy to realize the selenization no matter diffusing upwardly or downwardly, such that the p-type semiconductor layer made thereby has a material composition ratio identical or close to the predetermined ratio, so as to provide the solar cell with excellent quality and conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a conveying unit (120) for conveying the substrate (50) to chamber (110) in arbitrary locations. A shower head (130) is arranged in the chamber to heat the flow paths that are formed in a circumference. The flow paths are provided with cylindrical pipes. The dimethylzinc triethylamine gas and the water vapor from either of the flow paths are sprayed with respect to the substrate.    USE - Apparatus for manufacturing zinc oxide transparent conductive film used as component in copper indium gallium selenide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dimethylzinc triethylamine gas and the water vapor from either of the flow paths are sprayed with respect to the substrate, so that a highly efficient zinc oxide transparent conductive film is manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing zinc oxide transparent conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of apparatus for manufacturing zinc oxide transparent conductive film.    Substrate (50)    Apparatus for manufacturing zinc oxide transparent conductive film (100)    Chamber (110)    Conveying unit (120)    Shower head (130)
NOVELTY - The photoelectric conversion element (1) has a pin junction that comprises an N-type nitride-semiconductor layer (13) and I-type nitride-semiconductor layer (15). I-type nitride-semiconductor layer comprises two light-absorption layers (17,21), and a guide layer (19) that is interposed between the two light-absorption layers. The guide layer comprises constituent elements that are same as the two light-absorption layers. Composition ratios of the constituent element are different from the two light-absorption layers.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The short circuit current of the photoelectric conversion element can be improved. Since the maximum output of the photoelectric conversion element is high, the curve factor can be improved. The generation of the malfunction of the reduction of the internal electric field by the piezoelectric electric field resulting from the distortion can be prevented. The quantity of the generated photo carrier can be increased. The potential barrier can be prevented from increasing rapidly. The decline in the tunnel probability can be prevented and the crystalline deterioration of the light absorption layer can be prevented. The rate limiting of the short circuit current in the light absorption layer by the light lost can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the photoelectric conversion element.    Photoelectric conversion element (1)    Substrate (11)    N-type nitride-semiconductor layer (13)    I-type nitride-semiconductor layer (15)    Light-absorption layers (17,21)
NOVELTY - Composite anode comprising a layered perovskite ceramic and a bimetallic alloy is new.    USE - The composite anode is useful in a hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite anode: exhibits high electrode performance; utilizes the layered perovskite structure which exhibits promising stability in reducing environment; and exhibits similar catalytic activity to nickel-based cermets anode, excellent sulfur tolerance, coking resistance, and redox cyclability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cell comprising the anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte; and    (2) forming the composite anode.
NOVELTY - The plasma processing apparatus has gas introduction ports (10,21) to supply gas to elongate chamber. A cylindrical pipe is provided parallel to chamber, and provided with conductor rod (3) connected to high frequency electric-power supply. A base-material mounting base (1) is arranged opposite to elongate opening portion of chamber for holding base material (2). A moving mechanism is provided to enable movement of chamber and base-material mounting base towards perpendicular direction with respect to longitudinal direction of elongate opening portion.    USE - Low-temperature plasma processing apparatus for processing semiconductor thin film such as polycrystalline silicon film for solar cell or thin-film transistor (TFT) for LCD device for liquid-crystal projector and organic electroluminescent display. Can also be used in plasma display panel and various electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the plasma processing apparatus is improved, as the to-be- processed region of the base material can be processed efficiently in short time by uniformly carrying out the heat processing at the surface vicinity of the base material, and by irradiating simultaneously the plasma by the reactive gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for plasma processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the plasma processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base-material mounting base (1)    Base material (2)    Conductor rod (3)    Gas introduction ports (10,21)    Shield gas nozzle (13)
NOVELTY - The plasma processing apparatus has gas introduction ports (10,21) to supply gas to elongate chamber. A cylindrical pipe is provided parallel to chamber, and provided with conductor rod (3) connected to high frequency electric-power supply. A base-material mounting base (1) is arranged opposite to elongate opening portion of elongate chamber for holding base material (2). A moving mechanism is provided to enable movement of chamber and base-material mounting base towards perpendicular direction with respect to longitudinal direction of elongate opening portion.    USE - Low-temperature plasma processing apparatus for processing semiconductor thin film such as polycrystalline silicon film for solar cell and thin-film transistor (TFT) for LCD device for liquid-crystal projector, and organic electroluminescent display. Can also be used in plasma display panel and various electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the plasma processing apparatus is improved, as the to-be-processed region of the base material can be processed efficiently in short time by uniformly carrying out the heat processing at the surface vicinity of the base material, and by irradiating simultaneously the plasma by the reactive gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for plasma processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the plasma processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base-material mounting base (1)    Base material (2)    Conductor rod (3)    Gas introduction ports (10,21)    Shield gas nozzle (13)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of semiconductor thin film involves converting source gas into plasma by supply of electric power with ON and OFF state alternately, decomposing plasmas into active components, and then depositing on a substrate. The source gas contains hydride of group 14 element and/or its derivative. The continuation time of OFF state is not constant.    USE - Manufacture of semiconductor thin film used for optical semiconductor device e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides semiconductor thin film with high speed. The solar cell containing the film has high photoelectric-conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A radiation is irradiated to a polymer film and a graft chain consisting of a monomer having a substituent in which salt formation with fluoride ion is possible as a repeating unit is formed in the polymer film. The substituent is processed with a fluoride salt and a salt is formed with fluoride ion, to obtain a carbon-dioxide separation membrane.    USE - Manufacture of carbon-dioxide separation membrane (claimed) used for separating carbon dioxide from combustion waste gas, natural gas, and integrated coal gasification combined cycle, and in hydrogen production for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of carbon-dioxide separation membrane having a graft in which a substituent having high affinity is selectively introduced to carbon dioxide, and high carbon-dioxide separation function. The obtained separation membrane has excellent durability. Even when dew condensation occurs with moisture content in supply gas, the polymer chain having a functional group with high affinity to carbon dioxide does not elute, exhibiting high water resistance. Even when humid gas is used, excellent separability of carbon dioxide is maintained over a long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for carbon-dioxide separation membrane.
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying a processing agent (19) for oxidizing and dissolving a semiconductor layer or a semiconductor substrate (20) to the surface of the semiconductor layer or the semiconductor substrate. A catalyst material (17) is arranged, on which a through-hole and/or the non-perforated hole are formed, and is formed as an island-like catalyst material or a flat catalyst material, so as to make the arrangement state for contacting or adjoining to the surface of the semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate.    USE - method for manufacturing semiconductor device such as solar cell, optical device e.g. light emitting device, apparatus provided with micro-electro-mechanical system MEMS structure and apparatus with large scale integrated circuit (LSI) (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The layers of the semiconductor substrate can be formed stably in uneven shape.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing apparatus of semiconductor device;    (2) a semiconductor device;    (3) a manufacture program of semiconductor device; and    (4) a recording medium recording manufacture program of semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view illustrating the transferring process of semiconductor layer.    Transfer structure (10)    Oxide film (13)    Catalyst material (17)    Processing agent (19)    Semiconductor substrate (20)
NOVELTY - A material containing organic compound having nitrogen-fluorine bond is contacted with surface of a solid material, and heated to enable etching of solid material.    USE - Etching method for surface optical confinement and/or reflection prevention processing of solid material for solar cell and manufacture of etched processed material for silicon solar battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Etching is safely carried out by simple method at high etching speed, without using high-environmental load gas.
NOVELTY - A solder adhesive material has oxide adherend having oxide layer on the surface, and solder layer bonded to oxide layer which is an alloy having melting point of less than 450 degrees C and containing metals chosen from tin, copper, silver, bismuth, lead, aluminum, titanium, and silicon, and/or 1 %mass or less of zinc.    USE - Solder adhesive material is used for manufacturing element for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solder adhesive material having excellent adhesion property is efficiently manufactured without requiring ultrasonic adhesion process and suppresses oxidation of copper during baking process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of solder adhesive material;    (2) element;    (3) solar cell;    (4) manufacture of element; and    (5) manufacture of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of solar cell element.    Semiconductor substrate (130)    Diffused layer (131)    Reflection prevention layer (132)    Light-receiving surface electrode (133)    Current collection electrode (134)
NOVELTY - The wire has resin film surface that is covered by using base wire. A hardness value of resin film is set in desired range. The hardness value of resin film is controlled to suppress abrasion of resin film, when workpiece is cut into resin film. The resin film is made of polyurethane, polyamidoimide and polyimide materials.    USE - Resin coated saw wire for cutting workpiece such as silicon workpiece and ceramic workpiece for obtaining cutting structure (claimed) such as wafer and substrate of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The resin coated saw wire is used for easily cutting the workpiece, to obtain the cutting structure. The efficiency and performance of the resin coated saw wire are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for cutting structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process for cutting workpiece using the resin coated saw wire. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The device has a crucible for storing semiconductor/metal oxide raw materials, and a cooling unit spaced apart at certain intervals in vertical direction in the crucible, by considering the height direction of crucible as vertical direction and a direction perpendicular to vertical direction as horizontal direction. A heater is spaced apart at certain intervals in the horizontal direction so as to enclose the circumferential surface of crucible. An insulation element is equipped between crucible and cooling unit in vertical direction and its position is shifted by a moving unit.    USE - Ingot manufacturing device for manufacturing semiconductor or metal oxide ingot used in manufacture of crystalline silicon solar cell, etc., by sequentially performing liquid to solid phase transition for liquid raw materials.    ADVANTAGE - The size of penetration hole formed at the center of flat boards can be differently controlled by the movement of insulating element, while efficiently controlling the heat-transfer area. A large-sized crystal particle and a high quality single-crystal semiconductor ingot can be manufactured efficiently. Nucleation at the crucible side is prevented and excellent productivity of the device is achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic sectional views of the insulating element equipped in the ingot manufacturing device.    Penetration hole (1)    Flat boards (501-504)
NOVELTY - A silicon-carbide heat-generating component (2) has a pipe shape of structure comprising an edge portion component (3) which carries out electricity supply to a gas-permeable heat-emitting component (1) containing silicon carbide and which heat-generates by electricity supply, and the gas-permeable heat-emitting component, and the end is closed. The gas-permeable heat-emitting component has gas permeability of more than 0.04 slpm.cm/torr.cm2 and porosity of 20-35%.    USE - Silicon-carbide heat-generating component is used for semiconductor film for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon-carbide heat-generating component has favorable air permeability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas-permeable silicon carbide heat-emitting component, which involves mixing silicon dioxide powder (0.5-7 wt.%) having average particle diameter of 50-150 microns with silicon-carbide raw material powder, molding and baking mixture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the silicon-carbide heat-generating component. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heat-emitting component (1)    Silicon-carbide heat-generating component (2)    Edge portion component (3)
NOVELTY - A photocurable resin composition contains polymeric compound, microparticles and photoinitiator. The absolute value of refractive index difference with hardened material formed by light-irradiating microparticles-not-containing composition is less than 0.01. The absolute value of refractive index difference with microparticles-not-containing composition formed by excluding microparticles from photocurable resin composition is more than the absolute value of refractive index difference with hardened material formed by light-irradiating microparticles-not-containing composition.    USE - Photocurable resin composition is used for optical component (claimed) for liquid crystal display device. Uses include but are not limited to lens, adhesive agent, filler, optical waveguide, component for solar cell, light-emitting diode, phototransistor, photodiode, solid-state image sensor and illuminating device.    ADVANTAGE - The optical component containing the photocurable resin composition has excellent transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for optical component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the liquid crystal display device.    Image display unit (1)    Liquid-crystal-display cell (10)    Polarizing plates (20,22)    Transparent resin layer (32)    Transparent protection board (40)
NOVELTY - The method involves introducing the source gas and the reactive gas into the reaction chamber interior of the plasma CVD apparatus. The lower layer (Bd) which switches to reactive gas containing oxygen and nitrogen is formed. The middle layer (Bm) which consists of layer of silicon nitride and silicon oxy-nitride is formed. The upper layer (Bu) which switches to the reactive gas containing nitrogen from reactive gas containing oxygen and nitrogen is formed. The introduction of source gas is stopped temporarily between the middle layer and upper layer forming process.    USE - Method for forming barrier film of laminated structure into film with plasma CVD apparatus used for manufacturing solar cell, electroluminescent element and thin film lithium cell used in electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The barrier film of the laminated structure which exhibits sufficient barrier property over a long time can be formed into the film. The introduction amount and the exhaust speed of the reactive gas can be adjusted. The mass productivity can be improved. The barrier property can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view illustrating the film-forming process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Barrier film (B)    Lower layer (Bd)    Middle layer (Bm)    Upper layer (Bu)    Process target object (W)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has target portion (130) which is fixed to upper portion of chamber (110). A screw (150) with head is provided to support target portion from downward direction, and is fixed to chamber. A shielding portion (160) is provided to engage with screw with head. The target portion includes recessed portion (131) is provided on portion of lower surface. The shielding portion is located so as to fill the recessed portion. The front surface of shielding portion faces the upper surface of substrate (10) while rear surface faces the target portion in plan view.    USE - Film-forming apparatus for sputtering device used in magnetron system. Can also be used for manufacturing semiconductor device such as LCD device and thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The falling of the foreign material onto the substrate can be suppressed while maintaining the film-forming rate. The uniform quality of the film can be improved. The time required for replacing the shielding portion can be reduced. The operation rate of the sputtering device can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the sputtering device.    Substrate (10)    Chamber (110)    Target portion (130)    Recessed portion (131)    Screw (150)    Shielding portion (160)
NOVELTY - The structure has P+ or N+ type diffusion regions (106, 107) formed on a back surface (102) of a silicon substrate (101). A continuous diffusion region (108) is formed on a front surface (103) of the silicon substrate. Deep holes (104) are formed on the P+ or N+ type diffusion regions, where depths of the deep holes are equal to depth of the P+ or N+ type diffusion regions. The silicon substrate is made of N or P type mono-crystalline or polycrystalline silicon sheet. Thickness of the silicon substrate is in a range of 50 to 250um.    USE - Deep hole staggered back contact solar cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The deep hole structure enables shortening diffusion distance of a photon-generated carrier, thus reducing loss of composite photo-induced carrier and reducing resistance of battery in series, and hence improving conversion efficiency of structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a deep hole staggered back contact solar cell structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional perspective view of a deep hole staggered back contact solar cell structure.    Silicon substrate (101)    Back surface of silicon substrate (102)    Front surface of silicon substrate (103)    Deep holes (104)    P+ or N+ type diffusion regions (106, 107)    Continuous diffusion region (108)
NOVELTY - The system has a parallel light receiver (4) arranged on a top end of a main frame. The parallel light receiver is driven by a motor arranged on a rotating self-locking mechanism (4-3) of a flat mirror. A plane mirror between adjacent flat mirrors is provided with an air gap. A solar energy battery (4-1) is equipped with a gallium arsenide solar energy battery module that is equipped with a focusing lens. A condenser (a) is arranged on a radiating cavity. A tracking bracket comprises an upright post that is set on the top of a horizontal rotating mechanism. The condenser is hinged on a mounting frame.    USE - Solar electrical energy generation and heat collecting system for electric power generation and heat supply applications.    ADVANTAGE - The system adopts the condenser, so that the system has high photo-electric or photo-thermal conversion efficiency, and can select power supply or heat supply according to the need.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar electrical energy generation and heat collecting system.    Condenser (a)    Parallel light receiver (4)    Solar energy battery (4-1)    Solar energy heat collecting tube (4-2)    Rotating self-locking mechanism (4-3)
NOVELTY - The tank has a tank body (1) provided with a total return pipe (7), two liquid supply pumps (2, 3) and a bottom plate. An end of a liquid supplying pipe is connected with the tank body. An end of the bottom plate is connected with a bromine pipeline. A baffle plate is fixed on the bottom plate and the liquid supplying pipe. The total return pipe is fixed with an end of the baffle plate. An end of a horizontal plane is provided with an overflow hole. Two sides of a magnetic material are fixed with the overflow hole. A stack (5) is connected with an anode pipeline system (41).    USE - Integrated-type liquid storage tank.    ADVANTAGE - The tank is simple in structure, and has low failure rate. The tank reduces wastage of material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a zinc bromine redox flow battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an integrated-type liquid storage tank.    Tank body (1)    Liquid supply pumps (2, 3)    Stack (5)    Total return pipe (7)    Anode pipeline system (41)
NOVELTY - A transparent laminated film has hardened layer on front and back surface of a base film. The storage elastic modulus of at least one direction of laminated film is larger than storage elastic modulus of at least one direction of base film at 200 degrees C by dynamic-viscoelasticity measurement. The total light transmittance of laminated film is 80% or more.    USE - Transparent laminated film used for barrier film (claimed), liquid crystal display, organic light-emitting display, electrophoresis display e.g. electronic paper, touch panel, color filter, backlight and solar cell, and packaging film.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent laminated film has excellent transparency and thermal dimensional stability even at high temperature and during heat processing, and is manufactured by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for barrier film, which has a transparent laminated film as a base material.
NOVELTY - The system has a frequency-variable and speed-adjustable control system connected to a current sensor, a signal conversion module and a frequency converter. Two ends of a signal cable are connected with a galvanic pile assembly. The frequency converter is connected with a circulating pump. A vanadium redox flow energy-storage battery system is connected to the current sensor. The current sensor is utilized for detecting a current signal. A transducer unit converts the current signal into a frequency order signal. The pump is arranged in the energy-storage battery system.    USE - Vanadium redox flow battery full working condition control system.    ADVANTAGE - The system has low operation complexity, low production cost, low maintenance cost, high running reliability, high maintainability and wide application range. The design of the system avoids the need for a universal or special control. The pump is arranged in the energy-storage battery system to realize variable frequency speed regulation.
NOVELTY - Luminescent solar concentrator comprises at least one disubstituted benzothiadiazole compound (I).    USE - (I) is useful in luminescent solar concentrators, which are useful in photovoltaic device including photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic modules, solar cells or solar modules on both rigid and flexible supports (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) provides high quality luminescent solar concentrators.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Luminescent solar concentrator comprises at least one disubstituted benzothiadiazole compound of formula (I).    Either R1-R7 = linear or branched 1-20C alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, linear or branched 1-20C alkoxyl (all optionally substituted) or H; and    CR1R2, CR3R4, CR5R6, CR6R7 = 3-14C cycle or polycyclic system, which is optionally saturated or aromatic, and optionally contains one or more heteroatoms comprising O, S, N, Si, P or Se.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film comprises gas barrier layer which contains silicon oxide and photocatalytic activity inorganic particle with average particle diameter of 1-10 nm in greater than or equal to 1 surface side of a base material.    USE - Gas barrier film for display material, plastic substrates, packages, electronic device, solar cell, organic electroluminescent element, and liquid crystal.    ADVANTAGE - The film has outstanding gas-barrier property and is excellent in lowering transparency and irradiation energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas-barrier film comprises gas barrier layer which contains silicon oxide of formula SiOx and photocatalytic activity inorganic particle with average particle diameter of 1-10 nm in greater than or equal to 1 surface side of a base material.    x=1.2-2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of gas-barrier film involving forming gas barrier layer containing silicon oxide and photocatalytic activity inorganic particle in surface side of base material, coating liquid containing polysilazane on gas barrier layer forming polysilazane layer, irradiating UV light of less than or equal to 400 nm, and carrying out silica conversion.
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing impurities on a reflection barrier layer, where an impurity deposited-doped amorphous layer is acted with a crystalline silicon substrate. A metal paste is printed in the reflection barrier layer and a rear surface of the silicon substrate. A plasticization process is performed, where phosphosilicate glass (PGS) is removed by performing an edge isolation process. The reflection barrier layer is made of silicon nitride film or the silicon oxide film. The metal paste is made of silver or aluminum.    USE - Method for forming a doping layer of a solar cell by using a solid phase epitaxy.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving sunlight light accepting capability of a solar cell due to the PSG is removed during edge isolation process to shorten fabrication process, so that production efficiency is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a method for forming a doping layer of a solar cell by using a solid phase epitaxy.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves adding three zinc compounds with a hetero-junction of an n-p layer unit. The third zinc compound is formed in an n-layer that is formed on the first zinc compound. A p-layer is formed in the second zinc compound through heat-treating process. The first zinc compound is selected from zinc oxide, zinc sulfide and zinc selenide or solid solution. The third zinc compound is selected from a halogen group compound. The n-layer is formed in the p-layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a hetero-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving productivity and controlling thin film forming process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a hetero-junction solar cell.
NOVELTY - The metal separation plate has down metal separator (160b) that is contacted with cathode electrode when the upper metal separator (160a) is contacted with the anode electrode. The metal separation plate main portion corresponds to landing portion (L) of coolant flow way (182) in which top and down metal separator are contacted with each other and conductive coating layer (200) is formed. The air is supplied through air channel (184). The hydrogen passage (186) is surface-processed with the mechanical abrasion or the chemical etching operation.    USE - Metal separation plate for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The productivity and performance of the metal separation plate can be improved. The surface roughness can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the metal separation plate.    Upper metal separator (160a)    Down metal separator (160b)    Coolant flow way (182)    Air channel (184)    Hydrogen passage (186)    Conductive coating layer (200)    Landing portion (L)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a temperature sensor (37) which is provided for measuring the temperature of supplying material filled within crucible (10). A controller is connected to supply port (130). An exhaust port is provided for ejecting the supplying material. The supplying material supplied within the crucible is fused. The shifter pipe is provided with outlet. A connecting bracket is screw-coupled to the moving rod through a screw thread. The screw thread is formed on the inner periphery of shifter pipe. The shifter pipe is moved according to the moving rod.    USE - Silicon ingot growing apparatus used during manufacture of silicon solar cell and semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The supplying material can be filled easily inside the crucible through feed unit. The silicon ingot can be grown easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the silicon ingot growing apparatus.    Crucible (10)    Heater (14)    Cooling plate (16)    Temperature sensor (37)    Supply port (130)
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a thin film solar cell structure, comprising: a substrate, a first transparent conductive oxide layer, a first absorbing layer, which can be increased to three layers, a second transparent conductive oxide layer, a scattering layer and a non-conductive reflective layer, characterized in that: the scattering layer is provided between the non-conductive reflective layer and the second transparent conductive oxide layer. The provision of the scattering layer will efficiently increase the light scattering angle and light absorption efficiency due to double interface scattering of the incident light to improve the conversion efficiency, and can reduce the production cost by decreasing the thickness of the absorbing layer.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming (S10) a transparent conductive film having zinc oxide as a main component on a substrate by magnetron sputtering. The anneal-treating of the transparent conductive film is performed (S12). The temperature of the transparent conductive film is 300-600 degrees C during annealing treatment. The transparent conductive film is wet-etched (S14). The transparent conductive film is etched using hydrochloric acid.    USE - Manufacturing method of transparent conductive film used for solar cell such as tandem type thin-film silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film which improved the scattering performance with respect to the light of an extensive wavelength range can be manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the manufacturing method of the transparent conductive film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for forming transparent conductive film (S10)    Step for performing anneal-treating of transparent conductive film (S12)    Step for wet-etching transparent conductive film (S14)
NOVELTY - A working electrode (205) is provided in an electrodeposition bath (201) containing electrolyte (203) comprising source of an active material. The active material is electrodeposited on surface of working electrode, on surface of a conducting layer in electrical contact with working electrode, or on surface of conductive particles in electrolyte. Particles comprising the active material are provided. The particles comprise separation of electrodeposited material from working electrode or separation of conductive particles carrying electrodeposited active material from working electrode.    USE - Formation of active material-containing particle used for formation of electrode layer e.g. anode layer of metal ion battery (all claimed) e.g. lithium ion battery used as power supply for electronic device e.g. mobile telephone and laptop. Uses include but are not limited to filters, other energy storage devices e.g. fuel cells, photovoltaic devices including solar cells, sensors, and capacitors.    ADVANTAGE - The phenomenon of heave resulting from expansion of interconnected mass of active material during lithium absorption is reduced or eliminated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) formation of electrode layer;    (2) formation of metal ion battery; and    (3) formation of active material-containing particles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of metal ion battery.    Electrodeposition bath (201)    Electrolyte (203)    Working electrode (205)    Counter electrode (207)
NOVELTY - A silicon refining apparatus comprises crucible which holds molten silicon, heating part which heats silicon held at crucible, coolant supported in the state in which cooling fluid flows inside so that immersion in molten silicon is possible, compressor (270) which compresses cooling fluid, and cooling unit which regenerates cooling fluid to coolant and contains 1st cooler (250) which takes part of heat absorption amount of cooling fluid that flowed through and thermally absorbed coolant from cooling fluid and 2nd cooler (251).    USE - Silicon refining apparatus for producing highly purified silicon used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Nitrogen gas can be recycled, and reduction of purification cost can be attained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon refining apparatus comprises crucible which holds molten silicon, heating part which heats silicon held at crucible, coolant supported in the state in which cooling fluid flows inside so that immersion in molten silicon is possible, compressor (270) which compresses cooling fluid, cooling unit which regenerates cooling fluid to coolant and contains 1st cooler (250) which takes part of heat absorption amount of cooling fluid that flowed through and thermally absorbed coolant from cooling fluid and 2nd cooler (251) which cools cooling fluid discharged from compressor, and circulation path of cooling fluid. Coolant, 1st cooler, compressor, and 2nd cooler are connected in this order.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional diagram of the cooling fluid circulation mechanism of the silicon refining apparatus.    Supply source (210)    1st cooler (250)    2nd cooler (251)    Compressor (270)    Discharge opening (290)
NOVELTY - Silicon is manufactured by sintering silicon powder in container by discharge plasma sintering method, melting silicon powder in container by applying electric current to container, and producing molten silicon.    USE - Manufacture of silicon for supplying silicon material to solar cell industry.    ADVANTAGE - Highly purified silicon can be manufactured, and amount of impurity in silicon can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) recycling method of silicon which involves using silicon powder produced from silicon wafer manufacturing process to manufacture silicon; and    (2) silicon manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining silicon manufacture. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has piping to cool raw material solution (5) accommodated in vaporizer (4), and heating unit (3) to heat mist (9). Vaporizer is fitted in hole provided in upper surface of heating unit. Substrate (1) is located in opposite side of nozzle (8) of heating unit. Distance (L-a) from upper surface of substrate to inner wall of heating unit is set in desired range. Distance (L-b) from nozzle to upper surface of substrate is half of difference between distances from upper surface of substrate to inner wall of heating unit.    USE - Thin-film forming apparatus for forming thin film such as alkali barrier layer and transparent conductive film on substrate for manufacturing thin film solar cell (claimed) and display.    ADVANTAGE - The clogging of the nozzle is effectively prevented, such that the efficiency and performance of the thin-film forming apparatus are improved. The thin film solar cell is easily manufactured at low cost. The thin film-forming rate is improved, and quality of the thin film is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) thin-film forming method; and    (2) manufacturing method of thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin-film forming apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Heating unit (3)    Vaporizer (4)    Raw material solution (5)    Nozzle (8)    Heat mist (9)    Thin-film forming apparatus (100)    Distance from upper surface of substrate to inner wall of heating unit (L-a)    Distance from nozzle to upper surface of substrate (L-b)
NOVELTY - A zinc-tin-oxygen-type oxide sintered component contains tin, zinc and oxygen, and has average grain size of 4.5 mu m or less and orientation degree (ratio of integrated intensity of (222) plane with respect to sum of integrated intensity of (222) plane and integrated intensity of (400) plane in the zinc-tin oxide phase) of 0.52 or more, measured by copper K( alpha )-ray X-ray diffraction method. The atomic ratio of tin with respect to total content of tin and zinc is 0.01-0.6.    USE - Zinc-tin-oxygen-type oxide sintered component is used as sputtering target and tablet for forming transparent conductive film by sputtering method and vapor deposition method. Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, liquid crystal display element, organic electroluminescent element, touch panel, heat-ray reflective film for construction, window for motor vehicle, antistatic film and frozen showcase.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc-tin-oxygen-type oxide sintered component is manufactured efficiently with excellent crack resistance, stability and film formability, and provides film with excellent film characteristics and suppressed defects.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of zinc-tin-oxygen-type oxide sintered component.
NOVELTY - A conductive metal paste having no or only poor fire-through capability and comprises: (a) particulate silver, (b) at least one lead-free glass frit comprising 0.5-15 wt.% silicon dioxide (SiO2), 0.3-10 wt.% aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and 67-75 wt.% bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), where the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the glass frit, and (c) an organic vehicle.    USE - The conductive metal paste is useful in the manufacture of conductive metalizations on semiconductor substrates (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The conductive metal paste is free from zinc oxide and compounds capable of generating zinc oxide on firing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A conductive metal paste having no or only poor fire-through capability and comprises: (a) particulate silver, (b) at least one lead-free glass frit comprising 0.5-15 wt.% silicon dioxide (SiO2), 0.3-10 wt.% aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and 67-75 wt.% bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), where the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the glass frit, and (c) an organic vehicle, where the content of the particulate silver in the conductive metal paste is 60-92 wt.%, based on total conductive metal paste composition, and where the conductive metal paste composition is free from zinc oxide and compounds capable of generating zinc oxide on firing. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a method for the manufacture of a conductive metallization on the surface of a semiconductor substrate comprising: (a) applying the conductive metal paste on the surface of a semiconductor substrate; and (b) firing the applied conductive metal paste to form a conductive metallization;    (2) use of the conductive metal paste in the manufacture of conductive metallization on semiconductor substrates;    (3) a semiconductor substrate provided with one or more conductive metalizations made by the method; and    (4) a solar cell provided with one or more conductive metalizations.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a glass substrate (401) that is provided with heating mechanism at back surface. The heating mechanism sprays and heats the gas in the back surface of the glass substrate. The gas sprayed on the substrate is provided with an inert gas containing nitrogen, argon, a helium, a hydrocarbon, and a fluorocarbon. The gas is provided with 6 genera element such as reducing gas, oxygen, a sulfur, a selenium, tellurium and fluorine. A thin film (402) is made to adhere to the glass substrate surface.    USE - Apparatus for manufacturing solar cell, organic luminescent display device, LCD device and flat-panel display apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The large sized glass substrate is heated at the high speed at low cost, without curving the large sized glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the manufacturing apparatus.    Glass substrate (401)    Coating thin film (402)    Heating plate (403)    Instant gas heater (404)    Suction opening (EX1)
NOVELTY - The electrode plate has electrode plate main portion (1) that is set with strip-shaped collector (10) which is made of metal. An active material layer (11) is formed in surface of collector and made of alloy-system active material. An electrode lead (13) is made of metal and arranged on portion surface of active material layer. A fusion portion (17) is electrically connected the electrode plate main portion and electrode lead in end portion of electrode plate main portion. The fusion portion is set with flat portion parallel to the surface of electrode plate main portion.    USE - Electrode plate for electrochemical elements (claimed) such as nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, lithium ion secondary battery and nickel hydride storage battery. Uses include but are not limited to battery used as power supply of electronic device such as mobile telephone, portable information terminal such as personal digital assistant, notebook-type personal computer, video camera, and handheld game machine, hybrid electric vehicle, electric vehicle, and fuel cell electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, electric tool, vacuum cleaner, and robot.    ADVANTAGE - The fusion portion is set with flat portion parallel to the surface of electrode plate main portion, so that the short circuit in deformation of electrode group or electrochemical element by fusion portion can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of electrode plate for electrochemical element; and    (2) an electrochemical element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the structure of the electrode plate for electrochemical elements.    Electrode plate main portion (1)    Collector (10)    Active material layer (11)    Electrode lead (13)    Fusion portion (17)
NOVELTY - A copper-zinc-tin(sulfide,selenide) (CZT(S,Se))-based thin film is manufactured by depositing tin (Sn), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) on substrate in predetermined order by evaporation method to form CZT-based precursor thin film and subjecting CZT-based precursor thin film to selenization or sulfurization.    USE - Manufacture of copper-zinc-tin(sulfide,selenide)-based thin film for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Sn loss during manufacture is suppressed, improving conversion efficiency, and energy efficiency of solar cell is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for CZT(S,Se)-based thin film for solar cell which is manufactured by depositing Sn, Zn, and Cu on substrate in predetermined order by evaporation method to form CZT-based precursor thin film and subjecting CZT-based precursor thin film to selenization or sulfurization.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the energy efficiency curve of a solar cell using CZTSe-based thin film.
NOVELTY - The thin film quartz boat is provided with a boat head, a head end and a tail end. The head end and tail end are composed of a U-shaped sheet made of silicon carbide. The U-shaped sheet is connected with a carrier and quartz plug sheet. A slot plate is docked with the bottom plate of a connection portion. An upper portion is connected with head end. A bottom plate is connected with the ends of the U-shaped sheet.    USE - Thin film quartz boat used in thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - High temperature resistance and performance of the quartz boat can be improved. As the quartz boat does not contain metal elements, the contamination of thin-film solar cell can be prevented.
NOVELTY - The film has a silicon nitride film body whose layer is arranged below another layer of the silicon nitride film body. Silicon-nitrogen ratio of the former silicon nitride film body is greater than that of the latter layer silicon nitride film body.    USE - Dual layer silicon nitride anti-reflection film.    ADVANTAGE - The film adopts a solar absorption light spectrum section so as to absorb large amount of solar spectrum. The film improves photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar cell, and has high practical value.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing liquid (201) and nanoparticles (202). The nanoparticles are provided with metal nanoparticles. Slurry (200) of the liquid and the nanoparticles is produced, and the liquid is removed from the slurry, to produce a monolith. The nano-particles are made up of metal alloys, metal oxides, combination of metal polymers and metal metal oxide composites.    USE - Method of producing nano-porous material used for many applications such as refractory, kiln furniture, filtration, fuel cell, bone implant, catalyst substrates, particular traps, filters, heat exchange components, wicks for heat pipes and burners.    ADVANTAGE - The slurry of the liquid and the nanoparticles is produced, and the liquid is removed from the slurry, to produce monolith, so that the overall density of the fabricated article can be reduced, and the strength of the article can be enhanced effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the nano-porous material.    Slurry (200)    Liquid (201)    Nanoparticles (202)    Mold (203)    Base (205)
NOVELTY - A bis-diaza pentadiene derivative for organic electronic material is new.    USE - A bis-diaza pentadiene derivative for organic electronic material used for electrophotographic photoreceptor, organic transistor, organic electroluminescent, and organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Electrophotographic photoreceptor containing electron transport material which uses bis-diaza pentadiene derivative has high responsiveness and high durability with respect to repeated use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A bis-diaza pentadiene derivative of formula (1) for organic electronic material is new.    R=H or tert.-butyl group; and    Ar=p-phenylene group or m-phenylene group.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of bis-diaza pentadiene derivative which involves oxidizing bis-imidazole derivative of formula (2).
NOVELTY - A transparent composite substrate comprises glass cloth, resin material containing cycloaliphatic epoxy resin which serves as main component and is impregnated to glass cloth, and stress relaxation component which relieves stress produced between glass cloth and resin material and is provided on surface of glass cloth.    USE - A transparent composite substrate for display element substrate (claimed) used for LCD element, organic electroluminescent display element, or solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent composite substrate exhibits excellent optical characteristics. Internal stress in the transparent composite substrate can be reduced, and a display element with clear display can be obtained.
NOVELTY - Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises (a) a polymer-metal blend comprising at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive and at least one metal component with melting point at 50-400 degrees C, and (b) at least one fibrous electrically conductive filler, where the filler is at least partially bound as a fiber network with the metal component.    USE - The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition or pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is useful for bonding assemblies of: electronic equipment e.g. consumer electronics or communication electronics (e.g. mobile phones, personal digital assistant or palmtop computer, laptops and other computers, digital cameras and display devices e.g. displays, digital reader, or organic light-emitting displays); solar modules e.g. silicon solar cells, electrochemical dye solar cells or thin film organic solar cells), electro-chemical cells, e.g. electrolytic cells or fuel cells; and electronic components (discrete and integrated components), body parts, electronic modules, antennas, display panels, windscreens, unequipped and/or circuit boards.    ADVANTAGE - The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition provides an improved isotropic conductive pressure sensitive adhesive mass with high bond strength and high electrical conductivity. The pressure sensitive adhesive tape is flexible and does not exhibit conductivity drop by stretching.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a pressure sensitive adhesive tape comprising at least one layer of the pressure sensitive adhesive composition; and    (2) bonding on a substrate surface, comprising bonding, which is brought by the pressure sensitive adhesive composition or by the pressure sensitive adhesive tape.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a solar cell. The method comprises the steps of: a saw damage removal (SRD) for removing surface damage of polysilicon substrates after sawing silicon ingot; and a surface texturing proceed ed after the SRD step to form a plurality of micro-protrusions on a front surface of the substrate.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon base substrate having a texturing front surface of solar cell. The method comprises: providing a plurality of substrates on a carrier; covering the substrates with a cover plate having a plurality of holes, in which the substrates are provided on the carrier; providing the carrier on a carrier support; and performing a dry etching to form a plurality of micro-protrusions on a front surface of the substrate.
NOVELTY - A carbon-dioxide separation membrane has gel membrane containing water-soluble absorbing polymer, carbon-dioxide carrier and water, and support which supports the gel membrane. The pH of the absorption side surface which is a side to which the mixed gas containing carbon dioxide in the gel membrane is supplied, is higher than the pH of diffusion side surface which is the surface on the opposite side to the absorption side surface.    USE - Carbon-dioxide separation membrane is used for module (all claimed) for natural-gas purification, supercritical fluid purification of carbon dioxide, and hydrogen production for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The membrane has excellent selective absorption and diffusion of carbon dioxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of carbon-dioxide separation membrane; and    (2) carbon-dioxide separation module.
NOVELTY - The device has a bubble generating unit provided with an ultrasonic generator. A reacting solution inlet port inputs reacting solution to a chamber. An accommodated cassette is arranged at a surface of a substrate. A temperature sensor is arranged at a jacket heater. A chamber hole plate is provided on the bubble generating unit. Another chamber hole plate is arranged between two chambers. A heat exchanger is provided with a pipeline. The heat exchanger surrounds a sidewall portion of the latter chamber. The temperature sensor senses temperature gradient about the substrate.    USE - Cadmium sulfide thin film manufacturing device for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The device improves productivity of process progress in chamber according to temperature gradient change sensed by the temperature sensor. The device can provide thickness uniformity substrate to a cadmium sulfide thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a cadmium sulfide thin film manufacturing device.
NOVELTY - Hydrogen generator comprises container (1) for containing an aqueous solution (2) of at least one metal hydride, a reaction chamber (7) containing a catalyst arrangement (22, 24), an exhaust products outlet (32) exiting from the reaction chamber and a gas outlet (34) for extracting the gaseous products and a flow conduit (6) connecting the container with the reaction chamber.    USE - The hydrogen generator is useful for supplying fuel cells with gaseous hydrogen e.g. for vehicles such as small aircraft or portable devices.    ADVANTAGE - The generator is small, has light weight reaction chamber, low efficiency and rapidly and completely releases hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Hydrogen generator comprises container (1) for containing an aqueous solution (2) of at least one metal hydride, a reaction chamber (7) containing a catalyst arrangement (22, 24), an exhaust products outlet (32) exiting from the reaction chamber and a gas outlet (34) for extracting the gaseous products and a flow conduit (6) connecting the container with the reaction chamber, where the reaction chamber (7) is divided into a first (21) and second volume (23), the first volume contains a first, upstream catalyst (22) and the second volume contains a second, downstream catalyst (24), and the first volume being smaller than the second volume. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for operating hydrogen generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of hydrogen generator.    Container (1)    Aqueous solution (2)    Flow conduit (6)    Reaction chamber (7)    Catalyst arrangement (22, 24)    Exhaust products (32)    Gas outlet (34)
NOVELTY - Synthesizing nitrogen-enriched carbon material comprises producing nitrogen enriched carbon, where the metal atoms (M) are removed from nitrogen enriched carbide MCaNb where M is a metal and a, b are the stoichiometric constants; and deactivating surface of carbon in reducing atmosphere having in result a porous material with a carbon-nitrogen skeleton.    USE - The method is useful for synthesizing nitrogen-enriched carbon material. The nitrogen-enriched carbon material is useful for electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen in low-temperature fuel cells or metal-air batteries (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to make simultaneously the microstructure desired, while avoiding the formation of micropores with restricted access, and enriches the carbonaceous material with catalytically active nitrogen atoms, among which the C-N=C, C-N-C bonds, incorporated in condensed carbon hexagons, predominate the C-NH2 groups. The method also makes the nitrogen-doped carbon material possessing excellent oxygen reducing behavior, where the method of making does not incorporate any kind of post-treatment of carbon material with ammonia or other nitrogen containing reagents.
NOVELTY - Preparing zinc oxide nanowire/tube array with adjustable diameter and height on indium tin oxide (ITO) glass, comprises carrying out spray thermal decomposition method firstly to prepare the zinc oxide seed layer thin film on the ITO glass, and then depositing the zinc oxide seed layer thin film in the zinc oxide solution using electrochemical method to obtain the zinc oxide nanowire with high orientation, soaking the zinc oxide nanowire array in the potassium chloride solution, and etching to obtain the zinc oxide nano-tube array.    USE - The method is useful for preparing zinc oxide nanowire/tube array with adjustable diameter and height on indium tin oxide (ITO) glass. The zinc oxide nanowire/tube array is useful in nanocrystalline solar cell battery, and sensor (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is quick; utilizes film and the ITO glass with strong adhesive force and high crystallinity; has short synthesis time; consumes less energy; and has high output (claimed); is simple, economical, and environmental friendly, requires simple device. The prepared zinc oxide nanowire and nanotube are composed of zinc oxide nano-crystal, and have good optical and electrical property (claimed); is easy to synthesize; and has controllable height and diameter.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen peroxide-based fuel cell cathode catalyst preparation method involves dissolving noble metal palladium salt into water to form solution A, and adding alkaline solution into the solution A to form solution B. The solution B is added to nano-metal oxide followed by mixing uniformly to form suspension C. The suspension C is added to reducing agent solution to form suspension D. The suspension D is filtered and dried under vacuum at 40-80 degrees C for 4-15 hours to obtain finished product.    USE - Method for preparing hydrogen peroxide-based fuel cell cathode catalyst utilized as a carrier.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen peroxide-based fuel cell cathode catalyst has high catalytic activity, and is prepared in a simple and inexpensive manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrogen peroxide-based fuel cell cathode catalyst preparation method involves dissolving noble metal palladium salt (0.01-0.05 mol) into water (1000 ml) to form solution A, and adding alkaline solution into the solution A to form solution B in the ratio of 50:1-150:1, where the alkali solution is sodium hydroxide water solution. The solution B is added to nano-metal oxide followed by mixing uniformly to form suspension C, where the nano-metal oxide is oxide of copper, iron, nickel and/or tin. The mass ratio of the nano oxide to the metal palladium is 5-30%. The suspension C is added to reducing agent solution to form suspension D, where the mass ratio of the reducing agent solution to the suspension C is 5:1-10:1, the reducing agent is sodium borohydride water solution and the mass ratio of the water to the sodium borohydride is 1:10-1:100. The suspension D is filtered and dried under vacuum at 40-80 degrees C for 4-15 hours to obtain finished product.
NOVELTY - An etched glass has a porous layer containing silicon oxide and boron oxide as main component, formed on its surface. The porous layer is formed by carrying out etching process for 42 minutes. The weight ratio of silicon oxide and boron oxide is more than 0.03 and less than 0.47.    USE - Etched glass is used as cover glass for solar cell and display device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The etched glass has excellent transmittance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of etched glass.
NOVELTY - Disclosed is a method for fabricating silicon solar cells as well as the devices thereof. The disclosure contains a use of chemical-etchant-resistant barrier material and chemical etchant to pattern a dielectric layer on the rear surface of the wafer, as well as coating a pattern of a second dielectric on a first dielectric on the rear side for forming local contacts at the rear side of the silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - A method of manufacturing a solar cell having a partially etched front side using a resist material includes the steps of: pre-processing a bare chip to obtain a pre-processed chip having a first-type semiconductor layer, a second-type semiconductor layer on the first-type semiconductor layer and a phosphosilicate glass (PSG) layer on the second-type semiconductor layer; applying a resist material layer to the PSG layer to cover a portion of the PSG layer; etching the PSG layer and the second-type semiconductor layer with the resist material layer serving as a mask to make the second-type semiconductor layer have a first portion and a second portion; and removing the resist material layer and the PSG layer to obtain a PSG-free chip.
NOVELTY - A method of fabricating a crystalline silicon solar cell with surface passivation structure using a wet chemical process sequentially includes the steps of: pre-processing a bare chip to obtain a pre-processed chip having a first-type semiconductor layer and a second-type semiconductor layer, which has an exposed texture surface; soaking the pre-processed chip into a soaking tank containing a solution to obtain a soaked chip; taking the soaked chip out of the soaking tank and drying the soaked chip to obtain a dried chip; annealing the dried chip to form an oxide layer on the exposed texture surface to obtain an annealed chip; and post-processing the annealed chip to form the crystalline silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves laminating an impurity source (402) on a substrate (401). A heavily doped region (403) is formed during first thermal process, by diffusing N-type impurity to the substrate in the position corresponding to lower portion of the impurity source. A lightly doped region (404) is formed during second thermal process, by diffusing n-type impurity in the whole area of silicon substrate using another impurity source. The N-type impurity is comprised with doping gas such as phosphorus.    USE - Method for manufacturing selective emitter layer of silicon solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The heat treatment condition affecting the concentration diffusion about impurity spreading at the time of manufacture of selective emitter layer can be controlled effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the selective emitting layer.    Substrate (401)    Heavily doped region (403)    Lightly doped region (404)
NOVELTY - A base material (2) is formed by rolling pure copper-containing material comprising 99.9 %mass or more of copper. The base material surface is provided with solder hot dipping layer (3A) before metal plating. When peak intensity of crystal orientation of (100), (114), (112) along rolling direction by X-ray diffraction is P(100), P(114), and P(112), respectively, peak intensity ratio (PR(%)) of crystal orientation of (114) and (112) is 50-90%. The base material has yield strength of 15 MPa or less.    USE - Base material is used for electrode wire material (claimed) as lead wire for solar cells for semiconductor substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The base material has excellent electroconductivity and deformability, and favorable electric power generation efficiency. The semiconductor substrate having base material has excellent cracking-loss-proof.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A base material is formed by rolling pure copper-containing material which comprises 99.9 %mass or more of copper. The base material surface is provided with hot dipping layer before metal plating of electrode wire material. When peak intensity of crystal orientation of (100), (114), (112) along rolling direction by X-ray diffraction is P(100), P(114), and P(112), respectively, peak intensity ratio (PR(%)) of crystal orientation of (114) and (112) is 50-90%, measured by relation (PR(%)=(P(114)+P(112))x 100/(P(100)+P(114)+ P(112))). The base material has yield strength of 15 MPa or less. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrode wire material (1) for solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of electrode wire material having base material.    Electrode wire material (1)    Base material (2)    Solder hot dipping layers (3A,3B)
NOVELTY - The method involves decomposing the compound containing the atom and hydrogen atom of 4-group element into plasma and active type. The active type is deposited on a substrate. The plasma production energy is intermittently supplied so that an idle period and a supply period are repeated. The plasma production energy is temporally varied in the supply period.    USE - Manufacturing method of semiconductor thin film e.g. hydrogenation amorphous-silicon thin film used in silicon thin film solar cell for LCD device.    ADVANTAGE - The film forming time can be reduced and the high quality semiconductor thin film can be formed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation illustrating the reference signal for modulation output from the signal synthesizing section, and the modulation high frequency electric power signal output from the matching network. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an electrically conductive front contact layer (104) over a substrate (102), where the front contact layer is optically transparent to specified wavelengths. A cut region (112) is cut through the front contact layer to expose a portion of the substrate. A buffer layer (106) doped with an n-type dopant is formed over the front contact layer and the cut region. An absorber layer (108) doped with a p-type dopant is formed over the buffer layer by rapid thermal processing. An electrically conductive back contact layer (110) is formed over the absorber layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell i.e. superstrate solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The absorber layer is formed by rapid thermal processing, thus reducing inter-diffusion problem at an interface between the absorber layer and the buffer layer due to shorter heating and cooling times, and hence simplifying the manufacturing process of the solar cell and manufacturing the solar with high throughput/yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The front contact layer is made of transparent conductive oxide (TCO). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a superstrate solar cell module.    Substrate (102)    Electrically conductive front contact layer (104)    Buffer layer (106)    Absorber layer (108)    Electrically conductive back contact layer (110)    Cut region (112)
NOVELTY - Heat-activated and bondable adhesive film comprises (a) a polymer-metal blend comprising at least one heat-activated bondable adhesive mass and at least one metal component that melts at 50-400 degrees C, and (b) at least one fibrous electrically conductive filler, which is present at least partially as a connected fibrous network with the metal component.    USE - The heat-activated and bondable adhesive film is useful for adhering structural units of electronic device in the field of consumer electronics, entertainment electronics and communication electronics, and for adhering electrochemical cells e.g. electrolytic cells or fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-activated and bondable adhesive film exhibits high adhesive strength and excellent conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for adhering to a substrate surface, comprising producing the bonding by the heat-activated bondable adhesive film.
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning a solar cell board with a dummy substrate. Residues are attached on the dummy substrate and removed by dry etching process. The dummy substrate is loaded on a tray for performing surface treatment. The dummy substrate is fixed on a processed substrate of the tray. The processed substrate is provided with polycrystalline-type silicon. The dummy substrate is cleaned with fluorine and chlorine solutions. The dummy substrate is fixed with a covering unit that is provided with multiple opening parts.    USE - Method for texturing a solar cell substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving solar cell substrate texturing efficiency and removing the residues on the dummy substrate in an effective manner. The method enables improving the surface treatment in an effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a solar cell substrate texturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - An oxygen gas diffusion electrode comprises powder-state carbon-based electrode catalyst comprising silk-derived activated carbon containing silk-derived nitrogen supported on surface of a porous conductive substrate.    USE - Gas diffusion electrode is used for alkaline fuel cell, metal-air battery and brine electrolysis cell for fuel cell vehicle, portable power source and power station.    ADVANTAGE - The gas diffusion electrode has excellent corrosion resistance, electrolysis characteristics, stability and durability, and is economically manufactured. The oxygen gas diffusion electrode comprising carbon-based electrode catalyst is highly active in alkaline aqueous solution. Since the metal catalyst and metal oxide catalyst are used in the oxygen gas diffusion electrode, the formation of hydrogen peroxide is suppressed, and thus the deterioration of electrode and electrochemical cell is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of oxygen gas diffusion electrode.
NOVELTY - A composite pigment contains gallium phthalocyanine compound (I) and an azo compound.    USE - Composite pigment is used for electrophotographic photoreceptor for image forming apparatus (all claimed) e.g. laser printer and digital copier, organic electroluminescent element and organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composite pigment has excellent color reproducibility. The electrophotographic photoreceptor containing the composite pigment has excellent print quality, and suppressed image deterioration with respect to wide temperature and humidity environment and voltage application conditions. The contamination and abrasion of charging roller are suppressed using electrophotographic photoreceptor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composite pigment contains gallium phthalocyanine compound of formula (I) and an azo compound.    X=H or alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl (all optionally substituted);    R1-R16=H, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkyl, halo, nitro or aryl;and    n=1-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of composite pigment, which involves reacting gallium phthalocyanine compound (I) obtained by reacting gallium-halide phthalocyanine or hydroxy gallium phthalocyanine and carboxylic compound, and azo compound of formula: A(H)n' or A(E)n' by chemical method and/or thermal method;    (2) electrophotographic photoreceptor (201); and    (3) image forming apparatus.    n'=1-10;    A=residue of azo compound, where A is bonded with E through heteroatom chosen from N and O;    E=-C(=O)-O-R17;and    R17=optionally substituted 4-10C alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or aryl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the electrophotographic photoreceptor.    Electrophotographic photoreceptor (201)    Support (202)    Charge generating layer (203)    Electric charge transport layer (204)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of copper-gallium-sodium sputtering target involves preparing mixed powder of copper-gallium alloy powder and sodium chloride powder having average particle diameter of 100 microns or less (S1), and carrying out pressure sintering of the prepared mixed powder (S3).    USE - Manufacture of copper-gallium-sodium sputtering target (claimed) used for formation of light absorption layer in thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides copper-gallium-sodium sputtering target having high relative density, and low variation in resistance value.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for copper-gallium-sodium sputtering target.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the manufacture of the copper-gallium-sodium sputtering target. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Preparation process of mixed powder of copper-gallium alloy powder (S1)    Mixing process of sodium chloride powder (S2)    Sintering process (S3)    Machining process (S4)
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying air and fuel to a fuel cell (3) to perform starting process, where the fuel cell is provided with a cathode chamber (5) and an anode chamber (4). Exhaust air from the cathode chamber is stored in a storage device i.e. reservoir, during operation of a fuel cell system (1). The exhaust air from the storage device is supplied to the anode chamber during starting of the fuel cell, where the fuel is supplied together with the stored air to the anode chamber. The stored air is supplied to the fuel cell during the start-up phase.    USE - Method for operating a fuel cell system that is utilized in a mobile system e.g. vehicle such as land vehicle, aircraft and watercraft, to generate electric power (all claimed). Can also be used for a stationary system.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables supplying exhaust air from the storage device to the anode chamber during starting of the fuel cell, and supplying the fuel together with the stored air to the anode chamber, thus allowing a quick start with a very quick electrical power supply from the fuel cell and reducing degradation problems in the fuel cell, and hence prolonging the service life of the fuel cell. The method allows operating the fuel cell system in an efficient and simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fuel cells are designed as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a fuel cell system in a vehicle.    Fuel cell system (1)    Vehicle (2)    Fuel cell (3)    Anode chamber (4)    Cathode chamber (5)
NOVELTY - The solar cell panel comprises a sunlight incident unit with stain-resistant coating on incident side surface, and a photovoltaic cell. The stain-resistant coating is a membrane containing an aluminum oxide particle, silicon-oxide particle or titanium oxide particle. The aluminum oxide particle or silicon-oxide particle has an average particle diameter of 100 nm or less.    USE - Solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell panel comprises a sunlight incident unit with stain-resistant coating on incident side surface, and thus improves electric power generation efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation depicting thickness of a stain-resistant film. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A compound thin film comprises Group 13 element, Group 16 element, and Group 2 element and has a spinel-type structure.    USE - A compound thin film for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Solar cell which uses compound thin film has high energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell (10) containing compound thin film as semiconductor layer of n-type (17).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional diagram of a solar cell formed using compound thin film.    Solar cell (10)    Semiconductor layer of n-type (17)    Semiconductor layer of p-type (18)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves performing thermal diffusion process to a semiconductor substrate provided with n-type diffused layer formation composition containing glass powder having donor element and dispersion medium. The semiconductor substrate heated in thermal diffusion process is cooled with a cooling rate of 5-300 degrees Celsius per minute from heating temperature of thermal diffusion process before glass transition temperature of the glass powder. The glass layer formed on semiconductor substrate is removed after cooling through etching process using hydrofluoric acid.    USE - Manufacturing method for n-type diffused layer used in manufacturing method of solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Obtains semiconductor substrate that does not contain etching residue on formed n-type diffused layer by forming n-type diffused layer in specific portion without forming unnecessary n-type diffused layer. Suppresses increase of electric power loss and damage of the element by restraining generation of internal stress and curvature of silicon substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of a solar cell element.
NOVELTY - The element (10) has an organic photoelectric converting layer (14) that is comprised with p-type organic-semiconductor material that functions as electron donor, and n-type organic-semiconductor material that functions as electron acceptor, and formed on substrate. The organic photoelectric converting layer is coated with a cross-linking agent. The cross-linking agent is selected from epoxy-type cross-linking agent, oxetane type cross-linking agent, isocyanate type cross-linking agent, alkoxysilane type cross-linking agent, and vinyl type cross-linking agent.    USE - Bulk heterojunction-type Organic photoelectric conversion element used in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The phase separation structure of the p-type organic-semiconductor material and n-type semiconductor material is maintained for long period of time, so that the durability of the solar cell can be improved. Hence the photoelectric conversion efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the manufacturing method of organic photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the organic photoelectric conversion element.    Organic photoelectric conversion element (10)    Substrate (11)    Transparent electrode (12)    Counter electrode (13)    Organic photoelectric converting layer (14)
NOVELTY - The method involves extracting foam nickel and carbon cloth. Reactor is vacuumized to 10-2 Pa while charging nitrogen until oxygen residual amount is less than 10-4 Pa, and maintaining temperature to 1050 degrees C. Temperature is reduced to 100 degrees C to remove foam nickel and carbon cloth double-layer after passing methane and nitrogen mixed gas. Double-roll is continuous passed through iron chloride/hydrogen chloride corrosion and cobalt nitrate solution. Obtained carbon cloth roll is cut as cathode with suitable size. Electrolyte membrane is made into membrane module with anode.    USE - Production method of cobalt/nitrogen/carbon cathode of direct sodium borohydride fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrophobic processing link of the traditional technique can be avoided. The manufacturing process of the fuel cell cathode can be simplified. The practical value of the fuel cell can be promoted.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the MEA structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Crystalline silicon block (1) comprising a bottom part and defining a vertical direction, comprises several silicon grains (12) growing in the vertical direction (V), and a nucleation promotion layer (2) at the bottom part, where the silicon grains adjacent to nucleation promotion layer, exhibit an average grain size of less than 10 mm.    USE - Used as a crystalline silicon block.    ADVANTAGE - The crystalline silicon block has a low defect density volume at its bottom part, reduces the displacement of small sized silicon grains from the large grains, which allows the formation of a complete growth of the columnar crystals, and comprises the solar cell exhibiting higher photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a silicon wafer comprising several silicon particles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a crystalline silicon block.    Crystalline silicon block (1)    Nucleation promotion layer (2)    Silicon grains (12)    Crystal particles (22)    Vertical direction (V)
NOVELTY - A copper-indium-gallium diselenide absorption layer is prepared using ion beam sputtering deposition, and carrying out high-temperature in-situ heat-treatment of the sputtered precursor film laminate or periodic laminate.    USE - Preparation of copper-indium-gallium diselenide absorption layer for thin-film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple formation of high-quality, high-purity absorption layers with high purity, with accurate control of ion beam sputtering parameters. The utilization rate of raw material is increased. The gallium element distribution in the radial direction can be controlled effectively. The obtained absorption layer meets the performance requirements of high-efficiency photovoltaic devices.
NOVELTY - The bipolar electrode (1) includes an active material layer e.g. positive electrode active material layer (13), negative electrode active material layer (15) formed on the surface of a collector (11). The active material layer includes a thin portion whose thickness is less than that of the remaining portion of the active material layer. Preferably, a channel (13',15') is formed in the thin portion of the active material layer.    USE - Bipolar electrode for battery (claimed) e.g. bipolar lithium ion secondary battery (claimed) for powering a motor in motor vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to electric vehicle, series hybrid motor vehicle, parallel hybrid vehicle, or fuel cell electric vehicle. Can also be used for train, two-wheeled vehicle, boat, ship, and aircraft.    ADVANTAGE - Allows lithium ion conduction to be fully ensured by the presence of a thin portion in the active material layer, thus improving the output characteristics of battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method for bipolar electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of a bipolar electrode for battery.    Bipolar electrode (1)    Collector (11)    Positive electrode active material layer (13)    Channel (13',15')    Negative electrode active material layer (15)
NOVELTY - The system (1) has a fuel cell (3) i.e. proton exchange membrane fuel cell, comprising an air conveying device (6) for supplying air to a cathode chamber (5) of the fuel cell. An expander (19) relieves the fuel from a compressed gas reservoir (7). The compressed gas reservoir comprises two separate storage areas (15, 16) that are on different pressure levels, or brought with different pressure levels. The expander is switched from the storage areas with the higher pressure level, and expanded part of the expanded fuel in the storage areas returns with a lower pressure level.    USE - Fuel cell system e.g. nickel cadmium battery system and lithium ion battery system, for providing electrical driving power to a vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The system is simple in structure, and starts the vehicle in an efficient manner without use of a high volt battery. The system has prolonged service life, and reduces construction volume, thus reducing weight and cost of the system and providing security during the operation of the system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for operating a fuel cell system    (2) a method for starting a fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a pneumatic circuit diagram of a fuel cell system in a vehicle.    Fuel cell system (1)    Fuel cell (3)    Cathode chamber (5)    Air conveying device (6)    Compressed gas reservoir (7)    Separate storage areas (15, 16)    Expander (19)
NOVELTY - The battery (10) has a battery cell and a cooling device (24) arranged in housings that comprise a side wall (16) and a lid (36), where the cooling device dissipates heat from the battery cell. The cooling device comprises a cooling line that is changed from a normal state to an expanded state, in which enlarged volume in comparison with that in the normal state is obtained. Medium e.g. helium, is conveyed to the cooling line that is made of plastic material e.g. polyethylene. A region of the cooling device is pressed against the battery cell during presence of the expanded state.    USE - Battery i.e. lithium ion battery, for storing and releasing drive energy for a vehicle e.g. electric vehicle, fuel cell vehicle and hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The medium is conveyed to the cooling line that is made of plastic material, and the region of the cooling device is pressed against the battery cell during presence of the expanded state of the cooling line, thus ensuring homogeneous heat removal in the battery in a cooling mode in a simple manner. The cooling line occupies less volume in the expanded state, and can be fixed in the housings in the battery in a simple manner. The battery can be manufactured in a simple and inexpensive manner. The cooling line is made of plastic material, thus reducing damage to the cooling line when applying force to the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a battery for a vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a battery for storing and releasing drive energy for a vehicle.    Battery (10)    Separator (14)    Side wall (16)    Cooling device (24)    Lid (36)    Cover (60)
NOVELTY - An etching method of the method for manufacturing a mono-crystalline silicon wafer solar cell is provided. The etching method comprises a step of etching at least one surface of a mono-crystalline silicon wafer with an alkaline etching solution for the texturization of at least one surface of the mono-crystalline silicon wafer. The alkaline etching solution comprises an alkaline compound, an ethanol or isopropanol and a toluic acid. The alkaline compound contains at least one compound selected from a group consisting sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
NOVELTY - A method for manufacturing crystalline silicon solar cell includes steps of roughening a silicon substrate, forming a plurality of junction blocks arranged at intervals on a surface of the roughened silicon substrate, utilizing a etching manner to flatten the surface of the silicon substrate that is uncovered by the plurality of junction blocks, and aligning the flattened surface having higher reflecting recognition degree prior to screen printing electrodes, and then screen-printing a conductive material on remaining regions uncovered by the plurality of junction blocks. The present invention utilizes the roughened and the flattened regions formed on the silicon substrate to reveal high-contrast patterns due to differences on a surface micro-structure when the silicon substrate is irradiated by a predetermined light source, thereby facilitating the alignment of the screen printing step.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses the methods for fabricating the absorber layers of Cu(InxGa1-x)(S, Se)2(CIGS) and Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4(CZTS) thin film Solar Cells by means of vapor phase epitaxy from the reactions between H2Se or H2S and metal chloride precursors in-situ generated from the chemical reactions. In the process of precursors generation, pure Cu, In, and Ga or Cu, Zn, and Sn metals are placed in the crucibles heated in the source zone at the temperatures in the range between 400 and 1000 degree C with the reactive gases, HCl or Cl2, delivered through the crucibles to react with Cu, In, Ga to generate CuCl or (CuCl)3, InCl3 or InCl, GaCl3 or GaCl, ZnCl2, SnCl2 or SnCl4 precursors. These precursors are then delivered to the reaction chamber to react with H2S or H2Se to form Cu(InxGal-x)(S, Se)2(CIGS) or Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4(CZTS) absorber layers at the temperatures in the range between 400 and 800 degree C. The compositions of CIGS or CZTS absorber layers can be optimized by changing the temperatures in the source zone and reaction chamber as well as the flow rates of reactive gases. The buffer layer and transparent conducting layer of chalcogenide thin film solar can also be fabricated with the same method with the additional O2 reactive gas.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a semiconductor body including a photoactive junction. A semiconductor contact layer (122) made of gallium arsenide is deposited over the semiconductor body. A metal contact layer including a germanium layer and a palladium layer is deposited over the semiconductor contact layer such that specific contact resistance is less than 5x104 ohms-square cm. The palladium layer is formed adjacent to the semiconductor contact layer, where thickness of the palladium layer is 50 nm. The germanium layer is formed on top of the palladium layer.    USE - Method for forming an inverted metamorphic multi-junction (IMM) solar cell or photovoltaic cells of electronic and optoelectronic devices that is used in commercial and consumer-oriented applications, concentrator terrestrial power systems and satellites used in data communications. Uses include but are not limited to transistors, thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells, photo detectors and LEDs.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables minimizing threading dislocations in active regions by surfactants and interconnecting subcells in circuits using additional terminals, so that available photogenerated current density in each subcell can be used effectively so as to improve overall solar cell efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell after deposition of semiconductor layers on a growth substrate.    Substrate (101)    Buffer layer (102)    Buffer layer (103)    Contact layer (104)    Semiconductor contact layer (122)
NOVELTY - Helium gas which is diluent gas and silane-type gas are supplied in a processing container (1), and inductively coupled plasma or microwave plasma is produced (5) in the processing container and silane-type gas is activated. A silicon film is formed on a substrate (S) by plasmified silane-type gas. Hydrogen gas is not supplied in the processing container.    USE - Formation of silicon film used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently forms silicon film having high crystallinity and low defect density, without supplying hydrogen gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a vertical side view explaining the formation of silicon film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Processing container (1)    Mounting base (2)    Plasma generation (5)    Antenna (52)    Substrate (S)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion apparatus (10) has a light-absorption layer (3) comprising polycrystals obtained by combining particles comprising group I-III-VI chalcopyrite-type compound semiconductor. The light-absorption layer contains oxygen. The atomic percentage of oxygen of average in grain boundary of light-absorption layer is more than the atomic percentage of oxygen in particles of light-absorption layer.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, and suppressed generation of electric current leakage and recombination of electron and hole.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Electrode layers (2,5,6)    Light-absorption layer (3)    Buffer layer (4)    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (10)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive laminate has conductive layer containing matrix electroconductive component with network structure, and metal-type linear structure, provided on surface(s) of base material. The matrix is comprised from polymer including polymerized structure of polymerizable compound having 2 or more of carbon-carbon double bond groups. The content of carbon-carbon double bond groups in the structure with respect to total content of matrix is 9-26 %mass. The surface average thickness of the matrix of the conductive layer is 70-1000 nm.    USE - Electroconductive laminate is used for forming patterned electroconductive laminate for touch panel (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, electronic paper and solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The laminate has excellent electroconductivity, and reduced pattern visibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electroconductive laminate has conductive layer containing matrix electroconductive component with network structure, and metal-type linear structure, provided on surface(s) of base material. The matrix is comprised from polymer including polymerized structure of polymerizable compound having 2 or more of carbon-carbon double bond groups. The content of carbon-carbon double bond groups in the structure with respect to total content of matrix is 9-26 %mass. The ratio of peak intensity of stretching vibration of the carbon-carbon double bond of the matrix with respect to peak intensity of stretching vibration of carbon-hydrogen single bond is 0.2 or more calculated using Fourier-Transform infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy. The surface average thickness of the matrix of the conductive layer is 70-1000 nm. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) patterned electroconductive laminate;    (2) manufacture of heat-processed patterned electroconductive laminate; and    (3) touch panel.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier laminated material consists of a layer formed using a composition containing acrylic polyol and an isocyanate-type compound and an inorganic thin film layer, sequentially provided on at least one surface of a base material having a polyethylene naphthalate layer.    USE - Gas-barrier laminated material is used for packaging material for pharmaceuticals (claimed), foodstuffs and industrial products. Uses include but are not limited to transparent electroconductive sheet for liquid-crystal display element, solar cell, electromagnetic wave shield and touch panel, substrate for electroluminescent and color filter, and sealing sheets.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier laminated material has high water vapor barrier properties and oxygen barrier properties. The adhesiveness between the base material and inorganic thin film layer is excellent.
NOVELTY - Silica and hydrogen fluoride are reacted by filling a bed reactor with crystalline or amorphous silica in the solid state and blowing hydrogen fluoride gas directly, to continuously produce silicon tetrafluoride with high yield.    USE - Continuous production of silicon tetrafluoride. Uses include but are not limited to fluoric doping reagent of optical fiber, photomask raw material in semiconductor lithography, thin-film deposition in manufacture of semiconductor device, precursor for monosilane in manufacture of polysilicon for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides high-yield of silicon tetrafluoride.
NOVELTY - Gold (Au)-free gallium arsenide phosphorus (GaAsP) nanostructure resulting from gallium (Ga)-assisted growth.    USE - The nanostructure is useful for preparing semiconductor device, and photovoltaic cell (all claimed). It can also be used for optoelectronic applications, e.g. as a junction in a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides technique for fabricating GaAsP nanostructures using Ga-assisted VLS growth, i.e. without requiring Au catalyst particles. Relative to conventional Au-assisted growth, Ga-assisted growth may result in fewer impurity atoms in the crystal that forms the nanostructure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a semiconductor device comprising a silicon substrate; and GaAsP nanostructures grown on the silicon substrate by Ga-assisted growth;    (2) a photovoltaic cell comprising an active element having the semiconductor device, in which the silicon in the substrate forms a first p-n junction and the GaAsP in the nanostructures forms a second p-n junction; and    (3) a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) method of growing a GaAsP nanostructure comprising subjecting a silicon oxide surface layer on a substrate to a Ga flux to form Ga droplets on the surface layer; subjecting the Ga droplets to the Ga flux and a group V flux to supersaturate the Ga droplets with group V atoms from the group V flux, the group V flux comprising an As flux and, optionally, a phosphorus (P) flux; and setting a growth temperature, a non-zero proportion of P flux in the group V flux, and the Ga flux and the group V flux in V/III flux ratio to effect growth of a GaAsP nanostructure at each supersaturated Ga droplet.
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a belt-shaped separator (12) arranged between a belt-shaped positive electrode (11) and a belt-shaped negative electrode (10). A winding-type electrode group (2) is fixed with resin coated films (3a, 3b) that cover edge parts (4a, 4b) of the electrode group. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material, and the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material. A non-aqueous electrolyte is impregnated at the electrode group. The film is made of polyvinylidene fluoride, PTFE, polyimide or polyamide.    USE - Non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery i.e. alloy-system secondary battery, for use as a main power supply or an auxiliary power supply. Uses include but are not limited to use as a main power supply or an auxiliary power supply of an electronic device e.g. personal computer, mobile telephone, mobile device, portable information terminal and portable game apparatus, an electric equipment such as vacuum cleaner and video camera, a work apparatus such as electric tool and robot, a transporting apparatus such as electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), plug-in HEV and fuel cell electric vehicle, and an electric power storage apparatus i.e. uninterruptible power supply.    ADVANTAGE - The winding-type electrode group is fixed with the resin coated films that cover the edge parts of the electrode group, so that cycling characteristics of the battery can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery.    Non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery (1)    Winding-type electrode group (2)    Resin coated films (3a, 3b)    Edge parts of electrode group (4a, 4b)    Belt-shaped negative electrode (10)    Belt-shaped positive electrode (11)    Belt-shaped separator (12)
NOVELTY - An optical filter comprises benzoazole dye(s) having two or more azole rings.    USE - Optical filter is used as color conversion filter for color conversion light-emitting device and photoelectric conversion device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, liquid crystal display device, plasma display panel, image sensor, personal computer, word processor, car navigation, telephone apparatus, mobile terminal device, fluorescent lamp, light-emitting diode, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The optical filter has favorable wavelength conversion ability, and absorbs light in ultraviolet light region. The photoelectric conversion device containing the optical filter has favorable brightness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) color conversion light-emitting device, which contains a light-emission portion and the optical filter; and    (2) photoelectric conversion device, which contains a photoelectric conversion element and the optical filter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the optical filter.    Support (100)    Undercoat (110)    Optical function layer (120)    Reflection prevention layer (130)    Hard-coat layer (140)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises a component including at least one nano-sized confinement space and particles comprising metal nitride confined within the confinement space.    USE - Composition is used as catalyst composition for chemical process e.g. hydrogenation of carbon monoxide (all claimed), and used in fuel cell and supercapacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The confined particles in composition have high catalytic activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) catalyst composition;    (2) hydrogenation of carbon monoxide, which involves passing feed stream over catalyst composition; and    (3) production of confined metal nitride, which involves introducing composition comprising metal to component including nano-sized confinement space.
NOVELTY - The forming method involves performing single lithography and etch sequence comprising forming contact trench (313) with a greater width than isolation trenches (303t,306i), forming conformal dielectric layer (317) to cover exposed surface areas of contact trench, and removing conformal layer from contact trench. A front side metallization layer (310) is patterned to form the series-connected solar cells based on laterally isolated semiconductor regions of positive (p) and negative (n) doped semiconductor layer or p-i-n semiconductor layer (306).    USE - Forming method of solar cell module (claimed) for indoor applications.    ADVANTAGE - Preserves significant amount of electric material in the isolation trenches, thus contributing to superior dielectric characteristics and reducing the overall leakage current between neighboring solar cells. Obtains a desired high etch rate within the contact trench, thus ensuring a reliable removal of the dielectric material. Significantly increases efficiency of the overall manufacturing process by reduction of the number of lithography steps and associated lithography masks since typically lithography processes mainly contribute to the overall manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a solar module during various manufacturing stages, in which the patterning is achieved on the basis of a reduced number of lithography processes.    Isolation trenches (303t,306i)    Semiconductor layer (306)    Front side metallization layer (310)    Contact trench (313)    Conformal dielectric layer (317)
NOVELTY - The system (20) has a reformation water pump (9) that supplies reformed amount of water to a steam generation device (4) of reformation type. A fuel-supplier supplies fuel to a modifier (5) of reformation type. The amount of fuel flow and the amount of required vapor flow are amended, based on difference of preset modifier temperature and modifier temperature measured by a thermometer (17). A control apparatus (14) controls the reformation water pump to obtain amended reformation water supply flow rate based on amended amount of required vapor flow.    USE - Fuel cell power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the electric power generation is stably continued, even if the calorie in the fuel is varied, the composition and provision of low-cost and highly reliable fuel cell power generation system is attained. The system which can be appropriately controlled, even when fuel consumption itself changes, is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a control method of fuel cell power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the fuel cell power generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Steam generation device (4)    Modifier (5)    Reformation water pump (9)    Control apparatus (14)    Thermometer (17)    Fuel cell power generation system (20)
NOVELTY - A sealing material composition comprises plate-shaped inorganic compound dispersed in a matrix polymer in stacking form.    USE - Composition is used for sealing material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to organic thin film, optical sensor, organic storage element, display element, organic transistor, organic thin-film solar cell, organic-semiconductor element and communication element.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing material composition has excellent high-barrier property, and suppresses transmission of moisture content and oxygen gas. The device formed using sealing material has excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for sealing material, which is obtained by crosslinking-reacting the sealing material composition.
NOVELTY - A transparent composite sheet has a hardened material formed by hardening a curable composition, and glass fibers embedded in the hardened material. The curable composition contains monomer (m1) which forms polymer having positive refractive index anisotropy, and monomer (m2) which forms polymer having negative refractive index anisotropy.    USE - Transparent composite sheet is used for substrate for display element e.g. liquid crystal display device and organic electroluminescent display device, touch panel and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent composite sheet has low optical anisotropy, and excellent transparency and heat resistance. The display element comprising the transparent composite sheet has excellent display characteristics.
NOVELTY - A heat transfer fluid (1) comprises solvent (2) containing water or organic substance, and sheet shaped microparticles (3) dispersed in the solvent.    USE - Heat transfer fluid used for heat transfer apparatus (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to invertors, fuel battery cell, motor, electronic device, intercooler, secondary battery, hot water supply, air conditioner, element cooling device etc.    ADVANTAGE - The heat transfer fluid has excellent heat transfer rate. The engine having excellent durability is efficiently cooled using the heat transfer fluid with reduced fuel consumption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for heat transfer apparatus, which has circulation circuit through which the heat transfer fluid circulates, circulation drive device gives driving force for circulation the heat transfer fluid in the circulation circuit, heat exchanger for cooling by thermally absorbing the heat generated from semiconductor element contained in a semiconductor device in which the heat transfer fluid circulated to cools the semiconductor element, and heat radiator discharges the heat recovered by the heat exchanger. The heat transfer apparatus conveys heat using the heat transfer fluid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of fluid state of microparticles. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heat transfer fluid (1)    Solvent (2)    Microparticles (3)    High-temperature inner wall face (104)    Low-temperature inner wall face (105)
NOVELTY - Boron is removed from metallic silicon by irradiating plasma to metallic silicon porous body containing boron and cooling in non-oxidizing atmosphere.    USE - Method of removing boron from metallic silicon used for producing metallic silicon (claimed) for silicon substrate of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Boron is efficiently removed from metallic silicon, and oxidation of metallic silicon is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for metallic silicon from which boron is removed.
NOVELTY - A boron from metallic silicon is removed by plasmifying mixed gas of inert gas chosen from hydrogen, water vapor, carbon dioxide and oxygen, forming jet flow and supplying metallic-silicon powder which contains boron in jet flow.    USE - Removal of boron from metallic silicon for silicon substrate used for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method is efficient and fast.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a metallic silicon.
NOVELTY - Etching and structuring of oxidic and transparent antistatic coating, anti-reflection coating and their stacked layers, involves selectively applying alkaline etching composition on to-be-treated surface, activating etching composition using energy input, and removing resultant residue of etching composition using solvent (preferably water).    USE - Etching and structuring of oxidic and transparent antistatic coating, anti-reflection coating and their stacked layers used for touch-sensitive monitor and display element for touch-sensitive display device, touch-panel, touch screen. Uses include but are not limited to organic light-emitting display device and liquid crystal display device for mobile phone and tablet personal computer, thin-film solar cell and module.    ADVANTAGE - The oxidic and transparent antistatic coating, anti-reflection coating and their stacked layers are economically etched and structured by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for use of etching composition for etching and structuring of oxidic and transparent antistatic coating, anti-reflection coating and their stacked layers. The etching composition contains an alkaline etchant chosen from potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide, and has non-Newtonian flow characteristics.
NOVELTY - A conjugated diene compound (I) is new.    USE - New conjugated diene compound used for manufacture of sulfonyl-group containing polymer (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to substrate for solar cell, organic electroluminescent display element, windows, vehicle, dashboard, computer display, liquid crystal television, optical lens, lighting cover, signboard etc.    ADVANTAGE - The sulfur-group containing polymer formed using the conjugated diene compound has excellent heat resistance, weather resistance, chemical resistance, low-temperature characteristics, gas permeability, antifoaming property and water-repellant property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A conjugated compound of formula: R1-C(-R2)=C(-R3)-C(-R4)=C(-R5)-Y-X (I) is new.    R1-R5=H or 1-12C alkyl or phenyl (both optionally substituted);    X=CO2R6, CONR62, COR6, OCO2R6, NCONR62, CS2R6, CSNR62, CSR6, SCS2R6, NCSNR62, NCS2R6;    R6=substituent;and    Y=1-12C alkylene.    When Y is 1C methylene group, R1 and R2 is hydrogen atom. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sulfonyl-group containing polymer, which consists of sulfur dioxide group-containing repeating unit of formula: -C(-R1)(-R2)-C(-R3)=C(-R4)-C(-R5)(Y-X)-S(=O)(=O)- (II);    (2) manufacture of sulfonyl-group containing polymer, which involves copolymerizing conjugated diene compound and sulfur dioxide;    (3) sulfur-group containing hydrogenation polymer, which consists of repeating unit of formula: -C(-R1)(-R2)-C(-R3)-CH(-R4)-C(-R5)(Y-X)-S(=O)(=O)- (III); and    (4) manufacture of sulfur-group containing hydrogenation polymer, which involves hydrogenating sulfonyl-group containing polymer.
NOVELTY - A nitrile-group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition is formed by comprising a nitrile-group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (A) having Mooney viscosity at 100 degrees C is 50-200, a nitrile-group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (B) having Mooney viscosity at 100 degrees C is 5-45, and short fiber (C) having mean fiber length of 0.1-12 mm.    USE - Nitrile-group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition is used for crosslinkable nitrile-rubber composition for rubber crosslinked material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to sticker for pneumatic-pressure machine, refrigerator, air conditioner, rolling bearing, hub unit of motor vehicle, valve seat, oil-pan gasket, fuel hose, propeller shaft boot, flexible printed circuit board, and fuel cell separator, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The nitrile-group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition has excellent tensile strength, low heat-generation property and workability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) crosslinkable nitrile-rubber composition, which contains nitrile-group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition and crosslinking agent; and    (2) rubber crosslinked material, which is formed by crosslinking the crosslinkable nitrile-rubber composition.
NOVELTY - A coating components are obtained by applying high-performance economical polymer-based composition containing pre-treated single-walled carbon nanotubes, on amorphous for silicon solar panel.    USE - Coating components are used for photovoltaic module for amorphous silicon solar panel and polycrystalline silicon solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The coating components are environmentally-friendly and economical, and has excellent photovoltaic efficiency, electroconductivity, peeling resistance, heat resistance, blistering resistance and mechanical performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for usage of the coating components for photovoltaic modules, which involves preparing and storing the aforesaid composition for approximately 12 hours at 20 degrees C, detecting the viscosity by viscometer or Ford cup, mixing the composition uniformly by mechanical stirring at room temperature and pressure, depositing a layer of the high-performance economical polymer-based composition on amorphous silicon using inkjet technology, in an ISO 6 clean room, carrying out flashing of the layer for 7 minutes, and polymerizing the layer at 220C for 30 minutes, with an ascending ramp of temperature detected on the element of less than 1 degrees C/second.
NOVELTY - The battery has a substrate (7) whose upper surface is provided with a rear electrode (6). An upper surface of a battery structure (5) is provided with a silicon film battery and linked to a bottom part of a front electrode (1). A battery unit (3) is connected with the front electrode that is arranged on a top end of another battery structure (2). The battery structures comprise a p/n-type cadmium sulfide and zinc sulfide alloy thin film. The battery unit is made of amorphous silicon thin-film, amorphous silicon-germanium thin film or nano-silicon-germanium thin film materials.    USE - Cadmium telluride-silicon base thin film composite solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is convenient to carry and inexpensive, and has high heating efficiency, and improves solar energy conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a cadmium telluride-silicon base thin film composite solar energy battery.    Front electrode (1)    Battery structures (2, 5)    Battery unit (3)    Rear electrode (6)    Substrate (7)
NOVELTY - A solar cell apparatus is manufactured by preparing lens, processing surface of lens using vinyl alkoxysilane or halogenated vinyl silane, forming silane coupling layer, forming photoresist layer, irradiating light from back surface of lens according to self-alignment technique, developing photoresist irradiated in light, forming through-hole in photoresist layer, decomposing silane-coupling layer of part which is not coated by photoresist layer using oxygen or ozone plasma, removing photoresist layer to expose remaining silane coupling layer, and adding fluorine-type silane coupling layer.    USE - Manufacture of solar cell apparatus (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell apparatus is manufactured by preparing lens, processing surface of lens using vinyl alkoxysilane or halogenated vinyl silane, forming silane coupling layer, forming photoresist layer, irradiating light from back surface of lens according to self-alignment technique, developing photoresist irradiated in light, forming through-hole in photoresist layer, decomposing silane-coupling layer of part which is not coated by photoresist layer using oxygen or ozone plasma, removing photoresist layer to expose remaining silane coupling layer, adding fluorine-type silane coupling layer, and making silane coupling layer water-repellent.
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film is made of indium oxide (95 wt.%) doped with tin oxide (4-9 wt.%) and tungsten trioxide (1-5 wt.%).    USE - Transparent conductive film used as window layer of thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive film has high light transmittance, high conductivity, high mobility, improved short circuit current density and improved efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the transparent conductive film.
NOVELTY - Manufacturing a flexible substrate (105') with surface structure comprises: (a) preparing a molding plate (101) with surface structure; (b) forming a flexible substrate material on the molding plate; (c) curing the flexible substrate material; (d) demolding the cured flexible substrate material; and (e) forming the flexible substrate with surface structure.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing a flexible substrate with surface structure (claimed), which is useful in a solar cell or infrared emitter device.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the flexible substrate, which: is prevented form damage; can be obtained in various shapes, sizes, periodic or non-periodic patterns; utilizes the molding plate which is reusable; is directly coated on the molding plate and can be easily peeled from the molding plate; increases the light absorption of the solar cell; does not require the conventional complex manufacturing steps, hence it is simple and cost effective; exhibits improved electric properties, high transparency, high thermal-resistance, and low coefficient of thermal expansion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the flexible substrate with surface structure manufactured by the method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates the manufacturing process for the flexible substrate with micro-structure.    Molding plate (101)    Isolation material (103)    Flexible substrate product (105')
NOVELTY - A solvent/solvent composition comprises ether compound (I).    USE - Solvent/solvent composition is used for coating paste for forming coating film in laminated ceramic component e.g. laminated ceramic capacitor (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to inductor, varistor, thermistor, speaker, actuator, antenna and solid oxide fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The coating paste obtained by the solvent/solvent composition is efficiently manufactured, by a simple process. The laminated ceramic component obtained by the coating paste has high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solvent/solvent composition comprises ether compound of formula: R1O-(A-O)n-R2 (I).    R1,R2=linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, in which at least one of R1 and R2 is cyclic alkyl;    A=alkylene;and    n=1 or 2.
NOVELTY - The positioning device has motor that performs a rotation drive of arm (12), so that arm is rotated between retracted position from which arm is retracted from target object, in-position positions from which arm is extruded from target object along positioning direction by contacting outer periphery located in predetermined direction of the target object. An outer periphery of the target object is slided along an inclined surface (14b) when the arm is rotated from the retracted position to the in-position position.    USE - Positioning device for positioning target object such as tray for mounting workpiece e.g. glass substrate and semiconductor substrate in production line of liquid crystal panel, solar cell and semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - The positioning handling of the target object can be handled reliably while the size reduction of a foot space is attained. The occurrence of the malfunction during positioning can be avoided and the target object can be positioned correctly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the contact-type positioning device.    Extrusion mechanism (10)    Motor housing (11)    Arm (12)    Revolving arm (13)    Inclined surface (14b)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen sensing device to be installed on a fuel cell vehicle, comprises a hydrogen sensor (150) for detecting hydrogen; a siloxane decomposing material (130), installed upstream of the hydrogen sensor, for decomposing siloxanes in gas flowing through a fuel cell exhaust pipe (EP) of the fuel cell vehicle; a silicon dioxide capturing material (140) for capturing silicon dioxide resulting from decomposition of siloxanes; an inlet (120) for injecting a decomposition aid; a heater (110) for heating off-gas heading toward the hydrogen sensor; and a casing (170).    USE - As hydrogen sensing device (claimed) for detecting the hydrogen in off-gas discharged from a fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen sensing device is capable of preventing sensor sensitivity decreases.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows block diagram of hydrogen sensing device.    Heater (110)    Inlet (120)    Siloxane decomposing material (130)    Silicon dioxide capturing material (140)    Hydrogen sensor (150)
NOVELTY - The supply apparatus evaporates or sublimates a solid material and heats the solid material beyond melting point under atmospheric pressure and below a boiling point of specific temperature condition. A solid-sample preparation unit is provided to make the solid material cool and solidify in the melted state, and produce a solid sample (S). The solid sample is installed in a sample installation unit (3), and the solid material gas (S) produced in the sample installation unit is delivered to a delivery unit (4).    USE - Apparatus for supplying solid material gas of solid organic compound or solid organometallic compound used in production apparatus manufacturing semiconductor device and solar cell, and research and development equipment.    ADVANTAGE - The solid material is cooled and solidified in the melted state, thus the stabilization of the material concentration of the solid material gas can be improved. The filling amount of solid material per internal volume of the container can be increased. The powdery or granular solid material is melted, so that impurities such as moisture content can be released. The adhesion of the impurity to the surface of the tray and solid material can be prevented. The frequency of the material refill is decreased and the cost of container cleaning, filling and transport can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for supplying solid material gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the supply apparatus.    Supply unit (1)    Distribution unit (2)    Sample installation unit (3)    Tray (3a)    Delivery unit (4)    Heating unit (5)    Carrier gas (C)    Solid material gas (G)    Solid sample (S)
NOVELTY - Silver fine particles have average particle diameter of 100 nm or more, and ratio (crystalline diameter DX (111) and crystalline diameter DX (200)) of crystalline diameter in Miller-index (111) and (200) of 1.40 or more measured by X-ray diffraction.    USE - Silver fine particles are used for paste for electroconductive film used for electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to flat panel display, solar cell, laminated ceramic capacitor, laminated inductor, integrated-circuit card and large scale integration.    ADVANTAGE - The silver fine particles has excellent low-temperature sinterability.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a process liquid storage part storing process liquid i.e. hydrofluoric acid, supplied to two process liquid discharge nozzles (2, 4), and a process liquid collection part (5) positioned under the process liquid discharge nozzles. A liquid feeding part feeds the process liquid collected by the process liquid collection part in the process liquid storage part. Contact time of a conveyance roller (9) and a back surface of a glass substrate (100) is same as contact time of a back surface region of the glass substrate.    USE - Apparatus for processing a substrate i.e. glass substrate, for a flat panel display such as LCD and plasma display panel, photomask and organic electroluminescent. Can also be used for a substrate for optical disks, semiconductor wafer, solar cell and a film substrate for an electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The contact time of the conveyance roller and back surface of substrate is same as that of the back surface region of the substrate, thus effectively supplying the process liquid throughout surface of the substrate, without consuming large amount of the process liquid, and effectively preventing that etching unevenness is occurred at the back surface of the substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a substrate processing apparatus.    Coating units (1a, 1b)    Process liquid discharge nozzles (2, 4)    Process liquid collection part (5)    Conveyance roller (9)    Glass substrate (100)
NOVELTY - A laminated film comprises acrylic resin which is included in single surface of plastics base material film, coating layer which contains resin which has oxazoline group, and inorganic thin film layer which is provided on the coating layer. The change rate of surface roughness before and after the retort treatment of laminated film is 1-18%.    USE - Laminated film for packaging material of foodstuff, pharmaceutical, solar cell, electronic paper, organic electroluminescent element, and semiconductor element.    ADVANTAGE - Production stability and economical efficiency are excellent, laminate strength is favorable and gas barrier property is outstanding.
NOVELTY - Boron is removed from metallic silicon by heat processing metallic silicon powder containing boron at greater than or equal to 1300 degrees C under reducing atmosphere.    USE - Method of removing boron from metallic silicon used for producing metallic silicon (claimed) for semiconductor or solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and safely removes boron from metallic silicon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for metallic silicon from which boron is removed.
NOVELTY - The cleaning module (1) has substrate carrier (2) for mounting a substrate (3). A transport system (4) is provided through which the substrate carrier is moved in a horizontal transport plane (A) in a transport direction (B) of carrier. An ionizing air curtain generating device (5) is provided above the substrate carrier, which is moved by the transport system. A particle extraction device (6) is provided in front of ionizing air curtain generating device in transport direction of carrier.    USE - Substrate and/or substrate carrier cleaning module for substrate processing system, for substrate such as solar wafers used in manufacture of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate and/or substrate carrier can be cleaned easily at low cost, since need for performing wet cleaning in bathrooms or drying of carrier is not required. The frequent and effective cleaning of substrates and/or carriers is allowed by removal of particles and solid layers from surfaces to be removed. The module can be maintained easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for cleaning substrate and/or substrate carrier.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic views of the cleaning module and ionizing air curtain generating device.    Cleaning module (1)    Substrate carrier (2)    Substrate (3)    Transport system (4)    Ionizing air curtain generating device (5)    Particle extraction device (6)    Horizontal transport plane (A)    Transport direction of carrier (B)
NOVELTY - The device (11) has a horizontal transport track (27) including transport rollers (28), which are made of a temperature-resistant, non-metallic material such as ceramic material e.g. aluminum oxide. Thin layers are applied by an atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) method at temperatures of more than 250 degree Celsius. Substrates (30) are continuously transported on the transport track and coated by an APCVD coating device. A heating device (24) e.g. infrared heater, is provided below the transport track in a region of the coating device.    USE - Device for producing thin layers e.g. dielectric layers, conductive layers, doping layers, and anti-reflection layers (claimed), on substrates for solar cell production.    ADVANTAGE - The horizontal transport track includes the transport rollers, which are made of the temperature-resistant, non-metallic material, thus reducing risk of metal contamination and problems of complex cleaning. The device is used versatile for any APCVD methods, and unhinderedly controls a coating process. The device enables better and gentle transportation of the substrates on roller tracks, thus quickly applying a coating with a sufficient layer thickness by gentle handling of the substrates in better manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing thin layers in a continuous operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a device for coating with an APCVD coating device, and a horizontal transport track with transport rollers.    Device for producing thin layers on substrates (11)    Injector (13)    Heating device (24)    Horizontal transport track (27)    Transport rollers (28)    Substrates (30)
NOVELTY - A thermal adhesive sheet comprises an adhesive composition containing an olefin alkyl (meth)acrylate-glycidyl (meth)acrylate copolymer having weight average molecular weight of 50000 to one million, as a main component. The olefin alkyl (meth)acrylate-glycidyl (meth)acrylate copolymer contains low-molecular-weight component (20 wt.% or less) having molecular weight of 30000 or less.    USE - Thermal adhesive sheet is used for sealing of electrolyte solution between separator of lamination-type lithium secondary battery (claimed) used as power supply for notebook-type computer, mobile telephone and electric vehicle, and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thermal adhesive sheet has favorable adhesiveness with respect to to-be-adhered material such as polyimide film.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen gas filling apparatus (10) comprises support stand (13), compressor (14) which is positioned at upper surface (13a) of support stand and compresses hydrogen gas, accumulator (28-1, 28-2, 28-3) which stores hydrogen gas and is positioned at upper surface of support stand, heat exchanger (47) which cools hydrogen gas, is positioned at upper surface of support stand, and is supplied from accumulator by refrigerant or brine, and housing (61) which is positioned at upper surface of support stand and accommodates refrigerator (62).    USE - A hydrogen gas filling apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - High safety is ensured, size and installation area of hydrogen gas filling apparatus are reduced, and installation time of hydrogen gas filling apparatus is shortened.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrogen gas filling apparatus (10) comprises support stand (13), compressor (14) which is positioned at upper surface (13a) of support stand and compresses hydrogen gas, accumulator (28-1, 28-2, 28-3) which stores hydrogen gas and is positioned at upper surface of support stand, heat exchanger (47) which cools hydrogen gas, is positioned at upper surface of support stand, and is supplied from accumulator by refrigerant or brine, and housing (61) which is positioned at upper surface of support stand and accommodates refrigerator (62) which cools refrigerant or brine collected from heat exchanger and supplies cooled refrigerant or brine to heat exchanger.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a hydrogen gas filling apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Hydrogen gas filling apparatus (10)    Support stand (13)    Upper surface (13a)    Compressor (14)    Accumulator (28-1, 28-2, 28-3)    Heat exchanger (47)    Housing (61)    Refrigerator (62)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a silicon oxide film (2) of the patterned 0.01 to 2 mu m average thickness on a silicon substrate (10). A glass layer (3) is formed on the silicon substrate, and is provided with a donor element. A thermal diffusion process is performed after the formation of the glass layer. The silicon oxide film and the glass layer are removed after the thermal-diffusion process. The donor element is selected from phosphorus and antimony. The glass layer is formed from a phosphorus oxy-chloride.    USE - Method of manufacturing n type diffused layer for solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The donor concentration is changed by performing thermal diffusion process after the formation of the glass layer, and the silicon oxide film and the glass layer are removed after the thermal-diffusion process, so that the donor concentration of n type diffused layer can be changed in simple manner, and the thermal damage to the silicon substrate can be reduced, thus the efficiency of the solar cell element can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a manufacturing method of solar cell element; and    (2) a solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the n type diffused layer during manufacturing. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Silicon oxide film (2)    Glass layer (3)    Low concentration n type diffused layer (4)    High concentration n type diffused layer (5)    Silicon substrate (10)
NOVELTY - A composition containing glass powder and dispersion medium containing acceptor element is coated on a semiconductor substrate and thermal-diffusion process is carried out to form p-type diffusion layer. The thermal diffusion processing is carried out by cooling the heated substrate at a rate of 5-300 degrees C/minute from the heating temperature of the thermal-diffusion process before the glass transition temperature of the glass powder. The glass layer formed is further removed after cooling by etching. The acceptor element is boron trioxide, alumina or gallium oxide.    USE - Manufacture of p-type diffusion layer for solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The p-type diffusion layer is formed without generating internal stress in the substrate and curvature of the substrate. The generation of etching residue on the surface of the layer is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell element.
NOVELTY - A p-type-diffused-layer-formation composition (13) comprises glass powder containing an acceptor element, silver oxide, and a dispersion medium.    USE - Composition is used for manufacturing p-type diffused layers in manufacture of solar-cell elements (all claimed) of e.g. back-contact type.    ADVANTAGE - The composition reduces internal stress of silicon substrate, and suppresses damage of crystal grain boundary, crystal-defect impudence, and curvature. The composition enables simple formation of p-type diffused layer with sufficient ohmic contact.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of p-type diffused layer (14); and    (2) manufacture of solar-cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view explaining the manufacturing method of solar-cell element.    P-type semiconductor substrate (10)    N-type diffused layer (12)    Composition (13)    P-type diffused layer (14)    Antireflective film (16)
NOVELTY - An n-type-diffused-layer-formation composition (11) comprises glass powder containing a donor element, silicon particles, and a dispersion medium.    USE - Composition is used for manufacturing n-type diffused layers in manufacture of solar-cell elements (all claimed) of e.g. back-contact type.    ADVANTAGE - The composition enables formation of n-type diffused layer in a specific portion of silicon semiconductor substrate, suppressing roughening of substrate surface. The composition reduces internal stress of silicon substrate and suppresses curvature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of n-type diffused layer (12); and    (2) manufacture of solar-cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view explaining the manufacturing method of solar-cell element.    P-type semiconductor substrate (10)    Composition (11)    N-type diffused layer (12)    High-concentration electric field layer (14)    Antireflective film (16)
NOVELTY - A solar cell consists of a flexible support substrate (15), connection wiring layer (I) located on one side of the support substrate, a photoelectric-conversion layer located on the other side of the substrate, and connection wiring layer (II) of feebly-magnetic metal formed by magnetron sputtering on the surface of connection wiring layer (I). The feebly-magnetic metal is nickel alloy whose magnetism can be weakened.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has excellent flexibility and can be manufactured with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the main portion of the film-forming apparatus used for forming connection wiring layer by magnetron sputtering, a perspective view explaining the positional relationship with substrate, and a top view from the upper surface.    Flexible support substrate (15)    Film-forming apparatus (200)    Target material layer (212)    Magnetic flux (222)    Electrode (240)
NOVELTY - A composition containing glass powder and dispersion medium containing donor element is coated on a semiconductor substrate (10). The formed coating is subjected to thermal diffusion processing and the substrate is ultrasonically washed to form n-type diffused layer (12). The donor element is phosphorus or antimony.    USE - Manufacture of n-type diffused layer used for solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The ultrasonic washing process removes the residue on the substrate. The n-type diffused layer is formed in a specific portion using the composition, without being hard to volatilize the donor component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar cell element.    Semiconductor substrate (10)    N-type diffused layer (12)    High concentration electric field layer (14)    Antireflective film (16)    Back surface electrode (20)
NOVELTY - A composition containing glass powder and dispersion medium containing an acceptor element is coated on a semiconductor substrate. The coated composition is subjected to thermal diffusion and p-type diffusion layer is formed. The formed layer is ultrasonically washed to obtain p-type diffusion layer. The acceptor element is boron trioxide, alumina or gallium oxide.    USE - Manufacture of p-type diffusion layer used in solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The p-type diffusion layer is formed without generating curvature of the substrate. The residue remaining on the substrate can be removed efficiently by ultrasonically washing the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell element.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing the negative type diffused layer formation composition containing the dispersion medium containing the glass powder containing a donor element and organic substance on a semiconductor substrate (10). The organic substance is removed from the composition layer by heat treatment process. The thermal-diffusion process of the semiconductor substrate is performed after the heat treatment process. The donor element is selected from phosphorus and antimony.    USE - Method for manufacturing negative type diffused layer of solar cell element (claimed) used in silicon solar battery cell.    ADVANTAGE - The diffusion of phosphorus to the side surface and back surface of substrate can be suppressed. The negative type diffused layer can be formed easily in the specific region, without forming unnecessary negative type diffused layer. The residual of the carbide material on the semiconductor substrate after thermal diffusion can be eliminated. The generation of the internal stress in the semiconductor substrate resulting from the thickness of the back surface electrode can be suppressed, to restrain the curvature of semiconductor substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the manufacturing process of the solar cell element.    Semiconductor substrate (10)    Negative type diffused layer (12)    High concentration electric field layer (14)    Anti-reflective film (16)    Metal paste layer (18)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing the p type diffusion layer formation composition which contains the dispersion medium with the glass powder that contains an acceptor element. An organic substance is provided on a semiconductor substrate and a composition layer is formed. The heat treatment process is performed to carry out the thermal-diffusion process of the semiconductor substrate.    USE - Manufacturing method of p-type diffusion layer used during manufacturing method of solar cell element (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The internal stress in a semiconductor substrate and the curvature of a substrate can be suppressed. The residual of a carbide can be eliminated on the semiconductor substrate after thermal diffusion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell element.
NOVELTY - The invention provides a solar cell structure with improved collection efficiency of photocurrent. The structures in this invention utilize surface-barrier layer (SBL) approach where a thin phosphide or arsenide SBL is grown on the window layer. This approach provides a built-in electric field across the interface between the SBL and the window layer, which can efficiently prevent the photogenerated carriers flowing upwardly through the window layer from approaching the oxide-related surface states on the window layer surface, thus minimizing carrier recombination loss.
NOVELTY - A wiring material (102) has an electroconductive material, and a solder coating layer including non-eutectic solder material (104) provided to region of at least one portion of surface of electroconductive material.    USE - Wiring material is used for manufacturing wiring material-adhered component, solar cell (all claimed) and electroluminescent light-emitting element.    ADVANTAGE - The wiring material has excellent adhesiveness with respect to to-be-adhered material, crack resistance and workability. The wiring material is adhered to to-be-adhered material, without using flux.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of wiring material; and    (2) manufacture of wiring material-adhered component, which involves adhering wiring material to to-be-adhered material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the solar cell.    Semiconductor substrate (101)    Wiring material (102)    Solder material (104)    Back surface electrode (107)    Solar cell (200)
NOVELTY - Polyethylene and film-forming solvent are mixed, and stretched into sheet with 1.1-2 times the draw ratio with respect to longitudinal direction and 4-50 times the area multiplying factor in longitudinal direction and width direction, by extruding out from die and removing film-forming solvent, to obtain microporous film.    USE - Manufacture of microporous film used as isolator for electrochemical reaction apparatuses e.g. separation membrane used for separation of substance e.g. alkali, lithium secondary battery, fuel battery, and capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides microporous film having high rigidity in longitudinal direction, heat-shrinkage characteristics, and air permeability.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive pattern comprises a layer (A) and a receiving layer (B) which consist of support components, and a conductive layer (C). The receiving layer (B) is obtained by coating electroconductive ink containing electroconductive substance (c) which forms a conductive layer (C) on the surface of the resin layer (B1) containing vinyl resin (b1) obtained by polymerizing vinyl monomer mixture containing 10-70 %mass of methyl (meth)acrylate, and crosslinking the resin layer (B1).    USE - Electroconductive pattern is used for electric circuit (claimed) of electronic devices e.g. organic solar cell, electronic book terminal, organic electroluminescent element, organic transistor and flexible printed circuit board, periphery wiring of radio-frequency identification e.g. noncontact integrated circuit card, wiring of electromagnetic wave shield of plasma display, and organic transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive pattern has excellent thin-line property, and durability without causing dissolution and peeling.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electroconductive pattern.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film laminate (100a) has 2 or more sheets of gas barrier films laminated through adhesive layer (4). At least one sheet of the gas barrier film has a base material (1) including plastic film, and gas barrier layer (2) provided on base material. The adhesive layer is a layer formed using the rubber-based adhesive agent composition containing rubber-type compound.    USE - Gas-barrier film laminate is used for electronic component (claimed) for liquid crystal display, solar cell and electroluminescent display.    ADVANTAGE - The film laminate has excellent gas barrier property, adhesiveness, ultraviolet-blocking property and optical characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electronic component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of gas-barrier film laminate.    Base material containing plastic film (1)    Gas-barrier layer (2)    Adhesive layer (4)    Gas-barrier film laminates (100a,100b)
NOVELTY - Photocurable inkjet ink comprises monofunctional polymerizable monomer component including monofunctional polymerizable monomer (M1) having a condensed-ring type hydrocarbon group or a polycyclic hydrocarbon group, and monofunctional polymerizable monomer (M2) having a monocyclic hydrocarbon group, and polymerization initiator.    USE - Photocurable inkjet ink is used for cured film for electronic circuit board e.g. solar cell substrate (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to printed wiring board, flexible wiring board and semiconductor package substrate used for liquid crystal display element and electroluminescence display element.    ADVANTAGE - The ink has excellent discharge property and photocurability. The cured film obtained using the ink has excellent adhesiveness with respect to metal wiring, electrode, silicon substrate and glass substrate, and heat resistance. The electronic circuit board having high reliability is economically manufactured using the photocurable inkjet ink by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electronic circuit board, which involves coating the photocurable inkjet ink on a substrate by inkjet method, forming coating film, irradiating light to the coating film, hardening coating film, and forming cured film on substrate.
NOVELTY - A composition containing metal particles, metal precursor particles and/or metal ions is electrostatically coated to form thin metal film.    USE - Formation of thin metal film for manufacturing organic solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metal thin film is formed efficiently with easily handleable composition having low viscosity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - The solar cell (1) comprises a p-type-semiconductor substrate (2), where a unit layer (3a) is provided in a surface of the p-type-semiconductor substrate. The unit layer consists of a germanium nanodot (11) and a silicon thin film (12), which covers a stacking part (3). The stacking part has a n-type semiconductor region (3b), which is formed in the surface on the opposite side to the p-type-semiconductor substrate. The p-type-semiconductor substrate consists of a single crystal silicon or a polycrystalline silicon.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The stacking part is n-type semiconductor region, which is formed in the surface on the opposite side to the p-type-semiconductor substrate, and hence ensures improving the energy conversion efficiency and preventing the crystal quality deterioration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show a side view and sectional view of a solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Solar cell (1)    P-type-semiconductor substrate (2)    Stacking part (3)    Unit layer (3a)    N-type semiconductor region (3b)    Germanium nanodot (11)    Silicon thin film (12)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion element (10) comprises transparent conductive film (1), photoelectric conversion part (3) which has pin structure containing laminated p-type semiconductor film (31), i-type semiconductor film (32), and 1st n-type semiconductor film (33), and 2nd n-type semiconductor film (2) positioned between transparent conductive film and p-type semiconductor film. The p-type-semiconductor film or 2nd n-type semiconductor film has amorphous phase or microcrystalline phase.    USE - A photoelectric conversion element for laminated photoelectric conversion element (claimed) used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion element is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional diagram of the photoelectric conversion element. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Transparent conductive film (1)    N-type semiconductor film (2)    Photoelectric conversion part (3)    Photoelectric conversion element (10)    P-type-semiconductor film (31)    I-type semiconductor film (32)    N-type-semiconductor film (33)
NOVELTY - The glass substrate has a float glass substrate (1), where a carbonate (3,3a) of an alkali metal is distributed on an air surface (1a) on an opposite side to a tin face (1b), in which a tin oxide film (2) is formed. A transparent conductive film (4) has a translucency, which is directly formed on the air surface, where an uneven structure is formed in a surface of the transparent conductive film. A crystal orientation property of the transparent conductive film is formed on the air surface, where the transparent conductive film is formed on the carbonate of the alkali metal.    USE - Glass substrate for use with a transparent conductive film for thin film solar cell of a thin film solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The crystal orientation property of the transparent conductive film is formed on the air surface, where the transparent conductive film is formed on the carbonate of the alkali metal, and hence enables preventing decline in the photoelectric conversion efficiency from a texture structure in an effective manner and reduces the manufacturing cost of a solar cell in a reliable manner, and also improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar cell using the optical confinement effect, thus reduces the material cost and film forming time and suppresses the elution of the alkali ion from a glass substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a thin film solar cell with a photoelectric converting layer; and    (2) a method for manufacturing the glass substrate with a transparent conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show schematic sectional representations of a manufacturing process of a glass substrate.    Float glass substrate (1)    Air surface (1a)    Tin face (1b)    Tin oxide film (2)    Carbonates (3,3a)    Transparent conductive film (4)    Back surface electrode layer (6)
NOVELTY - A phosphorus-containing fullerene derivative (I) is new.    USE - New phosphorus-containing fullerene derivative is used in biomedical testing method and pharmacology, and for light-converting material for organic solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A phosphorus-containing fullerene derivative of formula (I) is new.    X=H, chloro, nitro, -ONO2, linear or branched alkyl (CnH2n+1), alkenyl (CnH2n-1) or alkynyl (CnH2n-3), alkoxy (O-R) or thiolate (S-R) or phosphonate (-P(O)(OR)2);    n=1-20;    R=H or linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl;    R1=H, linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkyl halide (-(CH2)mHal), aliphatic alcohol (-(CH2)mOH), -(CH2)mOR'1, -(CH2CH2O)mR'1, -(CH2)mSH,-(CH2)mCOOH, -(CH2)COOR'1, amide (-(CH2)mCONR'1R'2), optionally substituted saturated Cn'H2n'-3 or unsubstituted Cn"H2n"-5, Cn"H2n"-7, Cn"'H2n"'-9, phenyl (C6H5-kY'k), naphthyl (C10H7-k'Y'k'), C4H3-k"Y'k"Z, C3H2-k"'Y'k"'Z1Z2, C5H4-k1Y'k1Z', C4H3-k"Y'k"Z'1Z'2, or C3H2-k"Y'k"Z'1Z'2Z'3;    m=0-20;    R'1,R'2=H, linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl;    Hal=F, Cl, Br or I;    n'=3-10;    n"=5-10;    n"'=8-10;    k=0-5;    Y'=H, carboxy, COOR1, CONR1R2, nitro, halo (F, Cl, Br or I), hydroxy, -OR1, unsubstituted -NH2, monosubstituted -NHR1 or disubstituted -NR1R2, 1-30C hydrocarbyl or aryl;    k=0-7;    k"=0-3;    Z,Z1,Z2=O, S, NR1, NR1R2, or SiR1R2;    k"'=0-2;    k1=0-4;and    Z',Z'1-Z'3=N, NR1, P, O or S.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of phosphorus-containing fullerene derivative.
NOVELTY - A multicomponent metal sulfur-family compound and its manufacturing methodare disclosed, which is applied to an environment of preparing the target of a semiconductor thin-film solar cell and/or the ink's precusor material. When the manufacturing method of the multicomponent metal sulfur-family compound of the present invention is utilized to synthesize the nano-powder of the multicomponent metal sulfur-family compound, a pure element (Cu/In/Ga/Se/S) with purity of 3N5-5N and/or a selenium compound and/or a sulfur compound can be adopted as the initiating material. The contained above one metal element can be selected from the pure element powder of the constituent element as a whole, and/or can be concocted according to the atom's ratio by utilizing at least one metal alloy powder to carry out the synthesis under the condition of normal pressure without water and oxygen through liquid-phase synthesis, in which one or more than one solvents of organic compounds of N-chelant chelating compounds are adopted in the synthesis manufacturing process. These N-chelant chelating compounds have the boiling point higher than 180 DEG C and the weak alkaline with pH value in between 7 and 10. Thus, the multicomponent metal sulfur-family compound such as the compound with elements of Cu-In-Ga-Se-S can be generated by the chelating reaction under high temperature. The compound with elements of Cu-In-Ga-Se-S is the target of semiconductor thin-film solar cell and/or the ink's precusor material.
NOVELTY - The laminated substrate comprises a buffer layer (40), for example cadmium sulfide, a transparent window (50) and a front side metal layer (70), which are successively formed on rear side metal layer (20) as p-type semiconductor. A light absorption layer (30) is formed as n-type semiconductor, where a reflection barrier layer (60) is additionally formed according to case. The insulating layer includes 0.1 wt.% of sodium or silicone compound.    USE - Laminated substrate for use in copper indium gallium selenide solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated substrate comprises buffer layer, for example cadmium sulfide, transparent window and front side metal layer, and thus provides improved flexibility copper indium gallium selenide to improve crystallization by including sodium, excellent surface flatness and high battery capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing laminated substrate, which involves mixing silicone with silane and oxygen, dinitrogen dioxide or tetraethyl orthosilicate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the laminated substrate.    Rear side metal layer (20)    Light absorption layer (30)    Buffer layer (40)    Transparent window (50)    Reflection barrier layer (60)    Metal layer (70)
NOVELTY - Method involves depositing a phosphorus-containing 3 and a boron-containing 2 film, respectively, onto a first and a second opposite surface of a silicon substrate 1; simultaneous diffusion of phosphorus and boron from the corresponding films in the surface of the first and second sides of the substrate 1, respectively, at high temperature; removing the surface layer 4 which is doped with phosphorus, while simultaneously forming a textured surface on the first side of the substrate 1; forming a phosphorus-doped layer 7 on the textured surface and forming a contact system 8. Content of phosphorus in the phosphorus-containing film 3 is selected such that concentration of phosphorus on all areas of the surface coated with the phosphorus-containing film 3 is higher than concentration of boron on these areas after diffusion.    USE - Physics.    ADVANTAGE - High efficiency of solar cells owing to elimination of the layer overlapping effect. 7 cl, 2 dwg, 3 tbl, 2 ex
NOVELTY - A glass board material has surface(s) in which relative sodium concentration at a depth of 0.2 mu m with respect to sodium concentration in a depth of 1 mu m, is 0.55 or more.    USE - Glass board material is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The glass board material has excellent sodium supply ability.
NOVELTY - A tray comprise main frame having flat-plate structure having primary surface on which substrate is loaded and containing carbon-carbon composite material, and guide unit guides the substrate onto main frame such that each substrate is loaded in predetermined positions.    USE - Tray is used for loading substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The tray is capable of loading higher number of substrate.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has film-forming chamber (100) with spray mechanism which sprays film-forming gas which micronized film-forming material in casing (150). An exhaust port is located at side wall of casing so as to exhaust gas. The open portion is formed facing the substrate (200) which passes film-forming chamber in heating furnace (120). The film-forming gas is passed into open portion from spray mechanism, and reached toward exhaust port. The width of open portion is 1.15-1.25 times with respect to width of substrate in direction orthogonal to conveyance direction.    USE - Film-forming apparatus used in semiconductor field, display field, and solar cell field.    ADVANTAGE - Since the width of open portion is 1.15-1.25 times with respect to width of substrate in direction orthogonal to conveyance direction, the uniformity of the film thickness of the film formed on substrate is improved. The film-forming chamber can be reduced in size and the film-forming apparatus can be made compact.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Film-forming chamber (100)    Heating furnace (120)    Spray nozzle (130)    Casing (150)    Substrate (200)
NOVELTY - The shower plate (20) has several rectangle plates (21) which are provided with plate hole (21a) and screw-hole (21b). The rectangle plate is held with respect to shower head, such that sliding of rectangle plate is possible. An elongate hole formed in edge portion of the rectangle plate is screwed to the shower head. A lubricative element is provided between notches of rectangle plate and plate holding unit.    USE - Vertical type shower plate for vapor phase growth apparatus (claimed) such as metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) apparatus for use during manufacture of LED, semiconductor laser and solar device for space.    ADVANTAGE - The curvature and temperature rise by thermal expansion of shower plate can be prevented, growth of the product on shower plate can be suppressed and stability and quality of compound semiconductor crystal can be maintained effectively on the to-be-processed substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings shows the top view and sectional view of the shower plate.    Shower plate (20)    Rectangle plate (21)    Plate hole (21a)    Screw-hole (21b)
NOVELTY - The structure (10) has adhesion layer (2) whose width is greater than width of glass film (3). A support film (1) is provided in glass film through adhesion layer, for protruding both end portions (3a,3b) of glass film. A belt-shaped film (4) is provided in edge portion (6) of support film through adhesion layer.    USE - Glass film laminated structure for organic electroluminescent display, LCD, color filter and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of the wrinkle and curl on the support film is prevented, such that the efficiency and reliability of the glass film laminated structure are improved. The sticking malfunction of the adhesion layer is prevented. The glass film laminated structure is easily manufactured at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of glass film laminated structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the glass film laminated structure.    Support film (1)    Adhesion layer (2)    Glass film (3)    End portions (3a,3b)    Belt-shaped film (4)    Edge portion (6)    Glass film laminated structure (10)
NOVELTY - The structure (10) has an adhesion layer (2) that stacks glass film (3) with the support film (1) so that both-end portions of the support film are protruded by the glass film. The width (A) of the glass film is larger than the width (B) of the support film. A patterned film is provided on the glass film.    USE - Glass film laminated structure for device substrate used in organic electroluminescent display, LCD, color filter and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The support film can be arranged rather than the edge portion of glass film at inward. The adhesion layer provided in the support film cannot be exposed, when carrying out the roll of the glass film laminated structure. Both ends of the glass film laminated structure along width direction can be detected at the time of conveyance of glass film laminated structure. The process malfunctions such as pattern formation can be prevented, and the position accuracy at the time of process can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of glass film laminated structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the glass film laminated structure.    Support film (1)    Adhesion layer (2)    Glass film (3)    Glass film laminated structure (10)    Width of glass film (A)    Width of support film (B)
NOVELTY - The structure (10) has an adhesion layer (2) that stacks glass film (3) with the support film (1). The difference of the width (B) of support film and the width (A) of glass film is less than 1 mm. The distances (a,b) from edge portions (3a,3b) of the width direction of the glass film to edge portions (1a,1b) of width direction of the support film are less than +/- 0.5 mm. A patterned film is provided on the glass film.    USE - Glass film laminated structure for device substrate used in organic electroluminescent display, LCD, color filter and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The support film can be arranged rather than the edge portion of glass film at inward. The adhesion layer provided in the support film cannot be exposed, when carrying out the roll of the glass film laminated structure. Both ends of the glass film laminated structure along width direction can be detected at the time of conveyance of glass film laminated structure. The process malfunctions such as pattern formation can be prevented, and the position accuracy at the time of process can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of glass film laminated structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the glass film laminated structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Support film (1)    Edge portions of support film (1a,1b)    Adhesion layer (2)    Glass film (3)    Edge portions of glass film (3a,3b)    Width of glass film (A)    Width of support film (B)    Distance from one edge portion of glass film to edge portion of support film (a)    Distance from other edge portion of glass film to edge portion of support film (b)
NOVELTY - The structure (10) has adhesion layer (2) whose width is greater than width of glass film (3). A support film (1) is provided in glass film through adhesion layer, for protruding both end portions of glass film. A distance from edge portion (1a,1b) of width direction of support film to edge portion of width direction of glass film is 0.5 to 1 mm. A patterned film is provided on glass film.    USE - Glass film laminated structure for organic electroluminescent display, LCD, color filter and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sticking malfunction of the adhesion layer is prevented. The glass film laminated structure is easily manufactured at low cost. The position accuracy at time of forming the patterns for the glass film laminated structure is improved. The efficiency and reliability of the glass film laminated structure having simple structure are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of glass film laminated structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the glass film laminated structure.    Support film (1)    Edge portions (1a,1b)    Adhesion layer (2)    Glass film (3)    Glass film laminated structure (10)
NOVELTY - Manufacturing metal microparticle, involves circulating a reaction solution containing solvent, and dielectric loss tangent of a metal microparticle precursor in a circulation pipe, irradiating inside of the circulation pipe using intensive electromagnetic waves to the length direction of the circulation pipe, where the solution in the circulation pipe is uniformly heated to a distribution direction, restoring the precursor of the metal microparticle under circulation, and generating metal microparticle.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing metal microparticle which is used as catalyst in chemical industry and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is rapid and enables to manufacture metal microparticle with improved yield and quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method for manufacturing metal microparticle, involves circulating a reaction solution containing solvent, and dielectric loss tangent of a metal microparticle or its precursor (0.1 or more) in a circulation pipe, where the relaxation time is 200 pico seconds or more, irradiating inside of the circulation pipe using intensive electromagnetic waves to the length direction of the circulation pipe, where the solution in the circulation pipe is uniformly heated to a distribution direction, restoring the precursor of the metal microparticle under circulation, and generating metal microparticle.
NOVELTY - A substrate is provided (S101) in a chamber. A silicon-containing film is formed (S102) on the surface of substrate in chamber. The substrate with silicon-containing film is removed (S103) out of chamber. The inside of chamber is dry cleaned (S104) using gas containing fluorine. A reducing gas is supplied (S105) in chamber, and the fluoride in chamber is reduced. The gas in chamber is discharged (S106). The reducing gas is supplied in chamber.    USE - Manufacture of silicon-containing film used for manufacturing photoelectric conversion apparatus (claimed) e.g. thin-film solar cell and thin-film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of silicon-containing film, with reduced fluorination amount of resources in chamber.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A substrate is provided in a chamber. A silicon-containing film is formed on the surface of substrate in chamber. The substrate with silicon-containing film is removed out of chamber. The inside of chamber is dry cleaned using gas containing fluorine. A reducing gas is supplied in chamber, and the fluoride in chamber is reduced. The gas in chamber is discharged until the ultimate vacuum of chamber is set to A. The reducing gas is supplied in chamber until partial pressure of tetrafluorocarbon in the chamber during completion of discharge of gas in chamber is Ax (2x 10-4)Pa or less. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of manufacture of silicon-containing film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Provision of substrate in chamber (S101)    Formation of silicon-containing film (S102)    Removal of substrate from chamber (S103)    Dry cleaning of chamber (S104)    Supplying reducing gas to chamber (S105)    Discharge of gas in chamber (S106)
NOVELTY - Glass comprises (in %mass) silica (30-80), boron oxide (0-40), alumina (0-20), lithium oxide (0.1 or more) and zirconium oxide (0.1 or more).    USE - Glass is used for optical element for concentrating solar power generation apparatuses (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The glass has improved electric power generation efficiency with respect to concentrating solar power generation apparatus, moldability, meltability, water resistance, weather resistance, acid resistance and thermal-shock resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for concentrating solar power generation apparatus (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of concentrating solar power generation apparatus.    Concentrating solar power generation apparatus (1)    Condensing component (3)    Optical element (4)    Solar cell (5)    Surface (40)
NOVELTY - A polyurethane foam (1) is obtained by mechanical-frothing polyurethane raw material containing polyol, isocyanate, foam regulating agent, catalyst and foam-forming gas, and has apparent density of 100-700 kg/m3 and compression residual strain of 20% or less at 100 degrees C. The polyol contains (in parts weight) castor oil-type polyol (20-80) and polyether-based polyol (20-80), and has viscosity of 2000 mPa.second or less at 25 degrees C.    USE - Polyurethane foam is used for e.g. sealing material and shock absorbing material (all claimed) for periphery battery, electric vehicle and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polyurethane foam has excellent heat resistance and hydrolysis resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sealing material; and    (2) shock absorbing material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows perspective view of polyurethane foam.    Polyurethane foam (1)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic device (100) has an emitter contact (120) and a back contact which are coupled to opposite sides of a doped germanium-containing substrate (102). The doped layer of the emitter contact or back contact is in direct contact with the substrate, and includes an n-type material having an electron affinity smaller than that of the substrate, or a p-type material having a hole affinity larger than that of the substrate.    USE - Heterojunction photovoltaic device, e.g., germanium cell, for various products. Uses include but are not limited to integrated circuit chips, toys, energy collectors, solar devices, and computer products or devices having a display, a keyboard or other input device, and a central processor.    ADVANTAGE - Improves open circuit voltage of a photovoltaic cell by using wider-bandgap contacts with proper bandgap engineering to avoid compromising fill-factor of the cell. Photovoltaic device can be fabricated using low process temperature thus, reducing the thermal budget and process cost; preserving bulk-lifetime of the absorption layer of the device; and is suitable for low-temperature low-cost flexible substrates or other crystalline form transferred onto a handle substrate, such as plastic.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The doped layer of the emitter contact is of an opposite conductivity type as that of the substrate. The doped layer of the back contact is of the same conductivity type as that of the substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view of a germanium cell with an n-type substrate.    Photovoltaic device (100)    Substrate (102)    Silicon-germanium layer (106)    Intrinsic layer (110)    Emitter contact (120)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming multiple openings (14) that extend beneath an upper surface of a single-crystalline silicon substrate (10) by maskless process. Inverted pyramids are formed in each of the openings by expanding each of the openings by utilizing one of a mechanical scriber, a laser, reactive-ion etching and metal-catalyzed selective chemical etching, where the formed pyramids comprise anisotropic silicon etch contacting with potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, chlorine hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide or tetraethylammonium hydroxide.    USE - Method for forming inverted pyramid texture on a crystalline silicon substrate of a semiconductor structure (claimed) utilized in a silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The single-crystalline silicon substrates are textured with a lower reflectance as compared to a non-textured substrate. The substrate is utilized in a solar cell, such that the light reflected from one spot impinges again to another spot on the surface of the crystalline solar cell by virtue of the textured surface and the light penetrating into the solar cell can be effectively absorbed in the solar cell, so that portion of impinging light can be reflected again at the surface comprising steeply inclined pyramidal surfaces, thus confining the light in the solar cell to improve absorption of light and enhance power generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a semiconductor structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a single-crystalline silicon substrate after forming openings within the substrate.    Single-crystalline silicon substrate (10)    Openings of single-crystalline silicon substrate (14)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a substrate transport system for continuously providing a substrate (102) to: a zone capable of providing an environment for deposition of a conductive back layer; a non-vacuum zone capable of providing an environment for deposition of a semiconductor absorber layer (106); a zone capable of providing an environment for depositing a junction partner semiconductor layer; and a zone capable of providing an environment for deposition of a transparent conductive front layer.    USE - Apparatus for processing and annealing of absorber layers for photovoltaic devices such as solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Allows fabrication of lightweight and inexpensive photovoltaic devices on aluminum substrates. Flash heating/rapid thermal processing of the nascent absorber layer allows for proper annealing and incorporation of group VIA elements without damaging or destroying the aluminum foil substrate. Plateau temperature range is sufficiently below the melting point of aluminum to avoid damaging or destroying the aluminum foil substrate. Use of aluminum foil substrates can greatly reduce the materials cost of photovoltaic devices, e.g., solar cells, made on such substrates, thus reducing the cost per watt. Economies of scale can be achieved by processing the aluminum foil substrate in a roll-to-roll fashion, with the various layers of the photovoltaic devices being built up on the substrate as it passes through a series of deposition annealing and other processing stages.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The non-vacuum zone comprises two discrete annealing stages, one stage in a non-reactive gas and a second stage in a group VIA gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional schematic diagram illustrating fabrication of an absorber layer.    Substrate (102)    Interfacial layer (103)    Base electrode (104)    Absorber layer (106)    Rapid heating units (110)
NOVELTY - A film is formed on upper surface of the substrate using alloy target containing copper, indium and gallium by sputtering, to obtain copper-indium-gallium precursor. The precursor is heat-treated to form copper-selenium compounds, indium-selenium compounds, and gallium-selenium compounds on upper surface of substrate. The heat-treated upper surface of substrate is further heat-treated, to form copper-indium-gallium selenide film on substrate surface.    USE - Manufacture of copper-indium-gallium selenide film used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides copper-indium-gallium selenide film having high surface roughness and film density using simple process.
NOVELTY - A solar cell assembly comprises: a set of solar cells (3) that are electrically connected to one another to form a series connection and that are aligned along an alignment direction (X), each of the solar cells (3) having opposite first and second end portions (301, 302) that are opposite to each other in the alignment direction (X), the first end portion (301) of a subsequent one of the solar cells (3) in the series connection being stacked on and being electrically connected to the second end portion (302) of a preceding one of the solar cells (3) in the series connection.    USE - The solar cell assembly is useful for converting solar energy into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell assembly is highly improved and overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell assembly.    Solar cells (3)    Semiconductor photovoltaic layer (32)    Top electrode layer structure (33)    First and second end portions (301, 302)    Metallic substrate (311)    Back electrode layer (312)    Transparent current diffusion layer (331)    Transparent front electrode layer (332)
NOVELTY - A paste composition comprises a conductive filler and a diffusion-inhibiting layer provided around the conductive filler.    USE - Paste composition is used in solar-energy generators (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The paste composition prevents electrode metallization by excess diffusion of conductive filler into silicon substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar-energy generator; and    (2) manufacture of paste composition.
NOVELTY - Reactor for releasing hydrogen from a hydrogen carrying liquid compound, comprises a pressure- and temperature-resistant reactor vessel, in which at least one function for providing hydrogen is executable, comprising at least one body containing a metallic support structure, on which a solid and highly porous coating is applied, which contains catalytically active substances for releasing hydrogen from the hydrogen carrying liquid compounds.    USE - The reactor is useful for releasing hydrogen from a hydrogen carrying liquid compound.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor carries out the method in less time, makes less use of precious metals, and exhibits improved cold start performance and improved heat-maintenance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for at least proportionally supplying a fuel-burning load with hydrogen into a combustion chamber, preferably an internal combustion engine or fuel cells of a motor vehicle, using the above mentioned reactor, where the reactor supplies the hydrogen carrying compound from a first storage tank via a supply line and a dehydrated compound derived from the reactor via a discharge line to a second storage tank, at high temperature and low pressure, where the reactor supplies the load with hydrogen to the combustion chamber via a connecting line.
NOVELTY - The cell has a silicon substrate (21) including a radiate-facing front side (OS). A dielectric layer (23) is extended along a rear side (RS) of the substrate, and another dielectric layer (24) is extended along a substrate-turned away side of the former dielectric layer. A metallic layer (25) is extended along a substrate-turned away side of the latter dielectric layer. The rear side of the substrate includes a gloss value with 60 degree irradiation angle in the region between 20 and 80 percentages, and the former dielectric layer includes idle negative charge carriers.    USE - Solar cell i.e. silicon solar cell, for an industrial process.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is manufactured in simple and inexpensive manner with high efficiency, and reduces the unintended parasitic contacts between silicon substrate and the rear-side metallic layer in an industrial practice so as to reduce the losses in a charge carrier on the rear side of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.    Radiate-facing front side of silicon substrate (OS)    Rear side of silicon substrate (RS)    Silicon substrate (21)    Dielectric layers (23, 24)    Metallic layer (25)    Metal-semiconductor-contact (26)
NOVELTY - Low-temperature selective epitaxial growth of silicon involves producing doped p-type group III/V substrate layer, depositing n+-type hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer on the substrate layer, annealing substrate layer and n+-type hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer, forming emitting layer and growing epitaxial n+-type layer adjacent to the emitting layer.    USE - Low-temperature selective epitaxial growth of silicon used for solar cell structure (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently enables low-temperature selective epitaxial growth of silicon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell structure.
NOVELTY - The surface treatment apparatus (1) has processing chamber (30) that processes a process surface of base material (2). A buffer chamber (40) has fixed roller (60) and surplus length adjustment roller (70) that moves with respect to fixed roller. The fixed roller and surplus length adjustment roller are inclined with respect to advancing direction of base material. The buffer chamber retains base material according to length of base material by moving surplus length adjustment roller for making process surface of base material to contact roller surface of fixed roller.    USE - Base-material surface treatment apparatus for film forming apparatus of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the base-material surface treatment apparatus is improved by providing the buffer chamber that retains the base material by making process surface of base material to contact roller surface of fixed roller.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the base-material surface treatment apparatus.    Base-material surface treatment apparatus (1)    Base material (2)    Processing chamber (30)    Fixed roller (60)    Surplus length adjustment roller (70)
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying the source gas, and epitaxially growing an III-V group compound semiconductor film. The source gas includes the gas selected from the group including III group element containing gas, V group element containing gas, and n-type dopant containing gas. The supply of the III group element containing gas is stopped intermittently. The n-type dopant is tellurium. The photoelectric converting layer is formed on the n-type gallium arsenide contact layer (13).    USE - Method of manufacturing III-V group compound semiconductor film for manufacturing compound semiconductor solar cell such as indium gallium phosphide/gallium arsenide/germanium compound semiconductor solar cell and indium gallium phosphide/gallium arsenide/indium gallium arsenide compound semiconductor solar cell used for space.    ADVANTAGE - The excellent characteristics of the compound semiconductor solar cell can be exhibited. The generation of surface segregation can be suppressed effectively. The carrier concentration in the joining interface of tunnel junction layer can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the manufacturing method of the compound semiconductor solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view illustrating the manufacturing process of sectional view of the III-V group compound semiconductor film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    N-type gallium arsenide substrate (11)    N-type gallium arsenide layer (12)    N-type gallium arsenide contact layer (13)    Metal electrode (14)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a light absorption layer (4), which contains chalcopyrite compound. The light absorption layer contains p-type semiconductor, and a buffer layer is provided which contains n-type semiconductor. The buffer layer is formed on the light absorption layer. A boundary part of the light absorption layer is connected to the buffer layer. Boron is doped in the buffer layer.    USE - Solar cell for generating electric current.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has a light absorption layer, which contains chalcopyrite compound, where light absorption layer is a p-type semiconductor, and a buffer layer is provided which is n-type semiconductor, and thus the solar cell ensures photoelectric conversion efficiency by allowing the penetration of boron, indium and zinc into the cooper void in an easy manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a light absorption layer manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Lower electrode (3)    Light absorption layer (4)
NOVELTY - The cell (1) has a contact structure arranged in a dielectric layer (5) e.g. silicon nitride layer, such that the contact structure provides an electrical connection between a metal layer (7) i.e. aluminum layer, and a semiconductor wafer (3) i.e. silicon wafer. The contact structure includes structures (9a) with a minimum dimension and other structures (9b) with a maximum dimension, where the minimum dimension and the maximum dimension are defined along a surface of the wafer. The minimum dimension of the former structures is greater than the maximum dimension of the latter structures.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The contact structure is arranged in the dielectric layer, and includes the structures with the minimum dimension and other structures with the maximum dimension, thus providing optimal, sufficient high adhesive force between the semiconductor wafer, the dielectric layer, and the metal layer in the solar cell with a dielectric passivation for direct interconnecting of the metal layer. The cell avoids the need for silver-bus bars and aluminum connectors in the cell, thus reducing manufacturing cost of the cell. The cell has a high efficiency, and ensures better passivation of a rear side of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The structures with the minimum dimension include an aluminum silicon eutectic, and/or the structures with the maximum dimension include a silicon metal contact or a laser induced contact. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell-manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    Semiconductor wafer (3)    Dielectric layer (5)    Metal layer (7)    Structures with a minimum dimension (9a)    Structures with a maximum dimension (9b)
NOVELTY - The wire saw has wires (2) that are wound between several rollers (1a,1b) provided rotatably. The wire is pressed on the to-be-processed object (3) to slice the to-be-processed object. The rotatable pressing roller (11a1,11a2,11b1,11b2) is provided to press the wire on the roller provided in the exit vicinity which separates the wire from the roller and the entrance vicinity where the wire begins a contact on the roller. The pressing rollers are mutually connected by the connection element. The to-be-processed object is processed and the silicon is manufactured.    USE - Wire saw used for manufacturing silicon (claimed) for semiconductor integrated circuit, and for cutting-out of silicon wafer used for solar cell. Can also be used for cutting metal, ceramics, sapphire and silicon carbide.    ADVANTAGE - The tensile strength of the wire can be heightened, without damaging the multiple-grooves roller. The lifetime of the multiple-grooves roller is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a silicon manufacture method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the multi wire saw. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Rotating rollers (1a,1b)    Wires (2)    Processed object (3)    Object holder (4)    Pressing rollers (11a1,11a2,11b1,11b2)
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film comprises layer (X) which contains polymer (a) of unsaturated carboxylic compound polyvalent metallic salt in inorganic compound layer of base film by which inorganic compound layer is formed in single surface and vinyl alcohol type polymer (b), layer (Y) containing silane coupling agent, and adhesive bond layer which is laminated successively.    USE - Gas barrier film for food packaging materials, such as dried food, hydrate, boil retort foodstuff and supplement foodstuff; packaging material of toiletry products, such as shampoo, detergent, bathwater additive and aromatic agent; electronic component wrapping materials such as medical applications, packaging bag of liquid pharmaceuticals including pharmaceuticals, powder, granular form, tablet, infusion solution bag, medical device, packaging container material, hard disk, circuit board, print substrate, LCD, plasma display, and inorganic-organic electroluminescent display; and barrier materials for flat panel displays, electronic paper and back sheet for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film is excellent in gas-barrier property under high humidity, transparency and delamination-proof property.
NOVELTY - A biaxially-oriented polyester film comprises application layer by inline coating containing polyurethane which has polycarbonate skeleton and/or polyether skeleton on single surface of base material polyester film and crosslinking agent with total amount of nitrogen of less than or equal to 30 ppm, wherein base material polyester film contains greater than or equal to 5 wt.% auto-reproduction raw material.    USE - A biaxially-oriented polyester film for base film used for optical parts e.g. lens sheet, diffusion sheet, hard coat film, and plasma display, sealing material used for photovoltaic cells, film used for solar cell back surface protection, or film used for laminated glasses.    ADVANTAGE - Application layer has excellent adhesiveness, coloring of polyester film and fall of brightness are reduced, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction and efficient use of resources are achieved.
NOVELTY - A curable composition contains silica particles (a), (meth)acrylate (b) having 2 or more ethylenically unsaturated groups, and does not have ring structure, (meth)acrylate (c) having ethylenically unsaturated group and alicyclic structure, and polymerization initiator (d). The silica particles (a) are surface-treated with silane compound (e) (I) and/or silane compound (f).    USE - Curable composition is used for cured material for optical material and electronic material (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to optical lens, optical disk substrate, plastic substrate for color filter, liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, solar cells and touch panel, optical element, optical waveguide, and light-emitting diode sealing material.    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition provides cured material with excellent transparency, heat resistance and handling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable composition contains silica particles (a), (meth)acrylate (b) having 2 or more ethylenically unsaturated groups, and does not have ring structure, (meth)acrylate (c) having ethylenically unsaturated group and alicyclic structure, and polymerization initiator (d). The silica particles (a) are surface-treated with silane compound (e) of formula: H2C=C(-R1)-C(=O)-O-(CH2)a-SiR2b(OR3)3-b (I) and/or silane compound (f) of formula: (X-(CH2)c)d-SiR4e(OR5)4-d-e (II).    R1=H or methyl;    R2=optionally substituted phenyl or 1-3C alkyl;    a=1-6;    b=0-2;    X=6-12C aromatic group;    R4=1-3C alkyl;    R3,R5=H or 1-10C hydrocarbyl;    c=0-6;    d=2 or 3;    e=0 or 1;and    d+e=2 or 3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) cured material;    (2) optical material; and    (3) electronic material.
NOVELTY - A cellulose fiber contains hydroxyl-containing repeating unit (I).    USE - Cellulose fiber is used for resin composition for molded product (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to substrate for solar cell, semiconductor sealing material, office machine, furniture, sports product, toy, polishing agent, sound insulating wall, protective barrier, packing material, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition formed using the cellulose fiber provides molded product with excellent mechanical strength, optical characteristics and insulation property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cellulose fiber contains hydroxyl-containing repeating unit of formula (I).    X1=organic group containing radically polymerizable functional group;and    n=1 or more.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polymer-containing cellulose fiber, which is obtained by polymerizing cellulose fiber and a radically polymerizable monomer;    (2) resin composition, which contains the polymer-containing cellulose fiber and resin; and    (3) molded product, which is obtained using the resin composition.
NOVELTY - A curable epoxy resin composition (100) comprises alicyclic epoxy compound (A), monoallyl diglycidyl isocyanurate compound (B) (I), (3,3')bi(7-oxa-bicyclo(4.1.0)heptyl) (C) except alicyclic epoxy compound (A), hardening agent (D) or curing catalyst (E).    USE - Curable epoxy resin composition is used for hardened material for resin composition for sealing optical semiconductor element of optical semiconductor device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to adhesive agent, electric insulation material, laminated board, coating material, sealant, transparent sheet, optical lens, electronic paper, touch panel and solar cell substrate etc.    ADVANTAGE - The hardened material of the curable epoxy resin composition has excellent transparency, heat resistance, light resistance, crack resistance and solder-proof reflow property. The optical semiconductor device using the curable epoxy resin composition has excellent luminous intensity, quality and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curable epoxy resin composition comprises alicyclic epoxy compound (A), monoallyl diglycidyl isocyanurate compound (B) of formula (I), (3,3')bi(7-oxa-bicyclo(4.1.0)heptyl)(C) except alicyclic epoxy compound (A), hardening agent (D) or curing catalyst (E).    R1,R2=H or 1-8C alkyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hardened material, which is formed by hardening the curable epoxy resin composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show schematic view of optical semiconductor device.    Curable epoxy resin composition (100)    Metal wiring (101)    Optical semiconductor element (102)    Bonding wire (103)    Transparent sealing resin (104)
NOVELTY - Formation of zinc oxide membrane (5) involves applying polysilazane-containing solution (2) on base material (1), drying, forming polysilazane layer, then, immersing resultant base material in zinc ion-containing aqueous solution (4), such that polysilazane is reacted with water, depositing zinc oxide on resultant silica, silicon nitride and intermediate-solid-solution silicon oxynitride layer, or unreacted polysilazane-containing layer.    USE - Formation of zinc oxide membrane. Uses include but are not limited to touch panel, transparent conductive film for solar cell, semiconductor laser, optical waveguide, gas sensor, surface acoustic wave device, light-emitting element, thin film varistor, organic-type solar cell, photocatalyst, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide membrane having excellent adhesiveness with respect to base material is economically formed by simple method, without using evacuation apparatus and heating furnace.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Formation of zinc oxide membrane involves applying polysilazane-containing solution on base material, drying, forming polysilazane layer, then, immersing resultant base material in zinc ion-containing aqueous solution, such that polysilazane is reacted with water, depositing zinc oxide on resultant silica, silicon nitride and intermediate-solid-solution silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy, where x and y are not defined) layer or unreacted polysilazane-containing layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show schematic view explaining the formation of zinc oxide membrane.    Base material (1)    Polysilazane-containing solution (2)    Zinc ion-containing solution (3)    Zinc oxide membrane (4)    Plating bath (5)
NOVELTY - The device has a heating ring (18) that is composed of a cylindrical container (12) which is set on a top cover. The container is provided with heat conducting gasket (13). An anode is connected with an external load through a cathode current collecting wire and an anode current collecting lead. A porous ceramic plate is made of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide and magnesium oxide.    USE - Fuel cell device.    ADVANTAGE - The mechanical strength of the battery is improved. The consumption of battery internal impedance is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell device.    Cylindrical container (12)    Heat conducting gasket (13)    Cathode contact sealing gasket (16)    Battery (17)    Heating ring (18)
NOVELTY - The system has a collection unit (12) that is arranged in downstream of heating unit (11) and is provided with collection housing divided into upper housing (21) and lower housing (22). A bottomed collection tube is accommodated to center ring (23) inserted in connection portion of upper housing. The collection fins (33a,33b,34) are disengageably attached to hollow portion and outer peripheral surface of cooling tube (25) respectively. The diameter of cooling tube gradually decreases from proximal end to front end and forms exhaust gas passage continuous from reducer (24).    USE - Vacuum piping trap system for silicon monocrystal growth apparatus used as semiconductor material and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The time and effort required for cleaning the vacuum piping can be reduced and dust explosion of collected silicon oxide can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for cleaning vacuum piping.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the connection portion of upper housing.    Heating unit (11)    Collection unit (12)    Upper housing (21)    Lower housing (22)    Center ring (23)    Reducer (24)    Cooling tube (25)    Collection fins (33a,33b,34)
NOVELTY - An europium chalcogenide includes europium oxide, europium sulfide, europium selenide, europium telluride and lead-europium telluride.    USE - Europium chalcogenide is used as semiconductor for ohmic contacts and photovoltaic device (all claimed) e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The europium chalcogenide provides photovoltaic device with excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, durability and light absorption coefficient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An europium chalcogenide includes europium oxide (EuO and Eu3O4), europium sulfide, europium selenide, europium telluride and lead-europium telluride (PbxEu1-xTe, where x is more than 0 to less than 0.2). INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) ohmic contacts; and    (2) photovoltaic device.
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing a granular aluminum component with a granular silica component to form a composite mixture (24a) by milling a measure of aluminum with a measure of silica to produce a granular aluminum and a granular silica. The composite mixture is shaped to a desired shape of a back face substrate. The granular aluminum is melted. The melted aluminum is allowed to cool, where melting of the granular aluminum results in formation of the back face substrate having a continuous phase of aluminum throughout a discontinuous phase of granular silica.    USE - Method for fabricating a back face substrate that is utilized in constructing a thin silicon wafer solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables utilizing a conductive material such as aluminum, with high conductivity to be combined with other substances having lower coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) to form the composite material for use as the back face substrate, thus diminishing adverse effects of bowing from CTE mismatch. The method enables fabricating the back face substrate that is highly reflective in UV to infrared (IR) range of an electromagnetic spectrum, and survives and operates in a wide range of thermal conditions including cold winter conditions and summer heat, in a cost effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional side view of a composite mixture layer set in a boat for heating.    Composite mixture (24a)    Boat (26a)    Conductive material interlayer (28)    Dopant layer (30)    Silicon layer (38)
NOVELTY - The method involves pouring a liquid silicone in an upwardly opened mold, which exhibits an external dimension exceeding corresponding to outer dimensions of carriers (2, 2'). The carriers are inserted into the mold such that optoelectronic components i.e. LEDs (4, 4'), are completely immersed into the silicone. The carriers are partially dipped over an entire surface in the silicone. The silicone is cured and cross-linked with the optoelectronic components and the carriers. The carriers are removed with a hardened silicone coating from the mold.    USE - Method for coating an optoelectronic chip-on-board module e.g. chip-on-board LED module and chip-on-board UV-LED module, utilized in a solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to a luminous body, a high-power UV-LED lamp, a photovoltaic module and a sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables curing and cross-linking the liquid silicone with the optoelectronic components and the carriers, and removing the carriers with the hardened silicone coating from the mold, thus ensuring a transparent-UV and temperature-resistant coating over an entire surface on the carriers while providing a full carrier surface for arrangement of opto-electronic components. The method enables protecting the chip-on-board module against mechanical damages and corrosion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an optoelectronic chip on board module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of two chip-on-board LED modules.    Chip on board LED modules (1, 1')    Carriers (2, 2')    Strip conductors (3, 3')    LEDs (4, 4')    Light cones (5, 5')
NOVELTY - Fabrication of an amorphous silicon oxide film through PECVD technique employing silane gas, hydrogen gas, and carbon dioxide gas for use as the top cell of the a-SiO: H/a-Si: H tandem cell having the structure glass/TCO/ZnO/p( mu c-SiO: H)/buffer(a-SiO: H)/i(a-SiO: H)/buffer( mu c: Si: H)/n( mu c-SiO: H)/p( mu c-Si: H)/p( mu c-SiO: H)/buffer(a-SiO: H)/i(a-Si: H)/n( mu c-Si: H)/ZnO/Ag; where a Voc value as high as 1.89 V and efficiency of 7.10% are achieved.
NOVELTY - Electroplating of battery sheet involves coating silicon nitride anti-reflection layer on battery sheet, coating porous mask layer on the anti-reflection layer by nano-imprint technology, and forming target pattern mask on a porous mask layer and then wet etching.    USE - Electroplating of battery sheet used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method is carried out efficiently and economically.
NOVELTY - A (meth)acrylate compound (I) is new.    USE - (Meth)acrylate compound is used for radically polymerizable composition for hardened material used for plastic lens (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to prism sheet, optical material, coating material for optical disk, coating material for optical fiber, hologram material, light guide plate, optical semiconductor, adhesive agent for optical component, optical circuit, solar cell component, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The (meth)acrylate compound provides hardened material having high refractive index.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A (meth)acrylate compound of formula (I) is new.    R1=group of formula: -(CH2)l-O-C(=O)-C(-R3)=CH2 (a);    R3=H or methyl;    l=1-5;    R2=H or group (a);    X=methylene, oxygen atom, sulfur atom or group of formula (b) or (c);    Y',Z=methylene or sulfur atom;and    m,n=0-4.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) radically polymerizable composition, which contains the (meth)acrylate compound and polymerization initiator; and    (2) plastic lens, which is obtained by hardening the radically polymerizable composition.
NOVELTY - The film has a gas barrier property layer that is stacked on a resin base material. An elastic layer is formed adjacent to the gas barrier property layer. The hardness and elastic recovery factor of the elastic layer is set at a range of 0.5GPa and 5.0GPa, and 50% and 100% respectively. The gas barrier property layer is made of metal oxide, metal nitride and metal oxynitride. The metal is selected form group which consist of silicon, aluminum and gallium.    USE - Gas-barrier film formed on plastic substrate for manufacturing electronic device such as electronic paper, thin film transistor, solar cell, organic electroluminescence element, liquid crystal display element. Can also be used for package of article, foodstuff, industrial goods and pharmaceutical.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing process of the gas-barrier film is made easy. The productivity of the gas-barrier film is improved. The gas barrier performance of the film is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of gas barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating the relationship between the load and displacement. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The PV device (10) has a substrate (12) that is provided with several serially connected solar cells (17). Several serially connected solar cells are positioned between a dead cell (19) and a terminal cell (21) for collecting the charge generated by several serially connected solar cells. A solder layer (28) is applied along the dead cell and is connected to one lead (25,26). The solder layer is provided with a solder comprises tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, silver, or indium. An electrical connector is applied along the terminal cell and is connected to another lead.    USE - Thin film PV device such as cadmium telluride thin film PV device.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical charge such as current can be carried without added series resistance. Since solder material can be applied precisely, the dead cell area can be minimized, and the available area for live cells can be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the method for manufacturing PV device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the thin film PV device.    PV device (10)    Substrate (12)    Solar cell (17)    Dead cell (19)    Terminal cell (21)    Leads (25,26)    Solder layer (28)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an emitter contact on a front side of a germanium-containing substrate, and a back contact on a back side of the germanium substrate. The emitter contact and the back contact are configured to include a doped layer in direct contact with the germanium-containing substrate. The doped layer is provided with an n-type semiconductor material or a p-type semiconductor material. A passivation layer is formed in contact with the doped layer.    USE - Method of fabricating photovoltaic device for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The emitter and back contacts are formed on the front and back sides of germanium-containing substrate respectively, and are configured to include the doped layer in direct contact with the germanium-containing substrate, so that the recombination of the electron-hole pairs can be reduced, thus the efficiency of the solar cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the photovoltaic device.    Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition stack (1054)    Metal finger (1056)    Metal contact (1058)    Photovoltaic device (1100)    P type poly silicon layer (1102)
NOVELTY - A transparent conductive film has conductive layer (1) containing metal material formed on base material (3) at pattern shape, and conductive layer (2) containing conductive polymer and binder resin having structural unit with hydroxyl group. The esterification process of the hydroxyl group of the binder resin is carried out.    USE - Transparent conductive film is used for organic electroluminescent element (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell, touch panel, plasma display panel, organic light-emitting element, inorganic electroluminescent element and liquid crystal display for television, mobile telephone and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive film has excellent adhesiveness, transparency and light-emission lifetime, provides organic electroluminescent element with excellent luminous efficiency, and suppressed electroconductive deterioration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) formation of transparent conductive film; and    (2) organic electroluminescent element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of transparent conductive film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Conductive layers (1,2)    Base material (3)
NOVELTY - The battery has a winding electrode body (80) electrically connected with a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal. A battery case is accommodated with the electrode body. A gas-evolution material (60) is arranged in an inner side of the battery case. An electric current breaker structure operates when internal pressure of a battery case rises by gas evolution from the gas-evolution material. The gas-evolution material eliminates need of adsorbent (64) i.e. zeolite, in cell reaction in the inner side of the battery case.    USE - Secondary battery i.e. lithium secondary battery such as closed-type battery, for use as a high output power supply for electric motor mounted in a vehicle such as hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and electric motor vehicle i.e. fuel cell electric vehicle. Can also be used as a nickel-hydrogen battery i.e. storage battery, for a personal computer and a portable terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-evolution material eliminates need of the adsorbent in the cell reaction in the inner side of the battery case so as to improve durability of an assembled battery. The battery can be equipped with the gas-evolution material so as to suppress influence on battery performance caused due to increase of internal pressure of the battery case.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a winding electrode body.    Gas-evolution material (60)    Adsorbent (64)    Winding electrode body (80)    Winding core part (82)    Winding center part (85)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor nanocrystal is manufactured by irradiating microwave to ionic liquid containing compound which has constituent element of semiconductor compound comprising elements bonded via ionic bond.    USE - Manufacture of semiconductor nanocrystal for electrochemical light emitting element, laser medium, fluorescence sensor, solar cell, and ink.    ADVANTAGE - A semiconductor nanocrystal with high luminescence quantum yield can be rapidly manufactured at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for semiconductor nanocrystal.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (10) has a conveyor (110) to convey a substrate (200) along conveyance path. Film-forming chambers (100a-100d) are located in the conveyance path. A heating furnace (120) surrounds and heats the substrate which passes through the chambers. Each chamber has a spray mechanism to spray the film-forming gas, housing and an exhaust port (152) for exhausting the gas. The film-forming gas passes from spray mechanism towards exhaust port through open portion of housing. The exhaust ports are opposed to one pair of film-forming chambers of mutually adjacent film-forming chamber.    USE - Apparatus for forming transparent conductive film used in thin film solar cell. Can also be used in semiconductor applications and display field.    ADVANTAGE - The quality of the transparent conductive film is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the film-forming apparatus.    Film-forming apparatus (10)    Film-forming chambers (100a-100d)    Conveyor (110)    Heating furnace (120)    Exhaust port (152)    Substrate (200)
NOVELTY - The dicing method involves bonding semiconductor film (2), backed by metal layer (4), to a flexible translucent substrate (8). UV laser beam is aligned to reference features to cut semiconductor film, metal layer and partially into the adhesive layer (6), cutting a frontside street along a real or imaginary scribe line on the cutting path. The infrared laser beam cuts through flexible substrate and majority of thickness of the adhesive layer, cutting a backside street along the scribe line. The backside street overlaps or cuts through to frontside street, separating the semiconductor devices.    USE - Dicing method of semiconductor devices e.g. solar cells from semiconductor films. Can also be used in opto-electronic devices, and photovoltaic devices.    ADVANTAGE - Provides improved positioning accuracy and eliminates cracks associated with mechanical sawing and separation by using two laser beams. Performs process of laser cutting along a scribe line with or without the use of photolithographically deposited or laser defined scribe line geometries by maximizing the active area of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of a laser cut through a semiconductor thin film or wafer backed by a metal layer that is bonded to a flexible translucent substrate by an optional adhesive layer.    Semiconductor film (2)    Metal layer (4)    Adhesive layer (6)    Flexible translucent substrate (8)    Frontside cut (10)    Backside cut (12)
NOVELTY - The structure has a solar power assembly (X) whose bottom face is set as a light-permeable board. A mirror surface (Y) collects sun's rays under the solar power assembly to reflect the rays into a power generation unit of the solar power assembly to generate power.    USE - Structure for increasing photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The mirror surface collects the sun's rays under the plane of the solar power assembly to reflect the rays into the solar power assembly to continue generating power, so that the photoelectric conversion efficiency can be increased. The structure utilizes a transparent material in place of fluoroplastic in a backplane of the structure so as to save manufacturing cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a structure for increasing photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar cell.    Solar power assembly (X)    Mirror surface (Y)
NOVELTY - A hydrogenated amorphous silicon-containing material is annealed in a deuterium-containing atmosphere, and deuterium is introduced to lattice of the hydrogenated amorphous silicon-containing material to form photovoltaic device.    USE - Formation of photovoltaic device e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The stability of hydrogenated amorphous silicon-containing material is effectively improved, and photovoltaic device having improved performance is formed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the pictorial representation of hydrogen mediated weak bond model.
NOVELTY - A nanoparticle (P1) to which an imidazolium salt is chemically bound.    USE - In nanogel electrolyte for dye-sensitive solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nanogel electrolyte of the nanoparticle reduces the concentration of ionic liquids and preparation costs of dye-sensitive solar cell, and also provides good economic feasibility, stability and photoelectric conversion efficiency of the dye-sensitive solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nanoparticle (P1) to which an imidazolium salt of formula (I) is chemically bound.    P'=nanoparticle.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a nanogel electrolyte for dye-sensitive solar cells comprising the nanoparticle (P1), and an ionic liquid electrolyte; and    (2) preparing (M1) the nanoparticle (P1) involving reacting a nanoparticle with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate to prepare a nanoparticle having a surface modified by 3-glycidyloxypropyl trimethoxysilane, reacting the surface-modified nanoparticle with imidazole, and reacting the resultant compound with methyl iodide
NOVELTY - The cell has a ultra-white float glass substrate whose one side surface is coated with a transparent conductive film. The other side surface of the ultra-white float glass substrate is coated with an anti-reflection film. The anti-reflection film is made of nanometer porous silicon dioxide, porous alumina and porous titanium oxide.    USE - Thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The light transmittance of transparent conductive film glass can be improved. The cost of the thin film solar cell can be reduced.
NOVELTY - The knife has a cutting edge clamped with a battery panel laminate edge of a U-shaped cutting part that is provided with an inverse round angle. Two sides of a tool shank are riveted with a handle.    USE - Solar energy battery panel laminate knife.    ADVANTAGE - The knife is convenient to hold and comfortable to use, and removes residue of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and tedlar-polyester (PET)-tedlar (TPT), has high removing efficiency, and avoids injuring an operator and cutter damage caused by error operation.
NOVELTY - The banner has a protective film, a sealing layer and a scattering protective film, which are laminate on a display surface. A reinforcement layer is provided, where a sealing material of an organic electroluminescence device is conjugated with a reinforcing material. The height of the banner is provided in micrometers, where a scattering protective film is formed of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene. The banner has a wind extraction mechanism, where the banner is provided with a solar cell (18) and an electrical storage apparatus. The solar cell is a film or sheet substrate.    USE - Banner for use with an organic electroluminescence device, particularly for use in a highway and a service area.    ADVANTAGE - The height of the banner is provided in micrometers, where a scattering protective film is formed of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, and hencce ensures providing excellent visibility in bad line of sight conditions, such as night time with high efficiency, and also provides easy conveyance and installation in an effective and economical manner, thus suppresses the deterioration by the ultraviole ray or the heat.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an organic electroluminescence device with a red luminescent material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a banner surface with an organic electroluminescence and a solar cell.    Banner surface (15)    Organic electroluminescences (16,17)    Solar cell (18)
NOVELTY - The method involves humidifying a fuel cell stack (400) during high humidity open circuit voltage operation, and operating the fuel cell stack at open circuit voltage. A surface of a polymer electrolyte membrane is moistened by creating vacuum atmosphere in the fuel cell stack during vacuum wetting operation, where the high humidity open circuit voltage operation and the vacuum wetting operation are alternately and repeatedly performed at regular intervals. Humidification is performed at relative humidity of 100 percent or more in the high humidity open circuit voltage operation.    USE - Method for activating a fuel cell stack used in a vehicle i.e. fuel cell vehicle. Can also be used for a passenger car, a sports utility vehicle (SUV), a bus, a commercial vehicle i.e. lorry, a watercraft e.g. boat and ship, an airplane, a hybrid vehicle i.e. plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, an electric vehicle and a hydrogen-driven vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables performing the vacuum wetting process during shutdown of the fuel cell stack, thus effectively improving ionic conductivity, and hence reducing time required for activation of the fuel cell stack and the amount of hydrogen utilized for the activation of the fuel cell stack. The method enables activating the fuel cell stack in short time by repeatedly performing the high humidity open circuit voltage operation and the vacuum wetting operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a device for activating a fuel cell stack    (2) a system for activating a fuel cell stack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a device for activating a fuel cell stack.    Activation housing (100)    Test manifold (110)    Stack coupling unit (200)    Stack transporting unit (300)    Fuel cell stack (400)
NOVELTY - The coating device (100) comprises an injection chamber (10) for receiving the coating material such as a substrate (2), and a diffuser device (20) which encloses the injection chamber on several sides and which is arranged for transmitting the coating material from the injection chamber along several spatial directions into a work environment of the coating device, in the gaseous state. The diffuser device comprises an outer surface (21) which has a spatial form and which can be heated.    USE - Coating device for forming condensate layers made of organic materials on a three-dimensional flat or curved substrate used in production of organic optoelectronic semiconductor components such as organic LEDs (OLEDs) and organic solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - An improved coating device used in formation of organic layers having a uniform layer thickness distribution, on a three-dimensional flat or curved substrates, in particular on the inner surface of hollow structures, is provided. Simplified process control is achieved, and limited thermal loading of the coating material is allowed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for coating a substrate, using coating device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic views of the coating device.    Substrate (2)    Injection chamber (10)    Diffuser device (20)    Outer surface (21)    Coating device (100)
NOVELTY - The crystal solar cell manufacturing method involves expressing the photoelectric conversion function between the light receiving surface by the crystal substrate. The light receiving surface receives light. A flat substrate (101) is made of the single crystal or polycrystalline silicon. The ion of a p-type is injected into a main surface (101a) side of a substrate. The annealing treatment is performed with respect to the substrate. The oxide film or a nitride film (104) are formed in the main surface of the substrate.    USE - Crystal solar cell manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The crystal solar cell manufacturing method involves expressing the photoelectric conversion function between the light receiving surface by the crystal substrate. The light receiving surface receives light, and hence improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a crystal solar cell.    Crystal solar cell (100)    Flat substrate (101)    Main surfaces (101a,101b)    P-type-semiconductor layer (102)    Nitride film (104)
NOVELTY - A high purity silicon is rod shaped (1), granular form (2) and/or plate shaped silicon. The ratio of the portion having diameter of 2 mm or more in the high purity silicon is 75 %mass or more.    USE - High purity silicon is used for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The high purity silicon with large diameter is manufactured efficiently, and has high melting efficiency and cannot receive surface oxidation easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of high purity silicon, which involves supplying silicon-tetrachloride vapor and zinc vapor from the upper portion of a reactor, reacting silicon-tetrachloride and zinc within the reactor to produce silicon and discharging exhaust gas from a lower portion of the reactor. The silicon-tetrachloride vapor having blowing linear velocity of 25-100 cm/second is supplied from the supply port of each silicon-tetrachloride vapor. The reactor has 1 or 2 or more supply port of the silicon-tetrachloride. The silicon-tetrachloride vapor and zinc vapor are supplied to the reactor such that the silicon-tetrachloride vapor is enclosed by zinc vapor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the high purity silicon.    Rod-shaped silicon (1)    Granular silicon (2)    Diameter of silicon (41)
NOVELTY - The metal film (10) has several columnar sections (11) that are extended from a base material (20). The columnar section is provided with bundle portion (11a-11d) containing several linear structures (12) radially provided towards front end side from proximal end. The linear structures are located opposite side to the base material. The diameter of the columnar section is provided in range of 1-50 nm. The metal film is formed of nickel alloy or nickel.    USE - Metal film for electrochemical sensor such as enzyme sensor and electrical storage device (all claimed) e.g. coin-shaped non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. Can also be used in biosensor, gas sensor, sense-of-smell sensor, taste sensor, lithium ion secondary battery, all-solid-state secondary battery, fuel cell and electrical double layer capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The metal film can be designed with big specific surface area at low cost. The production efficiency of the metal film can be improved significantly. The abrasion of piston and cylinder block of the sliding element can be suppressed effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a sliding element; and    (2) a manufacturing method of the metal film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the metal film.    Metal film (10)    Columnar section (11)    Bundle portions (11a-11d)    Linear structure (12)    Base material (20)
NOVELTY - The porous metal film (10) has several columnar sections (11) which are extended from base material (20). The columnar section is provided with enlarged diameter sections (11a-11c) which are diameter-expanded towards front end side from proximal end along thickness direction of metal film formed of nickel alloy. A void (12) is extended towards the proximal end.    USE - Porous metal film for collector and electrode of electrochemical sensor such as enzyme sensor and electrical storage device (all claimed) such as coin-shaped non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. Can also be used in biosensor, gas sensor, sense-of-smell sensor, taste sensor, lithium ion secondary battery, all-solid-state secondary battery, fuel battery and electrical double layer capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The porous metal film can be designed with big specific surface area, and manufactured easily with high production efficiency at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a sliding element; and    (2) manufacturing method of the porous metal film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the porous metal film.    Porous metal film (10)    Columnar section (11)    Enlarged diameter sections (11a-11c)    Void (12)    Base material (20)
NOVELTY - An anti-reflective film is titanium dioxide film (I)-doped silver nanoparticles. The doping amount of silver nanoparticles is 0.4-0.8 weight%.    USE - Anti-reflective film is used for silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon solar cell obtained by the anti-reflective film has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An anti-reflective film is titanium dioxide film of formula: TiO2-X (I)-doped silver nanoparticles, where X is 0.05-0.30. The doping amount of silver nanoparticles is 0.4-0.8 weight%.
NOVELTY - The battery has a silicon nitride thin film layer (108) located on an intrinsic layer (106). The intrinsic layer is covered on a doping layer (105). The silicon nitride film layer is fixed on a substrate (100). The substrate is provided with a passivation layer (107) and an aluminum layer (109). The aluminum layer is arranged on a back electrode (102). The substrate is provided with the doping layer. The doping layer is provided with a P-type crystalline silicon sheet. Thickness of the silicon nitride thin film layer is in 10 to 30 nm.    USE - Thin film solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery does not easy to bend. The battery reduces thickness of a silicon chip and saves manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing thin film solar energy battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a thin film solar energy battery.    Substrate (100)    Back electrode (102)    Doping layer (105)    Intrinsic layer (106)    Passivation layer (107)    Silicon nitride thin film layer (108)    Aluminum layer (109)
NOVELTY - Preparing efficient crystalline silicon solar cell by using wet processing, involves cleaning: putting the silicon chip in absolute ethyl alcohol for ultrasonic washing, then removing inorganic metal ions and organic particulate contaminants; removing silicon chip damage and corrosion, polishing lower surface; plating silicon nitride or silicon oxide-based thin film in a single surface of the silicon sheet; surface texturing the single surface to form pyramid suede structure; and removing the protective film, the single surface with a protective film of silicon wafer    USE - For preparing efficient crystalline silicon solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple and efficient production method for cell, improves the quality of the surface chemical passivation after etching, and reduces processing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing efficient crystalline silicon solar cell by using wet processing, involves cleaning: putting the silicon chip in absolute ethyl alcohol for ultrasonic washing, then removing inorganic metal ions and organic particulate contaminants by RCA solution and hydrofluoric acid process; removing silicon chip damage and corrosion, polishing lower surface; plating 30 nm silicon nitride or silicon oxide-based thin film in a single surface of the silicon sheet; surface texturing the single surface with a protective film for the silicon wafer etching process, where the silicon sheet is a surface of the protective film to obtain 4-10 microns pyramid suede structure, at the same time, the other silicon wafer is provided with a surface of the protective film keep plane; and removing the protective film, the single surface with a protective film of silicon wafer.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing (101) etching on the P-type crystalline silicon substrate. The amorphous silicon thin film is provided on the P-type crystal silicon substrate with suede of deposition. An amorphous silicon thin film is deposited on the P-type crystalline silicon substrate. The rapid thermal annealing process is used to form silicon quantum point. The preparation of the crystal silicon solar cell shortwave response is finished for several silicon quantum wires on insulating layer.    USE - Method for producing shortwave response crystal silicon solar energy battery based on multilayer silicon quantum dot.    ADVANTAGE - The quantum efficiency of the process can be improved. The heat consumption of the process for producing shortwave response crystal silicon solar energy battery can be reduced. The cost can be reduced effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The P-type crystalline silicon substrate is provided (104) to form silicon quantum dots by using flat plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The silicon nitride (Si3N4) antireflection film is deposited (107) on the P-type crystalline silicon substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process for producing shortwave response crystal silicon solar energy battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for preparing etching on P-type silicon substrate (101)    Step for depositing amorphous silicon thin film (102)    Step for providing P-type silicon substrate (104)    Step for repeating previous steps to form multilayer silicon quantum film (105)    Step for depositing silicon nitride on silicon substrate (107)
NOVELTY - A dried anode material is dipped in polytetrafluoroethylene latex until reaching preset mass load amount of latex, and heat-treating in air atmosphere and further in inert atmosphere, to obtain modified microbial fuel cell anode.    USE - Production of modified microbial fuel cell anode.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides modified microbial fuel cell anode having high surface roughness, specific surface area and electron-transfer capacity.
NOVELTY - A chemical vapor deposition apparatus comprises a chemical vapor deposition reaction cavity and a gas transmission device. The gas transmission device comprises a reaction gas source. A quantitative supply device is set between the reaction gas source and the chemical vapor deposition reaction chamber. The quantitative supply device conveys reaction gas to the chemical vapor deposition reaction cavity.    USE - A chemical vapor deposition apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus can precisely control the amount of the reaction gas in the reaction chamber, improve the deposition quality of the thin film solar cell, and effectively reduce the cost of the chemical vapor deposition apparatus.
NOVELTY - Tempered glass having a compression stress layer in surface, comprises 50-75 mol.% of silicon dioxide, 3-13 mol.% of aluminum oxide, 0-1.5 mol.% of boron oxide, 0-4 mol.% of lithium oxide, 7-20 mol.% of sodium oxide, 0-10 mol.% of potassium oxide, 0.5-13 mol.% of magnesium oxide, 0-6 mol.% of calcium oxide, and 0-4.5 mol.% of strontium oxide.    USE - The tempered glass in the form of a sheet is useful in touch panel display, cover glass for cellular phone, cover glass for solar battery and protective member for display (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The tempered glass is free of arsenic trioxide, antimony trioxide, lead(II) oxide and fluorine. The tempered glass has high mechanical strength, ion exchange performance, and devitrification resistance and has resistance to degradation of potassium nitrate molten salt.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a tempered glass sheet comprising the tempered glass; and    (2) a glass sheet to be tempered, comprising a glass to be tempered to be subjected to tempering treatment, where the glass sheet to be tempered has a thickness of less than 1.5 mm, and has an Fmax value of less than 5 MPa, and the Fmax value is a maximum value of residual stresses in a planar direction with respect to all planar portions of the glass to be tempered.    .
NOVELTY - The wire array solar cell apparatus (100) has a substrate and several tandem cells (110,120,130) on the substrate to form a wire array structure. Each tandem cell is provided with an inner solar cell with an inner junction (111) of an inner bandgap, and an outer solar cell with an outer junction (112) of an outer bandgap higher than the fist bandgap. The outer solar cell covers the portion of the inner solar cell. Both the solar cells are provided with tunnel diode (113).    USE - Wire array solar cell apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The efficient wire array solar cell structure or an effective tandem solar cell structure is enabled. The manufacturing cost of the apparatus is reduced by using less semiconductor material. The efficient concentration increases the open circuit voltage and the efficiency of the structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of wire array solar cell apparatus.    Wire array solar cell apparatus (100)    Tandem cell (110)    Inner junction (111)    Outer junction (112)    Tunnel diode (113)    Tandem cells (120,130)
NOVELTY - The freestanding nitride semiconductor device has transparent electrical contacts on at least two surfaces of freestanding nitride semiconductor device, and at least one additional printed current spreading element. The three dimensional stack of freestanding nitride devices are interconnected via ball bumps and embedded within the glass.    USE - Freestanding nitride semiconductor device for optoelectronic devices e.g. LED and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Ensures improved device performance by using freestanding nitride layer as the growth substrate for subsequent epitaxial growths. The growth quality of active region is improved since freestanding nitride layer does not require additional polishing and is flexible in nature. Reduces stresses within the active region by epitaxially growing on the freestanding nitride layer. The high temperature processing of luminescent material is performed without degrading the LED or other optoelectronic device due to formation of active region after the formation of luminescent contact layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the freestanding nitride semiconductor device with dual sided transparent contacts.    Contact layer (15)    Freestanding nitride layer (16)    Active region (17)    Barrier layer (18)    Doped layer (19)
NOVELTY - The system has a gas compressor, a wave rotor, a turbine, a heat regenerator, a combustion chamber and a generator. The exhaust gas of turbine is entered into a waste heat recycling heater. The temperature of compressed air is entered into the regenerator to form the fuel gas entered into a solid oxide fuel cell. The waste gas of solid oxide fuel cell is entered into the combustion chamber.    USE - Micro-turbine electric generating system.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency and generating power of micro-turbine electric generation system can be improved.
NOVELTY - The solar cell (1) has a substrate (11) in which a photoelectric conversion film (14) is formed that is comprised of a PN junction protruded from one surface of the substrate. The substrate is provided with several particles (15) that are arranged in contact with the surface of the photoelectric conversion film. The particles are consisted of metal particles such as gold, silver, copper, platinum, palladium, tungsten, nickel, tantalum, bismuth, lead, indium, tin, zinc, titanium that are selected from alloy group and aluminum group.    USE - Solar cell such as multi-junction type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The particles arranged in contact with the surface of the photoelectric conversion film, so that the photoelectric conversion film can absorb the light injected into the recess portion between the photoelectric conversion films efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell (1)    Substrate (11)    Semiconductor film (13)    Photoelectric conversion film (14)    Particle (15)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a reaction chamber (1) to accommodate a to-be-processed object (4) and stage (5) to hold to-be-processed object. A plasma source (7) generates high frequency discharge in reaction chamber. A partition unit (11) partitions reaction chamber into stage side space (10a) and high frequency plasma source side space (10b). Two gas supply sections (16,18) supply two different gases to stage side space, so that the gases are plasmified by high frequency discharge. The plasmified gases contacts with each other and generates decomposition reaction, to form thin film.    USE - Plasma processing apparatus used for forming thin film such as microcrystal silicon thin film on to-be-processed object such as semiconductor substrate, and glass substrate of solar cell and thin-film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film can be formed on the to-be-processed object effectively. The film forming area is increased. The quality of the thin film is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the plasma processing apparatus.    Reaction chamber (1)    To-be-processed object (4)    Stage (5)    High frequency plasma source (7)    Stage side space (10a)    High frequency plasma source side space (10b)    Partition unit (11)    Gas supply sections (16,18)
NOVELTY - The method involves pinching active-energy-ray-curable resin composition supplied on a film-form support body (21) by a metal die (11) and a film-form support body, and irradiating and hardening an active energy ray, where a surface structure of the metal die is transferred. The active-energy-ray-curable resin composition is switched at time of switching of resin such that a total amount of supply amount of the active-energy-ray-curable resin composition during supply to the support body and a supply amount of the following active-energy-raycurable resin composition become more than regular.    USE - Method for manufacturing a film utilized for reflection prevention. Uses include but are not limited to a display, motor vehicle meter cover, motor vehicle mirror, motor vehicle window, light extraction efficiency improvement unit of organic or inorganic electroluminescence and a solar cell unit.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the surface structure of the metal die to be transferred on the surface of the film-form support body before switching of resin, so that adhesion of the resin to the mold surface at time of switching of the resin is suppressed and transfer of the residual traces of the resin is prevented after switching of the resin, thus reducing waste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a manufacturing apparatus of a film.    Metal die (11)    Nip roll (14)    Active energy ray irradiation apparatus (15)    Releasing roll (16)    Film-form support body (21)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of laminated component (10) involves compression-bonding glass sheet (4) and resin sheet (6) through adhesive sheet (2) by passing between two lamination rolls (110). The adhesive sheet contains polyimide silicone resin, and has elasticity modulus of 1000 MPa or less.    USE - Manufacture of laminated component used for electronic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, plasma display panel, organic electroluminescent panel, solar cell and thin-film secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated component is manufactured efficiently with excellent adhesiveness, heat resistance and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) laminated component; and    (2) electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows side view illustrating manufacture of laminate component.    Adhesive sheets (2,12,22)    Glass sheets (4,14,24)    Resin sheets (6,16,26)    Laminated components (10,20)    Lamination roll (110)
NOVELTY - Tetrachlorosilane is manufactured by decomposing plant which contains silica, adding 1-4.8-mm silicon to decomposition process residue, and performing chlorination reaction. Mass ratio of carbon/silica is 0.2-2. Amount of silicon is 10-40 mass parts with respect to 100 mass parts of silica in decomposition process residue.    USE - Manufacture of tetrachlorosilane for semiconductor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Highly purified tetrachlorosilane can be manufactured at low cost.
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collector (10,12) has a radiation-side transparent element (14,32), and solar cells (16) extended along the transparent element. The transparent element (20) is located along the rear side of solar cell. A downstream heat exchanger (22,24,40) is provided for transferring heat to fluid leading element. The back contact of solar cell is equipped with a semitransparent portion (18) that is provided between the elements (14,20) or between the element (20) and the heat exchanger (22), and the thermal and electrical insulator is provided.    USE - Photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collector.    ADVANTAGE - The reflection and emission characteristics and spectral behavior of the absorber layer can be adjusted so that the ratio of maximum absorption and minimal release of radiation components is optimized. The thermal energy dissipation and the thermal efficiency are improved, and heating of the solar cell is decreased. The sufficient dielectric strength between the cell and the absorber, and the resistance to thermal shock are achieved. The photovoltaic efficiency is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional views of the PVT collector, and sectional view of the PVT collector arranged in pipe form.    PVT collector (10,12)    Radiation-side transparent element (14,32)    Solar cell (16)    Semitransparent portion (18)    Transparent element (20)    Downstream heat exchangers (22,24,40)
NOVELTY - The cell has a boron emitter (2) located on a surface of an N-type substrate (1). A passivation layer (3) is arranged on the boron emitter and fixed far away from the N-type substrate. The passivation layer is provided with a silicon oxide film, an aluminum oxide film and a silicon nitride film. Thickness of the silicon oxide film is lesser than 10nm. Thickness of the aluminum oxide film is lesser than 10nm. A back surface (4) is located on the N-type substrate. The boron emitter is fixed with a side of an upper surface of another passivation layer (5).    USE - N-type crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell reduces composite rate by using a photo-induced carrier. The cell ensures better chemical passivation effect by using a silicon nitride/aluminum oxide/silicon oxide passivation film with the boron emitter.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an N-type crystalline silicon solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a N-type crystalline silicon solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    N-type substrate (1)    Boron emitter (2)    Passivation layers (3, 5)    Back surface (4)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a silicon chip positive surface coated with a double-layer silicon nitride anti-reflection film. The silicon nitride anti-reflection film comprises two films. One of the films is covered on an upper surface of a solar cell body. The other film is covered on another upper surface of the solar cell body. Thickness of the latter upper surface is two times greater than thickness of the former upper surface, where the thicknesses range from 78 to 85 nm.    USE - Double layer anti-reflecting film metallurgy poly-silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell solves solar battery sheet chromatic aberration problem and saves energy.
NOVELTY - A processing tank (100) has film (102) of perfluoroalkoxy alkane at inner wall surface of main tank component.    USE - Processing tank. Uses include but are not limited to chemical tank for polymeric synthesis, organic polymerization and organic decomposition, and mixing tank for organic and inorganic material in manufacture of semiconductor device, liquid crystal display device, solar cell and organic electroluminescent apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The processing tank is manufactured efficiently with excellent productivity and workability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A processing tank has film of perfluoroalkoxy alkane of formula: -(CF2-CF2)m-(CF2-CF(-O-Rf'))n- at inner wall surface of main tank component.    Rf'=perfluoroalkyl group;and    m,n=positive integer.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of processing tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of processing tank.    Processing tank (100)    Base material (101)    Perfluoroalkoxy alkane film (102)    Film (103)
NOVELTY - A film having a first end and a second end, comprises matrix comprising a thermoplastic material; at least one channel disposed in parallel in the matrix from the first end to the second end of the film, where the channels are at least 5 mu m apart from each other and each channel have a diameter of at least 5 mu m; and at least phase change material disposed in the channel; where the film has a thickness of 10-2000 mu m.    USE - To form multilayer structure, an article, an insulation system useful for pipe or flooring applications, heating system and cooling system (claimed). Also useful, as microcapillary film, in textile (e.g. woven and nonwoven fabrics), apparel (e.g. outdoor clothing, dry suits, and protective suits), footwear (e.g. socks, boots, insoles), medical progress (e.g. thermal blankets, therapeutic pads, hot/cold packs), containers and packaging (e.g. beverage/food containers, food warmers, seat cushions), buildings (e.g. insulation or heating/cooling systems in walls, ceilings, pipes, carpets, tiles, or floors), appliances (e.g. insulation in-household appliances), furniture components such as seat cushions, electronics (e.g. cooling of processor chips, flat screens, fuel cells), and other products (e.g. automotive lighting materials, heated seats, sleeping bags, and bedding).    ADVANTAGE - The film as heat transfer system provides an efficient way to pack large quantities of phase change materials while maintaining efficient heat transfer capabilities together with good chemical integrity and properties.
NOVELTY - Forming a monolithic solid, comprises (a) disposing a first particle in a reactor, where the first particle is a magnetic particle or a particle that is influenced by a magnetic field and/or an electric field, (b) fluidizing the first particle in the reactor, (c) applying a uniform magnetic field and/or electrical field to the reactor, (d) elevating the temperature of the reactor, and (e) fusing the first particles to form a monolithic solid.    USE - The method is useful for forming a monolithic solid, which is useful in the article for a fluidized bed reactor to facilitate chemical reactions that generate hydrogen (all claimed). The monolithic solid is useful: as a porous filter and a support system for thermal insulation, where the support system is useful for dyes in a solar panel or a solar cell; and to manufacture electrically conductive panels for use in electronics, automotive body panels or acoustic panels.    ADVANTAGE - The method easily and economically provides a monolithic solid with high surface area and high porosity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Forming a monolithic solid, comprises: either (a) disposing a first particle in a reactor, where the first particle is a magnetic particle or a particle that is influenced by a magnetic field and/or an electric field, (b) fluidizing the first particle in the reactor, (c) applying a uniform magnetic field and/or a uniform electrical field to the reactor, (d) elevating the temperature of the reactor, and (e) fusing the first particles to form a monolithic solid; or the steps (a)-(c) as above per se, disposing reactants into the reactor, elevating the temperature of the reactor to react the reactants in the reactor, and the step (e) as above per se. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an article comprising the monolithic solid comprising metal particles fused together in the form of aligned chains, where the monolithic solid is porous.
NOVELTY - A fullerene derivative (I) is new.    USE - Fullerene derivative is used for fullerene derivative solution, diode and fullerene derivative film (all claimed) for organic thin film solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to antireflective film and photoresist for manufacture of semiconductor, photosensor, rectifier, field effect transistor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The fullerene derivative is easily and economically manufactured under mild reaction conditions. The fullerene derivative provides photoresist with high heat resistance, etching tolerance and resolution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fullerene derivative of formula: FLN(-(OC(=X)R1)a)(-(OR2)b) (I), is new.    FLN=fullerene skeleton;    R1=H or optionally substituted 1-24C hydrocarbyl;    X=O or S;    R2=H, optionally substituted 1-24C hydrocarbyl, optionally substituted silyl, or carbonyl or thiocarbonyl (both optionally substituted with 1-24C hydrocarbyl);and    a,b=1-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of fullerene derivative; and    (2) fullerene derivative solution, which is obtained by dissolving the fullerene derivative in a solvent.
NOVELTY - The assembly has a vaporization region for receiving and vaporizing a portion of liquid-containing feed stream to form vapor feed stream. A hydrogen-producing region containing a reforming catalyst receives the vapor feed stream and produces reformate stream via a steam reforming reaction. A heating assembly produces a heated exhaust stream for heating the vaporization region to minimum vaporization temperature, where the vaporization region includes packing material for transferring heat from the heated exhaust stream to the liquid-containing feed stream.    USE - Steam reforming hydrogen generation assembly for converting feedstocks i.e. carbon-containing feedstocks, into a product stream containing hydrogen gas, which is used for energy production in an electrochemical fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly ensures that the purification region can reduce concentration of non-hydrogen components that are potentially harmful for the product hydrogen stream, and the hydrogen-producing region can be associated with a temperature modulating assembly such as heating assembly and cooling assembly, thus consuming fuel streams to maintain the hydrogen- producing region within a suitable temperature range for effectively producing hydrogen gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a hydrogen purification device    (2) a method for manufacturing a frame for a hydrogen purification device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a hydrogen purification device of a steam reforming hydrogen generation assembly.    Perimeter shell (332)    Open region (338)    Frame plane (339)    Membrane support structures (340, 390)    Membrane support planes (388, 394)
NOVELTY - The photo-anode has a light anode element which is deposited on the surface of zinc oxide nano-wire array or aluminum doped zinc oxide nano-line array of the stainless steel wire net or metal wire net. The stainless steel wire net or metal wire net is composed of 100 meshes to 635 meshes. The pure metal wire net is made of metal selected from gold, silver, copper, iron, tungsten and aluminum.    USE - Photo-anode of dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The preparation method of photo anode is simple and convenient. Since the stainless steel wire net or metal wire net is deposited with zinc oxide nano-wire array, the manufacturing cost is reduced. The photovoltaic performance is not obviously reduced under the bending. Since the unique preparation process is easy to realize roll-to-roll of large-scale industrial production, the application prospect is very wide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation method of photo-anode of dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - The solar energy battery chip selective etching device has a transmission roller (4) that is covered with liquid-absorbing layer (1). The distance between the coating roller (2) and the transmission roller is less than the thickness of the solar battery chip. The transmission roller is configured to rotate the solar cell sheet after the towel is pressed.    USE - Solar energy battery chip selective etching device.    ADVANTAGE - The consumption of solution can be reduced, and reduced maintenance cost can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar energy battery chip selective etching device.    Absorbing layer (1)    Coating roller (2)    Transmit solar energy battery sheet (3)    Transmission roller (4)
NOVELTY - The cell forms front surface of silicon chip corrosion by etching process. The depth of the groove of the pile is set between 3.2-4.0 microns. The upper surface of the pile is coated with double-layer anti-reflection film. The anti-reflection film is provided with first film and a second film. The first film is covered on the solar battery plate. The refractive index of the first film is greater than the refractive index of second film, and the thickness of the second film is greater than the thickness of the first film.    USE - Metallurgy poly-silicon solar cell of solar energy battery plate (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery sheet chromatic aberration problem can be solved and the short circuit current can be reduced.
NOVELTY - The device comprises a belt unit that is provided with a copper strip and a tin-plating copper layer on the outside. The width of the belt unit is 60-130 microns. The thickness of belt unit is 1.5-8 mm. The thickness of the tin-plated layer is 5-15 microns. The thickness of the copper strip is 50-100 microns.    USE - Thin film solar energy battery photovoltaic solder strip device.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of the thin film solar energy battery photovoltaic component can be reduced. The welding performance can be improved. The tensile strength is improved. The elongation and resistance can fully meet the engineering application need.
NOVELTY - A device consists of conductive or semiconductive layers, and additional layers having composition containing polyolefin and coated metal oxide particles.    USE - Device e.g. electric device, electronic device, optical device, photoelectric device and photovoltaic device, preferably photovoltaic cell, light-emitting diode, fuel cell, battery, sensor, and field effect transistor (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to flat panel display, polymer field-effect transistor, organic field-effect transistor, organic light-emitting diode and organic photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The device has improved durability. The composition contained in the device has anti-ultraviolet action, and antibacterial protection.
NOVELTY - An electrical storage device has primary electrode (20) containing an organic compound having quinone structure as an active material, secondary electrode (21) having polarity opposite to that of primary electrode, and nonaqueous electrolyte containing lithium salt and solvent (I).    USE - Electrical storage device e.g. coin-type battery. Uses include but are not limited to electric tool, vacuum cleaner, robot, and portable electronic device e.g. mobile telephone, mobile device, portable information terminal, notebook-type personal computer, video camera and game machine, transporting apparatus, wind power generation apparatus, fuel cell power generation apparatus, emergency electrical storage system for apartments.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical storage device has high capacity and reliability, and is economical. Since the usage of heavy metal is suppressed in electrical storage device, the drying of rare metal resources and leakage of heavy metal are reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrical storage device has primary electrode (20) containing an organic compound having quinone structure as an active material, secondary electrode (21) having polarity opposite to that of primary electrode, and nonaqueous electrolyte containing lithium salt and solvent of formula: R-O(CH2CH2O)n-R' (I).    R,R'=1-5C saturated hydrocarbyl;and    n=2-6.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of coil-type battery.    Coin-type battery (10)    Case (11)    Sealing board (15)    Gasket (18)    Primary electrode (20)    Secondary electrode (21)
NOVELTY - A compound semiconductor solar cell material comprises core section containing group-III metal selenide (101), arranged on central section, and shell section containing group-I metal selenide (102) formed so as to cover the surface of group-III metal selenide, and is capable of attaining chalcopyrite crystal structure.    USE - Compound semiconductor material is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound semiconductor material has high semiconductor physical property, and enables formation of uniform thin film without compositional segregation of low-resistance metal selenide. The solar cell formed using the compound semiconductor material has high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell, which consists of substrate and compound semiconductor layer having chalcopyrite crystal structure formed by heating compound semiconductor solar cell material, provided on substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional schematic view of compound semiconductor solar cell material.    Group-III metal selenide (101)    Group-I metal selenide (102)
NOVELTY - Synthesizing a transition metal oxide nanowire, comprises: (a) combining a transition metal or a transition metal oxide with an alkali metal compound to produce a mixture; (b) activating a plasma discharge reactor (210) to create a plasma discharge (220); and (c) exposing the mixture to the plasma discharge for a first predetermined time period.    USE - The methods are useful for synthesizing a transition metal oxide nanowire, and a lithium silicate nanotube (all claimed), where the titanium oxide nanowires are used in industrial applications e.g. solar cells, nanocomposites, optical films, and paints, and used as catalysts and capacitors.    ADVANTAGE - The method rapidly provides the nanowire and nanotube in large quantities.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) the transition metal oxide nanowire produced by the method;    (2) method-2 for synthesizing a transition metal oxide nanowire, comprising step (a) as above per se, (d) activating a means for generating an oxygen radical to form at least one oxygen radical, and (e) exposing the mixture to the means for generating an oxygen radical for a first predetermined time period; and    (3) method-3 for synthesizing a lithium silicate nanotube, comprising combining silica with a lithium compound to produce a mixture, and the steps (d) and (e) as above per se.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of synthesizing transition metal oxide nanowires.    Plasma discharge reactor (210)    Substrate (214)    Plasma discharge (220)
NOVELTY - A multijunction solar cell (10) consists of at least one subcell (12) comprising gallium-indium-nitrogen-arsenic-antimony composition, and at least one subcell has low antimony content and high indium and nitrogen content. The subcell has bandgap of 0.9 eV or more.    USE - Multijunction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The multijunction solar cell has high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A multijunction solar cell comprises at least one subcell comprising gallium-indium-nitrogen-arsenic-antimony composition of formula: Ga1-xInxNyAs1-y-zSbz, where x is 0.07-0.18, y is 0.025-0.04, and z is 0.001-0.03, and the at least one subcell has low antimony content and high indium and nitrogen content. The subcell has bandgap of 0.9 eV or more.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-section view of multijunction solar cell.    Multijunction solar cell (10)    Subcell (12)    Substrate (14)    Top subcell (16)    Intermediate subcell (18)
NOVELTY - The furnace has a reaction container (11) accommodating a raw material e.g. iron ore, and a microwave unit arranged on an inner surface of a peripheral surface surrounding the reaction container to radiate a microwave beam toward a specific point in the reaction container. A main reflective mirror (13) is arranged above the reaction container. A subreflective mirror (16) is provided in a peripheral part of the reaction container to reflect microwave injected from the microwave unit toward the main reflective mirror.    USE - Microwave heating furnace such as microwave smelting furnace i.e. iron manufacture furnace, melting furnace and sintering furnace, for manufacturing a fusion pig iron, and a silicon substrate of a solar cell, and for collecting a noble metal and a rare metal from an urban mine.    ADVANTAGE - The main reflective mirror is arranged above the reaction container, so that the raw material can be heated at high efficiency, and the noble metal and rare metal can be recovered by high efficiency, and the silicon substrate is manufactured at high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The raw material is selected from one among iron ore, coal, or coke.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a microwave heating furnace.    Reaction container (11)    Main reflective mirror (13)    Microwave window (14)    Subreflective mirror (16)    Auxiliary reflective mirror (17)
NOVELTY - The wafer stage has a support unit (2) that is equipped with ceramic abutting element (3). The abutting element is fixed to base portion (4) by a fixing plate (43). An engagement hole (30) is penetrated up and down towards insertion hole (40). The fixing plate is equipped with pin (5) in which axial portion (54) is fitted to insertion hole. The engagement head (53) and axial portion are extended up and down, and are integrally formed. The abutting element is fixed by pin that is biased by magnetic force of a permanent magnet (6) towards the downward direction.    USE - Wafer stage for use in semiconductor manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor elements such as LED used in solar cell and electronic computer.    ADVANTAGE - The stress does not arise in the abutting element made of ceramic when fixing the abutting element to the base portion, even if metal base portion expands and shrinks with a heat.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the support unit.    Support unit (2)    Abutting element (3)    Base portion (4)    Pin (5)    Permanent magnet (6)    Engagement hole (30)    Insertion hole (40)    Fixing plate (43)    Engagement head (53)    Axial portion (54)
NOVELTY - The method involves obtaining a base layer (12) comprising gallium arsenide or indium gallium arsenide. An epitaxial indium gallium arsenide intermediate layer (52) is formed on the base layer. An intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (16) comprising germanium and carbon atoms is formed on the intermediate layer. A doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (18) is formed on the intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer. A transparent conductive layer (20) i.e. transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer, is formed on the doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a heterojunction III-V solar cell structure e.g. single or double heterojunction III-V solar cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The epitaxial indium gallium arsenide intermediate layer effectively reduces contribution of a dark current component due to surface recombination at heterojunction, thus improving open circuit voltage of a solar cell structure. The method enables reducing surface recombination velocity (SRV) at the heterojunction, and improving short circuit current density and fill factor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a heterojunction III-V solar cell structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell structure.    Base layer (12)    Intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (16)    Doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer (18)    Transparent conductive layer (20)    Epitaxial indium gallium arsenide intermediate layer (52)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying etching liquid i.e. metallic salt solution, required for surface treatment, in strips (20) formed on a surface (12) of a solar cell substrate by capillary elements (18) i.e. capillary tubes, of a feeding unit (16), where the strips and the capillary elements lie next to each other, respectively. Electric voltage is applied between the liquid and the surface. Metal in the solution is galvanically separated from the surface. The capillary elements are supplied with the etching liquid from a liquid reservoir (10).    USE - Method for treatment i.e. metal deposition, of a surface of a substrate (all claimed) i.e. silicon nitride-coated solar wafer, for manufacturing a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The liquid is applied by the capillary elements of the feeding unit in the strips formed on the surface, thus ensuring fine treatment of the surface of the solar cell substrate, and providing fine structures on the surface of the solar cell substrate in a simple manner to obtain little shades on the surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a surface treatment device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a surface treatment device with chamber-like capillary elements and liquid strips on a solar cell substrate surface.    Liquid reservoir (10)    Surface of solar cell substrate (12)    Feeding unit (16)    Capillary elements (18)    Strips (20)    Sacrificial electrode (32)
NOVELTY - A lead-free glass composition (31) comprises (in %mass) comprises silver oxide (10-60), vanadium pentoxide (5-65), tellurium oxide (15-50), with the total content being 75-100 %mass, and phosphorus pentoxide, barium oxide, potassium oxide, tungstic oxide, ferric oxide, manganese dioxide, antimony trioxide, and/or zinc oxide (remainder, at greater than 0 %mass and 25 %mass or less).    USE - Lead-free glass composition is used for glass frit and glass paste used for sealing electric/electronic components, and for electroconductive paste (all claimed) e.g. back-electrode type solar cell panels and crystal oscillators. Can also be used for image display devices, multilayer capacitors, LEDs, and multilayer circuit boards.    ADVANTAGE - The lead-free glass composition can be softened and flown at a firing temperature which is the same as or lower than the firing temperature of existing low-melting lead-containing glass. The glass composition has excellent thermal stability and chemical stability, and enables economical manufacture of electric/electronic components.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) glass frit comprising oxide filler (0-50 vol.%) other than the oxide of glass composition, and the glass composition (50-100 vol.%);    (2) glass paste containing oxide fillers other than the glass composition, the oxide of glass composition, and a solvent;    (3) electroconductive glass paste containing the glass composition, metal particles (32), oxide fillers other than the oxide of glass composition, and a solvent; and    (4) electric/electronic component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the structural change in baking process of electroconductive glass paste.    Glass composition (31)    Metal particles (32)    Resin binder (33)    Space (34)    Molten glass (35)
NOVELTY - Transparent composite material comprises glass fiber and inorganic-organic mixed resin which incorporates inorganic cluster and organic cluster. The inorganic cluster includes silicon-oxygen-silicon cluster or silicon-oxygen-metal element cluster.    USE - Transparent composite material. Uses include but are not limited to flexible substrate, solar cell substrate, and plasma display panel for liquid crystal display device, organic light-emitting diode device and field-emitting display device.    ADVANTAGE - The composite material has favorable transparency at wide temperature range.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of transparent composite material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the manufacture of transparent composite material. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step for treating glass fiber surface (S11)    Step for preparing inorganic-organic mixed resin (S12)    Step for immersing glass fiber in inorganic-organic mixed resin (S13)    Step for producing transparent composite material (S14)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a photocurable resin layer on a transparent base film by spreading a photocurable resin in liquid state, and laminating a transparent cover film by a laminated body. A transparent layer is provided on two surfaces of the photocurable resin layer. The photocurable resin layer is hardened by irradiating a UV-ray to a surface of the laminated body with respect to glass transition temperature and melting temperature of the transparent base film and the transparent cover film.    USE - Method for manufacturing a transparent film. Uses include but are not limited to a lens, display substrate, optical waveguide, solar cell substrate and optical disk.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficiently manufacturing the thin-shaped transparent film with better uniformity of quality, producing winding-up stability of a product film, and performing peeling removal of the base and the cover films stably by carrying out cut removal of a sinuosity part of a film edge part.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a transparent film.    Base film unwinding part (1)    Coating head (2)    Cover film unwinding part (3)    UV ray lamp (4)    Cooling device (5)
NOVELTY - A solvent comprising a nitrogen-containing precursor having an heteroaryl group and in which the ring portion contains at least one nitrogen atom covalently bound to two other nitrogen atoms is impregnated into carbon nanotube. The carbon nanotube is recovered and annealed in conditions of temperature and pressure allowing to obtain the withdrawal of nitrogen and the formation of radicals, and metal-free nitrogen-containing carbon nanotube is produced.    USE - Manufacture of metal-free nitrogen-containing carbon nanotube for free-metal catalyst used for reducing oxygen in alkaline medium in fuel cell (all claimed), and energy storage device.    ADVANTAGE - The nitrogen-containing carbon nanotube having desired electrocatalytic activity is economically produced by simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for use of nitrogen-containing precursor for modifying carbon-nanotubes.
NOVELTY - A solar energy-generating apparatus comprises an optical path-conversion panel, and a solar cell arranged in the side of the optical path-conversion panel including quantum dots.    USE - Solar energy-generating apparatus.
NOVELTY - A sticking device used for repairing solar battery assembly back panel comprises a double-side adhesive tape with strip-shaped block on one side face. The strip-shaped block and module back plate are made of same material.    USE - Sticking device used for repairing solar battery assembly back panel.    ADVANTAGE - The device can protect the normal working state of the solar component product, can simplify the complicated processes for maintenance, and can greatly reduce back panel damage and on-site installation loss.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show perspective and side views of the sticking device.
NOVELTY - The super-lattice structure has a GaAs layer (204) and an active region (211). The active region is set in the exposed surface of the GaAs layer. The active region includes GaNAs/InGaAs super-lattice structures (205,206). The two GaNAs/InGaAs layers are provided with different thickness.    USE - Super lattice structure of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The performance of the battery is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the super lattice structure.    GaAs substrate layer (201)    GaAs buffer layer (202)    GaAs layer (204)    GaNAs/InGaAs super-lattice structures (205,206)    Active region (211)
NOVELTY - Bioelectrochemical system comprises: an anode (12) at least partially positioned within an anode chamber (4) containing an aqueous reaction mixture including at least one organic compound and at least one bacterium for oxidizing the organic compounds; a saline solution chamber containing a draw solution and separated from the anode chamber by a forward osmosis membrane (28); and a cathode (16), where water diffuses across the forward osmosis membrane from the aqueous reaction mixture to the draw solution.    USE - The bioelectrochemical system is useful in a water treatment process and for generating current (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The bioelectrochemical system: diffuses water across the forward osmosis membrane, thus increasing proton transport into the cathode chamber, and increasing current generation (claimed); utilizes the forward osmosis membrane, thus allowing for simultaneous water extraction and faster proton transport as compared to a conventional microbial fuel cell; and inhibits the formation of Nernst diffusion layers and/or concentration gradients within the anode and cathode chambers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for water treatment process, comprising: delivering an aqueous reaction mixture to the anode chamber comprising the bacteria, the aqueous reaction mixture comprising the organic compounds that are oxidized by the bacteria, thus causing electrons to flow from the anode to the cathode; and delivering the draw solution to the saline solution chamber separated from the anode chamber by the forward osmosis membrane, where water diffuses across the forward osmosis membrane from the aqueous reaction mixture to the draw solution, thus diluting the draw solution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows is a schematic view of the osmotic bioelectrochemical system.    Anode chamber (4)    Cathode chamber (8)    Anode (12)    Cathode (16)    Forward osmosis membrane (28)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing first laser optical structure for producing structuring trench (P1) in conductive layer (5) on substrate (3). A second and third laser optical structures are provided to generate structuring trench (P2,P3) which are arranged on photoconductive layer (7) and conductive layer (9) respectively. Patterning process is performed coherent with respect to trenches (P2,P3) such that edge region (9a) of conductive layer (9) is melted at trench (P3) to separate contact of trench (P2) and conductive layer (5).    USE - Method for producing thin-film solar cell assembly such as cadmium telluride solar cell assembly, amorphous silicon solar cell assembly, microcrystalline silicon solar cell assembly, gallium arsenide solar cell assembly, cadmium telluride solar cell assembly and copper indium gallium diselenium solar cell assembly and copper indium selenium solar cell assembly, fuel cell assembly and battery assembly (all claimed) used in flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - The production cost of the solar cell assembly is reduced. Precise positioning of the structuring trenches is obtained. The installation space of the solar cell assembly is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin-film solar cell assembly.    Substrate (3)    Conductive layers (5,9)    Photoconductive layer (7)    Edge region of conductive layer (9a)    Structuring trenches (P1,P2,P3)
NOVELTY - A dispersion liquid is obtained by dispersing nanosheet which is cleavage component of a layered inorganic compound in a dispersion medium. The dispersion liquid has liquid crystal phase state and solid content concentration of 1.5-5 mass%. The average aspect-ratio of nanosheet in dispersion liquid is 1000-4000 measured by dynamic light-scattering method.    USE - Dispersion liquid is used for solid material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to gas-barrier sheet, highly-gas-protected membrane, packaging material, display, substrate for solar cell, tube for gasoline transport and semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - The solid material containing the dispersion liquid has excellent transparency, dimensional stability, gas-barrier property and heat resistance, and high storage elastic modulus. The nanosheet having large average aspect ratio is favorably dispersed in dispersion liquid.
NOVELTY - A primer composition comprises chlorinated rubber, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, mixed in the mass ratio of 20/80-60/40, and solvent containing 20-60 %mass of alcohol solvent and 5-25 %mass of aromatic hydrocarbon solvent. The chlorination rate of the chlorinated rubber is 20% or more.    USE - Primer composition for polycarbonate (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to cover for industrial machine, motor vehicle, vehicle, boats and ships, window material for aircraft and crane, window material for residence, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, flat panel display manufacturing apparatus and transparent panel for solar cell light receiving surface.    ADVANTAGE - The primer composition provides favorable adhesive force to the coated polycarbonate, without impairing the transparency and weather resistance of the product even when used in high temperature and high humidity conditions.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a film-forming chamber (3) for thin film formation positioned on a roll (11) for performing unwinding and winding-up of a film substrate. A heating roller (14) is positioned between an idler roller (13) and film-forming chamber. The holding angle adjusting devices (15,16) change the position of the idler roller by changing holding angle with respect to the heating roller.    USE - Apparatus for forming thin film such as semiconductor thin film, amorphous-silicon film and microcrystal silicon film used during manufacture of solar cell for use in electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the film substrate is preheated to appropriate temperature, the thin film formation can be performed stably by film-forming chamber, when the contact time of substrate and heating roller is adjusted according to the moving speed and film-forming conditions of film substrate. The overheating of film substrate and heating formation of wrinkles in the film substrate can be suppressed. Several thin films can be formed without enlarging the thin film forming apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the thin film forming apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Film-forming chamber (3)    Rolls (11,21)    Idler roller (13)    Heating roller (14)    Holding angle adjusting devices (15,16)
NOVELTY - Acetylene is heated at 350-900 degrees C, decomposed into hydrogen and carbon using copper or its alloy as catalyst and carbon is removed to obtain hydrogen.    USE - Hydrogen production method used for fuel cell and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically produce hydrogen at low thermal decomposition temperature. The motor vehicle using produced hydrogen has prolonged running time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of hydrogen production apparatus.    Reactor tube furnace (1)    Furnace (3)    Heating burner (4)    Metallic brush (7)    Motor (23)
NOVELTY - A masterbatch mold curing agent composition is obtained by heat processing microcapsule-type curing agent (a) which has core and shell covering the core and composition containing epoxy resin (b). Ratio (I/II) of half value width of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) peak (peak I) of composition after heat processing with respect to half value width of DSC peak (peak II) of composition before heat processing is 50-95%.    USE - A masterbatch mold curing agent composition for single-component resin composition used for molded object e.g. adhesive agent, paste or film for joining, electroconductive material, anisotropically conductive material, insulating material, sealing material, coating material, coating composition, prepreg, thermally conductive material, separator material for fuel cells, or overcoat material for flexible wiring boards (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The masterbatch mold curing agent composition exhibits excellent hardenability, solvent resistance, and storage stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) single-component resin composition containing 10-10000 mass parts of epoxy resin (c) with respect to 100 mass parts of masterbatch mold curing agent composition;    (2) paste-form composition containing single-component resin composition or masterbatch mold curing agent composition;    (3) film-form composition containing single-component resin composition or masterbatch mold curing agent composition;    (4) molded object containing masterbatch mold curing agent composition, single-component epoxy resin composition, paste-form composition, or film-form composition; and    (5) manufacture of masterbatch mold curing agent composition.
NOVELTY - The furnace (1) has a gas supply source (25) introducing process gas containing selenization gas by high pressure in a chamber (11). A gas-pressure adjustment unit i.e. pressure control valve (28), adjusts highly than normal pressure of the gas provided between the gas supply source and the chamber, and is introduced in the chamber to predetermined pressure. A heating unit i.e. heater (12), heats inside the chamber. A discharge unit i.e. gas discharge pipe (29), discharges the gas in the chamber. A mount (18) mounts a to-be-processed object (2) in the chamber.    USE - Selenization furnace for manufacturing compound semiconductor thin film utilized as a light absorption layer of copper indium selenide type/ copper indium gallium selenide type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The furnace controls the pressure control valve, and the pressure inside chamber is maintained, so that the heater is turned off and a pressure declines gradually and pressure can be raised by temperature rising and a constant temperature holding process, thus performing selenization uniformly in a short time. The furnace covers the inside chamber by the outside chamber and maintains pressure in the inside chamber to the high pressure, so that safety can be ensured by presence of the space with high pressure inner side of the outside chamber even if the accident of the inside chamber occurs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for manufacturing a compound semiconductor thin film    (2) a method for manufacturing a compound thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a selenization furnace.    Selenization furnace (1)    To-be-processed object (2)    Chamber (11)    Heater (12)    Mount (18)    Gas supply source (25)    Pressure control valve (28)    Gas discharge pipe (29)
NOVELTY - Silicon is manufactured by depositing 1st silicon block on surface of rotational cooling body by rotating rotational cooling body at 1st rotation speed of 20-40 revolutions/minute in silicon melt solution, separating 1st silicon block from surface of rotational cooling body, depositing 2nd silicon block which has higher carbon and nitrogen concentration than 1st silicon block on surface of rotational cooling body by rotating rotational cooling body at 2nd rotation speed of greater than or equal to 40 revolutions/minute in silicon melt solution, and separating 2nd silicon block from rotational cooling body surface.    USE - Manufacture of silicon for solar cell material.    ADVANTAGE - Silicon with high purity can be manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining silicon manufacture. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A polycrystalline silicon is produced by reacting chlorosilane and zinc metal, in an apparatus having reductive reaction portion and electrolysis portion. Reductive reaction portion produces polycrystalline silicon and zinc chloride by reacting chlorosilane and zinc metal, and zinc chloride of reaction product is electrolyzed (S4). Electrolysis portion produces chlorine and metal zinc, using zinc chloride as molten salt, and chlorine is used for producing chlorosilane. The position of reductive reaction portion exists below the position of the electrolysis portion.    USE - Manufacture of polycrystalline silicon for solar cell substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The polycrystalline silicon is continuously and stably manufactured at high yield, in low-temperature liquid phase condition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flow sheet explaining recovery of metal zinc from zinc chloride during manufacture of polycrystalline silicon. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Chlorination process (S1)    Reductive reaction process (S2)    Separation process (S3)    Electrolysis process (S4)
NOVELTY - Producing monosilane, comprises reacting at least a silicon alloy with an acid solution in a reactor, where the reaction is electrochemically assisted by cathodic polarization of the alloy in the acid solution by applying a current density or voltage such that the molar conversion rate of silicon content in the alloy is greater than monosilane to at least 80%.    USE - The monosilane is useful: for producing coatings, and manufacturing integrated semiconductors, solar cells (photovoltaic), semiconductor components and flat panel displays; and as a vector in the silicon deposition techniques of amorphous silicon, polycrystalline silicon, microcrystalline silicon or nanocrystalline silicon.    ADVANTAGE - The monosilane provides the coating that is resistant to corrosion by acids.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Producing monosilane, comprises reacting at least a silicon alloy of formula (M1xM2ySiz) with an acid solution in a reactor, where the reaction is electrochemically assisted by cathodic polarization of the alloy in the acid solution by applying a current density or voltage such that the molar conversion rate of silicon content in the alloy is greater than monosilane to at least 80%.    M1 = reducing metal; either    x-z = 0-1; or    z = other than 0; or    x+y = other than 0; and    M2 = alkali or alkaline earth metal.
NOVELTY - Forming an antimicrobial parylene coating, comprises immobilizing an antimicrobial agent on a parylene film through molecular attachment, interaction or covalent bonding.    USE - The method is useful for forming an antimicrobial parylene coating on a substrate comprising medical device (all claimed), elastomers, printed circuit boards, printed circuit assemblies, sensors, detectors, LEDs, capacitors, wafers, ferrite cores, fuel cells, digital displays, metal components, gasket or seal.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the antimicrobial parylene coating, which: exhibits improved antimicrobial properties, thermal stability and/or UV stability, and high dielectric strength; is biostable and biocompatible; protects the substrate from fluids, moisture, chemicals, common gases, corrosion, discoloration and contaminant entrapment; and imparts dry-film lubricity to the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a coating, comprising: a parylene material; and the antimicrobial agent immobilized on the parylene material.
NOVELTY - Anode supported solid oxide fuel cell based flame fuel cell comprises: a catalyst layer, where a first side of the catalyst layer is exposed to a flame when the fuel cell is in operation; an anode layer on a second side of the catalyst layer opposite the first side of the catalyst layer; an electrolyte layer on the side of the anode layer opposite the side, where the anode layer is on the catalyst layer; a cathode layer on the side of the electrolyte layer opposite the side, where the electrolyte layer is on the anode layer; and an interlayer between the cathode and electrolyte layers.    USE - Used as the anode supported solid oxide fuel cell based flame fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell: does not comprise a chamber; operates without cracking; is resistant to coking (claimed); is enable to generate both electricity and heat from a flame; exhibits high performance; is simple and compact, and exhibits high power density; and utilizes the anode supported solid oxide fuel cell which can improve thermal efficiencies, lower emissions and provide more energy secure future.
NOVELTY - Making a photovoltaic device comprises: (a) forming a nanostructured template (105) from a first charge-transfer material and with template elements distributed in a substantially uniform fashion; (b) coating at least one wall of the template elements with a second charge-transfer material (107) in a way that leaves additional space, where the second charge-transfer material has complementary charge-transfer properties with respect to the first charge-transfer material; and (c) filling the additional space with a third charge-transfer material (109).    USE - The method is useful for making a photovoltaic device (claimed), which is useful as a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the photovoltaic device, which: exhibits improved mechanical stability, and is protected from ambient environment; does not need high charge mobility charge-carrying materials and dyes; does not contain a liquid electrolyte, hence it is prevented from leakage and corrosion problems; is efficient in absorbing light and converting incident light to electrical energy, when compared with conventional devices; and can be manufactured in an economical manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a vertical cross-sectional schematic diagram of the photovoltaic device.    Active layer (101)    Nanostructured template (105)    Second charge-transfer material (107)    Third charge-transfer materials (109)    Base electrode (110)
NOVELTY - A sealing-material paste contains an inorganic powder and a vehicle. The inorganic powder contains tin oxide-containing glass powder. The vehicle contains resin binder and solvent. The mass ratio of inorganic powder with respect to vehicle is 0.45-1.65.    USE - Sealing-material paste is used for sealing organic electroluminescent device e.g. organic electroluminescent display and organic electroluminescent illumination, de-binding under inert atmosphere, laser sealing, and for forming glass substrate (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to laser sealing of solar cell, laser sealing of lithium ion secondary battery, laser sealing of micro-electro-mechanical systems, and mobile telephone, ultra-thin-type television, and thin-film transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing-material paste has excellent reliability for long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for glass substrate, which is formed by coating the sealing-material paste to a glass substrate, forming sealing material layer and baking. The average thickness of sealing-material layer is 8 mu m or less.
NOVELTY - A mixture containing drying oil having iodine number of 130-200 and hindered amine light stabilizer with molecular weight of 1000-5000 is heated to temperature beyond melting point of hindered amine light stabilizer and the stabilizer is dissolved to obtain optical stabilizer composition.    USE - Manufacture of optical stabilizer composition used for manufacturing curable composition (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to hardened material, construction field, multi-layer glasses, sealing agent, solar cell backside sealing agent, electric wire, insulation coating agent for cables, coating-material, film material, gasket material and casting material.    ADVANTAGE - The optical stabilizer composition has excellent dissolution stability, contamination resistance and weather resistance. The curable composition manufactured has favorable crack inhibitory characteristics and whitening inhibitory characteristics. The hardened material has reduced tuck on surface, and has excellent strength and extension characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of curable composition, which involves mixing polymer-containing liquid containing polyoxyalkylene polymer having a hydrolyzable silicon group and optical stabilizer composition.
NOVELTY - A heat conductive, pressure sensitive-adhesive composition (F) comprises (in parts mass) mixing composition containing (meth)acrylic resin composition (A) (100) containing (meth)acrylic acid ester polymer (A1) and (meth)acrylic acid ester(( alpha )1)-monomer, expanded graphite powder (B) (5-70) and expansible graphite (C) (2-15), which is heated at 115-175 degrees C. The (meth)acrylic acid ester (( alpha )1)-monomer and expansible graphite (C) are subjected to polymerization reaction.    USE - Heat conductive, pressure sensitive-adhesive composition is used for manufacturing adhesive sheet-like molded product for electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electroluminescence light source, light-emitting diode, motor vehicle, fuel battery cell, solar cell, battery, mobile telephone, portable information terminal, note book personal computer and plasma display panel etc.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive composition has excellent thermal conductivity and pressure sensitivity. The adhesive sheet-like molded product manufactured using the heat conductive, pressure sensitive-adhesive composition has excellent trackability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) adhesive sheet-like molded product (G), which is obtained by heating the mixing composition at 115-175 degrees C and molding the mixing composition in the form of sheet;    (2) manufacture of heat conductive, pressure sensitive-adhesive composition (F), which involves heating the mixing composition at 115-175 degrees C and performing polymerization of (meth)acrylic acid ester (( alpha )1)-monomer and expansible graphite (C);    (3) manufacture of adhesive sheet-like molded product (G); and    (4) electronic device, which has thermal radiation component bonded to the adhesive sheet-like molded product (G).
NOVELTY - An adhesive composition comprises an organoaluminum complex (A), silane coupling agent (B) and hardenable component (C). The hardenable component contains a radically polymerizable compound and a radical polymerization initiator.    USE - Adhesive composition is used for adhesive film, and circuit connection material for circuit component connection structure e.g. semiconductor element and liquid crystal display element for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent adhesiveness and stability in high-temperature and high-humidity environment. The adhesive film formed using the composition has excellent handleability and can be easily installed to to-be-adhered material such as substrate. The circuit component connection structure has excellent reliability. The generation of connection resistance during manufacture of circuit component connection structure is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) adhesive film;    (2) circuit connection material, which contains the adhesive composition;    (3) circuit component connection structure;    (4) manufacture of circuit component connection structure;    (5) solar cell module; and    (6) usage method of circuit connection material for connecting the wiring material with the photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of circuit component connection structure.    Electroconductive particles (7)    Circuit connection component (10)    Circuit components (20,30)    Circuit boards (21,31)    Circuit electrodes (22,32)
NOVELTY - The laminated substrate (80) has an insulating layer (11) that is formed on upper surface of a lower plate (10). The thickness of insulating layer is 0.5~5 mu m. The insulating layer is made of sodium, nitric acid solution and silicone compound.    USE - Laminated substrate for copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The crystallization effect of solar cell can be improved effectively. The flexibility of solar cell can be improved efficiently. The surface flatness of solar cell can be improved reliably. The storage capacity of solar cell can be improved. The manufacturing cost of solar cell can be reduced, since structure of solar cell is simplified. The energy conversion efficiency of solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of laminated substrate for CIGS solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    Lower plate (10)    Insulating layer (11)    Electrode (20)    CIGS layer (30)    Laminated substrate (80)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen-producing agent comprises aluminum metal and calcium hydroxide as main component, in a weight ratio of 80/20-98/2. When hydrogen-producing agent is contacted with water, it generates hydrogen.    USE - Agent is used for producing hydrogen (claimed), for chemosynthesis of ammonia and methanol, and petroleum refining, and fuel cell for small portable device.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen-producing agent provides hydrogen efficiently and economically at normal temperature, by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen-production method, which involves contacting hydrogen-producing agent with water, and adjusting the pH of water to 7 or more, without heating.
NOVELTY - An n-type diffused layer formation composition comprises a glass powder containing a donor element, and having a softening temperature of 500-900 degrees C and an average particle diameter of 5 mu m or less, and a dispersion medium.    USE - Composition is used for manufacturing n-type diffused layers in manufacture of solar-cell elements (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition enables formation of uniform n-type diffused layer in a specific region of silicon semiconductor substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of n-type diffused layer; and    (2) manufacture of the solar-cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view explaining the manufacturing method of solar-cell element.    P-type semiconductor substrate (10)    N-type diffused layer formation composition layer (11)    N-type diffused layer (12)    Antireflective film (16)    Surface electrode (18)
NOVELTY - Using a fire-through metal ink, comprises: providing a photovoltaic device including an anti-reflection coating (34) and a p-n junction (36); providing a fire-through metal ink including a solution comprising a first metal complex dissolved in a solvent, where the first metal complex includes a first metal and a ligand; depositing the metal ink on the anti-reflection coating; processing the photovoltaic device at greater than or equal to 200 degrees C; and producing a metal oxide from the first metal complex.    USE - The method is useful for using a fire-through metal ink (claimed) which is useful in the production of solar cells, preferably organic solar cells, printed circuit boards, touch-screen display devices, organic LED, cell phone displays, catalysts, decorative coatings, structural materials, optical devices, flexible electronics, and other electronic or micro-electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the fire-through metal inks which eliminate the need for other constituents needed in the pastes for controlling physical properties of the glass frits (e.g. softening agents), thus improving the conductivity and reducing the contact resistance of it.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of fire-through metal inks in the production of solar cells.    Solar cells (30)    Anti-reflection coating (34)    p-n Junction (36)    Metal deposits (38)
NOVELTY - A metal layer is formed (S10) with a preset thickness on a substrate whose surface has a silicon material by a coating process. The metal layer comprises silver, gold and/or platinum. Metal-induced chemical etching (S20) for silicon material is carried out using an etching solution, and the metal layer is rinsed (S30) from the substrate to obtain silicon nanowire arrays.    USE - Fabrication of silicon nanowire arrays used for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables larger-area fabrication of uniform silicon nanowire arrays, without collapse and clustering. The obtained nanowire arrays reduce reflection and enhance light absorption.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart of the fabrication method of silicon nanowire arrays.    Formation of metal layer (S10)    Metal-induced chemical etching (S20)    Rinsing of metal layer (S30)
NOVELTY - The window glass (3) has a window-glass main portion (6) which is provided with a diffraction grating (20). A solar cell (62) is arranged in the edge of the window-glass main portion. The diffraction grating consists of several grid line mutually arranged in predetermined pitch in parallel. A diffraction grating sheet (1) is stuck for the window-glass main portion on the surface of glass plate.    USE - Window glass for building and vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The window glass can control the amount of transmittance of infrared rays in accordance with the angle of incidence of solar light, and can effectively use the light energy of the infrared rays which are not transmitted.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the window glass.    Diffraction grating sheet (1)    Window glass (3)    Window-glass main portion (6)    Diffraction grating (20)    Solar cell (62)
NOVELTY - Sheet of float glass composition comprises silicon dioxide (60-75 wt.%), aluminum oxide (0-10 wt.%), boron trioxide (0-5 wt.%), calcium oxide (0-15 wt.%), magnesium oxide (0-10 wt.%), sodium oxide (5-20 wt.%), potassium oxide (0-10 wt.%), barium oxide (0-5 wt.%), iron oxide (0.001-0.06 wt.%) and antimony (0.02-0.07 wt.%).    USE - The composition is useful in solar photovoltaic module or mirror for concentrating solar energy (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition: is free of cerium or arsenic; has high energy transmission in the field of solar energy; and can be prepared in simple and economical manner.
NOVELTY - A luminescent solar concentrator comprises at least one disubstituted benzoselenadiazole compound (I).    USE - As luminescent solar concentrator used in a photovoltaic device selected from photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic modules, solar cells, solar modules, on both rigid and flexible supports (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The use of compound (I) enables the production of high-quality luminescent solar concentrators. The compounds (I) have wider absorption spectrum towards red and higher Stokes shifts than those of the known benzothiadiazole compounds. Their absorption is intense and extensive over a relatively wide wavelength range of 230-590 nm. Hence, the compounds (I) are suitable for use in luminescent solar concentrators.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A luminescent solar concentrator comprises at least one disubstituted benzoselenadiazole compound of formula (I).    R1-R5=H, linear or branched 1-20C alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl (both optionally substituted), or linear or branched 1-20C alkoxyl groups (optionally substituted);or    CR1R2, CR3R4, or CR4R5= (un)saturated or aromatic 3-14C ring containing at least one heteroatom such as oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, or selenium.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has pin junction that is located at light-incidence side of photoelectric converting layer (6) made from amorphous silicon material. The refractive index and clear electrical conductivity of photoelectric converting layer are set with specific value. The interface layers (4,5) are used for connecting p-layer (3) and photoelectric converting layer which are respectively provided with authentic amorphous silicon carbide layer and authentic amorphous-silicon layer. The authentic amorphous-silicon layer is made from microcrystal silicon material.    USE - Solar cell such as thin silicon type solar cell. Can also be used in tandem-type or triple type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing cost of the solar cell is reduced, and the power consumed by the solar cell is reduced. The efficiency and performance of the solar cell having simple structure are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the thin silicon type solar cell.    Glass substrate (1)    Transparent conductive film (2)    P-layer (3)    Interface layers (4,5)    Photoelectric converting layer (6)
NOVELTY - A precursor metal film is heat-processed in a supercritical fluid containing an additional element source, and a compound semiconductor film is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of compound semiconductor film for copper indium sulfide/copper indium gallium sulfide type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The compound semiconductor film is economically manufactured with high productivity, quality, uniformity and large area, at low temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view illustrating treatment process of compound semiconductor film.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a porous semiconductor layer in surface of semiconductor substrate and peeling thin film elements from substrate. A back surface protective film (21) is formed on backside surface of thin film elements peeling through contact bonding layer. An etching groove is formed in thin film elements by laser etching of silicon (11). The thin film elements are maintained in same position on back surface protective film through cleavage. An element isolation groove (17) is formed by cleavage using etching groove of semiconductor layer.    USE - Manufacturing method of integrated thin film element such as solar cell element used during manufacture of integrated single-crystal-thin-film silicon solar battery. Uses include but are not limited to light receiving element, light emitting element, LCD element and integrated circuit element.    ADVANTAGE - The element isolation groove can be formed precisely and easily. The yield and throughput in manufacture of integrated thin film element can be improved. The conversion efficiency can be improved. The etching groove can be formed accurately in short time. The weight reduction of the integrated solar cell can be achieved. Flexibility of the integrated solar cell can be enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the manufacturing method of the integrated thin film element.    Semiconductor layer (11)    Element isolation groove (17)    Back surface protective film (21)    Contact bonding layer (22)    Reflecting plate (23)
NOVELTY - The electrode has a collector (2) and a negative electrode active material layer (3) formed in a surface of the collector, where the negative electrode active material layer is formed from a two or more-layer layer and reaction electric potential with respect to lithium metal of a negative electrode active material (4a) contained in the layer becomes high toward a near layer of the collector along thickness direction. A layer adjacent to the collector comprises non-crystalline carbon material.    USE - Electrode for use in a lithium ion secondary battery (claimed) e.g. laminated flat non-bipolar type lithium ion secondary battery and laminated flat bipolar type lithium ion secondary battery, utilized in a vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to an electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle, fuel-cell vehicle and a hybrid fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode allows occlusion of lithium at time of charge at an early stage to approximate the collector, so that electro deposition arisen in an electrode surface by diffusion limited access of lithium ion in the negative electrode active material is suppressed, thus improving high capacitance of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a lithium ion secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a battery electrode.    Collector (2)    Negative electrode active material layers (3, 3a, 3b)    Negative electrode active materials (4a, 4b)
NOVELTY - The method involves introducing preset etching gas containing fluorine-containing gas, halogen-containing gas, and oxygen gas into the film-forming chamber (12) in which the silicon substrate (W) is positioned. The electric power for discharge is switched ON to etch the substrate surface. The chamber is composed of fluorine-containing gas or halogen-containing gas as a main component, when the etching is completed. A specific etching gas containing oxygen gas is introduced into the chamber. The electric power for discharge is switched ON to etch the substrate surface.    USE - Dry etching method for forming texture structure in silicon substrate surface used during manufacturing process of crystal system solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the dry etching is performed in same chamber, the productivity of the crystal system solar cell is improved, and manufacturing cost of the crystal system solar cell is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the dry etching apparatus.    High frequency electric-power (3)    Gas introduction system (5)    Film-forming chamber (12)    Dry etching apparatus (EM)    Silicon substrate (W)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming corrugated shape in outer surface of spherical photoelectric conversion element (CE) having texture structure (15). Front end portion of corrugated shaped convex portion (15a) is filled with organic substance. The corrugated shaped convex portion is exposed towards recessed portion (15b). Front end portion of corrugated shaped convex portion is wet-etched by using organic substance as mask. Etching gas is selected from fluorine gas, halogen gas and oxygen gas. Mixed solution of hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid is used as etching liquid.    USE - Manufacturing method for spherical photoelectric conversion element for spherical solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The light-scattering containment effect is easily exhibited, by using the manufacturing method for the spherical photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the spherical photoelectric conversion element is improved. The efficiency and performance of the spherical photoelectric conversion element having simple structure are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process for manufacturing the spherical photoelectric conversion element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrodes (13a,13b)    Texture structure (15)    Corrugated shaped convex portion (15a)    Recessed portion (15b)    Spherical photoelectric conversion element (CE)
NOVELTY - A heat-transport fluid (1) comprises a solvent (2) consisting of water or organic substance, carbon nanotubes (3) dispersed in the solvent, and a dispersing agent (4) which contacts the carbon nanotubes and disperses the carbon nanotubes in the solvent. The dispersing agent comprises graphene or graphene oxide.    USE - Heat-transport fluid is used for heating and cooling of apparatus. Uses include but are not limited to inverters, fuel cells, secondary batteries, motors, elements of electronic devices, floor heating, bathroom heating, solar-heat recovery, and intercoolers.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-transport fluid reduces the thermal resistance of substance contained in a fluid and thermal resistance between materials, and improves heat conductivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the dispersing agent adsorbed with respect to carbon nanotubes.    Heat-transport fluid (1)    Solvent (2)    Carbon nanotubes (3)    Dispersing agent (4)    Functional group (4a)
NOVELTY - A poor solvent of carboxylic acid and alcohol are added to polyimide solution containing polyimide resin having an amide group in main chain structure. The obtained polyimide solution is maintained at 40-80 degrees C and polyimide resin particles are obtained by deposition.    USE - Manufacture of polyimide resin particles used for electronic materials. Uses include but are not limited to printer, color filter, flexible display board, thin film transistor substrate, optical film, liquid crystal display device, organic electroluminescent displays, electronic paper, electronic device material and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The manufactured polyimide resin particles suppress the presence of impurities when dissolved in solvent, and have excellent heat resistance, insulation property, solubility in high organic solvent and coating property.
NOVELTY - Iron powder having particle size of 10 mu m or less, and silicon powder having particle size of 10 mu m or less, as raw materials are filled in a sintering mold, and sintered by pulse electrical sintering method under direct current pulse electric supply, to obtain sintered compact essentially containing ( alpha )-iron silicide. The obtained compact is pressurized, to obtain iron-silicon alloy.    USE - Manufacture of iron-silicon alloy used for optical element. Uses include but are not limited to photo sensor, light-emitting element, solar cell and semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides iron-silicon alloy having high purity, productivity, and excellent reliability, by a simple process, without performing fusing process or pulverizing-mixing process.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a chamber which is provided to form an exhaust port (123b) for exhausting internal gas. A vacuum pump is connected to the exhaust port to exhaust the gas in the chamber. A trapping portion (10) is provided in the exhaust port to acquire the selenium which is the film-forming material. A supporting component (13) is provided to support a mesh portions (11,12). A coolant supply portion is provided to supply a coolant to the cooling passage.    USE - Film-forming apparatus used in manufacture of solar cell of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the trapping portion is provided in the exhaust port to acquire the selenium which is the film-forming material, the mixing of the film-forming material to the vacuum pump is suppressed. The deterioration of the performance of the vacuum pump in the apparatus can be avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the film forming apparatus.    Trapping portion (10)    Mesh portions (11,12)    Supporting component (13)    Bolt (14)    Exhaust port (123b)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing silicon substrate (11) having second surface (112) opposite to first surface (111). Filler (12) is filled into several grooves. The thermal expansion coefficient of filler is bigger than that of silicon substrate. A gallium nitride layer (20) is formed on second surface of silicon substrate. The filler is selected from group consisting of aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, aluminum nitride, indium nitride, methylglutaronitrile, zinc oxide, gallium arsenide, gallium phosphide and germanium.    USE - Method for manufacturing gallium nitride-based semiconductor device such as solar cell, LED device and semiconductor laser.    ADVANTAGE - The difference of thermal expansion rates between the composite substrate and the gallium nitride layer can be decreased and the possibility of formation of cracks in the gallium nitride layer formed on the silicon substrate during cooling can be decreased, thus the production yield of the semiconductor device can be improved in efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the process for manufacturing gallium nitride-based semiconductor device.    Silicon substrate (11)    Filler (12)    Gallium nitride layer (20)    First surface (111)    Second surface (112)
NOVELTY - The battery has an electrode body provided with a positive electrode (10) and a negative electrode. A battery case is connected with the electrode body. A microcapsule (62) is arranged to an inner side of the battery case. A gas-evolution material (64) i.e. fluorine-type liquid, generates gas. An electric current breaker structure is operated when internal pressure of the battery case is raised by gas-evolution from the gas-evolution material. The positive electrode is fixed with a positive electrode collector (12) and a positive electrode active material layer (14).    USE - Secondary storage battery for use as a closed-type lithium secondary battery and a nickel-hydrogen battery to supply power to a personal computer, a portable terminal and a vehicle e.g. motor vehicle, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electric current breaker structure is operated when internal pressure of the battery case is raised by gas-evolution from the gas-evolution material so as to operate the electric current breaker structure in a convenient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a winding electrode body of a secondary storage battery.    Positive electrode (10)    Positive electrode collector (12)    Positive electrode active material layer (14)    Microcapsule (62)    Gas-evolution material (64)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system (100) has modification unit (15) that modifies fuel and supplies reformed gas to the anode (11b) of the fuel cell (11), so as to circulate discharge fuel discharged from the anode as first circulation discharge fuel. The branch unit (25) supplies another discharge fuel to the exit flow path of modification unit as second circulation discharge fuel. The second circulation discharge fuel and reformed gas sent from the modification unit are mixed and supplied to the anode.    USE - Fuel cell system mounted on vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The heat amount required for modification is reduced, so that the high efficient driving can be attained to efficiently drive the whole system without carrying out carbon deposition. Thus the load trackability of the fuel cell system can be raised. The amount of flown discharge fuel can be reduced. The airflow amount introduced into the combustion burner from the cathode can be decreased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (11)    Anode (11b)    Modification unit (15)    Branch unit (25)    Fuel cell system (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming surface of a transparent conductive film (3) on an insulated substrate (2) with 1.5 micrometers or less with forming largest elevation difference, where a corrugation (2a) of 200 nm or less is filled. The corrugated pitch roughens the surface with average roughness of 1-50 nm, where a transparent conductive film is formed on the rough surface. The surface of the insulated substrate is roughened by sandblasting process, fluorine-type wet etching process, pressure reduction plasma dry etching process and normal-pressure plasma dry etching process.    USE - Method for manufacturing transparent conductive film for use with thin film photovoltaic cell for thin film solar cell module (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method involves forming surface of a transparent conductive film on an insulated substrate with 1.5 micrometers or less with forming largest elevation difference, where a corrugation of 200 nm or less is filled, and hence enables to improve productivity and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a thin film photovoltaic cell; and    (2) a manufacturing method for the thin film photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a film silicon solar battery module.    Insulated substrate (2)    Corrugation (2a)    Transparent conductive film (3)    Intermediate layer (6)    Back surface electrode layer (8)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a p-type or n type silicon (Si) layer (203) on the base material. The intrinsic semiconductor layer (204) with electro conductivity lower than the-type or n type silicon (Si) layer is formed on the base material. The diffused layer which consists of a polar semiconductor is formed in p-type or n type silicon (Si) layer so that the laminated housing (206a) which consists of several layers is formed.    USE - Manufacturing method of thin film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method manufactures the thin film solar cell with a high conversion efficiency effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Glass substrate (201)    P or N type silicon layer (203)    Intrinsic semiconductor layer (204)    Laminated housing (206a)    Interface (208a)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a reaction chamber (20) that reduces an atmospheric pressure. An interior of the reaction chamber conveys a semiconductor substrate (1). A washing chamber (30) is provided with the more downstream portion. A liquid feed nozzle (80) injects liquid material for cleaning the surface of semiconductor substrate arranged in washing chamber. A gas nozzle (90) injects gas for drying towards semiconductor substrate arranged in washing chamber. The etching gas is provided with chlorine trifluoride, xenon difluoride, bromotrifluoride and bromine pentafluoride.    USE - Surface etching apparatus of semiconductor substrate used in silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The surface of the semiconductor substrate is dry-etched efficiently. Since the temperature rise of the semiconductor substrate is suppressed, the mass production is achieved by the surface etching apparatus. Since the adherence of the impurity in the substrate surface is prevented, the photoelectric conversion rate of the solar cell is improved. The etching component of residual is removed effectively. Since the light reflectivity in the surface etching apparatus is reduced, the service life of the surface etching apparatus is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic views of the surface etching apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Reaction chamber (20)    Washing chamber (30)    Liquid feed nozzle (80)    Gas nozzle (90)
NOVELTY - The method involves contacting an alkaline solution to a single surface of a polycrystal silicon wafer to etch the single surface of the polycrystal silicon wafer. The single surface of polycrystal silicon wafer is etched at the depth of less than or equal to 5000 nm. An acid solution is contacted and is set as the wafer for solar cells. The polycrystal silicon wafer is cut out with a fixed abrasive wire for producing a photovoltaic cell.    USE - Method of manufacturing polycrystal semiconductor wafer such as polycrystal silicon wafer used for manufacturing solar cell and photovoltaic cell used for producing solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The alkali solution treatment and acid solution process are performed, so that uneven structure can be attained with uniform dimension on the wafer surface reliably. The high conversion efficiency can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of photovoltaic cell; and    (2) manufacturing method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating the relationship between etching depth of alkaline solution and conversion efficiency during solar cell preparation. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The housing has an annular groove that is formed with a bottom face (4b) and a side wall (4a). Several elements (4) having same diameter is provided with a communicating hole (5) in the bottom face. A catalyst (1) is accommodated in each element. The open end of the upper end of the uppermost element is obstructed by an upper cover (6). The gas (2) flows in from the element of the end of the lamination direction. The gas is flowed in into element from the communicating hole in circumferential direction.    USE - Laminated housing of reactor of fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The gas can be distributed uniformly to each portion of the catalyst in the element. The low-cost reactor can be obtained. The reactor can be manufactured easily. The high mass-productivity of the reactor can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the laminated housing of reactor.    Catalyst (1)    Gas (2)    Element (4)    Side wall (4a)    Bottom face (4b)    Communicating hole (5)    Upper cover (6)
NOVELTY - The evaporator (14) has first heating unit (31-1) that heats liquid fuel passed through first evaporation area (51a) in fuel evaporation channel (36). The second heating unit (31-2) heats second evaporation area (51b) adjacent to first evaporation area in evaporation channel. The temperature detection unit detects temperature of first evaporation area. The control unit controls the heating temperature of heating units. The preset temperature of evaporation area during heating by second heating unit is changed using control unit, according to detected temperature.    USE - Fuel evaporator used for liquid fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the preset temperature of evaporation area at the time of heating by the heating unit is changed using control unit according to the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit, the fluctuation of temperature can be complemented with adjacent evaporation areas. Hence the temperature in fuel evaporation channel can be stabilized effectively to stably gasify the liquid fuel. The temperature of the evaporation surface can be maintained uniformly. The excess rising of temperature of the evaporation surface can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the fuel evaporator.    Fuel evaporator (14)    First heating unit (31-1)    Second heating unit (31-2)    Fuel evaporation channel (36)    First evaporation area (51a)    Second evaporation area (51b)
NOVELTY - A release agent comprises 20-85 wt.% of alcohol solvent and/or glycol type solvent, 5-50 wt.% of anionic surfactant and remaining water.    USE - Release agent used for peeling ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer of articles e.g. sealing material, electric wire, cable, glass and metallic substrate of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The release agent peels the copolymer without affecting the quality of the product.
NOVELTY - A sputtering target contains indium, zinc and element (A) chosen from aluminum, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, gallium, boron, silicon, germanium and lanthanoid.    USE - Sputtering target is used for oxide electroconductive film for solar cell and display apparatus (all claimed) for mobile telephone, personal computer and television.    ADVANTAGE - The sputtering target has excellent resistance value, and efficiently provides oxide electroconductive film with excellent transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sputtering target contains indium, zinc and element (A) chosen from aluminum, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, gallium, boron, silicon, germanium and lanthanoid, and is of compositional formula: InxZn(1-x)Ay, where x is 0.68-0.95 and y is 0.0001-0.0045. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) oxide electroconductive film;    (2) display apparatus; and    (3) solar cell.
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric conversion material comprises electron-donating aromatic substituent containing cyclopentadienone (I).    USE - In an organic thin-film photoelectric conversion device (claimed) useful for energy conversion (thin-cell organic solar cell) or as optical sensor (e.g. solid-state image sensor).    ADVANTAGE - It is possible to obtain an organic photoelectric conversion material capable of forming a film by using a coating method, and capable of providing a good photoelectric conversion performance even in a long wavelength range (near infrared range). By using the organic photoelectric conversion material, high-performance organic thin-film photoelectric conversion device with sensitivity in the near infrared range is obtained. Hence, when the device is used in tandem with a conventional device that is excellent in photoelectric conversion performance in a visible range, high-powered solar cells are obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic photoelectric conversion material comprises electron-donating aromatic substituent containing cyclopentadienone of formula (I).    D1=an electron-donating aromatic substituent whose bonding site atom is a sp2 carbon atom.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film has 2 or more gas barrier layers containing silicon, oxygen and nitrogen as essential elements laminated on base material. The gas barrier layers satisfy silicon oxynitride composition distributions in thickness directions having thickness of 20 nm or more and thickness of 50 nm or more sequentially from base material side.    USE - Gas barrier film is used for electronic devices (claimed) e.g. electroluminescence elements, solar cell elements, liquid crystal display elements, and organic photoelectric conversion element, packaging of foodstuffs, industrial components and pharmaceuticals, sealing materials and films.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film has excellent gas barrier property, durability, heat resistance, transparency, stability, flexibility, and is manufactured with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A gas barrier film has 2 or more gas barrier layers containing silicon, oxygen and nitrogen as essential elements laminated on base material. The gas barrier layer satisfies the silicon oxynitride composition distribution of SiOwNx, where w is 0.8 or more, x is 0.3 or more and 2w+3x is 4 or less in thickness of 20 nm or more. The gas barrier layer satisfies the silicon oxynitride composition distribution of SiOyNz, where y is 0-0.55 (excluding 0), z is 0.55 or more and 2y+3z is 4 or more in thickness of 50 nm or more. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas barrier film, which involves applying vacuum-ultraviolet-ray-irradiation in layer having coating solution containing polysilazane.
NOVELTY - An adhesive composition comprises polyisobutylene-based resin (A) having weight average molecular weight of 270000-480000, polyisobutylene-based resin (B) having weight average molecular weight of 100000-250000, and hydrogenated petroleum resin (C) having softening point of 90-135 degrees C. The content of polyisobutylene-based resin (B) and hydrogenated petroleum resin (C) with respect to 100 parts mass of polyisobutylene-based resin (A) is 5-55 parts mass and 10-55 parts mass, respectively.    USE - Adhesive composition is used for adhesive sheet used as sealing material of organic electroluminescent element (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electronic device, display device, liquid crystal display, electronic paper, thin-film transistor, organic memory, touch panel, solar cell, thermoelectric conversion device, electrical storage device etc.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive sheet has excellent adhesiveness, holding power, retention strength, gas-barrier property, and transparency, low moisture-vapor transmission rate, and suppresses the generation of zipping and outgas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an adhesive sheet (1), which consists of an adhesive layer (12) containing adhesive composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of structure of adhesive sheet.    Adhesive sheet (1)    Base material (11)    Adhesive layer (12)    Peeling material (13)
NOVELTY - The method involves performing a patterned ion implant including ions of a species using a shadow mask (302), where the implant passes into a portion of a substrate through a soft mask material without affecting properties and ions of the material. The substrate is exposed to a setting process through the mask to cause regions of the material to set on the substrate (303). The material is removed and not set by the process (304). The mask is removed. A blanket ion implant is performed, where ions of the blanket implant do not pass through the material remaining on the substrate (305).    USE - Method for performing a patterned implant in a silicon substrate i.e. solar cell such as interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the shadow mask to create a soft mask that can be used for subsequent implants. The method allows an electron beam rather than an ion beam to set portions of the soft mask, thus creating self-aligned adjacent implanted regions relatively and inexpensively. The method enables an integrated carrier to allow the patterned implant and soft mask exposure to be performed in separate environments.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The soft mask material comprises a photoresist.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a solar cell manufacturing process.    Step for coating substrate with soft mask material (301)    Step for performing patterned implant using shadow mask (302)    Step for setting soft mask through shadow mask (303)    Step for removing material that does not set (304)    Step for performing another implant (305)
NOVELTY - The adapter (30) has platforms (36,42) that are positioned at ends (38,44) of a post, and having edges (40,46) that extend from the post to occupy a distance slightly less than the predetermined diameter of a fuel cell cavity, respectively. A flange (48) extends between the ends of the post, and having a section that extends from the post to occupy a distance, when combined with the post, slightly greater than the predetermined diameter of cavity. The flange is made of resilient material, and having a thickness that permits deformation during insertion of adapter in the cavity.    USE - Adapter for receiving small fuel cell in combustion tool designed for accepting large fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Correct and stable positioning of short fuel cell in the cavity is ensured since the flange deforms when the adapter in inserted into the cavity. Rapid and even cooling of the post is allowed through the lobes, while providing additional strength to the post.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross sectional view of the adapter.    Adapter (30)    Platforms (36,42)    Ends (38,44)    Edges (40,46)    Flange (48)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a powder layer (108) by coating ink with the upper end of a metal precursor layer (107). The powder-form diffusant formed in a substrate (106) is heated. The metal precursor layer is formed in the substrate. The metal precursor layer is made of copper, indium or gallium alloy. The ink is selenium or sodium sulfide. The diffusant is sodium sulfide powder or selenium powder. The solvent is alcohol, water, ether or chloroform.    USE - Manufacturing method of photovoltaic absorber layer for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing cost of photovoltaic absorber layer for solar cell can be reduced. The photovoltaic absorber layer of solar cell can be manufactured easily. The characteristic of solar cell can be stabilized effectively. The reliability of solar cell can be improved. The solar cell is user-friendly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the thermal processing chamber.    Thermal processing chamber (10)    Cover (11)    Substrate (106)    Metal precursor layer (107)    Powder layer (108)
NOVELTY - The oxide sintered body comprises zinc, tin, oxygen, and zinc stannate compound. An atomic number ratio of tin (Sn) to zinc (Zn) (Sn/(Zn+Sn)) is 0.23-0.50. The zinc stannate compound includes a tin element as solid solution at Zn site. The zinc stannate is introduced with oxygen deficit. The zinc stannate with a non-stoichiometric composition has a ratio of Sn/(Zn+Sn) that is little deviated from the zinc stannate.    USE - The oxide sintered body is useful for: a sputtering target; an ion plating tablet; and forming a transparent conductive film, which is useful: in solar batteries, organic electroluminescence display elements or optical filters for displays; as heat reflecting films for automotive windows or construction applications; and as antistatic films or antifogging transparent heat generators for freezer show cases.    ADVANTAGE - The oxide sintered body exhibits increased strength and density, high durability and low resistance, and easily and economically manufacturing the high-speed conductive film with high quality and productivity, excellent chemical resistance, enhanced light transmittance, desired surface flatness and improved stability and conductivity.
NOVELTY - A material is etched using fluorinated sulfur compounds chosen from cyclic sulfolene (I), its isomer (II), cyclic sulfolane (III) and its isomer (IV) to obtain an etched material.    USE - Manufacture of etched material used for semiconductor logic circuit and semiconductor memory (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cells, flat panels, optoelectronic devices, and micromechanical systems.    ADVANTAGE - The compounds used for manufacturing etched materials has excellent selectivity, and is easily activated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A material is etched using fluorinated sulfur compounds chosen from cyclic sulfolene (I) or its isomer of formula: 4-A1, 4-A2, 5-B1, 6-C1, 7-D1, 7-D2-4,7-dihydro-(1,3,2)-dioxathiepine (II), cyclic sulfolane (III) or its isomer of formula: 4-A1, 4-A2, 5-B1, 6-C1, 7-D1, 7-D2-(1,3,2)-dioxathiepane (IV) to obtain etched material.    A1,A2,B1,B2,C1,C2, D1,D2=H or at least one being F.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for composition for etching the material, which comprises fluorine-containing compounds of formulae (I-IV).
NOVELTY - Magnetic control sputtering film coating device comprises a vacuum chamber, a cathode target, a target base, a back plate and a magnet. The cathode target is composed of magnet exciting coil of outer ring magnet. The upper magnet of the magnet exciting coil is connected with the control power supply.    USE - Magnetic control sputtering film coating device for solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The inner ring magnet is capable of forming balancing type magnetic field when electrified, and is capable of respectively adjusting current non-balance magnetic field or magnetic field.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to an electrical energy generating device. The electrical energy generating device includes an umbrella shaped electrical energy generating base. The electrical energy generating base include an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface. The electrical energy generating base includes a number of solar cell units and a number of chlorophyll cell units arranged on the upper surface thereof. The solar cell units are configured for converting solar energy into electrical energy in a sunny weather, and the chlorophyll cell units are configured for generating electrical energy in a rainy weather.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to a highly reflective film and an LED device and a solar cell device comprising a highly reflective film. The highly reflective film comprises a first film layer and a second film layer. The first film layer is disposed on a surface of a light reflection demanding unit, has a thickness ranging from 300 to 1500 angstroms, and is made of material selected from silver, palladium, platinum, copper, gold, zinc, magnesium, indium, silicon, titanium, chromium or nickel, or silver alloy added with palladium, platinum, copper, gold, zinc, magnesium, indium, silicon, barium, aluminum, titanium, chromium, nickel, germanium, beryllium or bismuth. The second film layer is disposed on a surface of the first film layer, has a thickness ranging from 300 to 900 angstroms, and is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy added with silicon, iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, zinc, vanadium, titanium, chromium, copper, bismuth, lead or zirconium. As such, aluminum is prevented from reacting with the operational layer of the LED, and degraded reflectivity and conductivity of the solar cell caused by aluminum oxidation is avoided. In addition, the reflectivity to light is increased, and production cost is lowered.
NOVELTY - Composite particles is obtained by mixing group 11 metal chalcogenides with a medium.    USE - The composite particles are useful for a photoactive layer of a solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Composite particles is obtained by mixing group 11 metal chalcogenides with a medium. The group 11 metal chalcogenides satisfy M1 Ax, where M is at least one chosen from group 11 metals, A is a chalcogen element, and x is a real number which satisfies 1 and 2. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing the composite particles.
NOVELTY - The method involves making temperature of the etching chemical solution (5) to specific temperature and etches a silicon wafer (1) immediately after immersing a silicon substrate in the etching chemical solution. The temperature of the etching chemical solution is made into higher temperature and etches a silicon wafer.    USE - Etching method of silicon substrate such as silicon wafer for electricity generating element of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The uniform texture can be formed efficiently on the surface of the silicon substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a electricity generating element of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the silicon substrate.    Silicon wafer (1)    Additive (2)    Bubble (3)    Etching chemical solution tank (4)    Etching chemical solution (5)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has several guide tubes (31) that are radially provided in guide ring (30) with respect to a tank shaft for feeding a fiber (A) toward tank. A yarn feeding opening movement apparatus (33) is set to move yarn feeding opening of guide tube in back and forth along a tank axial center direction (Y). The guide ring is existed in the folding position of helical winding of tank. A control apparatus controls back-and-forth movement of yarn feeding opening, so that the position of yarn feeding opening of guide tube is set along the tank axial center direction.    USE - Filament winding apparatus for gas holder of fuel cell system mounted in vehicle such as motor vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle. Can also be used for boat, ship, airplane, rocket, robot natural gas vehicle, hybrid vehicle and building.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of fiber layer of die can be reduced when winding the fiber on tank using the multi-yarn feeding process. The smooth appropriate shaped tank can be manufactured. The winding time of fiber can be shortened.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a filament winding method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the filament winding apparatus.    Guide ring (30)    Guide tube (31)    Yarn feeding opening movement apparatus (33)    Fiber (A)    Tank axial center direction (Y)
NOVELTY - An organic layer (3) and an inorganic layer (4) are sequentially formed on a base material (2), to obtain gas-barrier film (1). The organic layer is obtained by coating a coating liquid containing acrylic polyol and isocyanate compound, and thermosetting by performing heat processing (A) at 40-45 degrees C, and heat processing (B) at 60-120 degrees C.    USE - Manufacture of gas-barrier film. Uses include but are not limited to organic electroluminescent element, liquid crystal display element, thin-film transistor, solar cell back sheet, touch panel and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides gas-barrier film having water-vapor permeation rate of 10-2 g/m2/day, and excellent stretchability, weather resistance, hydrolysis resistance, and chemical resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier film.    Gas-barrier film (1)    Base material (2)    Organic layer (3)    Inorganic layer (4)
NOVELTY - A metal silicon is purified by carrying out unidirectional solidification which stirs the melted metal silicon by stirring blade with largest line speed of less than or equal to 50 cm/sec of a wing-tip line speed.    USE - Purification of metal silicon for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Impurities are efficiently reduced.
NOVELTY - An oxide comprises indium and gallium, and has X-ray diffraction peaks at angle (2( theta )) of 12-18 degrees , 21-24 degrees and 43-45 degrees .    USE - Oxide is used for oxide film for laminate for solar cell, light emitting diode and display apparatus (all claimed) e.g. mobile telephone, personal computer and television.    ADVANTAGE - The oxide film formed using the oxide has low resistance value.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) oxide film; and    (2) laminate, which has a gallium compound layer or an indium-containing oxide layer, and oxide film.
NOVELTY - The film-forming apparatus has a chamber forms the plasma in the inside and sputters the target (21A,21B). A filament (41) supplies a thermo-electron to the region in which the plasma is formed. An alternating current (AC)-power-supply unit (50) supplies the voltage to the target. A control unit controls the electric potential of the target when sputtering, and controls the reference electric potential of the filament.    USE - Film-forming apparatus used as sputtering device used for manufacturing amorphous-silicon type copper indium gallium selenide solar cell and film-formation of substrate used for touch panel and LCD device. Can also be used in manufacture of microcrystal type solar cell, tandem-type solar cell, cadmium telluride type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the thermo-electron is supplied to the region in which the plasma is formed, the discharge voltage of the plasma can be reduced and generation of damage on the base layer at the time of sputtering can be reduced. The productive efficiency of the film-forming apparatus can be improved. The film-forming speed of the apparatus can be improved. The performance of the various elements manufactured by sputtering film-forming process can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the AC-power-supply unit of the film-forming apparatus.    Substrate (2)    Film-forming chamber (11)    Targets (21A,21B)    Filament (41)    AC-power-supply unit (50)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming film portion by depositing vapor on substrate surface made from indium tin oxide material. An evaporation material is introduced into interior of processing chamber, and is evaporated under reduced pressure condition. The oxygen gas and water vapor gas are introduced into interior of processing chamber at time of forming film.    USE - Method for forming film such as transparent conductive film and indium tin oxide film used in flat panel display, solar cell and LED.    ADVANTAGE - The fall of oxygen concentration is prevented, by using the method for forming the film. The film forming time is shortened by using the method for forming the film. The resistance of the indium tin oxide film is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the vacuum evaporation system.    Main chamber (1)    Deposition chamber (1a)    Auxiliary chamber (2)    Load lock room (2a)    Gas introduction unit (8)
NOVELTY - A nickel group sintered alloy comprises (in %mass) chromium (15-23), compound containing oxygen and rare-earth elements(s) (0.5-3), and nickel and unavoidable impurities (remainder). The sintered alloy has a metal structure in which particles of the compound having a maximum particle size of 10 mu m or less are dispersed in nickel-chromium alloy base whose largest crystal grain diameter is 50 mu m or less.    USE - Nickel group sintered alloy is used for components which require oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance at high temperature, e.g. turbochargers exposed to hot exhaust gas, and separators used in solid electrolyte fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The nickel group sintered alloy has excellent heat resistance, oxidation resistance, and corrosion resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of nickel group sintered alloy.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a material evaporation board (82) which is provided with upper surface (82a) to which solid material is supplied, and vaporizes solid material. A powder material supply element (94) supplies solid material in powder form to upper surface of material evaporation board. A material dispersion board (96) is attached to powder material supply element for creating clearance gap, and disperses solid material in powder form on upper surface of material evaporation board. A vacuum motor (98) moves material evaporation board relative to material dispersion board.    USE - Material supply apparatus used in film-forming apparatus (claimed) for film-forming of light emitting layer of organic electro luminescence (EL) element and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - As the vacuum motor moves material evaporation board relative to material dispersion board, the speed which sublimates and dissolves solid organic material can be adjusted more accurately.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the film-forming apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial cross sectional view of the material gas generation unit of material supply apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Material evaporation board (82)    Upper surface of material evaporation board (82a)    Powder material supply element (94)    Material dispersion board (96)    Vacuum motor (98)
NOVELTY - A resin molded product comprises a thermoplastic resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin, a polycarbonate, an elastomer, and a flame retardant. The molded product has Charpy impact value of 15 kJ/m2 or more at 23 degrees C measured according to ISO179/1eA, and flame retardance of V-0 or more measured on 1 mm-thick conditions based on UL94.    USE - Resin molded product e.g. housing for accommodating connector for electric and electronic components, plug, or electric and electronic component, solar cell, component of breaker, component of switch, or component of electric vehicle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The resin molded product has excellent flame retardance, weather resistance, shock resistance, heat resistance, moisture resistance and tracking resistance.
NOVELTY - The blocker plate assembly has mini blocker plate (261) which is provided with several through-holes (212) that are formed from the blocker plate main portion. Several standoff spacers (262) are located on the side of the mini blocker plate. The mini blocker plate is provided to cover the inlet opening in blocker plate main portion. The mini blocker plate is formed with the mounting holes corresponding to several standoff spacers. The standoff spacers are provided with the stream line profile turbulence.    USE - Blocker plate assembly for processing substrates e.g. thin films substrates, solar panel substrates, and LCD substrates.    ADVANTAGE - The turbulence in the gas flow can be reduced. The process uniformity across the entire substrate can be improved effectively. The high rate of passage through the center of the mini blocker plate can be prevented reliably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a apparatus for delivering processing gas to processing chamber; and    (2) a method for processing substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the blocker plate assembly.    Substrate (208)    Backing plate (209)    Through-hole (212)    Mini blocker plate (261)    Standoff spacer (262)
NOVELTY - Preparing (P1) a catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen, involves: a) preparing a composition comprising a sugar, a nitrogen base and salt or its mixture; b) performing carbonization of the composition thus obtained; c) pyrolyzing the material obtained from step b), where the nitrogen base is selected among the precursors containing the guanidine functional group.    USE - For preparing a catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen, in electrolytic cell (preferably proton membrane fuel cell) for the production of electric current, for producing soda and for electrochemical process (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst obtained by the present method has a specific surface area of 500-1800 m2/g; has a pore dimensions of 3-4 nm; has at least 10% of the total area with pores having a diameter of less than 3-4 nm; has high level oxygen reduction potential compared to the platinum-based catalyst; and is free from noble metals (i.e. gold and platinum).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparing (P1) a catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen, involves: a) preparing a composition comprising a sugar, a nitrogen base and salt or its mixture; b) performing carbonization of the composition thus obtained; c) pyrolyzing the material obtained from step b), where the nitrogen base is selected among the precursor containing the guanidine functional group of formula R1-N(R2)-C(=NH)-N(R3)(R4) (I).    R1-R4=substituents.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a catalyst obtainable according to the process (P1).
NOVELTY - The method involves connecting a pair of substrates with each other. An adhesive layer is arranged between serially connected solar cells. The solar cells are illuminated using light with irradiance of 5kW/m2.    USE - Method for stabilizing power rating of thin film solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The stabilizing of power rating of thin film solar module is performed rapidly. The mass production of the thin film solar module is improved. The reduction in nominal power of thin film solar modules caused as a portion of the normal product ion cycles can be avoided. The efficiency of the thin-film solar cell is improved. The stabilization process is performed in less time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of manufacturing thin film solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the illuminating device.    Illuminating device (18)    Light source (19)    Light beam (20)    Frame (22)    Panel (23)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves forming a die cast copper indium gallium sputtering target material on a backing structure. The sputtering target material is formed by die casting the entire sputtering target material directly onto the backing structure comprising a cylindrical backing structure to form a cylindrical sputtering target. The cylindrical backing structure is placed in a die cavity (80) into which liquid copper indium gallium sputtering target material is injected.    USE - Manufacturing method for producing planar sputtering target e.g. copper indium gallium sputtering target used for forming copper indium selenide and copper indium gallium selenide materials used as p-type solar cell absorber layer materials for the production of high efficiency, low cost, and large scale solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Obtains thin copper indium gallium alloy, and produces sputtering target with high density, low residual porosity, composition with relatively high uniformity, and microstructure having fine grains.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the side view of a die casting method for producing a sputtering target.    Cooling channels (6)    Die (70)    Backing tube (74)    Die cavity (80)    Ladle (84)
NOVELTY - A crucible has a bottom portion and straight component portion provided above the bottom portion. Bottom portion is formed by graphite material. Straight component portion is formed from carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite material containing carbon fiber woven fabric using pitch-based carbon fiber having tensile elasticity modulus of 400-900 GPa. Mean linear expansion coefficient of straight component portion in circumferential direction at the time of heating from normal temperature to 800 degrees C, is less than the mean linear expansion coefficient of quartz glass.    USE - Crucible is used during manufacture of polycrystals, semiconductor material and solar cell material.    ADVANTAGE - Since carbon-fiber-reinforced carbon composite material crucible expands, a crevice produces between quartz glass crucibles, and can be removed more easily without suppressing destruction of crucible. The crucible suppresses silicification.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A crucible has a bottom portion for supporting and maintaining quartz glass crucible which accommodate molten material, and straight component portion provided above the bottom portion. The bottom portion is formed by graphite material. The straight component portion is formed from carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite material containing carbon fiber woven fabric using pitch-based carbon fiber having tensile elasticity modulus of 400-900 GPa. The mean linear expansion coefficient of straight component portion in circumferential direction at the time of heating from normal temperature to 800 degrees C, is less than the mean linear expansion coefficient of quartz glass. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of crucible, which involves bonding carbon fiber woven fabric using mixed adhesive agent of thermosetting resin and carbon powder, performing thermosetting process, carbonizing, graphitizing, purifying, and forming straight component portion.
NOVELTY - The film growth apparatus has heated flanges which interpose the substrate into the surface and rear surface of substrate. The flange is equipped with loop-form protrusion, and a film is made to grow to the substrate within the protrusion by which security blocking is performed outside the protrusion since the protrusion presses the substrate. The substrate is a metal substrate, and a mist of gas, liquid, liquid or steam is sprayed on the substrate by which security blocking is performed.    USE - Film growth apparatus for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Enables the structure preparation that isolates joining of semiconductor by ring-shaped insulating film, and attains improvement conversion efficiency since the solar cell can be manufactured at low price.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the attaching apparatus for pattern film of coating material.    Iron plate (900)    Application material (1001)    Sponge (1002)    Pattern sponge (1003)    High temperature heating pattern (1004)
NOVELTY - A plasma display panel comprises glass substrate comprising (wt.%) silicon dioxide (50-65), aluminum oxide (5-15), sodium oxide (0.01-15), magnesium oxide (0.01-15), calcium oxide (0.01-10), strontium oxide (0.01-15), barium oxide (0.01-13), iron oxide (0.01-1), and zirconium dioxide (0.01-5).    USE - A plasma display panel.    ADVANTAGE - The panel can produce more light.
NOVELTY - Glass or stainless steel as substrate is processed in an aqueous solution containing surfactant, and then the substrate is placed in acetone and ultrasonically treated, washed, and dried. Cadmium sulfide powder is added into evaporation boat or crucible fixed on electronic beam thermal evaporation apparatus, and cadmium sulfide powder is deposited on substrate and annealed at 100-400 degrees C for 1-120 minutes under protection of nitrogen or helium gas protective atmosphere, to form cadmium thin film.    USE - Formation of cadmium sulfide film for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically forms cadmium sulfide film having high photoelectric performance, and smooth and uniform surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Glass or stainless steel as substrate is processed in an aqueous solution containing surfactant at 50-100 degrees C for 2 hours, and then the substrate is placed in acetone and ultrasonically-treated for 5-20 minutes, substrate is washed using deionized water for 10-30 minutes, and dried using nitrogen. Cadmium sulfide powder having purity of 99.99% as evaporation material is added into evaporation boat or crucible fixed on the electronic beam thermal evaporation apparatus, reaction chamber is evacuated to 4x 103 Pa, temperature of substrate is adjusted to 20-200 degrees C and current of 10-30A is applied to substrate. Cadmium sulfide powder is deposited on substrate with deposition rate of 0.1-0.3 nm/second for 5-15 minutes, to form film o substrate surface. The formed film is annealed at 100-400 degrees C for 1-120 minutes under protection of nitrogen or helium gas protective atmosphere, to form cadmium thin film.
NOVELTY - An alkali cleaning liquid comprises (mass%) liquid or solid oxidant (3-20), alkali (0.1-5), and ultrapure water (balance).    USE - An alkali cleaning liquid for crystalline silicon wafer surface for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The liquid has complete dehyration effect during etching, can make silicon wafer surface hydrophobic, and avoids residual solution caused by chromatic aberration.
NOVELTY - The solar collecting monomer has light collecting cone whose one side is provided with a Fresnel lens. Other side of the light collecting cone is provided with a connection opening.    USE - Solar collecting monomer.    ADVANTAGE - The environment pollution is reduced and cost of the solar collecting monomer is reduced. The monomer is convenient to install and easy to manufacture.
NOVELTY - A silicon wafer is placed in alkaline solution, and washed using deionized water, to form silicon chip having pyramid suede structure on the surface. The obtained silicon chips are placed in a mixed solution containing hydrogen fluoride, nitric acid and acetic acid at 5-25 degrees C for 1-600 seconds, and dried. Thus, alkali etching process is carried out.    USE - Alkali etching in manufacture of solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The alkali etching process is carried out efficiently.
NOVELTY - A silicon wafer is provided into mixed acid solution of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid for etching, and depth of silicon wafer is reached to 2-2.5 mu m from the mixed acid solution to remove acid. The silicon wafer is etched after water-washing and drying treatment. The silicon wafer is dried after etching into potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide, and depth of silicon wafer is reached to 2-2.5 mu m from the alkali solution having single crystal catalyst, and silicon wafer is alkaline-etched, to obtain single crystal-type solar cell.    USE - Etching of single crystal-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The etched single crystal-type solar cell has excellent anti-attenuation property.
NOVELTY - The solar energy battery component has bonding layer (2) whose front surface is provided with silicone glue. The back surface of the bonding layer (4) is doped with silicone adhesive reflective particles (41).    USE - Solar energy battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the solar energy battery component is improved, the back plate can be protected. The overflow can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for laminating solar energy battery component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar energy battery component.    Panel (1)    Bonding layer (2)    Battery plate (3)    Bonding layer (4)    Silicone adhesive reflective particles (41)
NOVELTY - The method involves using ethanol or acetone organic solvent and nano-silicon powder according to a mass volume ratio of nano silicon and organic solvent. A spin coating technology or sputtering or evaporation is used to generate silicon rubber or silicon carbide on a surface of a carbon nanotube and an aluminum oxide passivation layer. An electron beam evaporation method and magnetron sputtering method are used for depositing transparent conductive thin film on a device chip upper layer.    USE - Efficient nanometer antenna solar cell preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparation of efficient nanometer antenna solar cell in a simple and high efficient manner, while saving raw material and cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating stages of nanometer antenna solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves removing (S22) the damage layer on surface of silicon wafer made of monocrystalline silicon or polycrystalline silicon, using sodium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide and de-ionized water. The surface of the silicon chip is etched (S23). The metal impurities remained on the surface of the silicon slice is removed using hydrogen peroxide and hydrochloric acid mixed reagent, so as to clean (S24) the silicon chip. The silicon wafer is then dried (S25) to boron diffusion.    USE - Method for manufacturing N-type solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The N-type solar battery is efficiently manufactured with photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating the method for manufacturing N-type solar battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Step to provide to-be-processed silicon wafer (S21)    Step to remove damage layer on surface of silicon wafer (S22)    Step to etch surface of silicon chip (S23)    Step to clean silicon chip (S24)    Step to dry silicon wafer to boron diffusion (S25)
NOVELTY - The sheet has a nano-crystalline/quantum dot coating layer arranged on a surface of a silicon substrate. Thickness of a sheet body is 50-200nm. The nano-crystalline/quantum dot coating layer is made of a semi-conductor material, nanometre copper sulphide, lead sulphide, tin sulphide, zinc sulfide, iron sulfide, antimony sulfide, cadmium sulfide, silver sulfide, nickel sulfide, cadmium selenide and selenium lead.    USE - Nano-crystalline/quantum dot sensitized silicon solar battery sheet e.g. single crystal silicon, poly-silicon, amorphous silicon and microcrystalline silicon solar battery sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The sheet has high density, high absorbing effect, high photoelectric conversion efficiency, wide application range and high sunlight reflecting rate. The sheet can increase open-circuit voltage of a nano-crystalline/quantum dot sensitized silicon solar battery. The sheet is provided with a passivating and anti-reflection layer to replace quantum dot nano-crystalline silicon nitride and reduce usage cost. The sheet is simple in structure, and reduces reaction time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a nano-crystalline/quantum dot sensitized silicon solar battery sheet preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a nano-crystalline/quantum dot sensitized silicon solar battery sheet.
NOVELTY - The component has a solar battery cell (3) that is provided with a top surface electrode and a bottom electrode. Each of the bearing unit is provided with a battery containing groove (601) on the inner surface that is provided with conductive terminals (7,8). The solar battery cell is set in the battery containing groove, and in the bottom electrode by conductive adhesive (5). The conductive terminal (8) is electrically connected with the two ends of the lead (4) that are connected with the top surface electrode.    USE - Solar energy battery component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell assembly encapsulation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar energy battery component.    Solar battery cell (3)    Lead (4)    Conductive adhesive (5)    Conductive terminals (7,8)    Battery containing groove (601)
NOVELTY - The method involves performing an etching processing technique at a P-type crystalline silicon sheet. An alumina passivation layer is deposited on a back sheet through a spin coating process. Thickness of the alumina passivation layer is 5-15 nm. Nano-grade spherical solid particles are coated on a back side of the silicon sheet. A silicon mononitride mask layer is formed on the back side of the silicon sheet.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar cell battery manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables coating the solid particles on a reflecting film so as to increase battery back reflection effect and improve short circuit current and battery conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a crystalline silicon solar cell battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing silicon dioxide layer on the back side of a silicon sheet. The silicon dioxide layer is selectively etched to form a negative ion layer (3) through phosphorus diffusion. A metal aluminum formed on the silicon dioxide layer is evaporated. The aluminum is permeated into positive ion layer (5) by sintering on the silicon dioxide layer to form an ohmic contact.    USE - Method for preparing electrode of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode of the solar cell can be prepared with simple process with less material consumption.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electrode of solar cell.    Negative ion layer (3)    Positive ion layer (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves etching solar battery plate on silicon dioxide block layer. A gas pressing device is pressed on the grid line region of solar cell battery. The residual hafnium gas is removed away from the grid line region of solar cell battery. The solar energy battery sheet is diffused into a diffusion furnace. The silicon dioxide barrier layer is removed from the diffused solar battery sheet, so as to form a light doping shallow diffusion region.    USE - Method for realizing selective emitter of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The operation process of solar battery can be simplified. The production cost of solar battery can be reduced, so that the yield of solar battery can be improved.
NOVELTY - Carbon nanotubes are ultrasonically dispersed in protic solvent such that the mass ratio of carbon nanotubes and solvent is 20:1-1:1, stirred for 20-50 minutes, metal salt is added to the mixture and stirred for 1-5 hours. The solvent is vaporized, product is ground in a tubular furnace, nitrogen gas is introduced, heat-treated, ground, processed using acid solution, filtered, washed using water, and dried, to obtain non-noble metal catalyst.    USE - Preparation of non-noble metal catalyst used for cathode for oxygen-reduction reaction in fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and economically provides non-noble metal catalyst having high activity, anti-poisoning ability and stability. The catalyst is economical.
NOVELTY - The method involves cutting a silicon wafer by a cutter. The silicon wafer is washed by water. The silicon wafer is immersed into solvent mixture of isopropanol and acetone. The washed silicon wafer is inserted into a hydrofluoric acid/dihydrogen dioxide/water negative pressure reaction chamber. Acid mist is formed on a surface of the silicon wafer to remove oxide layer and metal dirt. The surface of the silicon wafer is removed after drying process to obtain an ultra-clean silicon chip.    USE - Method for cleaning a solar-grade silicon chip of a battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simplifying silicon wafer production steps, reducing usage of chemical solvent, improving cleaning efficiency, cutting the silicon wafer in a uniform manner and enhancing efficiency of a battery.
NOVELTY - Chemical bath deposition device comprises a bath containing a solution, and a transmission unit provided with multiple conveying roller, which is set on the bath for transferring liquid medicine cassette. The multiple conveying rollers are configured in a manner of high and low fluctuation.    USE - The chemical bath deposition device is useful for conveying fluctuant.    ADVANTAGE - The chemical bath deposition device comprises multiple conveying rollers for depositing at least a layer of film on the substrate for making solar cells, and has high and low fluctuation so that liquid can be spread evenly and cover on the entire substrate, and thus making the film to completely and uniformly grown on the substrate, and to improve the uniformity of the film thickness.
NOVELTY - The semiconductor device having a contact structure, comprises a silicon substrate, a metal alloy layer directly deposited on the silicon substrate, a metal silicide layer and a diffusion barrier layer that are simultaneously formed by thermal annealing of the metal alloy layer at a temperature of 200-600 degrees C, and a metal layer that is deposited on the metal silicide and diffusion barrier layers. The diffusion barrier layer has a thickness of 0.1-10 nm. The metal alloy layer has a thickness of 10-200 nm, and is deposited by electro-deposition and/or electron beam evaporation processes.    USE - The semiconductor device is useful as a complementary metal oxide silicon logic device, a memory device, an embedded memory device, a photovoltaic cell (claimed) such as a solar cell, and a MOSFET, where the memory device includes an embedded dynamic random access memory device.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor device can be simply and economically manufactured with high performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The semiconductor device having a contact structure, comprises a silicon substrate, a metal alloy layer directly deposited on the silicon substrate, a metal silicide layer and a diffusion barrier layer that are simultaneously formed by thermal annealing of the metal alloy layer at a temperature of 200-600 degrees C, and a metal layer that is deposited on the metal silicide and diffusion barrier layers. The diffusion barrier layer has a thickness of 0.1-10 nm. The metal alloy layer has a thickness of 10-200 nm, and is deposited by electro-deposition, electron beam evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, molecular beam epitaxy and/or sputtering processes. The metal silicide layer is a nickel silicide layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a contact structure.
NOVELTY - A substrate (1) is prepared. Aluminum source material containing aluminum atoms and oxygen source material containing oxygen atoms is deposited on the substrate by atomic layer deposition method, to form aluminum film. The oxygen source material is water and ozone.    USE - Formation of alumina film is used for solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell element using the alumina film has excellent electric power generation efficiency, open circuit voltage and output characteristics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of atomic layer deposition apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Atomic layer deposition apparatus (30)    Chamber (31)    Substrate mounting portion (32)    Transuding portion (33)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (11) has a charging circuit that is connected to a power line of a power conversion device (3), for raising or lowering a voltage of a direct current power generated by a solar cell (1) to charge a battery (12). The power conversion device is configured so as to convert the DC power generated by the solar cell to alternating current (AC) power and then superimpose the AC power on the utility grid. A step-up circuit (4) is configured to raise an output voltage of a storage battery to a predetermined voltage, and to supply the output voltage to the power line.    USE - Electrical storage apparatus for storing power of solar cell to charge battery such as lithium ion battery and lead acid battery.    ADVANTAGE - The charging circuit is provided with simple structure. The size and weight of the electrical storage apparatus are reduced. The power generated by solar cell is distributed for use in superimposition on the utility grid and charging.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of the electrical storage apparatus.    Solar cell (1)    Power conversion device (3)    Step-up circuit (4)    Electrical storage apparatus (11)    Battery (12)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a substrate (201) having several stacks and an insulating layer (210) with an insulating material arranged on first face (202) forming an interface (203) between the insulating layer and substrate. The insulating material and first conductive material are selected such that first conductive material interacts with insulating material during heating to form an electrically conductive portion (208) within the insulating layer. A mixture of first conductive material and insulating material are provided in the electrically conductive portion.    USE - Method for manufacturing nanostructure device (claimed) such as carbon nanotube, zinc oxide nano wire, zinc oxide nanorod, and carbon nano fiber. Uses include but are not limited to hydrogen storage media, probe, semiconductor device, field emission device, sensor, electrostatic actuator, solar cell, heat sink, nano antenna, electron emitting device etc.    ADVANTAGE - The insulating material and first conductive material are selected such that first conductive material interacts with insulating material during heating to form the electrically conductive portion within the insulating layer, thus the electrical properties of the electrically conductive portions can be controlled effectively. The extension and structure of the electrically conductive portions can be controlled to fit with the desirable application. The nanostructure device can be manufactured easily, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a nanostructure device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the nanostructure device.    Substrate (201)    First face of insulating layer (202)    Interface (203)    Electrically conductive portion (208)    Insulating layer (210)
NOVELTY - Electroactive compounds comprising 9,10-bis(2,3-diphenylbenzofuran-4-yl)anthracene, 9,10-bis(2,3-diphenylbenzofuran-7-yl)anthracene and 5,5',6''-(benzene-1,3,5-triyl)tris(2,3-diphenylbenzofuran) are new.    USE - The electroactive compound is useful: as electroactive layer of an organic electronic device; and in electroactive polymer (all claimed), where the organic electronic device is e.g. LED, LED display, diode laser, photodetector, photoconductive cell, photoresistor, phototransistor, photovoltaic device or solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an organic electronic device comprising a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact and an electroactive layer in between them, where the electroactive layer comprises the electroactive compound; and    (2) an electroactive polymer having at least one monomeric unit derived from an electroactive material comprising 5-(10-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracen-9-yl)-2,3-diphenyl-benzofuran, 5-(10-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracen-9-yl)-3-phenyl-benzofuran, 4-(10-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracen-9-yl)-2,3-diphenyl-benzofuran, 7-(10-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracen-9-yl)-2,3-diphenyl-benzofuran, 5-(10-(4-naphthalen-1-yl-phenyl)-anthracen-9-yl)-2,3-diphenyl-benzofuran, 4-(10-(4-naphthalen-1-yl-phenyl)-anthracen-9-yl)-2,3-diphenyl-benzofuran, 7-(10-(4-naphthalen-1-yl-phenyl)-anthracen-9-yl)-2,3-diphenyl-benzofuran, 5-(10-(4-naphthalen-2-yl-phenyl)-anthracen-9-yl)-2,3-diphenyl-benzofuran, 4-(10-(4-naphthalen-2-yl-phenyl)-anthracen-9-yl)-2,3-diphenyl-benzofuran, 7-(10-(4-naphthalen-2-yl-phenyl)-anthracen-9-yl)-2,3-diphenyl-benzofuran, 9,10-bis(2,3-diphenylbenzofuran-4-yl)anthracene, 9,10-bis(2,3-diphenylbenzofuran-7-yl)anthracene or 5,5',6''-(benzene-1,3,5-triyl)tris(2,3-diphenylbenzofuran).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of an organic LED.    LED (100)    Anode layer (110)    Buffer layer (120)    Hole transport layer (130)    Photoactive layer (140)
NOVELTY - Manufacturing a magnesium fluoride sol by reaction of magnesium acetate or magnesium alcoholate and hydrogen fluoride (HF) involves: providing a solution comprising water and magnesium acetate or magnesium alcoholate in a molar ratio of 1:1 to 3:1 (preferably 1.7:1 to 2.7:1), and hydrogen fluoride in a 1-3C aliphatic alcohol or 2C or 3C aliphatic diol (preferably in ethanol). The alcoholate is selected from methanolate, ethanolate and propanolate.    USE - For manufacturing magnesium fluoride sol, which is useful for producing a magnesium fluoride coating on solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dissolution of the anhydrous magnesium acetate or the partially dehydrated magnesium acetate can be accelerated by the presence of carbon dioxide in the ethanol. The method provides magnesium fluoride sols which have improved properties compared to magnesium fluoride sols obtained according to other methods. The present sols are longer resistant to a transformation into solid gels, they contain preferably no trifluoroacetic acid, and they do settle.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a magnesium fluoride sol comprising water, 1-3C aliphatic alcohol or 2C or 3C aliphatic diol (preferably ethanol), and magnesium fluoride, where the content of magnesium fluoride is 0.35-0.55 (preferably 0.4-0.5) mole/liter, and the molar ratio between water and magnesium fluoride is 1:1 to 3:1 (preferably 1.7:1 to 2.7:1, especially 2:1 to 2.5:1); and    (2) a solution comprising magnesium acetate, an organic solvent selected from 1-3C alcohols, nitriles of formula R-CN, dinitriles of formula NC-R1-CN and dimethyl formamide, and optionally water which solution further comprises carbon dioxide.    R=1-3C alkyl;    R1=1-3C alkylene.
NOVELTY - The cell has an anode current collector associated with a fuel cell tube (340) and mechanically compliant with respect to the fuel cell tube. The anode current collector has a low resistance stem portion (302) i.e. ribbon wire, and a brush portion (304) radially and outwardly extended from the low resistance stem portion. The brush portion includes wire loops radiating heat from the low resistance stem portion, where each wire loop is directly extended from the low resistance stem portion to a radially distal looped anode contact area.    USE - Portable solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) for generating power to run an electrical load and charge a secondary device i.e. battery.    ADVANTAGE - The SOFC is light in weight, and ensures improved power density to mass ratios. The SOFC has robust construction, and can withstand thermal cycling and physical stresses. The SOFC has the cathode made of silver metal for reducing ohmic loss and cathode overpotential. The SOFC is simple in design and efficiently operates at high temperatures. The tube is designed such that it holds less heat, thus allowing the SOFC to be heated rapidly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a tube including a current collector arranged in interior of the tube.    Low resistance stem portion (302)    Brush portion (304)    Fuel cell tube (340)    Electrolyte (347)    Anode (349)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of monocrystalline or polycrystalline n-silicon-based solar cells involves applying boron-containing compound on a silicon n-type wafer, doping in presence of pulsed laser having wavelength of 150-400 nm and pulse length of 100-400 ns, and forming boron-doped p+-type emitter.    USE - Manufacture of monocrystalline or polycrystalline n-silicon-based solar cell (claimed).
NOVELTY - The lamp has an infrared pyroelectric sensing control circuit provided with an infrared heat release electric sensor, an operational amplifier, a gain controller, a light control circuit, a time delay controller and a driving circuit. A power supply is provided with a solar battery board, a charging circuit and a lithium battery set.    USE - Solar pyroelectric-induction LED corridor lamp. Can also be used as an outdoor lamp and an emergency lamp.
NOVELTY - The detecting device has a machine frame whose front face is provided with a battery signal generating device that is connected with a rear surface of a solar cell. The solar cell is connected with a frame that is connected with a signal sensor. A control platform is placed on the machine frame and connected with the battery signal generating device and the signal sensor.    USE - Lithium ion battery electrolyte liquid injection quantity detecting device.    ADVANTAGE - The detecting device is simple in structure and convenient to operate, and detects electrolyte liquid injection quantity of a lithium ion battery in a quick and convenient manner and prolongs service life of the lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The battery piping system has liquid inlet main pipe whose liquid is entered into pipeline through variable-frequency pump. The liquid from the liquid inlet main pipe is flowed into the liquid return main pipe. The liquid taking device is set on the return main pipe.    USE - Vanadium redox flow battery piping system.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of the battery piping system can be simplified with improved stability and ensured safety.
NOVELTY - The skylight has an amorphous silicon thin film battery chip whose lower surface is plated with a transparent conductive plating film layer. The transparent conductive plating film layer is coated with aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and gallium-oxide (Ga2O3) doped zinc oxide (ZnO), aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) and gallium doped zinc oxide (GZO) layers and an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer.    USE - Transparent solar energy skylight for an automobile.    ADVANTAGE - The skylight improves power generation efficiency to about 6 percent, electrically controls a power source of an automobile storage battery and purifies air in an automobile.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of used for . ecological cultivation, especially relates to a solar energy photovoltaic generating electricity sheep shed, wherein the sheep shed is building structure, each a sheepcot and playground, solar energy photovoltaic component on the south roof of the sheepcot, sheepcot is provided with a supporting column, and the sheep house inner side wall is provided with a passage, the inner passage is provided with turnover, drinking trough, the utility model claims a device of photovoltaic component is set with the sheepcot top, a photovoltaic component direct current energy, through the intelligent bus box, a grid-connected inverter and transformer booster, high voltage power grid.
NOVELTY - The component has multiple cells i.e. multi-crystal silicon solar energy battery or single crystal silicon solar cell, connected with each other in a series manner. An end of each cell is connected with an input end of a power management device i.e. micro inverter. Another end of each cell is connected with an output end of the power management device. Each cell and two battery sheets are connected with the power management device in a series manner. The cells are arranged in the battery sheets in multiple rows. Each cell is connected with a single-way diode in series.    USE - Solar energy battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The component avoids single cell power loss caused by partial shadow shielding and increases photovoltaic assembly output power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar energy battery component.
NOVELTY - The system (100) has an inside comer flashing element whose horizontal portion is provided with a horizontally-extending flange which forms a water-resistant interface with a photovoltaic roofing element (122) at a side edge of a course (120). Another horizontal portion is overlapped with a top edge (114) of a photovoltaic roofing element (112) of a course (110). A roofing element is located adjacent the side edge of the course (120) and on top of another horizontal portion of the inside comer flashing element.    USE - Photovoltaic roofing system mounted on roof deck of building such as residential building, commercial building and industrial building.    ADVANTAGE - Since the leading edge extension can extend to the exposure zone of the underlying course of the photovoltaic roofing elements, conduction of water down the roof is improved. Since the raised lip is provided at the top end of the attachment zone, the moisture intrusion over the upper edge of the photovoltaic roofing element is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a kit for installing photovoltaic roofing system; and    (2) a method for installing photovoltaic roofing system inside comer flashing element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photovoltaic roofing system.    Photovoltaic roofing system (100)    Comer (105)    Courses (110,120)    Photovoltaic roofing element (112,122)    Top edge (114)
NOVELTY - The photoactive component (1) comprises two electrodes (2,3) that are arranged on a substrate, for forming a counter electrode. A photoactive layer system (4) is arranged between the electrodes. A layer or layer sequence (5) is formed in the photoactive layer system and is acted as a spectral selective color filter within a wavelength range from 450-800 nm.    USE - Photoactive component e.g. solar cell installed in greenhouse, building and vehicle e.g. motor car.    ADVANTAGE - The light energy conversion efficiency of the photoactive component can be improved effectively by forming the layer or layer sequence in the photoactive layer system. The cost of the photoactive component can be reduced significantly by simplifying the structure of the photoactive component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoactive component.    Photoactive component (1)    Electrodes (2,3)    Photoactive layer system (4)    Layer or layer sequence (5)    Coupling layer (6)
NOVELTY - The bracket has a bracket main portion (1) whose upper end is provided with solar shielding device. The shielding device is formed with a component shielding cloth (2). A sliding device is arranged on the shielding device. A sheltering component is fixed on a holding frame. The component shielding cloth is provided for blocking the sunlight.    USE - Solar panel bracket.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy can be efficiently utilized, and the service life of the solar panel can be prolonged. The labor intensity can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar panel bracket.    Bracket main portion (1)    Component shielding cloth (2)    Driving motor (3)    Supporting frame (6)
NOVELTY - The boat has a water wheel (1) provided with odd number of blades and arranged between two swimming bodies (2), where the boat is made of light material. The water wheel is mounted on a bearing and placed in running water. An electrical generator (5) is coupled to the water wheel by V-belt and/or gear box (5b). The water wheel is moved up and down over a guide rail (4) by rope hoists (6, 6a, 6b) and made of light material e.g. aluminum, carbon and fiberglass. The blades are formed as slats and arranged between spokes. The rope hoists are operated electrically or by hand.    USE - Generator boat for generation of electricity in a construction site and a celebration area in proximity to flowing water.    ADVANTAGE - The boat is made of the light material, thus enabling the boat to be transported, assembled and disassembled in an easy manner. The boat is operated and supplies power to the construction site and the celebration area in proximity to the flowing water in an ecological acceptable and economically independent manner. The boat is operated without carbon dioxide emission and requirement of fossil fuel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electrical generator is designed as an asynchronous electrical generator and synchronous generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a generator boat.    Water wheel (1)    Swimming bodies (2)    Guide rail (4)    Electrical generator (5)    V-belt and/or gear box (5b)    Rope hoists (6, 6a, 6b)
NOVELTY - Peltier unit can make cooling effect one side and heating effect at another side is used to cooling the air in our system. Aluminum fins and fans are attached to the plate are used to ventilate the hot air from system. System consumes solar energy from atmosphere. This system is driven by DC power battery. This entire system is best for small area cooling purpose and this is economical one. In present days, such air cooling system is more commercial and that want more vitalities. But our system consumes less energy from atmospheric itself. Our present innovation is performing a proper manner friendly with atmospheric condition.
NOVELTY - The modular assembly (10) has a frame (12) that is formed of a network of elongate elements (14). Multiple modular bays including a deployment bay, an electricity generation bay and an energy storage bay are defined. The foldable doors (30a to 30d) are hinged to the frame and a racking assembly is attached to the frame. A stabilizer bracket (32) connects the foldable door to the frame by the bracket pins. The racking posts are extended from the frame, and connect the racking assembly to the frame. A control unit is connected to a photovoltaic module attached to the racking assembly.    USE - Modular assembly, particularly a solar powered electricity generation system (Claimed) for generating the electricity. Uses include but are not limited to the lighting systems, water pumping, water purification, de-humidifiers, refrigeration units, communications and tool charging.    ADVANTAGE - The modular assembly has multiple modular bays and a frame that is formed of a network of elongate elements, thus providing clean, renewable and reliable power in an elegant enclosure, the interchangeable functional units, and low-maintenance solar power for remote applications, easily deploying to remote regions and providing reliable and emission-free electricity supply and storage with little maintenance, and protecting the critical components during transport.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing a modular system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a modular assembly and a racking assembly.    Modular assembly (10)    Frame (12)    Elongate elements (14)    Foldable doors (30a to 30d)    Stabilizer bracket (32)
NOVELTY - The boat has a hull, and a base (4) that is intended to receive a helmsman. A rig is arranged with a rudder (10) that includes a control unit. The rig is situated in the rear of the base. The hull includes two flat floats (1, 2), and the base is approximately centered between the two floats. The hull is arranged such that the hull does not penetrate deeply in water so as to offer a low stability. Each of the two flat floats is tilted such that an upper face of the float is directed towards another float.    USE - Pleasure sail boat.    ADVANTAGE - The rig is situated in the rear of the base, thus providing a small pleasure sail boat that is controlled in a simple and intuitive manner without danger. The boat is directly accessible with a minimal preliminary training. The boat is very stable, and is ready to be launched even in shallow water or from a beach sand. The boat is able to be dismountable, is light, and is able to be transferred on a trailer of small size. The boat is easily mounted without specific tool. The boat avoids inversion phenomenon, and has increased performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a pleasure sail boat observed from a starboard bow angle.    Flat floats (1, 2)    Base (4)    Rudder (10)    Boom (80)    Pulleys (83)
NOVELTY - The exhaust gas system (10) has a heat exchanger system (14) for cooling or heating of a fluid, a heat exchanger (26), through which the fluid and gas flow and a gas leading exhaust pipe (12), from which a branch pipe (24) leads to the heat exchanger. A unit is provided for varying a flow cross section (30) of the exhaust pipe or the branch pipe to control the flow through the exhaust pipe or the branch pipe. The branch pipe has an opening (28), through which ambient air enters into the branch pipe. The heat exchanger is arranged at an end tip portion of the exhaust system.    USE - Exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The unit is provided for varying the flow cross section of the exhaust pipe or the branch pipe to control the flow through the exhaust pipe or the branch pipe, where the branch pipe has an opening, through which ambient air enters into the branch pipe, and hence enables both heating and cooling of the fluid , particularly to the desired temperature in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of an exhaust gas system.    Exhaust gas system (10)    Exhaust pipe (12)    Heat exchanger system (14)    Branch pipe (24)    Heat exchanger (26)    Opening (28)    Flow cross section (30)
NOVELTY - The method involves converting lower amount of electric energy into mechanical energy that is converted into the electric energy, where an input of the electric energy is 27 megawatt and an output of the electric energy is 55 megawatt in which rotor load is 230 ton with 100 revolutions per minute of mechanical energy in an electric locomotive engine portion and a hydro generator. The hydro generator is operated by electric locomotive engines i.e. driver locomotive engines, by using a chain.    USE - Method for generating higher amount of electric energy by using a hydro generator operated by electric locomotive engines i.e. driver locomotive engines.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables generating electric energy with beneficial effects of saving manpower cost, reducing labor intensity, and providing safety and reliability. The method ensures that the hydro generator can be driven by electric locomotive engines such as driver locomotive engines, by using the chain instead of using water turbine, so that the load and revolutions per minute of the engines and hydro generator can be selected to be comparable and suitable with each other.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a structure for generating higher amount of electric energy.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of a adjustable photovoltaic bracket, comprising a fixed seat, a fixed frame, a pair of supporting beam and a pair of inclined support. In which, each inclined support comprises a first support rod and a second inclined support rod, a first inclined support rod and the second inclined support rod relative to the first support beam are symmetrically distributed. This utility model adopts a pair of inclined supporting piece is pivoted on the side vertical rod by adjusting the angle of the supporting part, the angle of the fixing frame to regulate, finally make the photovoltaic can change according to the change of the sunlight incidence angle, the utility model is the result is simple, convenient to operate, and it can reach the change of the angle of 270 degrees, which completely meets the photovoltaic panel angle of incidence change of sunlight so as to a needed angle.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar energy photovoltaic bracket of the elevator system, comprising a regular quadrangular prisms concrete foundation (1), a positive quadrangular concrete base (1) is provided with an upright post (2), an upright post (2) is set with the horizontal rotary supporting (7), the horizontal rotary support (7) is provided with a beam (3), the two ends of the cross beam (3) is provided with pitching rotating support (8) and a pitching rotating support (8) corresponding to the Z-shaped longitudinal beam (4), a Z-shaped longitudinal beam (4) is provided with a group of transverse supporting piece (5). A photovoltaic bracket of the utility model new solar energy lift, the loading on the wind power relating to beam central symmetry, the positive and negative moment exactly, the bracket system has stable structure, strong wind, and the wind limit can reach 35 m/s, the average failure-free time reaches 8760h, the average service life of more than 30 years.
NOVELTY - The platform has a flow velocity gearing arranged in a bi-directional hydraulic turbine based on internal volume and inlet diameter of the turbine that is maintained in single direction of rotation. A semi-submerged floating concrete structure (1) is provided with an internal chamber and openings (2) that are filled with light-weight concrete with foam cores. The openings are provided in a base structure to allow ingress and/or egress of sea water. A direct current generator unit (3) is coupled to a hydraulic turbine unit (6) with automatic adjustable pitch blades via a solid shaft (4).    USE - Floating semi-submersed oscillating water column type sea wave energy converter platform for integrating water column units with direct hydraulic power without vertical movement of the platform.    ADVANTAGE - The platform is designed in a simple manner with reduced overall height, and maintains tension on mooring lines at a lowest peak of waves trough at lowest tide, and mimics a hard moored/piled device, which has no vertical movement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a floating semi-submersed oscillating water column type sea wave energy converter platform.    Semi submerged floating concrete structure (1)    Openings (2)    Direct current generator unit (3)    Solid shaft (4)    Hydraulic turbine unit (6)
NOVELTY - The device has working table (1), upper hot air heating welding gun (2), and lower hot air heating welding gun (3). The working table is provided with the hot air heating welding guns. The upper hot air heating welding gun is mounted at the front end of solar cell for pressing the chip welding area of upper elastic roller mechanism (5). The lower hot air heating welding gun is connected with an air outlet. A control system (4) is provided to control the upper elastic roller wheel mechanism and lower elastic roller wheel mechanism (6).    USE - Hot air welding device for welding soar cell chip.    ADVANTAGE - The soar cell chip can be welded effectively so as to avoid the false welding. The welding quality can be ensured, and the stability of the soar cell chip can be ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the automation two-way solar cells hot gas welding device.    Working table (1)    Upper hot air heating welding gun (2)    Lower hot air heating welding gun (3)    Control system (4)    Upper elastic roller mechanism (5)    Lower elastic roller wheel mechanism (6)
NOVELTY - The blade (13) has apertures (19) each extending between opposing blade surfaces (15) in a direction normal to the radial extent of the roto-dynamic machine (11). Each aperture also has an axial extent normal to the axial extent of the machine to up to 30 degrees from the direction of travel of the blade. The apertures are spread evenly throughout the blade.    USE - Blade for roto-dynamic machine, such as a propeller or impeller (all claimed). Can also be used in inboard, outboard, or stern drive unit for watercraft e.g. pleasure craft, ship, jet boat, as well as in airplanes, hovercraft, and helicopter, and in pumps and turbines in hydroelectric power generation plant.    ADVANTAGE - The flow of water through the apertures interfere with turbulent water adjacent the back of the propeller, improving propeller efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a roto-dynamic machine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of a propeller for outboard motor for a boat.    Roto-dynamic machine (11)    Blades (13)    Hub (14)    Blade surfaces (15)    Apertures (19)
NOVELTY - The method involves installing underwater sea space holding chamber in an electric power generation outboard periphery of a marine power generation installation. An air container for buoyancy reinforcement is installed on an upper side of the chamber. A high pressure seawater ejection apparatus and high pressure air ejection apparatus are connected to the chamber and the air container in specific manner. An electric power is generated by high pressure ejection of seawater and air into a rotation aileron installed in the electric generation installation.    USE - Electric power generation method using marine installation.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables connecting the high pressure seawater ejection apparatus and high pressure air ejection apparatus to the chamber and the air container in specific manner, so that the electric power is generated by high pressure ejection of seawater and air into the rotation aileron installed in the electric generation installation and a shake of a marine installation underwater electric power generation ship, vibration can be reduced largely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a structure for generating electric power using marine installation. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The guide rail (2) has a bottom face unit that forms a box-type bottom face (21). A side wall unit (22) forms a side surface that faces the box-type bottom face. A front-wall unit (23) forms a primary box-type edge portion of a composite rail (1) to release a secondary box-type edge portion. A sliding frame of a solar panel is inserted through the secondary box-type edge portion. The box-type bottom face unit and the side wall unit clamp and hold the frame of the solar panel, when a front-end of the frame of the solar panel contradicts in the front-wall unit.    USE - Guide rail for holding a solar panel during installation of the solar panel.    ADVANTAGE - The box-type bottom face unit and the side wall unit clamp and hold the frame of the solar panel, when the tip of the frame of the solar panel contradicts in the front-wall unit, and thus reduces the danger of the panel detachment at the time of disasters, such as a tornado and a typhoon, decreasing the time required to install the solar panel and reducing the labor cost at the time of installing the solar panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a guide rail.    Composite rail (1)    Guide rail (2)    Box-type bottom face (21)    Side wall unit (22)    Front-wall unit (23)
NOVELTY - The brake system has a ramp (302) having a first end coupled to the frame support and a second end coupled to the ground. A brake arm assembly is rotationally coupled to the frame, and is configured to moveably engage the ramp from an operative position of the frame. The frame is rotatable about the support in a rotational direction to a parked position of the frame. The brake arm assembly is coupled to the frame support to prevent the frame from rotating about the frame support in the rotational direction.    USE - Brake system for frame of solar power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The frames can be parked and secured in the parked position to prevent possible damage during the night as a result of high winds and/or storms.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing brake system for frame rotatable relative to frame support.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the brake ramp assembly.    Brake ramp assembly (300)    Ramp (302)    Bolt (308)    Nail (316)    Hole (317)
NOVELTY - The foundation construction method involves digging a channel from a foundation (30) construction plan location in a ground (100) in a direction. An anchor sheet (10) of strip shape or planar shape is constructed along the bottom unit of the channel. The anchor sheet is integrated with the foundation by constructing the foundation, and burying and killing the anchor sheets in the foundation by placing a concrete in the foundation construction plan location. The foundation is constructed corresponding to the ground by passing through the filling of the channel.    USE - Method for constructing a foundation.    ADVANTAGE - The anchor sheet is integrated with a foundation by constructing the foundation, and burying and killing the anchor sheets in the foundation by placing a concrete in a foundation construction plan location, thus production of industrial waste at the time of foundation removal and the damage caused by a liquefaction are suppressed, where the floating of the superstructure and precipitation is prevented, and thus manufacture of the anchor sheet becomes easy in a cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a photovoltaic power generation panel construction method; and    (2) a construction method for a building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a foundation.    Anchor sheet (10)    Support (20)    Foundation (30)    Anchor bolt (40)    Ground (100)
NOVELTY - The fixture has a ridge part clamping part whose upper surface is mounted with an upper cover (b). The ridge part clamping part mutually opposes a pair of schematic groove-shaped clamping pieces while carrying out down inclination of a side piece upper edge of the clamping pieces toward a swiveling center. A bolting part is connected with a connecting shaft (d). The bolting part is extended upward to the connecting shaft along orthogonal direction. A through-hole of the upper cover penetrates the bolting part.    USE - Pinch tightening-type metal fitting fixture for on-roof installations such as solar cell module and rooftop greening panel, that is utilized in a roof of a large-sized building such as factory and warehouse.    ADVANTAGE - The through-hole of the upper cover penetrates the bolting part so as to ensure firm tightening of a ridge part of a folded plate structure roof material by utilizing pinch tightening force of the clamping part, thus improving on-roof installation supporting efficiency in a stable manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a pinch tightening-type fixture attachment structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a pinch tightening-type metal fitting fixture.    Clamping piece (a)    Upper cover (b)    Clamping bolt (c)    Connecting shaft (d)    Nut (f)
NOVELTY - The hydraulic power unit (1) has a duct (8) with a discharge port that is formed on a substrate (2). The transmission units (13,14) are linked between the rotor shafts (9B) of a generator (15) that faces the horizontal axis rotor of a water turbine (11). A blade (10) of a horizontal-axis rotor is of inverse taper form that makes a chord length wide from the blade root to a wing tip. The flowing water equivalent to a blade is transmitted along the inner wall surface of the electric power generation water channels (8A,8B). The water turbine contains housing (11A) to support the rotor shaft.    USE - Hydraulic power unit for carrying out an electric power generation in an irrigation canal and a brook.    ADVANTAGE - The hydraulic power unit has a duct with a discharge port that is formed on a substrate, and a transmission unit is linked between the rotor shafts, thus improving rotation efficiency, easy installing of hydraulic power unit in an irrigation canal and a brook, efficiently rotating the rotor from back and front, preventing the generation of the blister by rotation and interference of a water flow, acquiring the strong torque corresponding to a generator, raising a flow velocity, and thus obtaining high electric power generating efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a hydraulic power unit.    Hydraulic power unit (1)    Substrate (2)    Duct (8)    Electric power generation water channel (8A,8B)    Rotor shafts (9B)    Blade (10)    Water turbine (11)    Housing (11A)    Transmission units (13,14)    Generator (15)
NOVELTY - The arrangement (200) has solar cells (201a,201b) which are associated with homogeneous fluorescence concentrator plate (203,205) for the concentration of fluorescent radiation (F) on the solar cell by fluorescent dye. The light uncoupling gutters or dugs (207a,207b) distributed over surfaces of fluorescence concentrator plate are associated with plan-parallel solar cell arranged with fluorescence concentrator plate. The metal profiles are connected to form a lattice structure.    USE - Solar cell arrangement for photovoltaic plant.    ADVANTAGE - The losses in homogeneous fluorescence concentrator plate can be reduced. The solar cell arrangement and homogeneous fluorescence concentrator plate can be produced easily at low cost. The components of solar cell arrangement can be prevented from the influence of weather and UV-radiation. The large extent of the light extraction areas can be realized easily at low cost. The matrix-shaped gutter arrangement can be manufactured easily at low cost. The efficiency of the solar cell arrangement can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell arrangement.    Solar cell arrangement (200)    Solar cells (201a,201b)    Homogeneous fluorescence concentrator plate (203,205)    Light uncoupling gutters or dugs (207a,207b)    Fluorescent radiation (F)
NOVELTY - The wave activated generator (10) has a wave activated generator with an air chamber (11) that has an opening unit (12). A turbine (14) is comprised in a variable pitch turbine with a turbine shaft in the air flow (F) direction. The sheets of blade rotate a variable pitch turbine (100) that is centering on a turbine shaft. The setting-angle change axis is integrally provided in the turbine-shaft side of the blade. A hub is connected with the turbine shaft to rotate the setting-angle change axis.    USE - Wave activated generator for wind power generation by producing electric power using the energy of a wave used on a coast.    ADVANTAGE - The hub is connected with a turbine shaft to rotate setting-angle change axis that is rotated as to direction of flow of duct air, speed of air and turbine shaft, thus autonomously rotates the rotation angular velocity of a turbine shaft in the variable pitch turbine with a blade as to the surroundings of a setting-angle change axis, hence maintains high conversion efficiency, reduces the installation cost and is easily maintainable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The surrounding of the setting-angle change axis is rotated as to the direction of the flow of the air in a duct (13), the speed of air and the rotation angular velocity of a turbine shaft.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a wave activated generator at the time of forward rotation.    Wave activated generator (10)    Air chamber (11)    Opening unit (12)    Duct (13)    Turbine (14)    Variable pitch turbine (100)    Air flow (F)
NOVELTY - The diode built-in solar cell has a groove unit (15) equipped in a photovoltaic cell, which separates a semiconductor layer of a region with multiple crystal defects from another region. The semiconductor layer of other region is laminated on a substrate (9) of the photovoltaic cell. The semiconductor layer of the region is corresponded in the inner side portion of the semiconductor substrate.    USE - Diode built-in solar cell for protection used with a photovoltaic cell in a satellite (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The diode built-in solar cell has a groove unit equipped in a photovoltaic cell, which separates a semiconductor layer of a region with multiple crystal defects from another region, and thus reduces the manufacturing cost of connection metal fitting, and enhances the reliability of connection from the circular semiconductor substrate to the large sized battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for assembling the diode built-in solar cell for protection.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a photovoltaic cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Solar cell (1)    Front side electrode (4)    Substrate (9)    Effective area external shape (10)    Groove unit (15)
NOVELTY - The solar panel (11) has an encapsulation layer (27), in which the primary and secondary solar cells (23,25) are embedded. A flexible sheath (29) is provided to surround the photovoltaic cells and encapsulation layer. A fold line (17) is provided between the primary and secondary solar cells. The envelope is flexible in the region of the fold line.    USE - Solar panel for solar system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the fold line is provided between the primary and secondary solar cells, the folding or bending of solar panel can be prevented. The solar panel is stable around different weather conditions. The stability of the solar panel can be improved. The manufacturing and maintenance cost of the solar panel can be reduced. The damage of the solar panel can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar panel.    Solar panel (11)    Fold line (17)    Primary and secondary solar cells (23,25)    Encapsulation layer (27)    Flexible sheath (29)
NOVELTY - The system has several collector tubes that comprise an absorber that is coated at predefined position. An insulator covers collector tube excluding portion that has absorber coating. A shielding plate shields collector tube from top side, and has openings at predetermined locations corresponding to absorber coating portion of. Several non-imaging refractive lenses concentrate solar rays on absorber coating portion. A connector link connects trays to allow simultaneous oscillating parallelogram type movement when trays rotate lenses to follow sun path.    USE - Dual axis refractive concentrated solar thermal system used for thermoelectric generation.    ADVANTAGE - The energy distribution at hot spot is uniform and efficient collection is achieved with transfer of heat into the thermic fluid used in solar systems. The hot spot heat impulses are created on pipe through which thermic fluid runs at high velocity and pressure. The range of concentration ratio for realistic solar heat collection is improved. The system is amenable to serialized cascading, since each individual unit has different steady state temperatures depending on the solar field. The reaction time of solar field in actual operation is reduced. The distance between the collection aperture and the collecting tube is reduced.
NOVELTY - An interconnector (100) is obtained by forming a base plating layer and solder layer on upper and lower surfaces of base material exposed at an end surface.    USE - Interconnector is used for photovoltaic cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The interconnector economically provides photovoltaic cell with high efficiency, crack resistance and solder adhesion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structure of the interconnector.    Aluminum group layer (10)    Nickel-plating layer (20)    Tin plating layer (30)    Solder layer (40)    Interconnector (100)
NOVELTY - The electric splitting device has a machine frame (1) that is connected with a pull rod (5). The pull rod is driven by a drive mechanism to move up and down on the machine frame. A right split sheet plate (2) and a left split sheet plate (3) are connected with the machine frame and the pull rod.    USE - Electric splitting device of solar energy battery chip.    ADVANTAGE - The automatic and standardized splitting of the solar battery sheet can be realized efficiently. The splitting efficiency of the electric splitting device can be improved. The splitting error of the electric splitting device can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the electric splitting device of solar energy battery chip.    Machine frame (1)    Right split sheet plate (2)    Left split sheet plate (3)    Pull rod (5)    Shaft joint (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves monitoring power plant photovoltaic array power by using an inverter node. An inverter number is generated in real time. An illumination intensity detecting module is connected with an inverter. An inverter whole-scan mutation process is determined based on a largest power point.    USE - Photovoltaic power station large power tracking method.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving light intensity and whole-scan process.
NOVELTY - The plate has an inner frame provided with clamping plates. The first and second clamping plates are arranged with a bottom plate. An elastic sheet is mounted on second clamping plate, which is inclined toward the bottom plate. An elastic frame is provided with a clamping groove. A salient point is mounted on a first wedge part and a bottom wall. Another salient point is mounted on a second wedge part and the bottom wall.    USE - Elastic inner frame solar energy plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an elastic inner frame solar energy plate.
NOVELTY - The direct solar radiation collecting and concentrating element (5) comprises a container with an upper surface, where a primary lens is placed. The primary lens is struck by radiation which is concentrated on a lower vertex of the container. The container is allowed to self rotate depending on the position of the source of radiation to focus the radiation that is incident on the primary lens with precision. The container has a hollow, airtight and watertight compartment, where a fluid is housed. The side of container has a communication hole or pressure outlet.    USE - Direct solar radiation collecting and concentrating element for optimizing solar radiation energy collection by concentrating and redirecting it towards centers for the direct conversion of solar radiation energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The direct solar radiation collecting and concentrating element provides capacity to collect and concentrate direct solar radiation without incurring high costs involved in the precise orientation of large panels by heliostats, and thus use of large facilities on a considerable number of surfaces with minimum visual impact and greater optimization of land space is possible. The reduction in cost is achieved by the standardized configuration of the elements, thus allowing large scale production with the consequent financial benefits on a large scale, and thus minimize transportation costs and on site installation costs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for calculating the distribution of the radiation collecting and concentrating elements on a surface with a view to maximize the concentration of radiation incident on the surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar panel.    Supporting frame (2A)    Element supporting lines (2C)    Radiation collecting and concentrating element (5)
NOVELTY - The hydraulic power unit has water intake (4) which is provided in the upstream of a weir (2). A discharge opening (5) is formed in downstream of water intake, to discharge the water taken in from the water intake in the downward position of a sink (3). The water intake of the weir of an upstream and the discharge opening of the other weir are connected with the conduit tube (6). The electric power is generated by electric power generating apparatus (7) by flowing water into conduit tube through inside of weir.    USE - Hydraulic power unit for generating electric power from river, channel, and agricultural water.    ADVANTAGE - The water power generation can be performed, without changing natural scene, since there is no water level difference between upstream and downstream of weir.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of hydraulic power unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Weir (2)    Sink (3)    Water intake (4)    Discharge opening (5)    Conduit tube (6)    Electric power generating apparatus (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves increasing the seawater in the cylinder (11) from the preexisting level of oscillating water column system during the vertical motion of the floating element (1) by the wave. The floating element is made to vertically move by a bellows, and the piston (8) of a compressing device mount (3) is moved by the force of wave to make compressed air.    USE - Method of converting force of wave into compressed air for generation of electric power.    ADVANTAGE - The seawater energy is effectively converted into a compressed air for the generation of the electric power. The conversion apparatus in the ship case is effectively protected from the marine hostile environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the conversion apparatus.    Floating element (1)    Base plate (2)    Compressing device mount (3)    Piston (8)    Cylinder (11)
NOVELTY - The thermal accumulator (100) has a latent heat storage material (10) in a supercooled state accommodated in a thermal storage container (11). The latent heat storage material is maintained in a solid-phase state. A retaining chamber (31) has an opening unit (31A) in the thermal storage container. A cover element (33) obstructs the opening unit of the retaining chamber. The regenerator (39) is thermally connected with the heat source (3). A preliminary chamber (37) thermally isolates the retaining chamber and the regenerator.    USE - Thermal accumulator for taking out the heat accumulated and storing exhaust heat of engine, such as a factory exhaust heat, a motor vehicle, a motor or a solar heat.    ADVANTAGE - The preliminary chamber isolates a retaining chamber and a regenerator thermally, thus prevents melting of the seed crystal in a retaining chamber and reliably induces the crystallization of a latent heat storage material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thermal storage container divides the inside into the regenerator and the preliminary chamber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a thermal accumulator structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Heat source (3)    Latent heat storage material (10)    Thermal storage container (11)    Retaining chamber (31)    Opening unit (31A)    Cover element (33)    Preliminary chamber (37)    Regenerator (39)    Thermal accumulator (100)
NOVELTY - The solar energy generator has several fresnel lenses that are arranged on a solar cell for enhancing the sunlight collection efficiency to the maximum. A thermoelectric element is arranged in the solar cell with Peltier effect, for maximizing the generation of electricity.    USE - Concentrated hybrid solar energy generator by photovoltaic and thermal electric module, for scheffler solar rice cooker.    ADVANTAGE - Since the solar energy mode and solar cell effect are fused together, the efficiency and the light-harvesting effect of the solar cell can be enhanced. The generation of the thermal energy other than the electric power generated in the solar panel can be attained using the thermoelectric element.
NOVELTY - Composition of matter comprises an alloy comprising an inorganic substance and a metallocene that are polymerically linked.    USE - The composition is useful in barrier structure (claimed) that is used as roll product on metal foil and constructing electronic devices (photovoltaic cell arrays, organic light-emitting devices and other optoelectronic devices).    ADVANTAGE - The composition provides barrier protection against intrusion of atmospheric gases like oxygen and water vapor and barrier structure that exhibits a combination of low permeability for atmospheric gases and improved mechanical properties. The alloy provides deposition rates and alloy film quality even at low deposition temperatures, thus reducing the propensity for cracking from thermal mismatch during cool down. Films made with this composition have an amorphous and featureless microstructure. The alloy materials benefit from higher deposition temperatures can be deposited on other materials (e.g. polyimides) and on devices that can tolerate a higher temperature exposure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a barrier structure comprising: (a) a carrier substrate having opposing first and second major surfaces; and (b) a barrier coating disposed on the first major surface of the carrier substrate and comprising the alloy.
NOVELTY - The station has ballast compartment arranged for receiving and discharging water. The end of hollow structure (5) is fastened with floating structure (3) through retaining unit (4). An armature (9) is arranged at the bottom (8) of main structure. The spring wire (7) of cable pull device (6) is engaged with spring unit such that the hollow structure is set in floating state in response to the upward and downward movement of the floating structure. The rotor shaft is rotated by a stretching and pulling the spring wire on spring unit for generating electric power.    USE - Underwater wave power station for generating electric current from wave energy.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of friction loss in underwater wave power station can be suppressed so that efficiency of the underwater wave power station can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the underwater wave power station.    Floating structure (3)    Retaining unit (4)    Hollow structure (5)    Cable pull device (6)    Spring wire (7)    Bottom of main structure (8)    Armature (9)
NOVELTY - The power plant has an elongated container (13), which is completely or partially filled with a liquid, and a lifting body (15), which is arranged in the container. The movement of the lifting body relative to the container is used for power generation. The container is pivoted about an axis of rotation. The container is mounted on a cylindrical floating body (7), where a rotation axis of the container and a rotation axis (9) of the floating body run parallel to each other.    USE - Power plant for generation of mechanical- or electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The power plant has an elongated container, which is completely or partially filled with a liquid, and a lifting body, which is arranged in the container, where the movement of the lifting body relative to the container is used for power generation, and hence ensures environment-friendly and consistent generation of mechanical- or electrical energy with an effective power plant, and increased efficiency, cost effective manufacturing and improved reliability of the power plant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic partial longitudinal sectional view of a power plant.    Floating body (7)    Floating body rotation axis (9)    Container (13)    Lifting body (15)    Generator (21)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic (PV) cell assembly has a heat absorber (22) which is provided in a rear side of a multi-junction photovoltaic cell (21). A thermo syphon cooling circuit is provided for removing heat from the heat absorber and a heat sink. The heat sink is provided with a radiator and bulk tank of thermo syphon fluid. The heat absorber is provided with a planar metal substrate which is in intimate contact with cell.    USE - Photovoltaic cell assembly used in optical system, installed in domestic dwelling place.    ADVANTAGE - The optical concentration of the PV cell in the PV cell assembly is reduced. The durability of the PV is improved. the PV cell assembly can be maintained efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the PV cell.    PV cell unit (20)    Multi-junction photovoltaic cell (21)    Heat absorber (22)    Insulating thermal paste (23)    Copper tube (24)
(CN203230519-U)   NOVELTY - A kind of turbine comprises at least two annular wheel, a central shaft, a spoke and a plurality of blade, the centre shaft is set in the centre of the annular rotary table, the axial direction of the centre shaft is vertical to the radial direction of the annular wheel, spoke is provided with the annular disc and the central shaft, and is provided with the spoke along the radial direction of the annular rotary table, a plurality of blades arranged around the annular rotary table under the certain condition, the number and rate of the impeller water turbine is proportional to the relationship, the blade number is increased greatly improving the working efficiency. A utility shows that power generating equipment using efficiency of the impeller water turbine is traditional vertical shaft generating device efficiency of 1.4-1.5 times, using hollow main shaft self buoyancy to reduce the impeller water turbine and the bearing friction force, which effectively improves the working efficiency, is suitable for reciprocating water flow and having a self-priming ability under various flow rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an impeller turbine.    Central shaft (1)    Annular disk (2)    Spokes (3)    Vanes (4)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a vertical ocean energy power generating device frame, comprising an outer frame, inner frame and at least three floating platform. At least a multi-frame in parallel is provided with on the outer frame. Buoy platform is provided with on one side of the frame. In each of the first inner frame capable of corresponding to is set with one turbine. A array of the inner frame is provided with at least three water turbine is distributed in array. Therefore, the utility model claims a frame of vertical ocean energy power generating device, there is no need to use very large water turbine that is capable of achieving high power and effectively reduces the manufacturing cost of the power generation device and prolong the service life of the water turbine in the frame. In addition, using this utility model of the frame, when a power generation device, a first water turbine is fixed on the inner frame, and a plurality of inner frame are respectively fixed in the outer frame, so as to realize a mounting, which greatly simplifies the installation procedure, reduces the mounting time and reduce the sea is set with difficulty.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a vertical ocean energy power generating device, comprising a frame, a floating platform, at least a turbine and at least three power generating module. Buoy platform is provided with at one side of the frame. At least three of water turbine are set in parallel in the frame, the axial line direction of the water turbine is vertical to the horizontal plane. At least three power generation module is respectively connected with a turbine mechanism connected with a spar platform is set on the back of one side of the water turbine, a generating module generating the water flow water turbine, a water turbine to rotate. This utility model claims a vertical ocean energy power generating device capable of effectively using the ocean energy to generate electricity. Device is simple, it is easy to maintain, and it can effectively into a large-scale production.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a power generation device, claims a horizontal motor device, comprising a frame, an impeller, a generator, a water guide plate, blocking plate shaft, wherein the motor and the frame is fixedly connected with the motor in transmission connection with the impeller, a guiding plate and a water guide block shaft are respectively set on the two sides, one end of the guiding plate is connected with the frame, wherein the water guide block shaft is connected with the frame is fixedly connected with the electric generator further comprises a chain of the impeller, and the spoke of the impeller is fixedly connected with a chain wheel is set on the outer side of the frame of the current-limiting device, wherein the frame comprises an impeller and a guide located on the impeller chamber of the two sides of the impeller located in the impeller chamber, the water guide block shaft is connected with the water guide plate is located between the guide chamber. The advantages of this utility model is that, the generating efficiency is improved, it has strong, impact resistance, long service life.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of improved solar energy honeycomb plate. It solves the technical problem that the design of the present technology is not reasonable enough and so on. The improved solar energy honeycomb plate, comprising a photovoltaic subassembly, wherein the photovoltaic panel assembly is provided with a glass layer, a heat insulating layer on the other surface photovoltaic assembly, wherein the photovoltaic assembly and a heat insulating layer is set with a honeycomb core, the heat insulating layer is provided with a heat conducting component. Compared with the existing technology, the advantages of the improved solar energy cell board, the design is reasonable, the structure is simple and firm, is provided with a control capability and can improve the generating capacity and good heat insulation effect, long service life, reduce building load bearing, it is safe and reliable.
NOVELTY - The signboard has a solar cell (20) mounted on an upper portion of a mainframe (10). A lighting part is provided with an optical source part and fixed at front side of the mainframe. Outer side of the mainframe is connected to a storage battery. The storage battery replenishes EMF generated between transparent solar cells (31). One of the transparency solar cells condenses light irradiated from the lighting part for producing EMF at daytime. The other transparency solar cell condenses light irradiated from the lighting part for producing EMF at night time.    USE - Solar-energy based self-rechargeable LED signboard.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is mounted on the upper portion of the mainframe so as to improve electric power production. The signboard avoids the need of a wire so as to avoid risk during rainy season. The signboard consumes less power while driving a still image.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar-energy based self-rechargeable LED signboard.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Mainframe (10)    Solar cell (20)    Transparency solar cells (31)
NOVELTY - The solar cell integrated fuel cell has a frame (110) that admits a solar cell (20). A fuel is supplied with hydrogen, which is formed in the other side of a storage battery. A charging and discharging control section is analyzed through the state of the storage battery. A converter converts the electricity, which is generated into the direct current power from the solar cell. A switching controller controls the electricity of the converter, which is generated from the solar cell. An air electrode (120) is equipped with a penetration hole, which is supplied with a combined electrolyte.    USE - Solar cell integrated fuel cell for an education toy, such as a toy car.    ADVANTAGE - The frame that admits a solar cell and the air electrode is equipped with a penetration hole, which is supplied with a combined electrolyte, thus effectively enhances the power efficiency of the solar cell integrated fuel cell, reduces the manufacturing cost, and also produces the electricity in the single storage battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell integrated fuel cell.    Solar cell (20)    Frame (110)    Air electrode (120)
NOVELTY - The system has an anaerobic tower portion (1) that is provided with combination slot which is extended to the bottom end of water outlet pipe (2) from the top end. The top end of tower portion is connected with the water outlet pipe, and the bottom end is connected with outlet pipe (3). A hydroelectric generating set (5) is provided with generator and power turbine, and is connected through flange. The output end of terminal of generator is connected with voltage stabilizer and storage battery.    USE - Power generation system for medical and chemical sewage treatment anaerobic tower.    ADVANTAGE - The investment cost of the system can be saved. The power loss of the system can be reduced. The accommodation space of the system can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a working method of power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the power generation system.    Anaerobic tower portion (1)    Water outlet pipe (2)    Outlet pipe (3)    Bend portion (4)    Hydroelectric generating set (5)
NOVELTY - The wind generator (100) has a power generation shaft (310) for generating rotatory power in multiple unit wind motors (110). The unit wind motors are separately placed along the longitudinal direction of a vertical structure (10). A direction adjuster is fixed to the vertical structure through the universal joints. The multiple unit wind motors are rotated by wind force for delivering the rotary power to the universal joints (210,220) and the one way clutch (400) of the vertical structure.    USE - Wind generator installed in nuclear power plant, thermal power generation plant, hydroelectric power generation plant, tidal power generation plant, wind power generation plant and solar energy generation plant.    ADVANTAGE - The power generation efficiency can be maximized, and the stable power generation can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the wind generator.    Vertical structure (10)    Wind generator (100)    Unit wind motor (110)    Universal joints (210,220)    Power generation shaft (310)    One way clutch (400)
NOVELTY - The sloping roof structure (10) has modular panels (11) provided with casing and filling element. The casing and filling element are coupled with each other. A connection unit is provided between one modular panel and adjacent modular panels. The filling element is provided with one or more first apertures. The connection unit is provided with connection plate allowed to cooperate with modular panels and arranged with second apertures aligned to one or more of first apertures.    USE - Sloping roof structure of building such as house or small construction of industrial type.    ADVANTAGE - The connection unit is provided with connection plate allowed to cooperate with modular panels and arranged with second apertures aligned to one or more of first apertures. The configuration of sloping roof structure can be simplified, and the assembly, dismantling and maintenance operations of the roof can be facilitated. The reduction of times and costs of production can be obtained, and great structural solidity and resistance to loads can be guaranteed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a modular panel; and    (2) a method to make a sloping roof structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the building comprising sloping roof.    Sloping roof structure (10)    Modular panel (11)    Building (12)
NOVELTY - The system includes drive assembly coupled to solar panel assembly and moves solar panels to axes perpendicular and parallel to ground surface. A controller is operably coupled to drive assembly to align the solar panels with sun (102). The controller predicts position of sun based on time, day, latitude and longitude of the solar panels, and determines actuations for one motor drive to align the solar panels with the sun based on the predicted position of the sun and the correlation parameter to compensate for the mechanical characteristics of the system and construction imperfection.    USE - Solar cell system for installing above ground surface to convert sunlight into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - Power generation is maximized by orienting the solar cell array with the plane orthogonal to the incoming rays of sun. Provide a solar tracking mechanism which ensures that the plane of concentrator lens results in a beam projected on the center of the respective solar cells in a continuous manner as the sun traverses the sky during the day so to enable to optimize the amount of sunlight impinging upon the cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an automated sun tracking method by solar cell array of terrestrial solar cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the side view of the solar cell array tracking the sun during different times of the day.    Sun (102)
NOVELTY - The visibly transparent LSC has dye layer coupled to transparent substrate to re-emit light at peak emission wavelength outside the visible band, with at least one portion of the re-emitted light waveguided to the edge surface of the transparent substrate. A photovoltaic device is coupled to the edge surface of the transparent substrate to absorb light at peak emission wavelength and generate electrical energy.    USE - Visibly transparent luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) used for generating electricity by converting solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - Incorporates visibly transparent LSC with the development of transparent photovoltaic system as window panes which enhances the functionality of already utilized transparent surfaces without requiring the acquisition of undeveloped real estate and can significantly reduce balance-of-systems and photovoltaic installation costs. Provide dye layer with peak emission wavelength that is selected to optimize the internal reflections within the transparent substrate. Provide LSC with one or more wavelength selective mirrors coupled to the transparent substrate which reflect light at the peak emission wavelength to increase the efficiency of the LSC.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for forming visibly transparent LSC; and    (2) a method for generating electricity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the graph of idealized absorption and emission spectra.
NOVELTY - The system has rack (14) whose inclined upper and lower mounting surfaces are adapted to support one of solar modules (12) along an angle respectively. The upper and lower mounting surfaces are provided with a slot. The clamps (16) are slidably received by a respective slot of upper and lower mounting surfaces and configured to secure solar modules to upper and lower mounting surfaces respectively.    USE - System for mounting array of solar modules on roof and grounds area by solar racking system.    ADVANTAGE - The ribs can be extended between the upper and lower mounting surface configured to elevate ballast placed on the base, thus provides the rigidity to the tray. The clamp can easily provided into place within the slot of the rack, thus reduce the usage of number of racks and connections. The camp can be installed in shot time with reduced manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for mounting an array of solar modules.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of photovoltaic array.    Photovoltaic array (10)    Solar module (12)    Sides of solar modules (12a,12b)    Rack (14)    Clamp (16)
NOVELTY - The reactor (1) has an electromagnetic system combining the passage of an electric current in a conduit (4) containing salt water, where the salt water is moved in the same direction continuously to produce kinetic energy, so as to carry out a constant one-way reaction compared to the location of a ship. Two electrodes are intended to circulate a uniform electric current on all magnetic sections of radiation of the electromagnetic system, so as to propel the salt water contained in a cavity (2) on an exit of the conduit.    USE - Hydraulic reactor for producing kinetic energy for propulsion of a ship.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor allows the kinetic energy to be produced, without any physical part in motion. The reactor does not radiate any sound noise or mechanical vibration during propulsion of the ship.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a hydraulic reactor.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Water inlet (A)    Water outlet (B)    Hydraulic reactor (1)    Cavity (2)    Magnetic fields (3)    Conduit (4)
NOVELTY - The component (72) has a body that includes metal, a microchannel that extends through a portion of the body, a TBC (12) that covers a portion of the microchannel, and a marker (14) that extends from the microchannel through the TBC or proximate the end of microchannel. The marker indicates location of the microchannel in body. The marker does not extend through the TBC in case marker extends from the end of microchannel.    USE - Component for use in machine operating at high temperatures such as turbine, dynamoelectric machine. Uses include but are not limited to turbine vane, turbine nozzle, turbine shroud, platform, endwall.    ADVANTAGE - Provides exit path for coolant within the microchannel by machining the marker to access the microchannel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method of forming components; and    (2) a method of cooling components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the component having at least one film hole and an associated marker.    TBC (12)    Marker (14)    Component (72)    Film hole (76)    Rear face (80)
NOVELTY - The method involves connecting dedicated switched capacitor (SC) direct Current (DC)-DC converters (102-a, 102-b) across photo voltaic (PV) modules (103-a, 103-b) of a PV string, where a PV array comprises the PV string and another PV string connected in parallel and the PV module comprises PV cells connected in series. Equalization current is injected across the PV module by the dedicated SC DC-DC converter, where total current flowing through parallel combination of the PV module and the dedicated SC DC-DC converter is equal to maximum current currently produced by each PV string.    USE - Method for implementing distributed maximum power point tracking schemes for a PV array (claimed) e.g. two module PV array such as partially shaded PV array and uniformly illuminated PV array, using SC DC-DC converter for terrestrial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables introducing operating modes into the converter so as to improve efficiency of the converter by reducing charge up losses in the converter over a wide operating range. The method enables facilitating PV based power generation and improving PV system reliability. The method enables providing the distributed maximum power point tracking schemes to ensure that PV characteristics of the PV system are provided with a single power peak, thus simplifying a maximum power point tracking algorithm.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a PV array.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit block diagram of a two module PV array with DC-DC converters for current equalization.    Power in PV module (P-AMPP)    Voltage in PV module (V-AMPP)    Array maximum power point Tracker (101)    SC DC-DC converters (102-a, 102-b)    PV modules (103-a, 103-b)
NOVELTY - The cleaning device (10) has a cleaning head (18) provided with disc shaped brush which includes bristle disc. The bristle disc is rotated along rotation axis and is arranged with cleaning bristles. A drive device includes a rotatably mounted turbine wheel which is operated under pressure of cleaning liquid and is coupled with bristle disc through a transmission. A telescopic guide device (22) is provided for guiding the cleaning head such that the cleaning liquid is supplied to the bristle disc over guide device.    USE - Cleaning device for photovoltaic system installed on building roof.    ADVANTAGE - The simple and effective cleaning of photovoltaic system is ensured by simple movement of cleaning head through guide device, and the high mechanical stability of cleaning device is ensured. The handling of cleaning device is facilitated so that the damage of photovoltaic system is avoided. The weight of cleaning head is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the cleaning device for photovoltaic system.    Cleaning device (10)    Cleaning head (18)    Brush holder (20)    Telescopic guide device (22)    Supply hose (32)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has electrode pair (6) which consists of electrodes (4,5). A photoelectric conversion unit (1) is equipped with photoelectric conversion cell (15). A switch (11) is provided, so that electric circuit externally outputs the photo-electromotive force of photoelectric conversion unit. The electric circuit outputs the photo electromotive force of photoelectric conversion unit to the electrodes. The photoelectric conversion cells are connected in series. A switch control unit controls the switching of switch.    USE - Water electrolysis apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The photo-electromotive force of photoelectric conversion unit is output to the electrode, so that hydrogen gas can be generated efficiently using the photo electromotive force of solar cell. The direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter is not used in the water electrolysis apparatus to electrolyze water efficiently, so that size of the apparatus can be simplified. The water electrolysis unit is formed in flat shape, so that water electrolysis apparatus can be installed easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic circuit diagram of the water electrolysis apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Photoelectric conversion unit (1)    Electrodes (4,5)    Electrode pair (6)    Switch (11)    Photoelectric conversion cell (15)
NOVELTY - The turbine (10) has a propeller (11) which is provided with propeller blades (111,121) to generate rotational torque centering on shaft center of rotating shaft (15) by flow. An end is fixed to side separated from shaft of propeller blade. The portal turbine portions (20) are formed in wing shape to generate rotational torque in direction same as that of rotational torque generated by propeller. A support portion is provided to support end of portal turbine portion in downstream of propeller in the flow. The propeller and support portions are fixed to shaft.    USE - Turbine of turbine apparatus for tidal current and ocean current power generation equipment (all claimed). Can also be used in wind power generation installation.    ADVANTAGE - The flow of water or air can be converted into rotational torque in highly efficient manner by the action of the portal turbine portion. The spreading angle of portal turbine portion and structure of support portion with respect to flow can be optimized efficiently according to the kind of fluid. The conversion efficiency of the turbine can be improved efficiently. The phase angle difference between the propellers can be optimized effectively according to the state of the flow, so that the efficiency of the turbine can be improved effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view and a side view of the turbine.    Turbine (10)    Propeller (11)    Rotating shaft (15)    Portal turbine portions (20)    Propeller blades (111,121)
NOVELTY - The structure has a supporting element (7) to which a functional component (1) is attached, and is provided in the upper surface of the roof material (4). A receiving load material (8) penetrates the roof material up and down. The supporting element is joined to the receiving load material. The lower end of the receiving load material is contacted by the roof base (3). A leg material (22) is installed in the roof base. A curved surface is formed in the leg material.    USE - Roof surface installation structure of functional component such as solar cell panel, solar water heater and signboard in roof surface.    ADVANTAGE - Since the supporting element is supported by the receiving load material, the damage of the roof material can be prevented. The binding material of the receiving load material is angle-variably and freely formed in the construction site.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the roof surface installation structure of function component. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Functional component (1)    Roof base (3)    Roof material (4)    Supporting element (7)    Receiving load material (8)    Leg material (22)
NOVELTY - The structure has a bolster (4) that is fixed to upper surface of a three-dimensional tile (3), so that lower surface of bolster is coincided with upper surface of tile. A roof roofs three-dimensional tile having elevation difference on upper surface. A groove (6) is formed in lower surface of the bolster in location over the eaves side from ridge side by passing along the minimum portion (5) of upper surface of the three-dimensional tile. The functional component (1) is supported by the support (7) while fixing the support to the upper surface of the bolster.    USE - Structure for installing functional component such as photovoltaic solar cell, solar water heater, signboard and antenna to roof such as gabled roof and hipped roof of building.    ADVANTAGE - The rain water accumulated in the ridge side of the bolster can be suppressed by forming groove in the lower surface of the bolster and stably fixing the support to the three-dimensional tile through bolster.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the installation structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Functional component (1)    Three-dimensional tile (3)    Bolster (4)    Minimum portion (5)    Groove (6)    Support (7)
NOVELTY - The water turbine has a movable wing (8) that is positioned to receive a water flow near the outer periphery of a water turbine main portion, to rotate a water turbine main axis. A movable rachis is provided near the outer periphery of the turbine main portion, and the movable wing is rotated centering on the rachis. The rotation of the movable wing is stopped, when the movable wing receives the water flow. The turbine main axis and the rachis are arranged on same line assigned to the outer periphery from the center of the turbine main portion.    USE - Water turbine e.g. movable wing water turbine of small scale electric power generating apparatus installed in river, drainage channel, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The water turbine utilizes a water flow and rotates, when no water level difference is occurred, or when the flow velocity is slow, even if the depth of water changes. The utilization efficiency of the water flow is improved. Therefore, the movable wing water turbine is pollution-free.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the movable wing water turbine.    Water-flow direction (6)    Rotation direction of movable wing (7)    State of movable wing in top position of zero rotation angle (8)    State of movable wing at time of carrying out 60 degree rotation (9)    State of movable wing at time of carrying out 120 degree rotation (10)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a cylinder (43) fixed to a vertical support (35). A piston is arranged in downward direction and fixed to a weight unit (3) so as to move with the weight unit. A gas storage container (41) is arranged under a water-tank and connected to the cylinder. A gas valve (42) is connected to storage container and bottom portion of backflow preventive valve (27). An expansion mechanism (4) is connected to storage container to expand a life buoy (22), and provided with an air compressor (45) to supply air in storage container, so that control is possible.    USE - Apparatus for generating electric power by buoyancy.    ADVANTAGE - The weight unit can be lifted by the movement to the upper direction by the buoyancy of life buoy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the electric power generation apparatus.    Weight unit (3)    Expansion mechanism (4)    Life buoy (22)    Backflow preventive valve (27)    Vertical support (35)    Gas storage container (41)    Gas valve (42)    Cylinder (43)    Air compressor (45)
NOVELTY - The generator panel has an energy acceptor unit which receives energy from electromagnetic wave radiated from the fixed star and the other planets. The metal plate (3) is used as anode. A catcher unit is provided for supplying the stored energy to energy concentrator unit (4).    USE - Generator panel installed in home and industry.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of the generator panel can be improved. Efficient generation of power can be ensured based on photoelectric effect. The manufacturing cost of the generator panel can be reduced. The discoloration and repair of generator panel can be prevented. The structure of the generator panel can be simplified. The maintenance charge of generator panel can be reduced. The lifetime of the generator panel can be prolonged. The contamination of generator panel can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the generator panel.    Metal plate (3)    Energy concentrator unit (4)
NOVELTY - The system has power generation freshwater unit (300) that produces the fresh water by generating the vapor in the evaporation tanks (200). The evaporation tank evaporates the seawater while producing the thermal power or the combustion gas in the combined cycle thermal power plant to the heating source. A turbine-generator (310) produces electricity supplied with the vapor in the evaporation tanks.    USE - Seawater desalination electric power system.    ADVANTAGE - The thermal power or the combustion gas can be easily produced in the combined cycle thermal power plant to the heating source by evaporating the seawater. The fresh water can be effectively produced and the efficiency of the generating station can be improved so as to diminish the environmental effect due to the exhaustion of the heated condenser cooling water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory view of the seawater desalination electric power system.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Boiler (100)    Evaporation tank (200)    Power generation freshwater unit (300)    Turbine generator (310)    Cooling pipe (330)
NOVELTY - The system has a solar battery component whose upper part is connected with a water surface of a photovoltaic array. The photovoltaic array is mounted at a position of a photovoltaic array access utility grid through a photovoltaic system unit. A balance device is connected with an inverter through a cable. An alternating current load is connected with a photovoltaic controller and a storage battery through the cable. A floating body is provided with a truss connecting structure. A photovoltaic array support frame is made of hot-dip zinc material or aluminum alloy sectional material.    USE - Water and solar energy photovoltaic power generation system. Uses include but are not limited to reservoir, lake, river and ocean.    ADVANTAGE - The system reduces resource wastage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a water and solar energy photovoltaic power generation system.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of digital electronic speed regulator based on photovoltaic array simulator system for lookup, a synchronous rectifying method of reduction voltage chopper circuit (BUCK), BUCK circuit is connected with the input end of the controller through the signal conditioning module, the output end of the controller is connected with the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) drive input end of the MOSFET driving module output end is connected with the BUCK circuit, power supply module is connected with the signal conditioning module, a controller and a MOSFET driving module, a load resistor is connected with the signal conditioning module. This utility model claims a overcomes the defects of the current technology and can carry out a photovoltaic power generation system, high energy utilization rate, capable of replacing PV characteristic curve line, is provided with big power, small volume and low cost.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims an adjustable photovoltaic bracket, comprising a base, a bracket, comprising a bottom plate and a pair of supporting beam and a fixed rod, a pair of support rods, the top end of each supporting rod is pivoted on a support beam is fixed on the base, the side surface of each supporting rod is provided with a strip-shaped groove, the two side walls are symmetrically provided with a pair of bulges, a pair of inclined supporting rods, the top end of each inclined support rod is pivoted on a support beam, the bottom end is pivoted to the first clamping plate, the clamping plate is inserted into the groove to a support rod, and a pair of bumps on the upper part, the width of the clamping plate is less than the two adjacent pair of bulges and the interval. This utility model uses the bulge and the clamping plate, realizing the angle of the photovoltaic plate so as to change according to the change of the incidence angle of the sunlight. At the same time the utility model structure is simple and firm, it does not need external power, it is economic and convenient.
NOVELTY - This utility model is a kind of solar energy battery, solar energy battery panel comprises a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate, and is provided with a first glass substrate and the second glass substrate, and the solar panel is provided with the right end of the drying unit, and the radiating device is set on the lower end of the solar energy battery plate can effectively absorb water outside a drying unit, better protect the reliability and capacity of the solar battery, solar battery plate is set at the lower end of the radiating device can be combined to control the working temperature of the solar cell, which greatly increases the service life of the solar battery.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a light gathering solar cell module, comprising a solar battery module, a base, a mirror and a locating mechanism. Solar energy battery module comprises a large area of the circuit board is provided with several solar energy wafer on the circuit board of the solar battery module, solar energy wafer can be a single surface is directly assembled on the circuit board, and the upper part is provided with the solar battery module with base is formed with a solar wafer is exposed out of the containing part, and the containing part is located in surface of solar energy wafer is formed with a reflector and then is provided with a mirror of the solar energy wafer on the upper part of the base, between the base and the mirror is combined into a whole through the locating mechanism. When the sun light, can increase the solar wafer with a sunlight intensity so as to improve the light transmittance, and excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - This utility model is a kind of high performance photovoltaic portable mobile power supply, comprising a crystalline silicon photovoltaic component and a power supply box is a box, the power supply box is provided with a high density energy storage battery box and a power supply circuit board, high density energy storage battery box is connected with the power supply circuit board, a storage crystal silicon photovoltaic component output electric energy, a power supply on the circuit board is provided with an adjustable voltage output terminal and a charging input terminal crystalline silicon photovoltaic component is capable of folding component is composed of at least two light crystal silicon component by a hinge, each light crystal single silicon component are electrically connected by means of connection in series or in parallel. This utility model has novel structure, provided a folding method, which not only increases the power generation area, at the same time, to make it more easy to carry, at the same time provided a power supply case, a mobile power supply is fixed on the outer case not only can effectively protect the battery, at the same time, the whole system is independent of a reduced potential to ensure the efficient charged;
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar energy pumping device, comprising a solar battery array, an actuator and a controller. Solar energy battery array is installed in the supporting part through the pivot, actuator, which is set with on the supporting body and it is connected to the solar cell array, and a controller by a connecting rod, comprising a GPS receiver and a microprocessor, the microprocessor is electrically connected with a display, a keyboard and a communication port. This utility model reduces the cost and brings convenience to remote area user.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of blocking net type vertical ocean energy power generating device comprises a frame, a floating platform, at least a turbine, at least three power output module and a multi-net module. Buoy platform is provided with at one side of the frame and parallel to the water flow direction. At least three of water turbine are set in parallel in the frame, the axial line direction of the water turbine is vertical to the horizontal plane. At least three power generation module is respectively connected with a turbine mechanism connected with a spar platform is set on the back of one side of the water turbine, a generating module generating the water flow water turbine, a water turbine to rotate. The two net module are respectively set on the frame of the other two opposite sides of the frame and the upstream and downstream of the water flow direction. Blocking net type vertical ocean energy power generating device capable of effectively using the ocean energy to generate electricity. Device is simple, it is easy to maintain, and it can effectively into a large-scale production. Is provided with a net module, a block of floating ocean and fish, reduces the fault rate of the device and prolongs the service life.
NOVELTY - This utility model belongs to the technical field of material, relates to cellular plate, especially relates to a pedestal pile suitable for the curtain wall of solar energy cell plate. It solves the problem that the existing solar energy honeycomb plate transfer efficiency is low, a weather resistance and so on. .. From downward in turn is provided with a panel layer, a honeycomb core layer and the back plate layer, the panel layer and the back plate layer are respectively connected with the first adhesive layer and the honeycomb core layer, wherein the upper layer is provided with a solar battery board, the solar battery plate and the panel is set with a reflecting layer. Compared with the existing technology, the advantages of the solar energy cell board is suitable for curtain wall, wherein a simple, energy-saving and environment-friendly, it can use solar energy into electric energy and conversion efficiency is high, the intensity is high, strong weather resistance, good waterproof property and long service life.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a photovoltaic inverter field, it is a kind of distributed natural cooling photovoltaic inverter system. The technical solution of the utility model is realized like this: a kind of distributed natural cooling photovoltaic inverter system, further comprises an inverter unit, inverter, a central control unit, a RS485 bus and a liquid crystal touch screen, a central control unit is connected with the inverter unit, inverter, RS485 bus is electrically connected, a liquid crystal touch screen connected with the central control unit is connected with the inverter is provided with scattered on the solar array. A kind of distributed natural cooling photovoltaic inverter system of this utility model through the inverter is provided with scattered on the solar array so as to realize distributed photovoltaic inverter, saving cost and improving efficiency of the inverter by using the switch component, which greatly reduces conduction loss, which greatly improves the efficiency of the whole machine, and it can adopt natural cooling, a staircase waveform output and improves the filter efficiency by RS485. greatly improving the transmission efficiency of the system.
NOVELTY - The system has a water collecting tank (9) located in a tower body (4). A spraying device (3) is set in the tower body. A water distribution device (2) is set on the spraying device. The spraying device and the collecting tank are provided with a generating system that is arranged on the water distribution device. The water distribution device is provided with a radiating device (1). A power generation system body is provided with a water collecting device and a power generating device (7). The spraying device is provided with the power generation device.    USE - Hyperbolic cooling tower circulation water power generating system.    ADVANTAGE - The system is simple in structure, energy-saving and environment-friendly, and utilizes a hydraulic fan to generate wind power to promote air flow and water resource and ensures better cooling effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a hyperbolic cooling tower circulation water power generating system.    Radiating device (1)    Water distribution device (2)    Spraying device (3)    Tower body (4)    Power generating device (7)    Water collecting tank (9)
NOVELTY - A kind of using natural energy generating device is provided with a collector, a collector and transmission system connected on the base, a speed control system is connected with the generator, the energy collector is fixedly connected with the support seat on the left end and the right end support, a support frame left and right end are fixedly connected with a left end of the two ends of the rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the left driving wheel, the right end of the two ends of the shaft are capable of rotating is connected with the right transmission wheel, the middle is connected with the 2 of the transmission belt, the transmission belt wheel is provided with a transmission belt, the transmission belt is fixedly connected with a blade shaft and a pull rope shaft, a blade shaft and a pull rope two ends of the shaft are provided with a pulley, a blade shaft and a pull rope shaft are arranged at intervals, the blade shaft is rotatably connected to the blade, the pull rope shaft is fixed is connected with a pull rope, the other end of the pull rope is connected with the upper part of the blade, the upper and lower surfaces of the bracket are provided with the sliding block of the track. This utility model has novel structure, unique design, use, it can be widely used in remote village far away from the border of the city, the hydraulic power generation or wind power generation island.
NOVELTY - The component has first and second folded edges (2, 3) that are welded with a welding main body (1) at an angle of 90 degrees. The two folded edges are intersected in a circular arc transition area.    USE - L-shaped bending plane welded solar energy component.    ADVANTAGE - The component has high power generation effect, and improves the production and assembly conversion efficiency, saves the production process and reduces the overlapping part of welding process and resistivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an L-shaped bending plane welded solar energy component.    Welding main body (1)    Folded edges (2, 3)
NOVELTY - The assembly has a battery string provided with a battery body. The battery body is provided with a positive electrode main grid line. A battery back end is provided with a back electrode. The back electrode is connected with a welding belt (2). The positive electrode main grid line is connected with the welding belt. The welding belt is connected with a battery (6). A panel (7) is connected with the welding belt and the back electrode.    USE - Solar battery assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly is high in output power, high in production efficiency and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery assembly    Welding belt (2)    Battery (6)    Panel (7)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has a front substrate (140), a frame showerhead (GO) and an air moving in-frame portion. The air flowing from the air moving in-frame portion in an inner airway is emitted to the front side of the front substrate. A solar cell (110) is arranged between the front substrate and the rear substrate (150).    USE - Solar cell module used in solar energy generating apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy can be generated efficiently by the solar cell module. The cost for manufacturing the solar cell module can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar energy generating apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell (110)    Inter-connector (120)    Front substrate (140)    Rear substrate (150)    Frame showerhead (GO)
NOVELTY - The system has an optical transform module connected with a wind force conversion module that converts wind force into electric power. The optical transform module converts solar energy into the electric power. A heating element is directly connected to the wind force conversion module. The electric power is generated in the wind force conversion module and applied to the heating element. The optical transform module is fixed in a solar cell unit, a sunlight window and a door. The heating element is made of carbon and in pyrogen-shaped structure.    USE - Energy source i.e. nature energy source e.g. solar energy and wind energy, generating system.    ADVANTAGE - The system effectively manages exhaustion of energy problem by economically generating the heat. The optical transform module and the wind force conversion module are formed in the heating element so as to reduce space utilization rate and reduce energy loss.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an energy source generating system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The module (300) has a water tank (10) equipped in a lower part of a solar cell (5). The water tank stores water. A pump (30) is utilized for supplying the stored water to an ejection lever (20). The ejection lever sprays the water on a top surface of the solar cell. A cleaner (40) cleans the top surface of the solar cell. An opening is formed with an upper portion of the water tank. A discharge pipe is equipped in a lower part of the water tank, and ejects the water stored inside the water tank. A temperature detecting sensor senses temperature of the water.    USE - Self-cleaning function featured solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The module easily removes foreign substance and dust on the top surface of the solar cell by cleaning the top surface of the solar cell, so that generation efficiency of the solar cell can be improved and power consumption can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a self-cleaning function featured solar cell module.    Solar cell (5)    Water tank (10)    Ejection lever (20)    Pump (30)    Cleaner (40)    Self-cleaning function featured solar cell module (300)
NOVELTY - The modular system has interlocking tubular elements (1) in the form of containers, reflective surface for packages, and one tube (13) for circulation of a cooling fluid. Photovoltaic cells are attached to the cooling tube. Electrical-conductor channels the produced energy. A cooling water header (16) is also provided.    USE - Modular system for capturing photovoltaic solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - Containers that would normally be discarded are reused in building a system to capture solar energy and just buy the kit with additional elements, would be sufficient to install the system in house in cheaper way.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of two coupled containers.    Interlocking tubular elements or containers (1)    Tubular body (10)    Tube (13)    Connecting unit (15)    Cooling water header (16)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has drive rods (F1-F3) which are raised-lowered to an up-down direction. Driven rotation disc (3) is rotated so that a conical trajectory is drawn along a circular orbit (43a) of an angle restriction board (43) and supported for three-dimensional rotation. Rotation disc is positioned below in the periphery of the universal coupling (41). Spherical main portion (32) is mounted on the driven rotation disc for rotating the disc using the raising/lowering movement of the drive rods, and the rolling movement of the spherical main portion.    USE - Power generation and transmission apparatus installed in building.    ADVANTAGE - The driven rotation disc can be rotated using the raising/lowering movement of drive rod, and the rolling movement of a spherical main portion so that the stable electrical energy can be obtained. Since a flapping phenomenon does not occur easily, the spherical main portion rolling disc is tuned with a rotation direction with respect to high speed rotation of the spherical main portion accommodation board and the pinion is provided with the synchronous rotation preventing effect. The friction with the drive rods and the spherical main portion rolling disc can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the power generation and transmission apparatus.    Driven rotation disc (3)    Spherical main portion (32)    Universal coupling (41)    Angle restriction board (43)    Circular orbit (43a)    Drive rods (F1-F3)
NOVELTY - The wave power generator has a buoyant casing (110) that floats in a body of water. A mass (101,103a to 103c) is coupled to casing by a spring (102). The casing and the series of masses bring a motion of the wave power generator into resonance with waves in the body of water. An electric machine is associated with a mass such that a relative motion of a mass and the casing causes the corresponding electric machine to generate electrical power. A power takeoff circuit receives generated electrical power from multiple electric machines and outputs electrical power from the wave power generator.    USE - Wave power generator for generating electricity from the motion of ocean waves.    ADVANTAGE - The casing and the series of masses bring a motion of the wave power generator into resonance with waves in the body of water, thus increases the net energy absorbed by the system from the ocean. The properties of the individual mass dampers are varied to create a mechanical stepped transmission line that maximizes power transfer for a range of different transmission frequencies. The devices optimize its own motion to maximize power extracted from ocean waves. The circuit is able to resonate with a range of frequencies without any active control. The free masses are combined for use in the mechanical analog of a transmission line with the armatures of linear motors, thus enables their motion to be used to generate power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a self-tuning mass damper that has power draining unit that drains the electrical power as heat.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a device for wave power generation.    Mass (101,103a to 103c)    Spring (102)    Casing (110)    Hydraulic seal (124)    Power line (125)
NOVELTY - The generator has a free-floating buoyant casing (500) floated in a body of water. An electric machine (103) is located within the casing with a linear motor armature and a field source. A counterweight assembly (104) is movable within the casing. A power storage (400) stores power generated by the electric machine. A control system (200) determines a bi-directional energy flow between the power storage and the armature, where energy is returned to the electric machine to drive motion of the counterweight assembly anti-symmetrically to motion of the casing.    USE - Wave power generator for generating electricity from motion of ocean waves.    ADVANTAGE - The counterweight assembly is seated on a device that provides restoring force in response to the motion of the counterweight assembly so as to eliminate a need for mechanical ground for moving the counterweight assembly and the casing freely during an operation. The device has components contained within a hermetically-sealed external casing though a power takeoff to penetrate the casing without breaking a seal, thus increasing resistance of the device to environmental damage, reducing maintenance requirements and increasing operational lifespan. The device chooses signals by which the signals can be detected with simple sensors to minimize possibility of error or equipment failure during the operation of the device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a wave power generator.    Power generation device (100)    Shock absorber (101)    Electric machine (103)    Counterweight assembly (104)    Control system (200)    Power storage (400)    Free-floating buoyant casing (500)
NOVELTY - The system has two voltage/current detectors (510,520) that detect the unusual condition of power supplied to a cabinet panel (300). A switching control circuit (530) controls the power supplied to a solar cell generating unit (200) via switching circuits (240,250,310). The emergency switching circuit controls the alternating current (AC) power supplied to cabinet panel according to command of a control circuit unit (500), when the power off accident occurs in systematic power unit, so as to prevent the overcharging of solar cell generating unit.    USE - Grid connected emergency power system used in large-scale atomic power plant, thermal power plant, hydroelectric power plant and small scale power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The maximum power of the load system in the power outage recovery of the systematic power unit in the solar cell generating system can be reduced. The AC power supplied to the solar cell generating unit can be automatically cut off, when the power off accident of the systematic power unit is occurred. The AC power between the systematic power unit and the solar cell generating unit can be controlled effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the emergency power system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell generating unit (200)    Switching circuits (240,250,310)    Cabinet panel (300)    Control circuit unit (500)    Voltage/current detectors (510,520)    Switching control circuit (530)
NOVELTY - The generator has an anchor (10) is fixed to a coast submarine ground, where lower support structure water (20) is moved up and down in the bottom of the sea to the sea surface. A wave activated power generation unit produces the electric power by using upper support structure water (40), where a wind power generation unit (60) has a capacitor (70) that is installed at the upper support structure water to store the electric power. A bevel gear unit (502) has the multiple sprocket wheels (506) that are supported by a supporting shaft (504) with a pair of right and left chains (508).    USE - Generator for generating the electric power using wind power and wave power.    ADVANTAGE - The wave activated power generation unit produces the electric power by using an upper support structure water, where a wind power generation unit has a capacitor that is installed at the upper support structure water to store the electric power, and thus ensures the manufacturing of the generator in an environment-friendly mode, ensures continuous generation of the electric power while enhances the stability of the structure of the generator, and hence reduces the maintenance, repair and management expense of the generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a generator.    Anchor (10)    Lower support structure water (20)    Upper support structure water (40)    Wind power generation unit (60)    Capacitor (70)    Bevel gear unit (502)    Supporting shaft (504)    Sprocket wheels (506)    Chains (508)
NOVELTY - The component has a back plate that is provided with a leading-out wire through hole. A cover plate is provided with multiple serially-connected battery strings. The back plate is provided with a substrate (203) which is arranged opposite to one side of serially-connected battery string. A waterproof separating layer is set on the substrate. A lamination bonding layer (201) is provided in one side of serially-connected battery string. A waterproof isolation layer is arranged in one side of outer protective layer (205).    USE - Photovoltaic component of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic component has high damp-proof effect and long service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photovoltaic component.    Lamination bonding layer (201)    Adhesive layers (202,204)    Substrate (203)    Protective layer (205)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic cell has a photovoltaic cell assembly that is provided with silicon steel glass and the gap is formed between the silicon battery plate (2) and TPT/PET plate. The gas is blown to the gap to reach the cooling with high efficiency.    USE - Solar energy photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The power generation efficiency of the solar energy photovoltaic cell can be improved. The photoelectric conversion efficiency can be improved with low cost and low temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar energy photovoltaic panel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar energy photovoltaic panel (1)    Silicon battery plate (2)    Aluminum alloy frame (3)    Gas inlet nozzle (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves charging the energy storage device by direct current (DC)/DC charging device (2). The grid power is provided to a DC/alternating current (AC) bidirectional converter to charge the energy storage device. The photovoltaic array components (1) are connected with the energy storage device (3). The energy storage device is connected with the power grid load (5) through the bidirectional inverter (4).    USE - Method for suppressing photovoltaic output power fluctuation.    ADVANTAGE - The process for suppressing photovoltaic output power fluctuation ensures high stability of the output power and high power supply reliability in efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating the process for suppressing photovoltaic output power fluctuation.    Photovoltaic array component (1)    DC to DC charging device (2)    Energy storage device (3)    Bidirectional inverter (4)    Power grid load (5)
NOVELTY - The system has a switch and a photovoltaic array subassembly (6) which is connected with an energy storage device (4) and a bidirectional inverter (3) through a direct current (DC)-DC charging device (5). The bidirectional inverter and an alternating current (AC) bus bar are connected with a power grid (1) and a load (2). The photovoltaic array subassembly is connected with charging device through a switch (QF5). The charging device is connected with inverter and storage device through switches (QF3,QF4). The power grid is connected with load through switches (QF1,QF6).    USE - Photovoltaic power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The human error between photovoltaic power generation system and asynchronous grid-connected network can be avoided. The interruption of the load power supply can be avoided. The operation of the photovoltaic power generation system is safe and stable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for operating photovoltaic power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit block diagram of the photovoltaic power generation system.    Power grid (1)    Load (2)    Bidirectional inverter (3)    Energy storage device (4)    Direct current-Direct current charging device (5)    Photovoltaic array subassembly (6)    Switches (QF1-QF6)
NOVELTY - This utility model relates to a sensor field, specifically, referring to a kind of solar energy human body sensor. Human body sensor comprises a sensor body, a sensor main body is provided with a mounting plate, the mounting plate is provided with a first baffle block, an elastic sheet and a through hole, a first elastic baffle block and is provided with relative to the through hole and the elastic baffle sheet matched with the shape, and an elastic baffle is higher than the plane of the mounting plate, when the external force is applied to the mounting direction when the elastic sheet, the elastic sheet can elastically deformed, extruding into the through-hole, and the mounting plate are located on the same plane, a first block and an elastic sheet for clamping the solar battery plate. This utility model claims a human body sensor does not need workers put human body sensor is set with a detachable solar energy battery plate, even if the above human body sensor or other narrow space part lower, workers can be rapidly and conveniently assembled or disassembled solar battery plate.
NOVELTY - The adhesive printed steel mesh is provided with frame (1), printing aperture array (2), stainless cast iron sheet (3) and locating holes (4). The stainless cast iron sheet is fixed to the frame. The printing aperture array and location holes are formed on the stainless cast iron sheet. The printing unit is equipped with a printing aperture array.    USE - Reinforced array type high concentration photovoltaic cell adhesive printed steel mesh for use in solar power generating field.    ADVANTAGE - The tin paste is heated and melted for soldering the photovoltaic battery along with the movement of the solder paste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the reinforced array type high concentration photovoltaic cell adhesive printed steel mesh.    Frame (1)    Printing aperture array (2)    Stainless cast iron sheet (3)    Locating hole (4)
NOVELTY - The mesh has a stainless steel sheet (3) that is fixed to a frame (1). A printing hole array (2) is set on the stainless steel sheet. A printing unit is provided with multiple locating holes (4). A photovoltaic battery sheet is tightly pasted on specific area. The stainless steel sheet is arranged for carving concentration photovoltaic cell combined printing size.    USE - High power concentrator photovoltaic cell array printing mesh with positioning function.    ADVANTAGE - The printing mesh improves the production efficiency and quality of the product.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the high power concentrator photovoltaic cell array printing mesh.    Frame (1)    Printing hole array (2)    Stainless steel sheet (3)    Locating hole (4)
NOVELTY - The sail device has airflow channel that is set with shaft flow fan and wind sail mast, which are set coaxially to improve aerodynamic sail. The lower half portion is set on the middle portion of strength support. The layers of soleplate supporting rib are located at bottom edge of sail portion. The side support column is formed in Z-shaped structure. The cross-flow fan (2) is located at the middle position of Z-shaped structure. The outlet and inlet of the air flow passage are respectively located on two sides of the edge of sail portion.    USE - Fan-lift type wind sail device for modern boat.    ADVANTAGE - The propulsion efficiency of the wind sail can be improved. The energy consumption can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fan-lift type wind sail device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Cross-flow fan (2)
NOVELTY - The bracket has a bracket main portion (1) whose upper end is provided with solar shielding device. The shielding device is formed with a component shielding cloth (2). A sliding device is arranged on the shielding device. A sheltering component is fixed on a holding frame. The component shielding cloth is provided for blocking the sunlight.    USE - Solar panel bracket.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy can be efficiently utilized, and the service life of the solar panel can be prolonged.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar panel bracket.    Bracket main portion (1)    Component shielding cloth (2)    Pulley (3)    Support frame (5)    Idler wheel (6)
NOVELTY - The solar energy bracket has a control device that is provided for controlling operating device, and is connected with sliding device set on two ends of a hood. A shielding device is formed with a component shielding cloth (2). A sensing light is provided to light obtaining module, and is used for manually controlling the manual module. The light from obtaining module and manual module is connected with a signal processing module. The signal processing module is connected with the drive module, and the drive module is connected with sliding device.    USE - Full automatic solar energy bracket.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy passes through shielding device can be utilized efficiently, and also the service life of the solar energy panel can be increased with full-automatic control and reduced labor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the automatic solar energy bracket in side position.    Solar bracket main portion (1)    Shielding cloth scroll (2)    Supporting frame (4)    Motor (7)
NOVELTY - The platform has a communication device (1) and a limiting block (6) that are fixed on a bracket (2). A heaving float unit (4) is passed through the bracket. The bracket is fixedly connected to a vertical pipe (3) which is vertically fixed on an underwater floating body (10). A reciprocating liquid metal magnetic fluid generator (9) is fixed in vertical pipe. A main piston (8) is set in hydraulic device (7). A connecting rod (5) is connected with main piston (8) and heaving float unit. The reciprocating liquid metal magnetic fluid generator is directly provided to a control system.    USE - Magnetic fluid wave energy underwater charging platform of unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV).    ADVANTAGE - The platform improves the underwater operation time of UUV and working efficiency, and reduces the risk.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the magnetic fluid wave energy underwater charging platform. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Communication device (1)    Bracket (2)    Vertical pipe (3)    Heaving float unit (4)    Connecting rod (5)    Limiting block (6)    Hydraulic device (7)    Main piston (8)    Reciprocating liquid metal magnetic fluid generator (9)    Underwater floating body (10)
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a photovoltaic assembly clip, a clip for fixing a photovoltaic subassembly, a front clip is provided with a clamping groove, the back is provided with a right angle groove, a vertical angle blocking groove with the frame is provided with the photovoltaic component is clamped, wherein the end face of the right angle blocking groove with the frame the " C "-shaped contact, the root is connected with the photovoltaic assembly in contact with the inner wall of the groove is inserted with a photovoltaic component, a photovoltaic component and the clip and the frame are connected with each other through bolt. The photovoltaic assembly clip capable of realizing the micro-inverter photovoltaic optimizer a photovoltaic assembly power generating component easily and photovoltaic component frame, which solves the photovoltaic component power component with a type matched with the bracket, at the same time avoids the photovoltaic module and photovoltaic component generating component to each of the first pin to realize the unified ground connection, which greatly reduces the construction time.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims an embedded diode split photovoltaic component, comprising a photovoltaic component main body, wherein the photovoltaic component is composed of left and right symmetrical with each other and have the same structure of the left and right battery module battery module, battery module and the right battery module are provided with a bus bar, the two bus bar is provided with one end of the junction box of the photovoltaic assembly back welding, and the other ends are connected together, a bus bar is provided with multiple symmetrical embedded diode, the junction box is 6 is non-diode junction box, the embedded diode. This kind of embedded diode split photovoltaic component with a bypass diode in parallel of the battery sheet is reduced for a half, the assembly hot spot, the hot spot cell sheet to bear at least a reverse voltage, the hot spot in a cell will be less, battery sheet heating will be less, the reliability of the component is improved, the more of the cell to a power supply.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a frameless PV module support frame, comprising a guide rail, the guide rail is fixed of the photovoltaic component is set on lower part of said assembly clamp buckle, the bottom clip assembly is provided with a supporting column, the assembly clip is a clip component, a second clip component and spring, the second clip component is provided with a u-shaped groove, the first clip component is embedded in the second clip component U-shaped groove, and can be fixed through bolt connecting guide rail is fixed to the first clip component the front end face is provided with the inclined plane of 45 degrees to 60 degrees, and the rear end face is provided with a round hole, the spring is set in the round hole of the second clamping buckle fitting-side fitting surface; the guide rail is provided with a reinforcing rib, the outer side is provided with a clamp buckle component shapes are corresponding to the angle of inclination. This kind of frameless PV assembly bracket has simple structure, it is convenient to install and disassemble, and the production and installation cost is low, the installation efficiency is high, the economic performance is good.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a self-regulating a photovoltaic bracket, comprising a parallel arranged on the upper beam of a photovoltaic component rear surface and a beam, wherein the photovoltaic component long side is provided with a long frame and the short side is provided with a short frame, a lower beam is provided with an upper adjusting rod, the adjusting rod is embedded with the lower adjusting rod, the adjusting rod and the upper part is provided with multiple the same as a round hole, and the adjusting rod on any one to any one circular hole and the circular hole passes through . The self-regulating A photovoltaic bracket is simple in structure, capable of illuminating according to geographic location and season sun angle is different to any angle of the photovoltaic assembly exhibits the best state with the sun angle to reach the largest.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims an adjustable solar cell board bracket. A mould arm angle steel (1) and a steel (6), wherein on the front steel (6) is provided with a lower bracket (5), wherein the lower bracket (5) is provided with a through hole, further comprising a screw rod (3), one end of the screw rod (3) according to the order from the upper locking nut (41), the lower bracket (5) is a through-hole and a locking nut (42), and the screw rod (3) of the other one end of the extension rod (2) is fixedly connected with the extension rod (2) is connected with the other end of the arm angle iron (1). Through probation proves that, after adopting the utility model of the bracket, the solar battery can be possible by manual adjustment of the sun so as to improve it.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a folding type large breadth flexible solar battery component, belonging to the field of solar photovoltaic technology field. Solves the soft solar battery component inner part metal wire is easy to break is a problem, a foldable large breadth flexible solar battery component, a flexible solar cell chip from adhesive film, a panel and a back plate, wherein the battery pack includes a plurality of spaced array of flexible solar energy battery chip, and connected by wire and series-parallel battery chip, a solar photovoltaic array, the interval between adjacent battery core is a battery assembly of the folding area, the area is provided with foldable, solar photovoltaic array and hollow groove of the glue film is formed by a front plate and the back plate. The utility model is capable of along the folding zone repeatedly folding, and the folding wire is not easy to break and prolongs the service life of the battery assembly.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a foldable type photovoltaic device, comprising two connected by hinge, the bottom of each front end is provided with a base, the rear end is provided with a supporting rod, supporting rod is set at the bottom and the base, and between the supporting rod and the assembly is provided with an auxiliary supporting rod, the front base, and the auxiliary supporting rod and the supporting rod and the supporting rod assembly and a back base are connected by flat-head rivet, the auxiliary supporting rod and the supporting rod by a bolt fixedly connected with the component in the middle of the front side part is provided with a hand lifting arm, the assembly is provided with several fixed buckles. The folding type photovoltaic device capable of making a base, an auxiliary support rod, a support rod and a base and a flat head rivet rotary folding of the assembly frame, a hinge assembly of folding the two combined together, and the fixing buckle by hand and arm is convenient to transport.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims a split-type photovoltaic component, has a step-terrace structure composed of the photovoltaic battery plate assembly, wherein the photovoltaic component is set in the middle front surface with two parallel bus bars of the bus bar to the photovoltaic assembly is divided into left and right two symmetrical battery die set of the left side of the battery module of the battery sheet is connected with the bus bar to the left side of the bus bar of the battery sheet and the right battery module connected with the two parallel bus bar is set on the back of the first photovoltaic module junction box, a junction box output end is connected in series with a junction box and the third junction box. It will not produce a overlapped when the split-type photovoltaic component in hot spot in large area, and can ensure a photovoltaic component circuit with a battery or battery performance when the hot spot is more of the cell to a power supply and improve the reliability of the photovoltaic assembly.
NOVELTY - The device has a solar panel which is attached to a rectangular loading platform for photovoltaic power generation. Both ends of loading platform are equipped with large-sized tires of wheels at left-right sides with respect to advancing direction. A battery accommodated in the loading platform, is positioned in large sized tire vicinity. A gravity center is centralized on a portion of loading platform. The conveyance steering-wheel attached to the caster side is lifted and moved with two-wheel trolley type conveyance process.    USE - Portable solar power supply device mounted in roof of building. Can also be used in vast flat ground.    ADVANTAGE - The conveyance of the movable solar power supply device can be maintained easily at various adverse conditions in gravel walk and grassland, and sufficient stability can be maintained at the time of installation. The electric usage and charge can be carried out efficiently by positioning the battery remaining meter on the control box.
NOVELTY - The solar cell (1) has a secondary light collecting element (12) which is arranged so as to face primary light collecting element (11). A light transmitting element (13) is arranged between the primary light collecting element and secondary light collecting element. A power generating element (21) is provided to receive light transmitted through the primary light collecting element, the light transmitting element and the secondary light collecting element and generate electricity.    USE - Solar cell installed in roof of building structure, ground top, roof of vehicle for light reception of sunlight.    ADVANTAGE - The power generating element is provided to receive light transmitted through primary light collecting element, light transmitting element and secondary light collecting element and generate electricity. Thus, the condensing optical system formed by positioning the condensing unit to multiple rows can be integrally molded.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of a condensing optical system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    Primary light collecting element (11)    Secondary light collecting element (12)    Light transmitting element (13)    Power generating element (21)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (1) has light guide unit (4) that propagates fluorescent light radiated from the optical functional material (8). A solar cell element (6) is installed in the surface (4c) of light guide unit facing opposite to light-incidence surface (4a) of the light guide unit. The light guide unit is provided with opposing region (4T) for facing the light-receiving surface of the solar cell element. A peripheral region (4F) is located around the opposing region, and is provided with the optical functional material.    USE - Solar cell module used in solar power generation device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electric power can be efficiently produced by the solar cell module used in solar power generation device using exterior light. Since the solar power generation device is provided with the solar cell module, the generating efficiency of the solar power generation device can be improved. Since the solar cell element is provided with high spectral sensitivity with respect to the light of narrow wavelength range, even the solar cell of tandem-type is used temporarily, the number of the semiconductor layers produced can be decreased and hence the structure of the solar cell module can be simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows top view and sectional views of solar cell module.    Solar cell module (1)    Light guide unit (4)    Peripheral region (4F)    Opposing region (4T)    Light-incidence surface (4a)    Surface of light guide unit (4c)    Solar cell element (6)    Optical functional material (8)
NOVELTY - The fixation structure has fixing units (30,30a,30b), which fix the solar cell modules (2,2x,2y) to a frame element (20), while a predetermined space is formed between a lower side abutting piece (37) and frame element. A holding unit (22) holds a fastening unit (26) that fastens fixing unit to frame element. An upper side abutting piece (33) contacts the upper surface of the solar cell module. An attachment piece (38) has an opening (38a) to insert a to-be-fastened element (28). A clamping piece (39) has another opening (39a) to insert the fastening element and to-be-fastened element.    USE - Fixation structure for a solar cell module of a solar energy power generation system installed on a roof material, such as a roofing tile and slate.    ADVANTAGE - The clearance gap between solar cell modules is made small, thus the fixing structure ensures easy and efficient installation of the solar cell module in a cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fixing method for assembling a fixation structure of the solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar energy power generation system with a fixation structure.    Solar cell modules (2,2x,2y)    Frame element (20)    Holding unit (22)    Fastening unit (26)    To-be-fastened element (28)    Fixing units (30,30a,30b)    Upper side abutting piece (33)    Lower side abutting piece (37)    Attachment piece (38)    Opening (38a,39a)    Clamping piece (39)
NOVELTY - The system (1) has base frame (3) clamping a plane and fastened at a roof (4). Solar modules (2) comprise form closure profiles. The base frame is designed such that the base frame removes water and infiltrates directly laterally apart from the solar modules and between the solar modules. The solar modules are provided with a glass pane that is made of high-strength glasses and defines an edge of the solar modules. The form closure profiles are formed directly close to the edge on a lower side of the glass pane and laterally do not protrude over the edge.    USE - Roof system for a solar module in a home.    ADVANTAGE - The solar modules are provided with the glass pane that is made of high-strength glasses, where the glass pane defines the edge of the solar modules, and the form closure profiles are formed directly close to the edge on the lower side of the glass pane and laterally do not protrude over the edge, thus achieving simple, inexpensive and quick assembly and a responding homogeneous appearance without optical interruptions, and utilizing the roof area in an optimum manner. The roof system exhibits small structure height, and increased service life.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for assembling a roof system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a roof system mounted on a roof of a home.    Roof system (1)    Solar modules (2)    Base frame (3)    Roof (4)
NOVELTY - The panel body receptacle mount frame (1) has a mount frame main body (2), which is made from a precast concrete, where a fixing unit (3) fixes a panel body to the mount frame main body. The mount frame main bodies are a bottom plate unit (21) of a plane rectangular plate shape with the predetermined length and the width, where the support surfaces (26A,27A) are provided for supporting the panel body from a downward direction. The fixing unit is provided in the support surface and another support surface, where an anchoring tool (31,32) penetrates the panel body from an upper surface side.    USE - Panel body receptacle mount frame for supporting a panel body to the up side in a ground surface.    ADVANTAGE - The mount frame has a mount frame main body, which is made from a precast concrete, where a fixing unit fixes a panel body to the mount frame main body, and hence enables preventing the floating of a panel body in an effective manner and reduces the operation effort require for an installation of a mount frame main body, and also improves the working efficiency of the installation work in a reliable manner, thus increases the freedom degree of the handling concerns on the conveyance and the stock of a mount frame main body and reduces the cost and the weight of the panel body receptacle mount frame.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a panel body receptacle mount frame.    Panel body receptacle mount frame (1)    Mount frame main body (2)    Fixing unit (3)    Bottom plate unit (21)    Support surfaces (26A,27A)    Anchoring tools (31,32)    Elastic elements (33,34)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) has a cylindrical-shaped flow guide tube (2) whose inflow port (12) is connected to a filter network (3). A propeller form waterwheel power generator (4) is connected to an inner side of the cylindrical-shaped flow guide tube. A baffle plate (7) is formed with multiple through-holes that are fixed with the flow guide tube. The flow guide tube is made of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP).    USE - Ocean current electric power generating apparatus for a propeller form water turbine that is utilized in a floating body i.e. ship body.    ADVANTAGE - The propeller form waterwheel power generator is connected to the inner side of the cylindrical-shaped flow guide tube so as to prevent a blade of a propeller from being damaged due to collision between flotsam and fish, so that water turbine rotation stop can be avoided, thus reducing maintenance cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of an ocean current electric power generating apparatus.    Ocean current electric power generating apparatus (1)    Cylindrical-shaped flow guide tube (2)    Filter network (3)    Propeller form waterwheel power generator (4)    Baffle plate (7)    Inflow port of a cylindrical-shaped flow guide tube (12)
NOVELTY - The adjusting device has an engine (2), a stator (3), a rotor (4) and a rotary slide element (40) that are arranged by a uniaxial structure. The stator and/or the rotor are partially encapsulated. A spindle rod (10) is provided for driving the rotary slide element. The stator is enclosed by a sleeve (29).    USE - Adjusting device for solar tracker, solar module, solar mirrors and solar panel to track sun position.    ADVANTAGE - The adjusting device can be manufactured easily with simple structure at low cost. The space required for the adjusting device can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the adjusting device.    Engine (2)    Stator (3)    Rotor (4)    Spindle rod (10)    Sleeve (29)    Rotary slide element (40)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic power generation panel support apparatus has transverse frames (10) which is fixed with photovoltaic power generation panel (P) and separated at predetermined interval in front-back direction. The direction of photovoltaic power generation panel is changed, so that the end portions are moved in front and back direction in each transverse frame while sliding lengthwise frames (20,30) in front and back direction, when the loop formation wire (70) is wound up to reverse direction by volume skillful stage (90).    USE - Apparatus for supporting photovoltaic power generation panel installed in roof of house, large-scale photovoltaic power plant and factory.    ADVANTAGE - The direction of the photovoltaic power generation panels can be changed simultaneously, when the loop formation wire is wound up to reverse direction by volume skillful stage. The photovoltaic power generating efficiency of the apparatus can be performed efficiently. The cost of the photovoltaic power generation panel can be reduced. The structure of the photovoltaic power generation panel support apparatus can be simplified easily. The panel can be constructed and maintained easily. The electric power generation amount per unit formation level product can be increased. The size of the panel can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the photovoltaic power generation panel support apparatus.    Transverse frame (10)    Lengthwise frames (20,30)    Loop formation wire (70)    Volume skillful stage (90)    Photovoltaic power generation panel (P)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has a solar cell panel that is formed in a rectangle shape. A frame material layer is formed in circumference of the solar cell panel. A support cover is covered on a back sheet of the solar cell panel. A convex portion or fin is located toward outward of the support cover.    USE - Solar cell module used as photovoltaic power plant installed in roof of building.    ADVANTAGE - Since the convex portion or fin is located toward outward of the support cover, the damage to the solar cell panel can be prevented reliably, at the time of construction of solar cell module. The solar heat can be thermally radiated through the convex portion and fin. The expansion of the temperature difference with the front surface and back surface of the solar cell panel can be suppressed. The weather proof property and thermal conductivity of the module can be improved. The weight and operating cost of the module can be reduced.
NOVELTY - The inspection apparatus (11) has a control unit (16) that determines a failure of a string (3) and a presence or absence of another malfunction, and obtains a test result. An inspection implementation unit (15) is controlled to inspect for every preset time, such that the presence or absence of several disconnections of string is determined. The control unit determines with the failure, when one malfunction is newly detected after progress of the preset time. The control unit determines with a theft, when several disconnections are newly detected after progress of preset time.    USE - Inspection apparatus of solar cell array used in solar energy power generation system installed in outdoor such as roof.    ADVANTAGE - The inspection of the solar cell array can be reduced effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit block diagram of the inspection unit in inspection apparatus.    Solar cell array (2)    String (3)    Inspection apparatus (11)    Inspection implementation unit (15)    Control unit (16)
NOVELTY - The amount estimation system has a communication unit, which obtains an electric power generation amount of a solar power generation device, which is connected to the power distribution system. A database stores a time series data of the electric power generation amount, where another database stores the map information of an area with the power distribution system. A third database stores the weather information of the area, where the presumed electric power generation amount of another solar power generation device is obtained in the estimation time.    USE - Amount estimation system for use in a photovoltaic power generation control system (Claimed) for the photovoltaic power generation for estimating the electric power generation amount of the arbitrary solar power generation devices.    ADVANTAGE - The communication unit obtains an electric power generation amount of a solar power generation device, which is connected to the power distribution system, and hence ensures computing the amount of photovoltaic power generation in a short period with the high precision and reduces the manufacturing cost and the installation cost of an amount estimation system in a reliable manner, and also improves the reliability of the amount estimation system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) an amount estimation method for photovoltaic power generation for estimating the electric power generation amount of a solar power generation device; and    (2) a photovoltaic power generation control system with a system control apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an electric-power-generation-amount estimation apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Electric-power-generation-amount estimation unit (11)    Reliability model setting unit (12)    Reliability calculation unit (13)    Display unit (24)    Storage device (906)
NOVELTY - The cell has semiconductor substrate which is provided with positive-negative junction. A 1st surface lateral electrode is extended and is arranged along first direction first surface side of substrate. The second surface lateral electrode is provided with an electrode for current collection for collecting electric current electric-power-generated by substrate. The width along second direction perpendicular to first direction within the second surface of electrode for connection is increasing from predetermined position along first direction.    USE - Photovoltaic cell embedded in solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since width along second direction perpendicular to first direction within the second surface of electrode for connection is increasing from predetermined position along first direction, the difference of the interconnector and the electrode for connection can be raised, and stable attachment can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the state attaching the interconnector to the photovoltaic cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Back surface aluminum electrode (2)    Back surface silver electrode (3)    Alloy layer (31)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a photovoltaic power station factory building roof structure, comprising a photovoltaic array is nine, are uniformly distributed on the factory building roof, to form nine photovoltaic array. Each photovoltaic array is connected with the inverter, the solar energy into direct current electricity by direct current and alternating current inverter of the inverter can be according to a certain predetermined voltage level, and connected with pressure device, interface corresponding to the network. According to the distribution of the factory building is provided with inside, that is to say, the vertical lower part of the photovoltaic array, which avoids the generating efficiency of the sun shadow of distribution, at the same time, the cable length, the cost is saved.
NOVELTY - The cap material (A1) comprises a fitting leg portion, which is formed in a width direction from both sides of an upper-surface portion (11). A T-shaped portion (2) consisting of a vertical rising portion (21) and a horizontal portion (22) is formed in a width direction intermediate portion of the upper-surface portion. The upper-surface portion is formed in a flat form, semi-circle shape or concave shape.    USE - Cap material for construction and enclosure (Claimed), such as a roof and a wall.    ADVANTAGE - The bending location increases the cross-sectional shape that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction forming a T-shaped portion, and thus the mechanical strength is increased without thickening a material and the durability of the cap material is enhanced by installing in an extremely stable state. An enclosure mounting with a photovoltaic power generation unit is performed easily and efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an enclosure comprises a pile shape portion that forms a building board.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the front and exploded sectional views of an enclosure. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    T-shaped portion (2)    Upper-surface portion (11)    Vertical rising portion (21)    Horizontal portion (22)    Cap material (A1)
NOVELTY - The mechanism (10) has a tubular outer side element (11) that is provided with a diffuser portion (13), so that the tubular outer side element is expanded toward a downstream. A pyramid-shaped inside element (12) is arranged in the diffuser portion, so that the inside element is expanded toward the downstream. A flow path is formed between the inner surface of the diffuser portion, and the outer surface of the pyramid-shaped inside element. The cross-sectional area of the flow path is increased toward the downstream.    USE - Rectification mechanism of electric power generating apparatus (claimed) such as tidal power generator for generating tidal current from incompressible fluid such as sea water. Can also be used in oil and air.    ADVANTAGE - The flow velocity by the side of the upper end vicinity of the diffuser portion is increased efficiently, even if the diffuser portion is provided in the fluid of low velocity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electric power generating apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the rectification mechanism.    Rectification mechanism (10)    Tubular outer side element (11)    Pyramid-shaped inside element (12)    Diffuser portion (13)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of adjustable upright post device, a bottom of the taper and the spiral blade of the spiral pile, the upper end of the pile is hollow, the upper end plane is fixedly connected with flange, flange centre height adjusting holes is provided with an upright post, the upright post by the upright post adjusting hole is inserted in the hollow cavity of the screw pile, the upright post height adjusting flange around the hole is provided with at least two bolt fixing hole is composed of a bottom plate and fixed with a U-shaped groove, the bottom plate is also provided with a flange corresponding to the height of the upright post adjusting hole. The beneficial effect of the utility model is from the inner side of upright post base through hole and a flange hole pile, the height adjusting hole, the upright post is fixed on the U-shaped groove corresponding to the through hole on the fixing effect of the upright post by screw, at the same time is convenient to adjust high and low.
NOVELTY - The utility model claims an aluminium alloy section, which is mainly used for solar energy battery component. A kind of aluminium alloy proximate matter, there is a solar energy light plate groove, comprising an upper cross frame, the lower cross frame and the vertical frame, the transverse frame and one end of the lower cross frame are respectively connected with the upper end and the lower end of vertical frame to form a groove, wherein the clamping groove is provided with an inclined hook-shaped groove is located at the lower lateral frame. This utility model has the advantages of simple design, it can effectively prevent the glue overflow, saves labour, saves time and improves working efficiency, increases the aluminium alloy profile and the structural adhesive contact area, the integrity is good, the installation is more firm, designing the advantages of multifunctional hole is convenient for the aluminium alloy proximate matter is set with connection.
NOVELTY - A kind of feedback energy solar energy, comprising a solar energy photovoltaic power generation system, an elevator energy feedback unit system and elevator operation system, a solar photovoltaic power generation system, a solar photovoltaic array output end is connected with the solar energy lift MPPT unit; the elevator energy feedback system comprises a special encoder for elevator energy feedback unit, the elevator frequency converter DC bus terminal, the output end of the special encoder for elevator energy feedback unit of special for an elevator energy feedback unit input end is connected with the solar energy lift MPPT unit output end and elevator operation system is connected with a three-phase alternating-current power grid, the elevator operation system, an alternating current end of the elevator frequency converter is connected with a three-phase alternating-current power grid, a converter DC bus terminal connected to solar energy lift MPPT unit the output end of the energy feedback unit and the input end of the system, the output end of the elevator frequency converter connected with an elevator main machine, and the other end of the elevator frequency converter is connected with the brake unit. This utility model energy-saving well, conversion efficiency is high.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a foldable solar panel, comprising two or more than two of the single board, the single board by a hinge is connected with the single board comprises a solar energy baseplate is fixed on the frame of the solar energy around solar energy base plate is provided with a wiring box, a junction box is connected with an output line, a solar substrate frame is greater than when a single plate is formed between a storage output line of the holding space. Because the area of a solar panel can be folded by a hinge, so as to greatly reduce the storage and carrying, so that the foldable solar panel is more suitable for the outdoor use. At the same time, the folding solar panel storing output line and carrying can be convenient for containing the solar energy plate, there is no need to store.
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of quick folding is set with photovoltaic bracket, comprising at least two beam and at least two roof purline is fixed on the beam through the connecting piece in parallel, and it is hinged with a back supporting leg and the inclined support in the beam, the upper end of the inclined support is located on the large beam of the middle of the lower end of the inclined support is connected with a connecting plate, the connecting plate is set on the lower end of the back support leg. This utility model foldable bracket can be pre-provided with most of the node is set with the manufacturer, only each group of supporting frame in connected to the first mounting point and a rear inclined plate is connected to one end of the mounting point is set with waiting on site, then a is set with a fastening. Capable of greatly to improve the installation efficiency of photovoltaic bracket, reduce the error. By the manufacturer is set with big part is set with joint point, the original can be set on the spot work amount is greatly reduced, so the labour cost and efficiency caused by the, it can save a large amount of construction cost.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (200) has a flywheel mechanism (HZ-1) that is connected with a circumference of rotating drive shaft (300) connected with guide arm (500) mounted in weight portion (600). A guide permanent magnet (750) is located in both sides of weight portion. An endless guide rail is positioned on both sides of flywheel (400) and provided with center portion horizontally deviated from shaft center (300c) position of rotating drive shaft. A water turbine (100) is provided to attach water-receiving blade (101) to an outer peripheral portion of ring (402) of flywheel.    USE - Electric power generating apparatus for use in household application and automobile industry.    ADVANTAGE - Since the water turbine attaches water-receiving blade to the outer peripheral portion of ring of flywheel, the structure of the apparatus can be simplified at reduced manufacturing cost. The rotational force of the rotating drive shaft can be improved. The generating efficiency of the electric power generating apparatus can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows side cross-sectional view of the electric power generation apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Water turbine (100)    Water receiving blade (101)    Electric power generation apparatus (200)    Rotating drive shaft (300)    Shaft center of rotating drive shaft (300c)    Flywheel (400)    Ring (402)    Guide arm (500)    Weight portion (600)    Guide permanent magnet (750)    Flywheel mechanism (HZ-1)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a flywheel (400) formed by supporting ring (402) through turning shaft (401) and is connected to drive shaft (300). The one end of guide arm (500) is fixed to ring internal peripheral surface and the other end is connected with rotating drive shaft. An endless guide rail (800) of perfect circle ring is arranged to perform eccentric rolling guidance of guide roller (700) or guide permanent magnet that is provided in sides of weight (600). A water turbine (100) is provided with water-receiving blade (101) attached to outer peripheral portion of flywheel.    USE - Electric power generating apparatus used in automobile industry and house. Uses include but are not limited to wind power generator, steam power electric power generating apparatus, hydraulic power unit, wave activated generator and solar power generation device.    ADVANTAGE - The water turbine is provided with water-receiving blade attached to outer peripheral portion of flywheel, so that the generating efficiency of the electric power generating apparatus can be improved and the manufacturing expenses is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of flywheel mechanism. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Water turbine (100)    Water-receiving blade (101)    Drive shaft (300)    Flywheel (400)    Turning shaft (401)    Supporting ring (402)    Guide arm (500)    Weight (600)    Guide roller (700)    Endless guide rail (800)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a flywheel (400) formed by supporting ring (402) through turning shaft (401) and connected to drive shaft (300). The one end of guide arm (500) is fixed to ring internal peripheral surface and the other end is connected to drive shaft. An endless guide rail (800) of perfect circle ring is arranged to guide eccentric rolling of guide roller (700) or guide permanent magnet provided at inner side of weight (600) and deviates center portion from drive shaft. A water turbine (100) is provided with water-receiving blade (101) attached to flywheel outer peripheral portion.    USE - Electric power generating apparatus used in automobile industry and house. Uses include but are not limited to wind power generator, steam power electric power generating apparatus, hydraulic power unit, wave activated generator and solar power generation device.    ADVANTAGE - The water turbine is provided with water-receiving blade attached to outer peripheral portion of flywheel, so that the generating efficiency of the electric power generating apparatus can be improved and the manufacturing expenses is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of flywheel mechanism. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Water turbine (100)    Water-receiving blade (101)    Drive shaft (300)    Flywheel (400)    Turning shaft (401)    Supporting ring (402)    Guide arm (500)    Weight (600)    Guide roller (700)    Endless guide rail (800)
NOVELTY - This utility model claims a kind of solar energy concentrating Photovoltaic frequency comprehensive utilization device, comprising a condenser, a photovoltaic component, a spectrum frequency divider, a heat receiver and a reflector, condenser is obliquely arranged to a plurality of plane glass mirror and 2 of frame formed by angle of inclination, plane glass mirror is focused on photovoltaic component is installed on the surface of condenser frame in a tilted manner, photovoltaic component with angle of inclination 1 is set with the photovoltaic component with heat receiver are respectively arranged on the frequency spectrum of the upper and lower two sides of a reflector arranged on the heat receiver; This utility model solves the concentrator solar cell battery surface over the surface to the problem of uneven flow distribution, improve the conversion efficiency and the efficiency of the heat effective energy use.
NOVELTY - The light collector (200) has micro-lens array (201) with a top surface for receiving incident light and bottom surface opposite the top surface, and includes lens to receive incident light within first angular range and focus received light to form light beam directed out of the bottom surface of micro-lens array. A light guide (204) includes multi-cone structures (210) having surfaces that are configured to redirect the received focused light beam towards one or more photovoltaic cell (205) disposed along edges of light guide.    USE - Light collector for use in opto-electronic devices. Can be used in laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wrist watches, calculators, cell phones, camcorders, still and video cameras, MPEG-3 players.    ADVANTAGE - Increases light collection efficiency, provides visual effects, increases or decreases transmission and provides other optical function by using thin films.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a collecting and directing method of light towards photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic illustration of the various implementations of the light collectors having micro-lenses and multi-cone light redirecting structures that can be configured as photovoltaic power generating windows.    Light collector (200)    Micro-lens array (201)    Light guide (204)    Photovoltaic cell (205)    Multi-cone structures (210)
NOVELTY - The device has a conical waveguide or cathode (100) i.e. sensor, spaced apart from anode or ground plane (120) by a distance that is less than 100 nanometers and including a first cross-sectional dimension of a first end, and a second cross-sectional dimension of a second end is smaller than the first cross-sectional dimension of the first end. The waveguide captures and enhances an electric field from electromagnetic energy to create high and localized electric field, and interacts the energy with an inner surface of the waveguide to generate an emission of electrons to the ground plane.    USE - Device for collecting electromagnetic energy i.e. light energy, from visible light, infrared radiation and UV electromagnetic radiation for building application, car application, integrated circuit electronic application and outdoor application. Can also be used for aircraft application.    ADVANTAGE - The device improves the collection efficiency of electromagnetic radiation and visible light by removing a quantum band gap restriction and utilizing a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation for visible wavelengths and lowering the resistance of free electrons. The device eliminates a need of semiconductor materials, so that the device can be significantly less expensive. The waveguide is tightly packed to occupy as much of the surface area as possible to maximize the collection area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system for collecting electromagnetic energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an array of waveguides.    Conical waveguide/cathode (100)    Base of waveguide (102)    Array of waveguide (110)    Anode/ground plane (120)
NOVELTY - The machine has a main body whose an upper portion is provided with a grip portion. A control unit is equipped in an inner side of the main body. A thumb movable part is arranged in the main body and fixed with a finger traction unit. The finger traction unit is provided with a pulley that is connected to a drive motor. Power range of the drive motor is automatically changed based on pressure applied on an active joint. The control unit controls movements of the thumb movable part and the finger traction unit for gripping palm, thumb and elbow with high-strength.    USE - Automatic hand exercise machine. Uses include but are not limited to a stroke patient, a toothbrushlng instruction patient, a rheumatism patient and a peripheral nerve injury patient in a hospital.    ADVANTAGE - The machine increases range-of-motion of a stroke patient during training, so that independent thumb training and male part motion rehabilitation treatment can be automatically done.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an automatic hand exercise machine.
NOVELTY - The arrangement has a patriot redundancy valve connected to a utilization part. A regenerator unit (101) is moved by a transfer device. A regenerator carrier body stores a heat storage material. The regenerator carrier body is arranged in a heat storing device (100). A discharging unit is arranged in a bottom surface of a reservoir. The regenerator unit is connected to an exhaust gas manifold (P1) of the transfer device. The heat storage material is attachably and detachably connected with the reservoir. An agent valve (V2) is installed at an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) pipe (P3).    USE - Waste heat absorbing redundancy arrangement for use in a vehicle i.e. car.    ADVANTAGE - The device increase greenhouse gas reduction effect and energy utilization efficiency of a vehicle. The device reduces maintenance cost of the vehicle. The device secures parking lot and parking area of the vehicle in an apartment house. The device prevents fuel efficiency deterioration of the vehicle due to load of the regenerator unit.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a waste heat absorbing redundancy arrangement utilization method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a waste heat absorbing redundancy arrangement.    Exhaust gas manifold (P1)    EGR pipe (P3)    Agent valve (V2)    Heat storing device (100)    Regenerator unit (101)
NOVELTY - The device (11) has two solar cell panels (13, 15) whose light-receiving surfaces (14, 16) are utilized to receive sunlight. An angle adjustment mechanism part (17) adjusts inclination-angle of one of the light-receiving surfaces with respect to the other light-receiving surface. A receiving part receives reflected light of sunlight from the latter light-receiving surface during photovoltaic power generation. A light-receiving area is equipped with an angle information storage part (35) that stores information of the inclination-angle.    USE - Solar power generation device for transforming sunlight energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The receiving part receives reflected light of sunlight from the light-receiving surface during photovoltaic power generation so as to improve solar power generating efficiency. The device occupies less space.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar power generation device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Solar power generation device (11)    Solar cell panels (13,15)    Solar cell panels light-receiving surfaces (14,16)    Angle adjustment mechanism part (17)    Angle information storage part (35)
NOVELTY - The method involves attaching support rail (12) of two upper and lower sides at back surface of a piece or a solar cell module (11), which is installed in mount frame (20) provided with inclined surface. The solar cell module is arranged at both ends of a construction ground in which subarray (10) is installed. A conveyance assistance tool (30) is provided with the support surface and conveyance inclined surface which inclines support surface, where a light-receiving surface is turned upwardly.    USE - Method for installing solar cell subarray.    ADVANTAGE - The method involves attaching support rail of two upper and lower sides at back surface of a piece or a solar cell module, which is installed in mount frame provided with inclined surface, and thus installs mounting frame safely and efficiently by a small number of people, and attains laborsaving in installation work of a solar cell module in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a conveyance assistance tool of solar cell subarray.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cell subarray.    Subarray (10)    Solar cell module (11)    Support rail (12)    Mount frame (20)    Conveyance assistance tool (30)
NOVELTY - The module (10) has a high refractive index part (40) and a low refractive index part (50) arranged on side surfaces of solar cell elements (20). A clearance gap (16) is formed among the solar cell elements. A reflection layer (60) is arranged at a back surface side of each solar cell element. Refractive index of the low refractive index part is lower than that of the high refractive index part. The low refractive index part is partially faced along thickness direction of a module main body with respect to the clearance gap formed among the solar cell elements.    USE - Solar cell module i.e. solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The low refractive index part is partially faced along thickness direction of the module main body with respect to the clearance gap formed among the solar cell elements, so that number of parts of the solar cell elements can be reduced, output of the solar cell module is maintained, and light reception rate of the solar cell elements can be improved, thus producing electric power efficiently with the solar cell module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar cell elements are a single-sided electric power generation-type solar cell element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a solar cell module.    Solar cell module (10)    Clearance gap (16)    Solar cell elements (20)    High refractive index part (40)    Low refractive index part (50)    Reflection layer (60)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has solar cell module (10) that is located between first back surface portions. The second interval is located between first front and back surface portions. The second interval is larger than third interval in thickness direction of extension surface. The distance between edge portions (10fe,10se) is longer than distance between edge portion of first front and second side surface portions on second holder unit side and shorter than distance between first side surface portion and edge portion of second front surface portion on first holder unit side.    USE - Solar cell apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The light-receiving can be expanded for ensuring and saving an electric power generation resources in apparatus, and the load resistance can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module attached to the holder.    Solar cell module (10)    Edge portions (10fe,10se)    Holders (32,33)    Fixing element (36)    Groove portions (100,200)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (20A) has a heat exchange flow path (22) that is provided in exhaust passage (11) of engine (10). A heater core (23c) exchanges heat between fluid that is increased in temperature in heat exchange flow path and air that is blown into vehicle compartment. Primary fluid flow path (24) connects fluid outlet section in heat exchange flow path and fluid inlet section in heater core. Secondary fluid flow path (25) connects fluid outlet section in heater core and fluid inlet section in heat exchange flow path. A pump (26) is provided for pressure-feeding fluid.    USE - Heating apparatus for vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The heater performance can be improved effectively, and the degradation of engine warming-up performance can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the heater apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Engine (10)    Exhaust passage (11)    Heating apparatus (20A)    Heat exchange flow path (22)    Heater core (23c)    Fluid flow paths (24,25)    Pump (26)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (20A) has a transmission oil cooling unit (16a) that cools transmission oil. Primary heat exchange flow path (22) exchanges heat between exhaust air and fluid flowing through primary heat exchange flow path. Secondary heat exchange flow path (23) exchanges heat between transmission oil and fluid flowing through secondary heat exchange flow path. Primary fluid flow path (24) connects fluid outlet section in primary heat exchange flow path and fluid inlet section in secondary heat exchange flow path.    USE - Transmission warm-up apparatus mounted in drive system of vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus efficiently recovers waste heat and effectively improves warming up.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The apparatus has secondary fluid flow paths (25,26,28) that connect fluid outlet section in secondary heat exchange flow path and fluid inlet section in primary heat exchange flow path. A pump (27) is provided for pressure-feeding fluid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the transmission warm-up apparatus.    Transmission oil cooling unit (16a)    Transmission warm-up apparatus (20A)    Heat exchange flow paths (22,23)    Fluid flow paths (24,25,26,28)    Pump (27)
NOVELTY - The module (11A) has a light-collecting plate (12A) which is provided with principal and end surfaces to admit outside light through principal surface. Solar cell element (14) receives light emitted from end surface and converts received light. Frame (15) holds peripheral edge section of light-collecting plate. Light-collecting plate has through-holes (120) penetrating through light-collecting plate. Notch extends from principal surface to rear surface in peripheral edge section, is provided inside in relation to frame, when viewed from principal-surface side.    USE - Solar cell module of solar power generation device (claimed) installed in fields where stain such as dust, dust, and bird droppings adhere to light-incidence surface.    ADVANTAGE - As the notch extends from principal surface to rear surface in peripheral edge section, is positioned to inside in relation to frame, when viewed from principal-surface side, the solar cell module which make compatible retention prevention of stain in light-incidence surface and efficient electric power generation for long time can be provided. The damage to solar cell element can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell module (11A)    Light-collecting plate (12A)    Solar cell element (14)    Frame (15)    Through-hole (120)